Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires China's House of Cards by Tran There's over three hundred generals and almost a hundred cards divided among them. When you're attempting to unify China with an iron-plated fist, one of the last things you should worry about is trying to remember which of your lesser minions have which knacks. One day, you may even deign to call one of your better champions by name, but for now, all you really care about is what they can do. Table of Contents 1.1. From Helmets to Crowns 1.1. An Introduction 1.2. Getting Started 1.3. Why Use Cards? 2.0. Ruling 101 2.1. That Personal Touch 2.2. Drawing from the Hat 2.3. Now Meeting Four Times a Year 2.4. Covering Your Assets 2.5. New Faces Means New Cards 3.0. A Simple Tutorial 3.1. Still Stuck? 3.2. Empire Mode 3.3. January 189 AD 3.4. February 189 AD 4.0. The Appendix 4.1. In-Depth Cards Sorted by Type 4.2. In-Depth Cards Sorted by Card Names 4.3. List of Cards Sorted by Officer 4.4. List of Cards Sorted by Card Names 5.0. Standard Legal Boilerplate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.0. From Helmets to Crowns ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.1. An Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Some people weigh things such as lives, feelings, or food when it comes to imperial management. They never mention the cards. Everything beyond the reach of your weapon revolves around cards. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.2. Getting Started ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you don't see any cards available to you right now, it's likely because you're either a wandering warrior or you're fighting for a cause greater than yourself. An easy way to solve that is to pick out a place you like and make sure people start calling you, "my liege." One possible starting point is in the northern center area of China, Luo Yang. It's a popular gathering place for would-be heroes due to it's bustling center of activities. Several roads lead into Luo Yang, and the province is loaded with merchandise and facilities. For a ruler, it's less important, as sooner or later you'll end up with all the industries you'll need. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.3. Why Use Cards? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One of the biggest benefits of using cards is to keep your troops fit to fight, without having them rest and recruit for months. More soldiers on the field means you'll have an easier time defeating your enemy, regardless of whether or not you have allied officers fighting alongside you. Other, less attractive benefits (but still useful) are enhancing your combat prowess and preparing traps for the enemy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.0. Ruling 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.1. That Personal Touch ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Once you've secured a nice, comfy bastion from which to conduct your reign of terror, you'll have earned the power to administrate your empire through the use of political cards. Every lieutenant who flocks to your banner comes with a card of his own; some are pretty common, like the Last Stand. Others are normally a one-of-a-kind, and as such are generally regarded as more valuable than your run-of-the-mill Jeer card. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.2. Drawing from the Hat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Every month, you are given the chance to use a random card. Whether or not you use it, the card is going back into whatever pile it crawled out from at the end of the month. It might not even be managable for your empire's limited resources. Keep in mind that just because you may not have it next turn, doesn't mean you definitely have to use it now. Some cards may do nothing positive for you at the moment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.3. Now Meeting Four Times a Year ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You may own cards used only during the council meetings. Council meetings occur four times a year, or once every three months. You apply your resources using the cards like any other, but the effects last until the next meeting. Nothing can stop you from repeating your last council card, except by losing the support of the card-bearer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.4. Covering Your Assets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the lower right of your imperial desk, you'll see small purple stones to indicate the unit value of materials at your disposal. Each political card costs a certain amount of these stones, and no: you can't stockpile them from month to month. The bigger your empire, the more wealth and support you have at your disposal. If you're feeling a bit envious of the empire next door, there's always cards to help you there too. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.5. New Faces Means New Cards ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You'll need to keep in mind that you'll need new officers to apply new plans into action. Some adventurers come up to you and join your cause right away. Sometimes you might have to send out your officers to look for fresh faces. Others defect from their army into yours if you seem to be winning. Finally, you can bludgeon your rivals into submission, which I'll explain about later. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3.0. A Simple Tutorial ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3.1. Still Stuck? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It looks like you're still confused. Alright, we'll walk you through a brief and short-lived war campaign. First, let's prepare our imperial battle map for a new gameplan, and we'll cover "A Land in Chaos" as our small example. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3.2. Empire Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You'll need a figurehead. We'll go with Cao Pi, as he is a pretty ambitious fellow. Make sure he knows he'll be posing as a ruler, and not some schmuck of an officer. For his lackies, we'll take Gao Ding, Yu Fan, and Zhuge Jin. It doesn't matter where Cao decides to start from. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3.3. January 189 AD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We'll need time to prepare, and fortunately you can buy that tim right now. Have Cao initiate his plan of Victor's Sight, which will not only cost you one resource unit, but also three hundred gold from your treasury. Yu Fan has a trick up his sleeve, and can make sure no one looks your way if you apply Calm Before the Storm. Although we have other cards, we lack the manpower to use them. You can order your soldiers to invade another province if you want, but otherwise we'll talk about what happens in the next month. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3.4. February 189 AD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Once February strikes, let Han Dang and his men begin the Great Search in your lands. If you feel ready with your newfound soldiers (eight thousand new recruits, not counting your new officers), set down Gao Ding's card of Jeer; otherwise, use Calm Before the Storm again along with Victor's Sight. You can also try using your random card for the month, or any of your new officers' cards. This is only a small sampling of the cards, and isn't meant to be the best possible way to unify China. From here, you should be able to take things into your hands or even begin anew. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.0. The Appendix ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is the part which will interest pretty much everyone else. Some names are repeated in Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires, so it's not a mistake unless I read it wrong from my small non-HD television set. There's 43 officers holding the Last Stand card, and two of them are Liu Xun. All of these cards are sorted in four different ways. The first two describe the cards, and describe them either by type of card or alphabetically. I didn't see Koei naming the icons on the cards anywhere, so I labelled them as: Battle, Council, Ruler, and Support. You may want to glance through the list-by-type at least once to get an idea of the varying kinds of revival cards, attack-increase cards, and so forth so you can pick out your favorite ones. The alphabetical list will help you in learning what that unknown skill is, and finding out which officers to dump when all you can find out about your officers in the exchanging screen is that they have Struggle or Rise and Fall; and you don't remember what those cards are since you've never used them. For additional details, I've identified which empire is associated with which cards, and the title of the achievement associated with certain officers -- it's interesting to see how the card and the title relate to each other. Anything I have to say about a particular card will be added under "Note." The second two sections simply list the cards either by officer or by the name of the card. You'll want to refer to the first list if, for example, you're running Mercenary missions while planning ahead for the Ruling stage of the game. You'll want the second list if you are starting right away as a Ruler and want to know who has the cards you like. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.1. In-Depth Cards Sorted by Type ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Card: Ambition Description: When invading this month, increase the amount of EXP gained by the player. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Shu Officers: Chen Shi, Wu Ban, Wu Yi, and Zhang Yi Note: This card is cumulative with the unique Dragon’s Will. Each card grants a +25% bonus on it’s own for base captures and K.O.-counts. Without the bonuses, enemy officers drop a single 100-experience pot; with one card, they drop two pots worth a total of 150; both cards result in two pots totalling 200. You get a flat 500 experience bonus regardless of cards for defeating an enemy officer who is using a surprise attack, fire attack, or is inspired. .............................................................................. Card: Army of One Description: Increase player's Attack when invading this month. The fewer troops the player has at the start of battle the more effective this is. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Shu Musou Officer: Zhao Yun (Little Dragon) .............................................................................. Card: Bluff Description: Increase player's Attack this month when invading. Decrease Attack this month when defending. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Other Officers: Ahui Nan, Bao Long, Deng Mao, Fan Chou, Gao Lan, Gao Shun, Guo Si, Han Xuan, Jinhuan Sanje, Ju Shou, King Duosi, King Mulu, Nu Fu, Ou Xing, Wang Fang, Wu Tugu, Zhang Yan, and Zhu Jun .............................................................................. Card: Defender's Will Description: When defending this month, greatly increase the amount of EXP gained by the player. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Other Officers: Gongsun Yue, Shen Dan, Xin Ping, Yuan Tan, Zhang Liang, and Zhao Fan .............................................................................. Card: Dian's Strategy Description: Increase player's Attack when invading this month. Player is unaffected by enemy attacks while performing a Power Attack. Costs 600 gold. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Wei Musou Officer: Dian Wei (Menace on the Battlefield) .............................................................................. Card: Dragon's Will Description: When invading this month, increase the amount of EXP gained by the player. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Shu Musou Officer: Guan Ping (Son of the God of War) Note: This card is cumulative with the non-unique Ambition. Each card grants a +25% bonus on it’s own for base captures and K.O.-counts. Without the bonuses, enemy officers drop a single 100-experience pot; with one card, they drop two pots worth a total of 150; both cards result in two pots totalling 200. You get a flat 500 experience bonus regardless of cards for defeating an enemy officer who is using a surprise attack, fire attack, or is inspired. .............................................................................. Card: Firebird's Blow Description: When invading this month, increase Attack strength against enemy bases for the first 3 minutes of battle. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Wu Musou Officer: Zhou Tai (Silent Warrior) .............................................................................. Card: Hidden Ambitions Description: When invading this month, increase player's Attack for the first 5 minutes of battle. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Wu Musou Officer: Ling Tong (Cold as Ice) .............................................................................. Card: Hidden Poisons Description: When invading this month, increase the possibility that an enemy officer will defect. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Wei Officers: Ling Tong, Dai Ling, Jiang Ji, Man Chong, Sima Zhao, Xin Pi, Xun You, and Zhu Guang .............................................................................. Card: High Spirits Description: Slightly increase player's Attack this month when invading. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Shu Officers: Chen Dao, Guan Suo, Lei Tong, Ma Dai, Mi Fang, Zhang Bao, Zhang Yi, Zhao Tong, and Zhou Ying .............................................................................. Card: Howling Wolf Description: Increase player's Attack when invading this month. Costs 500 gold. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Wei Musou Officer: Xiahou Dun (One-Eyed Wolf) .............................................................................. Card: Iron Riders Description: Increase player's Attack this month when invading. Costs 700 gold. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Wei Officers: Cao Hong, Dong Chao, Dong Heng, Wen Qin, Xue Qiao, Zang Ba, Zhang Hu and Zhang Pu .............................................................................. Card: Master Defense Description: Greatly increase player's Attack this month, when defending. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Other Officers: Dailal Dongzhu, Huang Quan, Liu Ba, Wang Kai, Xu Si, and Yang Bo .............................................................................. Card: Ogre's Charge Description: Increase player's Attack this month when invading. Troop number will drop to 0 after battle. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Shu Musou Officer: Wei Yan (Fierce Barbarian) Note: When combined with Meng Huo’s Council card of Raging Hunger, you’ll end the battle with a full roster of soldiers. .............................................................................. Card: Poison Arrow Description: Increase the amount of time it takes for an enemy officer to return to the field. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Other Officers: Dong Cheng, Dong Min, Han Sui, Han Yin, Liu Qi, Tian Feng, Wang Yun, Xu Gong, and Yuan Yin .............................................................................. Card: Retainer's Will Description: Increase player's Defense this month when invading. Player is unaffected by enemy attacks while performing a Power Attack. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Wu Musou Officer: Huang Gai (Pillar of Wu) .............................................................................. Card: Revive Description: Decrease player's Attack this month when invading. Fully restore troops after battle. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Other Officers: Feng Ji, Liu Yong, Su Fei, Xue Li, Yang Hong, Yuan Shu, Yuan Yao, and Zhang Xun .............................................................................. Card: Rush of Ma Chao Description: Increase player's Attack this month when invading. However, if used, an enemy will attack your forces this month. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Shu Musou Officer: Ma Chao (Righteous Crusader) .............................................................................. Card: Solid Attack Description: When invading this month, slightly increase player's Attack. Troops will be restored after battle. Costs 700 gold. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Wei Musou Officer: Xu Huang (The Warrior's Art) .............................................................................. Card: Spirit Description: Increase player's Defense this month when invading. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Shu Officers: Gao Xiang, Huo Jun, and Li Yan .............................................................................. Card: Struggle Description: Increase Attack when player's Life falls below half during battle this month, when invading. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Other Officers: Cai Mao, Gao Gan, Guo Tu, Han Hao, He Jin, Huangfu Song, Li Su, Liu Biao, Liu Yan, Meng Da, Shen Pei, Shen Yi, Tao Qian, Yan Tu, Yuan Shang, Zhang Bao, Zhang Heng, and Zhang Lu .............................................................................. Card: The Circle Plot Description: Increase the power of Fire Attacks this month. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Shu Musou Officer: Pang Tong (Mysterious Traveler) .............................................................................. Card: Waiting Game Description: Increase the chance of a one - on - one duel occurring this month when invading. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Wei Officers: Cao Yu, Deng Al, Li Dian, and Yin Shang .............................................................................. Card: Whirlwind Strike Description: Increase player's movement speed for the first 3 minutes of battle this month, when invading. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Shu Musou Officer: Huang Zhong (Seasoned Veteran) .............................................................................. Card: Ghost Description: When invading this month, player's Attack and movement speed will be increased. Cost: 2 Type: Battle Empire: Wu Musou Officer: Gan Ning (Rough-and-tumble) .............................................................................. Card: Lightning Rider Description: When invading this month, increase player's Attack slightly and decrease the recharge time for special skills. Cost: 2 Type: Battle Empire: Wei Musou Officer: Zhang Liao (Feared Throughout the Land) .............................................................................. Card: Stubborn Advance Description: Restore troops to all officers. The more officers you have, the more effective this is. Cost: 2 Type: Battle Empire: Other Musou Officer: Zhang Jiao (Grand Master) Note: With a full roster of officers combined with this card, you shouldn’t need to concern yourself with casualties any further. .............................................................................. Card: The One and Only Description: When invading this month, greatly increase Lu Bu's Attack. Cost: 2 Type: Battle Empire: Wu Musou Officer: Lu Bu (Mightiest in the Land) Note: While using a level 1 custom character possessing The One and Only and armed with a level 10 Sky Piercer (Lu Bu’s weapon), I did not notice any improvement in damage. It may be there and I just missed it, but if there’s any extra power at that level, it escaped my observation. If it really does work, the card might need renaming as people might start fielding entire companies of custom Lu Bu fighters. .............................................................................. Card: Thick and Thin Description: Slightly increase player's Attack when invading for this month. Resources will increase by 1 the following month. Cost: 2 Type: Battle Empire: Wu Officers: Chen Wu, Ding Feng, Dong Xi, Ma Zhong, and Zhang Cheng .............................................................................. Card: Tiger's Attack Description: When invading this month, greatly increase player's Attack for the first 5 minutes of battle. Costs 500 gold. Cost: 2 Type: Battle Empire: Wei Musou Officer: Xu Zhu (Gourmand) .............................................................................. Card: Last Stand Description: Greatly increase player's Attack this month when invading. Troop numbers will drop to 0 after battle. Cost: 3 Type: Battle Empire: Other Officers: Cao Xing, Chen Lan, Chen Ying, Chunyu Qiong, Gongsun Zan, Guan Hai, Han Meng, Han Xian, Han Zhong, Hao Meng, Hu Che Er, Hu Zhen, Hua Xiong, Huang Shao, Huang Zu, Lei Bo, Leng Bao, Li Meng, Liang Gang, Liu Du, Liu Xun, Liu Xun, Lu Kuang, Lu Wei Kuang, Lu Xiang, Ma Yuanyi, Pei Yuan Shao, Sun Zhong, Wei Xu, Wen Chou, Xing Daorong, Xu Rong, Yan Liang, Yan Zheng, Yang Huai, Yin Li, Yu Mi, Yu She, Yue Jiu, Zhang Ji, Zhang Man Cheng, Zhang Ren, and Zhang Ying Note: When combined with Meng Huo’s Council card of Raging Hunger, you’ll end the battle with a full roster of soldiers. While I’m not certain, Wei Yan’s Ogre’s Charge appears to do the same damage, but at a much cheaper cost. Card: Skirmishes Description: Set the number of deployable officers to 4 each for both the player and the enemy. Cost: 3 Type: Battle Empire: Wei Officers: Cao Chun, Guo Huai, Hao Zhao, Liu Shao, Xiahou Mao Note: This can be one of the more effective Chaos mode cards, cutting down the opposition you would have to personally face. .............................................................................. Card: Countless Foes Description: When invading this month, player's Attack increases and Musou gauge slowly fills automatically. Cost: 4 Type: Battle Empire: Shu Musou Officer: Zhang Fei (Jovial Warrior) .............................................................................. Card: Fang of the Conqueror Description: Greatly increase player's Attack this month when invading. Resources will increase by 1 the following month. Cost: 4 Type: Battle Empire: Wu Musou Officer: Sun Ce (Hot Blooded) .............................................................................. Card: Alliance Description: Form an alliance with the targeted force for 3 months. Costs 500 gold. Cost: 1 Type: Council Empire: Wei Officers: Chen Jiao, Guo Jia, Wang Xiu, and Zhong Hui Note: This card costs one less resource point than Bond of Steel, but requires 500 gold. While you can forge two alliances if you have both the Wei and Shu versions, only one force will reinforce your battles at a time. Reinforcements will come regardless of how many troops you initially bring into battle; the only condition which must be met is whether or not the ally is in attack-range of the battle area. This means if you're being attacked, your ally needs to be adjacent and possess a road leading to your defending territory. If you're attacking someone else, your ally requires close proximity and a road leading to the targeted province. Reinforcements show up near the five-minute mark. I have yet to receive a prompt or the opportunity to support an ally in defense or attack. .............................................................................. Card: Benevolent Rule Description: For 3 months, increase Resources by 1. Cost: 1 Type: Council Empire: Shu Officers: Fa Zheng, Jiang Wan, and Yi Ji .............................................................................. Card: Concentration Description: Player is unaffected by enemy attacks when performing a Power Attack. Effective for 3 months. Cost: 1 Type: Council Empire: Wu Officers: Cheng Pu, Jiang Qin, Ling Cao, Pan Zhang, Sun Huan, Sun Shao, and Zhu Ran .............................................................................. Card: Firm Defense Description: For 3 months, set time limit for battles at 5 minutes. Cost: 1 Type: Council Empire: Wu Officers: Quan Zong, Sun Jing, and Zhu Huan .............................................................................. Card: The Hard Place Description: Restore player's troops after battle. Effective for 3 months. Costs 800 gold. Cost: 1 Type: Council Empire: Wei Musou Officer: Cao Ren (Bringer of Peace) .............................................................................. Card: Tyranny Description: Increase the gold received at the start of the month. Effective for 3 months. During this period, Resources will decrease by 1 at the start of each month. Cost: 1 Type: Council Empire: Other Musou Officer: Dong Zhuo (Paradise of Tyranny) .............................................................................. Card: Bond of Steel Description: Forge a 3 month alliance with the targeted force. Cost: 2 Type: Council Empire: Shu Officers: Chen Deng, Chen Gui, and Deng Zhi Note: This card costs one more resource point than Alliance, but doesn’t require any gold. While you can forge two alliances if you have both the Wei and Shu versions, only one force will reinforce your battles at a time. Reinforcements will come regardless of how many troops you initially bring into battle; the only condition which must be met is whether or not the ally is in attack-range of the battle area. This means if you're being attacked, your ally needs to be adjacent and possess a road leading to your defending territory. If you're attacking someone else, your ally requires close proximity and a road leading to the targeted province. Reinforcements show up near the five-minute mark. I have yet to receive a prompt or the opportunity to support an ally in defense or attack. .............................................................................. Card: Levies Description: For 3 months, increase the gold received at the start of the month. During this period, Resources will decrease by 1 at the start of each month. Cost: 2 Type: Council Empire: Other Officers: Chen Lin, Dong He, Meng You, Wang Fu, Xu You, Xun Chen, and Yan Xiang .............................................................................. Card: Power of Peace Description: For 3 months, increase Resources by 2 at the start of each month. Cost: 2 Type: Council Empire: Shu Musou Officer: Liu Bei (Benevolent Ruler) .............................................................................. Card: Rise and Fall Description: Increase player's Attack on odd numbered months, decrease Attack on even months. Effective for 3 months. Cost: 2 Type: Council Empire: Other Officers: Bo Zhang, Cao Bao, Chen Heng, Chen Ji, Cheng Yuanzhi, Ding Yuan, Dong Tu Na, Fan Neng, Gao Pei, Gao Sheng, He Yi, Hou Cheng, Ji Ling, Li Feng, Li Jue, Li Kan, Liu Bao, Mang Yachang, Qiao Rui, Song Xian, Yan Baihu, Yan Rou, Yang Feng, Yu Fuluo, Zhao Hong, and Zhou Xin .............................................................................. Card: Encourage Trade Description: Increase the amount of gold received at the beginning of the month. Effective for 3 months. Cost: 3 Type: Council Empire: Wei Officers: Deng Xian, Jia Kui, Jiang Gan, Tian Yu, and Xue Ti .............................................................................. Card: Fangs of Wu Description: Slightly increase player's Attack. Effective for 3 months, increase Resources by 1. Cost: 3 Type: Council Empire: Wu Musou Officer: Sun Jian (Tiger of Jiang Dong) .............................................................................. Card: Long March Description: Slightly increase player's Attack. Effective for 3 months. Cost: 3 Type: Council Empire: Shu Officers: Fu Shi Ren, Guan Xing, Liao Hua, Liu Feng, Sha Moke, Wu Lan, Xiahou Ba, Yan Yan, Zhao Guang, Zhou Cang .............................................................................. Card: Lord of Battle Description: Increase player's Attack. Effective for 3 months. Cost: 3 Type: Council Empire: Shu Musou Officer: Guan Yu (God of War) .............................................................................. Card: New Policies Description: Increase the amount of gold received at the beginning of the month. Effective for 3 months. Cost: 3 Type: Council Empire: Wei Musou Officer: Cao Cao (Man of Vision) .............................................................................. Card: Raging Hunger Description: Slightly decrease player's Attack when invading. However, after battle, troops will be fully restored. Effective for 3 months. Cost: 3 Type: Council Empire: Other Musou Officer: Meng Huo (Nanman King) Note: Only the player’s troops will be fully restored; allied officers will not be affected. .............................................................................. Card: Resilient Flame Description: Set fire to the first enemy base the player enters in a battle. Effective for 3 months. Cost: 3 Type: Council Empire: Wu Musou Officer: Lu Meng (Triumph of Knowledge) .............................................................................. Card: Special Price Description: Decrease store prices. Effective for 3 months. Cost: 3 Type: Council Empire: Wei Officers: Lu Di, Sun Deng, Xu Sheng, and Zhu Zhi .............................................................................. Card: Strong Advance Description: Increase player's Attack. Effective for 3 months. Costs 1000 gold. Cost: 3 Type: Council Empire: Wei Officers: Bian Xi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhen, Dian Man, Hua Xin, Lu Jian, Wang Shuang, Wen Pin, Xiahou Shang, Xu Shang, Yu Jin, Yue Jin, Zhang Qiu, and Zhu Ling .............................................................................. Card: Swift Orders Description: Shorten the recharge time between uses of special skills. Effective for 3 months. Cost: 3 Type: Council Empire: Wei Musou Officer: Xiahou Yuan (Quick as Lightning) .............................................................................. Card: Total Preparation Description: After battling with the help of an ally, restore the troops of all officers who participated. Effective for 3 months. Costs 1000 gold. Cost: 3 Type: Council Empire: Wei Musou Officer: Sima Yi (Master of Intrigue) Note: From what I can tell, you don’t actually need any of your officers or even an alliance to restore troops. I haven’t tested this too much, but this appears to restore half of the lost troops between your current and maximum value. (If you have no troops, it will give you half of your maximum. If you have 50% of your maximum troop number, you will end up with 75%.) .............................................................................. Card: Unseen Rules Description: Prevent any enemies from invading your territory. Effective for 3 months. Cost: 3 Type: Council Empire: Wu Musou Officer: Sun Quan (Young Tiger) Note: It costs quite a bit during the Council phase, but it’s not a bad card. While you deprive yourself of some potential experience from fighting invaders, winning the Ruler game requires you to be on the offensive, and defending just eats up more of your own time. Depending on which you’d rather have, time/land or experience/generals, it’s definitely a person-by-person basis. .............................................................................. Card: Special Strategy Description: Shorten the recovery time between uses of special skills. Effective for 3 months. Cost: 4 Type: Council Empire: Wei Officers: Cao Xiu, Hu Ban, Lu Qian, Nu Jin, Sun Li, Xiahou En, Xiahou He, Xiahou Hui, Xiahou Wei, and Xu Yi .............................................................................. Card: Balmy Breeze Description: This month, cards with a Resource cost of 3 or higher will be reduced in cost by 2. Cost: 1 Type: Ruler Empire: Wu Musou Officer: Xiao Qiao (Exquisite Flower) Note: Even if you want to use just a single high-resource card, Balmy Breeze is guaranteed to save you resources. Even though it removes one resource, you can easily play five mid-level cards rather than six one- resource cards. .............................................................................. Card: Calm Before the Storm Description: No enemies will invade this month. Cost: 1 Type: Ruler Empire: Wu Officers: Sun Xui and Yu Fan .............................................................................. Card: Campaign Orders Description: Increase the EXP of one of your officers. Cost: 1 Type: Ruler Empire: Wu Officers: Ding Feng and Sun Lang Note: This sets the EXP value of a random officer (your Ruler included) to a single experience point below the next level. If you are level 1, you will have 999 EXP and require one more point to level up. If the officer is already at 999 from using a previous Campaign Orders, using another one doesn’t do anything. .............................................................................. Card: Chosen Description: Recruit an officer in your territory. Costs 300 gold. Cost: 1 Type: Ruler Empire: Wei Officers: Cao Zhi, Chen Qun, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Wang Lang, and Xun Yu .............................................................................. Card: Determination Description: Increase Resources by 2 the following month. Cost: 1 Type: Ruler Empire: Shu Officers: Wang Ping and Xiang Chong .............................................................................. Card: Eternal Vigilance Description: Increase Resources by 3 at the start of the following month. Costs 400 gold. Cost: 1 Type: Ruler Empire: Wu Officers: Cao Rui, Dong Zhao, Jia Xu, Sima Shi, Xiahou De, Xu Shu, and Yang Xiu .............................................................................. Card: Extra Training Description: After using this card, restore troops to all officers each time an additional card is used this month. Cost: 1 Type: Ruler Empire: Shu Musou Officer: Yue Ying (Brains and Beauty) Note: Every card you use in addition to Extra Training restores 20% of your officers’ soldiers. Normally, two uses per turn should be enough to keep your armies intact, as I think your allied officers consume 51% of their maximum troops per battle. If you combine this with Xiao Qiao’s Balmy Breeze, you can open up your recovery options rather than just playing any one or two-resource cards you might draw. .............................................................................. Card: Forced Production Description: Receive more of a gem in your possession. Cost: 1 Type: Ruler Empire: Wu Officers: Gu Yong and Taishi Xiang .............................................................................. Card: Foundation Rock Description: Restore troops to all officers. Costs 700 gold. Cost: 1 Type: Ruler Empire: Wei Musou Officer: Zhang He (Refined Warrior) .............................................................................. Card: Inner Deeds Description: After using this card, receive 300 gold for every additional card used this month. Cost: 1 Type: Ruler Empire: Wei Musou Officer: Zhen Ji (Enchanting Beauty) .............................................................................. Card: Jeer Description: Provoke an attack by a surrounding force this month. Cost: 1 Type: Ruler Empire: Other Officers: Chen Gong, Cui Yan, Gao Ding, Kong Rong, Ki Ru, Liu Han, Liu Yan, Liu Zhang, Ma Richan, and Yuan Xi Note: Unseen Rules and Calm Before the Storm prevents Jeer’s effect from happening, but you can still use this card. Since so many officers have this one-resource card, it can be an easy addition to the bonuses for Inner Deeds (+300 gold per card) or Extra Training (20% of maximum troops restored per card). .............................................................................. Card: Victor's Sight Description: Increase Resources by 3 in the next month. Costs 300 gold. Cost: 1 Type: Ruler Empire: Wei Musou Officer: Cao Pi (Unrivalled Ambition) .............................................................................. Card: Great Revival Description: Restore troops to all officers. Cost: 2 Type: Ruler Empire: Wu Musou Officer: Sun Shang Xiang (Tomboy of Sun) .............................................................................. Card: Pride and Duty Description: Increase player's Attack this month when invading. Resources will increase by 1 the following month. Cost: 2 Type: Ruler Empire: Wu Musou Officer: Taishi Ci (Unwavering Honor) .............................................................................. Card: Recruit Description: Recruit an officer in your territory. Cost: 2 Type: Ruler Empire: Shu Officers: Jian Yong, Lu Yi, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian and Yan Yi .............................................................................. Card: Winds of Change Description: Negate all cards currently in effect except for alliances, and make all cards available for use. Cost: 2 Type: Ruler Empire: Shu Musou Officer: Zhuge Liang (Master of Strategy) Note: I get the impression there should be more to this card, but I haven’t currently come up with any cost-effective combinations. .............................................................................. Card: Angel's Gift Description: Completely restore the troops of the officer with the fewest troops. Cost: 3 Type: Ruler Empire: Other Musou Officer: Diao Chan (Elegant Dancer) .............................................................................. Card: Tax Description: Gain 2000 gold. Cost: 3 Type: Ruler Empire: Shu Officers: Fei Yi and Zhuge Jun .............................................................................. Card: The Great Search Description: Recruit 2 officers in your territory. Resources will increase by 1 the following month. Cost: 3 Type: Ruler Empire: Wu Officers: Han Dang, Zhang Zhao, and Zhuge Jin Note: With either Balmy Breeze or any of the resource-adding cards, The Great Search can get your empire moving fairly quickly. You will be uncovering officers with new cards at a rapid pace, as well as being able to replace lower-level or troop-diminished commanders at your leisure. .............................................................................. Card: Noble's Advance Description: Restore all troops to all officers. Cost: 6 Type: Ruler Empire: Other Musou Officer: Yuan Shao (Proud Nobleman) Note: For six-resource points, you can pretty much get the same thing with Extra Training, plus the benefits of whatever other cards you are utilizing. The difficulty would be in getting enough low-cost cards to obsolete Noble’s Advance. .............................................................................. Card: Avalanche Description: When invading this month, trigger a rockfall the first time the player encounters an enemy officer. Cost: 2 Type: Support Empire: Shu Officers: Chen Zhen, Fei Guan, Fei Shi, Ma Liang, Ma Su, and Xiang Lang .............................................................................. Card: Flames of Victory Description: When invading this month, set fire to any enemy base the player enters within the first 5 minutes of battle. Cost: 2 Type: Support Empire: Wu Officers: Lu Fan and Zhuge Luo Note: Although the description points out bases are set on fire during the first five minutes of battle, it should actualy read “after the first 5 minutes of battle.” This means fires start when you begin entering bases after five minutes have passed. Fires will not begin on any base you entered before those five minutes are up unless you enter them again; basically, you can’t run through all the bases beforehand and expect them to all light up simultaneously as soon as the timer reaches five minutes. If battles take longer than five minutes – whether by difficulty or capturing officers – this may be the card for you, as enemies in the midst of a fire attack are not only badly wounded, they also tend to wait around for you to chop them up. .............................................................................. Card: Fire Attack Description: When invading this month, set fire to the first enemy base the player enters. Cost: 4 Type: Support Empire: Wu Officers: Lu Su, Xue Zong, and Zhou Fang .............................................................................. Card: Wildfire Description: When invading this month, set fire to all enemy bases that the player enters in the first 6 minutes of battle. Cost: 4 Type: Support Empire: Wu Musou Officer: Lu Xun (Rising Star of Wu) Note: The Ruler equivalent of doing Mercenary missions comes in the form of Wildfire. If you don’t feel like going through the missions to unlock permanent Wildfire, you can just pick up this rather expensive card. If you use the card version, pair it with Balmy Breeze, also from Wu. .............................................................................. Card: Cold Flames Description: When invading this month, set fire to all enemy bases other than the main camp and the supply base upon entering an enemy base. Cost: 5 Type: Support Empire: Wu Musou Officer: Zhou Yu (Loyal Companion) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.2. In-Depth Cards Sorted by Card Names ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Card: Alliance Description: Form an alliance with the targeted force for 3 months. Costs 500 gold. Cost: 1 Type: Council Empire: Wei Officers: Chen Jiao, Guo Jia, Wang Xiu, and Zhong Hui Note: This card costs one less resource point than Bond of Steel, but requires 500 gold. While you can forge two alliances if you have both the Wei and Shu versions, only one force will reinforce your battles at a time. Reinforcements will come regardless of how many troops you initially bring into battle; the only condition which must be met is whether or not the ally is in attack-range of the battle area. This means if you're being attacked, your ally needs to be adjacent and possess a road leading to your defending territory. If you're attacking someone else, your ally requires close proximity and a road leading to the targeted province. Reinforcements show up near the five-minute mark. I have yet to receive a prompt or the opportunity to support an ally in defense or attack. .............................................................................. Card: Ambition Description: When invading this month, increase the amount of EXP gained by the player. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Shu Officers: Chen Shi, Wu Ban, Wu Yi, and Zhang Yi Note: This card is cumulative with the unique Dragon’s Will. Each card grants a +25% bonus on it’s own for base captures and K.O.-counts. Without the bonuses, enemy officers drop a single 100-experience pot; with one card, they drop two pots worth a total of 150; both cards result in two pots totalling 200. You get a flat 500 experience bonus regardless of cards for defeating an enemy officer who is using a surprise attack, fire attack, or is inspired. .............................................................................. Card: Angel's Gift Description: Completely restore the troops of the officer with the fewest troops. Cost: 3 Type: Ruler Empire: Other Musou Officer: Diao Chan (Elegant Dancer) .............................................................................. Card: Army of One Description: Increase player's Attack when invading this month. The fewer troops the player has at the start of battle the more effective this is. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Shu Musou Officer: Zhao Yun (Little Dragon) .............................................................................. Card: Avalanche Description: When invading this month, trigger a rockfall the first time the player encounters an enemy officer. Cost: 2 Type: Support Empire: Shu Officers: Chen Zhen, Fei Guan, Fei Shi, Ma Liang, Ma Su, and Xiang Lang .............................................................................. Card: Balmy Breeze Description: This month, cards with a Resource cost of 3 or higher will be reduced in cost by 2. Cost: 1 Type: Ruler Empire: Wu Musou Officer: Xiao Qiao (Exquisite Flower) Note: Even if you want to use just a single high-resource card, Balmy Breeze is guaranteed to save you resources. Even though it removes one resource, you can easily play five mid-level cards rather than six one- resource cards. .............................................................................. Card: Benevolent Rule Description: For 3 months, increase Resources by 1. Cost: 1 Type: Council Empire: Shu Officers: Fa Zheng, Jiang Wan, and Yi Ji .............................................................................. Card: Bluff Description: Increase player's Attack this month when invading. Decrease Attack this month when defending. Cost: 1 Type: Battle Empire: Other Officers: Ahui Nan, Bao Long, Deng Mao, Fan Chou, Gao Lan, Gao Shun, Guo Si, Han Xuan, Jinhuan Sanje, Ju Shou, King Duosi, King Mulu, Nu Fu, Ou Xing, Wang Fang, Wu Tugu, Zhang Yan, and Zhu Jun .............................................................................. Card: Bond of Steel Description: Forge a 3 month alliance with the targeted force. Cost: 2 Type: Council Empire: Shu Officers: Chen Deng, Chen Gui, and Deng Zhi Note: This card costs one more resource point than Alliance, but doesn’t require any gold. While you can forge two alliances if you have both the Wei and Shu versions, only one force will reinforce your battles at a time. Reinforcements will come regardless of how many troops you initially bring into battle; the only condition which must be met is whether or not the ally is in attack-range of the battle area. This means if you're being attacked, your ally needs to be adjacent and possess a road leading to your defending territory. If you're attacking someone else, your ally requires close proximity and a road leading to the targeted province. Reinforcements show up near the five-minute mark. I have yet to receive a prompt or the opportunity to support an ally in defense or attack. .............................................................................. Card: Calm Before the Storm Description: No enemies will invade this month. Cost: 1 Type: Ruler Empire: Wu Officers: Sun Xui and Yu Fan .............................................................................. Card: Campaign Orders Description: Increase the EXP of one of your officers. Cost: 1 Type: Ruler Empire: Wu Officers: Ding Feng and Sun Lang Note: This sets the EXP value of a random officer (your Ruler included) to a single experience point below the next level. If you are level 1, you will have 999 EXP and require one more point to level up. If the officer is already at 999 from using a previous Campaign Orders, using another one doesn’t do anything. .............................................................................. Card: Chosen Description: Recruit an officer in your territory. Costs 300 gold. Cost: 1 Type: Ruler Empire: Wei Officers: Cao Zhi, Chen Qun, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Wang Lang, and Xun Yu
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Card: Cold Flames
Description: When invading this month, set fire to all enemy bases other than
             the main camp and the supply base upon entering an enemy base.
Cost: 5
Type: Support
Empire: Wu
Musou Officer: Zhou Yu (Loyal Companion)
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Card: Concentration
Description: Player is unaffected by enemy attacks when performing a Power
             Attack.  Effective for 3 months.
Cost: 1
Type: Council
Empire: Wu
Officers: Cheng Pu, Jiang Qin, Ling Cao, Pan Zhang, Sun Huan, Sun Shao, and
          Zhu Ran
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Card: Countless Foes
Description: When invading this month, player's Attack increases and Musou
             gauge slowly fills automatically.
Cost: 4
Type: Battle
Empire: Shu
Musou Officer: Zhang Fei (Jovial Warrior)
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Card: Defender's Will
Description: When defending this month, greatly increase the amount of EXP
             gained by the player.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Other
Officers: Gongsun Yue, Shen Dan, Xin Ping, Yuan Tan, Zhang Liang, and Zhao Fan
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Card: Determination
Description: Increase Resources by 2 the following month.
Cost: 1
Type: Ruler
Empire: Shu
Officers: Wang Ping and Xiang Chong
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Card: Dian's Strategy
Description: Increase player's Attack when invading this month.  Player is
             unaffected by enemy attacks while performing a Power Attack.
             Costs 600 gold.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Wei
Musou Officer: Dian Wei (Menace on the Battlefield)
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Card: Dragon's Will
Description: When invading this month, increase the amount of EXP gained by
             the player.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Shu
Musou Officer: Guan Ping (Son of the God of War)
Note: This card is cumulative with the non-unique Ambition.  Each card grants
      a +25% bonus on it’s own for base captures and K.O.-counts.  Without the
      bonuses, enemy officers drop a single 100-experience pot; with one card,
      they drop two pots worth a total of 150; both cards result in two pots
      totalling 200.  You get a flat 500 experience bonus regardless of cards
      for defeating an enemy officer who is using a surprise attack, fire
      attack, or is inspired.
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Card: Encourage Trade
Description: Increase the amount of gold received at the beginning of the
             month.  Effective for 3 months.
Cost: 3
Type: Council
Empire: Wei
Officers: Deng Xian, Jia Kui, Jiang Gan, Tian Yu, and Xue Ti
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Card: Eternal Vigilance
Description: Increase Resources by 3 at the start of the following month.
             Costs 400 gold.
Cost: 1
Type: Ruler
Empire: Wu
Officers: Cao Rui, Dong Zhao, Jia Xu, Sima Shi, Xiahou De, Xu Shu, and Yang
          Xiu
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Card: Extra Training
Description: After using this card, restore troops to all officers each time
             an additional card is used this month.
Cost: 1
Type: Ruler
Empire: Shu
Musou Officer: Yue Ying (Brains and Beauty)
Note: Every card you use in addition to Extra Training restores 20% of your
      officers’ soldiers.  Normally, two uses per turn should be enough to
      keep your armies intact, as I think your allied officers consume 51% of
      their maximum troops per battle.  If you combine this with Xiao Qiao’s
      Balmy Breeze, you can open up your recovery options rather than just
      playing any one or two-resource cards you might draw.
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Card: Fang of the Conqueror
Description: Greatly increase player's Attack this month when invading.
             Resources will increase by 1 the following month.
Cost: 4
Type: Battle
Empire: Wu
Musou Officer: Sun Ce (Hot Blooded)
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Card: Fangs of Wu
Description: Slightly increase player's Attack.  Effective for 3 months,
             increase Resources by 1.
Cost: 3
Type: Council
Empire: Wu
Musou Officer: Sun Jian (Tiger of Jiang Dong)
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Card: Fire Attack
Description: When invading this month, set fire to the first enemy base the
             player enters.
Cost: 4
Type: Support
Empire: Wu
Officers: Lu Su, Xue Zong, and Zhou Fang
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Card: Firebird's Blow
Description: When invading this month, increase Attack strength against enemy
             bases for the first 3 minutes of battle.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Wu
Musou Officer: Zhou Tai (Silent Warrior)
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Card: Firm Defense
Description: For 3 months, set time limit for battles at 5 minutes.
Cost: 1
Type: Council
Empire: Wu
Officers: Quan Zong, Sun Jing, and Zhu Huan
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Card: Flames of Victory
Description: When invading this month, set fire to any enemy base the player
             enters within the first 5 minutes of battle.
Cost: 2
Type: Support
Empire: Wu
Officers: Lu Fan and Zhuge Luo
Note: Although the description points out bases are set on fire during the
      first five minutes of battle, it should actualy read “after the first 5
      minutes of battle.”  This means fires start when you begin entering
      bases after five minutes have passed.  Fires will not begin on any base
      you entered before those five minutes are up unless you enter them
      again; basically, you can’t run through all the bases beforehand and
      expect them to all light up simultaneously as soon as the timer reaches
      five minutes.  If battles take longer than five minutes – whether by
      difficulty or capturing officers – this may be the card for you, as
      enemies in the midst of a fire attack are not only badly wounded, they
      also tend to wait around for you to chop them up.
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Card: Forced Production
Description: Receive more of a gem in your possession.
Cost: 1
Type: Ruler
Empire: Wu
Officers: Gu Yong and Taishi Xiang
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Card: Foundation Rock
Description: Restore troops to all officers.  Costs 700 gold.
Cost: 1
Type: Ruler
Empire: Wei
Musou Officer: Zhang He (Refined Warrior)
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Card: Ghost
Description: When invading this month, player's Attack and movement speed will
             be increased.
Cost: 2
Type: Battle
Empire: Wu
Musou Officer: Gan Ning (Rough-and-tumble)
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Card: Great Revival
Description: Restore troops to all officers.
Cost: 2
Type: Ruler
Empire: Wu
Musou Officer: Sun Shang Xiang (Tomboy of Sun)
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Card: Hidden Ambitions
Description: When invading this month, increase player's Attack for the first
             5 minutes of battle.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Wu
Musou Officer: Ling Tong (Cold as Ice)
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Card: Hidden Poisons
Description: When invading this month, increase the possibility that an enemy
             officer will defect.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Wei
Officers: Ling Tong, Dai Ling, Jiang Ji, Man Chong, Sima Zhao, Xin Pi, Xun
          You, and Zhu Guang
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Card: High Spirits
Description: Slightly increase player's Attack this month when invading.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Shu
Officers: Chen Dao, Guan Suo, Lei Tong, Ma Dai, Mi Fang, Zhang Bao, Zhang Yi,
          Zhao Tong, and Zhou Ying
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Card: Howling Wolf
Description: Increase player's Attack when invading this month.  Costs 500
             gold.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Wei
Musou Officer: Xiahou Dun (One-Eyed Wolf)
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Card: Inner Deeds
Description: After using this card, receive 300 gold for every additional card
             used this month.
Cost: 1
Type: Ruler
Empire: Wei
Musou Officer: Zhen Ji (Enchanting Beauty)
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Card: Iron Riders
Description: Increase player's Attack this month when invading.  Costs 700
             gold.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Wei
Officers: Cao Hong, Dong Chao, Dong Heng, Wen Qin, Xue Qiao, Zang Ba, Zhang Hu
          and Zhang Pu
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Card: Jeer
Description: Provoke an attack by a surrounding force this month.
Cost: 1
Type: Ruler
Empire: Other
Officers: Chen Gong, Cui Yan, Gao Ding, Kong Rong, Ki Ru, Liu Han, Liu Yan,
          Liu Zhang, Ma Richan, and Yuan Xi
Note: Unseen Rules and Calm Before the Storm prevents Jeer’s effect from
      happening, but you can still use this card.  Since so many officers have
      this one-resource card, it can be an easy addition to the bonuses for
      Inner Deeds (+300 gold per card) or Extra Training (20% of maximum
      troops restored per card).
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Card: Last Stand
Description: Greatly increase player's Attack this month when invading.  Troop
             numbers will drop to 0 after battle.
Cost: 3
Type: Battle
Empire: Other
Officers: Cao Xing, Chen Lan, Chen Ying, Chunyu Qiong, Gongsun Zan, Guan Hai,
          Han Meng, Han Xian, Han Zhong, Hao Meng, Hu Che Er, Hu Zhen, Hua
          Xiong, Huang Shao, Huang Zu, Lei Bo, Leng Bao, Li Meng, Liang Gang,
          Liu Du, Liu Xun, Liu Xun, Lu Kuang, Lu Wei Kuang, Lu Xiang, Ma
          Yuanyi, Pei Yuan Shao, Sun Zhong, Wei Xu, Wen Chou, Xing Daorong, Xu
          Rong, Yan Liang, Yan Zheng, Yang Huai, Yin Li, Yu Mi, Yu She, Yue
          Jiu, Zhang Ji, Zhang Man Cheng, Zhang Ren, and Zhang Ying
Note: When combined with Meng Huo’s Council card of Raging Hunger, you’ll end
      the battle with a full roster of soldiers.  While I’m not certain, Wei
      Yan’s Ogre’s Charge appears to do the same damage, but at a much cheaper
      cost.
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Card: Levies
Description: For 3 months, increase the gold received at the start of the
             month.  During this period, Resources will decrease by 1 at the
             start of each month.
Cost: 2
Type: Council
Empire: Other
Officers: Chen Lin, Dong He, Meng You, Wang Fu, Xu You, Xun Chen, and Yan
          Xiang
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Card: Lightning Rider
Description: When invading this month, increase player's Attack slightly and
             decrease the recharge time for special skills.
Cost: 2
Type: Battle
Empire: Wei
Musou Officer: Zhang Liao (Feared Throughout the Land)
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Card: Long March
Description: Slightly increase player's Attack.  Effective for 3 months.
Cost: 3
Type: Council
Empire: Shu
Officers: Fu Shi Ren, Guan Xing, Liao Hua, Liu Feng, Sha Moke, Wu Lan, Xiahou
          Ba, Yan Yan, Zhao Guang, Zhou Cang
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Card: Lord of Battle
Description: Increase player's Attack.  Effective for 3 months.
Cost: 3
Type: Council
Empire: Shu
Musou Officer: Guan Yu (God of War)
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Card: Master Defense
Description: Greatly increase player's Attack this month, when defending.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Other
Officers: Dailal Dongzhu, Huang Quan, Liu Ba, Wang Kai, Xu Si, and Yang Bo
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Card: New Policies
Description: Increase the amount of gold received at the beginning of the
             month.  Effective for 3 months.
Cost: 3
Type: Council
Empire: Wei
Musou Officer: Cao Cao (Man of Vision)
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Card: Noble's Advance
Description: Restore all troops to all officers.
Cost: 6
Type: Ruler
Empire: Other
Musou Officer: Yuan Shao (Proud Nobleman)
Note: For six-resource points, you can pretty much get the same thing with
      Extra Training, plus the benefits of whatever other cards you are
      utilizing.  The difficulty would be in getting enough low-cost cards to
      obsolete Noble’s Advance.
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Card: Ogre's Charge
Description: Increase player's Attack this month when invading.  Troop number
             will drop to 0 after battle.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Shu
Musou Officer: Wei Yan (Fierce Barbarian)
Note: When combined with Meng Huo’s Council card of Raging Hunger, you’ll end
      the battle with a full roster of soldiers.
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Card: Poison Arrow
Description: Increase the amount of time it takes for an enemy officer to
             return to the field.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Other
Officers: Dong Cheng, Dong Min, Han Sui, Han Yin, Liu Qi, Tian Feng, Wang Yun,
          Xu Gong, and Yuan Yin
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Card: Power of Peace
Description: For 3 months, increase Resources by 2 at the start of each month.
Cost: 2
Type: Council
Empire: Shu
Musou Officer: Liu Bei (Benevolent Ruler)
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Card: Pride and Duty
Description: Increase player's Attack this month when invading.  Resources
             will increase by 1 the following month.
Cost: 2
Type: Ruler
Empire: Wu
Musou Officer: Taishi Ci (Unwavering Honor)
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Card: Raging Hunger
Description: Slightly decrease player's Attack when invading.  However, after
             battle, troops will be fully restored.  Effective for 3 months.
Cost: 3
Type: Council
Empire: Other
Musou Officer: Meng Huo (Nanman King)
Note: Only the player’s troops will be fully restored; allied officers will
      not be affected.
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Card: Recruit
Description: Recruit an officer in your territory.
Cost: 2
Type: Ruler
Empire: Shu
Officers: Jian Yong, Lu Yi, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian and Yan Yi
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Card: Resilient Flame
Description: Set fire to the first enemy base the player enters in a battle.
             Effective for 3 months.
Cost: 3
Type: Council
Empire: Wu
Musou Officer: Lu Meng (Triumph of Knowledge)
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Card: Retainer's Will
Description: Increase player's Defense this month when invading.  Player is
             unaffected by enemy attacks while performing a Power Attack.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Wu
Musou Officer: Huang Gai (Pillar of Wu)
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Card: Revive
Description: Decrease player's Attack this month when invading. Fully restore
             troops after battle.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Other
Officers: Feng Ji, Liu Yong, Su Fei, Xue Li, Yang Hong, Yuan Shu, Yuan Yao,
          and Zhang Xun
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Card: Rise and Fall
Description: Increase player's Attack on odd numbered months, decrease Attack
             on even months.  Effective for 3 months.
Cost: 2
Type: Council
Empire: Other
Officers: Bo Zhang, Cao Bao, Chen Heng, Chen Ji, Cheng Yuanzhi, Ding Yuan,
          Dong Tu Na, Fan Neng, Gao Pei, Gao Sheng, He Yi, Hou Cheng, Ji Ling,
          Li Feng, Li Jue, Li Kan, Liu Bao, Mang Yachang, Qiao Rui, Song Xian,
          Yan Baihu, Yan Rou, Yang Feng, Yu Fuluo, Zhao Hong, and Zhou Xin
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Card: Rush of Ma Chao
Description: Increase player's Attack this month when invading.  However, if
             used, an enemy will attack your forces this month.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Shu
Musou Officer: Ma Chao (Righteous Crusader)
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Card: Skirmishes
Description: Set the number of deployable officers to 4 each for both the
             player and the enemy.
Cost: 3
Type: Battle
Empire: Wei
Officers: Cao Chun, Guo Huai, Hao Zhao, Liu Shao, Xiahou Mao
Note: This can be one of the more effective Chaos mode cards, cutting down the
      opposition you would have to personally face.
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Card: Solid Attack
Description: When invading this month, slightly increase player's Attack.
             Troops will be restored after battle.  Costs 700 gold.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Wei
Musou Officer: Xu Huang (The Warrior's Art)
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Card: Special Price
Description: Decrease store prices.  Effective for 3 months.
Cost: 3
Type: Council
Empire: Wei
Officers: Lu Di, Sun Deng, Xu Sheng, and Zhu Zhi
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Card: Special Strategy
Description: Shorten the recovery time between uses of special skills.
             Effective for 3 months.
Cost: 4
Type: Council
Empire: Wei
Officers: Cao Xiu, Hu Ban, Lu Qian, Nu Jin, Sun Li, Xiahou En, Xiahou He,
          Xiahou Hui, Xiahou Wei, and Xu Yi
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Card: Spirit
Description: Increase player's Defense this month when invading.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Shu
Officers: Gao Xiang, Huo Jun, and Li Yan
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Card: Strong Advance
Description: Increase player's Attack.  Effective for 3 months.  Costs 1000
             gold.
Cost: 3
Type: Council
Empire: Wei
Officers: Bian Xi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhen, Dian Man, Hua Xin, Lu Jian, Wang
          Shuang, Wen Pin, Xiahou Shang, Xu Shang, Yu Jin, Yue Jin, Zhang Qiu,
          and Zhu Ling
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Card: Struggle
Description: Increase Attack when player's Life falls below half during battle
             this month, when invading.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Other
Officers: Cai Mao, Gao Gan, Guo Tu, Han Hao, He Jin, Huangfu Song, Li Su, Liu
          Biao, Liu Yan, Meng Da, Shen Pei, Shen Yi, Tao Qian, Yan Tu, Yuan
          Shang, Zhang Bao, Zhang Heng, and Zhang Lu
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Card: Stubborn Advance
Description: Restore troops to all officers. The more officers you have, the
             more effective this is.
Cost: 2
Type: Battle
Empire: Other
Musou Officer: Zhang Jiao (Grand Master)
Note: With a full roster of officers combined with this card, you shouldn’t
      need to concern yourself with casualties any further.
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Card: Swift Orders
Description: Shorten the recharge time between uses of special skills.
             Effective for 3 months.
Cost: 3
Type: Council
Empire: Wei
Musou Officer: Xiahou Yuan (Quick as Lightning)
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Card: Tax
Description: Gain 2000 gold.
Cost: 3
Type: Ruler
Empire: Shu
Officers: Fei Yi and Zhuge Jun
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Card: The Circle Plot
Description: Increase the power of Fire Attacks this month.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Shu
Musou Officer: Pang Tong (Mysterious Traveler)
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Card: The Great Search
Description: Recruit 2 officers in your territory.  Resources will increase by
             1 the following month.
Cost: 3
Type: Ruler
Empire: Wu
Officers: Han Dang, Zhang Zhao, and Zhuge Jin
Note: With either Balmy Breeze or any of the resource-adding cards, The Great
      Search can get your empire moving fairly quickly.  You will be
      uncovering officers with new cards at a rapid pace, as well as being
      able to replace lower-level or troop-diminished commanders at your
      leisure.
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Card: The Hard Place
Description: Restore player's troops after battle.  Effective for 3 months.
             Costs 800 gold.
Cost: 1
Type: Council
Empire: Wei
Musou Officer: Cao Ren (Bringer of Peace)
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Card: The One and Only
Description: When invading this month, greatly increase Lu Bu's Attack.
Cost: 2
Type: Battle
Empire: Wu
Musou Officer: Lu Bu (Mightiest in the Land)
Note: While using a level 1 custom character possessing The One and Only and
      armed with a level 10 Sky Piercer (Lu Bu’s weapon), I did not notice any
      improvement in damage.  It may be there and I just missed it, but if
      there’s any extra power at that level, it escaped my observation.  If it
      really does work, the card might need renaming as people might start
      fielding entire companies of custom Lu Bu fighters.
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Card: Thick and Thin
Description: Slightly increase player's Attack when invading for this month.
             Resources will increase by 1 the following month.
Cost: 2
Type: Battle
Empire: Wu
Officers: Chen Wu, Ding Feng, Dong Xi, Ma Zhong, and Zhang Cheng
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Card: Tiger's Attack
Description: When invading this month, greatly increase player's Attack for
             the first 5 minutes of battle.  Costs 500 gold.
Cost: 2
Type: Battle
Empire: Wei
Musou Officer: Xu Zhu (Gourmand)
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Card: Total Preparation
Description: After battling with the help of an ally, restore the troops of
             all officers who participated. Effective for 3 months. Costs 1000
             gold.
Cost: 3
Type: Council
Empire: Wei
Musou Officer: Sima Yi (Master of Intrigue)
Note: From what I can tell, you don’t actually need any of your officers or
      even an alliance to restore troops.  I haven’t tested this too much, but
      this appears to restore half of the lost troops between your current and
      maximum value.  (If you have no troops, it will give you half of your
      maximum.  If you have 50% of your maximum troop number, you will end up
      with 75%.)
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Card: Tyranny
Description: Increase the gold received at the start of the month.  Effective
             for 3 months.  During this period, Resources will decrease by 1
             at the start of each month.
Cost: 1
Type: Council
Empire: Other
Musou Officer: Dong Zhuo (Paradise of Tyranny)
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Card: Unseen Rules
Description: Prevent any enemies from invading your territory. Effective for 3
             months.
Cost: 3
Type: Council
Empire: Wu
Musou Officer: Sun Quan (Young Tiger)
Note: It costs quite a bit during the Council phase, but it’s not a bad card.
       While you deprive yourself of some potential experience from fighting
      invaders, winning the Ruler game requires you to be on the offensive,
      and defending just eats up more of your own time.  Depending on which
      you’d rather have, time/land or experience/generals, it’s definitely a
      person-by-person basis.
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Card: Victor's Sight
Description: Increase Resources by 3 in the next month.  Costs 300 gold.
Cost: 1
Type: Ruler
Empire: Wei
Musou Officer: Cao Pi (Unrivalled Ambition)
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Card: Waiting Game
Description: Increase the chance of a one - on - one duel occurring this month
             when invading.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Wei
Officers: Cao Yu, Deng Al, Li Dian, and Yin Shang
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Card: Whirlwind Strike
Description: Increase player's movement speed for the first 3 minutes of
             battle this month, when invading.
Cost: 1
Type: Battle
Empire: Shu
Musou Officer: Huang Zhong (Seasoned Veteran)
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Card: Winds of Change
Description: Negate all cards currently in effect except for alliances, and
             make all cards available for use.
Cost: 2
Type: Ruler
Empire: Shu
Musou Officer: Zhuge Liang (Master of Strategy)
Note: I get the impression there should be more to this card, but I haven’t
      currently come up with any cost-effective combinations.
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Card: Wildfire
Description: When invading this month, set fire to all enemy bases that the
             player enters in the first 6 minutes of battle.
Cost: 4
Type: Support
Empire: Wu
Musou Officer: Lu Xun (Rising Star of Wu)
Note: The Ruler equivalent of doing Mercenary missions comes in the form of
      Wildfire.  If you don’t feel like going through the missions to unlock
      permanent Wildfire, you can just pick up this rather expensive card.  If
      you use the card version, pair it with Balmy Breeze, also from Wu.
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        4.3.   List of Cards Sorted by Officer
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Officer                       Card
Ahui Nan                      Bluff
Bao Long                      Bluff
Bian Xi                       Strong Advance
Bo Zhang                      Rise and Fall
Cai Mao                       Struggle
Cao Bao                       Rise and Fall
Cao Cao                       New Policies
Cao Chun                      Skirmishes
Cao Hong                      Iron Riders
Cao Pi                        Victor’s Sight
Cao Ren                       The Hard Place
Cao Rui                       Eternal Vigilance
Cao Xing                      Last Stand
Cao Xiu                       Special Strategy
Cao Yu                        Waiting Game
Cao Zhang                     Strong Advance
Cao Zhen                      Strong Advance
Cao Zhi                       Chosen
Chen Dao                      High Spirits
Chen Deng                     Bond of Steel
Chen Gong                     Jeer
Chen Gui                      Bond of Steel
Chen Heng                     Rise and Fall
Chen Ji                       Rise and Fall
Chen Jiao                     Alliance
Chen Lan                      Last Stand
Chen Lin                      Levies
Chen Qun                      Chosen
Chen Shi                      Ambition
Chen Wu                       Thick and Thin
Chen Ying                     Last Stand
Chen Zhen                     Avalanche
Cheng Pu                      Concentration
Cheng Yu                      Chosen
Cheng Yuanzhi                 Rise and Fall
Chunyu Qiong                  Last Stand
Cui Yan                       Jeer
Dai Ling                      Hidden Poisons
Dailal Dongzhu                Master Defense
Deng Al                       Waiting Game
Deng Mao                      Bluff
Deng Xian                     Encourage Trade
Deng Zhi                      Bond of Steel
Dian Man                      Strong Advance
Dian Wei                      Dian's Strategy
Diao Chan                     Angel's Gift
Ding Feng                     Campaign Orders
Ding Feng                     Thick and Thin
Ding Yuan                     Rise and Fall
Dong Chao                     Iron Riders
Dong Cheng                    Poison Arrow
Dong He                       Levies
Dong Heng                     Iron Riders
Dong Min                      Poison Arrow
Dong Tu Na                    Rise and Fall
Dong Xi                       Thick and Thin
Dong Zhao                     Eternal Vigilance
Dong Zhuo                     Tyranny
Fa Zheng                      Benevolent Rule
Fan Chou                      Bluff
Fan Neng                      Rise and Fall
Fei Guan                      Avalanche
Fei Shi                       Avalanche
Fei Yi                        Tax
Feng Ji                       Revive
Fu Shi Ren                    Long March
Gan Ning                      Ghost
Gao Ding                      Jeer
Gao Gan                       Struggle
Gao Lan                       Bluff
Gao Pei                       Rise and Fall
Gao Sheng                     Rise and Fall
Gao Shun                      Bluff
Gao Xiang                     Spirit
Gongsun Yue                   Defender's Will
Gongsun Zan                   Last Stand
Gu Yong                       Forced Production
Guan Hai                      Last Stand
Guan Ping                     Dragon's Will
Guan Suo                      High Spirits
Guan Xing                     Long March
Guan Yu                       Lord of Battle
Guo Huai                      Skirmishes
Guo Jia                       Alliance
Guo Si                        Bluff
Guo Tu                        Struggle
Han Dang                      The Great Search
Han Hao                       Struggle
Han Meng                      Last Stand
Han Sui                       Poison Arrow
Han Xian                      Last Stand
Han Xuan                      Bluff
Han Yin                       Poison Arrow
Han Zhong                     Last Stand
Hao Meng                      Last Stand
Hao Zhao                      Skirmishes
He Jin                        Struggle
He Yi                         Rise and Fall
Hou Cheng                     Rise and Fall
Hu Ban                        Special Strategy
Hu Che Er                     Last Stand
Hu Zhen                       Last Stand
Hua Xin                       Strong Advance
Hua Xiong                     Last Stand
Huang Gai                     Retainer's Will
Huang Quan                    Master Defense
Huang Shao                    Last Stand
Huang Zhong                   Whirlwind Strike
Huang Zu                      Last Stand
Huangfu Song                  Struggle
Huo Jun                       Spirit
Ji Ling                       Rise and Fall
Jia Kui                       Encourage Trade
Jia Xu                        Eternal Vigilance
Jian Yong                     Recruit
Jiang Gan                     Encourage Trade
Jiang Ji                      Hidden Poisons
Jiang Qin                     Concentration
Jiang Wan                     Benevolent Rule
Jinhuan Sanje                 Bluff
Ju Shou                       Bluff
King Duosi                    Bluff
King Mulu                     Bluff
Kong Rong                     Jeer
Lei Bo                        Last Stand
Lei Tong                      High Spirits
Leng Bao                      Last Stand
Li Dian                       Waiting Game
Li Feng                       Rise and Fall
Li Jue                        Rise and Fall
Li Kan                        Rise and Fall
Li Meng                       Last Stand
Li Ru                         Jeer
Li Su                         Struggle
Li Yan                        Spirit
Liang Gang                    Last Stand
Liao Hua                      Long March
Ling Cao                      Concentration
Ling Tong                     Hidden Ambitions
Liu Ba                        Master Defense
Liu Bao                       Rise and Fall
Liu Bei                       Power of Peace
Liu Biao                      Struggle
Liu Du                        Last Stand
Liu Feng                      Long March
Liu Han                       Jeer
Liu Qi                        Poison Arrow
Liu Shao                      Skirmishes
Liu Xun                       Last Stand
Liu Xun                       Last Stand
Liu Yan                       Struggle
Liu Yan                       Jeer
Liu Ye                        Chosen
Liu Yong                      Revive
Liu Zhang                     Jeer
Lu Bu                         The One and Only
Lu Di                         Special Price
Lu Fan                        Flames of Victory
Lu Jian                       Strong Advance
Lu Kuang                      Last Stand
Lu Meng                       Resilient Flame
Lu Qian                       Special Strategy
Lu Su                         Fire Attack
Lu Wei Kuang                  Last Stand
Lu Xiang                      Last Stand
Lu Xun                        Wildfire
Lu Yi                         Recruit
Ma Chao                       Rush of Ma Chao
Ma Dai                        High Spirits
Ma Liang                      Avalanche
Ma Richan                     Jeer
Ma Su                         Avalanche
Ma Teng                       Rise and Fall
Ma Yuanyi                     Last Stand
Ma Zhong                      Thick and Thin
Man Chong                     Hidden Poisons
Mang Yachang                  Rise and Fall
Meng Da                       Struggle
Meng Huo                      Raging Hunger
Meng You                      Levies
Mi Fang                       High Spirits
Mi Zhu                        Recruit
Nu Fu                         Bluff
Nu Jin                        Special Strategy
Ou Xing                       Bluff
Pan Zhang                     Concentration
Pang Tong                     The Circle Plot
Pei Yuan Shao                 Last Stand
Qiao Rui                      Rise and Fall
Quan Zong                     Firm Defense
Sha Moke                      Long March
Shen Dan                      Defender's Will
Shen Pei                      Struggle
Shen Yi                       Struggle
Sima Shi                      Eternal Vigilance
Sima Yi                       Total Preparation
Sima Zhao                     Hidden Poisons
Song Xian                     Rise and Fall
Su Fei                        Revive
Sun Ce                        Fang of the Conqueror
Sun Deng                      Special Price
Sun Huan                      Concentration
Sun Jian                      Fangs of Wu
Sun Jing                      Firm Defense
Sun Lang                      Campaign Orders
Sun Li                        Special Strategy
Sun Qian                      Recruit
Sun Quan                      Unseen Rules
Sun Shang Xiang               Great Revival
Sun Shao                      Concentration
Sun Xui                       Calm Before the Storm
Sun Zhong                     Last Stand
Taishi Ci                     Pride and Duty
Taishi Xiang                  Forced Production
Tao Qian                      Struggle
Tian Feng                     Poison Arrow
Tian Yu                       Encourage Trade
Wang Fang                     Bluff
Wang Fu                       Levies
Wang Kai                      Master Defense
Wang Lang                     Chosen
Wang Ping                     Determination
Wang Shuang                   Strong Advance
Wang Xiu                      Alliance
Wang Yun                      Poison Arrow
Wei Xu                        Last Stand
Wei Yan                       Ogre's Charge
Wen Chou                      Last Stand
Wen Pin                       Strong Advance
Wen Qin                       Iron Riders
Wu Ban                        Ambition
Wu Lan                        Long March
Wu Tugu                       Bluff
Wu Yi                         Ambition
Xiahou Ba                     Long March
Xiahou De                     Eternal Vigilance
Xiahou En                     Special Strategy
Xiahou He                     Special Strategy
Xiahou Hui                    Special Strategy
Xiahou Mao                    Skirmishes
Xiahou Shang                  Strong Advance
Xiahou Wei                    Special Strategy
Xiahou Yuan                   Swift Orders
Xiang Chong                   Determination
Xiang Lang                    Avalanche
Xiao Qiao                     Balmy Breeze
Xin Pi                        Hidden Poisons
Xin Ping                      Defender's Will
Xing Daorong                  Last Stand
Xu Gong                       Poison Arrow
Xu Huang                      Solid Attack
Xu Rong                       Last Stand
Xu Shang                      Strong Advance
Xu Sheng                      Special Price
Xu Shu                        Eternal Vigilance
Xu Si                         Master Defense
Xu Yi                         Special Strategy
Xu You                        Levies
Xu Zhu                        Tiger's Attack
Xue Li                        Revive
Xue Qiao                      Iron Riders
Xue Ti                        Encourage Trade
Xue Zong                      Fire Attack
Xun Chen                      Levies
Xun You                       Hidden Poisons
Xun Yu                        Chosen
Yan Baihu                     Rise and Fall
Yan Liang                     Last Stand
Yan Rou                       Rise and Fall
Yan Xiang                     Levies
Yan Yan                       Long March
Yan Tu                        Struggle
Yan Zheng                     Last Stand
Yang Bo                       Master Defense
Yang Feng                     Rise and Fall
Yang Hong                     Revive
Yang Huai                     Last Stand
Yang Xiu                      Eternal Vigilance
Yan Yi                        Recruit
Yi Ji                         Benevolent Rule
Yin Li                        Last Stand
Yin Shang                     Waiting Game
Yu Fan                        Calm Before the Storm
Yu Fuluo                      Rise and Fall
Yu Jin                        Strong Advance
Yu Mi                         Last Stand
Yu She                        Last Stand
Yuan Shang                    Struggle
Yuan Shao                     Noble's Advance
Yuan Shu                      Revive
Yuan Tan                      Defender's Will
Yuan Xi                       Jeer
Yuan Yao                      Revive
Yuan Yin                      Poison Arrow
Yue Jin                       Strong Advance
Yue Jiu                       Last Stand
Yue Ying                      Extra Training
Zang Ba                       Iron Riders
Zhang Bao                     Struggle
Zhang Bao                     High Spirits
Zhang Cheng                   Thick and Thin
Zhang Fei                     Countless Foes
Zhang He                      Foundation Rock
Zhang Heng                    Struggle
Zhang Hu                      Iron Riders
Zhang Ji                      Last Stand
Zhang Jiao                    Stubborn Advance
Zhang Liang                   Defender's Will
Zhang Liao                    Lightning Rider
Zhang Lu                      Struggle
Zhang Man Cheng               Last Stand
Zhang Pu                      Iron Riders
Zhang Qiu                     Strong Advance
Zhang Ren                     Last Stand
Zhang Xun                     Revive
Zhang Yan                     Bluff
Zhang Yi                      High Spirits
Zhang Yi                      Ambition
Zhang Ying                    Last Stand
Zhang Zhao                    The Great Search
Zhao Fan                      Defender's Will
Zhao Guang                    Long March
Zhao Hong                     Rise and Fall
Zhao Tong                     High Spirits
Zhao Yun                      Army of One
Zhen Ji                       Inner Deeds
Zhong Hui                     Alliance
Zhou Cang                     Long March
Zhou Fang                     Fire Attack
Zhou Tai                      Firebird's Bow
Zhou Xin                      Rise and Fall
Zhou Yu                       Cold Flames
Zhu Guang                     Hidden Poisons
Zhu Huan                      Firm Defense
Zhu Jun                       Bluff
Zhu Ling                      Strong Advance
Zhu Ran                       Concentration
Zhu Zhi                       Special Price
Zhuge Jin                     The Great Search
Zhuge Jun                     Tax
Zhuge Liang                   Winds of Change
Zhuge Luo                     Flames of Victory
Zhou Ying                     High Spirits
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        4.4.   List of Cards Sorted by Card Names
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Card                          Officer
Alliance                      Chen Jiao
Alliance                      Guo Jia
Alliance                      Wang Xiu
Alliance                      Zhong Hui
Ambition                      Chen Shi
Ambition                      Wu Ban
Ambition                      Wu Yi
Ambition                      Zhang Yi
Angel's Gift                  Diao Chan
Army of One                   Zhao Yun
Avalanche                     Chen Zhen
Avalanche                     Fei Guan
Avalanche                     Fei Shi
Avalanche                     Ma Liang
Avalanche                     Ma Su
Avalanche                     Xiang Lang
Balmy Breeze                  Xiao Qiao
Benevolent Rule               Fa Zheng
Benevolent Rule               Jiang Wan
Benevolent Rule               Yi Ji
Bluff                         Ahui Nan
Bluff                         Bao Long
Bluff                         Deng Mao
Bluff                         Fan Chou
Bluff                         Gao Lan
Bluff                         Gao Shun
Bluff                         Guo Si
Bluff                         Han Xuan
Bluff                         Jinhuan Sanje
Bluff                         Ju Shou
Bluff                         King Duosi
Bluff                         King Mulu
Bluff                         Nu Fu
Bluff                         Ou Xing
Bluff                         Wang Fang
Bluff                         Wu Tugu
Bluff                         Zhang Yan
Bluff                         Zhu Jun
Bond of Steel                 Chen Deng
Bond of Steel                 Chen Gui
Bond of Steel                 Deng Zhi
Calm Before the Storm         Sun Xui
Calm Before the Storm         Yu Fan
Campaign Orders               Ding Feng
Campaign Orders               Sun Lang
Chosen                        Cao Zhi
Chosen                        Chen Qun
Chosen                        Cheng Yu
Chosen                        Liu Ye
Chosen                        Wang Lang
Chosen                        Xun Yu
Cold Flames                   Zhou Yu
Concentration                 Cheng Pu
Concentration                 Jiang Qin
Concentration                 Ling Cao
Concentration                 Pan Zhang
Concentration                 Sun Huan
Concentration                 Sun Shao
Concentration                 Zhu Ran
Countless Foes                Zhang Fei
Defender's Will               Gongsun Yue
Defender's Will               Shen Dan
Defender's Will               Xin Ping
Defender's Will               Yuan Tan
Defender's Will               Zhang Liang
Defender's Will               Zhao Fan
Determination                 Wang Ping
Determination                 Xiang Chong
Dian's Strategy               Dian Wei
Dragon's Will                 Guan Ping
Encourage Trade               Deng Xian
Encourage Trade               Jia Kui
Encourage Trade               Jiang Gan
Encourage Trade               Tian Yu
Encourage Trade               Xue Ti
Eternal Vigilance             Cao Rui
Eternal Vigilance             Dong Zhao
Eternal Vigilance             Jia Xu
Eternal Vigilance             Sima Shi
Eternal Vigilance             Xiahou De
Eternal Vigilance             Xu Shu
Eternal Vigilance             Yang Xiu
Extra Training                Yue Ying
Fang of the Conqueror         Sun Ce
Fangs of Wu                   Sun Jian
Fire Attack                   Lu Su
Fire Attack                   Xue Zong
Fire Attack                   Zhou Fang
Firebird's Bow                Zhou Tai
Firm Defense                  Quan Zong
Firm Defense                  Sun Jing
Firm Defense                  Zhu Huan
Flames of Victory             Lu Fan
Flames of Victory             Zhuge Luo
Forced Production             Gu Yong
Forced Production             Taishi Xiang
Foundation Rock               Zhang He
Ghost                         Gan Ning
Great Revival                 Sun Shang Xiang
Hidden Ambitions              Ling Tong
Hidden Poisons                Dai Ling
Hidden Poisons                Jiang Ji
Hidden Poisons                Man Chong
Hidden Poisons                Sima Zhao
Hidden Poisons                Xin Pi
Hidden Poisons                Xun You
Hidden Poisons                Zhu Guang
High Spirits                  Chen Dao
High Spirits                  Guan Suo
High Spirits                  Lei Tong
High Spirits                  Ma Dai
High Spirits                  Mi Fang
High Spirits                  Zhang Bao
High Spirits                  Zhang Yi
High Spirits                  Zhao Tong
High Spirits                  Zhou Ying
Inner Deeds                   Zhen Ji
Iron Riders                   Cao Hong
Iron Riders                   Dong Chao
Iron Riders                   Dong Heng
Iron Riders                   Wen Qin
Iron Riders                   Xue Qiao
Iron Riders                   Zang Ba
Iron Riders                   Zhang Hu
Iron Riders                   Zhang Pu
Jeer                          Chen Gong
Jeer                          Cui Yan
Jeer                          Gao Ding
Jeer                          Kong Rong
Jeer                          Li Ru
Jeer                          Liu Han
Jeer                          Liu Yan
Jeer                          Liu Zhang
Jeer                          Ma Richan
Jeer                          Yuan Xi
Last Stand                    Cao Xing
Last Stand                    Chen Lan
Last Stand                    Chen Ying
Last Stand                    Chunyu Qiong
Last Stand                    Gongsun Zan
Last Stand                    Guan Hai
Last Stand                    Han Meng
Last Stand                    Han Xian
Last Stand                    Han Zhong
Last Stand                    Hao Meng
Last Stand                    Hu Che Er
Last Stand                    Hu Zhen
Last Stand                    Hua Xiong
Last Stand                    Huang Shao
Last Stand                    Huang Zu
Last Stand                    Lei Bo
Last Stand                    Leng Bao
Last Stand                    Li Meng
Last Stand                    Liang Gang
Last Stand                    Liu Du
Last Stand                    Liu Xun
Last Stand                    Liu Xun
Last Stand                    Lu Kuang
Last Stand                    Lu Wei Kuang
Last Stand                    Lu Xiang
Last Stand                    Ma Yuanyi
Last Stand                    Pei Yuan Shao
Last Stand                    Sun Zhong
Last Stand                    Wei Xu
Last Stand                    Wen Chou
Last Stand                    Xing Daorong
Last Stand                    Xu Rong
Last Stand                    Yan Liang
Last Stand                    Yan Zheng
Last Stand                    Yang Huai
Last Stand                    Yin Li
Last Stand                    Yu Mi
Last Stand                    Yu She
Last Stand                    Yue Jiu
Last Stand                    Zhang Ji
Last Stand                    Zhang Man Cheng
Last Stand                    Zhang Ren
Last Stand                    Zhang Ying
Levies                        Chen Lin
Levies                        Dong He
Levies                        Meng You
Levies                        Wang Fu
Levies                        Xu You
Levies                        Xun Chen
Levies                        Yan Xiang
Lightning Rider               Zhang Liao
Long March                    Fu Shi Ren
Long March                    Guan Xing
Long March                    Liao Hua
Long March                    Liu Feng
Long March                    Sha Moke
Long March                    Wu Lan
Long March                    Xiahou Ba
Long March                    Yan Yan
Long March                    Zhao Guang
Long March                    Zhou Cang
Lord of Battle                Guan Yu
Master Defense                Dailal Dongzhu
Master Defense                Huang Quan
Master Defense                Liu Ba
Master Defense                Wang Kai
Master Defense                Xu Si
Master Defense                Yang Bo
New Policies                  Cao Cao
Noble's Advance               Yuan Shao
Ogre's Charge                 Wei Yan
Poison Arrow                  Dong Cheng
Poison Arrow                  Dong Min
Poison Arrow                  Han Sui
Poison Arrow                  Han Yin
Poison Arrow                  Liu Qi
Poison Arrow                  Tian Feng
Poison Arrow                  Wang Yun
Poison Arrow                  Xu Gong
Poison Arrow                  Yuan Yin
Power of Peace                Liu Bei
Pride and Duty                Taishi Ci
Raging Hunger                 Meng Huo
Recruit                       Jian Yong
Recruit                       Lu Yi
Recruit                       Mi Zhu
Recruit                       Sun Qian
Recruit                       Yan Yi
Resilient Flame               Lu Meng
Retainer's Will               Huang Gai
Revive                        Feng Ji
Revive                        Liu Yong
Revive                        Su Fei
Revive                        Xue Li
Revive                        Yang Hong
Revive                        Yuan Shu
Revive                        Yuan Yao
Revive                        Zhang Xun
Rise and Fall                 Bo Zhang
Rise and Fall                 Cao Bao
Rise and Fall                 Chen Heng
Rise and Fall                 Chen Ji
Rise and Fall                 Cheng Yuanzhi
Rise and Fall                 Ding Yuan
Rise and Fall                 Dong Tu Na
Rise and Fall                 Fan Neng
Rise and Fall                 Gao Pei
Rise and Fall                 Gao Sheng
Rise and Fall                 He Yi
Rise and Fall                 Hou Cheng
Rise and Fall                 Ji Ling
Rise and Fall                 Li Feng
Rise and Fall                 Li Jue
Rise and Fall                 Li Kan
Rise and Fall                 Liu Bao
Rise and Fall                 Ma Teng
Rise and Fall                 Mang Yachang
Rise and Fall                 Qiao Rui
Rise and Fall                 Song Xian
Rise and Fall                 Yan Baihu
Rise and Fall                 Yan Rou
Rise and Fall                 Yang Feng
Rise and Fall                 Yu Fuluo
Rise and Fall                 Zhao Hong
Rise and Fall                 Zhou Xin
Rush of Ma Chao               Ma Chao
Skirmishes                    Cao Chun
Skirmishes                    Guo Huai
Skirmishes                    Hao Zhao
Skirmishes                    Liu Shao
Skirmishes                    Xiahou Mao
Solid Attack                  Xu Huang
Special Price                 Lu Di
Special Price                 Sun Deng
Special Price                 Xu Sheng
Special Price                 Zhu Zhi
Special Strategy              Cao Xiu
Special Strategy              Hu Ban
Special Strategy              Lu Qian
Special Strategy              Nu Jin
Special Strategy              Sun Li
Special Strategy              Xiahou En
Special Strategy              Xiahou He
Special Strategy              Xiahou Hui
Special Strategy              Xiahou Wei
Special Strategy              Xu Yi
Spirit                        Gao Xiang
Spirit                        Huo Jun
Spirit                        Li Yan
Strong Advance                Bian Xi
Strong Advance                Cao Zhang
Strong Advance                Cao Zhen
Strong Advance                Dian Man
Strong Advance                Hua Xin
Strong Advance                Lu Jian
Strong Advance                Wang Shuang
Strong Advance                Wen Pin
Strong Advance                Xiahou Shang
Strong Advance                Xu Shang
Strong Advance                Yu Jin
Strong Advance                Yue Jin
Strong Advance                Zhang Qiu
Strong Advance                Zhu Ling
Struggle                      Cai Mao
Struggle                      Gao Gan
Struggle                      Guo Tu
Struggle                      Han Hao
Struggle                      He Jin
Struggle                      Huangfu Song
Struggle                      Li Su
Struggle                      Liu Biao
Struggle                      Liu Yan
Struggle                      Meng Da
Struggle                      Shen Pei
Struggle                      Shen Yi
Struggle                      Tao Qian
Struggle                      Yan Tu
Struggle                      Yuan Shang
Struggle                      Zhang Bao
Struggle                      Zhang Heng
Struggle                      Zhang Lu
Stubborn Advance              Zhang Jiao
Swift Orders                  Xiahou Yuan
Tax                           Fei Yi
Tax                           Zhuge Jun
The Circle Plot               Pang Tong
The Great Search              Han Dang
The Great Search              Zhang Zhao
The Great Search              Zhuge Jin
The Hard Place                Cao Ren
The One and Only              Lu Bu
Thick and Thin                Chen Wu
Thick and Thin                Ding Feng
Thick and Thin                Dong Xi
Thick and Thin                Ma Zhong
Thick and Thin                Zhang Cheng
Tiger's Attack                Xu Zhu
Total Preparation             Sima Yi
Tyranny                       Dong Zhuo
Unseen Rules                  Sun Quan
Victor's Sight                Cao Pi
Waiting Game                  Cao Yu
Waiting Game                  Deng Al
Waiting Game                  Li Dian
Waiting Game                  Yin Shang
Whirlwind Strike              Huang Zhong
Wildfire                      Lu Xun
Winds of Change               Zhuge Liang
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