This is a Beginner's Guide for Dynasty Warriors: Origins that covers some core gameplay elements for new players. Check out a list of tips and strategies to help improve your Dynasty Warriors: Origins gameplay experience.

Dynasty Warriors: Origins Beginner's Guide

1. Prioritize Progressing the Main Story
2. Use a Variety of Weapons
3. Buy Weapons From the Store
4. Speak to All Map NPCs
5. Collect Overworld Materials
6. Get the Chain Evasion Skill
7. Unlock Meat Bun Glutton and Spur On

Prioritize Progressing the Main Story

During the early game, it is recommended to keep progressing the story first. More weapons and functions will be unlocked by doing so, which in turn opens up more gameplay options for new players.

List of All Main Story Missions

Use a Variety of Weapons

It is also recommended to use a lot of weapons. Each weapon type has its own proficiency level, and increasing these in turn increases your rank. Increasing your rank gives you more stats, as well as new skill trees to explore.

Best Weapons Tier List

Buy Weapons From the Store

At the start of every chapter, stores will carry decent weapons that can be used until stronger alternatives are found. Don't hesitate to buy these to give yourself an edge in combat.

How to Get Gold Fast

Speak to All Map NPCs

There will be NPCs that appear on the map every so often; be sure to speak with them as they can grant several useful things, like side quests for rewards, or training missions for more skill points.

Dynasty Warriors: Origins Interactive Map

Collect Overworld Materials

Various materials will spawn in the overworld, such as Pyroxene. Collect these whenever you can as these can be used to upgrade things like gems.

How to Farm Pyroxene

Get the Chain Evasion Skill

To have an easier time dodging in battle, prioritize unlocking the Chain Evasion skill. This allows the Wanderer to dodge twice in succession, greatly increasing your window of safety.

Best Skills to Get First

Unlock Meat Bun Glutton and Spur On

Another set of utility skills to prioritize are Meat Bun Glutton and Endurance Boost: Spur On. The former increases the amount of healing you have available in battle, while the latter increases mounted mobility.

How to Heal

Dynasty Warriors: Origins Combat Tips

1. Look to Deplete Enemy Fortitude
2. Dodge Attacks to Avoid Damage
3. Use Meat Buns to Heal
4. Ride Your Horse to Move Quickly
5. Don't Hesitate to Use Battle Arts
6. Remember to Activate Tactics
7. Enter War God Rage
8. Learn Weapon Combos

Look to Deplete Enemy Fortitude

Enemies have a Fortitude Gauge displayed as several orange shields under their HP bar. Dealing damage to them depletes Fortitude, and draining all of it immobilizes enemies and opens them up to an Assault attack.

Dodge Attacks to Avoid Damage

During Dynasty Warriors: Origins gameplay, you have the option of dodging or parrying enemy attacks to nullify them. In the early game, it is easier to focus on dodging, as there are special enemy attacks that cannot be blocked.

Use Meat Buns to Heal

Meat Buns can heal players when consumed, and can be found in pots and other containers scattered across the battle map. Do not hesitate to use them if your HP is low, as you can find more later on in the stage.

How to Heal

Look For Areas Marked With the Bun Icon

You may open the menu and look for a bun icon on the minimap, as this indicates that you can obtain a bun from breaking pots in that area.

Ride Your Horse to Move Quickly

Another gameplay mechanic to take advantage of is to mount your horse, as this drastically increases movement speed through dashing with the horse. Use it to move between bases quickly.

List of All Horses and How to Get Them

Don't Hesitate to Use Battle Arts

Battle Arts cost Bravery to use, and can quickly deplete enemy Fortitude. Bravery is naturally generated by doing damage, so don't hesitate to use it on Battle Arts, as they can quickly stagger enemy officers.

List of All Arts and Guide

Remember to Activate Tactics

Another gameplay aspect that players can utilize are the Eyes of the Sacred Bird, which stops time to allow players to unleash Tactics that can deal heavy damage and greatly deplete Fortitude.

Tactics have long cooldowns, so use them against tougher enemies to help break through their defenses.

List of All Tactics and Guide

Enter War God Rage

The Musou Gauge fills up as you continue to fight through a stage. You can spend it when it's full to activate War God Rage, enhancing your attacks and making you impervious to damage.

You also get access to the True Musou Attack, which deals massive amounts of damage to enemies in range. Use it to go on the offensive and quickly take out key objectives and officers!

Learn Weapon Combos

Each weapon has its own set of combos that, when executed, unleash powerful moves that are stronger than the basic attack strings. Be sure to check out what your weapon can do to maximize your damage on-field!

All Weapon Combos

All Tips and Tricks

Dynasty Warriors: Origins Tips and Tricks

Beginner Guides
How to Get Skill Points Fast	How to Increase Rank Level
Can You Respec?	How to Get and Use Old Coins
Fast Travel and All Waymark Locations	How to Increase Bonds
What Does Raising Peace Do?	How to Get Gold Fast
How to Raise Proficiency	How to Farm Pyroxene
What Happens When You Die?	How to Increase Bravery
How to Dash on a Horse	How to Get and Use Meat Buns
What Does Morale Do?	How to Unlock Ultimate Weapons
Combat Guides
How to Heal	How to Parry
Switching Characters	All Weapon Combos
How to Evade	How to Use the Extreme Musou Attack
How to Use the True Musou Attack	How to Use War God Rage
How to Ambush	How to Do a Battle Art Chain
How to Perform Attacks from a Wheel Recovery	How to Get Dramatic Success
Settings Guides
List of Controls	All Horse Controls
FAQs
Can You Change Appearance?	Can You Replay Missions?

Dynasty Warriors: Origins Related Guides

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Guides by Category

Dynasty Warriors Origins Categories
Characters	Tips and Tricks
Walkthrough	Weapons
Accessories	Gems
Items	Horses
Arts	Tactics
Bosses	Faction Endings
Interactive Map	Clothing

All Recommended Guides

List of Recommended Guides
Is There Crossplay?	Is There Co-Op?
System Requirements	List of All Voice Actors
Is It Open World?	Who Is the Protagonist?
Is There Character Creation?	Difficulty Differences
Is There Romance?	Trophies and Achievements List
Best Settings	Weapons Tier List
Factions and Endings	Best Skills to Get First
Best Gem to Use	Best Accessories to Equip
Best Arts to Use	List of All Trainings
Game Length	All Search for Memories Locations
All Missables and Points of No Return	Best Faction: Who to Choose?
All Post-Game Content and Unlockables	Is There New Game Plus?