Ninja (Total War: Shogun 2)

For other uses of the term, see Ninja.

Ninjas are a type of character in Total War: Shogun 2.

General Information

Ninjas can be trained in any region with a Sake Den, for 500 koku. Provinces with the Mountain Hideout line of buildings and/or the Infamous Mizu Shobai District recruit ninja who have higher levels of experience. Hattori ninjas have a +2% chance of success.

Ninjas assassinate other characters, sabotages buildings and fort structures, sabotage armies (which causes their movement points to be used up), establish criminal networks in friendly provinces, and generally act as spies. While their skills in removing other agents is shared by most agents, their ability to sabotage armies and buildings is unique to ninja. Sabotaging armies not only causes them to be unable to move, but also leaves them unable to reinforce neighboring armies, greatly reducing the difficulty of fighting multiple stacks of units.

By default, ninjas are invisible to other factions, but they can be discovered by other ninjas or metsuke. They may also reveal themselves if they fail a mission.

Ninja can be specialized in many ways. A ninja with points in Noble Bandit and/or Criminal contacts can have the cost of their actions greatly reduced, or even eliminated--a useful trait for assassinating expensive targets or sabotaging large armies. Ninjas that specialize in points on the right side of the tree are extremely proficient at wounding or assassinating their targets. Ninja that put one point each in all of Ninjutsu's prerequisites and then all three points in ninjutsu have the highest chance of performing all actions, but at the cost of not having a higher critical chance, cost reduction of actions, or escaping undetected if failing.

Effects & Descriptions

Below is the table containing info on the effects and descriptions of various skills of a ninja.

Skill	Effects	Description
Spy	Level 1 +1 to subterfuge when spying +5% increase to campaign map line of sight Level 2 +2 to subterfuge when spying +10% increase to campaign map line of sight Level 3 +4 to subterfuge when spying +15% increase to campaign map line of sight	In silence much may be learned.
Saboteur	Level 1 +1 to subterfuge when sabotaging buildings Level 2 +2 to subterfuge when sabotaging buildings	There is beauty in destruction, and in flames.
Assassin	Level 1 +1 to subterfuge when assassinating Level 2 +2 to subterfuge when assassinating	A knife is truly dangerous only in the right hands.
Military Spy	Level 1 +1 to subterfuge when scouting in the field Level 2 +2 to subterfuge when scouting in the field Level 3 +4 to subterfuge when scouting in the field	An army, for all its strength, can be a delicate thing.
Infiltrator	Level 1 +5% to the chance that the ninja will avoid detection when unsuccessful Level 2 +10% to the chance that the ninja will avoid detection when unsuccessful	Leave no footprints, even in darkness.
Misdirection	Level 1 +1 to subterfuge when sabotaging armies Level 2 +2 to subterfuge when sabotaging armies Level 3 +4 to subterfuge when sabotaging armies	Confusion is a powerful ally and friend.
Exotic Weapons	Level 1 +2 to convalescence time for characters wounded by ninja Level 2 +1 to subterfuge when assassinating+5 to convalescence time for characters wounded by ninja	Anything is a weapon, a weapon anything.
Criminal Contacts	Level 1 +1 to subterfuge when establishing spy networks Level 2 +2 to subterfuge when establishing spy networks Level 3 +4 to subterfuge when establishing spy networks+10% increase to campaign map line of sight	In the service of the great, a man must choose strange friends.
Master of Disguise	Level 1 +5% to the chance that the ninja will avoid detection when unsuccessful+5% to campaign movement range for the army this agent is embedded into Level 2 +10% to the chance that the ninja will avoid detection when unsuccessful+10% to campaign movement range for the army this agent is embedded into	Lies made flesh are not falsehood.
Gunpowder Alchemist	Level 1 +1 to subterfuge when sabotaging buildings Level 2 +2 to subterfuge when sabotaging buildings	Fire, sulphur and demon's breath are tools for the cunning.
Escape Artist	Level 1 +10&% to the chance of escaping from enemy agents +10% to the chance of escape following an unsuccessful action Level 2 +20&% to the chance of escaping from enemy agents +20% to the chance of escape following an unsuccessful action	There is always a way out. Always.
Poisoner	Level 1 +1 to subterfuge when assassinating	Death comes in many forms, not all of them edged.
Noble Bandit	Level 1 -70% reduced action cost	Giving away another's riches is wisdom
Invisible	Level 1 +5% to the chance that the ninja will avoid detection when unsuccessful +5% to campaign movement range for the army this agent is embedded into +10% to the chance of escape following an unsuccessful action Level 2 +10% to the chance that the ninja will avoid detection when unsuccessful +10% to campaign movement range for the army this agent is embedded into +20% to the chance of escape following an unsuccessful action	To hide is one thing. To walk abroad another.
Ninjutsu	Level 1 +3% to the agent's success chance Level 2 +6% to the agent's success chance Level 3 +9% to the agent's success chance	A lifetime to master the art of stealth is time well spent.
Notorious Killer	Level 1 +10% to the agent's critical success chance Level 2 +20% to the agent's critical success chance	Reputation is a weapon forged from your enemy's fears.