Uesugi Bow Warrior Monks are cheaper to train and maintain at 950/200 instead of 1000/220, and have +5 reload skill and +5 accuracy.When trained by the Date Clan, Bow Warrior Monks have +2 charge bonus.Unlike other Chosokabe variants of archer units, the bow warrior monks fielded by the Chosokabe do not have increased melee stats. Chosokabe Bow Warrior Monks have +5 reload skill and +10 accuracy and are cheaper to train and maintain at 950/200 instead of 1000/220.However, bow warrior monks can be bribed by Christian Metsuke to fight for their faction. Should a faction controlling Bow Warrior Monks convert to Christianity, they automatically disband. Like other warrior monks, Bow Warrior Monks are only available to non-Christian factions for recruiting. Bow Warrior Monks do not benefit as much from increased accuracy due to their already superb base stats, however, so even un-upgraded bow warrior monks trained in the early-mid game may still be useful for end-game armies.
Bow ashigaru, in comparison, are immediately available and fulfill a similar role. The primary weakness of bow warrior monks is the steep research requirements needed to unlock them: Essence of the Spirit, the Way of the Bow, and all their prerequisites are required just to train them, and Chonindo as well as Heaven and Earth both unlock buildings that make them fire more accurately, but researching all of these technologies would take in excess of 70 turns with the default research rate. While their melee statistics are better than most other missile infantry, their mediocre melee combined with their low numbers and poor armor make them weak in melee fighting. Like all monk units, however, Bow Warrior Monks have very poor armor and suffer if attacked by other bow-armed units. They are also aided by having a longer range than either of the former the only missile infantry that can match them are the Chosokabe Daikyu Samurai and the Bow Hero. While they are not as numerous as Bow Samurai or Bow Ashigaru, their superior accuracy and reloading times more than make up for this. Given reasonable weather, monks could, and did, kill anything and anyone foolish enough to stray into range.īow Warrior Monks are some of the finest archers in Total War: Shogun 2. Long years of practice, however, pay off in battle because the technique of using a bow is so ingrained as to be done without thought or hesitation. Indeed, the skill and still poise required for archery practice is as much an act of meditation as any amount of quiet, monkish contemplation. Because of their small numbers, they will not last long if they are left in close combat, regardless of any friendly support.īow warrior monks practice archery with the same dedication they give to their religious duties. They are not specially trained to fight in melee, and are likely to suffer if they are attacked by cavalry.
These warrior monks need careful handling in the presence of the enemy. They can also bombard foes with fire arrows, weapons that are both incendiary and terrifying in equal measure, especially in a country such as Japan where buildings are largely made of wood. Warrior monks are armed with powerful bows that can send arrows into enemies at a surprising, and fatal, distance. These skilled warrior monks can fire arrows at distant enemies with every expectation of doing terrible damage. Bow Warrior Monks are a type of bow infantry in Total War: Shogun 2.