TOP 6 YARI INFANTRY UNITS - Total War: Shogun 2!

[@NUSensei]

This yari list gets straight to the point.

[@HistoricalWeapons]

Lol

[@syn_2529]

@Joey Ishaan shut the fuck up, bot

[@toravisu2614]

Comedy gold.

[@di5450]

You got the name of the game all wrong. It's Total War: Ashigaru 2

[@tiresias7231]

"There is an art to commanding peasants..." - Shogun 2 "...and I am its master" - MrSmartDonkeyLP

[@ShadowWalker-ng1it]

how about a ranking of the hero units in the game?

[@Naraku-no-Hana-WE]

Seconded, even I don't know how to rank all the different hero units in the game.

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

Nor do I, which is why I haven’t done it yet, since I never really use them. Hopefully this series will give me some experience with them all so by the end of it I’ll be able to make a meaningful list.

[@pawezdziech7120]

How about Top 5 Best Melee Units in the all TW games?

[@tonyshu6052]

Paweł Zdziech that would be hard to do as you can’t really rank units in different games

[@pawezdziech7120]

Welp, just you have to compare impact on the game.

[@lordyaromir6407]

6.Long Yari Ashigaru 5.Long Yari Ashigaru 4.Long Yari Ashigaru 3.Long Yari Ashigaru 2.Long Yari Ashigaru 1.Long Yari Ashigaru

[@lilldavid6903]

Damn you were more speedy than I with that comment

[@lordyaromir6407]

@@lilldavid6903 Oh, sorry, I even thought that there already are comments like that, but I was too lazy to check. X)

[@lilldavid6903]

jareček pareček The moment I commented my list I literally saw this, I’m a fool in a man’s shoes

[@lordyaromir6407]

@@lilldavid6903 no, if someone wrote this before me, I wouldn't notice. :)

[@NUSensei]

The longer the yari, the more excited SmartDonkey becomes. Or is it the other way around?

[@drakan4769]

5:46 "the only way to beat a yari wall is going around it" my terços would disagree with that statement

[@fledgingphoenix1954]

My Fire Rocket wouldn't agree either

[@MaximusCircus]

The question is: How can you shoot your self in the foot with a yari?

[@Naraku-no-Hana-WE]

That's not even hard. You just find yourself a ballista.

[@Naraku-no-Hana-WE]

@@MaximusCircus Of course you can. Have you seen the accuracy of the siege weapons in this game?

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

Throw it vertically and wait for it to fall on your foot

[@MaximusCircus]

@@Duke_of_Lorraine haha, did not think of that!

[@Noobfist]

1:00 Well I have played the game so. Yari ashigaru and long yari ashigaru in the top? How do we beat a spear?! I know! A bigger spear!

[@andrewle7429]

or matchlocks XD course i wouldn't have em unsupported, by of course my own yari ashigaru, but thats another story. just love recreating Oda Nobunagas favoritism of matchlocks when playing the Oda.

[@marcusc9931]

Laughs in Macedonian phalanx

[@ViperBoe]

Even if the Yari hero is at the bottom of this top 6, I think their unit card is one of the coolest in the game

[@Pantsugrenadiere]

My prédiction: 1-long yari ashigaru 2-yari ashigaru 3-bullet proff yari 4-yari héro 5-yari ronin 6-ronin

[@Pantsugrenadiere]

Hum finally the Heroes are the last ( i was thinking because of the buff they will je higher) however i'm glad that i got right for the rest ^^

[@antlantis1234]

@@Pantsugrenadiere I think you spelled "samurai" wrong

[@Monke-fj2qz]

I can still hear the yarimazing pun in my mind...

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

I literally have a Yarimazing merchandise design.

[@christiandauz3742]

What if the Yari Samurai and other Spear Infantry had Yari Wall? What if Naginata Infantry also had Yari Wall?

[@rance2799]

@@christiandauz3742 do you want a wall of death that much?

[@alessandro-hm9wk]

1 must be oda long yari achigaru if im wrong im am a schamful display

[@johnhazatoth6125]

You mean, oda long yari ashigaru?

[@alessandro-hm9wk]

John Hazatoth aaa speld wrong

[@handlesarecringe957]

I love the mod that lets yari samurai and ronin use spear square, it makes them feel so much better to use

[@Weberkooks]

Yeah it was intended to be part of the game, It is even in the tech tree in vanilla! that technology just doesn't work

[@skarredcat]

SmartDonkey’s Top 6 Yari Infantry List: #6 - Oda Long Yari Ashigaru #5 - Oda Long Yari Ashigaru #4 - Oda Long Yari Ashigaru #3 - Oda Long Yari Ashigaru #2 - Oda Long Yari Ashigaru and finally, the best Yari Infantry Unit: #1 - Fire-Bomb Throwers

[@hollow88]

Really underrated channel

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

Thank you men, I appreciate words like that more than you’d think.

[@hollow88]

@@MrSmartDonkeyLP no worries i really mean it :) i've watched a lot of your channel and this is the first time actually commenting. I really enjoy your let's plays either shogun or any other game and always have a good laugh. Your top lists on shogun are really detailed and really well edited and you can tell the work and time you put into this not to mention the way it helped me on my personal shogun 2 experience and it just bothers me that such good content it's left with less attention than it actually deserves. Anyway keep up with your channel and best of luck on the future :)

[@henreyeraser3402]

Rank cavalry or ranged units next, (horse archers should probably go on the ranged list). Also please do clan over view on the rise of the samurai factions.

[@1219nan]

Now for top 5 naginata and a top 5 katana list. I don’t know why things being put onto lists are entertaining.

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

I don’t know either but people love lists, that’s why I keep coming back to them.

[@TheKeyser94]

When I played the Ottomo I only used Yari Samurai, along side their over power bow Samurai, because I trough that they were the best unit of this specification, I had no idea that they were better units of this kind.

[@KonaFanatiker]

Are you sure you mean Ottomo and not Chosokabe ? Ottomo have guns and Chosokabe have the bows as far as I remember.

[@TheKeyser94]

@@KonaFanatiker Ha, yeah, Chosokabe I made a mistake, I was in war with the Ottomo.

[@Naraku-no-Hana-WE]

This one may be a bit difficult to give a title to, but how about a list of the top alternative units to use in Shogun 2? In other words no ashigaru, no katana samurai, naginata samurai, bow warrior monks or yari calvary. Could also use a ranking of all missile units, siege included.

[@chargingnoisesintensify6335]

you can make the yari samurai better by downloading a mod called 'yari fix' or something or other which gives yari samurai the ability to go into yari wall, making them a (sorta) worthy investment

[@antlantis1234]

6: yari samurai 5:hero samurai 4:ronin samurai 3:bulletproof vest samurai 2:yari ashigaru 1:long yari ashigaru CLOSE ENOUGH!!!!!

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

Indeed, really close!

[@antlantis1234]

@@MrSmartDonkeyLP I know I can't believe that I got most of it

[@avisdunrandom]

In my first game in Shogun 2 (my first total war) I've played Oda (to play rp) and always recruited samouraï yari and strangely it's hard to conquer the map :D but after I watched all of you legendary campaign I realised I'm dump to do that.

[@Darqshadow]

Playing as Oda: Long Yari Ashigaru and matchlock Ashigaru woth Bow Ashigaru for the long range hitting power.

[@miaththered]

Of course the Oda come in first, Long Yari are godlike, fear be given to the mere peasant with a pike.

[@suryokai47]

And don't forget the clan buffs

[@suryokai47]

#peasantpower

[@TheManofthecross]

*brings in artillery peaces for the grand battery of the convention.* nope get shelled mother fuckers!!!

[@dac314]

This was a great vid, love the format! Could you do the best missile cavalry, and the best katana infantry, please!

[@IDONTGETTHEPOINT]

Do a top 5 Best units of Total War Battles : Shogun next. The whole subscriber base is waiting for this, I promise.

[@ChenYuanxiLeon]

what makes these peasants more useful is that you can use them as a occupation force because their low upkeep cost.

[@worldman3218]

You people havent seen true horror until you've seen an army with +5 armor long yari ashigaru.

[@setiawansetiawan5103]

Just throw +5 katana samurai at them?

[@worldman3218]

Setiawan Setiawan It doesnt work, an army unupgraded oda long yari with archer support can easily destroy a death-stack of fully upgraded shimazu katana samurai.

[@DunklerSim]

Where is the Naginata infantry units video?

[@legoman7041]

Do the top Sword + Naginata (which is just a sword on a stick) units and top Hero units.

[@akizaizayoi4763]

Oda Long Yari Ashigaru can beat Shimazu Katana Samurai even on a 1v1 for as long as they're on Yari Wall.

[@bobbynewport666]

how do you counter long yari-heavy armies? attacvking long-yari-heavy stacks in sieges, how do you counter them? tear them apart by range? that's tough with the fund reduction to get any worth-while ranged units

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

The Date bulletproof samurai is the only unique unit wwith an unit cap, while more powerful ones (shimazu heavy gunners, donderbus cav...) are unlimited. It looks like an oversight.

[@thunderslash94]

Still waiting the top naginata units list. I hope it is done sometime.

[@TheAnigai]

What about buffed Yari Samurai? I've got Satsuma late game Otomo pumping out Level 5 Yari & Naginata Samurai with 11 and 15 armour respectively. It might be orth noting however that I'm running Darthmod and not vanilla so the anti cav bonus for both are nearly identical. Love the videos man, keep it up!

[@CNX625]

When you trained your whole life on the art of spear, just be killed by some peasant that was recently coerced to join the army.

[@Dfathurr]

Long Yari Ashigaru for the Oda clan basically went like Thorax Pikemen for Macedonians.

[@Antidragon-nl7by]

Where do Naganata Samuri place on this list?

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

They’re a Naginata unit, not a Yari unit. But if you wanted to add them to this list I’d probably put them at #2 or #3.

[@Antidragon-nl7by]

@@MrSmartDonkeyLP Thanks, I was wondering if they were worth the investment. Frankly, i love strategy games where even the basic units (in this case, ashigaru) have purpose and functionality even into the late game. It feels like the more advanced units are adding nuance complexity to your tactics as the game progresses, rather than simply reinventing the wheel.

[@shingeovanny508]

We are still waiting for the Top Naginata​@@MrSmartDonkeyLP

[@marcusc9931]

are there any videos on efficient tech tree / economy /town builds? I think this is where my failures may br

[@TheManofthecross]

of course use artillery on them and that will break apart the wall real fast not only in forcing them to come to you but land a clean hit on them and there will be plenty of holes in there ranks. and they drop real fast especially the long yari ones.

[@LegioXXl]

Other clans: Our samurai are the greatest warriors of the land, bred and trained from childhood to become the greatest duelists of the age! Oda Ashigaru: Pointy stick go stab stab

[@rlathouwers2001]

Date Bulletproof yari + gold armor = Date cannonproof yari

[@halfpotatohalfunicorn9009]

So I can just use Naginata against Cavalry and every other spear unit? Awesome!

[@georgesmith6218]

Should have included naginata units I think.

[@notanonymous3976]

rapid advance is amazing for routing

[@jaspervanderploeg6199]

What about a top 6 worst yari units

[@suryokai47]

Just described it backwards

[@Aru_im]

Watch it backwards

[@Aru_im]

@Daniel Byrne umm obviously it wasn't joke or anything, of course I was being serious...

[@Aru_im]

@Daniel Byrne ok smart

[@pieguy7157]

Long Yari Number 1 and Yari Ashigaru Number 2! ..... Nothing else Matters.

[@dramaking9559]

You should make top 10 deadly troop combinations for shogun 2

[@The_Custos]

The funny thing about yari samurai is that even nuns are better at anti-cav. The nuns have a lower bonus against cav but far higher stats, including morale, so they do better. Give them 1-2 upgrades vs cav in mp and they are astounding horse choppers. 🔪 🐴

[@ReviveHF]

This will trigger the Spear haters from Rome 2 and Attila.

[@samuraigamez358]

Top 7 cavalry units ( the contestants are: Light cavalry, yari cavalry, katana cavalry, bow cavalry, Takeda Fire Cavalry, Tokugawa mounted gunners, and Otomo Donderbuss Cavalry)

[@antlantis1234]

I already know wich Will be first

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

I will do Cav in 2 categories I think, melee and ranged.

[@RocketHarry865]

I wonder if Katana samurai removed from game and have the Yari Samurai melee and armour stats buffed.

[@MrGafielder]

My list: 6-Hero, only one and a small unit 5-Date bulletproof, only four shameful 4-Ronin, they don't have rapid advance 3-Samurai, they do have rapid advance 2-Long ashigaru, Oda exclusive they'd win but exclusive 1-Ashigaru, simply yarimazing

[@antlantis1234]

How can you rate a bigger spear worse tahn a smaller spear!! shamefur dispray!

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

Maybe he rated them that way because they’re universally available to every clan unlike Long Yaris which are unique to the Oda? I think that certainly gives them some more value.

[@antlantis1234]

@@MrSmartDonkeyLP I know he puted that in the comment I was saying thatbecause I feel that he downgrades more than needed because they're unique to the Oda

[@MrGafielder]

@Antlantis 123 I also like that I can recruit YA anywhere which is great for emergencies. In my stacks I use Longs, they are a better unit in battle. However with the building requirements I think them less useful in the strategic map.

[@thepizzafoogle5481]

Is it possible to use a double yari wall with a yari ashigaru and a yari samurai? The yari samurai have slightly shorter yaris, dont they?

[@hannahmonteiro9229]

Yaris

[@ardypangihutan3653]

i kinda like yari ronin, using the dirty cheap province buffed, chevron loan sword for frontline, yari ronin is best for counter flank, more compact, cheap and much stronger than yari samurai. sadly not only lost their master, they lost ability to rapid adcance as well

[@davidthewhitelizard3681]

Long Yari Ashigaru are best,really good numbers,nice price plus u can plague enemy with them.And Im talking about Single and multiplayer.

[@f3wbs]

I know this might be overdue, but would you trust Naginata Samurai over Yari Samurai and why?

[@geraldchurchill5576]

6:09 Whats up with the hidden frame you snuck in there?

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

Looks like Top Gear or The Grand Tour. Definitely a weird recording glitch and not something I put in there on purpose, I've had this thing a couple of times where my recording software will pick up my second monitor or what's behind the game for a split second.

[@AvengerAtIlipa]

Where would Ikko Ikki Yari Ashigaru go on this list? Larger unit size and inferior stats diminish with veterancy.

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

It’s the other way around, they get better with veterancy due to their larger numbers. They start out worse than regular Yari Ashigaru but after gaining some experience they become better. I talk about it in my Ikko Ikki overview.

[@Cerulius]

Hey just a quick question, if let's say that yari samurai had yari wall, should i got for them instead for ashigaru?

[@kanicshep]

While I've only been watching you for a week or two now, I've already seen how much you love the Yari Ashigaru. Unrelated question, but since you mentioned it....is multiplayer still even a thing with this game? As a long time total war fan, I'm curious of expanding into that realm of the total war gameplay

[@williamberdal9060]

I've been a long time total war fan and i play shogun 2 relatively regularly however chances of finding someone to do campaign with is extremely low unless you have a friend that's up for it and avatars conquest mode is full of veteran players who have the best stat units and the occasional noob unfortunately...

[@willistuttle966]

Welp, time to buy the Oda Long DLC.

[@wnose]

Does anyone know why YA don't engage the yari wall? Do they all have to be in formation first?

[@mini_pypermaru]

Quick question for a noob player like me: My campaign map in Shogun 2 isn't a parchment-esque thingy like Donkey's. Like... Its all fog and black instead of showing a map with outlined provinces. Is it a graphics setting or a mod or something?

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

Other people have asked me this too and I’m honestly not sure, it’s not a mod, so it’s probably a graphics option, not sure which one though.

[@mini_pypermaru]

@@MrSmartDonkeyLP Thanks!

[@calamitoso0066]

I allways took the yari samurai as a basic antiproyectile unit.

[@gerrycampbell-greer165]

Can you please make a video on the top clans to play as?

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

Like a top 5 easiest and hardest? Because I’ve done a general top 5 best and worst already.

[@gerrycampbell-greer165]

Yes I meant top clans from hardest to easiest

[@alengagic20]

Long all the way. Lovely video

[@fireblast8972]

What happened to that coop let's play with Takeda/Uesugi?

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

Unfortunately Kaxor has since left my Discord server and we’ve not really been much in contact since, hopefully it will return one day.

[@maskerdasher343]

I think of yari samurai as a flanking and interception unit

[@tigertank3024]

How do you put the graphics like that mine are pixelated?

[@crusaderofthelowlands3750]

Bulletproof Yari Ashigaru.

[@rex8286]

Have you made a starters guide to shogun2?

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

Not really but I have made a guide on agents and Frequently Asked Questions.

[@rex8286]

@@MrSmartDonkeyLP it would be great to get an overview of the different types of infantry, their strengths and weaknesses, how to maintain a good economy, how the honour and loyalty system works, ect, the game itself it daunting to new players, and the in game tutorial isnt too good.

[@chazdomingo475]

You said that Yari Ashigaru aren't the best anti-cav in the game. Then what units should be used? Yari Cav?

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

Do you have a timestamp for that, I want to see what I said exactly.

[@chazdomingo475]

@@MrSmartDonkeyLP 1:18 So you didn't say Yari Ashigaru, you said just "Yari." Later you say that the Yari Samurai and Ronin are anti-cav units and Yari Ashigaru is a line unit.

[@Cyprian96]

(Long) yari trashigaru first place, calling it know. Gimme a break....

[@nicoredje]

The absolute top is mixing yari with long yariso you have a dubble wall.

[@brainwasher9876]

Yari Samurai is absolutely much better than yari ronin. Their rapid advance ability allows them to catch cav and do the job they were meant to do, not to mention it helps them turn the tide when their stamina is low. Yari samurai lose to prepared yari walls, yes, but only barely, and they destroy yari ashigaru in any other situation.

[@fanyechao2761]

With Yari Wall mode, Yari samurai is quite good, can beat 3 yari ashigaru at once

[@thatoneguynextdoor8794]

Yari samurai doesn't have Yari wall

[@fanyechao2761]

@@thatoneguynextdoor8794 Sorry, MOD from workshop

[@GendanoGungakusha]

"There's much better choices out there!" Create that meme!!

[@xdenricoudx]

Oda clan without yari infantry. I wanna see that (u can do cav)

[@shingeovanny508]

Please, do now for naginata infantry units 💗

[@redamonblood5165]

who would win" a samurai with years of combat and training or a peasant with a stick

[@ashyao2557]

A list of Yalimazing!

[@yaaaboi5902]

yari samurai are to be used as katana samurai fodder but only as a last resort

[@coyote47713]

I don't understand why CA decided that Yari Samurai shouldn't get Yari Wall. It makes them far weaker than the unit they're supposed to replace

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

It's a shame. There's mods out there that give them Yari Wall though, but still...

[@coyote47713]

@@MrSmartDonkeyLP Damn, replying to a comment on a year and a half old video. That's respectable

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

Ha, I don't care how old a video is, if someone's watching it now and leaves a comment that's worth replying too, I'll do it. Glad you appreciate the gesture though! :D

[@teemup9247]

I'm new to your channel and I jist wonder....NO DARTHMOD?

[@benerdick_cumberbiatch]

What's darthmod for?

[@DonNorway]

I can't remember which one any more, but I have always played with a mod that removes the yari wall ability just for reasons seen in this video. The most basic unit shouldn't be the most OP. Still use a lot of yari ashigaru, though, as they're fantastic for keeping enemies occupied while flanking with katanas, naginatas, and cavalry.

[@antlantis1234]

wouldn' be better search for a mod (if exists) thatputs yari wall on most of the yari wall

[@DonNorway]

@@antlantis1234 The problem with that is that the yari wall for the ashigaru unit is so great because of their huge number of spears. Yari hero in yari wall would still not be all that good. Yari ashigaru would still be way OP for a starting, basic unit.

[@antlantis1234]

@@DonNorway "most units" thoug I should have clarified but the yari hero has that sqaure formtion

[@hekkura]

6. Yari Samurai 5. Yari Ronin 4. Yari Warrior Monks 3. Yari Ashigaru 2. Long Yari Ashigaru 1. Super Long Yari Super Ashigaru

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

Dahell is a Yari Warrior monk? Would love for them to exist though!

[@hekkura]

Melee Attack 15 Melee Defence 18 Charge Bonus 10 Anti Cav Bonus 50 Armor 2 Morale 15 Uses Long Yaris Rapid advance Warcry Yari Charge An offensive version of Yari Wall, the front row will move at the fastest possible speed with their Spears thrust forward. Upkeep 150 Cost 850

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

Must be a mod you’re using because that unit doesn’t exist.

[@hekkura]

No it's something I made up lol

[@lilldavid6903]

Prediction 1: Long Yari Ashigaru 2: Long Yari Ashigaru 3: Long Yari Ashigaru 4: Long Yari Ashigaru 5: Long Yari Ashigaru 6: Long Yari Ashigaru

[@Real_British]

What about best naginata units? Oh wait... they're the best

[@stochastic24]

I feel like he misses the point of the Yari Samurai. They are better at killing cavalry than any other infantry without rapid advance, and they have the morale to stay in the fight for a long time. They are the anvil not the hammer so their low offence is not a problem when used properly. They can easily defeat yari ashigaru unless you charge straight into their spear wall like a moron. I guess the yari ashigaru are great for exploiting bad AI but as far as a units overall capabilities yari samurai are an excellent unit.

[@dannydux0335]

you forgot dismounted Yari Cavalry

[@mainmarco]

Oh gee, what will be first I wonder? Long Yari all the way! :D

[@NgJackal1990]

Damn man, you always do legendary?

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

Generally, sometimes I do challenge campaigns on lower difficulties but those are the exception.

[@andimuhrafinaufal5066]

What if spear levy had spear wall?

[@EngRigz]

😂 I see you use an Oversimplified meme there MrSmartDonkey

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

What was that?

[@samsonrobinson31]

Pause at 6:09... what is that?

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

Top Gear, I was watching it in the background while recording the footage for this video, somehow the recording took a snap of it and I missed it when editing. :P

[@connifer2134]

If it ain't broke don't fix it! Oda FTW! (except yari wall is broken hehe)

[@mikeangelo2886]

>Japanese setting >Yari units being weaker than katana Are CA western weaboos?

[@Srrrgp]

is there a naginata list? :D

[@MrSmartDonkeyLP]

I'm afraid not, hopefully someday!

[@Srrrgp]

@@MrSmartDonkeyLP i mean you can do a top 10 list of best maps, ports, cities, whatever and we will all be happy :)