Malay at a glance

This civ has strong ranged options for concentrated pushes, with Elite Skirmisher providing range advantage and sustained damage output. Anti-cavalry options are limited -- beware of knight-heavy opponents. Good skirmishers help shut down archer compositions. Solid siege options give flexibility in how to close out games.

Cavalry: Elite Battle Elephant (Bad), Cavalier (Worst), Light Cavalry (Situational)

Ranged: Arbalester (Good), Cavalry Archer (Bad), Heavy Scorpion (Generic), Elite Skirmisher (Generic)

Infantry: Elite Karambit Warrior (Generic), Two-Handed Swordsman (Bad), Halberdier (Generic)

Siege: Bombard Cannon (Generic), Elite Cannon Galleon (Generic), Onager, Capped Ram (Generic), Trebuchet (Generic)

Navy: Demo Ship (Situational), Fast Fire Ship (Generic), Galleon (Good), Carrack (Good)

Tiers come from full round-robin battle simulations at Imperial-age upgrades — see how it works.