Taishi Ci

## Gameplay

Among the Officers in Three Kingdoms Tactics, Taishi Ci works best with all kinds of Attack Tactics. His Innate Tactic gives him Combo for 8 rounds, making him a great damage dealer. Regarding his attribute growth potential, a +2.09 Strength is acceptable for a Weapon-specialist Officer. Taishi Ci has good Intelligence, but his Defence makes him extremely vulnerable when his innate tactic is active. Therefore, make sure he is well-protected if you plan to make him your main damage dealer. As for his Troop Qualities, Taishi Chi only has one S-tier and one B-tier Troop Qualities, so you will want to synergize with Archer and Cavalry.

Taishi Ci's innate tactic is **Master Archer:** You gain Combo and cause your target to lose 25 Defence (Max Level Effect).

With his 8-round Combo, you can equip two Attack Tactics to deal a significant amount of damage. If none of your Officers are being Controlled, you can proc S. Strike up to 16 times. However, Taishi Ci’s Defence is his biggest weakness. His Combo effect can be easily countered by teams with Tactics such as Death in Slumber, Delayed Strike, and Strike Back. Such a team will quickly undermine your damage output.

Taishi Ci's inheritable tactic is **Resist the Foe:** Your normal attacks lower the Defence and Intelligence of a random enemy by 100. Additionally, the Friendly Commander is immune to damage for 2 times (this effect lasts 2 rounds). The triggering chance starts at 25% and goes up to 45% at max level.

Use Attack Tactics with a support potential. Taishi Ci has Tactics with a high trigger chance, allowing him to lower enemy Officers’ attributes to give you an edge against them as well as provide a good protection for the allied Commander.

## Strategy

### Tactic Choice

Regarding the Tactic choices, Attack Tactics are the best pick as they have good synergies with your Combo.

1. [Damage Dealer]

S-tier: Unstoppable Rider / Cavalry Raid / Cruel Tyranny

A-tier: Cut / Hidden Secrets

2. [Support & Control]

S-tier: Resist the Foe / Overcome

A-tier: Draw Bow

### Lineup Breakdown & Recommendation

#### [Damage Dealer]

**Taishi Ci + Cao Cao + Guo Jia / Zhu Rong (Calvary)**

* (Commander) Taishi Ci: Cavalry Raid + Unstoppable Rider
* (Deputy) Cao Cao: Eight Gold Locks + Lonely City
* (Deputy) Guo Jia / Zhu Rong: Arrow Formation / Xiliang Cavalry / Symbol of Peace

1. In this lineup, Taishi Ci is the fragile damage dealer protected by the other two supporting Officers.
2. Taishi Ci, the Commander and the main damage dealer, can activate [Cavalry Raid] and [Unstoppable Rider].
3. Guo Jia + Symbol of Peace: This Officer provides a safe and well-protected environment for our Commander to deal damage.
4. Cao Cao + Arrow Formation + Xiliang Cavalry: This Officer increases the Commander’s damage by at least 55%. And the burst damage from Xiliang Cavalry’s Critical can often work miracles.

#### [Control]

**Zhou Yu + Taishi Ci + Lu Meng (Wu Archer)**

* (Commander) Zhou Yu: Purify / Lonely City / Antidote / Soul Steal / Uncanny Foresight
* (Deputy) Taishi Ci: White Horse Brigade + Resist the Foe / Draw Bow / Damage Dealing Attack Tactics
* (Deputy) Lu Meng: Slaughter + Sinking Sands / Bait / Uncanny Foresight

1. [White Horse Brigade] can increase the triggering chance of all allies’ primary Tactics. With Lu Meng and Taishi Ci, your team is all-round with the ability to Control enemies as well as dealing damage to them. This combination also provides a good source of burst damage.
2. In this lineup, Taishi Ci has various Tactics for you to choose from, with each Tactic having its unique effect.
3. This lineup deals high damage, but not consistently. The goal is to kill your foe as soon as possible.

## Story

Taishi Ci (166 - 206), courtesy name Ziyi, was born in Yellow County, Donglai (also known as Eastern Huang Cheng Ji, Longkou, Shandong nowadays).

Taishi Ci was a renowned general of the late Eastern Han dynasty who made Commandant of Jianchang in his late years. He was also a skillful archer and an experienced rider with a steady aim on a horse. He once broke out of a siege by himself to request Liu Bei for help to save Kong Rong. Before he defected to Sun Ce, Taishi Ci was originally a subordinate of Liu Yao. Since then, Taishi Ci had been aiding the Sun family in their cause of conquering Jiangdong as one of the commanding generals. After Sun Quan came into power, he trusted Taishi Ci to look after the south for his proven capability in management.