French vs Zhu Xi's Legacy: how to win the matchup
Playing French against Zhu Xi's Legacy, you win 50.1% of ranked 1v1 games (13,071 games). Here is how to beat Zhu Xi's Legacy, what they do and when.
Win rate by rank
bronze
50.1%
854
silver
49%
1,671
gold
50.6%
5,312
platinum
51.3%
3,064
diamond
49.9%
1,180
conqueror
44.6%
716
How to beat Zhu Xi's Legacy
- Kill the Officials, they are the top target
- Cavalry and Men-at-Arms with ranged armor against Zhuge Nu
- Mangonels on Zhuge Nu clumps
- Don't attack near the TC and Outposts early
- Jiangnan means Zhuge Nu are coming at 5:40
Units that work against Zhu Xi's Legacy: Cavalry · Men-at-Arms · Hobelars · Mangonels
When Zhu Xi's Legacy hits
- 5:30First Zhuge Nu wave with supervision (5:30-6:00)
French strengths to lean on
- Royal Knights from Feudal slaughter villagers and Archers
- TC works faster each Age, and economic techs are 35% cheaper
- Keeps are cheaper and make nearby Stable and Range units 20% cheaper
- Arbalétriers in Castle have strong armor against ranged
- Strongest civ in team games right now
French weaknesses Zhu Xi's Legacy can punish
- Knights fall to mass Spearmen and Camels
- Knights alone get stuck against walls and towers
- The rush costs a lot of gold; if it fails he falls behind in the boom
- Average infantry and middling late game
Strongest Castle Age armies (simulator)
- French: Man-at-Arms + Arbalétrier (0.8)
- Zhu Xi's Legacy: Veteran Spearman + Veteran Zhuge Nu (0.91)
FAQ
- Is French good against Zhu Xi's Legacy?
- French wins 50.1% of 13,071 ranked games against Zhu Xi's Legacy (Even matchup).
- How do I beat Zhu Xi's Legacy as French?
- Kill the Officials, they are the top target Cavalry and Men-at-Arms with ranged armor against Zhuge Nu Mangonels on Zhuge Nu clumps
- When does Zhu Xi's Legacy attack?
- 5:30 — First Zhuge Nu wave with supervision (5:30-6:00)
Data from the open game data (aoe4world/data), patch 16.2.10884, public ranked statistics, and Layla Coach's battle simulator. Layla Coach is an independent tool, not affiliated with Microsoft, Relic Entertainment or World's Edge.