4 civilization bonuses
What the Japanese do better
- Research
Mills, Lumber- and Mining Camps cost -50%
- Military
Infantry attacks +33% faster starting in Feudal Age
- Military
Cavalry Archers +2 attack vs. Ranged Soldiers (except Skirmishers)
- Military
Fishing Ships work +5/10/15/20% faster in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age; +100% HP
Researched at the Castle
Unique technologies
Castle Age
Yasama
Watch Tower-line fires additional arrows
Imperial Age
Kataparuto
Trebuchets attack and pack/unpack faster
Yasama and Kataparuto do not change the Samurai's stats.
Team bonus
Shared with every ally
Galley-line +4 line of sight
Unique unit
Samurai
Japanese unique Infantry that quickly charges into battle and has fast attack.
Open in the unit lab
Tech tree
149 of 166 entries available
- Units50 of 56
- Technologies72 of 82
- Buildings27 of 28
Unique unit
Put the Samurai to the test
Switch to elite, research upgrades and watch every stat change. The research bill adds up what it costs to get there.
Unit lab
Samurai
Japanese unique Infantry that quickly charges into battle and has fast attack.
Trained at the Castle
9 s at the CastleBase portionAdded or time savedHover, focus or tap for the breakdown.
How the numbers add up
| Hit points | 70 base |
|---|---|
| Attack | 10 base |
| Melee armor | 1 base |
| Pierce armor | 1 base |
| Range | 0 base |
| Speed | 1.00 base |
| Line of sight | 4 base |
| Reload time | 1.90 s base33% faster Civilization bonus= 1.43 s |
| Training time | 9.00 s base |
| Cost | 45 food and 30 gold base |
Upgrades
Select a technology to research it
Blacksmith
Barracks
Castle
Unique technologies
Civilization bonus, always on
- Infantry attacks +33% faster starting in Feudal AgeApplied now: attacks 33% faster (Castle Age)
Research bill
Nothing researched yet
- Food0
- Wood0
- Gold0
- Stone0
- Total0
Itemized(0)
- Research a technology or switch to elite to start the bill.
Tech tree
Everything the Japanese can build
Every building with the units and technologies it unlocks, age by age, laid out like the in-game tree. A red cross marks what the Japanese do not get.
- Building
- Unit
- Technology
- Unique
- Upgrade
- Trained or researched at
Drag the board, scroll sideways or drag the frame in the building strip. Inside the board, arrow keys move between items, Shift with Left or Right jumps a building, and Enter on a unique item opens it in the unit lab.
Not in the Japanese tech tree17 items
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