
Even with these minor distinctions, some factions, such as Satake and Azakura, have the exact same trees down to the skirmisher specializations and final promotions. On the battlefield, what differences do exist beyond the semi-procedural generation of stats inherited from the base game manifest in Ashigaru skirmishers (some factions get gunners and some factions get archers) and the highest levels of the Ashigaru and Samurai trees - Each faction gets either elite Ashigaru skirmishers or spearmen, and two of their four Samurai branches can reach the Hatamoto rank.

