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Li Jue is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.

Li Jue is a unique legendary Vanguard hero in Total War: Three Kingdoms. He is a member of Dong Zhuo in 182 and 190. He takes over the late Dong Zhuo's faction in 194, at which point it becomes unplayable and is renamed to Li Jue.

General Information[]

Attributes[]

Main Article: Attributes (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Expertise: 47
    • -6% construction cost (administered commandery)
    • +8 melee evasion
  • Resolve: 60
    • +18% general's health
    • +2k population growth (administered commandery)
  • Cunning: 26
    • +0% ammunition (own retinue)
    • +0 military supplies (own army)
  • Instinct: 102
    • +20% melee damage
    • -6% recruitment cost (this army)
  • Authority: 59
    • +2 unit morale (own retinue)


Background[]

Main Article: Background (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

Vicious Strongman

  • +7 resolve
  • +15 instinct
  • +8 authority
  • +1 resilience

Commends Physical Strength, Admires Zeal, Respects Decisiveness.


Unit Statistics[]

  • Morale: 40
  • Melee Toughness: 27
  • Ranged Toughness: 34
  • Melee Power: 5


  • Hit Points: 18k
  • Melee Charge Bonus: 181
  • Melee Attack Rate: 24
  • Base Melee Damage: 107
  • Armour-Piercing Melee Damage: 389
  • Base Melee Evasion: 8%
  • Base Armour: 65%
  • Speed: 121


Traits[]

Main Article: Traits (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

Brave

  • +12 resolve
  • +3 morale (when commanding)

Commends Bravery.


Reckless

  • +6 resolve
  • -4 cunning
  • -10% chance of evading capture post-battle
  • -1 mustering time (armies in administered commandery)
  • -5 public order (administered commandery)
  • +10% speed

Accepts Impulsiveness, Resents Discipline, Resents Caution.


Arrogant

  • +2 instinct
  • +6 authority
  • -15% chance of evading capture post-battle

Loathes Arrogance.


Skills[]

Main Article: Skill (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Fury
    • +8 instinct
    • +2 morale in enemy territory (when commanding)
    • +25 charge bonus (own retinue)
  • Final Rush
    • +4 expertise
    • +4 instinct
    • Ability: Final Rush


Abilities[]

Main Article: Ability (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Final Rush (Passive Buff)
    • Enabled if:
      • Health below 50%
    • +50% Speed
    • +50% Charge Speed
    • +50% Melee Charge Bonus


Ancillaries[]

Main Article: Ancillary (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Spear
    • Base Melee Damage: 88
    • Armour-Piercing Melee Damage: 354
    • Melee Attack Rate: 24
    • +3 expertise
    • +3 instinct
  • Li Jue's Armour
    • Base Armour: 65
    • +18 instinct
    • +10% Armour-Piercing Melee Damage
    • +15% speed
  • Red Horse
    • Speed: 97
    • Mass: 1.5k
    • +2 instinct


Guanxi[]

Main Article: Guanxi


Biography[]

Li Jue joined Dong Zhuo sometime before the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, rapidly rising through the ranks. He played a key part in Dong Zhuo's rise to power, fighting many battles against the coalition in the early stages of their rebellion against the tyrant. He failed to convince Sun Jian to join Dong Zhuo instead of the coalition, and Sun Jian would later go on to defeat both Dong Zhuo and Li Jue at the Battle of Hulao Pass. After the defeat, Dong Zhuo moved back to Chang'an, and the coalition collapsed as the warlords started fighting one another.

When Lü Bu killed Dong Zhuo, Li Jue initially meant to remain loyal to his replacement, Wang Yun, but was refused. He simply shrugged this off, recruited one of Zhuo's former generals, Guo Si, and simply marched into Chang'an with an overwhelming army. Lü Bu fled east, later revolting against Cao Cao, while Wang Yun was beheaded by Li Jue.

With Li Jue and Guo Si now in control of Chang'an and Emperor Xian, they became the unofficial rulers of the Han Empire. However, their legitimacy was denied by practically everyone in China. Most notably, two of Dong Zhuo's former supporters on his western border, Han Sui and Ma Teng, tried and failed to attack Chang'an to capture Xian and restore him to power.

While successful at defeating the two warlords, Li Jue and Guo Si had a falling out over leadership, causing a civil war to ravage the territory. Neither side would truly end up "winning" this war, as they both tore their territory apart while neighbouring warlords started picking off lands on their border. An eventual ceasefire was agreed upon, which allowed Yang Feng, a disloyal vassal of Jue, to capture the emperor and defect to the east, delivering Xian to Cao Cao.

With his territory bankrupted, his generals disloyal, and Jue losing control over the empire, his defeat became nothing but a matter of time. He died surrounded in Chang'an after a drawn-out siege.

Other Languages[]

Language Name
English Li Jue - Zhiran
French Li Jue - Zhiran
German Li Jue - Zhiran
Italian Li Jue - Zhiran
Spanish Li Jue - Zhiran
Portuguese Li Jue - Zhiran
Polish Li Jue - Zhiran
Czech Li Ťüe - Č'-žan
Turkish Li Jue - Zhiran
Chinese
(Simplified)
李傕 (稚然)
Lǐ Jué (Zhìrán)
Chinese
(Traditional)
李傕 (稚然)
Lǐ Jué (Zhìrán)
Korean 이각 (치연)
Yi-gak Chi-yeon
Russian Ли Цзюэ - Чжижань
Li Тszyue - Chzhizhan'
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