Liu Shan/Movesets

Movesets
Dynasty Warriors 7=

Base Game

 * Notable Skills
 * Defense Up: Increases defense by a small amount.
 * Speed Up +: Increases speed by a medium amount.
 * Attack Range Up: Increases attack range.
 * Spear Master: Gains expertise at wielding the spear. Only available in Xtreme Legends.
 * Elemental Invulnerability: Nullifies enemy elemental attacks.

Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends

 * Titles
 * Lieutenant General (偏将軍) - Slightly increases Legend Mode rewards.
 * Field General (安国将軍) - Marginally increases damage inflicted on enemies when using power-type weapons.
 * River General (横江将軍) - Marginally increases attack and defense against officers when using speed-type weapons.
 * Campaign General (討逆将軍) - Marginally absorbs health from enemies when damaging them using speed-type weapons.
 * Front General (前将軍) - Moderately increases defense against projectile and shockwave attacks when using power-type weapons.
 * Grand Tutor (太傅) - Significantly increases defense against projectile and shockwave attacks when using power-type weapons.
 * Revered Lord (相国) - Moderately absorbs health from enemies when damaging them using speed-type weapons.
 * King of Shu (漢中王) - Moderately increases attack and defense against officers when using speed-type weapons.

Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires

 * Officer Skills
 * Fame Type: Kind
 * Ruler Special Command 1 - Three Visits: Convinces an officer to join by paying respects to them. Increases kind fame by 3,000 when used.
 * Ruler Special Command 2 - Compassion: Convinces an enemy territory with a low happiness rating to defect. Increases kind fame by 5,000 when used.

Shin Sangoku Musou Online Z
Made playable via spirit item, Liu Shan's moveset uses many of the same attacks offered by the rapier moveset albeit with some differences.


 * Modified Attacks
 * Charge Attack 1: Leans forward to poke someone, leaving the target flinched for a brief moment.
 * Charge Attack 2: Similar to what the rapier moveset has access to, but adds an extension in which the user delivers a lightning-infused slash in a frontal arc.
 * Charge Attack 6: This move is identical to the thrust charge attack.
 * Evolution Attack: Extends the normal attack string by posing with sword held downward on the ground and emitting a fiery aura that flinches surrounding enemies.
 * Musou Attack: Releases an energy burst that burns and dazes foes before performing Liu Shan's Lightning Wave Musou attack from Dynasty Warriors 7.
 * Jump Charge: Launches short multiple thrusts before landing.


 * Special Abilities
 * Domestic Bonus: +10 to Peace
 * Battle Bonus: +7 to Defense
 * Best Formation 1 - Radial Formation: 1 to 5 Units, Balanced Type
 * Best Formation 2 - Crane Formation: 3 to 5 Units, Balanced Type
 * Best Formation 3 - Geese Formation: 5 Units, Balanced Type
 * Support Skill - Military Relief (陣中見舞い): Heals all allied units.

Warriors Orochi 3
Liu Shan retains his weapon moveset from Dynasty Warriors 7 albeit with some changes and additions.


 * Changed Attacks
 * Charge Attack 1: undefined: Leans forward to grab someone. Once the attack connects, Liu Shan shoves the target away with no damage, allowing for a free follow-up attack afterwards. Cannot be blocked.
 * Jump Charge: undefined: Jabs downward several times before diving on the ground to cause an impact, knocking down nearby opponents.


 * Team Abilities
 * Ability 1 - Thrift: Reduces the amount of Musou used up for all team members.
 * Ability 2 - Impulse: Increases speed for all team members. Only available in Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate.


 * Team Attacks
 * Triple Rush 1: Does a quick stab that sends out a mobile shockwave traveling on the ground.
 * Triple Rush 2: Delivers several rapid aerial thrusts in a row.
 * Triple Rush 3: Lands a quick swipe that sends down a wide energy wave on a group of enemies.
 * Unique Triple Rush: If paired up with Yoshimoto Imagawa and Motochika Chōsokabe, Liu Shan will be able to perform a unique triple rush attack alongside them. He starts the combo by slashing forward while hunched and sending foes airborne with a raised thrust.

Fighting Style

 * -|Dynasty Warriors 8=

Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends

 * Bodyguard Skills
 * Battle Skill - Forage: Collects weapons, materials, and items on the way to the targeted location. The greater the distance, the greater the results will be.
 * Assistance Skill - Affluence: Causes enemies to occasionally drop gold when defeated.
 * Rouse Skill - Recovery: Restores the health of bodyguards when they are near death.

Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires

 * Ways of Life Skills
 * Ways of Life - Benevolent Ruler: Benevolent Type, +2 to Virtue, 3,500 Employment Cost
 * Fixed Strategy - Mass Donation: Donates supplies and money to the people in every territory owned.
 * Stratagem Card 1 - Recovery: Completely recovers health.
 * Stratagem Card 2 - Temper: Fills up 2 Musou bars.
 * Stratagem Card 3 - Recuperate: Recovers health and fills up all Musou bars.
 * Stratagem Card 4 - Inspire: Increases the morale of nearby allies for 60 seconds.
 * Stratagem Card 5 - Cover Fire: Rains arrows across the battlefield for 60 seconds. Requires 2 allied units to temporarily withdraw for card to take effect.
 * Awarded Stratagem Card - Concentration: Fills up the rage gauge.

Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed
Liu Shan is only available in the Japanese server of the game, so rules and features pertaining to the global servers do not apply to him.


 * Passive Skills
 * Primary Skill: Causes normal attacks to inflict 30% fire damage for 5 seconds. Activates after filling up one Musou bar.
 * Secondary Skill: Increases overall speed by 20%. Activates after filling up two Musou bars.


 * Team Combination
 * Like a True Son (実子の如く)
 * Required Characters: Sun Shangxiang, Liu Shan
 * Bonus: Skill Cooldown -3%, Critical Damage +4%


 * Remnants of Great Virtue (大徳の残した者)
 * Required Characters: Zhuge Liang, Liu Shan
 * Bonus: Defense +4%, Max Health +4%


 * Retainer's Exile (眷属の亡命)
 * Required Characters: Liu Shan, Xiahou Ba
 * Bonus: Attack +4%, Shield Damage +4.5%


 * Stars of Hope (希望の星)
 * Required Characters: Liu Shan, Xingcai
 * Bonus: Attack +4%, Element Advantage +4%


 * Thoughts on Former Country (亡国に思う)
 * Required Characters: Liu Shan, Sima Zhao
 * Bonus: Max Health +4%, Critical Chance +3.5%


 * Abduction Prevention (連れ去り阻止)
 * Required Characters: Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Liu Shan
 * Bonus: Max Health +3.5%, Defense +4%, Skill Cooldown -3.5%


 * Destruction of Shu (蜀の滅亡)
 * Required Characters: Liu Shan, Sima Zhao, Jia Chong
 * Bonus: Shield Damage +7%, Critical Damage +8%, Element Advantage +4%


 * Peach Garden Succession (桃園継承)
 * Required Characters: Liu Shan, Xingcai, Guan Suo
 * Bonus: Defense +4%, Shield Damage +7%, Musou Generation +9%


 * Successors of the Next Generation (次代の継承者)
 * Required Characters: Cao Pi, Liu Shan, Sima Zhao
 * Bonus: Attack +4%, Shield Damage +9%, Element Advantage +4%


 * The Three Individuals and Masters of Benevolence (三者三様の仁)
 * Required Characters: Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, Liu Shan
 * Bonus: Defense +3.5%, Element Advantage +3%, Attack +4%

Warriors Orochi 4

 * Team Combination
 * Bearers of the Next Age (次代を担う者; lit. "Those Who Lead the Next Generation"): Deploying Liu Shan together with Cao Pi, Sima Zhao, Kagekatsu Uesugi, and Takakage Kobayakawa will provide their team with a Tear of the Gods at the beginning of battle.

Fighting Style

 * -|Dynasty Warriors 9=

Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires

 * Officer Skills
 * Secret Plan - Benevolent Bolt (仁の雷; lit. "Virtuous Lightning"): Unleashes an extraordinary lightning attack with each activation increasing its strength.
 * Military Unit: Infantry
 * Title: Compassioned (仁を継ぐ者; lit. "Heir to Virtue")
 * Unique Political Ploy - Grand Banquet: Holds a banquet to increase friendship with all officers by 10.
 * Reputation Bonus: Brave +25%, Commanding +80%, Ingenious +50%, Benevolent +80%, Evil -50%

Normal Version Attacks

 * Class Type: Defense

Mystic Version Attacks

 * Class Type: Speed

Abyss Version Attacks

 * Class Type: Attack

Other Skills

 * Memory Abilities
 * Shadow of the Heir to Virtue (仁を継ぐ者の影)
 * Characters: Liu Shan
 * Rank: SR
 * Bonus: +227 Defense, +227 Musou
 * Skill - Anti-Missile (防射): Reduces damage from archers by 15%.


 * End of the Dream (夢幻の終わり)
 * Characters: Liu Shan
 * Rank: UR
 * Bonus: +847 Attack, +847 Defense, +847 Willpower
 * Skill 1 - Anti-Missile (防射): Reduces damage from archers by 15%.
 * Skill 2 - Rampage (乱撃): Increases Musou attack damage by 18%.


 * Momentary Dream (ひとときの夢)
 * Characters: Zhao Yun, Liu Shan, Xingcai
 * Rank: UR
 * Bonus: +980 Attack, +980 Health
 * Skill 1 - Restore (全快): Recovers 10 health and Musou points every 4 seconds.
 * Skill 2 - Technique (技撃): Increases skill attack damage by 10%.


 * Team Combination
 * Bearing Shu (蜀を担う)
 * Required Characters: Liu Shan, Xingcai
 * Bonus: +50 Defense, +100 Health


 * Ding of the New World (新しき世の鼎)
 * Required Characters: Liu Shan, Sima Zhao
 * Bonus: +100 Attack, +50 Willpower


 * Successors of Virtue (仁徳の継承者)
 * Required Characters: Jiang Wei, Liu Shan
 * Bonus: +100 Attack, +50 Willpower