Zhu Xi's Legacy vs Malians: how to win the matchup
Playing Zhu Xi's Legacy against Malians, you win 59.6% of ranked 1v1 games (3,559 games). Here is how to beat Malians, what they do and when.
Win rate by rank
bronze
50.9%
161
silver
57.4%
291
gold
61.7%
1,216
platinum
59.8%
977
diamond
59.4%
464
conqueror
58.1%
371
How to beat Malians
- Hit the Pit Mine and the houses around it, that's the gold engine
- Raid the cattle and Ranches; cattle are slow and Ranches are wood
- Against Sofa and Archers: Spearmen and Crossbows
- Against Javelins: Horsemen and Knights. Against Musofadi: Archers
- Scout: second Pit Mine, Stable count, Mills making cattle, second TC
Units that work against Malians: Spearmen · Crossbowmen · Horsemen · Knights · Archers
When Malians hits
- 4:55Feudal: Stable and Sofa raids, or Donso and Javelins
- 10:3020 Sofa and 12 Archers with upgrades at 10:30
- 12:15Castle: lots of Archers and Sofa, raiding and expanding
Zhu Xi's Legacy strengths to lean on
- Zhuge Nu are cheap and shred light units
- Villagers build very fast
- TC and Outposts fire Handcannons from the Dark Age
- Gold from taxes without much mining
- Cheap Palace Guard from Feudal
Zhu Xi's Legacy weaknesses Malians can punish
- Officials are fragile (75 HP) and expensive
- Zhuge Nu struggle against ranged armor
- Clumped units are weak against Mangonels
- Dynasties are expensive and can leave him without an army
Strongest Castle Age armies (simulator)
- Zhu Xi's Legacy: Veteran Spearman + Veteran Zhuge Nu (0.91)
- Malians: Veteran Mansa Musofadi Warrior (0.53)
FAQ
- Is Zhu Xi's Legacy good against Malians?
- Zhu Xi's Legacy wins 59.6% of 3,559 ranked games against Malians (Zhu Xi's Legacy is favored).
- How do I beat Malians as Zhu Xi's Legacy?
- Hit the Pit Mine and the houses around it, that's the gold engine Raid the cattle and Ranches; cattle are slow and Ranches are wood Against Sofa and Archers: Spearmen and Crossbows
- When does Malians attack?
- 4:55 — Feudal: Stable and Sofa raids, or Donso and Javelins · 10:30 — 20 Sofa and 12 Archers with upgrades at 10:30 · 12:15 — Castle: lots of Archers and Sofa, raiding and expanding
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.