Charge Attack 1: : Performs an unblockable grab attack in which Cao Ren lifts his victim with both hands and tosses them hard to the ground. Its hit speed makes it more reliable than some of the other grab moves in the game.
Charge Attack 2: : Removes blade and swings it upward, knocking foes up into the air for a brief moment.
Charge Attack 3: : Rapidly shoots several fireballs in a row with the last one dazing foes for a short moment. Though these fireballs do not innately inflict fire damage, they can pierce through enemies which allow them to make quick work of crowds. Tap repeatedly for additional hits.
Charge Attack 4: : Knocks enemies away via bear hug motion with weapon in hand.
Charge Attack 5: : Scoops foes high up into the air with a powerful upward swing. Tapping again will have Cao Ren leap up and cast enemies down with a downward strike.
Charge Attack 6: : Runs over enemies with shield held to the front, then slowly slides to a stop. Good for breaking through enemy crowds.
Normal Attack 1: : Swings weapon horizontally to the right, then follows it up with a diagonal strike to the left, a hopping bear hug swipe, and an outward slash using buckler on the left hand and blade on the right.
Normal Attack 2: : Similar to the first normal attack string, but replaces the outward slash with a normal swing to the left and adds a wider outward slash done while squatting briefly.
Normal Attack 3: : Similar to the second normal attack string, but changes the fifth hit animation with a simple overhead swing. The sixth attack motion has the user do a short rushing bash using the buckler.
Musou Attacks
Musou Attack: : Continuously attacks does with wide upward swings to the right and left while moving about. The assault ends with a hopping spin slash and a violent stomp that knocks surrounding opponents far away.
True Musou Attack: Low Health + : Similar to the normal Musou animation, though Cao Ren extends it using motions from his standard attack chain before launching the actual finishing move. Can apply elemental damage to the finisher depending on what orb Cao Ren is equipped with.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Dashing + : Dashes forward with buckler in front, then does a round slash to the right using the blade.
Jump Attack: : Does a downward swing to the right while jumping.
Jump Charge: : Flips in mid-air and stabs attached blade on the ground, causing a tremor to erupt and unbalance nearby opponents.
Parry: L1 + : Instantly performs the fourth charge attack to counter incoming blows.
Announcement: R3: Launches a war cry while emanating wisps of light. Instantly pierces through the enemy's guard while leaving them staggered for a brief moment. Aura may change color in Free Mode to match the user's chosen side.
Horse Attacks
Horse Charge Attack: : Unleashes a strong slash to both sides while on horseback. Can be performed while in the middle of doing the normal horse attack string.
Horse Normal Attack: : Swings attached blade to the right and left repeatedly.
Horse Musou Attack: : Launches continuous swings to the right and left while riding horse.
Bow Attacks
Normal Shot: Hold R1 + : Shoots a normal arrow.
Charge Shot: Hold R1 + : Fires a charged shot that dazes the target.
Musou Shot: Hold R1 + : Unleashes a Musou-powered arrow that knocks enemies down. Can fire multiple shots rapidly so long as the user has enough Musou.
Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires
Cao Ren gains an additional skill in this title.
Weapon Type: Sword
Skill - Shield: Strengthens personal troops to defend a base.
Dynasty Warriors (PSP)
Cao Ren gains additional abilities and traits in this title.
Ability - Ordinance: Increases the number of supplies acquired when capturing storehouses.
Boost - Healing +: Gradually refills the party's life gauge at a fast rate.
Skill - Strike ++: Doubles the party's attack power for 30 seconds and restores their Musou gauge.
Samurai Warriors: State of War
Cao Ren gains an additional skill in this title.
Sub-Officer Skill - Fortify: Provides a chance of increasing allied defense power during the battle strategy phase.
Charge Attack 1: Dizzies nearby foes with a simple punch.
Charge Attack 3: Rapidly shoots several bullets in a row.
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
Cao Ren, though with a mediocre attack speed and initial below-par reach, makes up for this with superb defense and officer-killing abilities, especially since his attack strings can be hard to interrupt due to the hyper armor effect provided by his own weapon. He is also relatively slow in terms of running speed, but his dash attack makes him travel far in just a short amount of time. The fourth weapon in Cao Ren's arsenal has a weak attack, so it is recommended to upgrade its attack power, charge damage, and base attack attributes.
One good stalling attack is his third charge attack. As with every other third charge, the attack's last hit leaves enemies stunned momentarily. With elemental orb items equipped, the attack chain can swiftly defeat officers and either clear or spread out surrounding crowds. However, the final shot does not build Musou nor does it have any elemental damage on its own. His dash attack is also a great crowd entry move, enabling players to walk right into crowds and eliminate them outright.
When controlled by the AI in Empires, Cao Ren's charge attacks will be imbued with the lightning element by default.
Charge Attack 1: : Launches a dispersing stomp to trip nearby foes, giving Cao Ren enough room to escape or fight back when surrounded by a large crowd. Cannot activate elemental effects provided by orbs.
Charge Attack 2: : Removes blade and swings it upward, knocking foes up into the air for a brief moment. Cannot activate elemental effects provided by orbs.
Charge Attack 3: : Rapidly shoots several energy disks in a row with the last one dazing foes for a short moment.
Charge Attack 4: : Knocks enemies away via bear hug motion with weapon in hand.
Charge Attack 5: : Stabs the ground to create a powerful blue-colored launching circle that sends nearby opponents airborne.
Charge Attack 6: : Runs over enemies with shield held to the front, then slowly slides to a stop. Good for breaking through enemy crowds.
Normal Attack 1: : Swings weapon horizontally to the right, then follows it up with a diagonal strike to the left, a hopping bear hug swipe, and an outward slash using buckler on the left hand and blade on the right.
Normal Attack 2: : Similar to the first normal attack string, but replaces the outward slash with a normal swing to the left and adds a wider outward slash done while squatting briefly.
Normal Attack 3: : Similar to the second normal attack string, but changes the fifth hit animation with a simple overhead swing. The sixth attack motion has the user do a short rushing bash using the buckler.
Evolution Attack: : Extends the normal attack string by cycling back to the first hit sequence.
Musou Attacks
Musou Attack: : Continuously attacks does with wide upward swings to the right and left while moving about. The assault ends with a hopping spin slash and a violent stomp that knocks surrounding opponents far away.
True Musou Attack: Low Health + : Similar to the normal Musou animation, though Cao Ren does a crouching strike that sends his victims up into the air before unleashing a massive radial shockwave via sumo stomp.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Dashing + : Dashes forward with buckler in front, then does a round slash to the right using the blade.
Jump Attack: : Does a downward swing to the right while jumping.
Jump Charge: : Flips into the air and slams the ground with enough power to send foes airborne.
Parry: L1 + : Instantly performs the fourth charge attack to counter incoming blows.
Horse Attacks
Horse Charge Attack: : Unleashes a strong slash to both sides while on horseback. Can be performed while in the middle of doing the normal horse attack string.
Horse Normal Attack: : Swings attached blade to the right and left repeatedly.
Horse Musou Attack: : Launches continuous swings to the right and left while riding horse.
Bow Attacks
Normal Shot: Hold R1 + : Shoots a normal arrow.
Charge Shot: Hold R1 + : Fires a charged shot that dazes the target.
Musou Shot: Hold R1 + : Unleashes a Musou-powered arrow that knocks enemies down. Can fire multiple shots rapidly so long as the user has enough Musou.
Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends
Xtreme Mode Skills
Special Ability - Armor Power-Up: Doubles party's defense power for 30 seconds. Occurs randomly.
Destiny Mode Skills
Favored Action: Uncovering Info
Taught Skill Type: Health
Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires
Cao Ren gains additional abilities and traits in this title.
Weapon Type: Unique
Skill - Defend: Allows the character to be more impervious to enemy attacks.
Proposed Policy 1 - Promote Craft+: Strongly encourages development within areas under the player's control, receiving 500 to 900 gold.
Proposed Policy 2 - All Smith: Increases the tech level of all smithies by 20.
Proposed Policy 3 - Extend Time: Extends a battle's time limit by 10 minutes. Valid only for 1 turn.
Dynasty Warriors: Online
Although Cao Ren'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 Commerce
Battle Bonus: +7 to Defense
Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2
Cao Ren gains additional abilities and traits in this title.
Support Skill 1 - Iron Man: Revives a defeated sub-officer right after winning an area battle.
Support Skill 2 - Firmness: Enables the player to be flinched less by enemy attacks.
Support Skill 3 - Fortify: Doubles the party's defense power for 30 seconds at the start of battle.
Charge Attack 2: : Attack works similarly to how it did in the base game, but is now made 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: : 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: : Functions similarly to its base game incarnation, but can now break through the enemy's guard.
Charge Attack 3: : Functions similarly to its base game incarnation, but can no longer inflict elemental damage like it did before. Warriors Orochi 2 improves this move by having the final shot fire three energy waves all at once while being able to invoke elemental properties once more. Its enhanced charge version in that game fires three energy waves per shot while sending out five for the last button input.
Enhanced Charge: Tapping R1 instead of for most charge attacks will enhance their damage output and hit speed while consuming a portion of Musou.
New Attacks
Special Attack: R1: Cao Ren dashes forward with his shield held to the front while grabbing a nearby foe using his free hand. Once the attack connects, he launches the victim via rising uppercut with his weapon while emitting a dark-colored shockwave that does the same for surrounding enemies. Consumes 20 Musou points. In Warriors Orochi 2, the move is no longer classified as a grab-based move on account of the initial hitbox serving as the trigger for the finisher. It can also inflict elemental damage depending on what attributes Cao Ren's weapon has.
Counter Attack: Counter + R1: Does a quick slice forward while shoving foes with a rushing shield ram.
Team Abilities
Ability 1 - Fortitude: Increases the team's defense.
Ability 2 - Boost: Increases damage done by charge attacks.
Assist Attack: Counter + L1 + or : Cao Ren performs his fourth charge attack to assist a teammate. Consumes a portion of Musou.
Triple Attack 1: Low Health + L2 + R2 + : Creates a large pillar of air by thrusting weapon unto the floor.
Triple Attack 2: Low Health + L2 + R2 + : Stomps on the ground to produce a massive column of wind.
Triple Attack 3: Low Health + L2 + R2 + : Hurls a fierce gust of wind forward.
Triple Attack Finisher: Cao Ren delivers a flurry of quick swings followed by a ground slam, then detaches the blade on his buckler to unleash a powerful swipe towards the left. As the whole team finishes up, a bright pillar of light generates at the intersection of their attack range and engulfs the surrounding area. Enemies caught by the blast sustain massive damage while being flung to the air and set on fire.
Strategy - Shield: Increases the defense of the allied commander.
Fighting Style
Cao Ren has not changed much, but most of his moves have gained a slight improvement as his third charge seems to have an increased field of range due to the change in projectiles. The Wei general is one of the many characters with a first charge stomp attack that quickly knocks over enemies for minimal damage. Though it has bad range, it can give time for Cao Ren to flee. On a horse, he has excellent reach. He also cannot flinch to normal attacks while he is attacking like in the prior installment. This ability is unique to him and Xing Cai in the base game, though any character with a heavy weapon can emulate this effect in the Xtreme Legends expansion.
When controlled by the AI in Dynasty Warriors 5, most of Cao Ren's charge attacks will be imbued with the light element by default.
In Warriors Orochi, Cao Ren has been classified as a technique-type character, giving him access to enhanced strikes and one special attack. While his third charge has been nerfed slightly, it ended up receiving a huge boost in the sequel. Due to many of his stronger moves consuming a lot of Musou, players are adviced to equip him with a weapon containing the Absorb attribute. Enhanced strikes allow Cao Ren to be a formidable juggler especially if he has the Air and Fire attributes attached to his current weapon. His first charge is especially powerful against enemy officers, though the sequel makes it as weak as it was in Dynasty Warriors 5.
Cao Ren 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
Renbu String 2: Similar to the first Renbu string, but adds another powerful swing towards the right that releases an energy wave infused with lightning.
Renbu String 3: Similar to the second Renbu string, but adds another powerful swing towards the left that releases an energy wave infused with lightning.
Renbu String Infinite: Similar to the third Renbu string, but includes a ground slam by driving pike to the earth, creating a bursting shockwave traveling on the earth at a somewhat short distance.
Charge Attack: Holding : Performs a sliding diagonal slash that releases an electric energy wave traveling at a considerable distance provided Cao Ren has infinite Renbu.
Dash Charge: Dashing + : Delivers a running overhead slash directed at the ground while sending out an electric energy wave at the same time.
Jump Charge: : Rises slightly in mid-air before smashing the ground with pike's bladed end to produce a slamming effect.
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 strike that sends out a bursting shockwave traveling on the earth.
True Musou Attack: Low Health + : Similar to the regular Musou attack, but adds the fire attribute to each hit.
Special Move - Swift Attack: L2: Maximizes the user's Renbu gauge to infinite temporarily and prevents them from being flinched by enemy attacks. Also increases damage output if activated with low health.
Officer Skills
Ward: Doubles defense power for 30 seconds when knocked down and near death.
Special Start: Allows character to begin each battle with one tome.
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.
Rage: Increases damage inflicted by Swift Attack and makes it harder for enemies to interrupt combos.
Wild Rage: Greatly increases damage inflicted by Swift Attack and makes it even harder for enemies to interrupt combos.
Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires
Cao Ren gains additional abilities and traits in this title.
Special Move - True Speed: 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 this move, Cao Ren leans forward while positioning his weapon in a protective stance as he runs at high speed. He also gains an innate lightning element which enables him to electrocute foes with his attacks.
True Speed Attack: True Speed + : Launches side swings infused with electricity from left to right.
True Speed Charge: True Speed + : Slams the ground to produce a bursting pillar.
Officer Card - The Hard Place (不動戦法; lit. "Entrenched Tactics"): Restores player's troops after battle. Effective for 3 months.
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce
Cao Ren is affiliated with the pike (type 1) in this title.
Skills
Fury Awakening Aura: Conjures a golden octagon that briefly emits blue rays of light and spikes while undergoing fury transformation. Can be imbued with additional effects via certain chi skills.
Type Skill - Channel: Increases amount of fury points gained from performing charge attacks. Only available in Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce.
Support Skill - Health Recovery: Restores an ally's health by a moderate amount. Only available in Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid 2.
Team Ability - Luck: Increases the spawning rate of items dropped by defeated enemies. Only available in Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid 2.
Card: Strategist Type, Earth Element, +18 (+16 in Multi Raid 2) to Market
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.
Bonus: +50 to Workshop (Blacksmith in Multi Raid 2)
Fighting Style
In Dynasty Warriors 6, Cao Ren was remodeled to wield a large trident while using the polearm moveset shared by other characters. The moveset he has focuses on wide-range attacks, though his version can fire linear electric waves that stun foes on contact. This gives him ample opportunities to interfere with enemy attacks while gaining enough breathing room to prepare another combo. His personal skills are filled to the brim with defensive abilities meant to reduce the amount of damage he receives while protecting him from elemental effects.
When controlled by the AI in Strikeforce, Cao Ren's attacks will be imbued with the earth element by default.
Cao Ren is affiliated with the flail in this title. When equipped with it, Cao Ren can perform the following unique attacks listed below.
EX Attack: : Uses flail to snag the nearest opponent and grabbing them by the head. Cao Ren then proceeds to drain the victim of their life and add it to his own before letting them drop down in exhaustion.
Musou Attack - Charging Bull (廬山; lit. "Hut Mountain"): : Bulldozes forward while surrounded by a powerful blue aura, then finishes the assault with an uppercut strike followed by a hopping ground smash that produces a wide tremor.
Alternate Musou Attack - Grapple Smash or Cascading Falls in Empires (瀑布; lit. "Waterfall"): R1 + : Sends flail forward to catch an opponent. While entangling his victim with it, Cao Ren swings both around counterclockwise several times while dragging surrounding foes to the air with each spin. The attack ends with a flailing slam that causes the original victim and any additional targets to disperse in different directions.
Notable Skills
Defense Up +++: Increases defense by a very large amount.
Attack Range Up: Increases attack range.
Flail Master: Gains expertise at wielding the flail.
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.
Front General (前将軍) - Moderately increases defense against projectile and shockwave attacks 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.
General of the Guards (衛将軍) - Significantly decreases damage taken from enemies when using EX weapons.
Lord Grand Marshal (大司馬) - Very significantly increases defense against projectile and shockwave attacks when using EX weapons.
Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires
Cao Ren is affiliated with the spiked shield in this title. When equipped with it, Cao Ren can perform the following unique attacks listed below.
EX Attack: : Produces a phantom image of a body-sized shield, damaging nearby foes upon contact. Also grants Cao Ren a temporary buff that increases his defense and grants him a hyper armor effect. The buff instantly fades the moment he switches weapons.
Musou Attack - Charging Bull (廬山; lit. "Hut Mountain"): : Serves the same function like in the base game.
Alternate Musou Attack - Chi Surge (驚浪; lit. "Surprise Wave"): R1 + : Impales nearby targets with attached blade before knocking them to the air through pure force.
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 Next
Cao Ren is affiliated with the flail in this title.
Unique Attacks
EX Attack: : Serves the same function like in the base game.
Musou Attack: : Cao Ren performs Charging Bull as their main Musou attack with the game classifying it as a Multi-Strike type.
Speed Musou Attack - Whirlwind: Tap Both Sides of Screen: Cao Ren spins around while swinging his flail about to produce a tornado. Tracing the attack's movements causes the tornado to expand and create slash marks hitting affected enemies even more.
Direct Breaks
Direct Break (Default) - Shield Troop: Envelops the player within a protective barrier, inflicting damage to surrounding foes.
Direct Break (Alternate) - Elephant Troop: Summons a group of elephant riders to trample the enemy.
Direct Break (Downloadable) - Bombardiers: Calls a group of bombardiers to throw explosives in tandem.
Stratagems
Stratagem Card (Default) - Ironclad Defense (金城鉄壁; lit. "Impregnable Castle Iron Wall"): Greatly increases player's defense, but greatly decreases speed in turn.
Stratagem Card (Alternate) - Fortress of a Man (一身の砦; "One Man Bastion"): Increases player's attack and defense.
Allied Stratagem: If deployed as a playable officer, Cao Ren will fortify the supply depot's defenses during battle. Has a chance of happening from time to time.
Shin Sangoku Musou Online Z
The moveset of Cao Ren's Shin Sangoku Musou Online Z incarnation uses a version of the buckler blade that did not get released for player avatars, though it shares a lot of moves with its predecessor.
Main Attacks
Charge Attack 1: Creates a wide electric field by stabbing the ground.
Charge Attack 2: Similar to what the buckler blade moveset has access to, but lacks button input extensions.
Charge Attack 3: Similar to what the buckler blade moveset has access to, but fires energy disks that are yellow green in color.
Charge Attack 4: Spins around once while performing a sweeping strike with the shield, then stomps the ground with left leg to produce a blue radial fissure cracking from the ground.
Charge Attack 5: Similar to what the buckler blade moveset has access to.
Charge Attack 6: Punches the earth repeatedly, causing rocks to erupt within the user's vicinity similar to a jackhammer. Juggles surrounding foes while launching them up into the air.
Normal Attack: Similar to what the buckler blade moveset has access to.
Evolution Attack: Extends the normal attack string by cycling back to the second hit sequence.
Musou Attacks
Musou Attack: Releases an energy burst that burns and dazes foes before performing Cao Ren's Charging Bull Musou attack from Dynasty Warriors 7.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Similar to what the buckler blade moveset has access to, but has better range due to the dashing effect.
Jump Attack: Similar to what the buckler blade moveset has access to.
Jump Charge: Similar to what the buckler blade moveset has access to.
Special Abilities
Best Formation 1 - Geese Formation: 5 Units, Balanced Type
Best Formation 2 - Scale Formation: 1 to 5 Units, Offense Type
Best Formation 3 - Snake Formation: 3 to 5 Units, Defense Type
Support Skill - Commander-in-Chief's Order (大将軍の指揮): Attacks a specified enemy unit.
Strong Attack 1 (Dash): Flails weapon around to the right briefly, then unleashes criss-crossing swipes to the lower left and lower right, a circular slash while spin hopping, and an overhead slam upon landing on the ground. Deals 390% attack damage, though the move itself cannot be maneuvered once executed. Its bonus effect enables the first hit to deal 44% attack damage to elite enemies while inflicting them with a debuff that increases the amount of damage they take by 18% for 8 seconds.
Strong Attack 1 (Break): Turns sideways before thrusting flail to produce a powerful blue-colored impact. Inflicts 160% attack damage to foes. Its bonus effect allows it to deal an additional 380% attack damage on hit and greatly reduces their super armor bar. The effect itself triggers every 30 seconds.
Strong Attack 1 (Armor): Flails weapon from behind before rotating it upward, dragging nearby foes into the air along the way. It ends with Cao Ren pulling the flail and thrusting it forward through sheer force, dealing a total of 320% attack damage to devastate opponents. Its bonus effect grants nearby friendly units a shield that adds a 9% bonus to their health, a 30% damage reduction, and a minor super armor effect. It lasts for 8 seconds and triggers every 40 seconds.
Strong Attack 1 (Gather): Juggles nearby foes with wide rotating swings before knocking them over with an ascending diagonal slash. Inflicts a total of 280% attack damage. Its bonus effect deals an additional 18% damage to all enemy troops within range and pulls them closer to the user. The effect itself triggers every 10 seconds.
Strong Attack 2: Performs a wide spin slash while flinging flail upward to the upper right. Deals 260% attack damage and sends targets airborne for a brief moment.
Strong Attack 3: Pulls flail upward before smashing it hard on the ground, inflicting 300% attack damage to foes.
Strong Attack 4: Lands a diagonal slash to the lower left and lower right, dealing a total of 260% attack damage to them.
Strong Attack 5: Attempts to catch a nearby target with an overhead swing. If the hit connects, Cao Ren immediately follows it up by twirling his flail rapidly in an overhead manner before slamming it on the ground to produce a blue-colored shockwave. Inflicts 410% attack damage and sends enemies flying.
Strong Attack 6: Rotates flail around in a circular pattern before raising it up diagonally, dealing a total of 360% attack damage to enemies surrounding Cao Ren.
Normal Attack 1: Performs a sweeping round strike to the left that inflicts 60% attack damage.
Normal Attack 2: Pulls chain rightward to strike back at foes, dealing 60% attack damage in the process.
Normal Attack 3: Does a raised swipe to the upper left that inflicts 80% attack damage.
Normal Attack 4: Swings down flail to the lower left, dealing 120% attack damage to foes.
Normal Attack 5: Does an overhead strike that causes the flail to slam the ground, inflicting 150% attack damage in the process.
Normal Attack 6: Launches a frontal flail thrust that ends the combo while dealing 190% attack damage.
Special Attacks
EX Attack: Thrusts flail forward to tug an enemy over and drain their life force, dealing a total of 550% attack damage and restoring some of Cao Ren's health. Also produces a minor shockwave via shove to repel other nearby foes.
Musou Attack: Performing a rendition of his Charging Bull Musou attack, Cao Ren mows down nearby foes before launching a fierce uppercut and a hopping stomp, dealing a total of 1080% attack damage to enemies.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Does a round swing towards the right before stopping momentarily.
Switch Attack: Lands on the ground and performs a continuous rotating swing while standing still. Only used in certain competitive modes.
Counter Attack: Dazes foes the moment they hit while blocking.
Evasion: Quickly rolls on the floor to evade incoming attacks from the enemy.
Horse Attacks
Horse Normal Attack: Rotates flail to the right multiple times.
Horse Kick Attack: Has horse unleash powerful kicks with its forelegs. Has a cooldown time of 8 seconds.
Horse Stomp Attack: Has horse stomp the ground hard. Has a cooldown time of 6 seconds.
Horse Musou Attack: Commands horse to charge forward at high speed for a short duration of time.
General Tactics
Suppression: Causes EX attack to reduce the target's defense by 6% while increasing own defense by 8% for 8 seconds. Effects increase the higher Cao Ren's star ranking becomes.
Combat Soul Skills
Heaven Combat Soul Skill: Deals 66% recoil damage to nearby foes and freezes them for 3 seconds if Cao Ren gets attacked within 8 seconds right after performing his EX attack. Bonus increases the higher the combat soul's ranking rises.
Earth Combat Soul Skill: Gains 5 stacks of armor for 20 seconds right after performing Musou attack. Each stack of armor reduces damage taken by 16% while being consumed by enemy hits. Bonus increases the higher the combat soul's ranking rises.
Human Combat Soul Skill: Gives Musou attack a 15% chance of freezing foes on hit for 3 seconds and increases its damage output by 21%. Chance and bonus increase the higher the combat soul's ranking rises.
Skin Skills
Suit Skill: Increases maximum health in battle by 4%.
Ornament Skill: Increases attack in battle by 4%.
Horse Skills
Hidden Crow: Causes EX attack to boost defense by 24% and provide immunity to debuffs for 6 seconds.
Purple Sun: Increases damage dealt in battle by 10%.
Team Combination
One-Hit Wonder
Required Characters: Zhenji, Cao Ren
Bonus: +8,356 Health, +663 Attack
Sunshine After Rain
Required Characters: Xu Huang, Cao Ren
Bonus: +5,133 Health, +407 Attack
Growing Up Together
Required Characters: Cao Cao, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren
Bonus: +15,022 Health, +1,192 Attack
Special Skill: Gives attacks a 12% chance of summoning a cold frost to strike the enemy, dealing 150% attack as extra damage and freezing them for 3 seconds. Has a 4 second cooldown time.
Roaming Youth
Required Characters: Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren
Bonus: +15,022 Health, +1,192 Attack
Joint Skill: Cao Ren can perform a unique team attack if paired up with Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan. He begins the assault by rotating his flail repeatedly to juggle nearby enemies before hurling them to Xiahou Dun's direction. After the Xiahou brothers do their respective maneuvers, the team attack ends with all three men looking up as the enemy gets swallowed up by a bright sphere of energy that explodes and scatters them.
Soaring Phoenix
Required Characters: Xiahou Dun, Xu Huang, Cao Ren
Bonus: +11,800 Health, +937 Attack
Warriors Orochi 3
Cao Ren retains his weapon moveset from Dynasty Warriors 7 albeit with some changes and additions.
Changed Attacks
Jump Charge: : Strikes the ground to produce a minor impact.
Team Abilities
Ability 1 - Fortitude: Strengthens defense for all team members.
Ability 2 - Power: Increases abilities of Power-type warriors. Only available in Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack: : Cao Ren performs Grapple Smash as their ground Musou attack.
Counter Attack: Counter + L1 + : Quickly swats away an enemy's attack, causing them to stagger briefly.
Assist Attack: Counter + L1 or R1: Cao Ren performs the fourth charge attack to assist a teammate while surrounded within an updraft of wind for extra coverage.
Grounded Type Action: R1: Performs several flailing swings that entangle enemies to the weapon's chain, then launches a fierce downward slam that sends them all airborne.
Midair Type Action: R1: Uses flail to latch unto multiple enemies in mid-air before slamming them down hard while landing. Works similarly to its ground counterpart.
Hyper Armor: Passive: Prevents enemies from interrupting combos with normal attacks.
Normal Strategy Card: Ironclad (鉄壁の守り; lit. "Iron Wall Protection"): Triggers a powerful explosion around the user, damaging any opponent near them. If it successfully connects, the attack will increase the current officer's defense power.
Golden Strategy Card: Indestructible Armor (金剛不壊; lit. "Diamond Unbreakable"): Increases defense stats for both the player and opponent.
Team Attacks
Triple Rush 1: Does a forceful flail strike to unleash a mobile shockwave traveling forward.
Triple Rush 2: Swings flail around several times in a row.
Triple Rush 3: Performs a leftward swing that sends out a large energy wave downward.
Unique Triple Rush: Cao Ren can perform a unique triple rush attack if he is paired up with Dian Wei and Xu Zhu. He begins the assault by violently charging forth at the enemy.
Cao Ren is affiliated with the spiked shield in this title. When equipped with it, Cao Ren can perform the following unique attacks listed below.
EX Attack 1: : Briefly produces a phantom image of a body-sized shield, damaging nearby foes upon contact. Also grants Cao Ren a temporary buff that increases his defense by 40% and grants him a hyper armor effect for 10 seconds. The buff instantly fades the moment he switches weapons.
EX Attack 2: : Cao Ren jumps into the air and dives towards the ground in a spiraling motion, causing him to scatter enemy crowds below. Introduced in Xtreme Legends.
Musou Attack - Charging Bull (廬山; lit. "Hut Mountain"): : Bulldozes forward while surrounded by a powerful blue aura, then finishes the assault with an uppercut strike followed by a hopping ground smash that produces a wide tremor.
Alternate Musou Attack - Chi Surge (驚浪; lit. "Surprise Wave"): R1 + : Impales nearby targets with attached blade before knocking them away through pure force. This attack is made stronger in the 1.04 version patch.
Aerial Musou Attack - Mountain Gorge (幽谷; lit. "Hidden Valley"): : Stomps on the ground twice to produce two massive shockwaves. The first shockwave lifts foes up in the air while the second one sends them flying away from Cao Ren.
Rage Attack: Eviscerates enemies with diagonal slashes done back and forth while moving briskly. For the final phase, Cao Ren immediately leaps up and stomps the earth with enough might to unleash a large burst of energy around him.
True Rage Attack: Upon performing 100 hits during a Rage attack, Cao Ren will continuously ram his shield forward at high-speed before thrusting his attached blade a few times near the end of the assault.
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends
Bodyguard Skills
Battle Skill - Allied Defense: Summons a large quantity of friendly troops at the designated location and defends that position.
Assistance Skill - Protect: Increases the player's defense power when they are near death.
Rouse Skill - Recovery: Restores the health of bodyguards when they are near death.
Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires
Ways of Life Skills
Ways of Life - Immortal: Benevolent Type, +1 to Virtue, 3,000 Employment Cost
Fixed Strategy - Rumours: Spreads rumors to sow discontent in territories owned by other factions.
Stratagem Card 1 - Thunder Strike: Unleashes a lightning bolt to shock enemies. Becomes more effective during rain, storms, snow, and blizzards.
Stratagem Card 2 - Darkness: Unleashes a wave of dark projectiles forward to damage enemies.
Stratagem Card 3 - Rumors: Lures in one enemy unit by spreading false information. Has a chance of failing and does not work on enemy commanders or units with special status.
Stratagem Card 4 - Taunt: Taunts an enemy unit into coming after the user for 15 seconds. Has a chance of failing and does not work on enemy commanders or units with special status.
Stratagem Card 5 - Thunderstorm: Causes a lightning storm across the entire battlefield to damage all enemies for 60 seconds. Becomes more effective during rain, storms, snows, and blizzards. Requires 3 allied units to temporarily withdraw for card to take effect.
Awarded Stratagem Card - Temper: Fills up 2 Musou bars.
Shin Sangoku Musou Blast
Original Card
Unit Type: Infantry
Musou - Hut Mountain Robust Attack (廬山堅牢撃): Charges forward at a steady pace before slamming the ground to trigger an explosion. Also provides a defense power boost for 20 seconds. Based on Cao Ren's Charging Bull Musou attack from the original game.
Skill - Gold Pheasant Shield (金鶏盾): Increases defense power for 30 seconds.
Team Effect - Wei Endurance Formation: Regenerates health via Musou attacks and skills in proportion to the amount of Wei officers on the team.
Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers
Type Ability
Frontal Defense: Halves damage caused by melee attacks taken from the front.
Normal Attacks
Collapsing Blow (崩威; lit. "Crumbling Might"): Hits a single foe. Lowers enemy's mobility by 1.
Aerial Strike (宙離; lit. "Air Release"): Hits a single foe.
(剛地; lit. "Iron Ground"): Hits multiple foes.
(緋裂; lit. "Scarlet Tear"): Hits multiple foes.
EX Attacks
Aerial Strike EX (宙離Ex; lit. "Air Release EX"): Hits a single foe.
Chi Surge (驚浪; lit. "Surprise Wave"): Hits multiple foes. Lowers enemy's attack and defense by 10%.
Mountain Gorge (幽谷; lit. "Hidden Valley"): Hits multiple foes. Lowers enemy's attack and defense by 10%.
Red Skills
Close Quarters: Increases defense against close-range attacks, but weakens it against long-range attacks.
Remoteness: Increases defense against long-range attacks, but weakens it against close-range attacks.
Swift Foot Ultra: Increases mobility by 2.
Double-Edge: Increases strength by 20%, but decreases defense by 20%.
Last Stand: Decreases amount of energy used for attack by 1 when health is less than 30%. However, it can never be lower than 1.
Musou Master: Increases attack strength of Musou attacks.
Leech Blade: Uses 10% of the damage the character inflicts to restore health.
Bloodless Might: Increases strength by 25% when health is full.
Blue Skills
Relentless: Increases the effect of state reductions when the character attacks the enemy by 5%.
Relentless Duo: Increases the effect of state reductions when the character attacks the enemy by 10%.
Relentless Ultra: Increases the effect of state reductions when the character attacks the enemy by 20%.
Stun Effect: Occasionally induces enemies into a stunned state with attacks.
Frighten Effect: Occasionally induces enemies into a frightened state with attacks.
Burn Effect: Occasionally induces enemies into a burnt state with attacks.
Freeze Effect: Occasionally induces enemies into a frozen state with attacks.
Shock Effect: Occasionally induces enemies into a shocked state with attacks.
Poison Effect: Occasionally induces enemies into a poisoned state with attacks.
Strength Pulse: Reduces the strength of enemies within 1 adjacent square by 10%.
Defense Pulse: Reduces the defense of enemies within 1 adjacent square by 10%.
Dexterity Pulse: Reduces the dexterity of enemies within 1 adjacent square by 10%.
Agility Pulse: Reduces the agility of enemies within 1 adjacent square by 10%.
Spirit Pulse: Reduces the spirit of enemies within 1 adjacent square by 10%.
Linkage: Reduces the mobility of enemies within 1 adjacent square by 1.
Green Skills
Health Fountain: Restores 10% of health at the start of each turn.
Musou Fountain: Restores 10% of the Musou gauge at the start of each turn.
Pugnacity: Restores the Musou gauge of the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square by 5% at the start of each turn.
Pugnacity Duo: Restores the Musou gauge of the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square by 10% at the start of each turn.
Pugnacity Ultra: Restores the Musou gauge of the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square by 15% at the start of each turn.
Windstorm: Increases the damage of Synchro attacks.
Proficiency: Increases the effective area of items used.
Inspiration: Makes it easier to increase morale after defeating an enemy unit.
Purple Skills
Learner: Increases experience earned by 30%.
Learner Duo: Increases experience earned by 50%.
Learner Ultra: Increases experience earned by 100%.
Perseverance: Enables the character to survive a fatal blow when health is 30% or more.
Resilient: Prevents enemies from landing a critical hit on the character.
Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed
Main Attacks
Strong Attack 1 - Furious Tide (怒涛; lit. "Raging Waves"): Rapidly fires several energy disks at the enemy while bestowing Cao Ren with a buff that enables his next attacks to drain health for 10 seconds. In the Japanese server, the buff has been replaced with an actual healing effect. Has a cooldown time of 20 seconds (10 seconds in the Japanese server).
Strong Attack 2 - Enraged Storm (狂嵐; lit. "Maddening Storm"): Spins forward quickly before stomping the ground, causing nearby foes to scatter. In the Japanese server, it has been reassigned to the third charge move slot and given a stun effect. Has a cooldown time of 25 seconds (20 seconds in the Japanese server).
Strong Attack 3 - Solid Bastion (堅壁; lit. "Hard Wall"): Condenses own aura and damages nearby surroundings while acquiring a strong shield effect for 10 seconds. In the Japanese server, it halves the original buff's duration time while adding a 50% boost in defense. The move is also reassigned to the fourth charge move slot. Has a cooldown time of 31 seconds (20 seconds in the Japanese server).
Strong Attack 4 - Sundering Earth (震地; lit. "Earthquake"): Impales weapon into the ground to generate a multi-hitting shockwave. In the Japanese server, it has been reassigned to the second charge move slot. Has a cooldown time of 38 seconds (16 seconds in the Japanese server).
Normal Attack: Performs their preferred weapon's normal attack string.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack - Charging Bull (廬山; lit. "Hut Mountain"): Concentrates entire being into a furious charge at the enemy, then leaps up to smash the earth hard. In the Japanese server, it has an added effect of increases defense power 50% for 5 seconds. Gets overriden by the character's Rage attack once all three Musou gauges have been filled up.
Musou Rage Attack: Performs Rage attack once all three Musou gauges have been filled up.
Switch Attack: Slams the earth hard, producing a tremor that knocks away nearby foes in an instant.
Special Maneuver - Repel: Knocks away surrounding foes and stuns them.
Enemy-Only Attacks
Enemy-Only Attack 1: As the final boss of the Battle of Xinye scenario, Cao Ren aim at his chosen target's direction and ram towards them. After rushing at a certain distance, he launches an explosive thrust attack to inflict heavy damage on his foes.
Enemy-Only Attack 2: Smashes the ground to generate several dome-shaped shockwaves in a row around Cao Ren.
Global Server-Exclusive Passive Skills
Primary Skill - Cao Cao's Bastion: Increase max health of all officers by 10%.
Secondary Skill: Increase critical resistance of repel-type officers by 15%.
Tertiary Skill: Increases defense of Wei officers by 30%.
Japanese Server-Exclusive Passive Skills
Primary Skill: Recovers 0.2% of health per normal hit. Activates after filling up one Musou bar.
Secondary Skill: Increases Musou regeneration by 60%. Activates after filling up two Musou bars.
Team Combination
Cousins (従兄弟; "Cousins")
Required Characters: Cao Cao, Cao Ren
Bonus: Max Health +4.5%, Skill Cooldown -4%
Eight Gates (八門金鎖の陣; "Eight Gates Golden Locks Formation")
Required Characters: Cao Ren, Xu Shu
Bonus: Defense +5%, Musou Generation +4%
Great Defense (魏の双盾; "Twin Shields of Wei")
Required Characters: Xu Huang, Cao Ren
Bonus: Max Health +5%, Defense +4.5%
Cao Clan (曹操の眷属; "Cao Cao's Household")
Required Characters: Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan
Bonus: Max Health +4%, Critical Chance +3.5%, Attack Speed +4%
Japanese Server-Exclusive Team Combination
Guardians of Wei (魏の守将)
Required Characters: Cao Ren, Yu Jin
Bonus: Max Health +5%, Critical Chance +4%
Steadfast Subjects (忠義の臣)
Required Characters: Cao Ren, Pang De
Bonus: Element Advantage +4%, Skill Cooldown -4.5%
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%
Warriors Orochi 4
While retaining the same moveset from Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends, Cao Ren wields the Gleipnir as their sacred treasure in this title. When equipped with it, Cao Ren can perform the following attacks listed below.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack: : Cao Ren performs Charging Bull as their ground Musou attack.
Normal Magic: R1 + : Causes Gleipnir to rapidly spin around in front, causing it to draw in and ensnare nearby foes. As the treasure juggles its airborne victims repeatedly, it immediately bursts into a dome-shaped shockwave. Though similar in function to the Harpe's normal magic, it sacrifices some range in favor of more damage.
Charge Magic: R1 + : Jumps high into the air and launches multiple lash marks aimed at specified locations, striking foes down while setting them ablaze. The assault ends with a more explosive lash summoned via magic circle. A total of three additional inputs can be made by tapping either , , or . The lock-on spot can be maneuvered accordingly.
Unique Magic: R1 + : Cao Ren raises Gleipnir above himself as it loops around him, then strikes the ground with his buckler blade. The impact from the blow produces swirling circles of golden light that eventually burst, scattering surrounding enemies in the process.
Summon Magic: R1 + : Summons mount to Cao Ren's side.
Miscellaneous Skills
Unity Magic Bonus: Power +4, Technique +3, Speed +2
Musou Effect - Empower: Temporarily raises attack, defense, and hit speed. Only applies in Battle Arena.
Divine Blessing 1 - Octahedron: Increases normal attack power and charge attack power. Also recovers health after switching. Only applies in Battle Arena.
Divine Blessing 2 - Raid: Increases movement speed and defense power for 5 seconds after switching. Only applies in Battle Arena.
Infinity Support Skill - Experience: Increases the amount of experience received. Only applies in Infinity Mode.
Type Skills
Hyper Armor: Passive: Prevents enemies from interrupting combos with normal attacks.
Guard Cancel: Holding L1: Cancels most attacks into a guarding stance, providing more opportunities to defend against enemy attacks.
Type Upgrade Skill 1 - Break: Grants all charge attacks guard-breaking properties.
Type Upgrade Skill 2 - Steadfast: Enables the character to guard against all types of attacks.
Type Upgrade Skill 3 - Resilience: Increases defense when armor is active.
Type Upgrade Skill 4 - Reflex: Increases damage of first hit performed after doing a guard cancel.
Type Upgrade Skill 5 - Eruptive: Temporarily increases attack when somersaulting with little health left.
Cao Ren is affiliated with the flail in this title. When equipped with it, Cao Ren can perform the following unique attacks listed below.
Unique Attacks
Unique Flow Attack Finisher: Enemy Downed + : Cao Ren does a powerful sumo stomp with his left foot, causing a shockwave to spread out and send nearby foes flying. Takes cues from the spiked shield moveset's fourth charge attack in the previous installment.
Unique Trigger Attack: R1 + : Does a shoulder ram attack that produces a minor shockwave, launching nearby enemies into the air. Bears similarities to the final hit of the spiked shield moveset's full attack string in Dynasty Warriors 8.
Special Technique: R1 + : Latches unto a nearby foe and rotates their body around several times while freezing them by coating the flail's surface in ice. The victim is then violently slammed unto the ground, causing ice shards and debris to fly out. This move is based on the flail moveset's fifth charge attack in the eighth installment.
Musou Attack: : Charges forward continuously while emanating bursts of energy. After stopping briefly, Cao Ren thrusts his flail at the nearest foe in front of him, then repeatedly rotates them around counterclockwise to juggle other surrounding enemies. It ends with the victim being flung to the ground hard via overhead slam, creating brief fissures in the process. The finisher's hits are influenced by the wind element, enabling each strike to weaken enemies for a brief moment. Much of the move borrows aspects of Cao Ren's Charging Bull and Grapple Smash Musou attacks from the seventh title.
Aerial Musou Attack: : Rotates flail around as it becomes shrouded in icy mist, then slams it onto the earth upon landing. The sudden impact generates an ice-infused radial shockwave that launches foes while freezing them solid.
Horse Maneuvers
Summon Horse: L2: Summon horse to the battlefield. Holding L2 as the horse approaches will allow the character to automatically mount them.
Auto-Run: Riding Mode + L2: Automatically runs towards a specified destination. If a destination has not been set, the horse will instead run towards the location of the player's currently selected mission.
Sprint: Riding Mode + Direction + R1: Causes horse to run at a faster pace. Doing so depletes their stamina each time.
Jump: Riding Mode + Direction + R2: Causes horse to jump high while running.
Horse Fast Attack: Riding Mode + : Performs a fast and seamless attack while mounted. The attack itself varies depending on what type of weapon is equipped and whether the enemy is grounded or airborne.
Horse Trigger Attack: Riding Mode + : Performs an attack that sends enemies flying into the air. May vary depending on what type of weapon is equipped.
Horse Musou Attack: Riding Mode + : Causes horse to sprint by consuming Musou instead of stamina.
Dismount Horse: Riding Mode + : Dismounts from horse and resumes default fighting stance.
Bow Maneuvers
Shooting Mode: 🡻: Pulls out bow and assumes archery stance. Can be cancelled by tapping 🡻 again.
Switch Arrows: 🡸 or 🡺: Switches between different types of arrows.
Bow Attack: Shooting Mode + : Fires current arrow at a target. Can lock on targets by tapping R3.
Normal Attack: Performs unique flow attack string from the base game using the flail. Available by default.
Aerial Attack: Performs aerial flow attack string from the base game.
Repel Attack: Performs knock-down trigger attack from the base game to repel foes.
Launch Attack: Performs launch trigger attack from the base game to lift foes into the air. Can be followed up with aerial flow hit string activated by repeatedly tapping the normal attack icon.
Stun Attack: Performs stun trigger attack from the base game to daze foes momentarily. Can be followed up with stun flow hit string activated by repeatedly tapping the normal attack icon.
Guard Break Attack: Performs guard break attack from the base game to break the enemy's guard. Can be followed up with down flow hit string activated by repeatedly tapping the normal attack icon.
Chain Attack: Performs down flow attack from the base game to repeatedly strike at foes. Does heavy damage, but cannot deplete the target's spirit. This move is mostly available to attack-type versions of Cao Ren.
Endurance Attack: Performs separating attack from the base game while generating a protective aura that temporarily boosts defense. This move is mostly available to defense-type versions of Cao Ren.
Sneak Attack: Performs dash attack from the base game to inflict heavy damage on the opponent's spirit. This move is mostly available to speed-type versions of Cao Ren.
Missile Attack: Leaps into the air and fires a projectile that turns into a large tornado upon hitting the ground. Does decent damage from a distance, but cannot deplete the target's spirit. This move is mostly available to snipe-type versions of Cao Ren.
Recover Attack: Performs separating attack from the base game while generating a healing circle that gradually restores health. Has no elemental variations with each upgraded version. This move is mostly available to special-type versions of Cao Ren.
Special Attacks
Unique Attack 1 - Surprise Wave (驚浪): Performs special technique from the base game. Available by default.
Unique Attack 2 - Incense Burner Apex (香炉峰): Performs unique trigger from the base game using the flail. Initially available for UR rank versions of its user, this move can be learned upon reaching level 170.
Musou Attack: Performs Musou attack from base game minus the looping animation. Consumes one full Musou gauge.
Aerial Musou Attack: Performs aerial Musou attack from base game. Consumes one full Musou gauge.
Super Musou Attack: Performs full Musou attack from base game. Consumes two full Musou gauges.
Auxiliary Attacks
Counter Attack: Performs counter attack from the base game by tapping the orange counter icon near the opponent once it pops up.
Finishing Attack: Performs finishing attack from the base game by tapping the golden finisher icon that appears once the opponent's spirit has been fully depleted.
Normal Evasion: Does a normal evasion maneuver on the ground to avoid enemy attacks. Can only be performed by attack-type and special-type versions of Cao Ren.
Swift Evasion: Hovers in the air to avoid enemy attacks in an instant. Can only be performed by speed-type and snipe-type versions of Cao Ren.
Piercing Evasion: Charges forth while hunched to avoid enemy attacks while dealing chip damage to foes blocking the way. Can only be performed by defense-type versions of Cao Ren.
Normal Version Attacks
Class Type: Defense
Mystic Version Attacks
Class Type: Special
Abyss Version Attacks
Class Type: Attack
Other Skills
Memory Abilities
Resting Shield (憩いの盾)
Characters: Cao Ren
Rank: N
Bonus: +197 Defense
Cao Family (曹一族)
Characters: Cao Cao, Cao Ren, Cao Pi, Cao Xiu
Rank: SSR
Bonus: +386 Attack, +386 Defense, +386 Willpower
Skill - Restore (全快): Recovers 10 health and Musou points every 4 seconds.
Normal Attack •
Charge Attack •
Musou •
Jump/Mount
: Performs an unblockable grab attack in which Cao Ren lifts his victim with both hands and tosses them hard to the ground. Its hit speed makes it more reliable than some of the other grab moves in the game.
: Continuously attacks does with wide upward swings to the right and left while moving about. The assault ends with a hopping spin slash and a violent stomp that knocks surrounding opponents far away.