DYNASTY WARRIORS 3

New Features

• Evasion — a dodge for avoiding incoming attacks or pulling back from the front line. Dodge at the last moment and you get a Just Evasion: time slows for a moment and you answer with a strong counter that stuns the enemy.
• Perfect Power Guard — the classic Power Guard still works. Time it perfectly and it deflects the strike, stuns the attacker and opens a counterattack.
• Weapon Fusion — forge stronger weapons from weapons you already own. Details below.
• Horses — call a horse mid-battle with a short dash. Enemy attacks can still knock you off.
• Bodyguards — take a regular bodyguard unit, or a Musou Bodyguard, where an officer replaces the squad and you can trigger a Double Musou Attack.
• Offline two-player — split-screen co-op on one console or PC.

Weapon Fusion

Fusion is done at the blacksmith in the Camp menu. You pick the weapon you want to keep, then the weapon you want to consume. The element and skills of the consumed weapon move onto the one you keep, and the consumed weapon is destroyed. The change is permanent.

• A weapon holds one element and, if it has a red slot, one red trait. A new element replaces the old one; the numbers are not added together.
• Elements: Fire, Lightning, Wind, Death and Ice. The element sits on your charge attack, so changing it can change which charge attack carries the effect.
• Red traits are special skills found only on stronger weapons.
• Fusion is best spent on 4th and 5th weapons, which have the most slots. Fusing onto a 1st to 3rd weapon is mostly wasted.

Where weapons come from

• 1st to 3rd weapons drop from enemy officers, and higher difficulty drops better ones.
• 4th weapons need a stage condition on Hard or higher. See the 4th Weapons tab.
• 5th weapons need a stage condition on Chaos. See the 5th Weapons tab.

Officers

The Remaster has 42 playable officers: 10 Shu, 10 Wei, 12 Wu and 10 from other forces, the last group including the new guest officer Ziluan. Nine of them are ready from the start.

Everyone else is unlocked in one of two ways: by clearing Musou Mode with the right officers, or by a specific event inside a battle. Difficulty does not matter for unlocking, so Easy is the fastest. Thirty-nine officers have a Musou story; Ziluan and the two secret officers Fu Xi and Nuwa do not, and are played in the other modes.

Shu

Wei

Officer	How to unlock
Xu Zhu	Clear Musou Mode with one Wei officer.
Zhenji	Clear Musou Mode with one Wei officer.
Sima Yi	Clear Musou Mode with one Wei officer.
Cao Cao	Clear Musou Mode with two different Wei officers.
Xu Huang	Clear Musou Mode with two different Wei officers.
Xiahou Yuan	Defeat him in the Battle of Mt. Dingjun on the Shu side.
Zhang Liao	Defeat him in the Battle of Hefei on the Wu side.

Wu

Other forces

Officer	How to unlock
Zhang Jiao	In the Yellow Turban Rebellion, defeat Zhang Bao, Zhang Liang and Zhang Jiao.
Diaochan	Defeat her in the Battle of Hulao Gate.
Lu Bu	Score 1,000 KOs in the Battle of Hulao Gate and finish the battle.
Dong Zhuo	Defeat both Diaochan and Lu Bu in the Battle of Hulao Gate.
Yuan Shao	In the Battle of Guandu, defeat Yan Liang and Wen Chou before Guan Yu does.
Meng Huo	In the Nanman Campaign, defeat him at all seven places in one run.
Zhurong	Defeat her in the Nanman Campaign.
Fu Xi	Secret officer with no Musou story, played in Free, Challenge and VS modes. Clear Musou Mode with Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Sun Jian.
Nuwa	Secret officer with no Musou story, played in Free, Challenge and VS modes. Clear Musou Mode with every other female officer.
Ziluan	Clear Musou Mode once with any officer. Ziluan is the new guest officer and has no Musou story of his own; play him in Free Mode and Challenge Mode.

Game Modes

The main menu has six entries.

• Musou Mode — the story of one officer, played battle after battle. Clearing it with the right officers is how you unlock the rest of the roster.
• Free Mode — play any unlocked officer in any unlocked stage. Growth and equipment carry over between Free Mode and Musou Mode. The stage selection screen shows what can still be unlocked in each battle.
• Challenge Mode — short score and speed courses, covered below.
• VS Mode — two-player head-to-head on eight stages with special rules.
• Camp — set up your officers, weapons, items and bodyguards, and perform Weapon Fusion.
• System — difficulty, controls and the Normal or Classic settings.

Offline two-player split screen works in Musou, Free and VS Mode.

Challenge Mode

There are six challenges. The original game had Endurance and Time Attack; Xtreme Legends added the other four.

• Endurance — defeat as many enemies as you can before your health runs out.
• Time Attack — defeat a set number of enemies as fast as you can.
• Assault — score the highest combo total within the time limit.
• Rush, Meteor and Unification — the three other courses.

Clearing any course gives Path of Trials. Each challenge also has its own achievement for a new first-place record, listed in the Achievements tab.

Xtreme Legends

The Remaster includes the Xtreme Legends expansion. It gives seven officers who were not part of a kingdom their first Musou stories: Diaochan, Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu, Meng Huo, Yuan Shao, Zhang Jiao and Zhurong. It also adds bodyguard customization, the 5th weapons, the Chaos difficulty and four of the six Challenge Mode courses.

A red Xtreme tag on the stage selection screen marks a scenario that comes from the expansion.

Side Stories

Side Stories are extra scenarios that you unlock through play. Clear any one for Secrets of the Battlefield and all of them for Secret Tales of Dynasty Warriors.

Achievements and Trophies

The list is the same on every platform: 44 achievements, with the Platinum trophy on PlayStation. The secret ones are marked below.

Platinum

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Weapon Stats

These are the lines you see on a weapon’s screen, and the bonuses listed under it. A weapon sets your base Attack and Max Hits; the bonuses add to your officer on top of that.

Stat Items

Each of these items raises one stat for the officer who holds it. You find them as drops and rewards in battle.

Elements

A weapon can carry one element: Fire, Lightning, Wind, Ice or Death. The element sits on your charge attack. Death defeats ordinary soldiers outright and takes a percentage of an officer’s health.

4th Weapons

Every officer except Ziluan has one unique 4th weapon. Each one is tied to a stage, an army and a condition inside that battle.

How the weapon reaches you

When you meet a weapon's condition an item report appears on screen and the weapon's position is marked on the map. It reaches you in one of two ways.

• Precious item — the weapon is placed at a fixed spot on the map and stays there until you walk up and pick it up.
• Supply unit — an enemy unit spawns carrying the weapon and walks a fixed route to another gate captain, then retreats with it. Defeat it before it reaches the end of the route.

In the Remaster the supply unit is a Transport Captain of the enemy unit. When you defeat him, Obtained a WEAPON appears over your character, and the weapon is listed on the results screen under Unique Weapon Acquired!. The small number in the corner of a weapon's icon is its weapon slot: 4 for a 4th weapon.

In two-player mode the weapon appears as long as one of the two players meets the condition.

The stage selection screen

Before each battle in Free Mode the stage selection screen tells you three things.

• Flags — eight flags per army show how hard that side of the stage is. Changban with Liu Bei's Forces has two lit flags; the Nanman Campaign with the Shu Forces has six.
• Xtreme — a red Xtreme tag marks a scenario from the Xtreme Legends expansion, such as the Nanman Forces in the Nanman Campaign.
• Unlockable Items — the panel on the right lists what can still be unlocked in that stage on that side. A tick on an icon means you already have it.

Stage events

Many battles have scripted events. When something specific happens — time passes, an officer falls, a unit reaches a place — the game announces it with an on-screen report and the battle changes: reinforcements arrive, morale rises or drops, officers retreat or change sides. Several 4th weapons depend on one of these events, so a step that looks optional is often the one that unlocks the weapon.

The Battle of Changban has three events: Cao Cao’s main army arrives, Zhang Fei’s Bridge Yell, and the retreat ships. Their triggers and effects are listed in Zhao Yun’s entry below, together with the Defend Liu Bei event that his weapon needs.

If the weapon does not appear

Go through this list before you blame the stage. It applies to every weapon.

1. Difficulty. It must be Hard or higher. On Easy and Normal no 4th weapon is ever awarded, even when the condition is met.
2. Officer and army. Play as the officer who owns the weapon and pick the army listed in the entry. The same stage can give a different officer's weapon on the other side.
3. Every requirement. The report only appears when all of the requirements are met. For some weapons that includes an event, not just kills (Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Gan Ning, Sima Yi).
4. Order. Check the entry for an order. A few weapons need one officer first or last.
5. Supply units. Defeat the unit before it reaches the end of its route. It retreats with the weapon.
6. Precious items. Walk to the marked spot and pick the weapon up. Xu Huang's weapon is lost if the flood hits first.
7. Two players. The weapon appears as long as one of the two players meets the requirement.

Officer by officer

Each entry lists the stage and army, the exact steps in order, and where the weapon ends up. Tap an officer's name in the table above to jump straight to the entry.

Wei officers

WeiCao Cao

4th weapon

Wrath of Heaven

StageYellow Turban Rebellion (rare item: none)

ArmyHan (Imperial Forces under He Jin) · Free Mode or Musou Mode

Year184

Time limit90 minutes

Difficulty1 of 8

DeliverySupply unit

ConditionDefeat Zhang Bao first and Zhang Liang last, without losing a gate captain.

Steps

1

In Free Mode, pick the Yellow Turban Rebellion on the Han side (the game lists it as the Imperial Forces under He Jin against the Yellow Turbans), then choose Cao Cao from the character screen and play on Hard.

2

Your two targets are Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang. Defeat both, but do not let any gate captain fall on either side while you do it.

3

Take Zhang Bao first and Zhang Liang last. The supply unit spawns on Zhang Liang’s side of the map, so finishing him last leaves you closest to it.

4

As soon as the item report “A supply unit has appeared!” shows at the bottom of the screen, check it in Info → History. The line is listed with the time of the battle and the map shows the unit’s route. Then cross the northern bridge and run down the supply unit before it reaches the end of its route.

5

A supply unit appears at the north-west gate captain and walks to the gate captain at the centre of the northern edge, close to where Zhang Jiao ends up. Ride after the Transport Captain and defeat him before he gets there to receive the weapon.

6

The weapon drops and “Obtained a WEAPON” appears above Cao Cao. Finish the battle for the results.

7

WEAPON The weapon is yours.

Wrath of Heaven

A fast horse or a Speed Scroll makes it much easier to reach Zhang Bao before Zhang Liang is in range.

Events in this stage

Event	What triggers it	What happens
Zhang Bao drops rocks	Time passes	Zhang Bao begins dropping rocks on the battlefield.
Zhang Liang freezes the rivers	Time passes	Zhang Liang freezes the rivers.
Zhang Jiao withdraws into the castle	Zhang Jiao is defeated outside the castle	He moves into the castle.
Zhang Jiao withdraws to the north shore	Zhang Jiao is defeated inside the castle	He moves to the north shore.

Unlocking this officer. Clear Musou Mode with two Wei characters.

Same officer, 5th weapon: Blue Steel.

WeiXiahou Yuan

4th weapon

Demon Fang

StageBattle of Mt. Dingjun

ArmyWei

Year219

Time limit30 minutes

Difficulty5 of 8

DeliveryPrecious item

ConditionWait for Huang Zhong’s charge down the hill, then defeat him.

Steps

1

In Free Mode, pick the Battle of Mt. Dingjun with the Wei Forces, then choose Xiahou Yuan and play on Hard. On the Shu side this stage gives Huang Zhong’s weapon instead.

2

Open the pause menu and choose Unit Info to see where Huang Zhong stands on the map. He is one of the Shu officers on the hill.

3

After a while Huang Zhong shoots an arrow at the enemy and calls out, “Destroy those people who have killed my lord!” Get on a horse and ride up the hill towards him.

4

When you meet him on horseback he charges down the hill: “You are not permitted to call me doting! You little brat!” The screen then says “Huang Zhong’s force’s morale is increasing!”

5

Once he has charged, defeat Huang Zhong.

6

A few seconds later the game says “A valuable item has been found!” That is the weapon. Open the map and follow the marker.

7

Ride to the marker north-west of Huang Zhong’s starting position. The weapon is inside a wooden crate: break the crate and walk over what it drops, and “Obtained a WEAPON” appears above Xiahou Yuan.

8

WEAPON The weapon is yours.

Demon Fang

If you play with events switched off, wait until Huang Zhong’s morale has risen twice before you defeat him.

Events in this stage

Event	What triggers it	What happens
Enemies beware!	Time passes	Huang Zhong shoots an arrow towards the enemy.
Down the hill	Your character meets Huang Zhong while riding a horse	Huang Zhong rides down the hill heroically.
The rest is out of my hands	Xiahou Yuan is defeated	Xiahou Yuan becomes a playable character.

Unlocking this officer. Defeat him in the Battle of Mt. Dingjun while playing the Shu side.

Same officer, 5th weapon: Mystic Fang.

WeiZhang He

4th weapon

Peacock Talon

StageBattle of Guandu

ArmyWei

Year200

Time limit90 minutes

Difficulty2 of 8

DeliveryPrecious item

ConditionBurn the supply depot at Wu Chao by defeating Chunyu Qiong there, while Yan Liang and Wen Chou are still alive.

Steps

1

In Free Mode, pick the Battle of Guandu on Cao Cao’s side (Wei), choose Zhang He and play on Hard.

2

Fight towards Yuan Shao’s forts and find the supply depot. Wu Chao is a place, not an officer: it is a depot inside one of the four forts on the map, and the fort changes every game, so check them one by one. When you get there a short scene plays in which Zhang He says, “A blazing fire would look good here...” and you see “The Wu Chao supply depot has been discovered!”

3

Defeat Chunyu Qiong, the officer guarding the depot. When he falls the screen says “Zhang He’s troop has defeated Chunyu Qiong’s troop!”

4

Yan Liang and Wen Chou must both still be alive when the depot burns, so do not defeat them while you search. Once Chunyu Qiong is down, Yuan Shao’s supplies burn and the History menu shows “The Wu Chao supply depot is in flames!”

5

A few seconds later the game says “A valuable item has been found!” That is the weapon. Open the map and follow the marker.

6

Ride to the marker and walk over it. The weapon lies north-west of the bridge, by the north-west outer wall of Cao Cao’s castle. The weapon is inside a wooden crate: break the crate and walk over what it drops, and “Obtained a WEAPON” appears above Zhang He.

7

WEAPON The weapon is yours.

Peacock Talon

Events in this stage

Event	What triggers it	What happens
Castle wall destruction begins	Time passes	The attack on Cao Cao’s castle wall starts.
Castle wall destroyed	Time passes	The north wall of Cao Cao’s castle is broken through.
Supplies discovered	Yuan Shao’s troop supplies are found	The depot is discovered.
Wu Chao burns	Chunyu Qiong is defeated	Yuan Shao’s troop supplies are burnt.
Forget strategies!	Cao Cao’s army gets the upper hand	Yuan Shao starts to attack personally.

Same officer, 5th weapon: Phoenix Talon.

Shu officers

ShuZhao Yun

4th weapon

Fierce Dragon

StageBattle of Changban

ArmyShu

Year208

Time limit90 minutes

Difficulty2 of 8

DeliverySupply unit

ConditionDefeat Xiahou Dun, Zhang Liao and Zhang He, and trigger the event where Liu Bei is defended.

Steps

1

Start the Battle of Changban as Zhao Yun on the Shu side, on Hard difficulty.

2

Fight through the middle of the map and defeat Xiahou Dun and Zhang Liao. You can do this whenever you like, even right at the start.

3

Keep playing until the message “Cao Cao’s main force has arrived!” appears. Cao Cao comes in at the north-east corner of the map after a while.

4

Get on a horse and ride to Liu Bei. Soon after Cao Cao shows up, Liu Bei calls out, “Cao Cao, do you intend to end it here at Changban?”

5

Stay next to Liu Bei on your horse. A short scene starts in which Zhao Yun charges the enemy and shouts, “You will not lay one finger on my lord!”

6

When the scene ends you will see “Liu Bei’s force’s morale is skyrocketing!” All of this has to happen before Liu Bei reaches the ships on the shore, otherwise it is too late.

7

Now defeat Zhang He. Leave him until this point, because the supply unit starts close to where he stands. When he falls the screen says “A supply unit has appeared!”

8

The supply unit is a Transport Captain. He leaves the western gate captain and heads north-east, so go after him at once and defeat him before he gets away.

9

WEAPON The weapon is yours.

Fierce Dragon

Killing the three officers is not enough on its own. If you skip the scene with Liu Bei, no supply unit ever appears.

Only Zhao Yun and a few other Shu officers can start the scene with Liu Bei.

Events in this stage

Event	What triggers it	What happens
Cao Cao arrives	Time passes during the battle	Cao Cao’s main army appears at the north-east corner of the map.
Zhang Fei’s Bridge Yell	Zhang Fei crosses the Changban bridge	The morale of Cao Cao’s army drops. This is the event Zhang Fei’s own weapon needs.
Defend Liu Bei	Cao Cao’s main army has arrived, Liu Bei has not yet reached Liu Qi’s ships, and Zhao Yun (or one of a few other Shu officers) is on horseback near Liu Bei	The event fires: a short cutscene shows Zhao Yun charging the enemy to protect Liu Bei, and the game counts it for the weapon.
Retreat ships arrive	Time passes during the battle	Liu Qi’s ships arrive and Liu Bei orders every troop to retreat towards the south-west. Once Liu Bei has reached the ships the Defend Liu Bei event can no longer be started.

Same officer, 5th weapon: War Dragon.

Guan Yu’s ForcesGuan Yu

4th weapon

Blue Moon Dragon

StageGuan Yu’s Escape (rare item: The Way of the Musou)

ArmyGuan Yu’s Forces

Year201

Time limit30 minutes

Difficulty3 of 8

DeliverySupply unit

ConditionClear the fourth gate.

Steps

1

Start Guan Yu’s Escape with Guan Yu’s own forces, on Hard difficulty.

2

This is an escort stage. You win when the cart breaks through all five gates, and you lose if Guan Yu or the cart is defeated, so keep both safe while you clear the way.

3

Fight through the gates until the message “The Fourth Garrison’s gate has been opened!” appears.

4

A few seconds later “A supply unit has appeared!” shows on the screen.

5

The supply unit is a Transport Captain, a little way ahead of you. Ride after him and defeat him before he gets away.

6

When he falls, “Obtained a WEAPON” appears over Guan Yu.

7

Finish the stage by getting the cart through the last gate.

8

WEAPON The weapon is yours.

Blue Moon Dragon

This stage has no scripted events.

Same officer, 5th weapon: Divine Dragon.

ShuZhang Fei

4th weapon

Viper Blade

StageBattle of Changban

ArmyShu

Year208

Time limit90 minutes

Difficulty2 of 8

DeliverySupply unit

ConditionDefeat Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, and trigger the bridge-yell event.

Steps

1

Start the Battle of Changban as Zhang Fei on the Shu side, on Hard difficulty.

2

Fight through the middle of the map and defeat the Wei officers you meet, starting with Xiahou Dun. Take Zhang Liao down early too, because the centre is much calmer without him.

3

Head for the wooden bridge on the east side of the map, north of where Xu Zhu starts, and stand on it. This is where Zhang Fei’s shout happens.

4

Wait on the bridge until an enemy officer attacks you. If nobody comes, lure one over. When he reaches you, Zhang Fei yells, “I’m Zhang Fei of Yan!” and “Come, I shall make you fear death!”

5

Cao Cao’s army loses its nerve. You will see messages such as “Cao Cao’s force’s morale is dropping!”

6

A few seconds later “A supply unit has appeared!” shows on the screen.

7

The unit is a Transport Captain. He leaves the left-hand gate captain near Xu Zhu’s starting position and runs north. Chase him and defeat him. “Obtained a WEAPON” appears over Zhang Fei.

8

WEAPON The weapon is yours.

Viper Blade

Do not defeat the gate captains in the north-east corner of the map. Without them the shout is very hard to trigger.

A horse is optional, but it gets you around much faster.

Liu Bei is usually in trouble before an officer reaches the bridge, so keep an eye on his camp. With two players, one of you can wait on the bridge while the other protects Liu Bei.

Events in this stage

Event	What triggers it	What happens
Cao Cao appears	Time passes	Cao Cao appears at the north-east corner of the map.
Zhang Fei is here!	Zhang Fei crosses the Changban bridge	Cao Cao’s army loses morale.
Retreat ships arrive	Time passes	Liu Bei orders every troop to retreat towards the south-west.

Same officer, 5th weapon: Serpent Blade.

Wu officers

WuHuang Gai

4th weapon

Black Shadow

StageBattle of Chibi (rare item: Fire Arrows)

ArmyWu (Allied Forces under Sun Quan) · Free Mode or Musou Mode

Year208

Time limit90 minutes

DeliveryPrecious item

ConditionDefeat Zhang Liao.

Steps

1

In Free Mode, pick the Battle of Chibi on the Wu side (the game lists it as the Allied Forces under Sun Quan against Cao Cao’s Forces), then choose Huang Gai from the Wu tab and play on Hard.

2

The battle opens in the Jiangxia District of Chibi. Zhou Yu soon calls out “Send a unit to stop the Wei invasion!” Go after the Wei units on the wooden decks.

3

Fight the Zhang Liao unit: its name shows at the top of the screen while you attack it.

4

Defeat Zhang Liao. When Huang Gai’s troop beats his troop the screen says “Huang Gai’s troop has defeated Zhang Liao’s troop!” A few seconds later “A valuable item has been found!” appears: the weapon now lies on the map.

5

Cai Mao’s troop pulls back and “Zhang Liao’s force has been destroyed!” follows. Open Info → History and select the “valuable item” line: the map jumps to the spot where it lies, on the hill with the prayer shrine. Go to the north-west of Zhuge Liang’s prayer shrine and collect the weapon.

6

Finish the battle. The results screen replays the fight on the map, then lists the weapons you earned.

7

WEAPON The weapon is yours. Unique Weapon Acquired! shows Black Shadow, the 4th weapon.

Black Shadow

Events in this stage

Event	What triggers it	What happens
Zhuge Liang brings the wind	Time passes	Huang Gai starts to act.
The wind is here...	You play the Shu side	Your character is amazed.
Huang Gai fools Cao Cao	Huang Gai reaches Xiahou Dun’s starting position	The fire trick succeeds and Cao Cao’s army loses morale. Defeating Huang Gai after his team appears at that position prevents it.
Shu troops, don’t let others take the glory!	Time passes after the fire trick succeeded	Shu troops appear from the north-west of the map.
Cao Cao’s reinforcements arrive	Time passes	Backup troops appear around Cao Cao.

Same officer, 5th weapon: Spiked Mace.

Sun Ce — Overlord

Stage: Assault on Wu Territory (year 197, time limit 30 minutes, rare item: Guardian Secrets) · Army: Sun Ce’s Forces · Delivery: Precious item

1

Play the Assault on Wu Territory with Sun Ce’s own forces as Sun Ce, on Hard.

2

Defeat Liu Yong, the lord in the south-east of the map, before you defeat Taishi Ci.

3

Taishi Ci then changes sides and joins you. The item report appears.

4

Collect the weapon near Taishi Ci’s starting position.

5

Follow the marker on the map near Taishi Ci’s starting position.

Rare item. In Musou Mode this stage is stage 3 of Zhou Yu’s story, and the game titles it Wu District Conquest (Sun Ce’s Forces against the Allied Forces, 30 minutes). Clearing it on Normal gave a Steel Sword and the rare item Guardian Secrets, which raises the merit your bodyguard earns by 50%.

Events in this stage

Event	What triggers it	What happens
Zhou Yu advises Sun Ce	Time passes	Zhou Yu and Sun Ce divide their troops.
Sun Ce convinces Taishi Ci	Liu Yong is defeated before Taishi Ci	Taishi Ci becomes a playable character.

Unlocking this officer. Clear Musou Mode with two Wu characters.

Same officer, 5th weapon: God of War.

Other forces

Other forcesDiaochan

4th weapon

Gold Globe

StageBattle of Hulao Gate (rare item: Red Hare Saddle)

ArmyDong Zhuo’s Forces · Mode: Musou Mode (stage 1 of her Xtreme Legends story) or Free Mode

Year191

Time limit90 minutes

Difficulty2 of 8

DeliveryPrecious item

ConditionDefeat Yuan Shu, who starts in the south-east of the map.

Steps

1

In Free Mode, pick the Battle of Hulao Gate with Dong Zhuo’s Forces, then choose Diaochan from the Other tab and play on Hard.

2

Fight across the snow towards the Allied camp. Your own officers start duels as you go and the screen reports each one, for example “Diaochan’s troop has defeated Sun Jian’s troop!”

3

Defeat Yuan Shu, who starts in the south-east of the map.

4

Watch for “Obtained an ITEM” and “A valuable item has been found!” (in this run it was listed at 1 minute 20 seconds). Open Info → History and select that line: the map jumps to the spot where the weapon lies.

5

Go to the Fan Shui Gate on the west side and collect the weapon. It lies in the southern part of the Fan Shui Gate area, on its west side.

6

Finish the battle (Yuan Shao’s defeat ends it) for the results.

7

WEAPON The weapon is yours.

Gold Globe

Events in this stage

Event	What triggers it	What happens
Yuan Shu’s troop will not move	Time passes	Sun Jian gets angry.
Lu Bu appears	Time passes	Lu Bu enters the battle.
Backup troops arrive	Time passes	Backup troops appear around the allied troop base.
Ambush archers appear	You enter the narrow round path before Hulao Gate	Ambush archers appear.
Lu Bu defects	You play the Dong Zhuo side and Diaochan is defeated before Lu Bu	Lu Bu defects.

Unlocking this officer. Defeat her in the Battle of Hulao Gate.

Same officer, 5th weapon: Imperial Mace.

Dong Zhuo’s ForcesLu Bu

4th weapon

Sky Scorcher

StageBattle of Hulao Gate (rare item: Red Hare Saddle)

ArmyDong Zhuo’s Forces · Mode: Musou Mode (stage 1 of his Xtreme Legends story) or Free Mode

Year191

Time limit90 minutes

Difficulty2 of 8

DeliverySupply unit

ConditionDefeat Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Steps

1

In Free Mode, pick the Battle of Hulao Gate with Dong Zhuo’s Forces, then choose Lu Bu from the Other tab and play on Hard.

2

Fight your way towards the Allied Forces. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei each get a short scene when you come near them. Guan Yu says, “I am Guan Yu, brother of Liu Bei. I will prevail!” and Zhang Fei says, “I am Zhang Fei!”

3

Defeat Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. When one falls the screen says, “Lu Bu’s troop has defeated Zhang Fei’s troop!”

4

Defeat Liu Bei last. If he falls first, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei retreat.

5

When the brothers are beaten, “A supply unit has appeared!” shows at the bottom of the screen and the History menu lists it. Ride to the supply unit at once and defeat it before it reaches the gate captain.

6

Chase down the Transport Captain on horseback and defeat him. The weapon drops and “Obtained a WEAPON” appears above Lu Bu.

7

WEAPON The weapon is yours.

Sky Scorcher

Events in this stage

Event	What triggers it	What happens
Yuan Shu’s troop will not move	Time passes	Sun Jian gets angry.
Lu Bu appears	Time passes	Lu Bu enters the battle.
Backup troops arrive	Time passes	Backup troops appear around the allied troop base.
Ambush archers appear	You enter the narrow round path before Hulao Gate	Ambush archers appear.
Lu Bu defects	You play the Dong Zhuo side and Diaochan is defeated before Lu Bu	Lu Bu defects.

Unlocking this officer. Score at least 1,000 K.O.s in the Battle of Hulao Gate.

Same officer, 5th weapon: Demon Slayer.

Other forcesZhang Jiao

4th weapon

Volcano Staff

StageYellow Turban Rebellion (rare item: none)

ArmyYellow Turban Forces · Free Mode only

Year184

Time limit90 minutes

DeliveryPrecious item

ConditionDefeat every sub-officer of one group (Liu Bei, Cao Cao or Sun Jian), then its commander.

Steps

1

In Free Mode, pick the Yellow Turban Rebellion with the Yellow Turban forces (the game lists them against the Imperial Forces under He Jin), then choose Zhang Jiao from the Other tab and play on Hard.

2

Choose one of three targets: Liu Bei’s group, Cao Cao’s group or Sun Jian’s group.

3

Defeat every sub-officer in that group (three for Liu Bei, five for Cao Cao, four for Sun Jian), then the commander himself. In this run the target was Sun Jian’s group, and the screen reports every duel, for example “Zhang Jiao’s troop has defeated Sun Jian’s troop!”

4

As the battle goes on, “A valuable item has been found!” appears (3 minutes 46 seconds into the battle in this run). Open Info → History and select that line: the map jumps to the spot where the weapon lies.

5

Collect the weapon south-east of the northern river. Ride along the wall and the bridge, then continue on foot to the spot.

6

“Obtained a WEAPON” appears above Zhang Jiao. Finish the battle for the results.

7

WEAPON The weapon is yours. The weapon lies south-east of the river that leaves to the north.

Volcano Staff

Events in this stage

Event	What triggers it	What happens
Zhang Bao drops rocks	Time passes	Zhang Bao begins dropping rocks on the battlefield.
Zhang Liang freezes the rivers	Time passes	Zhang Liang freezes the rivers.
Zhang Jiao withdraws into the castle	Zhang Jiao is defeated outside the castle	He moves into the castle.
Zhang Jiao withdraws to the north shore	Zhang Jiao is defeated inside the castle	He moves to the north shore.

Unlocking this officer. Defeat Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao in the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Same officer, 5th weapon: Thunder Staff.

5th Weapons

Every officer except Ziluan also has a 5th weapon, and every one of them is tied to a stage, an army and a condition, like the 4th weapons.

Officer by officer

Each entry lists the stage and army, the steps in order and where the weapon ends up. Tap an officer's name in the table above to jump straight to the entry.

Wei officers

Xiahou Yuan — Mystic Fang

Stage: Battle of Tong Gate (year 211, time limit 30 minutes) · Army: Wei · Difficulty: Chaos only · Delivery: precious item at a fixed spot

1

Play the Battle of Tong Gate on the Wei side as Xiahou Yuan, on Chaos.

2

Make Han Sui defect to your side.

3

Collect the weapon in the north-east area inside Tong Gate.

Same officer, 4th weapon: Demon Fang.

Zhang He — Phoenix Talon

Stage: Battle of Jieting (Xtreme version) · Army: Yuan Shao’s Forces · Difficulty: Chaos only · Delivery: precious item at a fixed spot · Xtreme Legends version of the stage

1

Play the Xtreme version of the Battle of Jieting with Yuan Shao’s forces as Zhang He, on Chaos.

2

Defeat six Wei officers in exactly this order: Xu Zhu, Xiahou Yuan, Zhang Liao, Cao Zhen, Dian Wei, Xu Huang.

3

Collect the weapon south of Yuan Shao’s base.

Same officer, 4th weapon: Peacock Talon.

Shu officers

Zhao Yun — War Dragon

Stage: Nanman Campaign (year 225, time limit 90 minutes) · Army: Shu · Difficulty: Chaos only · Stage flags: 6 of 8 · Delivery: precious item, a box next to the bridge

1

Start the Nanman Campaign as Zhao Yun on the Shu side, on Chaos difficulty.

2

Defeat every enemy general. It makes no difference who lands the last blow, so your allies’ kills count too. Just make sure Zhurong is the last one to go down.

3

As soon as Zhurong falls, a box appears beside the bridge south of the Shu main camp. Ride over and take the weapon from it. “Obtained a WEAPON” appears.

4

WEAPON The weapon is yours.

War Dragon
Attack	+43
Max Hits	6
Bonuses
Max Musou	+78
Max HP	+75
Reach	+25
Musou Charge	+20

Same officer, 4th weapon: Fierce Dragon.

Guan Yu — Divine Dragon

Stage: Battle of Fan Castle (year 219, time limit 30 minutes) · Army: Guan Yu’s Forces · Difficulty: Chaos only · Delivery: precious item at a fixed spot

1

Play the Battle of Fan Castle with Guan Yu’s forces as Guan Yu, on Chaos.

2

Defeat four officers in exactly this order: Pang De, Lu Xun, Gan Ning, Lu Meng.

3

Collect the weapon in the north-east area of the map.

Same officer, 4th weapon: Blue Moon Dragon.

Zhang Fei — Serpent Blade

Stage: Battle of Mt. Dingjun (year 219, time limit 30 minutes) · Army: Shu · Difficulty: Chaos only · Stage flags: 5 of 8 · Delivery: precious item at a fixed spot

1

Play the Battle of Mt. Dingjun on the Shu side as Zhang Fei, on Chaos.

2

Ride down Huang Zhong’s eastern trail on horseback and take the east fork to the northern bridge.

3

Defeat Cao Hong.

4

Collect the weapon south-east of the northern bridge.

Same officer, 4th weapon: Viper Blade.

Wu officers

Other forces

Lu Bu — Demon Slayer

Stage: Battle of Chibi (Xtreme version) · Army: Lu Bu’s Forces · Difficulty: Chaos only · Delivery: precious item at a fixed spot · Xtreme Legends version of the stage

1

Open Free Mode (Musou Mode also works, but Free Mode lets you pick the stage directly and retry quickly). Choose the Battle of Chibi with the red Xtreme tag; the plain version of the stage does not give this weapon.

2

Pick Lu Bu’s Forces as the side and Lu Bu as your officer: the weapon only spawns for its own officer on its own side. Set the difficulty to Chaos; on Easy, Normal and Hard it never appears.

3

On the preparation screen open the Unique Weapon Unlock Conditions list to see the goals of this stage.

4

Play the battle and defeat the four Wu officers Lu Meng, Huang Gai, Taishi Ci and Gan Ning. Order does not matter.

5

The weapon now lies on the map as a Precious Item at a fixed spot: go above the prayer shrine in the south-west corner and pick it up. It does not travel with a transport unit, so you can walk there at any time after the four officers have fallen.

Same officer, 4th weapon: Sky Scorcher.

Rare Items

Most of the original stages hide one rare item. Each is a permanent upgrade, and each needs a specific action inside the battle before the item report appears. The table lists them in stage order.

How to get each item

Steps are in the order you do them. Where an item arrives by supply team, defeat the team before it leaves, as with the 4th weapons.

The Way of the Musou

Stage: Guan Yu’s Escape (year 201) · Side: Guan Yu’s Forces

Effect. You can use True Musou at any health.

1

Play Guan Yu’s Escape on the Shu side.

2

Defeat Xiahou Dun.

3

The item drops from him. Pick it up.

4

You now have the item: You can use True Musou at any health.

4th Weapon Checklist

Wei

• Cao Cao — Wrath of Heaven
• Xiahou Dun — Kirin Fang
• Dian Wei — Mad Bull
• Xu Zhu — Stone Crusher
• Xiahou Yuan — Demon Fang
• Zhang Liao — Dragon Breath
• Sima Yi — Dark Feather
• Xu Huang — Marauder
• Zhang He — Peacock Talon
• Zhenji — Dark Moon Flute

Shu

• Zhao Yun — Fierce Dragon
• Guan Yu — Blue Moon Dragon
• Zhang Fei — Viper Blade
• Zhuge Liang — Peacock Feather
• Liu Bei — Gold Moon Dragon
• Ma Chao — Steel Dragon
• Huang Zhong — Oracle Sword
• Jiang Wei — Blink
• Wei Yan — Double Comet
• Pang Tong — Tornado Staff

Wu

• Zhou Yu — Ancients Sword
• Lu Xun — Falcon
• Taishi Ci — Tiger Slayer
• Sun Shangxiang — Sol Chakram
• Sun Jian — Savage Wolf
• Sun Quan — Master Wolf
• Lu Meng — White Tiger
• Gan Ning — Sea Master
• Huang Gai — Black Shadow
• Sun Ce — Overlord
• Daqiao — True Beauty
• Xiaoqiao — True Grace

Other forces

• Diaochan — Gold Globe
• Lu Bu — Sky Scorcher
• Dong Zhuo — Grand Star
• Yuan Shao — Grand Master
• Zhang Jiao — Volcano Staff
• Meng Huo — King of Beasts
• Zhurong — Magma Wheel
• Fu Xi — Fu Xi’s Sword
• Nuwa — Nuwa’s Rapier