Wuwei Mansion Guard Guide – Conqueror's Blade
Heroic special infantry from Season XIX: Dragonrise, with heavy pikes and very high piercing damage.
Quick facts
- Unit type: infantry
- Tier / era: T4 / heroic
- Weapon type: Special
- Leadership cost: 220
- Role / classification: poleaxe, self-heal, frontline, shock, dragonrise
- Recommended veterancy line: Top line (18/18 points)
- Core doctrines: Epic Combat Doctrine, Unshakable Ward, Vanguard Doctrine V, Linebreaker Doctrine V, Toughness Doctrine V
- My tier: C
Updated 1 November 2026
My take: C tier
Overview
Heroic special infantry from Season XIX: Dragonrise, with heavy pikes and very high piercing damage. Living for Battle gives back 5% max HP with every normal attack.
Strengths
- Living for Battle: 5% max HP per normal attack
- Bursting with Energy: faster attacks and more targets after a skill
- Soul-Breaker: fast piercing strikes, massive damage, restores health
- Brutal Sweep: heavy area damage and temporary CC immunity
- High piercing damage and armour penetration
Weaknesses
- Loose formation, archers and artillery hurt
- Low blunt resistance: maces, hammers, heavy infantry
- Walking pikes and heavy blunt infantry counter them
- Struggles against impact damage
How to Play
- Let artillery or archers soften the target before the pike charge.
- Mansion Guard Medical Doctrine for more healing.
- Work with cavalry on the flanks to encircle.
- Soul-Breaker for burst and healing. Brutal Sweep for AoE and CC immunity.
- Stay away from heavy blunt units.
Doctrines
Recommended doctrines for Wuwei Mansion Guard:
Veterancy
Start
- The Soldier's Life: 3/3 points · health +360 points
Per level: Lv 1: health +120 points / Lv 2: health +240 points / Lv 3: health +360 points
Top line
- Cold Blood: 3/3 points · +15% piercing armour penetration
Per level: Lv 1: +5% piercing armour penetration / Lv 2: +10% piercing armour penetration / Lv 3: +15% piercing armour penetration
- Rushing Thunder: 3/3 points · +9% piercing defence
Per level: Lv 1: +3% piercing defence / Lv 2: +6% piercing defence / Lv 3: +9% piercing defence
- Force: 2/2 points · +10% movement speed
Per level: Lv 1: +5% movement speed / Lv 2: +10% movement speed
- Savage Throw: 3/3 points · Each level reduces Soul-Breaker cooldown by 1 seconds.
Tooltip: Each level reduces Soul-Breaker cooldown by 1 seconds.
- Melee Attack: 3/3 points · +6% piercing damage
Per level: Lv 1: +2% piercing damage / Lv 2: +4% piercing damage / Lv 3: +6% piercing damage
- Razor-Sharp: 3/3 points · Each level increases Brutal Sweep’s skill damage by 5%.
Tooltip: Each level increases Brutal Sweep’s skill damage by 5%.
- Spiked: 1/1 points · Soul-Breaker inflicts 500 points of Bleed Damage per second plus additional bleed damage based on the enemy's max health, for 2 seconds.
Tooltip: Soul-Breaker inflicts 500 points of Bleed Damage per second plus additional bleed damage based on the enemy's max health, for 2 seconds.
Bottom line
- Toughen Up: 2/3 points · +10% slashing armour penetration
Per level: Lv 1: +5% slashing armour penetration / Lv 2: +10% slashing armour penetration / Lv 3: +15% slashing armour penetration
- Thick Armour: 0/3 points · Not taken
Per level: Lv 1: +3% slashing defence / Lv 2: +6% slashing defence / Lv 3: +9% slashing defence
- The Soldier's Life: 0/2 points · Not taken
Per level: Lv 1: +5% movement speed / Lv 2: +10% movement speed
- Fitness: 0/3 points · Not taken
- New Steel: 0/3 points · Not taken
Per level: Lv 1: +2% slashing damage / Lv 2: +4% slashing damage / Lv 3: +6% slashing damage
- Unwavering: 0/3 points · Not taken
- Parade Ground: 0/1 points · Not taken
Build totals
- +15% · piercing armour penetration
- +9% · piercing defence
- +10% · movement speed
- +6% · piercing damage
- +10% · slashing armour penetration
Values from game files · client 1.10.3721.330067.
Linked doctrines
- Unshakable Ward
Acala's Aegis: −75% damage over time · no daze or knock-back · 7 s · 28 s cooldown
Ignore damage over time and dazes.
- Epic Combat Doctrine
Every 3rd hit +11% · every 6th heals 15% · every 9th 2.5 s CC immune
Rewards staying in the fight.
NEW · every 9th hit: 2.5 s CC immunity (was missing in the old text)
- Linebreaker Doctrine V
After 3 hits: much better block break for 2 s
Opens shield walls.
- Vanguard Doctrine V
+30% speed for 5 s after each attack
Faster after every swing.
- Toughness Doctrine V
−33% damage taken, fades over 8 hits
Absorbs the first hits.
Balance history
2026-07-23 · buff
[Brutal Sweep] Guard Break Damage increased by 150 points
July 23 Update and Maintenance Log2026-07-23 · buff
Base Slashing Damage value increased 1125 1325
July 23 Update and Maintenance Log2026-07-23 · buff
Base Leadership decreased 235 220
July 23 Update and Maintenance Log2026-07-23 · buff
Leadership reduced to 220; Base Slashing Damage increased; Brutal Sweep Guard Break damage increased.
July 23 Update and Maintenance Log2026-07-23 · buff
[Brutal Sweep] Guard Break Damage increased by 150 points
July 23 Update and Maintenance Log2026-07-23 · buff
Base Leadership reduced from 235 to 220
July 23 Update and Maintenance Log2026-07-23 · buff
Base Slashing Damage value increased from 1125 to 1325
July 23 Update and Maintenance Log2026-07-23 · buff
Leadership reduced (235 to 220); Slashing Damage increased (1125 to 1325); Brutal Sweep Guard Break damage increased by 150.
July 23 Update and Maintenance Log2025-04-10 · bugfix
Fixed an issue where the unit could not equip certain basic piercing and slashing doctrines.
April 10 Update Log2024-10-24 · nerf
Brutal Sweep knockback effect on heroes now has a 7-second internal cooldown per hero.
October 24 Unit Balance Adjustment Notice2024-07-17 · buff
New season doctrine [Wuwei Mansion Guard: Endlessness] added: Increases [Overwhelming Power] Duration by 1 second.
July 18 Update Log2024-07-09 · bugfix
Fixed an animation error when pushing a Siege Tower.
July 10 Update Log2024-06-13 · bugfix
Fixed an issue where defeating enemy units with rotating skill use did not reduce the cooldown of the 'Soul Breaking Claws' skill.
June 13 Update Log2024-05-16 · bugfix
Fixed the issue where the cooldown remained after killing an enemy with [Brutal Sweep].
May 16th Update log2024-04-03 · buff
Increased the number of targets for the unit's area attack.
April 3rd Update Log2024-04-03 · bugfix
Fixed an issue where the unit may have missing attack judgments.
April 3rd Update Log2024-03-21 · other
New seasonal unit (4-stars). Spear-wielding unit with Soul Breaking Claws and Brutal Sweep (control immunity).
New Season Dragonrise is Available Now!2024-03-07 · other
Newly introduced 4-Star Unit dedicated to protecting their commander.
Dragonrise Season Announcement2024-02-01 · bugfix
Fixed the issue of unit models floating in the air after death.
Feb 1st UPDATE LOG2023-12-07 · bugfix
Fixed the issue where changing units might cause skill locking with a certain probability.
December 7th Update Notice2023-12-07 · bugfix
Fixes the issue where some Units couldn't face the enemy while using their skills.
December 7th Update Notice2023-12-07 · bugfix
Fixed the issue where the Unit's head model would behave abnormally when changing Unit Attire.
December 7th Update Notice
Questions about Wuwei Mansion Guard
Which veterancy line do I use for Wuwei Mansion Guard?
My imported build puts the most points in Top line: 18/18 points.
Which doctrines are in the Wuwei Mansion Guard guide?
Epic Combat Doctrine, Unshakable Ward, Vanguard Doctrine V, Linebreaker Doctrine V, Toughness Doctrine V
How much leadership does Wuwei Mansion Guard cost?
Wuwei Mansion Guard costs 220 leadership.
What is the latest recorded balance change for Wuwei Mansion Guard?
2026-07-23 · buff: [Brutal Sweep] Guard Break Damage increased by 150 points
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