If you are facing a unit, build these. They are ranked by who wins the trade, not by raw damage.
Each pick reads STR · unit · dealt/taken · net. Dealt is your damage when you attack it; taken is its damage when it attacks you. The numbers are the same as on Unit Damage: full HP, open ground, no promotions. Research costs are on Total Science to Unlock.
Strength 10 standard units
 Cataphract Mounted | none under current filters 8  Pikeman 10/3 +7 8  Phalangite 8/5 +3 |
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Strength 8 unique units
Beja Archer 
Cataphract Archer 
Cimmerian Archer 
Elephant Archer 
Mounted Lancer 
Shotelai 
Siege Tower Strength 8 standard units
 Longbowman Ranged | none under current filters 10 Cataphract 8/4 +4 8  Swordsman 9/6 +3 5  Ballista 8/10 -2 |
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 Mangonel Siege | none under current filters 10 Cataphract 12/4 +8 8  Armored Elephant 9/4 +5 8  Kushan Warlord 9/6 +3 8  Three Man Chariot 9/6 +3 8  Turreted Elephant 9/6 +3 6  Assault Elephant 7/7 0 6  African Elephant 7/8 -1 6  Heavy Chariot 7/8 -1 6  Horseman 7/8 -1 6  Kushan Cavalry 7/8 -1 6  War Elephant 7/8 -1 |
| Pikeman Polearm | none under current filters 8 Swordsman 9/4 +5 8  Legionary 8/4 +4 6  Crossbowman 7/5 +2 5 Ballista 8/10 -2 |
 Polybolos Siege | none under current filters 10 Cataphract 12/4 +8 8 Armored Elephant 9/4 +5 8 Kushan Warlord 9/6 +3 8 Three Man Chariot 9/6 +3 8 Turreted Elephant 9/6 +3 6 Assault Elephant 7/7 0 6 African Elephant 7/8 -1 6 Heavy Chariot 7/8 -1 6 Horseman 7/8 -1 6 Kushan Cavalry 7/8 -1 6 War Elephant 7/8 -1 |
| Swordsman Infantry | none under current filters 10 Cataphract 8/4 +4 6 Crossbowman 7/8 -1 5 Ballista 8/10 -2 |
Strength 6 unique units
Akkadian Archer 
Battering Ram 
D'mt Warrior 
Javelin Elephant 
Light Chariot 
Medjay Archer 
Palton Cavalry Strength 6 standard units
Horse Archer 
Onager Strength 5 standard units
Archer Strength 4 standard units
Slinger 
Warrior Strength 3 unique units
Steppe Rider Strength 3 standard units
Militia Class overview
| Target → Attacker ↓ | Infantry | Polearm | Mounted | Siege | Melee | Horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infantry Militia, Warrior, Axeman | +50% Swordsman +25% Maceman | +25% Axeman | — | — | — | |
| Polearm Conscript, Spearman, Pikeman | — | — | +100% Pikeman +50% Spearman · Hoplite · Phalangite +25% Conscript | — | — | — |
| Mounted Chariot, Horseman, War Elephant | — | — | — | +50% Chariot · African Elephant · Assault Elephant · Heavy Chariot · Horseman · Kushan Cavalry · War Elephant · Armored Elephant · Three Man Chariot · Kushan Warlord · Turreted Elephant · Cataphract | — | — |
| Ranged Slinger, Archer, Camel Archer | — | — | — | — | +50% Crossbowman | +50% Camel Archer |
| Siege Ballista, Onager, Mangonel | +100% Ballista | — | — | — | — | — |
Read it The row is the attacking class and the column is the defender's type. A +50% cell in the Mounted column means those Polearm units (Spearman and others) get +50% strength against any Mounted unit. Green is a bonus, red a penalty.