Chinese with a mass Zhuge Nu play can do phenomenally now that the Lords of Lancaster have been nerfed in the health pool; Zhuge Nu will be able to take them down a lot quicker.
Against House of Lancaster, you can't immediately go for a dark age dock because you don't know what they have in store.
The additional range on the Yeoman and additional speed makes it that theoretically the Zhuge Nu can barely even get a range to touch them.
In China's case, the answer to the Abbey of Kings/Hobelar/Lord strategy is the Zhuge Nu, but the Zhuge Nu requires quite an investment to even unlock.
The Abbey of Kings gives an immediate Lord of Lancaster for free, meaning the Chinese player can't just immediately click Pro Scout; they have to invest in some military units first.
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