Paralysis 麻痹
When your attack causes damage, you may choose to prevent that damage and instead force the target to skip their next draw phase.
Cultivation 修真
Each time you take damage, the source performs a judgment.
If it's a spade, the source takes 1 lightning damage.
If it's a club, you recover 1 health.
If it's a heart, the source discards 1 hand card.
If it's a diamond, both you and the source draw 1 card.
"Paralysis" activates only when your attack successfully causes damage.
"Paralysis" can be triggered by any type of attack card. Both Fire Attack and Lightning Attack can activate the effect.
"Paralysis" is similar to, but not the same as, the effects of the Ice Sword.
"Cultivation" triggers each time you take damage. If you take more than one damage, you still cause only one judgment.
"Paralysis" forces opponents to forfeit part of their turn by skipping their draw phase, significantly hampering their resource flow.
"Cultivation" turns incoming damage into an opportunity for you, either by healing, forcing opponents to discard, or drawing additional cards, thereby sustaining your resource advantage.
"Paralysis" requires you to successfully inflict damage with an attack; if opponents avoid damage, this ability is nullified.
The effects of "Cultivation" depend on the outcome of a judgment, introducing an element of chance that can sometimes yield less favorable results.
While "Paralysis" disrupts opponents, it does not contribute to direct damage output, so your overall offensive capability may be less robust compared to more aggressive generals.
Judgment Manipulators:
Allies such as Sima Yi or Guo Jia, who can influence or predict judgment outcomes, enhance the reliability of "Cultivation."
Healing Providers:
Support from healers like Hua Tuo or Cai Wenji can offset any unfavorable judgment outcomes, ensuring that you maintain a healthy balance despite taking damage.
Yu Ji’s abilities are less suited for the King role due to their focus on reactive control rather than direct protection of the realm. He can, however, disrupt enemy turns effectively.
As a Loyalist, Yu Ji excels at undermining the opponent's resource flow with "Paralysis" and maintaining his own resources through "Cultivation." His presence forces enemies to think twice before launching attacks.
Yu Ji is effective as a Rebel by disrupting the King's strategy—limiting opponents' draws can hinder the cohesive actions required by a loyal regime. However, his own offensive capabilities remain modest.
Yu Ji’s adaptability and reliance on turn disruption allow him to play as a Spy. He can shift his impact between both sides, capitalizing on the chaos of the battlefield to secure a strategic advantage.
Yu Ji is a character defined by his subtle yet effective control over the flow of the game. With "Paralysis," he disrupts opponents by forcing them to lose critical draw opportunities, while "Cultivation" transforms the damage he takes into beneficial effects that help sustain his resources and weaken his adversaries. Although his abilities depend partly on chance through judgment outcomes, careful play and strategic timing can maximize their potential. Yu Ji is best suited for players who appreciate a tactical, resource-manipulation style of gameplay, capable of turning enemy aggression into a long-term advantage.
Yu Ji, known historically as a Taoist priest, was renowned for his healing abilities and his capacity to cure diseases among the common people. He traveled to Wu County and Kuaiji, where his profound knowledge of Taoist texts and his skill in creating talismans earned him widespread respect. His compassionate acts—helping with harvests, promoting Taoist culture through reading and incense, and curing the sick—made him a beloved figure among the locals.
His rising popularity, however, stirred jealousy in Sun Ce, who saw Yu Ji’s influence as a threat to his authority. Under the pretext of confusing the hearts of the people, Sun Ce had Yu Ji executed. Despite his death, Yu Ji’s disciples maintained that his spirit lived on, and they continued to honor his teachings.
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Yu Ji is portrayed as a charismatic healer whose alleged sorcery and miraculous cures earned him both reverence and suspicion. His tragic end and the subsequent haunting of Sun Ce underscore the enduring impact of his legacy.
The abilities in Sanguosha capture this dual nature: "Mystic Talisman" echoes his renowned talent for creating talismans that ward off evil and promote healing; "Paralysis" symbolizes his efforts to prevent damage; and "Cultivation" reflects the divine grace attributed to him by his followers.