Total War: SHOGUN 2 1vs1: Katana Wako vs Mori Wako Raiders
Clan: Oda vs Mori
Battle Difficulty: normal
*Katana Wako: Banzai ON.
Unique to the Wako Pirates, Katana Wako compare most similarly to Katana Samurai, but with worse melee attack, charge bonus, and armor. However, they are much cheaper, have superior defense, and can activate the Banzai ability to temporarily tip the scales in their favor. In the campaign, Katana Wako never make an appearance; the Wako pirates can't build land units, sticking to ships instead.
Similar to kisho ninjas, Mori Wako Raiders may deploy anywhere on the battlefield except the deployment zone of the opposing army. This gives them potential to be good ambush units. They are the only land units unique to the Mori Clan. Wako Raiders are quite cheap, with recruitment and upkeep costs more in-league with ashigaru units than samurai. Despite their low cost, they can defeat Yari, Katana, and Naginata samurai in evenly-matched battles. However, they have very poor armor, making them highly vulnerable to archers. They have no bonus against cavalry, either, making cavalry a good choice for fending them off. Finally, their recruitment requiring ports make them harder to obtain than most other units. Mori Wako Raiders benefit most from being trained in provinces with a blacksmithing tradition, either to maximize their potential as surprise attackers or to shore up their weaknesses with their poor armor. As Wako Raiders require a military port to recruit, the only blacksmith specialty provinces they can be recruited from are the Shimazu Clan's home province of Satsuma, at the south-western tip of Kyushu, and Sagami, one of the Hojo Clan's home provinces in south-east of Honshu, both of which are unfortunately very far away from the Mori Clan's home province of Aki. Nonetheless, should the Mori Clan be able to obtain either of these provinces, they can create Wako Raiders that are essentially cheaper but superior Katana Samurai, with the added bonus of flexible deployment through their kisho training. A more accessible alternative would be to train Mori Wako Raiders in regions with a Holy Site specialty. This grants them greatly increased morale, a useful trait given that their kisho training deployment could leave them isolated from the rest of the army and thus more vulnerable to drops in morale. Aki, fortunately, has both a port and hallowed grounds.
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