Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends/Weapon Movesets


 * This page is for the weapons introduced in Shin Sangoku Musou 7: Moushouden. For weapon movesets introduced in the other games, please see the Movesets category.

Weapons

 * See also Shin Sangoku Musou 7: Moushouden/Weapons


 * Trident - Jiang Wei's first weapon of choice in the series. Yu Jin's EX weapon.
 * Blaze Bow - Zhu Ran's EX weapon.
 * Connected Fabric - Fa Zheng's EX weapon.
 * Tactic Scroll - Chen Gong's EX weapon.
 * Cross Halberd - Lu Bu's weapon from Dynasty Warriors 6. Lu Lingqi's EX weapon.

Ground Moveset

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Fighting Style
Compared to other ranged weapons, the blaze bow enables characters to perform acrobatic maneuvers and moving shots similar to the revamped bow moveset from Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce.

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Ground Moveset

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 * Switch Counter: Dashes back before commanding soldiers to launch a spear thrust.

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While the tactic scroll by itself does little damage, its strong attacks can summon new soldiers on the battlefield or coordinate existing ones to fight in tandem.

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