Dynasty Warriors: Origins

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Dynasty Warriors Origins - Skills

Skills add more customization to the protagonist in Dynasty Warriors: Origins. Read on to learn the list of all skills, all their effects, and more!

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List of All Skills

Skills provide additional bonus effects to the protagonist, such as increased HP, increased Attack, and increased Defense. They add more customization to the gameplay.

Knight-Errant Rank Skills

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Knight-Errant Adept
Expert Master
Hero Musou
True Warrior
Skill Cost Effect
Aerial Retribution 30 Take a counterattack stance. If attacked while in this stance, you will unleash a shockwave and go airborne.
Attack Amplifier 3 Boosts Attack Strength by 3.
Attack Amplifier II 30 Boosts Attack Strength by 3.
Back On Your Feet 50 Restores Health automatically to a set amount upon reaching low health.
Chain Evasion 30 Enables you to evade repeatedly.
Defense Fortifier 3 Boosts Defense Strength by 3.
Defense Fortifier II 30 Boosts Defense Strength by 3.
Endurance Boost: Spur On 40 Mosou Attack Button will encourage your horse, repleneshing some Endurance.
Increase Health 3 Boosts Health by 5.
Increase Health II 30 Boosts Health by 5.
Meat Bun Glutton 40 Enables you to hold more meat buns.
Whirlwind Kick 20 Unleash a swinging kick with blinding speed. During the approach, you will dissapear and be invulnerable to enemy attacks.

Adept Rank Skills

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Knight-Errant Adept
Expert Master
Hero Musou
True Warrior
Skill Cost Effect
Army of One 50 Greatly boosts the Mosou Gauge every time you defeat 1,000 enemies.
Attack Amplifier 20 Boosts Attack Strength by 3.
Attack Amplifier II 30 Boosts Attack Strength by 3.
Defense Fortifier 20 Boosts Defense Strength by 3.
Defense Fortifier II 30 Boosts Defense Strength by 3.
Dispersion Arrow 50 Fire arrows that follow enemies. Holding the button increases the number of arrows.
Greater Gratification 40 Boosts Health recovery when using a meat bun.
Increase Health 20 Boosts Health by 5.
Increase Health II 30 Boosts Health by 5.
Meat Perceiver 40 Allows you to see the position of meat buns when you activate Eyes of the Sacred Bird.
Perfect Evade 50 Grants Bravery when evading just as the opponen attacks.
Refreshing Rescue 40 Boosts Health recovery upon rescuing an officer facing a desperate fight.

Expert Rank Skills

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Knight-Errant Adept
Expert Master
Hero Musou
True Warrior
Skill Cost Effect
|SP.| Power Shot 100 Fire one powerful arrow. Can also be performed in midair. |SP.| Able to stop certain attacks and stagger the enemy.
Arrow Arbiter 60 Reduces the amount of damage you receive from arrows.
Attack Amplifier+ 30 Boosts Attack Strength by 5.
Attack Amplifier+ II 50 Boosts Attack Strength by 5.
Bravery Increase 50 Increases Bravery Gauge by 1.
Defense Fortifier+ 30 Boosts Defense Strength by 5.
Defense Fortifier+ II 50 Boosts Defense Strength by 5.
Endurance Boost: Attack 70 Allows you to accumulate Endurance with mounted attacks.
Extreme Musou Attacks 80 Enables you to perform Extreme Musou Attacks with companions.
Increase Health+ 30 Boosts Health by 10.
Increase Health+ II 50 Boosts Health by 10.
Item Investor 50 Enables you to hold more items.
Rage Restored 70 Restores Health every time you land an attack while in Rage mode.

Master Rank Skills

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Knight-Errant Adept
Expert Master
Hero Musou
True Warrior
Skill Cost Effect
Accessories Artisan 80 Enables you to equip more accessories.
Arrow Arbiter 60 Reduces the amount of damage you receive from arrows.
Attack Amplifier+ 30 Boosts Attack Strength by 5.
Attack Amplifier+ II 50 Boosts Attack Strength by 5.
Bolstered Bravery 80 Boosts Bravery gained by 10%.
Defense Fortifier+ 50 Boosts Defense Strength by 5.
Greater Gratification 80 Boosts Health recovery when using a meat bun.
Increase Health+ 30 Boosts Health by 10.
Increase Health+ II 50 Boosts Health by 10.
Meat Bun Glutton 50 Enables you to hold more meat buns.
Peacebringer 70 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.
Tempest Dance 120 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.
Trample 50 Step on enemies in midair, knocking them off balance.

Hero Rank Skills

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Knight-Errant Adept
Expert Master
Hero Musou
True Warrior
Skill Cost Effect
|SP.| Ice Luan 50 Unleash a shockwave of ice. |SP.| Able to stop certain attacks and stagger the enemy.
Arrow Arbiter 70 Reduces the amount of damage you receive from arrows.
Attack Amplifier++ 70 Boosts Attack Strength by 10.
Attack Amplifier++ II 80 Boosts Attack Strength by 10.
Defense Fortifier++ 70 Boosts Defense Strength by 10.
Defense Fortifier++ II 80 Boosts Defense Strength by 10.
Endurance Accumulation Increase 120 Increases Endurance accumulation.
Greater Gratification 80 Boosts Health recovery when using a meat bun.
Increase Health++ 70 Boosts Health by 15.
Increase Health++ II 80 Boosts Health by 15.
Meat Bun Glutton 70 Enables you to hold more meat buns.
Perfect Evade Leap 60 Enables you to Perfect Evade even while jumping.
Spirited Drive 60 Knocks nearby enemies off balance when activating Rage mode.
Supportive Escorts 80 Grants a very small chance of receiving guard support when attacked.

Musou Rank Skills

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Knight-Errant Adept
Expert Master
Hero Musou
True Warrior
Skill Cost Effect
Arrow Arbiter 80 Reduces the amount of damage you receive from arrows.
Attack Amplifier++ 80 Boosts Attack Strength by 10.
Attack Amplifier++ II 80 Boosts Attack Strength by 10.
Attack Amplifier++ III 80 Boosts Attack Strength by 10.
Bolstered Bravery 100 Boosts Bravery gained by 10%.
Boundless Sunburst 150 Concentrate your Bravery to release a beam of light. Holding the button will continue the attack for as long as you have Bravery remaining.
Defense Fortifier++ 80 Boosts Defense Strength by 10.
Defense Fortifier++ II 80 Boosts Defense Strength by 10.
Deft Defenders 100 Makes guards perform follow-up strikes when Battle Art Chain is activated.
Endurance Boost: Jump 100 Replenishes Endurance after jumping over a palisade.
Greater Gratification 90 Boosts Health recovery when using a meat bun.
Increase Health++ 80 Boosts Health by 15.
Increase Health++ II 80 Boosts Health by 15.
Musou Rage 80 Acquired Musou Rage, letting you unleach Ultimate Musou Attacks.
Ultimate Art - Augment 100 Upgrades your Ultimate Musou Attack.

True Warrior Rank Skills

Jump to a Rank Panel
Knight-Errant Adept
Expert Master
Hero Musou
True Warrior
Skill Cost Effect
Attack Amplifier+++ 100 Boosts Attack Strength by 10.
Attack Amplifier+++ II 150 Boosts Attack Strength by 10.
Attack Amplifier+++ III 150 Boosts Attack Strength by 10.
Attack Amplifier+++ IV 200 Boosts Attack Strength by 10.
Attack Amplifier+++ V 200 Boosts Attack Strength by 10.
Attack Amplifier+++ VI 250 Boosts Attack Strength by 10.
Attack Amplifier+++ VII 300 Boosts Attack Strength by 20.
Bolstered Bravery 200 Boosts Bravery gained by 10%.
Defense Fortifier+++ 100 Boosts Defense Strength by 10.
Defense Fortifier+++ II 150 Boosts Defense Strength by 10.
Defense Fortifier+++ III 150 Boosts Defense Strength by 10.
Defense Fortifier+++ IV 200 Boosts Defense Strength by 10.
Defense Fortifier+++ V 200 Boosts Defense Strength by 10.
Defense Fortifier+++ VI 250 Boosts Defense Strength by 10.
Defense Fortifier+++ VII 300 Boosts Defense Strength by 20.
Greater Gratification 250 Boosts Health recovery when using a meat bun.
Increase Health+++ 100 Boosts Health by 15.
Increase Health+++ II 150 Boosts Health by 15.
Increase Health+++ III 150 Boosts Health by 15.
Increase Health+++ IV 200 Boosts Health by 15.
Increase Health+++ V 200 Boosts Health by 15.
Increase Health+++ VI 250 Boosts Health by 15.
Increase Health+++ VII 300 Boosts Health by 30.
Ultimate Art - Mastery 300 Upgrades your Ultimate Musou Attack.

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