Nobunaga

“Brilliant Japanese general who conquered almost a third of Japan.”

Description

Nobunaga is the fourth General available to players, unlocked after upgrading the Castle to level 2 in the Gunpowder Age.

Historical Description

Oda Nobunaga in a 16th-century portrait by Kanō Motohide

"Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) was a brilliant Japanese general who conquered almost a third of Japan. One of the keys to Nobunaga's success was his willingness to embrace new technology. In the critical Battle of Nagashino, Nobunaga's arquebusiers used volley-fire to destroy the enemy cavalry. Although he was betrayed and forced to commit seppuku by one of his own generals, Nobunaga's successors Hideyoshi and Tokugawa would complete the unification of Japan after his death."

Attacking Strategies

Nobunaga at level 21+ in a tank

• Nobunaga can tank up defensive damage and deal damage to enemy defenses/Troops.

• AVOID Ballista Towers, Cannon Towers, and Anti-Tank Guns with Nobunaga. These defensive Buildings are designed to take out any Troop/General that has high hit-points.
  • A good way to avoid the Cannon Towers is to rally straight back out of your clean path near Buildings, bringing your Troops back with your Generals to help escort him/her or for Nobunaga to kill any Heavy Cavalry, foot Troops, or General stalking your Troops.
  • Avoid rallying at 45 degree angles, since your Troops are defenseless until meeting the rally point, and it is very possible Cannon Towers, and Troops can kill Nobunaga and your Troops if you pass by the defensive Buildings.

• If you are attacking without Tanks with your Troops, Nobunaga can take up some of the damage, and is best used to take out Mortar fire. Beware not to rally your troops with Nobunaga to a Mortar that can still hit your troops, since Nobunaga will be the only one left alive.
  • (Mainly used for Medieval Age) If a Mortar is in position to wipe out Troops, but is easily accessible without Cannon Towers in range, put Nobunaga down and rally him/her to the Mortar to wipe it out. Then continue your attack with placement of Troops and Tactics.

Statistics

Level	Castle Level	HP	DPS	Damage Vs. Generals	Range	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	XP Gain
1	2	10,200	380	2,280	Melee	-	-	-
2		10,413	388	2,328		250,000	8h	285
3		10,625	396	2,376		500,000
4		10,838	404	2,424		750,000
5		11,093	414	2,484		1,000,000
6		11,773	435	2,610		1,250,000	16h	420
7		12,028	445	2,670		1,500,000
8		12,283	455	2,730		2,000,000
9		12,538	466	2,796		2,500,000
10		12,835	476	2,856		3,000,000
11	3	13,600	505	3,030		41,000	2d	520
12		13,898	516	3,096		42,000
13		14,195	528	3,168		43,000
14		14,493	539	3,234		44,000
15		14,854	552	3,312		45,000
16		15,704	587	3,522		46,000	2d	760
17		16,065	599	3,594		47,000
18		16,425	612	3,672		48,000
19		16,788	624	3,744		49,000
20		17,213	637	3,822		50,000
21	4	18,233	677	4,062	3	55,000	3d	950
22		18,658	692	4,152		60,000
23		19,083	707	4,242		65,000
24		19,508	722	4,332		70,000
25		20,018	739	4,434		75,000
26		21,208	785	4,710		80,000
27		21,718	803	4,818		85,000
28		22,228	820	4,920		90,000
29		22,738	837	5,022		95,000
30		23,333	857	5,142		100,000
31	5	24,778	909	5,454		110,000	4d	1,112
32		25,373	934	5,604		120,000
33		25,968	959	5,754		130,000
34		26,563	984	5,904		140,000
35		27,158	1,010	6,060		150,000
36		28,773	1,067	6,402		160,000
37		29,453	1,094	6,564		170,000
38		30,133	1,120	6,720		180,000
39		30,813	1,147	6,882		190,000
40		31,493	1,173	7,038		200,000
41	6	33,278	1,236	7,416		205,000	5d	1,260
42		34,213	1,268	7,608		210,000
43		35,148	1,301	7,805		215,000
44		36,083	1,333	7,998		220,000
45		37,018	1,365	8,190		225,000
46		38,888	1,434	8,603		230,000
47		39,908	1,472	8,832		235,000
48		40,928	1,510	9,060		240,000
49		41,948	1,548	9,288		245,000
50		42,968	1,586	9,516		250,000
51	7	45,008	1,666	9,996		251,000	6d	1,395
52		46,113	1,710	10,260		252,000
53		47,218	1,754	10,523		253,000
54		48,323	1,797	10,781		254,000
55		49,428	1,841	11,045		255,000
56		51,723	1,933	11,598		256,000
57		52,998	1,984	11,903		257,000
58		54,273	2,034	12,203		258,000
59		55,548	2,085	12,510		259,000
60		56,823	2,136	12,816		260,000
61	8	58,438	2,186	13,116		261,000	7d4h48m
62		59,858	2,237	13,421		262,000
63		61,279	2,287	13,721		263,000
64		62,700	2,338	14,028		264,000
65		64,120	2,389	14,334		265,000
66		65,541	2,440	14,640		266,000
67		66,962	2,490	14,940		267,000
68		68,383	2,541	15,245		268,000
69		69,803	2,592	15,552		269,000
70		71,225	2,642	15,852		270,000

General stats here are without Library and Wonder benefits.

Bonuses

• +10% HP from Library Leadership research
• +10% HP from Versailles wonder ( +11% with Library Heritage research )
• +30% HP from University leader Hannibal Barca
• +10% DPS from Library Leadership research
• +15% DPS against other generals from Library Leadership research ( means: 7 times DPS instead of 6 )
• -10% upgrade costs from Notre Dame ( -11% with Library Heritage research )
• -10% upgrade costs from University leader Suleiman the Magnificent
• -30% upgrade costs from University leader Hannibal Barca
• -30% upgrade time from University leader Hannibal Barca
• Various Museum item bonuses to HP and DPS

Trivia

• In 1562 he entered into an alliance with Tokugawa Ieyasua capable daimyo of the neighbouring province of Mikawa (also now in Aichi).
• In 1567 Nobunaga, feeling that he had secured his rear flank, moved his base of operations north to the city of Gifu.
• Nobunaga promoted a new economic policy by abolishing the collection of tolls on the roads and from the guilds, both of which had been privileged sources of income for the local daimyo.
• By the spring of 1582 he had conquered central Japan and was attempting to extend his hegemony over western Japan.
• Nobunaga was wounded during the attack, and, with no chance of escape, he committed seppuku, a form of ritual suicide.