Forge of Ulm

[Corinthian]

I do think that Shinu have become rather powerful in CBM, but while shinu is much more diverse than Ulm, they can't really match Ulms streamlined and cost effective MIGHT! For all their diversity, Ulmish troops can still counter all of shinus troops in the early game while spending much less money doing so. And in the mid game when mages dominate the battle field, Ulm still have the advantage of better chaff. And although shinus mages are just plain better on paper, they are also incredibly old and will thus have much more encumbrance than their ulmish opponents. And because Ulms troops are so much cheaper, ulm can afford much more forts and mages to compensate. And this is a place were quantity have a quality all of its own.

So in short, Ulm is still much more powerful than shinu.