All Weapon Battle Arts (Skills and Abilities) in Dynasty Warriors: Origins

Discover all of the possible Battle Arts abilities that you can unlock and level for each weapon type in Dynasty Warriors: Origins.

The Battle Arts system in Dynasty Warriors: Origins offers and versatile approach to combat, allowing each weapon to unlock a distinct set of skills and abilities that can turn the tide of battle. Whether you prefer the powerful slashes of a greatsword, the nimble strikes of a spear, or the ferocious whirlwind of an axe, each weapon comes with its own signature moves that shape the way you fight.

This guide dives deep into the Battle Arts available for every weapon in Dynasty Warriors: Origins, providing an in-depth look at their abilities, effects, and how they can be used to gain the upper hand against your enemies. We’ll explore the strengths of each weapon type, their unique Battle Arts, and how mastering them can transform you into a true force of nature on the battlefield.

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Battle Arts Weapons in Dynasty Warriors: Origins

Battle Arts in Dynasty Warriors: Origins are the individual abilities that you can unlock for weapons in the game. Each of the ten weapon types will have unique Battle Arts that build on their individual strengths. When you first unlock a new weapon type, you will have access to three Battle Art abilities as a default. Additionally, you can purchase/unlock two more in the store. You can also unlock at least four more for each weapon by completing quests, increasing companion relationships, and increasing peace.

Furthermore, using your Battle Arts in Dynasty Warriors: Origins requires Bravery. Bravery is a special recourse that you can generate by successfully hitting enemies with normal attacks. The more normal attacks you can string together without being interrupted, the more Bravery you will build. You can also increase the total amount of Bravery and how you gain it through skill passives, portables, and weapon traits.

Additionally, all Battle Art skills can be Mastered. You work towards mastery of a Battle Art by using the ability in combat. Moreover, once Mastered, your Battle Art ability gains additional effects and power.

Finally, some Weapon Battle Arts in Dynasty Warriors Origins are designated as ‘Special’. Typically, this means that they possess the ability to interrupt enemy attacks. Therefore, when choosing your four active Battle Art abilities, always make sure to have at least one Special.

All Sword Battle Art Abilities

The Sword is your starting weapon in Dynasty Warriors: Origins, and consequently you do not have to do anything special to unlock it.

Here are all of the Sword weapon Battle Arts abilities you can unlock in Dynasty Warriors: Origins:

Shadowless Blade
[Sp.] Palm Strike
Swallow Slash
Mad Blade Rush
Falcon Flurry
[Sp.] Absconding Slash
Flying Dragon Slash
Shadow Dance
Divine Eagle Dance

Shadowless Blade

All Shadowless Blade features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Sword
Bravery Cost: 1
Mastery Requirement: 200
Description: Spin around while swinging your sword, generating a whirlwind in front of you to strike the enemy.

Shadowless Blade is a good low-cost Battle Art ability that does decent damage and also ‘stuns’ enemies that are hit. However, although it can strike multiple enemies in front of you, you’ll still need to watch your back for enemies charging up behind.

[Sp.] Palm Strike

Dynasty Warriors Origins Sword Battle Art Special Palm Strike

All [Sp.] Palm Strike features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Sword
Bravery Cost: 1
Mastery Requirement:
Description: Focus your Bravery into a palm strike. This Special can interrupt certain attacks and stagger the enemy.

Palm Strike is a great early-game special Battle Art ability for the sword. It only costs one Bravery, and is very easy to always have on-hand as an interrupt. You’ll probably want to switch it out with something stronger later on, but this is a good first choice.

Swallow Slash

All Swallow Slash features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Sword
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement:
Description: Reverse your sword grip and perform a wide slashing attack in front of you. can be performed rapidly.

Swallow Slash is a decent early-game Battle Art ability for the sword, but will likely not be one that you have on your active bar for very long. This attack only hits enemies directly in front of you, so be careful when there surrounded.

Mad Blade Rush

All Mad Blade Rush features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Sword
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement: 100
Description: Slash around you while running, catching enemies in your patch and then sending them flying.

Mad Blade Rush is a much better early Battle Art ability choice for the sword because of the speed and mobility it grants you. Moreover, because you’re swinging the sword around as you move, you’ll be creating a small radius AOE that will clear out enemies in the path ahead. Because you’re on the move, you don’t have to worry about enemies at your back, either.

Falcon Flurry

All Falcon Flurry features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Sword
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement:
Description: Perform a flurry of forward slashes in a concentrated manner to form a powerful attack.

Falcon Flurry is a decent ability that will mostly cause damage to the enemy or boss right in front of you but can also hit other nearby opponents. Additionally, the ability appears to have a slight amount of range, so you can keep a bit of distance from your enemy.

[Sp.] Absconding Slash

DWO Sword Battle Art Special Absconding Slash

All Absconding Slash features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Sword
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 80
Description: Deliver a single slash and then move back quickly. This Special can interrupt certain attacks and stagger the enemy.

Absconding Slash has a higher Bravery cost than a simple interrupt like Palm Strike. However, using the Absconding Slash ability will not only stop a boss attack but will let you dash back. This will give you a bit of distance from your opponent when you are feeling under pressure.

Flying Dragon Slash

All Flying Dragon Slash features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Sword
Bravery Cost: 4
Mastery Requirement: 50
Description: Jump up to launch a shockwave in the air. Can hit distant enemies within a large area. Can also be performed in midair.

As we start to get into the higher Bravery cost Sword abilities, Flying Dragon Slash is one of the first that gives this weapon a serious area-of-effect radius. Moreover, it can also hit enemies at a distance, giving you some much-needed range.

Shadow Dance

All Shadow Dance features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Sword
Bravery Cost: 5
Mastery Requirement: 40
Description: Use magic to generate a shadow of yourself. The shadow will unleash a series of moves which send enemies within a large area flying.

Although it’s a high-cost Battle Art ability, Shadow Dance offers some nice crowd control to move enemies off when you’re feeling under pressure. Create a shadow clone and the enemies will not only attack it instead of you, but the clone’s attacks will pull in the enemies it hits and then throw them even further back.

Divine Eagle Dance

All Divine Eagle Dance features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Sword
Bravery Cost: 6
Mastery Requirement:
Description: Deliver a rapid flurry of sword strikes, generating a number of energy flares around you which explode after a few moments.

The final, most powerful Sword Battle Art ability, Divine Eagle Dance is a truly powerful AOE. You can use it to deal single-target damage to a boss directly. However, with each strike, you will create energy that builds in a globe surrounding you. This will then explode, pushing back any nearby enemies.

All Spear Battle Art Abilities

The spear is the second weapon you will unlock in DWO, and will be rewarded to you after the Battle of Guangyang. They give you a much wider range of attack, and the pointed blade at the top is typically narrow.

Here are all of the Spear weapon Battle Arts abilities you can unlock in Dynasty Warriors: Origins:

Piercing Vengeance
Spree of Devastation
Wild Rush
[Sp.] Aerial Assault
Rising Dragon Vortex
Savage Thrust Barrage
Dance of the Whirlwind
Dragon Flash

Piercing Vengeance

All Piercing Vengeance features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Spear
Bravery Cost: 1
Mastery Requirement: 200
Description: Take a parrying stance. If attacked while in this stance, you will perform a swift counterstrike.

Piercing Vengeance is one of the Battle Art skills for the spear that will be available as a default and it’s a decent, low-cost damage-dealing ability. However, this ability does not interrupt more powerful boss attacks. It will only trigger when you are hit with a regular strike.

Spree of Devastation

All Spree of Devastation features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Spear
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement:
Description: Perform a sweeping attack with your spear, sending surrounding enemies flying.

The Spree of Devastation ability is a great knock-back ability that will easily clear some space around you on the battlefield. Although you swing the spear all the way around you, most of the force of the strike will hit enemies directly in front of you.

Wild Rush

All Wild Rush features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Spear
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement: 100
Description: Thrust your spear while charging forward. When performed in midair, you will rush toward the ground.

The Wild Rush Battle Art for the spear is a nice low-cost gap closer that allows you to devastate the enemy’s frontlines. However, keep in mind that if you use this ability to rush into a large group of enemies, you can leave yourself vulnerable to being flanked on the sides.

[Sp.] Aerial Assault

Dynasty Warriors Origins Spear Battle Art Aerial Assault

All Aerial Assault features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Spear
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 80
Description: Jump backward and launch a shockwave. This Special can interrupt certain attacks and stagger the enemy.

This is the first interrupt ability that is unique to the spear, but it has a higher cost than the Power Shot ability you can unlock in the Expert Rank passive skill tree. However, if you don’t have access to that ability yet, then Aerial Assault will serve as a good placeholder.

Rising Dragon Vortex

All Rising Dragon Vortex features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Spear
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Jump up while spinning, thrusting upwards with your spear. Strengthens any follow-up aerial attacks. Can also be performed in midair.

The best way to use the Rising Dragon Vortex ability would be to pair it with another Battle Art ability that can be performed in midair, so you get the additional damage. Wild Rush would be a great option for this, as the cost of chaining these two abilities together would be 5 Bravery.

Savage Thrust Barrage

All Savage Thrust Barrage features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Spear
Bravery Cost: 4
Mastery Requirement: 50
Description: Repeatedly thrust your weapon forward in a concentrated manner to form a powerful attack.

Savage Thrust Barrage is a good combination of single-target damage directly against a boss. Additionally, the strikes can reach beyond the opponent you are hitting directly and can impact enemies beyond. Finally, the hit will swing your spear around in a sweep, knocking foes back.

Dance of the Whirlwind

All Dance of the Whirlwind features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Spear
Bravery Cost: 5
Mastery Requirement:
Description: Swing your spear to generate a whirlwind around you. Enemies within a large area will be gradually pulled in.

Dance of the Whirlwind is a great crowd-control ability to use when you are surrounded by multiple enemies. As the whirlwind pulls enemies up off the ground they will not be able to attack you, in addition to taking damage.

Dragon Flash

All Dragon Flash features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Spear
Bravery Cost: 8
Mastery Requirement: 25
Description: Launch a shockwave with a powerful thrust, sending enemies within a large area in front of you flying.

Dragon Flash is an expensive ability, costing all of your 8 Bravery to use. Moreover, you won’t unlock this until end game. However, it deals a massive amount of damage, and shreds through officers’ fortitude, making it a must-have for assaulting high HP bosses.

All Gauntlets Battle Art Abilities

All Gauntlets in Dynasty Warriors Origins

Gauntlets in Dynasty Warriors: Origins are a physical, personal type of weapon that allows you to strike an enemy multiple times very quickly. You will unlock them after completing the Battle of Guangzong.

Here are all of the Gauntlet Weapon Battle Arts abilities you can unlock in Dynasty Warriors: Origins:

Flying Kick
Elbow Strike
Flowing Form
Hurricane Kick
Maw of the Tiger
[Sp.] Ardent Energy Strike
Stone Strike Blast
Wrath of Earth
Heaven and Earth’s Wrath

Flying Kick

All Flying Kick features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Gauntlets
Bravery Cost: 1
Mastery Requirement: 200
Description: Unleash a forward jump kick. When you strike an enemy the momentum will carry you upward. Can also be performed in midair.

Flying Kick is a good early-game Battle Art ability for Gauntlets that can even provide a little crowd control. So long as you hit an enemy on your first kick, you’ll be carried forward into another. Additionally, you can hit more enemies with the kick as you move forward into them. You can chain up to three kicks in total.

Elbow Strike

All Elbow Strike features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Gauntlets
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement: 100
Description: Unleash an elbow strike. Can be performed rapidly.

Elbow Strike is a low-cost gap closer ability for the Gauntlets. It can be very useful in the early game, because of the gauntlet’s lack of range. However, it probably won’t be something you keep on your active skill bar for long.

Flowing Form

All Flowing Form features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Gauntlets
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement: 100
Description: Focus your spirit. Enables to take stances more quickly for a set amount of time.

Although Flowing Form is a low-cost ability, you won’t be able to use it until you unlock it by raising the peace meter in Xu Province. Once high enough, inspect the waypoint at Zhao Yun to receive it. This ability won’t do damage but allows you to change stances more quickly.

Hurricane Kick

All Hurricane Kick features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Gauntlets
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Unleash a series of spinning kicks, catching surrounding enemies and sending them flying.

Hurricane Kick is a Gauntlet Battle Art ability with a moderate Bravery cost that you’ll want to add to your active skill bar. It does good damage in a radius around you, which makes it an effective AOE. Additionally, it allows you to move while the animation is active, so you can target groups of enemies.

Maw of the Tiger

All Maw of the Tiger features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Gauntlets
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Take a counterattack stance. If attacked while in this stance, you will unleash an overwhelming wave of consecutive attacks.

Although this is not an interrupt ability, Maw of the Tiger can deal decent single-target damage. Be careful when using it against officers, because only a normal strike will trigger this effect.

[Sp.] Ardent Energy Strike

Dynasty Warriors Origins Gauntlets Battle Art Ardent Energy Strike

All Ardent Energy Strike features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Gauntlets
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 80
Description: Concentrate your Bravery to launch a shockwave. This Special can interrupt certain attacks and stagger the enemy.

This is an interrupt ability that is unique to gauntlets, but it has a slightly higher cost than the Power Shot ability you can unlock in the Expert Rank passive skill tree. However, if you don’t have access to that ability yet, then Ardent Energy Strike serves as a good placeholder.

Stone Strike Blast

All Stone Strike Blast features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Gauntlets
Bravery Cost: 4
Mastery Requirement: 50
Description: Break apart the bedrock, causing debris to strike enemies within a large area in front of you and send them flying.

Stone Strike Blast is also a moderate-cost bravery battle art ability that deals damage in front of you. This ability is great for burst damage and has the added bonus of dealing a knock-back against your enemies.

Wrath of Earth

All Wrath of Earth features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Gauntlets
Bravery Cost: 6
Mastery Requirement: 35
Description: Slam the ground with all of your strength, releasing a shockwave in every direction that launches surrounding enemies into the air.

Wrath of Earth is another great burst damage ability, this time dealing area-of-effect damage in a full radius around you. It’s a high-cost ability, however, so you’ll want to be strategic using it when you can deal the most damage to multiple enemies around you.

Heaven and Earth’s Wrath

All Heaven and Earth’s Wrath features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Gauntlets
Bravery Cost: 8
Mastery Requirement: 25
Description: Kick enemies upwards, immobilize them in midair, and then slam them into the ground. An extremely powerful attack.

The Heaven and Earth’s Wrath ability will do an incredible amount of damage, both to your main target and to any foes that happen to be in the damage radius. However, it will cost all of your Bravery to use this Battle Art. Therefore, be sure to slot a low-cost interrupt so that you can quickly build Bravery back up.

All Wheel Battle Art Abilities

Wheels in Dynasty Warriors: Origins come in pairs and are hand-held circular blades that can be thrown to deal damage against enemies at mid-range. You will unlock them after the Suppression of You Province battle.

Here are all of the Wheel Weapon Battle Arts abilities you can unlock in Dynasty Warriors: Origins:

Relentless Rings
Crawling Dragon
Claw of the Predator
Harvest Moon
Triple Tempest
Flying Spirit Wave
[Sp.] Tornado Slam
Flying Lotus Gambit
Twin Tiger Blast

Relentless Rings

All Relentless Rings features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Wheels
Bravery Cost: 1
Mastery Requirement: 200
Description: Control your wheels as they fly through the air. The rapidly spinning wheels will viciously slice all surrounding enemies.

Relentless Rings is a nice early-game damage ability that can hit enemies in a full radius around you. This isn’t something that has been available so early on previous weapons and is a good starter Battle Art for Wheels.

Crawling Dragon

All Crawling Dragon features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Wheels
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement: 100
Description: Throw your wheels upward. After a set amount of time, they will fall from above and greatly stagger the enemy.

The delay on Crawling Dragon before the ‘spirit blades’ of the wheels come down to hit your target will make this tricky to time correctly. However, it’s a low-cost ability and the real feature of it is the ability it has to stagger, rather than the damage it deals.

Claw of the Predator

All Claw of the Predator features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Wheels
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Throw your wheels forward. They will come flying back while pulling in enemies.

The Claw of the Predator Battle Art is a good ability to use for crowd control. When you have high Bravery available, use this to pull enemies in towards you, and chain with another ability to take out multiple enemies.

Harvest Moon

All Harvest Moon features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Wheels
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Throw your wheels forward. The wheels spin around for a set amount of time and do not automatically return, but can be recovered when nearby.

Harvest Moon is a Battle Art ability that requires you to let go of your weapons, and they spin around doing damage independently. If you have some distance from your enemies this might be a good way to deal damage before you’re in the midst of them, but letting go of your weapon while surrounded probably isn’t recommended

Triple Tempest

All Triple Tempest features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Wheels
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Throw multiple wheels around you while spinning. Can strike enemies in all directions.

Triple Tempest is a solid area-of-effect ability that will not only damage enemies all around you but finish with a knock-back hit against those in front of you.

Flying Spirit Wave

All Flying Spirit Wave features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Wheels
Bravery Cost: 4
Mastery Requirement: 50
Description: Throw a number of wheels one after another. Performing this move just as you recover a wheel increases the number of wheels thrown.

The effectiveness of the Flying Spirit Wave Battle Art ability will vary depending on your skill. Those who can execute it at the right moment after catching a returning wheel will increase the damage done. Furthermore, this is a good ability to use when fighting with an officer but pressed by other enemies on all sides. The thrown wheels will spiral out to deal AOE damage, and then fire forward directly into your main opponent.

[Sp.] Tornado Slam

All Tornado Slam features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Wheels
Bravery Cost: 4
Mastery Requirement: 60
Description: Use the wheels you’re holding to sweep at anything around you. This Special can interrupt certain attacks and stagger the enemy.

With a cost of 4 Bravery, the Tornado Slam ability is a little pricey for an interrupt. It does deal good damage, but you’re more at risk if you’re in need of an interrupt before you’ve rebuilt your Bravery.

Flying Lotus Gambit

All Flying Lotus Gambit features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Wheels
Bravery Cost: 6
Mastery Requirement: 35
Description: Throw a number of wheels one after another. All thrown wheels return to you.

Flying Lotus Gambit is a higher-cost Battle Art ability that sounds like it is more single-target, but the wheels can actually fly off to the side some for a bit of AOE. However, the wheels do not come near going around in a radius, so be aware of enemies at your flank.

Twin Tiger Blast

All Twin Tiger Blast features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Wheels
Bravery Cost: 8
Mastery Requirement: 25
Description: Throw your wheels forward, making them spin around to launch enemies into the air, and then strike airborne enemies with fire arrows, causing an explosion that sends them flying.

The Twin Tiger Blast ability is one of the game’s highest Bravery costs, but the highest damage abilities. You won’t unlock it until end game, but you’ll likely want to slot it for difficult battles against challenging officers. However, be aware that the ability can be interrupted, requiring precise timing.

All Podao Battle Art Abilities

The Padao in Dynasty Warriors: Origins is a single-edged infantry weapon, with a large blade and longer hilt than a traditional sword. It can produce power attacks with a single blow, which can additionally be charged for even greater power.

Here are all of the Podao Weapon Battle Arts abilities you can unlock in Dynasty Warriors: Origins:

Dragon Sweep Slash
Fierce Focus
Bounding Earth Strike
Burgeoning Devastation
Lingering Tempest Slash
[Sp.] Sea of Flames
Blade Typhoon
Sharp Fang Flurry
Ardent Aura Slash

Dragon Sweep Slash

All Dragon Sweep Slash features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Podao
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement:
Description: Perform a spin kick to launch enemies into the air and follow up with a podao slash. Will enable you to catch large swathes of enemies in your wake.

The Dragon Sweep Slash ability is a basic attack that allows you to swing the blade fully around and push away enemies in front of you. A good knock-back ability that can clear some area around you.

Fierce Focus

All Fierce Focus features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Podao
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement: 100
Description: Concentrate your Bravery to strengthen yourself. This will power up your charge attacks by one level.

The strength of the Padao weapon is the ability to charge your attacks, making powerful attacks hit even harder. Using the Fierce Focus ability will boost your charge attacks one level further. However, make sure to use this ability before heading into a crowd of enemies because otherwise you could get knocked out of it.

Bounding Earth Strike

All Bounding Earth Strike features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Podao
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Step on an enemy to jump up and then slam your podao against the ground. The resulting shockwave will send enemies flying.

Bounding Earth Strike is a great battle art ability to slot if you want to increase your mobility on the battlefield. It works as a combination of gap-closer and knockback, so you can rush into an enemy and then toss a company of troops away.

Burgeoning Devastation

All Burgeoning Devastation features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Podao
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Move forward while making a sweeping attack with your podao. Continuing to press the button enables repeated attacks by using Bravery. The final strike will also be strengthened.

The Burgeoning Devastation battle art ability starts as a low-cost ability but can increase in both strength and cost if you are willing to consume more Bravery. Consider powering this ability up as a high-risk, high-reward tactical maneuver that can send multiple enemies flying.

Lingering Tempest Slash

All Lingering Tempest Slash features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Podao
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Perform a single slash to create a protective barrier of wind. Any enemy that touches it will be thrown back and staggered. Charging this move extends the wind’s duration.

The Lingering Tempest Slash ability provides a nice defensive feature with a protective wind barrier. Any enemy who touches it will be knocked back and will be staggered.

[Sp.] Sea of Flames

All Sea of Flames features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Podao
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 80
Description: Use your blade to generate flames through friction and then burn everything in front of you. This Special can interrupt certain attacks and stagger the enemy.

Sea of Flames is the interrupt battle art ability that you can unlock specifically for the padao. It provides good single target damage against an officer, and can also deal fire damage to other soldiers nearby.

Blade Typhoon

All Blade Typhoon features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Podao
Bravery Cost: 4
Mastery Requirement:
Description: Deliver a powerful slash with your podao, generating a number of energy flares which strike enemies.

The Blade Typhoon ability has a moderate Bravery cost and will deal damage not only to the enemy right in front of you, but also to any soldiers farther back. It’s something like a delayed burst tool, where you have a first solid strike, but then the skill persists.

Sharp Fang Flurry

All Sharp Fang Flurry features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Podao
Bravery Cost: 5
Mastery Requirement: 40
Description: Perform a flurry of forward slashes in a concentrated manner to form a powerful attack.

Sharp Fang Flurry is a strong single-target attack that is best used against officers and other challenging bosses. However, you’ll be vulnerable at the sides while this attack animation plays, so be careful of your flanks before triggering the ability.

Ardent Aura Slash

All Ardent Aura Slash features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Podao
Bravery Cost: 7
Mastery Requirement: 30
Description: Infuse your Bravery into your poado and then unleash it. Charging the attack will increase its strength and range.

Finally, Ardent Aura Slash is the strongest padao battle art ability, and unleashing it will come at the cost of nearly all of your maximum Bravery. You can charge the attack twice for even more damage. However, there will be a pause while charging. Therefore, it’s best to strategically use this ability only against officers that you’ve been able to stagger first.

All Staff Battle Art Abilities

The staff in Dynasty Warriors: Origins is an incredibly strong, versatile weapon that allows you to make quick strikes against multiple enemies. You can spin a staff relentlessly, clearing out a space around you and forcing enemies to keep their distance.

Here are all of the Staff Weapon Battle Arts abilities you can unlock in Dynasty Warriors: Origins:

Vaulting Leap
Ruinous Wave
Shadow Step
Brutal Barrage
[Sp.] Chaotic Flurry
Soaring Sky Dance
Thrashing Inferno Sweep
Tiger Paw Bash
Double Wave Slam

Vaulting Leap

All Vaulting Leap features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Staff
Bravery Cost: 1
Mastery Requirement: 200
Description: Leap up high by using your staff, catching enemies in front of you and launching them into the air.

Vaulting Leap is a low-cost Battle Art ability that will likely hit only a small handful of enemies right in front of you. However, your leap will also take you outside of melee range for a moment, and the action throws back the enemies hit.

Ruinous Wave

All Ruinous Wave features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Staff
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement: 100
Description: Perform a quick sweeping attack with your staff and send surrounding enemies flying.

Ruinous Wave is a much better early staff battle art to equip to your action bar in Dynasty Warriors: Origins. Although it will not knock enemies away in a full 360 degree radius around you, it has a much wider fan of attack in front of you.

Shadow Step

All Shadow Step features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Staff
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement: 100
Description: Move at lightning speed for a thrust attack, quickly closing the distance between you and the enemy.

Shadow Step is a good, low Bravery cost, gap-closer that you can use to get yourself to a specific target for a fight a little quicker than normal. This will give you some extra mobility and allow you to attack officers before they do more damage to your troops.

Brutal Barrage

All Brutal Barrage features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Staff
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement:
Description: Perform a quick flurry of forward attacks and unleash a shockwave in front of you.

Brutal Barrage is a very useful staff battle art because it does decent damage at a lower Bravery cost. Moreover, while it might not hit enemies behind you, it has a good radius of attack that hits enemies at your sides.

[Sp.] Chaotic Flurry

Dynasty Warriors Origins Staff Battle Art Chaotic Flurry

All Chaotic Flurry features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Staff
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 80
Description: Move forward while swinging your staff. Can also be performed in midair. This Special can interrupt certain attacks and stagger the enemy.

Chaotic Flurry is a charge attack ability that doubles as an interrupt for officer attacks. It costs more than a universal interrupt ability like Power Shot but gets you mobile and does decent damage.

Soaring Sky Dance

All Soaring Sky Dance features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Staff
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Sweep at surrounding enemies while spinning and then jump up. Can also be performed in midair.

The Soaring Sky Dance ability is powerful, but tricky to pull off while hitting the maximum number of enemies. The first strike will send your foes up into the air, but if the second strike doesn’t hit quickly enough, some will fall to the ground and you’ll miss out on additional damage.

Thrashing Inferno Sweep

All Thrashing Inferno Sweep features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Staff
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Move forward while swinging your staff. Holding the button increases the number of attacks. Enemies caught in the large attack area will be sent flying.

Thrashing Inferno Sweep is a powerful ability that sends you charging forward while swinging your staff in a full 360-degree radius. This is an effective ability to use when you are surrounded by enemy troops, and you can keep moving into them for additional damage.

Tiger Paw Bash

All Tiger Paw Bash features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Staff
Bravery Cost: 4
Mastery Requirement: 50
Description: Slam your staff against the ground while unleashing a combo attack. Holding the button increases the number of attacks.

Tiger Paw Bash is a moderate-cost battle art ability that will create a small AOE directly in front of you. As you swing your staff, you can even hit enemies directly behind you, but you’ll be vulnerable at the sides.

Double Wave Slam

All Double Wave Slam features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Staff
Bravery Cost: 5
Mastery Requirement: 40
Description: Jump up and then forcefully slam your staff against the ground, producing a shockwave that launches enemies into the air.

The Double Wave Slam ability acts as your high-cost area damage skill which hits multiple times in an area in front of you. Furthermore, this ability is primarily meant for destroying officers’ fortitude, leaving them vulnerable to follow-up attacks after.

All Twin Pikes Battle Art Abilities

All Twin Pikes in Dynasty Warriors Origins

Twin Pikes are dual-wielded weapons in Dynasty Warriors: Origins, which have strong attacks are powerful, and can be charged for even deadlier strikes. They give you the potential to take out enemies in an area-of-effect swoop, but the charge time for more powerful attacks can make you vulnerable.

Here are all of the Twin Pikes Weapon Battle Arts abilities you can unlock in Dynasty Warriors: Origins:

Ascension
Shadow Rush
Double Bite
Furious Dual Rush
[Sp.] Wings of the Phoenix
Battle Roar
Earth Blast
Roaring Maelstrom
Sky Sunder

Ascension

All Ascension features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Twin Pikes
Bravery Cost: 1
Mastery Requirement: 200
Description: Pivot from a dodge into an attack with your twin pikes. Can be used to quickly close in on an enemy.

Ascension is a very nice, low-cost ability for the twin pikes, but using it effectively will require a player with the skill to chain it together with a dodge maneuver. This is a nice gap-closer that allows you to dodge but then get right back into the fight and deal damage.

Shadow Rush

All Shadow Rush features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Twin Pikes
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement: 100
Description: Charge at high speed and slam into enemies. Holding the button increases the number of charges, while a well-timed button press at the end increases the strength of the attack.

Shadow Rush is a much more straightforward gap-closing ability, and if you hold the button down you can continue to push forward repeatedly. This is most effectively used at the beginning of an engagement when crowds of enemies are charging towards you.

Double Bite

All Double Bite features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Twin Pikes
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Perform a wide slashing attack with your twin pikes. Sends surrounding enemies flying.

The Double Bite ability will deal strong damage in a complete circle around you, letting you clear some space if you’re getting surrounded.

Furious Dual Rush

All Furious Dual Rush features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Twin Pikes
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Perform multiple thrusts with your pikes. Holding the button increases the number of thrusts, while a well-timed button press at the end increases the strength of the attack.

Furious Dual Rush is a decent single-target damage battle art ability that can be effectively used against officers after they have been staggered. However, you’ll need to watch your flanks, because your strikes will only be pointed forward.

[Sp.] Wings of the Phoenix

Dynasty Warriors Origins Twin Pikes Battle Art Wings of the Phoenix

All Wings of the Phoenix features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Twin Pikes
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 80
Description: Jump upwards while sweeping surrounding enemies. This Special can interrupt certain attacks and stagger the enemy.

Although you’ll want to save using the Wings of the Phoenix as an interrupt against officers, your twin pike blades will also pick up any nearby enemies and toss them into the air, too.

Battle Roar

All Battle Roar features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Twin Pikes
Bravery Cost: 4
Mastery Requirement: 50
Description: Concentrate your Bravery to strengthen yourself, increasing the strength and speed of strong attacks for a set amount of time.

Battle Roar is a battle art that boosts your overall damage for a brief time. The purpose is to use this pre-emptively and then execute a combo where you strong attack and popup an enemy to destroy them while airborne.

Earth Blast

All Earth Blast features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Twin Pikes
Bravery Cost: 4
Mastery Requirement: 50
Description:Pierce the earth with your twin pikes, infusing it with your Bravery to cause an explosion. The ground will swell upward and prevent enemy movement.

The Earth Blast ability works both as a damage and crowd control ability. The area of effect will spread out from your twin pikes in a fan, however, will leave you vulnerable from behind.

Roaring Maelstrom

All Roaring Maelstrom features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Twin Pikes
Bravery Cost: 4
Mastery Requirement:
Description: Swing your twin pikes to generate a tornado that engulfs all in its path. At the end, it sends everything it has engulfed flying.

The Roaring Maelstrom ability shoots out a tornado and can stun and knock up enemies. This includes officers and is a perfect duel skill after you parry an incoming attack.

Sky Sunder

All Sky Sunder features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Twin Pikes
Bravery Cost: 8
Mastery Requirement: 25
Description: Jump up and fling your pikes, sending enemies within a large area flying on impact. A well-timed button press at the end increases the strength of the attack.

The Sky Sunder ability will require all of your Bravery to trigger but has the potential for massive damage. Moreover, if you time a secondary button press, you will do even more damage and it’s perfect for clearing large swaths of enemies. Additionally, this skill is used from the air and won’t be easy to interupt.

All Lance Battle Art Abilities

Although visually similar to the spear and staff, the Lance has a unique built-in counterattack when charging a strong attack. Furthermore, while charging an attack, you can retaliate against enemies with a powerful sweeping blow, giving you offensive and defensive capabilities built into one weapon.

Here are all of the Lance Weapon Battle Arts abilities you can unlock in Dynasty Warriors: Origins:

Skirmisher Strike
Vengeful Stormquake
Focused Will
Relentless Charge
Spirit Wave
Tenacious Heart
Battle Cry Blast
[Sp.] Crouching Tiger Strike
Crushing Earth Gambit

Skirmisher Strike

All Skirmisher Strike features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Lance
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement:
Description: Unleash consecutive forward attacks. Can be performed rapidly.

Skirmisher Strike which costs two bravery but does a massive amount of damage. Use this low-cost skill to bust through fortitude on officers for assaults.

Vengeful Stormquake

All Vengeful Stormquake features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Lance
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement: 100
Description: If you endure enemy attacks while swinging the lance, your final blow will be strengthened. Holding the button increases the number of attacks.

The Vengeful Stormquake battle art ability is great because it only costs two bravery and twirls your lance in a 360 radius. Furthermore, the damage is powerful, and you can hold the battle art to continuously damage enemies at the cost of two bravery per rotation. Consequently, you can get great on demand damage and hold the animation as long as necessary when AOE is needed.

Focused Will

All Focused Will features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Lance
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Clam your spirit to restore your strength. Your rate of recovery from endured attacks with be greatly increased for a set amount of time.

Focused Will an a battle art ability for the Lance that can restore your HP and also increase your HP recovery rate. This is a great ability to slot if you are having trouble with survivability.

Relentless Charge

All Relentless Charge features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Lance
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Charge with your lance at the ready, catching enemies in your path and sending them flying.

The Relentless Charge ability deals decent damage, but is best for crowd control and clearing out a space when enemies start to pack in tight. Additionally, it can be used as a gap-closer if necessary, but you’ll lose some of the damage while dashing across the empty space.

Spirit Wave

All Spirit Wave features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Lance
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement:
Description: Swing your lance around, sending surrounding enemies flying.

The continuous movement of the Spirit Wave swings will knock back any enemies that come into contact with your lance. Moreover, the strikes will cover your flanks, so it will be difficult for new troops to attack and interrupt.

Tenacious Heart

All Tenacious Heart features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Lance
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Concentrate your Bravery to strengthen yourself, allowing you to endure all attacks for a set amount of time.

Tenacious Heart is another useful survivability battle art for the lance and will bolster your defense against attacks. However, be careful because this additional protection won’t make you completely invulnerable, and it only lasts for a limited time.

Battle Cry Blast

All Battle Cry Blast features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Lance
Bravery Cost: 4
Mastery Requirement: 50
Description: Gather up your strength and belt out a deafening yell that inflicts damage on enemies. If you are attacked while gathering power, the effect with be strengthened.

The Battle Cry Blast ability has a bit of risk-reward to it if you are willing to trigger it while surrounded by foes. If you charge this up with enemies nearby, then their attacks will strengthen the ensuing damage.

[Sp.] Crouching Tiger Strike

DWO Lance Battle Art Crouching Tiger Strike

All Crouching Tiger Strike features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Lance
Bravery Cost: 4
Mastery Requirement: 60
Description: Immobilize enemies with your lance and slam them into the ground. This Special can interrupt certain attacks and stagger the enemy.

The Crouching Tiger Strike interrupt is expensive, requiring 4 Bravery to trigger, but can do some serious damage to an officer’s fortitude. Additionally, when you slam them into the ground it will knock back any troops in the near vicinity.

Crushing Earth Gambit

All Crushing Earth Gambit features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Lance
Bravery Cost: 5
Mastery Requirement:
Description: Dig into the earth with your lance and launch it upward, causing debris to rain down and strike enemies. Debris will also hit you but can be endured.

The Crushing Earth Gambit is an ability that deals burst damage and has a dramatic knockback effect at the end of the animation. It’s the strongest of all the Lance battle art abilities, but watch out for the debris that can come down on your head, too.

All Crescent Blade Battle Art Abilities

All Crescent Blades in Dynasty Warriors Origins

Mastering the powerful crescent blade weapon type will require you to practice combos and timing, so you can chain together successive hits. Furthermore, it can do wide-sweeping area (AOE) damage with normal or strong attacks. This makes it a great weapon for striking enemies that surround you on all sides.

Here are all of the Crescent Blade Weapon Battle Arts abilities you can unlock in Dynasty Warriors: Origins:

Adamantine Flesh
Mist Walk
Star Sunder Slash
Dragon Tail Swipe
[Sp.] Relentless Whirl Slash
Bursting Wave Slash
Azure Dragon Bellow
Great Mountain Throw

Adamantine Flesh

All Adamantine Flesh features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Crescent Blade
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement: 100
Description: Focus your spirit, making it easier to increase upgrade levels for a set amount of time. The effect disappears once you are attacked.

The Adamantine Flesh ability can help you increase your upgrade levels for a limited time, but using it means you’ll have to sacrifice a spot for a straight damage ability on your action bar.

Mist Walk

All Mist Walk features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Crescent Blade
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement: 100
Description: Evade attacks with nimble footwork. Evading enemy attacks right before impact increases the upgrade level.

Mist Walk is a mobility ability that will cause you to evade an enemy attack. Moreover, if you time it correctly, this is another ability that increases your upgrade level. Using this ability effectively will depend on your skill in reading enemy actions and timing your triggers.

Star Sunder Slash

All Star Sunder Slash features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Crescent Blade
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement: 100
Description: Take wide swings with your crescent blade and slash powerfully. The number of slashes increases at a higher upgrade level.

The Star Sunder Slash ability is a low-cost damage-dealing ability that is best paired with another ability that upgrades your level. For example, using it after successfully executing Adamantine Flesh or Mist Walk will allow you to deal extra damage with Star Sunder Slash.

Dragon Tail Swipe

All Dragon Tail Swipe features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Crescent Blade
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Unleash consecutive attacks while moving forward, leaving little opportunity for enemies to strike.

The Dragon Tail Swipe skill is another battle art that does 360 damage but costs lower bravery and doesn’t pull enemies in. This is a better early-game alternative until you unlock more skills.

[Sp.] Relentless Whirl Slash

DWO Crescent Blade Battle Art Relentless Whirl Slash

All Relentless Whirl Slash features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Crescent Blade
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 80
Description: Slash at enemies while spinning around. Holding the button increases the number of attacks. This Special can interrupt certain attacks and stagger the enemy.

The Relentless Whirl Slash ability starts out relatively low cost, but as you hold the button for additional attacks it will continue to consume your Bravery. This is a high-risk maneuver if you are using this ability as your interrupt. You want to be careful about completely draining this combat resource when you are fighting officers.

Bursting Wave Slash

All Bursting Wave Slash features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Crescent Blade
Bravery Cost: 4
Mastery Requirement:
Description: Swing your crescent blade downward to launch a shockwave in front of you, sending enemies flying.

The Bursting Wave Slash ability is the best crescent blade battle art for single-target burst damage. It can be difficult to aim, but if you can execute it against an officer it will tear away their fortitude.

Rising Cloud Crusher

All Rising Cloud Crusher features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Crescent Blade
Bravery Cost: 4
Mastery Requirement: 50
Description: Swing your crescent blade upward while jumping, then swing it down as you fall. The downward strike will be powerful.

The Rising Cloud Crusher battle art ability is a useful ability that can pull you and your enemy up off the ground, giving you some mobility and moving away from attacks if you’re surrounded. Pulling the enemy with you can be very useful against officers, making them pause their attacks for a short time.

Azure Dragon Bellow

All Azure Dragon Bellow features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Crescent Blade
Bravery Cost: 6
Mastery Requirement: 35
Description: Spin your Bravery-infused crescent blade to generate a devastating tornado. The strength of the attack increases at a higher upgrade level.

The Azure Dragon Bellow ability is a powerful AOE that sucks in enemies and does damage in a spinning attack. This is unlocked through a companion and helps the lack of mobility by pulling in enemies.

Great Mountain Throw

All Great Mountain Throw features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Crescent Blade
Bravery Cost: 8
Mastery Requirement: 25
Description: Muster up an enormous amount of Bravery to launch a palm strike and a shockwave. Sends enemies within a large area flying.

The Great Mountain Throw ability will require the use of your entire pool of Bravery to execute. It unfortunately does not do damage in a full radius around you, but only in a wide fan directly in front of you.

All Halberds Battle Art Abilities

You won’t unlock the Halbred weapon until you have beaten the main campaign for the first time in Dynasty Warriors: Origins. Consequently, it is the most powerful weapon due to its battle arts (abilities), mobility, and combos. No other weapon blends high-powered damage, mobility, and fun factor so well.

Here are all of the Halberd Weapon Battle Arts abilities you can unlock in Dynasty Warriors: Origins:

Defiant Shockstorm
Divine Wrath
Force Quake
[Sp.] Boundless Launch
Meaning Tempest
Sky Blaze
Sky Crusher
Hellraiser
Dance of the Demon

Defiant Shockstorm

All Defiant Shockstorm features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Halberd
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement: 100
Description: Swing your halberd above your head to generate a tornado that takes surrounding enemies and gathers them together in front of you.

The Defiant Shockstorm ability is a good low-cost battle art that can provide you some crowd control when you get surrounded. The swing of your halbred will hit in a full 360-degree radius, and deposit everyone it pulls up in front of you.

Divine Wrath

All Divine Wrath features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Halberd
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement: 100
Description: Sweep around you with your halberd. Holding the button after the attack increases the strength of the final blow by using Bravery.

The Divine Wrath ability is a simple, low-cost battle art that can hit surrounding enemies but is best as single-target damage against an officer. If you go for the extra damage by holding the button, but careful of how much Bravery it uses, however.

Force Quake

All Force Quake features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Halberd
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement: 100
Description: Focus your energy into your halberd, increasing your Attack Power and Attack Speed for a set amount of time by consuming your own Health.

The Force Quake ability will be risky to execute on the battlefield because of its charge time. You don’t want to be interrupted, so make sure you have some space around you first.

[Sp.] Boundless Launch

All Boundless Launch features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Halberd
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 80
Description: Immobilize enemies with your halberd and then throw them forward. This Special can interrupt certain attacks and stagger the enemy.

As an interrupt, the Boundless Launch ability should save for instances where you are fighting a challenging officer. Furthermore, at the end of the hit, you’ll toss the officer away from you, also knocking back any enemies in his path.

Menacing Tempest

All Menacing Tempest features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Halberd
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Sweep your weapon around you while running, catching enemies in your path and sending them flying.

Menacing Tempest is a great battle art ability for crowd control and crowd clearance. Not only will the charge forward damage and push the enemies in front of you back, but the final strike downward will knock back any nearby enemies in a radius around you.

Sky Blaze

All Sky Blaze features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Halberd
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement:
Description: Jump up to slash enemies in the air. Can also be performed from midair. The higher up the attack is performed, the greater the strength of the final strike.

The Sky Blaze ability provides less crowd control than other abilities, but does decent damage and can crack fortitude shields. However, while the final strike can knock back regular troops it may not affect officers.

Sky Crusher

All Sky Crusher features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Halberd
Bravery Cost: 4
Mastery Requirement: 50
Description: Jump high up into the air and then slam your halberd into the ground. The resulting shockwave will send enemies within a large area flying. Can also be performed in midair.

The Sky Crusher ability does decent damage and can knock back enemies. However, like the Sky Blaze ability the knockback may not work against stronger officers.

Hellraiser

All Hellraiser features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Halberd
Bravery Cost: 5
Mastery Requirement:
Description: Use your halberd to infuse the earth with your Bravery. The energy will erupt from beneath, launching enemies into the air.

The Hellraiser battle art is one of the best AOE damage skills in the game. However, the downside to this ability is a period of vulnerability. Therefore, make sure to trigger it before incoming damage is expected.

Dance of the Demon

All Dance of the Demon features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Halberd
Bravery Cost: 6
Mastery Requirement: 35
Description: Swing your halberd around, unleashing a devastating sequence of attacks. Inflicts great damage to enemies within a large area.

The Dance of the Demon battle art ability is your single target officer destroyer. Although it’s costly in terms of bravery, this can single-handedly destroy officers with high fortitude.

All Universal Battle Art Abilities

Universal Weapon Battle Arts abilities are unlocked though the passive skill trees in Dynasty Warriors: Origins. As the name suggests, you can use these abilities no matter what type of weapon you choose to equip. Furthermore, at least a couple of these Battle Art abilities are so good that you will likely want to use them no matter which weapon type you are fighting with.

Here are all of the Universal Weapon Battle Arts abilities you can unlock in Dynasty Warriors: Origins:

Whirlwind Kick
Aerial Retribution
[Sp.] Power Shot
Boundless Sunburst
Tempest Dance
Dispersion Arrow
Peacebringer
[Sp.] Ice Luan

Whirlwind Kick

All Whirlwind Kick features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Any
Skill Tree: Unlocks as default
Skill Point Cost: None
Bravery Cost: 1
Mastery Requirement: 200
Description: Unleash a swinging kick with blinding speed. During the approach, you will disappear and be invulnerable to enemy attacks.

The Whirlwind Kick ability will be available to you on any weapon by default, and is a low-Bravery cost ability that deals moderate damage. However, the major benefit of this ability is that you will momentarily be invulnerable to enemy attacks.

Aerial Retribution

All Aerial Retribution features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Any
Skill Tree: Knight-Errant Rank
Skill Point Cost: 30
Bravery Cost: 1
Mastery Requirement: 200
Description: Take a counterattack stance. If attacked while in this stance, you will unleash a shockwave and go airborne.

This ability is a more defensive ability, without much damage to it. If you’re surrounded by enemies, however, it’s good for pushing opponents off and getting some space.

[Sp.] Power Shot

Dynasty Warriors Origins Universal Battle Art Power Shot

All Power Shot features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Any
Skill Tree: Expert Rank
Skill Point Cost: 100
Bravery Cost: 2
Mastery Requirement: 120
Description: Fire one powerful arrow. Can also be performed in midair. This Special is able to stop certain attacks and stagger the enemy.

Power Shot is a fantastic, low-Bravery cost, special Battle Art ability that can be used with almost any weapon or build. Moreover, this can be fired at range, even if you are using a close-quarters weapon type like Gauntlets.

Boundless Sunburst

All Boundless Sunburst features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Any
Skill Tree: Musou Rank
Skill Point Cost: 150
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Concentrate your Bravery to release a beam of light. Holding the button will continue the attack for as long as you have Bravery remaining.

This ‘ki’ beam attack is flashy, but its use in combat is situational at best. Although you can move and turn the beam to attack around you, it slows you down and takes away a lot of your mobility. Additionally, you can completely drain all of your Bravery if you’re not careful.

Tempest Dance

All Tempest Dance features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Any
Skill Tree: Master Rank
Skill Point Cost: 120
Bravery Cost: 3
Mastery Requirement: 70
Description: Channel Bravery into your arm to unleash a whirlwind with a single swing. The whirlwind draws in surrounding enemies and launches them into the air.

Tempest Dance is a decent crowd-control ability that will have the greatest impact when you are surrounded by enemies. Trigger this ability to deal some damage, and gain some space around you on the battlefield.

Dispersion Arrow

All Dispersion Arrow features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Any
Skill Tree: Adept Rank
Skill Point Cost: 50
Bravery Cost: 4
Mastery Requirement: 50
Description: Fire arrows that follow enemies. Holding the button increases the number of arrows.

This Battle Art ability is a fantastic knockback, that can really push a wave of enemies back on their tails. The more arrows you draw, the larger the spread of arrows that will shot forward on the trigger. However, drawing the arrows can take time. Consequently, using this ability while other enemies are at your back is strongly discourage.

Peacebringer

All Peacebringer features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Any
Skill Tree: Master Rank
Skill Point Cost: 70
Bravery Cost: 6
Mastery Requirement:
Description: Summon a ring of light. Beams of light and masses of earth will erupt from the ring, launching enemies into the air. Can also be performed in midair.

Peacebringing does powerful area-of-effect damage, but unfortunately comes at a high Bravery cost. You’ll want to be very strategic when using it, otherwise you may drain all of your Bravery and have nothing left to interrupt a boss.

[Sp.] Ice Luan

All Ice Luan features and mechanics:

Weapon Type: Any
Skill Tree: Hero Rank
Skill Point Cost: 50
Bravery Cost: 8
Mastery Requirement: 30
Description: Unleash a shockwave of ice. This Special is able to stop certain attacks and stagger the enemy.

This powerful AOE Battle Art also double as an interrupt that can stagger your opponent. Unfortunately, it comes at an incredibly high cost of Bravery. Using this ability will drain your entire stock of Bravery. You’ll need to be skilled enough to build up that amount of bravery without otherwise using it. Consequently, you’ll want to slot at least one very low cost interrupt ability, so you aren’t just reliant on this one.

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