Takeda Shingen (Uber Rare Cat)

Takeda Shingen is an Uber Rare Cat that can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule during the Sengoku Wargods Vajiras gacha event. His True Form was added in Version 6.0, which increases his health, attack power and attack range.

Cat Unit # 125
Uber Rare Cat
Takeda Shingen Wargod Shingen Immortal Shingen Takeda Shingen Wargod Shingen Immortal Shingen

Evolution

Evolves into Wargod Shingen at level 10.

Evolves into Immortal Shingen at level 30 using Catfruit and XP.

Performance

Pros

• Insane attack power and DPS, especially in True Form
• Massive health, especially in True Form
• Good range [True]

Cons

• Attacks only Black and Alien enemies, as well as enemy bases
• Very high cost
• Slow movement speed and attack animation

Class
Class
Normal	Nuker
Evolved		{{{EvolvedClass}}}
True	{{{TrueClass}}}

In order to classify Cat Units, see here

Strategy/Usage

Shingen is basically a Black/Alien nuker. While he only attacks these traits, he absolutely eviscerates them and will be extremely helpful in Alien/Black heavy stages.

Due to his long attack animation, he will often miss his targets, meaning that he is more effective when there are not many units to support him or against enemies with few knockbacks.

While his slow attacks leave him to be undesirable, he can almost always be useful in all Into the Future stages and later Stories of Legend stages, as well as Cats of the Cosmos on occasion.

True Form

Immortal Shingen has better range and damage, which, combined, improve his effectiveness by a lot. Thanks to these, Shingen is now able to hit more enemies, plus he has more time to hit them before he is reached. In addition, his improved health can make him work better against Tackey and the like.

Talents

Talents allow Immortal Shingen to target Angels, which pretty much increases his usability to 50%, if not more due to the abundance of mix-trait stages, and how he can outrange most short-ranged angel pushers. Attack Buff and the Talent Orb slot can be used to further improve Shingen's damage, which, considering how strong this unit is, can never be a bad idea. Also note that an Attack Orb would increase Shingen's damage by a larger amount than your usual damage dealer, as he relies directly on his base attack power, rather than a modifier like massive damage.

Cost Down, Barrier Breaker and Health Up are definitely nice, but only invest in them if you see yourself using Shingen a lot, as these are pricey for how rarely they make a difference.

Cat Combo

Combo	Units	Cat Images	Effect
Greatswords	[Special] Miyamoku Musashi [Uber Rare] Takeda Shingen		Cat Cannon Power Up (M)
Volcanic Fury	[Uber Rare] Takeda Shingen [Super Rare] Manic Island Cat		Cat Cannon Start Level Up (M)

Description

Switch EN/JP

Cat Unit # 125		Uber Rare Cat
Takeda Shingen
		EN Description
		A master tactician of overwhelming power who is cursed by the Legendary Cat Sword. Area attacks only damage Black/Aliens.
Wargod Shingen
		EN Description
		Cat Sword's Tactics Mode - activate! Even greater destructive power! Area attacks only damage Black/Aliens.
Immortal Shingen
		EN Description
		The Cat Sword's path of destruction is unstoppable. There is no mercy to be given. Area attacks only damage Black/Aliens.

Cat Unit # 125		Uber Rare Cat
武田信玄 (Takeda shingen)
		JP Script
		伝説の武具「風林火にゃん」の呪いで 圧倒的な超破壊力を身に付けた戦国武将 しかし黒い敵にしか攻撃できない（範囲攻撃）
		EN Translation
		A master tactician of overwhelming power who is cursed by the Legendary Cat Sword.
武神・武田信玄 (Bushin takeda shingen)
		JP Script
		伝説の武具「風林火にゃん」軍配モードで さらなる超破壊力を開放させた戦国武将 しかし黒い敵にしか攻撃できない（範囲攻撃）
		EN Translation
		Cats Sword's Tactics Mode - activate! Even greater destructive power! Area attacks only damage Black/Aliens
猛牛の武神・武田信玄 (Mōgyū no bushin takeda shingen)
		JP Script
		「風林火にゃん」の真の姿を開放した戦国武将 本来の力を取り戻し、異次元の破壊力を見せつける しかし黒い敵とエイリアンにしか攻撃できない（範囲攻撃） 1度だけ生き残り、体力減少で攻撃力超上昇（範囲攻撃）
		EN Translation
		Sengoku Commander who opened the true figure of "Wind Forest Fire" Restore the original power, show the destructive power of different dimensions But you can only attack black enemies and aliens (range attack)

Cost

• Chapter 1: 3,990¢
• Chapter 2: 5,985¢
• Chapter 3: 7,980¢

Upgrade Cost

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
0x	0	9,800	14,800	21,800	42,500	64,300	93,200	118,000	197,400	513,500	1,075,300
1x	15,600	19,600	29,600	43,600	85,000	128,600	186,400	236,000	394,800	1,027,000	2,166,200
2x	23,400	29,400	44,400	65,400	127,500	192,900	279,600	354,000	592,200	1,540,500	3,249,300
3x	27,300	34,300	51,800	76,300	148,750	225,050	326,200	413,000	690,900	1,797,250	3,790,850
4x	31,200	39,200	59,200	87,200	170,000	257,200	372,800	472,000	789,600	2,054,000	4,332,400
Total XP Cost											14,614,050

• Level 30-49 upgrades cost Catseyes: 30-44 = 1 Catseye, 45-49 = 2 Catseyes

Stats

Takeda Shingen
Health	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
3,900 HP	2,600 damage (341 DPS)	440	7.63 seconds	7	2 times	3.67 seconds	170.33 - 161.53 seconds
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Type	Special Ability
66,300 HP	44,200 damage (5,790 DPS)	Area Attack	Only damages Black enemies, Alien enemies and Enemy's Base.
Wargod Shingen
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
100,300 HP	100,470 damage (13,105 DPS)	440	7.67 seconds	7	2 times	3.7 seconds	170.33 - 161.53 seconds
Attack Type	Special Ability
Area Attack	Only damages Black enemies, Alien enemies and Enemy's Base.
Immortal Shingen
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
134,300 HP	128,605 damage (16,775 DPS)	470	7.67 seconds	9	2 times	4.7 seconds	170.33 - 161.53 seconds
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.50+70		Area Attack	Only damages Black enemies, Alien enemies and Enemy's Base.

*First stats are 1st form's initial, second and third stats include 300% Empire of Cats Treasures; recharge time may vary.

*Time between attacks is the time from the attack's execution to the start of the next attack (includes backswing).

*For units with multi-hit attacks, attack animation is the part of the animation leading up to the first hit.

*Fruit Treasures not included.

*See this section to calculate Takeda Shingen's stats.

Catfruit Evolution

x3	x6	x3	x6	x3	1,000,000

x3	x6
x3	x6
x3	1,000,000

Talents

• Barrier Breaker: Adds 32% chance to break barriers, increases 2% per level up to 50%. (Total Cost: 235 NP)
• Target Angel (Cost: 100 NP)
• Defense Buff: Upgrades health by 2% per level up to 20%. (Total Cost: 175 NP)
• Attack Buff: Upgrades attack power by 2% per level up to 20%. (Total Cost: 175 NP)
• Cost Down: Reduces cost by 100/150/200¢ per level up to 1,000/1,500/2,000¢. (Total Cost: 175 NP)

Gallery

Normal form description in The Battle Cats POP!

Evolved form description in The Battle Cats POP!

Takeda Shingen's attack animation

Wargod Shingen's attack animation

Immortal Shingen's attack animation

Trivia

• This cat is a tribute to the eponymous Japanese warlord, Takeda Shingen.
  • Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin are known for their rivalry during the Sengoku period. They were enemies in multiple battles, yet they had mutual respect for each other.
• Although Immortal Shingen's description states that he is using the Cat Sword, it is actually an axe.
• The Evolved and True Forms' attack animations last three frames longer than the Normal Form's.
• Takeda Shingen does the third highest damage out of all cats (EN version), behind only Lasvoss Reborn/Heracrist (tied for 2nd), and Mad Doctor Klay.
• The marks on Takeda Shingen's sword in the Japanese version are different than the English version, with the Japanese one having the marks "風林火山" on it (Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain (A reference to the Takeda Crest)) on all the form's weapons and meaningless marks/signs on the English version.
  • This makes him one of the few cats with regional differences (region-exclusive units such as Catburger not included).
• Takeda Shingen is the first target only unit, and so far the only one in his respective set.

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/unit/126.html

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