Samurai

Well-armed and plentiful, these troops are effective at tearing down enemy buildings. These unique Japanese soldiers deal more damage.

Samurai
Statistics
Health	338
Damage per Second	136
DPS vs Infantry	34
Damage Multiplier	25%
Range	1
Range Type	Melee
Training Cost	110
Training Time	35 seconds
Troop Space	1
General Information
Nation	Japanese
Troop Type	Heavy Infantry
Strength	Buildings and Cavalry
Weakness	Enemy Infantry
Upgrade Information
Age Unlocked	Classical Age
Upgrade Cost	175,000
Upgrade Time	12 hours
Experience Gain	355
Upgrade Navigation
Previous	Bushi
Next	Heavy Samurai

The Samurai is a level 5 Japanese unique Heavy Infantry unit unlocked in the Classical Age. Its predecessor is the Bushi and it can be upgraded to the Heavy Samurai. It is researched in a level 4 blacksmith. It replaces the phalanx.

General Information

• Samurai can damage buildings very easy and quickly. They are also good against cavalry.
• Samurai would attack the closest building on front of them but when attacked by an enemy troop; will fight back.
• Samurai can get destroyed easily by Splash Damage Structures such as catapults.
• Samurai are weak against other infantry.

• As a Japanese unique unit, samurai has 20% more damage than the standard phalanxes they replace.

Historical Description

"The Samurai are recognized as some of the best warriors in world history. While they were excellently trained and armed, their potency is also a result of the Samurai's death-embracing philosophy: "Bushido is realized in the presence of death. This means choosing death whenever there is a choice between life and death. There is no other reasoning." Yamamoto Tsunetomo"

Visuals

the samurai can be seen wearing a conical hat and a red metal armor that partiarly covers the shirt he wears sandals pants and a belt

Attacking Strategies

• If used in large groups; Samurai can be devastating and can destroy a base easily; if not in heavy fire.

• Catapults are devastating against Samurai and can kill a group of them in a few hits if in the range of the impact. Spread your Samurai around so the catapult would have to hit each Samurai to kill it and that its impact would not affect other phalanxes as well or deploy a few heavy cavalry to destroy it.
• Use ranged infantry such as archers to support Samurai.
• Samurai can be used as a distraction for many defenses and can help protect ranged infantry such as archers from heavy fire from defenses.

Trivia

• Samurai were an elite warrior class in ancient japan, roughly with the same status and purpose as knights in feudal Europe.
• Samurai were ruled by a code called Bushido.
• Although they are traditionally thought of as swordsmen, Samurai actually started as elite bowmen. Eventually, as they became a permanent warrior class they also began training and fighting with all kinds of weapons, including yari (spears), different kind of swords like the katana and the no dachi (a very long sword), tanegashima (muskets) and even blunderbusses.