Xu Huang/Movesets

Movesets
Dynasty Warriors 3=

Fighting Style

 * -|Dynasty Warriors 4=

Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires
Xu Huang gains an additional skill in this title.


 * Weapon Type: Spear
 * Skill - Shield: Strengthens personal troops to defend a base.

Dynasty Warriors (PSP)
Xu Huang gains additional abilities and traits in this title.


 * Ability - Ordinance: Increases the number of supplies acquired when capturing storehouses.
 * Boost - Defense ++: Raises the player's defense power by 10 points.
 * Skill - Sacrifice +: Takes 250 life points from the skill's owner and transfers it to the player.

Samurai Warriors: State of War
Xu Huang gains an additional skill in this title.


 * Sub-Officer Skill - Train: Increases character development from KO achievements.
 * Charge Attack 1: undefined: Punches nearby foe with free hand, causing them to be dazed momentarily.
 * Musou Attack: : The animations are the same as in Dynasty Warriors 4, though it cannot be stopped until the player's Musou gauge is fully depleted. Similar to the Musou attacks employed by the Samurai Warriors cast, a shockwave burst is added at the end of the finisher.
 * Roll: R: Rolls on the ground to evade enemy attacks.

Fighting Style

 * -|Dynasty Warriors 5=

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends

 * Xtreme Mode Skills
 * Special Ability - Suppress: Automatically puts down a defecting character's revolt, allowing players to avoid fighting them.


 * Destiny Mode Skills
 * Favored Action: Initiating March
 * Taught Skill Type: Leader

Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires
Xu Huang gains additional abilities and traits in this title.


 * Weapon Type: Spear
 * Skill - Rush: Focuses on defeating nearby enemy officers.
 * Proposed Policy 1 - Upgrade+: Greatly improves the quality of an item, increasing its level by 4 to 6.
 * Proposed Policy 2 - Scout Report: Sends a spy to determine the objectives and tactics of other forces including those allied with the player.

Dynasty Warriors: Online
Although Xu Huang's moveset is available for player avatars to make use of, the actual character can be temporarily controlled by using their corresponding spirit item.


 * Domestic Bonus: +10 to Technology
 * Battle Bonus: +10 to Damage

Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2
Xu Huang gains additional abilities and traits in this title.


 * Ability - Holy Spell: Imbues all of the player's attacks with the holy element.
 * Support Skill 1 - Parry: Doubles attack power for 10 seconds after deflecting arrow attacks.
 * Support Skill 2 - Courage: Raises attack power if morale is low at start of battle.
 * Charge Attack 2: undefined: Works similarly to how it did in the base game, but is now rendered unblockable after being given an inherent light element.


 * Team Combination
 * Simply Friends (質実なる友)
 * Required Characters: Xu Huang, Cao Ren
 * Bonus: +57 Life, +28 Defense

Warriors Orochi

 * Modified Attacks
 * Charge Attack 1: undefined: The bursting stomp effect has less range than it did in the base game, though it now inflicts elemental damage. The sequel removes that trait entirely, but it can be replicated by wielding a weapon with the Almighty skill.
 * Charge Attack 2: undefined: Functions similarly to its base game incarnation, but can break through the enemy's guard due to having an innate flash attribute now.
 * Charge Attack 5:    undefined: Functions similarly to its base game incarnation, though its range has been toned down.
 * Charge Attack 6:     undefined: Functions similarly to its base game incarnation, but can no longer inflict elemental damage. This problem has been corrected in the sequel.
 * Enhanced Charge: Tapping R1 instead of undefined for most charge attacks will enhance their damage output and hit speed while consuming a portion of Musou.


 * New Attacks
 * Special Attack:  R1: Unleashes a rapid spinning slash forward. Cannot be guarded against. Consumes 30 Musou points. The sequel allows it to inflict elemental damage.
 * Counter Attack: Counter + R1: Leans forward and counters enemies with a sudden frontal swipe.


 * Team Abilities
 * Ability 1 - Refill: Gradually regains the team's Musou.
 * Ability 2 - Focus: Increases the team's Musou.
 * Ability 3 - Vitality: Increases the team's life.
 * Ability 4 - Speed: Increases attack of Speed-type characters.

Fighting Style
When controlled by the AI in Dynasty Warriors 5, most of Xu Huang's charge attacks will be imbued with the light element by default.


 * -|Dynasty Warriors 6=

Base Game
Xu Huang is affiliated with the polearm in this title. Despite sharing the same moveset with other characters, some of his attacks have different traits or effects.


 * Standard Attacks
 * undefined Renbu String 2: Similar to the first undefined Renbu string, but adds another rightward swing so powerful it creates a tremor effect for added range.
 * undefined Renbu String 3: Similar to the second undefined Renbu string, but adds another powerful swing towards the left while accompanied by a tremor effect.
 * undefined Renbu String Infinite: Similar to the third undefined Renbu string, but includes a ground slam by driving pike to the earth. The ensuing impact creates a large tremor to knock away surrounding foes.
 * Charge Attack: Holding undefined: Performs a sliding diagonal slash which produces a violent quake effect upon raising Renbu to level 3.
 * Dash Charge: Dashing + undefined: Delivers a running overhead slash directed at the ground which causes a powerful tremor to erupt.
 * Jump Charge: undefined: Rises slightly in mid-air before smashing the ground with pike's bladed end, causing a pillar of dirt to fly out.


 * Special Attacks
 * Musou Attack: : Does an empowered version of the first to third Renbu string repeatedly with the last motions comprised of two horizontal slashes done back and forth and a large tremor produced to unbalance surrounding foes.
 * True Musou Attack: Low Health + : Similar to the regular Musou attack, but adds the fire attribute to each hit.
 * Special Move - True Speed: L2: Allows the user to continuously perform running attacks while receiving a slight boost in attack power and hit speed. Also increases speed of horse if activated while riding. Upon activating his special move, Xu Huang leans forward and holds his pike in a defensive position while running forth continuously.
 * True Speed Attack: True Speed + : Launches side swings from left to right. Has innate fire properties, enabling Xu Huang to burn foes in his path.
 * True Speed Charge: True Speed + undefined: Slams the ground to produce a large tremor accompanied by a shockwave.


 * Officer Skills
 * Sprint: Increases movement speed temporarily by running continuously.
 * Extension: Lengthens the duration of power-up items found on the battlefield.
 * Recovery: Improves the effect of recovery items.
 * Spirit: Increases the amount of Musou gained.
 * Wardrums: Makes it easier to improve the morale of allies while increasing its effect on them.
 * Bonus Special: Receives one tome for defeating 300 enemies each time.
 * Pouch: Allows character to carry up to 2 tomes while making them appear more frequently.


 * Tome Skills
 * Overawe: Reduces defense of nearby enemies upon activating special move.
 * Terrify: Greatly reduces defense of nearby enemies upon activating special move.
 * Rush: Inflicts heavy damage on weak enemies by simply touching them during True Speed.
 * Leader's Aura: Enables nearby allies to dash as well during True Speed while adding their KO count to the character's own.

Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires
Xu Huang gains additional abilities and traits in this title.


 * Special Move - Brace: Temporarily avoids being stunned by most enemy attacks.
 * Additional Move - True Speed: Serves the same function like in the base game.
 * Officer Card - Solid Attack (堅実な侵攻; lit. "Steady Invasion"): Increases player's attack by a slight amount and restores troops after battle when invading.

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce

 * Enemy-Only Attacks
 * Shockwave Attack: Unleashes a small radial shockwave to repel nearby foes while providing additional breathing room for incoming attacks. Only used in Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce.


 * Card Combination
 * Cao Wei's Five Wings (曹魏の五翼)
 * Required Characters: Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Yue Jin, Yu Jin
 * Bonus: +99 to Blacksmith (Market in Multi Raid 2)

Fighting Style
When controlled by the AI in Strikeforce, Xu Huang's attacks will be imbued with the wood element by default.


 * -|Dynasty Warriors 7=

Base Game

 * Notable Skills
 * Power Up +++: Increases power by a very large amount.
 * Attack Range Up: Increases attack range.
 * Combat Resistance: Gains more resilience to hits while attacking.

Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends

 * Titles
 * Lieutenant General (偏将軍) - Slightly increases Legend Mode rewards.
 * Defense General (典軍校尉) - Slightly increases damage inflicted on enemies when using EX 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.
 * General of the Right (右将軍) - Slightly decreases damage taken from enemies when using power-type weapons.
 * General Who Pacifies the West (鎮西将軍) - Slightly increases attack and defense against officers when using speed-type weapons.
 * Grand Commander (太尉) - Moderately increases damage inflicted on enemies when using speed-type weapons.
 * Lord Grand Marshal (大司馬) - Very significantly increases defense against projectile and shockwave attacks when using EX weapons.

Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires

 * Officer Skills
 * Fame Type: Brave
 * Subordinate Special Command 1 - Search: Searches for a capable free officer and invites them to join. Increases brave fame by 2,000 when used.
 * Subordinate Special Command 2 - Rebel: Start a rebellion together with a sworn sibling or spouse. Increases brave fame by 5,000 and evil fame by 1,500 when used.

Dynasty Warriors: Overlords

 * Joint War Enemy-Only Attacks
 * Enemy-Only Attack: As a Joint War boss in the Garrison of Han River mission, Xu Huang will occasionally summon three provision carts to provide him with aid. If they are not destroyed in time, he receives a boost in attack power while unleashing a devastating technique that can only be avoided with a Musou attack.


 * Guild Expedition Enemy-Only Attacks
 * Enemy-Only Attack 1 - Rain of Fire Arrows: Summons a rain of fire arrows to constantly track the player's movements and damage them. Sets targets on fire instantly. Used by Xu Huang in the third tier mission of the Xu Province expedition stage. Unlike in the first two tiers, this attack can be avoided entirely by hiding in the nearby shelter.


 * General Tactics
 * Flying Geese: Deals 6% more damage to slowed or frozen enemies. Effects increase the higher Xu Huang's star ranking becomes.
 * Way of General: Causes EX attack to have a 38% chance of freezing nearby enemies for 3 seconds. Effects increase the higher Xu Huang's star ranking becomes.


 * Combat Soul Skills
 * Heaven Combat Soul Skill: Causes Musou attack to deal 34% more damage. Bonus increases the higher the combat soul's ranking rises.
 * Earth Combat Soul Skill: Decreases damage received from nearby enemies by 11%. Bonus increases the higher the combat soul's ranking rises.
 * Human Combat Soul Skill: Recovers 8 extra Musou points upon attacking slowed or frozen enemies. Bonus increases the higher the combat soul's ranking rises.


 * Skin Skills
 * Suit Skill: Increases maximum health in battle by 4%.
 * Ornament Skill: Gains a 7% boost in defense for 10 seconds after hitting frozen enemies.


 * Horse Skills
 * Shouting Thunder: Causes Musou attack to grant friendly units within 10 meters a 15 second shield effect of 4.8% maximum health.
 * Divinity: Causes Musou attack to grant friendly units within 10 meters a 15 second shield effect of 7.2% maximum health.
 * Purple Sun: Increases damage dealt in battle by 10%.


 * Team Combination
 * Show Strength
 * Required Characters: Xu Huang, Guan Yu
 * Bonus: +10,111 Health, +802 Attack


 * Sunshine After Rain
 * Required Characters: Xu Huang, Cao Ren
 * Bonus: +5,133 Health, +407 Attack


 * Wine Under the Moon
 * Required Characters: Xu Huang, Wang Yi
 * Bonus: +6,889 Health, +547 Attack


 * Wise Lord
 * Required Characters: Xu Huang, Cao Pi
 * Bonus: +6,889 Health, +547 Attack
 * Special Skill: Gives attacks a 10% chance of creating light snow to strike the enemy, dealing 100% attack as extra damage and freezing them for 3 seconds. Has a 4 second cooldown time.


 * One Mind
 * Required Characters: Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhang He
 * Bonus: +16,778 Health, +1,332 Attack
 * Joint Skill: Xu Huang can trigger a unique joint attack with Zhang Liao and Zhang He provided that the three of them are in the same team together. He initiates the assault by smashing the ground hard, causing red and blue flames to erupt. Afterwards, he then performs an ascending swipe that produces a tall blue pillar of light launching nearby enemies up into the air. The final part of the attack has him and his companions surrounded by a red-colored hurricane which they intensify with one last collective strike.


 * Soaring Phoenix
 * Required Characters: Xiahou Dun, Xu Huang, Cao Ren
 * Bonus: +11,800 Health, +937 Attack

Warriors Orochi 3
Xu Huang retains his weapon moveset from Dynasty Warriors Next albeit with some changes and additions.


 * Changed Attacks
 * Jump Charge: undefined: Slams axe unto the earth to knock down nearby opponents.


 * Team Abilities
 * Ability 1 - Solidity: Reduces the damage received from enemy officers for all team members.
 * Ability 2 - Vitality: Increases life capacity for all team members. Only available in Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate.


 * Team Attacks
 * Triple Rush 1: Does an upward swipe that causes a mobile shockwave to zip forth from the ground and into nearby foes.
 * Triple Rush 2: Performs two hefty diagonal slashes done back and forth.
 * Triple Rush 3: Lands a wide swing to send out a massive energy wave forward on the ground.
 * Unique Triple Rush 1: If Zhang Liao and Zhang He happen to be his teammates, Xu Huang will be able to perform a unique triple rush attack alongside them. He contributes to the coordinated assault by doing an ascending spin slash that sends surrounding foes airborne.
 * Unique Triple Rush 2: Xu Huang can perform a unique triple rush attack with Musashi Miyamoto and Kojirō Sasaki if the three of them are in the same team. He finishes up the combo by delivering a powerful upward strike to launch enemies into the air.

Fighting Style

 * -|Dynasty Warriors 8=

Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends

 * Bodyguard Skills
 * Battle Skill - Emergency Support: Causes items to appear upon approaching the user.
 * Assistance Skill - Protect: Increases the player's defense power when they are near death.
 * Rouse Skill - Protect: Increases the defense power of bodyguards when they are near death.

Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires

 * Ways of Life Skills
 * Ways of Life - Unmatched Under Heaven: Brave Type, 3,000 Employment Cost
 * Fixed Strategy - Ultimate Training: Greatly increases officer achievements.
 * Stratagem Card 1 - Battle Magic: Increases attack for 20 seconds.
 * Stratagem Card 2 - Swift Raid: Instantly transports the user to the front lines.
 * Stratagem Card 3 - Transformation: Instantly transports the user to the allied main camp.
 * Stratagem Card 4 - Ranged Turret: Places a turret that enables an allied base to fire down arrows within a 30 meter radius.
 * Stratagem Card 5 - Scale Formation: Increases attack of all allied units for 90 seconds. Requires an allied unit to temporarily withdraw for card to take effect.
 * Awarded Stratagem Card - Temper: Fills up 2 Musou bars.

Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers

 * Type Ability
 * Critical Bonus: Increases the probability of landing a critical hit when attacking.


 * Normal Attacks
 * Advancing Strike (進打): Hits a single foe. Lowers enemy's defense by 10%.
 * Lightning Break (迅断; lit. "Swift Cleave"): Hits a single foe.
 * Cross Strike (廻風断; lit. "Twister Cleave"): Hits multiple foes.
 * Spinning Strike (連旋断; lit. "Revolving Cleave"): Hits multiple foes.


 * EX Attacks
 * Lightning Break EX (迅断Ex; lit. "Swift Cleave EX"): Hits a single foe. Raises user's spirit by 5%.
 * Spinning Strike EX (連旋断Ex; lit. "Revolving Cleave EX"): Hits multiple foes. Lowers enemy's defense by 10%.


 * Musou Attacks
 * Earthshaker (大河断; lit. "Great River Cleave"): Hits multiple foes.
 * Terra Pierce (高峰両断破; lit. "High Peak Bisecting Break"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of fainting enemies.
 * Mountain Cloud (山雲断; lit. "Mountain Cloud Cleave"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of frightening enemies.

Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed

 * Team Attacks
 * Triple Attack 1: Performs a shortened version of Boulder Breaker to contribute to the combo.
 * Triple Attack 2: Performs switch attack to contribute to the combo.
 * Triple Attack 3: Performs a shortened version of Mid-Air Crusher to contribute to the combo.


 * Global Server-Exclusive Passive Skills
 * Primary Skill - Steady Courage: Increases critical chance of all officers by 10%.
 * Secondary Skill: Increases shield damage of repel-type officers by 15%.
 * Tertiary Skill: Increases critical damage of Wei officers by 30%.


 * Japanese Server-Exclusive Passive Skills
 * Primary Skill: Decreases damage taken by 20%. Activates after filling up one Musou bar.
 * Secondary Skill: Increases Musou regeneration by 60%. Activates after filling up two Musou bars.


 * Team Combination
 * Great Defense (魏の双盾; "Twin Shields of Wei")
 * Required Characters: Xu Huang, Cao Ren
 * Bonus: Max Health +5%, Defense +4.5%


 * Pals From Home (同郷の知己; "Acquaintances of the Same County")
 * Required Characters: Xu Huang, Guan Yu
 * Bonus: Max Health +4.5%, Shield Damage +5% (+9% in the Japanese server)


 * 5 Wei Generals (魏の猛将; "Wei's Ferocious Generals")
 * Required Characters: Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhang He
 * Bonus: Attack Speed +4%, Critical Damage +4.5% (+9% in the Japanese server), Shield Damage +4.5% (+8% in the Japanese server)
 * Team Attack: Xu Huang will be able to perform a triple attack if he happens to be partnered with Zhang Liao and Zhang He. He is the second to act during the whole combo. Only applies to the global server.


 * Men of Might (逆境の英雄; "Heroes of Adversity")
 * Required Characters: Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Guo Huai
 * Bonus: Critical Chance +3.5%, Attack +3.5%, Element Advantage +5%


 * Settle Disputes (漢中平定の雄; "Men of the Hanzhong Pacification")
 * Required Characters: Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang, Zhang He
 * Bonus: Critical Chance +4%, Shield Damage +4.5% (+8% in the Japanese server), Skill Cooldown -3.5%
 * Team Attack: Xu Huang will be able to perform a triple attack if he happens to be partnered with Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He. He is the first to act during the whole combo. Only applies to the global server.


 * Team Green Cape (緑抱隊; "Green Plains Squad")
 * Required Characters: Xu Zhu, Xu Huang, Zhang He
 * Bonus: Critical Chance +4.5%, Shield Damage +4.5% (+9% in the Japanese server), Max Health +3%
 * Team Attack: Xu Huang will be able to perform a triple attack if he happens to be partnered with Xu Zhu and Zhang He. He is the last to act during the whole combo. Only applies to the global server.


 * Japanese Server-Exclusive Team Combination
 * Impressive Military (卓越した武)
 * Required Characters: Xu Huang, Pang De
 * Bonus: Attack +4%, Critical Damage +8%


 * Death Match at Fan Castle (樊城の死閾)
 * Required Characters: Xu Huang, Cao Ren, Pang De
 * Bonus: Attack +3.5%, Element Advantage +3.5%, Critical Chance +5%

Fighting Style

 * -|Dynasty Warriors 9=

Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires

 * Officer Skills
 * Secret Plan - Height of Combat (武の極みへ; lit. "To the Extremity of Military Might"): Temporarily increases own attack and fills secret plan gauge for plans not in use by a moderate amount.
 * Military Unit: Cavalry
 * Title: The Long March (長駆直入; lit. "Long Distance Straight Forth")
 * Reputation Bonus: Brave +80%, Commanding +25%, Ingenious +50%, Benevolent +80%, Evil -50%

Normal Version Attacks

 * Class Type: Attack

Mystic Version Attacks

 * Class Type: Speed

Abyss Version Attacks

 * Class Type: Snipe

Dynasty Warriors 3 Version Attacks

 * Class Type: Defense

Other Skills

 * Memory Abilities
 * Upright Waterfall Meditation (廉直なる滝行)
 * Characters: Xu Huang
 * Rank: N
 * Bonus: +197 Musou


 * Five Generals of Wei (魏の五大将軍)
 * Characters: Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Yue Jin, Yu Jin
 * Rank: UR
 * Bonus: +579 Attack, +579 Health, +579 Willpower
 * Skill 1 - Recover (快復): Recovers 10 Musou points every 4 seconds.
 * Skill 2 - Ground Assault (地撃): Increases normal attack damage by 18%.


 * Mental Training (精神修行)
 * Characters: Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Guan Yu
 * Rank: UR
 * Bonus: +579 Attack, +783 Musou, +393 Willpower
 * Skill 1 - Restore (全快): Recovers 10 health and Musou points every 4 seconds.
 * Skill 2 - Rampage (乱撃): Increases Musou attack damage by 18%.


 * Team Combination
 * Friendship of a Turbulent Era (乱世の友好)
 * Required Characters: Xu Huang, Guan Yu
 * Bonus: +100 Attack, +50 Willpower


 * Left and Right Generals (左将軍右将軍)
 * Required Characters: Xu Huang, Zhang He
 * Bonus: +50 Musou, +100 Willpower


 * Protectors of Fan Castle (樊城の守将)
 * Required Characters: Xu Huang, Cao Ren
 * Bonus: +100 Attack, +50 Health