Guo Jia

Strategy master, the most all-round support

## Gameplay

Guo Jia in the game: Regarding his Troop Qualities, he has 3 A with for Cavalry, Shield, and Bow units. These qualities are acceptable for a support role. He has a 2.64 growth potential on Intelligence, 1.41 on Defence, and 1.21 on Speed. The growth potential on these three attributes is exceptional.

All attributes considered, Guo Jia can be both a support-focused role and a damage dealer.

Guo Jia's innate tactic is **Ten Wins Ten Losses:** Grant Perception to the Friendly Commander for the first two rounds and reduce their damage taken by 50%. This Tactic is inspired by the Ten Wins Ten Losses strategy proposed by Guo Jia during the Battle of Guandu.

* Your Commander will be granted Perception for the first two rounds and immune to all kinds of Control effects from Command Tactics during combat. This will allow the Commander to deal damage to our enemies consistently.
* Your Commander will take 50% less damage for the first two rounds. This Tactic can protect your Commander from being sniped by Officers like Lu Bu or Zhang Liao, allowing your Commander to stay powerful even after taking damage for two rounds.
* If your Commander is the only burst damage dealer in the lineup, you must include Guo Jia as one of your Deputy Officers. That way, you can protect your Commander from being Controlled or sniped in the first two rounds, so you won’t lose your only damage dealer.

Guo Jia's inherit tactic is **Sinking Sands**.

* Tactic Origin: During the conflict between Chu and Han, Han Xin built a temporary sand dam and then breached it while the enemy was crossing the river. After that, he attacked them while half of their army was drowning and the rest of them were still on the river bank.
* Tactic Breakdown: Inflict Flood on two enemy Officers, causing them to take 25% more Strategy Damage.
* 1. This Tactic is the only inheritable Tactic that can inflict Flood. You can use it along with the Punishing Thunder Tactic from Zhang Jiao to Control your enemies.
* 2. This Tactic will cause your enemies to take 25% more Strategy Damage.

## Strategy

### Recommended Lineup

#### Xu Huang, Cao Ren, and Guo Jia

* Commander: Xu Huang - Swallow Dance and Ride the Tiger
* Deputy: Cao Ren - Arrow Formation and Beguile
* Deputy: Guo Jia - Antidote and Sidestep

1. Guide: There should be only a few Country Teams when a new season has just begun. Forming a Country Team gives you an extra 10% attributes. Xu Huang is the only damage dealer in this lineup. With Perception and Damage Immunity, your team can constantly deal damage to the enemies without being interrupted or Controlled. That way, Xu Huang can keep the damage output high and consistent.
2. Pros: Consistent damage output. Xu Huang can provide the burst damage, Cao Ren has the Control effects, and Guo Jia has healing and damage immunity.
3. Cons: If Xu Huang gets interrupted by Zhuge Liang, this single damage dealer lineup will not be able to deal sufficient damage as Ride the Tiger becomes the only source of damage output.

#### Tips

1. Deputy Officers: Support - In order to better protect the Commander and allow them to deal more damage, Guo Jia is equipped with Support Tactics most of the time.
2. Common Lineup: Lu Bu plays the single damage dealer role with Guo Jia as an addition.
3. Recommended Attributes Investment: If you have Sidestep equipped, invest your Attribute Points on Intelligence; if you have White Horse Brigade equipped, invest all of them in Defence.

## Story

Guo Jia (170 - 207), courtesy name Fengxiao, was born in Yingchuan Yangdi (also known as Yuzhou, Henan nowadays). After a meeting with Yuan Shao, Guo Jia knew Yuan Shao was not going to be the true conqueror of the states, so he left him. He was introduced to Cao Cao by Xun Yu upon Xi Zhicai’s death in 196. He made Cao Cao the “Libationer Adviser” after a meeting with him, finally stepping into the limelight of the Three Kingdoms. Guo Jia put together the plan that led to the end of Lu Bu and his forces. He predicted Sun Ce’s death and planned the surprise attack on Wuhuan that led to Tadun’s decapitation. If it wasn’t for Guo Jia’s strategies and his encouragement to Cao Cao, Cao Cao wouldn’t have become a powerful warlord in the north that fast.

During the Battle of Guandu, the Ten Wins Ten Losses strategy he proposed provided Cao Cao with long-term and short-term goals and a confidence boost to Cao Cao in his battle against Yuan Shao in the future. In addition, the morale of Cao Cao’s army was lifted, too. This is the origin story of Ten Wins Ten Losses - his Tactic in the game.

The funny thing is that although Guo Jia was the one behind the plan that killed Lu Bu in real-world history, most players in the game use Guo Jia to protect Lu Bu from getting killed.