- Xun Yu is a Chinese name; the family name is Xun.
Xun Yu is a unique legendary Strategist hero in Total War: Three Kingdoms. He is a member of Han Fu in 182 and 190. He later joins Cao Cao in 194 and 200.
Description[]
From a lineage of famed advisors, Xun Yu was a star among them. He was an astute advisor and a loyal aide, to both Yuan Shao and then Cao Cao. He was well connected and recommended Guo Jia to his lord as well as aiding Cao Cao to defeat Yuan Shao.[1]
General Information[]
Attributes[]
Main Article: Attributes (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
 Expertise |
 Resolve |
 Cunning |
 Instinct |
 Authority |
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| 46 | 53 | 103 | 50 | 56 |
| -6% construction cost (administered commandery) +8 melee evasion +13% general's health +2k population growth (administered commandery) +41% ammunition (own retinue) +10 military supplies (own army) +6% melee damage -2% recruitment cost (this army) +2 satisfaction (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister) +2 unit morale (own retinue) | ||||
Background[]
Main Article: Background (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
Hegemon's Aide
- +5 expertise
- +15 cunning
- +10 authority
- +1 resilience
- +5% income from all sources (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister)
Admires Ambition, Admires Intelligence.
Traits[]
Main Article: Traits (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Dutiful
- +8 authority
- -50% desire for higher office
- +10 satisfaction
- Focuses on Duty.
- Brilliant
- +6 expertise
- +6 cunning
- +15% ammunition for all units (own armies in this county)
- -30% ammunition for all units (enemy armies in this county)
- +10% income from all sources (administered commandery)
- Increases ambition to gain independence as administrator
- Admires Intelligence, Commends Physical Ability
- Distinguished
- +6 instinct
- +2 authority
- Increases ambition to gain independence as administrator
- Admires Attractiveness, Admires Refinement
Skills[]
Main Article: Skill (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Stifling Deluge
- +4 cunning
- +4 instinct
- Ability: Stifling Deluge
- Judgement
- +8 cunning
- +25% ranged damage (own retinue)
- +1 available trade agreements (if leader, heir or prime minister)
- Abundance
- +8 resolve
- Unlocks assignment: Replenish Supplies
- +5 food production (administered commandery)
Abilities[]
Main Article: Ability (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Stifling Deluge (Passive Debuff)
- Can target if:
- General
- +5s Increased cooldown of abilities
- Range: 50m
- Duration: 1s
- Cooldown: 4s
- Can target if:
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
- Xun Yu's Armour
- Base Armour: 20
- +18 cunning
- +5% character experience (this army)
- Enables: Disciplined (own retinue)
- Black Horse
- Speed: 97
- Mass: 1.5k
- +2 cunning
Guanxi[]
Main Article: Guanxi
- Acquaintances
Biography[]
Xun Yu was born in 163 in Yingchuan to a family of Han ministers, as both his father and grandfather had served as ministers. He possessed a natural talent for administration and was often praised by his peers when he was young. Subsequently, Yu gained the position of Prefect of the Imperial Guards in Luoyang in 189. However, when the Han Dynasty began its collapse and Dong Zhuo took over, he quickly requested to be assigned somewhere else, preferably as far away from Dong Zhuo as possible. He got his wish and became the Prefect of the town of Kangfu but soon resigned to return to his native Yingchuan.
Thanks to the chaos in China at the time, Yingchuan was a starving commandery with many ruined villages. He tried to convince the inhabitants of his hometown to come with him and his family far away from the chaos. The townsfolk refused, and Xun Yu's family set out alone, reaching the court of Yuan Shao in 190, who welcomed Xun Yu as an advisor. In time, Xun would be proven right when Dong Zhuo's men pillaged Yingchuan further, killing many civilians and burning down large parts of his hometown. At Yuan Shao's court, Xun Yu was unimpressed with his new lord, stating that he could never achieve greatness. He took his family once more and defected south to the lands of Cao Cao, who was delighted to have the man's service. Recognizing his talent, Cao Cao said: "Here comes my Zifang!". Zifang, or Zhang Liang, was one of the most crucial court members of the early Han dynasty, laying the foundations for the empire along with Han Xin and Xiao He.
Xun Yu served as an advisor to Cao Cao, who valued his opinion greatly. Often he was the voice of wisdom, restraining Cao Cao and his hot-headed generals time and time again. He continued to serve Cao Cao until 212, when the warlord's ambitions had become too much for Xun Yu. Around this time, many of Cao Cao's followers wanted to officially make him a duke, which would significantly increase his power. Xun Yu's loyalties lay with the puppet Han court, and he wanted Cao Cao to uphold Emperor Xian's reign and bring back stability to China. Needless to say, he was a very vocal opponent to Cao Cao's ascension to a duke.
Cao Cao did not punish Xun Yu for speaking out against him, but later that year, Xun Yu mysteriously and very suddenly contracted a disease that killed him. Cao Cao became the Duke of Wei a year later. Whether if the timing was a mere coincidence or if Xun Yu was poisoned by Cao Cao's loyalists remains disputed.
Other Languages[]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Xun Yu - Wenruo |
| French | Xun Yu - Wenruo |
| German | Xun Yu - Wenruo |
| Italian | Xun Yu - Wenruo |
| Spanish | Xun Yu - Wenruo |
| Portuguese | Xun Yu - Wenruo |
| Polish | Xun Yu - Wenruo |
| Czech | Sün Jü - Wen-žuo |
| Turkish | Xun Yu - Wenruo |
| Chinese (Simplified)
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荀彧 (文若) Xún Yù (Wénruò)
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| Chinese (Traditional)
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荀彧 (文若) Xún Yù (Wénruò)
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| Korean | 순욱 (문약) Sun-uk (Mun-yak)
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| Russian | Сюнь Юй - Вэньжо Syun' Yuy - Ven'zho
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References[]
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