Lu Bu

* Officer Keywords: High Burst Damage, Exceptional Strength, Weapon Damage
* Tactic Combo: Attack Tactics
* Teammate Combo: Support Officers

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As Deputy Officer: He is a strong Officer that can deal a huge amount of physical damage. He alone is enough to cover 100% of the damage output for the team, if not more.

Common Lineups: Attribute & Other Bow Lu Bu; Unrivalled Burst Lu Bu; Taishi Ci and Lu Bu Double Damage Dealers.

Recommended Attribute Investment: Go all-in on Strength. If your opponent goes first, you can go for Speed instead.

## Gameplay

“Lu Bu, the strongest among the strong; Red Hare, the fastest among the fast.” As the strongest officer among heroes of the Three Kingdoms, Lu Bu was known to be unrivalled. Lu Bu has the highest baseline Strength and growth potential among all Officers in the game. In addition, his Innate Tactic “Unbeatable” allows him to attack four times in a round (3 Duels and 1 Normal Attack). Once paired with the powerful Attack Tactics, his will gain destructive might.

Regarding Lu Bu’s attributes, his Strength is unmatched. However, the 0.27 Intelligence growth potential and the very low baseline Intelligence make him an easy target for teams that focus on Strategy Damage.

As for his Troop Qualities, he has S for Cavalry, S for Archer, and A for Spear, which are quite a fit for his shooting and riding talents.

In terms of Affinity Biography, Lu Bu offers various possibilities including Ensnaring Beauty, Hero's Wish, and Minister's Plot.

### Tactics

**Unbeatable** is Lu Bu's innate tactic.

This is an Active Tactic. Lu Bu challenges a single enemy to a duel. Both sides will take turns to use normal attack against each other for 3 times. And Lu Bu attacks first. During the challenge, neither side is affected by Disarm or Awe, and both can trigger Area Attack and Attack Tactics. When you're the Commander, after the challenge you take 7% less Weapon Damage (dependent on Strength) for 2 rounds.

The Duel Tactic is Lu Bu’s signature Tactic. Lu Bu’s exceptional Strength allows him to take advantage of this Tactic. Even when it’s a duel, the Area Attack from Tactics such as [Unstoppable Rider] or [Unwavering Will] will deal collateral damage to the spectators (the 2 Officers other than the Officer in the duel) who have their hands tied. Because of this Tactic, players tend to set up a 2-protect-1 team for Lu Bu. With Lu Bu’s Unbeatable in effect, you can be the dark horse that surprises everyone with an underdog victory. Lu Bu is a miracle worker, but as the saying goes, “the water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.”

There are a few things you need to know about [Unbeatable]:

1. Unbeatable is an Active Tactic with a 35% triggering chance.

2. Once the Tactic is in effect, both sides of the duel can’t trigger any other Active Tactics except Area Attack and Attack Tactics. Passive and Command Tactics remain unaffected. That’s why we would recommend against Lu Bu using any Active Tactics.

3. Both sides in the duel are immune to Disarm and Awe. Even if they are Disarmed (e.g. Disarmed by Intimidate) before the duel, the effect will be removed when the duel begins.

4. After the duel, you take 7% less Weapon Damage (dependent on your Strength attribute). In most cases, the actual damage reduction is around 10%. (Note: this effect becomes active after the duel.)

Lu Bu's inherit tactic is **Unstoppable Rider**. This is an Attack Tactic. Lu Bu’s normal attacks will carry out a Weapon Attack (72% damage) against all enemy units. If Lu Bu is the Commander, the Weapon Attack deals more damage (108%).

This is the best Area Attack Tactic, but its weaknesses are quite obvious. The triggering chance (30%) is quite low. And this Tactic doesn’t deal burst damage.

## Strategy

### Team 1 - Lu Bu + Guo Jia + Huang Yueying (Calvary, Cost 16)

* (Commander) Lu Bu: Cavalry Raid + Unstoppable Rider
* (Deputy) Guo Jia: Resist the Foe + Defang
* (Deputy) Huang Yueying: Xiliang Cavalry + Arrow Formation

**Lineup Breakdown:**

Xiliang Cavalry provides a huge damage bonus for Lu Bu. And [Cavalry Raid] has a 40% triggering chance. With Combo, you will basically annihilate your enemies because of Ricochet ([Cavalry Raid]’s second phase effect) even if you are not dueling the enemy Commander.

Traits: Able to deal additional damage, extremely powerful, violent, unstoppable, destructive.

### Team 2 - Lu Bu + Guo Jia + Taishi Ci (Bow, Cost 18)

* (Commander) Lu Bu: Unstoppable Rider / Cut / Puncture / White Brow
* (Deputy) Guo Jia: Arrow Formation / Eight Gold Locks Formation / Barrier
* (Deputy) Taishi Ci: Cruel Tyranny + Resist the Foe

**Lineup Breakdown:**

This is yet another 2-protect-1 lineup. What’s different is that the team now has Taishi Ci with [Cruel Tyranny] and [Resist the Foe]. He can serve not only as a source of Control effects and protection for the Commander, but also as a second source of damage. If Lu Bu loses to RNG, Taishi Ci can be a good failsafe for your team. Guo Jia, however, is at the core of this lineup. He’s a consistent damage dealer, and he goes really well with Lu Bu in the team.

Pros: This lineup has two damage dealers, allowing for more gameplay mistakes.

Cons: There is no healer in the team.

## Story

Lu Bu, courtesy name Fengxian, was known for his valor and strength. People called him the “Flying General.” There was a saying, “Lu Bu, the strongest among the strong; Red Hare, the fastest among the fast.” The classic story of Lu Bu battling against the three heroes and legends about his famous halberd-shooting skill are well-known even nowadays. Despite his admirable skill and strength, many criticize his greed for wealth, lack of strategic planning, and skeptical personality. In the end, he was slain by Cao Cao at Baimen Lou.