Strategist (TW3K Character Type)

The Strategist character type is part of the Water Wu Xing elemental phase. They are portrayed with a blue theme to their clothing.

Characteristics

The Strategist's main attribute is Cunning, high Cunning increases the level of ammunition for units in the character's retinue and the military supplies for their army. The Strategist's specialist skills and recruitment options favour Archers.

Skill Tree

Skill Tree for Strategists
Composure +8 Cunning Enables: Fire Arrows (retinue) Enables: Night Battles (army)	__ __	Precision +8 Expertise +10% Ranged Armour-Piercing Damage (army) +10% Ranged Firing Rate (commanding)	__ __	Resourcefulness +8 Cunning Enables: Flaming Shot (retinue) +10 Military Supplies in Enemy Territory (army)	__ __	Patience +8 Resolve +25% Chance Capturing Officers (army) + Settlement Damage (commanding)	__ __	Guile +8 Cunning Enables: Guerilla Deployment (retinue) +25% Chance Ambushing (army)
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Strategist +8 Expertise +4 Cunning +50 Bonus Experience Points per Season (army)		Perception +8 Authority Enables: Ignore Forest Penalties (retinue) +25% Avoid Ambush (army)		Strategist +12 Cunning +10% Character Experience		Reach +8 Instinct +1 Armies (leader/heir/PM) +25% Campaign Movement (commanding)		Strategist +8 Resolve +4 Cunning +10% Armour
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Scholarship +8 Cunning +10% Character Experience (army) +40% Income from Commerce, Silk and Spice (administrator)	__ __	Intuition +8 Expertise +25% Chance Evading Capture +15% Income from Industry (administrator)	__ __	Judgement +8 Cunning +25% Ranged Damage (retinue) +1 Trade agreements (leader/heir/PM)	__ __	Abundance +8 Resolve Assignment: Replenish Supplies +5 Food Production - Generals (administrator)	__ __	Wisdom +8 Cunning Assignment: Reward the Filial and Incorrupt +15 Reserves (administrator)

Key:

• Effects only applicable to Faction Leader, Heir or Prime Minister
• Effects only relevant to generals.

• (retinue) applies only to that general's units.
• (army) applies to all of the army the general is part of.
• (commanding) applies to all of the army, but only if the general is the one in overall command.

• Effects only relevant whilst administrator of a commandery
• Effects only relevant whilst deployed on assignment

Satisfaction

Strategists' satisfaction faction-wide can be improved by the following reforms:

• Handbook of Excellence +8 Satisfaction
• Weiqi +12 Satisfaction

Noteable Strategist Characters

• Kong Rong - One of the 12 playable starting warlords

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