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Lu Su is a Chinese name; the family name is Lu.

Lu Su is a strategist hero in Total War: Three Kingdoms. He is a member of Sun Jian in 190. He joins Yuan Shu in 194.


General Information[]

Attributes[]

Main Article: Attributes (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Expertise: 40
    • -3% construction cost (administered commandery)
    • +6 melee evasion
  • Resolve: 65
    • +20% general's health
    • +3k population growth (administered commandery)
  • Cunning: 85
    • +31% ammunition (own retinue)
    • +8 military supplies (own army)
  • Instinct: 40
    • +3% melee damage
    • -1% recruitment cost (this army)
  • Authority: 52
    • +2 unit morale (own retinue)


Background[]

Main Article: Background (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

Charitable Envoy

  • +5 expertise
  • +10 resolve
  • +15 cunning
  • Unlocks assignment: Surplus Distribution
  • -2 construction time (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister)

Sympathetic to the Sick, Values Charity, Sympathetic to the Debilitated, Sympathetic to the Weak.



Unit Statistics[]

  • Morale: 40
  • Melee Toughness: 10
  • Ranged Toughness: 13
  • Melee Power: 3
  • Hit Points: 9k
  • Melee Charge Bonus: 26
  • Melee Attack Rate: 15
  • Base Melee Damage: 332
  • Armour-Piercing Melee Damage: 80
  • Base Melee Evasion: 6%
  • Base Armour: 10%
  • Speed: 97


Traits[]

Main Article: Traits (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

Sincere

  • +2 resolve
  • +6 authority
  • +1 satisfaction (local county)

Values Diplomacy, Commends Trustworthiness.


Modest

  • +2 cunning
  • +6 authority
  • -50% desire for higher office
  • -15% retinue upkeep
  • Decreases ambition to gain independence as administrator

Commends Honour, Loathes Arrogance, Loathes Greed


Fraternal

  • +8 resolve
  • -50% desire for higher office

Focuses on Friendship.


Skills[]

Main Article: Skill (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Composure
    • +8 cunning
    • Enables: Fire Arrows (own retinue)
    • Enables: Night Battles (this army)
  • Wisdom of the River
    • +4 cunning
    • +4 authority
    • Ability: Wisdom of the River


Abilities[]

Main Article: Ability (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Wisdom of the River (Active Debuff)
    • Can use if:
      • Not on Elephant
    • -100% Melee Evasion
    • -100% Armour
    • Range: 50m
    • Duration: 30s
    • Cooldown: 120s


Ancillaries[]

Main Article: Ancillary (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Ceremonial Sword
    • Base Melee Damage: 321
    • Armour-Piercing Melee Damage: 80
    • Melee Attack Rate: 30
    • +6 authority
  • Vestments of Learning
    • Base Armour: 10
    • +4 cunning
  • Black Horse
    • Speed: 97
    • Mass: 1.5k
    • +2 cunning


Guanxi[]

Main Article: Guanxi

Acquaintances


Biography[]

Lu Su was born to an extremely wealthy family. When his father died when Lu Su was young, he inherited his vast fortune. However, he spent most of this fortune giving it away to the poor. Lu Su traveled from town to town, aiding the poor and helpless as much as he could. Eventually, Lu Su would meet a stranger on the road. After traveling for some time, the stranger, having introduced himself as Zhou Yu, asked for Lu Su to fund and feed his army.

Zhou Yu was a vassal under Yuan Shu at the time, which led to the two men being introduced. After briefly serving Sun Jian, Lu Su would end up in the administration of Yuan Shu. However, Lu Su was not fond of Yuan Shu in the slightest and ended up joining Sun Ce instead. When Sun Ce died, Sun Quan hired Lu Su as a strategist. However, Lu Su's greatest achievement was securing the alliance between Sun Quan and Liu Bei to the west against Cao Cao. He would continue his rise through the ranks after the death of Zhou Yu, after which Lu Su took over his position of Commandant.

However, Lu Su's alliance between the two warlords would fall apart after their common enemy – the Duchy of Wei – had been driven back. Lu Su tried in vain to maintain the alliance between Sun Quan and Liu Bei but proved unsuccessful. He died in 217 for reasons unknown.


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