How to beat
Chineseas Macedonian
Matchup tips
If you're up against a civilization like Chinese, which is very unlikely to do any dark age pressure, then why not just go out for a deer? It's a very nice early eco boost. And here's the thing, the more you rely on that deer pack early on, the more you can preserve some of your sheep for a later time when your base might be under attack.
Your opponent who's playing Chinese with professional scouts is potentially going to take all of your hunt away from you. You don't get to secure the boar. So now you have to transition to farms earlier. You lose your tempo in the mid game.
China needs the Song Dynasty to be able to make Zhuge Nu. So as long as there's no Song Dynasty, the Varangian Guards are actually pretty good against China.
Bogmafr are good enough to contest Chinese archers.
Macedonians are weaker on economy though because you've got the supervision to give extra on drop off.
The Varangian stronghold rush is more effective against China because they don't like building an Imperial official. Cutting off their gold early makes them suffer for days.
Atgeirmaðr have more health and scaling attack speed when they're grouped together. They're a potent play if China tries to go fast tech because you'll need them against Lancers.
Bogmaðr can be very fast and get additional range, making them a good counter to Zhuge Nu.
Chinese Unique Units
Chinese Landmarks
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