Shogun 2 Wiki
Fan-Made Community WikiTurn-based clan strategy fused with real-time samurai battles across Sengoku Japan. This wiki maps Total War: SHOGUN 2 Complete Edition in full — the nine great clans, fifty playable minors, the Realm Divide endgame, unit rosters and every expansion from Rise to Fall of the Samurai.
Recent Updates
Shogun 2 Beginner Guide: First Turns, Armies and Survival
Total War Shogun 2 Complete Edition Overview Guide
Shogun 2 Best Clans Ranked: Who to Pick and Why
Shogun 2 Clans Guide: Bonuses, Starts and Playstyles
Shogun 2 Army Composition: Building Stacks That Win
Shogun 2 Units Guide: Rosters, Counters and Roles
Fall of the Samurai Guide: Gunpowder Japan Campaign Explained
Shogun 2 Complete Edition Guide: Contents, Upgrade Path and Value
Daimyo Fundamentals
Take Japan In Four Steps
Economy Before Armies
Farms, roads and trade nodes compound — one army sized to your threat, income growing every turn.
Build the Sentence
A wall that holds, arrows that punish approach, hammers that swing, cavalry that arrives late and wins.
Choose Your Clan
Shimazu swords, Chosokabe bows, Takeda horse — your clan is your difficulty, identity and opening position.
Prepare for Realm Divide
At half the map, Japan turns on you — bank a war chest, make vassals, concentrate armies.
Most-Read This Week
Trending Now
Shogun 2 Beginner Guide: First Turns, Armies and Survival
The beginner path through Shogun 2 — opening economy, your first army composition, when to fight and when to wait, agent basics and preparing for Realm Divide.
Total War Shogun 2 Complete Edition Overview Guide
A complete overview of Total War: SHOGUN 2 Complete Edition — what the 2026 re-release includes, the base campaign, the clan system, Realm Divide and every expansion bundled in.
Shogun 2 Best Clans Ranked: Who to Pick and Why
The Shogun 2 clan tier list — every major and minor faction ranked by campaign power, starting position and difficulty, from Shimazu swords to one-province minors.
Shogun 2 Clans Guide: Bonuses, Starts and Playstyles
Every Shogun 2 faction explained — clan bonuses, starting positions, unique units and the playstyle each one rewards, plus how minor factions change the Complete Edition.
Shogun 2 Army Composition: Building Stacks That Win
How to build Shogun 2 armies from early to Realm Divide — opening stacks, mid-game mixes, matchlock era compositions and the ratios that hold flanks and break lines.
Shogun 2 Units Guide: Rosters, Counters and Roles
How every Shogun 2 unit family works — ashigaru, samurai, monks and cavalry roles, the counter system, matchlocks and siege units explained for army building.
Fall of the Samurai Guide: Gunpowder Japan Campaign Explained
How the Fall of the Samurai expansion changes Shogun 2 — the Boshin War setting, rifle armies, naval bombardment, railroads and modernization strategy for the 1860s campaign.
Shogun 2 Complete Edition Guide: Contents, Upgrade Path and Value
Everything in the Total War SHOGUN 2 Complete Edition — what the 2026 re-release bundles, the loyalty discount for old owners, free DLC policy and what to play first.
Shogun 2 Beginner Guide: First Turns, Armies and Survival
The beginner path through Shogun 2 — opening economy, your first army composition, when to fight and when to wait, agent basics and preparing for Realm Divide.
Total War Shogun 2 Complete Edition Overview Guide
A complete overview of Total War: SHOGUN 2 Complete Edition — what the 2026 re-release includes, the base campaign, the clan system, Realm Divide and every expansion bundled in.
Shogun 2 Best Clans Ranked: Who to Pick and Why
The Shogun 2 clan tier list — every major and minor faction ranked by campaign power, starting position and difficulty, from Shimazu swords to one-province minors.
Shogun 2 Clans Guide: Bonuses, Starts and Playstyles
Every Shogun 2 faction explained — clan bonuses, starting positions, unique units and the playstyle each one rewards, plus how minor factions change the Complete Edition.
Shogun 2 Army Composition: Building Stacks That Win
How to build Shogun 2 armies from early to Realm Divide — opening stacks, mid-game mixes, matchlock era compositions and the ratios that hold flanks and break lines.
Shogun 2 Units Guide: Rosters, Counters and Roles
How every Shogun 2 unit family works — ashigaru, samurai, monks and cavalry roles, the counter system, matchlocks and siege units explained for army building.
Fall of the Samurai Guide: Gunpowder Japan Campaign Explained
How the Fall of the Samurai expansion changes Shogun 2 — the Boshin War setting, rifle armies, naval bombardment, railroads and modernization strategy for the 1860s campaign.
Shogun 2 Complete Edition Guide: Contents, Upgrade Path and Value
Everything in the Total War SHOGUN 2 Complete Edition — what the 2026 re-release bundles, the loyalty discount for old owners, free DLC policy and what to play first.
What Is Shogun 2 Complete Edition?
Total War: SHOGUN 2 is Creative Assembly's Sengoku Japan masterpiece — turn-based clan strategy on the campaign map, real-time samurai battles on the field, and the Realm Divide endgame that tests every campaign. The Complete Edition, released October 13, 2026, bundles the base game with every expansion and 50+ newly playable minor factions.
This wiki is the fan-built companion: clan tier lists and playstyles, unit rosters and counter grammar, army compositions, and full guides to Rise of the Samurai and Fall of the Samurai.
Explore All GuidesSetting
Sengoku Japan
Structure
Turns + Real-Time
Edition
Complete 2026
Clans
9 Majors + 50 Minors
Expansions
Rise & Fall
Platform
Steam
Everything Shogun 2, Mapped
Guides, clans, units and DLC — the complete toolkit.
Complete Edition Contents
What the 2026 re-release bundles.
$39.99 · Oct 13, 2026Base game + all DLC + Rise and Fall of the Samurai + 50+ playable minorsBeginner Guide
Economy, armies and survival.
Clan Tier List
Every faction ranked by power.
Shimazu swords, Chosokabe bows — safe island starts
Date charges, Oda masses, Takeda horse
Tokugawa intrigue, Mori fleets, Uesugi monks
Hojo sieges and the fifty minors — curated cruelty
Clans Guide
Bonuses, starts and playstyles.
Units Guide
Rosters, counters and roles.
Army Composition
Building stacks that win.
Fall of the Samurai
The gunpowder epilogue.
Game Overview
The campaign and its endgame.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions about Shogun 2.
Ready to become Shogun?
Clan tier lists, unit rosters, opening economy and every expansion — the complete path from first province to Kyoto.