Overview
a Simple guide on how to use the unit you always disband,in favor to Console peasants.
Introduction
Do you always 98/100 neglect bushido arts,and go for chi arts instead?
are katana samurai is to weebish?
is you favorite character in samurai warrior is Yukimura Sanada?
then fear not,the most underated Samurai is for you.
History
First,let’s get over the history of how my boyfriend looks like.
The Yari, or Spear is a simple weapon dating from the year ♥♥♥♥ Sapiens(I think) can walk, hold thing, make sharp rocks,and can say word like “gneusk”.
There are 3 kinds of Yari Types in Shogun 2(Racist Joke Alert), the Asian Yari, the American-Euro Yari, and African Yari.
The Samurai are like European Knights,they’re the servants of their Daimyo/or Kings(European), or in modern day we could call them Boss.
Honor is the Feudal Society means how loyal that Samurai/Knight to his daimyo, the most honorable Samurai could even kill his own Son if his Daimyo want that samurai son to be gone, or even to switch to the enemy side, earn their trust, and backstab them, because his previous Daimyo tells him to do that.
Statistic
Now let’s move on to the statistic of the Unit.
The Yari Samurai Cost 700 Koku and 150 Upkeep.
The Hattori Yari Samurai Cost the same, but more Upkeep at 200 Upkeep.
The Ikko Ikki Yari Ronin Cost 750 Koku, and has the lowest Upkeep for Samurai Units at 100 Koku.
The Yari Samurai holds 160 Men, which is 20% Less than their Ashigaru Counterpart.
The Ikko Ikki Yari Ronin only holds 120 Men, which is 50% Less than the Ikko Ikki Ashigaru Counterpart.
the move speed is at 2.00(Walk), 3.75(Run),1(Crawl)and 5.5(Charge)
but with the Rapid advance(Yari Samurai only)the speed will increased by about 90%-100%.
Fun fact: Yari Samurai that walks,and uses the Rapid advance Ability can out walk a Yari Samurai that run without the Rapid advance ability.
the Morale of Yari Samurai is 10,but the Ronin variant has 12 Morale.
the Attack is the lowest amongst all melee samurai units,only having 6 Attack(9 Naginata,12 Katana,14 Nodachi),while the Ronin has 8 Attack.
The Defense of the Yari Samurai is another Selling point of this unit(the other one is Rapid advance), having 8 Defense could be underestimated, but Note my Word, Yari Samurai has the most Defense out of all Non Hero units.
Their Charge is moderate, having 15 charge, but with Rapid advance activated, they have a bonus of +1 Charge.
They have the standard anime protagonist Armor at the rating of 5 armor.
The Cavalry Bonus is still Moderately useful, having 31-33 Attack against Cavalry.
They are disciplined,which makes the loss of a General, flanked, and any Monk War Cry has reduced Morale Penalty to these units.
They can hide in woods, and the Hattori Yari Samurai can hide in scrubs.
Campaign Tactic
Now let’s move on to the Campaign Tactics of the Unit.
The only way to make this unit useful is to plan ahead which type of Yari Samurai you want, since the Yari samurai without upgrades will fall short once the other clan have Naginata, Katana, or No dachi.
if you want to know which type it’s easy,just like the ashigaru:
1. Attacker
with all the Attack upgrades, your Yari Samurai that was freshly recruited no rank given will have 14 Attack, it may sound simple, but remember that 8 Defense, if you’re going for Attacker Yari Samurai you will have the most versatile unit in melee battles, having Good Attack, and Defense(Melee Defense can’t be increased easily,the only way to increase melee defense is either through Experience, Art, and General Retainer), Hard Hitting at 14 Attack, 25 Bonus vs cavalry, and the Rapid advance can be used to close the gap of their Mediocre armor, to prevent damage from arrows.
2. Armored
yeah, 10 Armor.
your samurai are now just like a turtle that can run around, and hold 320 Katana Samurai for 20 Minutes.
Battle Tactics
Now let’s move on to the Battle Tactics of the Unit.
The Yari Samurai has a rather simple Tactics, but with the upgrades added, you can have a army of yari Samurai with their own speciality.
1. Vanilla Yari Samurai
in Early stage, you can put them in the middle, as your spear head,since most units are ashigaru,they can hold those ashigaru for a long time, while your general bodyguard is trying to rear charge.
2. Attack Yari Samurai
they’re devastating as both Flank Attacker, and as a Mainline unit, they must charge to the enemy, while trying to dodge missiles as possible.
they’re like the Naginata Samurai, but are better in almost all way, they can hold the enemy longer than the Naginata Samurai,Thanks to their Defense,or you can try to troll your enemy,by just charge them head on, and don’t have to worry about those samurai, since they’re pretty hard to hit,and if they get hit, there’s still that 10 Armor.
Ending
So that’s all there is to using my Future boyfriend.
Tune in next time as I show you how to use the ♥♥♥♥♥ Cat(Naginata Samurai).
and remember, This unit isn’t useless, they just always lose because of you, you’re a bad commander, and you should feel ashamed of yourself.
Next Guide (Naginata Samurai)
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