Attacks
Normal Attack Charge Attack / Hyper Attack Switch Combos Musou Attack Rage Effects of the Various Attack Types
Normal Attack
The most basic move, which can be chained together for consecutive attacks. This move can also be used in mid-air or while mounted.
By acquiring Skills, the number of consecutive attacks that can be chained together will increase.
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Charge Attack / Hyper Attack
Charge Attack
A more powerful attack.
Allows for a varied range of attacks when chained from Normal Attacks.
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Hyper Attack
Slice through the enemy ranks at high speed.
While extremely effective against standard soldiers, this attack can be blocked by officers. Chaining a Hyper Attack into a Normal Attack will result in a more powerful Hyper Attack.
Note: Hyper Attacks can only be used by characters from the SAMURAI WARRIORS series.
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Switch Combos
Switching your player character immediately after executing a Charge Attack or a Hyper Attack will trigger a Switch Combo.
In addition to allowing you to continue to chain attacks ceaselessly, switching immediately after a Charge Attack will trigger tornadoes in the area that inflict damage on the enemy.
Musou Attack
Each character’s most powerful and unique attack. This attack can only be triggered when the Musou gauge is full. You are invincible while in the middle of a Musou Attack.
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How to refill the Musou gauge
- Inflict damage on the enemy.
- Recover Musou naturally while on standby.
Rage
For a limited period of time, Attack and Defense parameters will increase dramatically. Certain characters will also undergo a process known as Deification.
The Rage state is triggered by acquiring the “Tear of the Gods” and filling the Rage gauge. The “Tear of the Gods” can be acquired by defeating Chaos Origins.
When a Musou Attack is triggered while in the Rage state, characters from the DYNASTY WARRIORS series will unleash a Rage Attack, while characters from the SAMURAI WARRIORS series will unleash a Musou Frenzy Attack.
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Effects of the Various Attack Types
All characters belong to one of three Attack Types - Power, Technique, or Speed. Each of these types has its own characteristics in terms of attacks and moves.
You can tell what Attack Type each character belongs to by the icons and the background colors displayed at the character selection screen.
Power Attack Type
Hyper Armor: Characters will not be knocked back by standard or ranged attacks.
Block Cancel: Certain moves can be canceled by using a block.
Technique Attack Type
Critical Hit: Additional damage is inflicted upon airborne enemies.
Spirit Charges: Pressing the jump button after landing a hit will allow for a follow-up attack that breaks the enemy’s guard.
Speed Attack Type
Critical Combo: The period of time for which the hit count continues to rise is longer than for other types. After the hit count reaches the thresholds of 300 and 1,000, special additional damage bonuses are triggered.
Aerial Escape: Certain moves can be canceled by jumping.
Aerial Thrust: Jumping a second time while airborne allows you to move through the air. Characters are invincible for the duration of this move.
