Vanguard (hero class)

Vanguard is one of the five default hero class in Total War: Three Kingdoms. Vanguards are the unit killers, and they're great at cutting their way through tons of common soldiers.

Description[]

These fiery warriors excel at punching through troop lines and therefore work well when grouped with melee and polearm cavalry. They are less well-suited to dueling, and Instinct is their key attribute, improving their melee damage and reducing recruitment costs for their army. The Instinct-based Vanguard skills in their skills-tree debuff enemy morale, improve their melee damage and confer a powerful splash-damage attack.

Overview[]

Main article: Hero (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

The vanguard excels at shock battle tactics with rapid cavalry charges that can devastate an enemy's flank and can recruit units to an army with greater efficiency, saving vital funds.

General Information[]

Wu Xing: Fire
Specialized Attributes: Instinct

Vanguards are excellent for destroying enemy retinues, thanks to their special skills dealing area of effect damage. They are less suited to fighting enemy sentinels and champions, though they can still take out most strategists and commanders fairly easily.

Generic vanguards have the Roar of the Beast, Final Rush, and Flames of the Phoenix abilities. Roar of the Beast is an activated skill that temporarily decreases the morale of all nearby enemy units, potentially causing enemy units to rout. Final Rush is a passive buff that greatly increases the movement speed and charge of the vanguard, but only when he is at half health or less. Flames of the Phoenix is a powerful activated area-of-effect damaging ability, allowing vanguards to wipe out dozens of men in an instant, particularly if they are bunched up around him. Unique vanguards may have one (or more) of these skills replaced by other skills.

Vanguards are not particularly useful for being administrators, assignments, or prime ministers/heirs/faction leaders. They have few faction-wide buffs, and the assignments they have usually have to do with decreasing mustering time or recruitment costs--short term benefits at best--along with increasing replenishment rates, which is probably the only useful assignment that they can use. Assigning them doing these in a recently-captured settlement or frontline settlements can ensure that one's armies are always ready for the next fight.

All generic and semi-unique vanguards are male. In the base game, the only vanguards that are female are Sun Ren and Empress He; the latter is a court character that cannot be deployed on the battlefield without mods.

List of Vanguard characters[]

v・d・e Total War THREE KINGDOMS playable characters
Sentinel	Bao Xin・Bian Zhang・Bu Ci・Cai He・Cai Yang・Cai Yuan・Chang Huijie・Chang Wenning・Chang Xia・Chen Dan・Chen Heng・Cheng Pu^S・Chu Gong・Congqian・Cui Jun・Deng Ningqin・Dong Chong・Fan Qi・Feng Peiyan・Gao Gan・Gongsun Du・Gongsun Xu・Gu Yanyan・Gui Duo・Guo Sheng^S・Han Anyue・Han Sui^S・He Jin^S・Hu Mao・Hua Lanli・Huang Li・Huang She・Huang Xin・Huang Zhong^S・Huangfu Shang・Huangfu Song^S・Jia Long・Jia Mo・Jia Xiao・Jian Yong・Ju Lu・Lady Lu・Lao Zhumeng・Li Xian・Liang Sui・Liang Xing・Ling Zheng・Ling Zhenyan・Liu Pingmin・Liu Qi・Liu Shang・Liu Yao^S・Lu Yu・Luo Luban・Lü Meng・Mao Ren・Mi Fang・Miao Anzhu・Miao Wanwan・Mu Shen・Nie Tingping・Pei Minshu・Princess Pei・Qi Sheng・Qian Yanjuan・Qu Pan・Qu Zhenlan・Qu Zhushu・Ren Lixiu・Rong Lanrui・Shi Chao・Shi Wei・Shi Yi (Shie Xie's Brother・Shisun Cen・Sima Cui・Sima Fu・Sima Gan・Sima Hong・Sima Mao・Sima Xu・Sima Yan・Sima You・Sima Yue^S・Sima Yujie・Song Jian・Su Ting・Sui Gu・Sun Jian^S・Sun Shao・Taishi Ci^S・Tao Shang・Tian Fen・Wang Guo・Wang Kuang・Wang Yu・Wu Gong・Xia Diao・Xia Zhao・Xie Yingxiu・Xing Junya・Xu Huang^S・Xue Li・Yan Baihu^S・Yan Junya・Yan Xing・Yan Yuanshao・Yang Bo・Yang Hong・Yang Zhong・Yi Yuean・Yijian Liting・Yin Li・Yu Jin^S・Yu Wanhui・Yue Jin^S・Yue Jiong・Zang Hong・Ze Yue・Zhang Chao・Zhang He^S・Zhang Hu・Zhang Jinglan・Zhang Liao^S・Zhang Ya・Zhao Yun^S・Zheng Ningzhen・Zhou Shen・Zhousheng Min・Zhu Zhi・Zou Jing・Zuo Yu・Zuozi Zhulan
Champion	Bian Bing・Cai Zhong・Cao Ang・Chen Jiu・Cheng Wu・Cheng Yi・Dian Wei^S・Ding Yuan・Dong Hong・Dong Shuo・Fan Yuanshao・Fu Xie・Gao Jue・Ge Ju・Geng Bi・Gu Zhen・Guan Yu^S・Guo Si・Han Chong・Han Fu・Han Hao・Han Tong・Hou Cheng・Huang Zu・Huangfu Yu・Jin Hu・Jin Mao・Li Damu・Liao Yan・Liu Dan・Liu Shen・Liu Yong・Lu Bao・Lu Kang・Lu Qian・Lu Xie・Luo Jun・Lü Boshe・Pang De・Pang Xu・Pu Shi・Pu Xu・Qu Gong・Quan Rou・Que Chang・Shen Pei・Shi Xin・Sima Ai^S・Sima Chang・Sima Liang^S・Sima Pi・Sima Yao・Sun Zhang^S・Tang Wen・Tao Ying・Tian Ben・Wang Bao・Wei Huang・Wei Jie・Wei Teng・Wei Yan^S・Wen Chou^S・Xiahou Dun^S・Xianyu Xin・Xin Ping・Xing Zhang・Xu Chu^S・Xu Rong・Xuan Fan・Xun Shuang・Xun Wenggui・Yan Yu^S・Yan Yun・Yang Feng・Yin Can・Yu Bin・Yu Pi・Yu Yan・Zang Ba・Zao Zhan・Zao Zhi・Ze Bu・Zhang Gong^S・Zhang Lu・Zhang Yan^S・Zheng Dan・Zheng Jiang^S・Zheng Yan・Zuo Cen
Strategist	Bao Dan・Bi Lan^S・Bian Rang・Cai Yong・Chen Deng・Chen Gong^S・Chen Gui・Chen Yu・Cheng Baojuan・Cheng Qiu・Cheng Yu・Cui Yan・Diaochan^S・Du Cha・Fa Pingjin・Fa Zheng^S・Fan Zhou・Fu Gan・Gai Ji・Gan Changren・Gao Dai・Gao Ruo・Gao Wang^S・Gao You・Gongsun Hong・Guan Chun・Guan Jing・Guo Jia^S・Guo Tu・Han Rong・Hua Jinting・Hua Xin・Huan Dian・Huang Wan・Huang Yan・Humu Juanjie・Jia Cong・Jia Xu^S・Jiu Dan・Ju Ruo・Ju Shou・Kong Rong^S・Kong Zhou・Kuai Liang・Kuai Yue・Lady Feng・Lady Gan・Lady Liu・Lady Liu Yanglan・Lady Shi・Lady Zhen^S・Li Ru^S・Li Xiu・Li Ying・Liang Mao・Liu Dai・Liu He・Liu Hong・Liu Mao・Liu Min・Liu Yan^S・Lou Juanshu・Lu Ji・Lu Su・Lu Zheng・Lu Zhi^S・Lu Zhi・Luo Fangbao・Lü Fan・Ma Midi・Mao Jie・Mi Zhu・Nai Jingjuan・Pan Lin・Pang Ji・Qiang Lianshi・Qiao Xuan・Que Xuan・Ruan Shen・Sang Mengan・Shang Ju・Sheng Xian・Shi Lingyun・Shi Xie^S・Shi Yi・Shi Zhi・Sima Chi・Sima Di・Sima Jian・Sima Qian・Sima Shi・Sima Yang・Sima Ying^S・Sima Zan・Song Jinting・Su Neng・Sun Qian・Sun Xiu・Tao Qian^S・Ti Ying・Tian Chou・Tian Feng・Tong Yurui・Wang Baolan・Wang Dang・Wang Fangyue・Wang Lei・Wang Song・Wang Wenping・Wei Guan・Wei Jinshu・Wei You・Wen Yuejin・Xia Yun^S・Xiang Xun・Xiao Qiao^S・Xin Fangyue・Xu Jing・Xu Shao・Xu Shu^S・Xu Yan・Xu You・Xun You^S・Xun Yu^S・Yan Pu・Yan Xiang・Yan Yuanshao・Yang Chou・Yin Zhuwen・Yong Huili・Yu Fan・Yuan Yi・Zhai Miao・Zhang Cheng・Zhang Hong^S・Zhang Hua・Zhang Ji・Zhang Miao・Zhang Min・Zhang Shanmin・Zhang Song・Zhang Wen・Zhang Yun・Zhang Zhao^S・Zhao Wei・Zhao Zhong^S・Zheng Tai・Zheng Xuan・Zhou Bi・Zhou Huan・Zhou Yu^S・Zhu Fu・Zhu Gui・Zhuge Jin・Zuozi Li
Vanguard	Bai Jin・Bao Luan・Bao Xiangru・Bu Jun・Cai Mao・Cao Ding^S・Chen Chao・Cheng Fu・Chenggong Fang・Chenggong Ying・Chunyu Qiong・Cui Lie・Da Jing・Deng Sheng・Deng Sheng・Dong Cheng・Dong Zhuo^S・Du Ji・Duan Gui^S・Empress He^S・Fan Chou・Fan Yan・Feng Zixiu・Fu Chun・Gan Ning^S・Gao Shun^S・Gongsha Zhi・Gongsun Zan^S・Guanqiu Kan・Han Dang・Han Xin・Hao Meng・Hua Rang・Huang Gai^S・Huanglong・Huanglong Luo・Ji Ling^S・Jia Mi・Jiang Qin・Jin Yu・Ju Jun・Lai Qian・Li Jue^S・Li Kan・Li Li・Li Song^S・Li Yan・Liang Qing・Lin Jun・Liu Bian・Liu Feng・Liu Qi・Liu Xun・Lou Gui・Lu Jing・Lu Yun・Lü Bu^S・Lü Gong・Ma Chao^S・Ma Han・Ma Teng^S・Ma Tie・Ma Wan・Ma Xiu・Niu Fu・Ren Qi・Shao Damu・Shi Wei・Shi Wu・Shisun Rui・Sima Ji・Sima Mo・Sima Rui・Sima Tai・Sima Wei^S・Sima Wei・Sima Yong^S・Su Fei・Sun Ce^S・Sun Ren^S・Tang Si・Ti Yu・Tian Yu・Wan Buyi・Wang Jing・Wang Rui・Wu Jing・Xia Zhi・Xiahou Yuan^S・Xianyu Fu・Xie Cun・Xu Gong・Yan Gang・Yan Jian・Yan Liang^S・Yang Biao・Yang Ren・Yang Yi・Ying Shao・Ying Xun・Yu Du・Ze Rong・Zhang Fang・Zhang Fei^S・Zhang Xiu・Zhang Yang・Zhang Yu・Zhao Qian・Zhou Tai^S・Zhou Xin・Zhou Yu・Zhu Jun・Zong Yi・Zong Yuan
Commander	Bi Jieyan・Bu Yin・Cai Xun・Cang Qinting・Cao Cao^S・Cao De・Cao Huan・Cao Pi^S・Cao Ren^S・Cao Song・Chai Chang・Chen Ji・Da Qiao^S・Deng Yuan・Diao Yi・Dong He・Dong Min・Dong Peishan・Dou Juanyue・Fan Liyan・Fan Min・Feng Fang・Geng Wu・Gongsun Gong・Gongsun Kang・Gongsun Shu・Gu Ruilan・Guan Xu・Han Kui^S・Han Lian・He Lun・Huan Shuwan・Jiao Fan・Jin Xuan・Jing Hong・Ju Xin・Jue Jiejie・Kang Qinmeng・Kuang Yingzhu・Lady Bian^S・Lady Cai・Lady Cheng・Lady Ding・Lady Liu・Lady Mi^S・Lady Wu・Lady Yan・Lang Jingxiu・Li Chang・Li Han・Lian Zhi・Liang Shi・Ling Pingjing・Ling Yu・Liu Bei^S・Liu Biao^S・Liu Chong^S・Liu Cong・Liu Fan・Liu Hong^S・Liu Huimin・Liu Xie^S・Liu Yu・Liu Zhang^S・Lu Jun・Lu Jun・Lu Lianshi・Pei Wei・Qian Ji・Qiao Mao・Que Jian・Rao He・Rui Juanwan・Shan Yu・Sheng Qinqijn・Shi Chen・Shi Hui・Shi Mengzhu・Sima Dan・Sima Fu・Sima Hun・Sima Jiong^S・Sima Ju・Sima Lun^S・Sima Rui・Sima Song・Sima Yu・Sima Zhi・Song Dian^S・Song Wei・Song Zhou・Su Ming・Sun Hua・Sun Quan^S・Tian Kai・Wang Hong・Wang Long^S・Wang Xiu・Wang Yun・Wei Di・Wei Ding・Wu Qiong・Xi Jiao・Xi Kan・Xi Yangting・Xianyu Ji・Xu Zhao・Yan Ruian・Yan Yueshang・Yang Ang・Yang Song・Yang Xiang・Yang Zhuo・Yin Yi・Yin Yinglan・Ying Feng・You Jue・Yu Minxiang・Yuan Anyang・Yuan Huan・Yuan Shang^S・Yuan Shao^S・Yuan Shu^S・Yuan Tan^SYuan Xi・Yuan Xiangshan・Yuan Yao・Zhang Fang・Zhang Rang^S・Zhang Yanyan・Zhao Wen・Zhou Ang・Zhou Bo・Zhousheng Han
Healer	Chenggong Min・Han Xian・Han Zhong・He Yi^S・Hua Zixiu・Liang Boning・Liu Pi・Ma Xiang・Tang Zhou・Wang Du・Wu Ba・Zhang Jue^S・Zhao Hong
Veteran	Bo Cai・Gong Du^S・Guan Hai・Liang Zhongning・Liao Hua・Pei Yuanshao・Wei Desheng・Yao Feng・Zhang Bao^S・Zhang Kai・Zhang Liang^S・Zhang Mancheng・Zhao Bo
Scholar	Bu Si・Gongxu Yan・Gui Yuan・Guo Da・He Man^S・Huang Shao^S・Ma Yuanyi・Peng Shen・Sima Ju・Taishi Yin・Wang Rao・Wu Huan・Xu He・Zhao Zhi
Nanman	A Jia Ju・A Lu She Su・A Lu Su Nu・A Lu Su Nu・A Nuo Qu Ju・A Nuo Qu Ju・A Nuo Wu Liang・A Nuo Zhi Bang・A Su Er Xia・A Su Zi Ri・A Xi Mu Xia・A Xi Zhi Yu・A Yu Bo Jia・Ahuinan・Ba Ba・Cai・Chou Changwu・Chou Leigong・Chou Zhao・Cuan Shangshang・Cuan Yuan・Dailai Dongzhu・Di Pei・Dong Ao・Dong Fu・Dong Zhufang・Dongtuna・Duosi^S・Gao Wangzhi・Huo Qiong・Huo Wan・Jia Bang Rou・Jia Huan She Beng・Jia Huan Su Nu・Jia Ju Hao・Jia Su Ce Li・Jia Su Ce Li・Jia Su Shi Bin・Jiao Shushu・Jin Huan Nan・Jinhuansanjie・Lady Zhurong^S・Lei Yu・Li Bao・Li Jing・Long Pingxiu・Lu Shi・Lu Yun・Luo Beng・Luo Beng・Luo Bo・Luo Cai・Luo Go Bin Xia・Luo Gu Bin Xia・Luo Gu Bin Xia・Luo Gu Er Xia・Luo Gu Pi Yong・Luo Gu Pi Yong・Luo Gu Su Nu・Luo Gu Xian She・Luo Jilong・Luo Ju・Luo Ju・Luo Shang・Lü Chen・Lü Juanping・Lü Quan・Lü Xu・Mangyachang・Mao Jingmeng・Mao Ling・Meng Huo^S・Meng Jie・Meng Tu・Meng You・Mengli・Mulu^S・Nuo Ba Er Le・Nuo Ba Su Bo・Nuo Beng・Nuo Ge Nu・Nuo Go Shi Jia・Nuo Gu Er She・Nuo Gu Luo Cai・Nuo Gu Shi Jia・Nuo Gu Shi Jia・Nuo Guo Bo Luo・Nuo Guo Ce Li・Nuo Guo Hao Beng・Nuo Guo Jia Li・Nuo Guo Ri Ju・Nuo Jia Bang・Pang Anfang・Pang Dao・Shamoke^S・She Bo・She Ju・She Luo・She Ri Nuo・Su Beng・Su Beng Ce Li・Su Le・Su Li・Tu An・Wang Li・Wang Peili・Wei Jinshang・Wu Beng Ju・Wu Bin She・Wu Bo Xian・Wu Bo Xian・Wu Ce Li Beng・Wu Ce Li Beng・Wu Dan Beng・Wu Hao・Wu Ju・Wu Nu・Wu Qu Ju Beng・Wu She Nu・Wu Xian Beng・Wu Xian Nu・Wu Zhu Hao・Wu Zhu Nu・Wutugu^S・Xi Ni・Xian Bo・Xian Le・Xian Nan・Xian Shi・Xian Su・Xie He・Xie Lei・Yang Feng・Yao Chen・Yin Shuying・Yin Zhenyu・Yin Zhubao・Yong Yan・Yong Yumin・Yu Bo Luo・Yu Bo Xian・Yu Luo・Yu Pi Yong Jia・Yu She・Yu She Jia・Yu Wu Bo Luo・Yu Wu Bo Xian・Yu Wu Su Bo・Yu Xian Nuo・Zhao Fu・Zhou Dian・Zhou Yuan・Zhu Mei・Zhu Nu

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Reference[]

v・d・e Total War: Three Kingdoms character classes
Sentinel	Champion	Vanguard	Strategist	Commander