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Wang Kuang is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.

For the faction, see Wang Kuang (faction).

Wang Kuang is a Sentinel hero in Total War: Three Kingdoms. He leads his own faction, Wang Kuang, in 190.


General Information[]

Attributes[]

Main Article: Attributes (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Expertise: 75
    • -13% construction cost (administered commandery)
    • +21 melee evasion
  • Resolve: 50
    • +12% general's health
    • +2k population growth (administered commandery)
  • Cunning: 53
    • +13% ammunition (own retinue)
    • +3 military supplies (own army)
  • Instinct: 41
    • +3% melee damage
    • -1% recruitment cost (this army)
  • Authority: 49
    • +2 satisfaction (faction-wide)
    • +2 unit morale (own retinue)


Background[]

Main Article: Background (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

Guard

  • +5 expertise
  • +5 instinct
  • +5 authority
  • +4 morale when defending (faction-wide, if leader, heir, or prime minister)

Commends Perceptiveness, Respects Caution.


Unit Statistics[]

  • Morale: 100
  • Melee Toughness: 25
  • Ranged Toughness: 29
  • Melee Power: 5
  • Hit Points: 18k
  • Melee Charge Bonus: 119
  • Melee Attack Rate: 29
  • Base Melee Damage: 228
  • Armour-Piercing Melee Damage: 164
  • Base Melee Evasion: 21%
  • Base Armour: 30%
  • Speed: 94


Traits[]

Main Article: Traits (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

Stubborn

Respects Discipline, Disregards Flexibility.


Ambitious

  • +8 authority
  • +50% desire for higher office
  • +5% income from all sources (administered commandery)
  • Increases ambition to gain independence as administrator

Admires Power, Wary of Ambition


Distinguished

  • +6 instinct
  • +2 authority
  • Increases ambition to gain independence as administrator

Admires Attractiveness, Admires Refinement.


Skills[]

Main Article: Skill (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Scholarship
    • +8 cunning
    • +10% character experience (this army)
    • +40% income from commerce, silk and spice (administered commandery)
  • Tempered Deflection
  • Intuition
    • +8 expertise
    • +25% chance of evading capture post-battle
    • +15% income from industry (administered commandery)


Abilities[]

Main Article: Ability (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Unbreakable
    • Does not suffer any morale loss and will never rout.
  • Tempered Deflection (Active Buff)
    • Can use if:
      • Not on Elephant
    • +50% Ranged Block Chance
    • Range: 50m
    • Duration: 20s
    • Cooldown: 60s


Ancillaries[]

Main Article: Ancillary (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Jian
    • Base Melee Damage: 220
    • Armour-Piercing Damage: 163
    • Melee Attack Rate: 30
    • +9 expertise
  • Instructor's Leather
    • Base Armour: 30
    • -3 expertise
    • +3 authority
    • -3% speed
    • -3% melee attack rate
    • +6 charge bonus
  • Grey Horse
    • Speeed: 97
    • Mass: 1.5k
    • +2 expertise


Guanxi[]

Main Article: Guanxi

Family


Biography[]

Wang Kuang was a career politician and administrator in the Han Empire during the reign of Emperor Ling. He served under He Jin. After Emperor Ling died in 189, He Jin was assassinated by the Ten Attendants. Fearing for his life, Wang Kuang resigned from politics altogether. However, he rejoined the imperial government in 190, where he was appointed as administrator of Henei commandery.

He joined the coalition against Dong Zhuo, however, he was ultimately defeated, retreating back to Henei shortly before Yuan Shao's coalition fell apart. However, he remained at war with Dong Zhuo, who sent an envoy requesting peace with Wang Kuang. Kuang had the envoy executed, after which he came under attack and was killed by Dong Zhuo's army in 191.


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