How to beat
Chineseas House of Lancaster
Matchup tips
Lancaster though, I think you make a good point about not going for the barracks there. China's going to get the gold no matter what. So, are you really going to get enough value by slowing your own timing down to get out there? And the answer is probably not.
It's a lot more dangerous when there are Nest of Bees that could get great shots on clumped up units from House of Lancaster.
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.
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.
If House of Lancaster gets Hobelars out ASAP, they can potentially cut off the Chinese deer completely.
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 early Lord of Lancaster forces the Chinese player to invest in early units like Horsemen or Archers, which they don't want to make unless they have to.
It's not really easy to kill villagers when a supervised Barracks is producing Spearmen quickly.
With the bonus health from Lords of Lancaster, even with the hand cannon placements from the Chinese TC, the bonus health is a direct counter. Earl's Guards are able to dive much deeper.
Palace guards just don't serve as that great of a tanking unit up against the Yeomen and Spearmen with the Billmen upgrade, able to debuff the units.
Against Chinese Fire Lancers, even a mass of Yeoman doesn't feel good; you need Spearmen or crossbows.
Chinese Unique Units
Chinese Landmarks
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