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you CAN spam one unit and win, ive seen many a spam on replays from the pros,
especially xbow spam
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It's rare that you'll see a high level 1v1 with a person using just one unit.

Even xbow-massers need pikemen and then later hussars to support them.

Some Japanese players will make nothing but Ashigarus in games, but even that doesn't usually work -- you eventually have to make at least a few yumis or naginatas.
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Yeah, the only exception is OP units like ashigaru. Even those can be destroyed with good hit and run at the higher levels.
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I see people mass Ashigarus , Cuirassuirs and Axe Riders on a regular basis. The worst bit is they actually seem to win
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Sam is right there, generally people mass units which are op or dont stick to the counter system...i have also seen pure sepoy with only a 4 sowar shipment win
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That's another thing in 1v1. Unit shipments matter. You don't just spam one unit, you have to get other units and when from shipments you must keep them alive. For example, 2 falcs card.
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