Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce/Weapons

Here is a list of the many weapons found in Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce and its sequel. Though each one is favored by a particular character, any of them may be wielded as a secondary weapon. Like in Dynasty Warriors 6, they are all divided into three categories: Standard (green border), Power (red border), Skill (blue border). Switching a weapon's category type will also cause its appearance to change. In the first game, players are free to switch categories at their own leisure while the second installment requires them to attach at least three attributes of a specific type on their own weapon at the workshop.

The series also compiles these weapons into six sub-groups: Sword, Spear, Pike, Staff, Bow, Tech. In the case of the Tech category, it primarily consists of unique weapons that don't fit in any of the other five groups (such as fans and gauntlets, for instance). Aside from their weapon of choice, every character has their own compatibility level with each of the six types of weaponry. Their proficiency also increases depending on how much they use any of them. Tapping causes them to switch weapons at will in battle.

Weapons may also be subjected to a single element like in the main games. But unlike the elemental system used in previous titles, the Strikeforce series makes use of the Chinese classical elements along with the concept of yin and yang as attributes. The first title uses orbs to apply elemental properties on weapons that can be swapped at anytime. In the sequel, however, elements are instead selected by the player before crafting a new weapon at the blacksmith shop. Note that any elemental property chosen cannot be undone.