Fa Zheng/Movesets

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Movesets

Keys: Square Normal Attack • Triangle Charge Attack Circle Musou X Jump/Mount

Base Game

Sample video of Fa Zheng's fighting style.

Fa Zheng is affiliated with the woven cloth in this title. When equipped with it, Fa Zheng can perform the following unique attacks listed below.

EX Attack 1: Square Triangle Triangle: Yanks an airborne target by wrapping their body with Fa Zheng's cloth, then slams them on the ground twice with the first attempt done from behind and the second towards the front.
EX Attack 2: Square Square Square Square Triangle Triangle: Fa Zheng squeezes his cloth while facing away to produce a shockwave that sends nearby foes flying. Also signals laid fabrics to spin rapidly and produce green whirlwinds, entrapping enemies approaching from different parts of the area.
Musou Attack - Spinner (次迫陣; lit. "Next Approach Formation"): Circle: Fa Zheng holds his cloth out, then slings it like a boomerang towards the enemy as it spins rapidly while producing a deep green whirlwind. Has an innate slash attribute that allows it to easily kill weaker foes while heavily damaging enemy officers. The cloth itself will spin in place for a while longer, giving players time to follow up with another attack or using it to enhance Fa Zheng's Binder Musou attack.
Alternate Musou Attack - Binder (始伏陣; lit. "Initial Surrender Formation"): R1 + Circle: Fa Zheng lashes his cloth left and right with powerful slaps four times, then slams it down to lift up enemies. Like with his Spinner Musou attack, it has an innate slash attribute that allows it to cause more damage than usual. When used in the presence of a spinning cloth laid down beforehand, the cloth will gather energy in the form of green mist before dissipating, juggling foes while damaging them at the same time. This move is made more powerful in the 1.02 version patch.
Aerial Musou Attack - Shocker (終砲陣; lit. "Finishing Artillery Formation"): X Circle: Fa Zheng sends a cloth down from the air to spin at a slower pace while inflicting more damage to enemies. Can be used in conjunction with Fa Zheng's other Musou attacks.
Rage Attack: Swats cloth from left to right repeatedly while walking at a steady pace. It ends with Fa Zheng pulling out his cloth in time to unleash a radial burst of energy that clears away any surviving targets.
True Rage Attack: If Fa Zheng inflicts 100 or more hits while in the middle of performing his Rage attack, he will start swatting his cloth downward and tossing it like a boomerang while turning, repeating the process until pausing to deliver faster swings done back and forth.
Bodyguard Skills
Battle Skill - Gather Supplies: Extends the time limit in accordance with the current number of enemies defeated by the player.
Assistance Skill 1 - Recovery: Restores the player's health when they are near death.
Assistance Skill 2 - Discovery: Causes enemies to occasionally drop items when defeated.

Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires

Ways of Life Skills
Ways of Life - Wiley Tactician: Resourceful Type, -1 to Virtue, 3,000 Employment Cost
Fixed Strategy - Alienate: Causes discord between rulers and officers from other factions.
Stratagem Card 1 - Raid: Increases attack, defense, and speed for 40 seconds.
Stratagem Card 2 - Heavy Catapult: Damages spot turrents on enemy bases within a 75 meter radius.
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 - False Orders: Turns the nearest instant base into an allied base by releasing false orders.
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 - Heavy Catapult: Damages spot turrents on enemy bases within a 75 meter radius.

Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers

Type Ability
Critical Bonus: Increases the probability of landing a critical hit when attacking.
Normal Attacks
Binding Cloth (布縛; lit. "Cloth Bondage"): Hits multiple foes.
Sharpened Cloth (薙布; lit. "Razor Cloth"): Hits multiple foes. Lowers enemy's defense by 10%.
Magical Cloth (幻布衝; lit. "Phantom Cloth Rush"): Hits multiple foes.
Piercing Cloth (籠穿布; lit. "Shroud Piercing Cloth"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of frightening enemies.
EX Attacks
Binding Cloth EX (布縛Ex; lit. "Cloth Bondage EX"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of poisoning enemies.
Magical Cloth EX (幻布衝Ex; lit. "Phantom Cloth Rush EX"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of frightening enemies.
Musou Attacks
Spinner (次迫陣; lit. "Next Approach Formation"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of frightening enemies. Lowers enemy's power by 10%.
Binder (始伏陣; lit. "Initial Surrender Formation"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of frightening enemies. Lowers enemy's mobility by 1.
Shocker (終砲陣; lit. "Finishing Artillery Formation"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of frightening enemies. Lowers enemy's defense by 10%.
Red Skills
Hammer of Ruin: Increases damage of attacks against siege weapons by 300%.
Flash: Increases critical hit rate by 15%.
Flash Duo: Increases critical hit rate by 30%.
Flash Ultra: Increases critical hit rate by 50%.
First Strike: Increases strength by 50% and mobility by 2 for one turn only.
Swift Foot: Increases mobility by 1.
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.
Blue Skills
Deflection: Reflects all the reductions of the parameters to the enemy that attacked the character.
Induce State: Increases the chances of influencing enemy state by 10%.
Influence Duo: Increases the chances of influencing enemy state by 20%.
Influence Ultra: Increases the chances of influencing enemy state by 30%.
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.
Break Defense: Causes attacks to break through the enemy's guard.
Green Skills
Recovery: Restores the health of the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square by 5% at the start of each turn.
Recovery Duo: Restores the health of the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square by 10% at the start of each turn.
Recovery Ultra: Restores the health of the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square by 15% at the start of each turn.
Furor: Increases the energy of units in Synchro Mode.
Bolt: Increases the mobility of units in Synchro Mode.
Proficiency: Increases the effective area of items used.
Purple Skills
Learner: Increases experience earned by 30%.
Learner Duo: Increases experience earned by 50%.
Learner Ultra: Increases experience earned by 100%.
Stun Attack: Increases damage to enemies in a stunned state by 30%.
Frighten Attack: Increases damage to enemies in a frightened state by 30%.
Burn Attack: Increases damage to enemies in a burnt state by 30%.
Freeze Attack: Increases damage to enemies in a frozen state by 30%.
Shock Attack: Increases damage to enemies in a shocked state by 30%.
Poison Attack: Increases damage to enemies in a poisoned state by 30%.
Merciless: Enables character to occasionally defeat an enemy unit in a single attack.
Thievery: Steals items from enemies the character attacks.

Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed

Main Attacks
Strong Attack 1 - Crouching Tiger Formation (伏虎の陣): Throws an enemy into the air via generated whirlwind. Rebounds 30% of damage taken for 10 seconds, though the Japanese version replaces this effect with a different buff that increases attack speed by 50% for 5 seconds. Has a cooldown time of 16 seconds.
Strong Attack 2 - Golden Lock Formation (金鎖の陣): Covers the enemy with a large carpet, dealing extensive damage to foes. In the Japanese server, it also cuts down their movement speed for 5 seconds. Has a cooldown time of 16 seconds.
Strong Attack 3 - Linked Formation (連綿の陣): Swings drapes twice before hurling a large carpet to the front, attacking nearby enemies and stunning them for 2 seconds. The Japanese version enhances this move by giving it a debuff that reduces the enemy's defense by 50% for 5 seconds. Has a cooldown time of 16 seconds.
Strong Attack 4 - Final Stand Formation (背水の陣; lit. "Backwater Formation"): Strikes the ground to produce a tornado, then turns around to attack enemies from the rear with a dome of energy. Has a cooldown time of 23 seconds.
Normal Attack: Performs their preferred weapon's normal attack string.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack - Spinner (次迫陣; lit. "Next Approach Formation"): Hurls forward a large carpet that spins in place continuously while generating a vortex to suck in nearby enemies. 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: Drops down on the ground and swings drape forward while surrounded in electricity. Has a cooldown time of 15 seconds.
Special Maneuver - Shield: Projects a barrier to negate damage and debuffs.
Global Server-Exclusive Passive Skills
Primary Skill - Wings of Shu: Increases shield damage of all officers by 10%.
Secondary Skill: Increases element advantage of shield-type officers by 15%.
Japanese Server-Exclusive Passive Skills
Primary Skill: Increases critical chance for charge skill attacks by 20%. Activates after filling up one Musou bar.
Secondary Skill: Increases overall speed by 20%. Activates after filling up two Musou bars.
Team Combination
Strong Poison Prescription (劇薬の処方)
Required Characters: Liu Bei, Fa Zheng
Bonus: Skill Cooldown -5%, Attack +3%
Toxic Advisor (不良軍師)
Required Characters: Guo Jia, Fa Zheng
Bonus: Critical Chance +5%, Critical Damage +3.5%

Warriors Orochi 4

While retaining the same moveset from Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends, Fa Zheng wields the Gullinbursti as their sacred treasure in this title. When equipped with it, Fa Zheng can perform the following attacks listed below.

Special Attacks
Musou Attack: Circle: Fa Zheng performs Binder as their ground Musou attack.
Normal Magic: R1 + Square: Summons Gullinbursti to conjure five homing fireballs following the user. Instantly rains down on nearby foes, burning them alive. Can also affect downed foes. Note that its disappearance can cancel out trap-based attacks used by characters like Fa Zheng, Dong Zhuo, Motochika, etc. Therefore, it may be best to use this magic as a standalone attack.
Charge Magic: R1 + Triangle: Commands Gullinbursti to attack foes. Tapping Square causes it to hit foes directly. Triangle makes it charge fiercely for several seconds while leaving behind trails of fire. X causes Gullinbursti to do a lunging attack before ending its rampage. It should be noted that using this magic with certain characters during multiplayer battles may cause the game itself to crash.
Unique Magic: R1 + Circle: Calls on Gullinbursti to charge through nearby foes like a matador in three different directions. Cannot be blocked and is able to hit downed foes.
Summon Magic: R1 + X: Summons mount to Fa Zheng's side.
Miscellaneous Skills
Unity Magic Bonus: Power +2, Technique +4, Speed +2
Musou Effect - Repel: Forces surrounding enemy players to be returned to their main base. Only applies in Battle Arena.
Divine Blessing 1 - Divine Bow: Increases attack speed and magic attack power. Only applies in Battle Arena.
Divine Blessing 2 - Fleet-foot: Increases movement speed and attack speed. Also recovers health after switching. Only applies in Battle Arena.
Infinity Support Skill - Gems: Increases the amount of gems received. Only applies in Infinity Mode.
Type Skills
Critical Hit: Passive: Causes attacks to inflict more damage against airborne enemies.
Spirit Charge: Attack + X: Cancels most attacks into a spirit charge that breaks through the enemy's guard while consuming a portion of Musou.
Type Upgrade Skill 1 - Flak: Increases damage inflicted upon airborne enemies.
Type Upgrade Skill 2 - Torrent: Enhances the character's switch combo.
Type Upgrade Skill 3 - Shadow Blade: Increases damage caused by spirit charges.
Type Upgrade Skill 4 - Shadowless: Enables the character to sometimes conserve Musou when doing a spirit charge.
Type Upgrade Skill 5 - Tempered: Temporarily increases defense when somersaulting with little health left.

Fighting Style

Keys: Square Flow Attack • Triangle Reactive Attack • Circle Musou X Jump/Mount

Base Game

Sample video of Fa Zheng's fighting style.

Fa Zheng is affiliated with the steel whip sword in this title. When equipped with it, Fa Zheng can perform the following unique attacks listed below.

Unique Attacks
Unique Flow Attack Finisher: Enemy Downed + Square Square Square Square: Holds weapon with both hands to unleash a powered swing strong enough to send out a mobile shockwave leaving behind fissures in its wake. Dizzies nearby enemies, enabling the player to further attack them with stun flow attacks.
Unique Trigger Attack: R1 + Triangle: Performs an uppercut motion that launches nearby foes to the air momentarily.
Special Technique: R1 + Circle: Impales a nearby foe and injects them with poison before kicking their body away. If the attack fails to connect, Fa Zheng will simply swing to the right instead. This grapple maneuver is adapted from the woven cloth moveset's switch attack in the previous title.
Musou Attack: Circle: Repeatedly whips weapon around back and forth in a diagonal manner while taking steady steps forward. Fa Zheng's ending motion for the attack include launching a sweeping leftward slash, a lifting diagonal swipe, an upward thrust done after twirling blade for a bit, and a sudden ground slam that produces a tremor. All of the finisher's hits can inflict poison damage.
Aerial Musou Attack: X Circle: Sends enemies below airborne by planting blade on the ground upon landing, and then lifting it up with enough force to create a launching air blast. Foes caught by this attack will be made more vulnerable due to the wind element attached to each hit.
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 + Square: 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 + Triangle: 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 + Circle: Causes horse to sprint by consuming Musou instead of stamina.
Dismount Horse: Riding Mode + X: 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 + Square: Fires current arrow at a target. Can lock on targets by tapping R3.
Lower Bow: Shooting Mode + X: Lowers bow while squatting down.

Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires

Officer Skills
Secret Plan - Tit for Tat (報恩報復; "Retribution"): Unleashes a powerful wind attack and fills secret plan gauge for plans not in use by a low amount while reducing a low portion of own health.
Military Unit: Infantry
Title: Versatile Mind (機略縦横; "Versatile Resourcefulness")
Unique Political Ploy - Estrangement Plot: Sows distrust between rulers and officers of a different faction.
Reputation Bonus: Commanding +25%, Ingenious +80%, Eloquent +50%, Benevolent -50%, Evil +80%

Shin Sangoku Musou Apuri

Base Attacks
Normal Attack: Performs unique flow attack string from the base game using the steel whip sword. 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 Fa Zheng.
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 Fa Zheng.
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 Fa Zheng.
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 Fa Zheng.
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 Fa Zheng.
Special Attacks
Unique Attack 1 - Initial Surrender Formation (始伏陣): Performs special technique from the base game. Available by default.
Unique Attack 2 - Joint Execution Formation (結誅陣): Performs unique trigger from the base game using the steel whip sword. 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 Fa Zheng.
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 Fa Zheng.
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 Fa Zheng.

Normal Version Attacks

Class Type: Snipe

Mystic Version Attacks

Class Type: Attack

Abyss Version Attacks

Class Type: Special

Prime Minister Version Attacks

Class Type: Speed

Other Skills

Memory Abilities
Villain's High Opinion (悪党の高説)
Characters: Fa Zheng
Rank: SR
Bonus: +227 Attack, +227 Musou
Skill - Anti-Missile (防射): Reduces damage from archers by 15%.
Compensation Time (報いの時間)
Characters: Fa Zheng
Rank: SSR
Bonus: +243 Attack, +243 Health, +243 Willpower
Skill - Steadfast (堅牢): Reduces damage from officers by 15%.
Shining Commander (輝ける将星)
Characters: Guo Jia, Lu Xun, Fa Zheng, Zhong Hui
Rank: UR
Bonus: +847 Attack, +847 Defense, +847 Willpower
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
Burning With Knowledge (知を燃やし尽くして)
Required Characters: Pang Tong, Fa Zheng
Bonus: +100 Attack, +50 Musou
Conveying One's Own True Feelings (本音を語る仲)
Required Characters: Xu Shu, Fa Zheng
Bonus: +100 Attack, +50 Health
Invitation to Shu (蜀ヘの誘い)
Required Characters: Wei Yan, Fa Zheng
Bonus: +100 Attack, +50 Musou
To Repay One's Obligation (恩義に報いる)
Required Characters: Liu Bei, Fa Zheng
Bonus: +50 Defense, +100 Health

Fighting Style