Zhu Xi’s Legacy build orders & counters

What the most-played Zhu Xi’s Legacy builds in Age of Empires IV do, the units they rely on, and how to answer them. From the popular builds on aoe4guides.com.

Style: Aggressive6 of its 8 most-played builds are rushes or timing attacks.
Feudal Age: 4:25Median age-up click of its popular builds.
Key units: Zhuge Nu, Shaolin monksMost trained in those builds.

Most-played Zhu Xi’s Legacy build orders

Most-played Zhu Xi’s Legacy build orders on aoe4guides.com
Build	Strategy	Feudal	Castle	Main units
Superfast Castle (2026)by Valdemar1902	Fast Castle	5:15	6:15	Shaolin monks
Zhuge Nu-Timing-Attackby Yufka1954	Timing Attack	4:10	—	Zhuge Nu
Zhu XI Feudal Agro - Beastyqtby Krayt	Rush	4:10	—	Zhuge Nu
Song 2TC (2026)by Valdemar1902	Boom	4:25	—	—
Zhu Xi feudal aggressionby JampiX	Rush	—	—	—
Zhuxi - Zugenu Feudal Rushby Gissa777	Rush	—	—	—

Each build opens on aoe4guides.com, where its author wrote it. Times are the age-up clicks in the build (~ means estimated). Browse every build on aoe4guides.com.

How to counter Zhu Xi’s Legacy

Their popular builds lean on zhuge nu and shaolin monks. Answer with:

Zhuge NuHorsemen · Knights · Mangonels
Shaolin monksHorsemen · Knights

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