Dueling Heroes 双雄
During Yan Liang and Wen Chou's drawing phase, they can choose to not draw. Instead, they perform a judgment. The card is then put into their hand. For the rest of their turn, all of the opposite-colored hand cards can be used as Duel.
The judgment card flipped during the "Dueling Heroes" ability is subject to judgment tinkering by characters like Zhang Jiao and Sima Yi. However, the final judgment card still goes into Yan Liang & Wen Chou's hand.
If Yan Liang & Wen Chou are under the effects of Starvation, they cannot activate their ability.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou can deal a large amount of damage in a short amount of time using "Dueling Heroes." They are not restricted by attacking range for this power, allowing them to target enemies from anywhere.
The ability lasts for their entire turn. This makes them dangerous if they can gather more cards in hand during their turn, as every opposite-colored card becomes a Duel.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou are purely offensive characters. They have no way to protect themselves when under attack, making them vulnerable.
By choosing to activate "Dueling Heroes," the duo only draws one card per turn. While they don’t have to use their ability every turn, not doing so diminishes their advantage over other characters.
Strong Duelers as Rivals:
Yan Liang and Wen Chou will struggle against characters like Guan Yu, Lu Bu, and Zhao Yun. These characters excel in duels and can repel the duo’s assaults easily, turning Yan Liang and Wen Chou’s strength into a disadvantage.
Card Destruction Specialists:
Characters like Zhang Liao, Zhang He, and Gan Ning can target Yan Liang & Wen Chou’s hand, reducing the number of cards available for Duel. These characters excel at depriving others of resources, limiting the effectiveness of "Dueling Heroes."
Support Characters with Card Refill:
Characters like Lu Su and Liu Bei can give Yan Liang and Wen Chou extra cards, boosting the duo’s effectiveness. With more cards, "Dueling Heroes" becomes more threatening, allowing them to duel more opponents.
Characters that Benefit from Duels:
Yan Liang and Wen Chou can duel characters like Xun Yu and Guo Jia, who are able to generate more cards or abilities from being harmed. This can feed back into the duo’s power, giving them the resources they need to continue dueling.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou are not suitable for the role of king. Their lack of defensive abilities makes them vulnerable to attacks, a key weakness for a king.
As loyalists, the pair can be highly effective, using "Dueling Heroes" to pick off rebels one by one and potentially gaining extra cards from their actions. They are excellent at thinning out rebel forces quickly.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou make great rebels. "Dueling Heroes" allows them to reach the king no matter the distance and can bypass many defensive abilities. This makes them a potent threat to defensive kings like Zhang Jiao and Liu Shan.
The duo does not perform well as spies. The spy role requires subtlety and longevity, traits they lack. Their aggressive nature makes it difficult to keep a low profile or last through the game without drawing attention.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou are an offensive powerhouse, capable of quickly turning the tide of the game with their ability to duel. However, their lack of defensive options makes them fragile, and they rely heavily on having a large hand of cards to maintain their effectiveness. To maximize their potential, they need strong support characters who can refill their hand.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou were the top generals serving under Yuan Shao during the time of the Battle of Guandu. As Yuan Shao's trusted warriors, they led his forces in key campaigns, but they met their downfall during the conflict with Cao Cao. Guan Yu, who was temporarily serving under Cao Cao at the time, was sent to deal with them. Guan Yu quickly killed both Yan Liang and Wen Chou in battle, which not only removed two of Yuan Shao’s strongest fighters but also sowed discord between Yuan Shao and Liu Bei. Cao Cao used Guan Yu’s actions to manipulate Yuan Shao into becoming suspicious and angry with Liu Bei, further fracturing their already strained alliance. Without his top generals, Yuan Shao's military strength was severely weakened, which played a major role in his defeat at Guandu.