Guan Xing/Movesets

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Movesets

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

Base Game

Sample video of Guan Xing's fighting style.

Guan Xing is affiliated with the wingblades in this title. When equipped with it, Guan Xing can perform the following unique attacks listed below.

EX Attack 1: Square Square Square Square Triangle Triangle: Spins around in mid-air to release a green-colored twister before using it to propel forward within a short distance. Can be used to accumulate a large number of hits.
EX Attack 2: Triangle Triangle: Glides quickly at a low altitude while extending both blades outward. Good for escaping enemy crowds or breaching through them. Introduced in Xtreme Legends.
Musou Attack - Skyslider (天空滑閃; lit. "Skyscape Slide Flash"): Circle: Glides forward at blinding speed, devastating surrounding opponents along the way before landing.
Alternate Musou Attack - Lunar Dash (偃月天空刃; lit. "Still Moon Skyscape Blade"): R1 + Circle: Uses crescent blade to release a large green streak followed by a sudden hurricane that inflicts fire damage to surrounding foes. Takes cues from Guan Yu's own Musou attacks.
Aerial Musou Attack - Windrider (天空旋回; lit. "Skyscape Revolve"): X Circle: Dives up and down four times in a row before generating a green twister and a transparent shockwave at the end of the assault. Its attack power is doubled in the 1.02 version update for Xtreme Legends.
Rage Attack: Leaps in the air and stomps both weapons on the ground repeatedly while holding them in an outward position. Guan Xing finishes the move with a quick glide that sends out a radial energy burst in its wake.
True Rage Attack: Performing 100 hits during a Rage attack has Guan Xing change up his attack pattern by gliding continuously at high speed with both weapons searing in flames and outstretched to form makeshift wings. He eventually pauses to unleash two flying loops in a row before activating the default finisher.

Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends

Bodyguard Skills
Battle Skill - Poison Trap: Sets a poison trap at the designated location. Its effect is weak, but lasts a long time.
Assistance Skill - Rally: Slowly restores the player Musou 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 - Benevolent Ruler: Benevolent Type, +2 to Virtue, 3,500 Employment Cost
Fixed Strategy - Mass Donation: Donates supplies and money to the people in every territory owned.
Stratagem Card 1 - Recovery: Completely recovers health.
Stratagem Card 2 - Temper: Fills up 2 Musou bars.
Stratagem Card 3 - Recuperate: Recovers health and fills up all Musou bars.
Stratagem Card 4 - Inspire: Increases the morale of nearby allies for 60 seconds.
Stratagem Card 5 - Cover Fire: Rains arrows across the battlefield for 60 seconds. Requires 2 allied units to temporarily withdraw for card to take effect.
Awarded Stratagem Card - Concentration: Fills up the rage gauge.

Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers

Type Ability
Attack Compensation: Increases attack in proportion to the amount of health lost.
Normal Attacks
Emptiness (薙空; lit. "Shearing Sky"): Hits multiple foes.
Skystriker (空裂; lit. "Sky Breaker"): Hits multiple foes.
Rotating Blade (旋空刃; lit. "Whirling Sky Blade"): Hits multiple foes.
Whirlpool Strike (空渦翔; lit. "Sky Vortex Flight"): Hits multiple foes.
EX Attacks
Emptiness EX (薙空Ex; lit. "Shearing Sky EX"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of poisoning enemies.
Rotating Blade EX (旋空刃Ex; lit. "Whirling Sky Blade EX"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of poisoning enemies.
Musou Attacks
Skyslider (天空滑閃; lit. "Skyscape Slide Flash"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of poisoning enemies.
Lunar Dash (偃月天空刃; lit. "Still Moon Skyscape Blade"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of fainting enemies. Raises user's power by 5%.
Windrider (天空旋回; lit. "Skyscape Revolve"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of poisoning enemies.
Red Skills
Flash: Increases critical hit rate by 15%.
Flash Duo: Increases critical hit rate by 30%.
Flash Ultra: Increases critical hit rate by 50%.
Swift Foot Ultra: Increases mobility by 2.
Double-Edge: Increases strength by 20%, but decreases defense by 20%.
Unstoppable: Increases mobility by 1 on odd-numbered turns.
Fearless Leader: Increases critical hit rate when allied morale is low.
Musou Master: Increases attack strength of Musou attacks.
Leech Blade: Uses 10% of the damage the character inflicts to restore health.
Blue Skills
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.
Roar: Reduces the enemy's morale based on the number of units defeated during Synchro Mode.
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.
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%.
Flurry: Increases the charge during attacks by 10%.
Flurry Duo: Increases the charge during attacks by 30%.
Flurry Ultra: Increases the charge during attacks by 50%.
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%.

Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed

Main Attacks
Strong Attack 1 - Whirlwind Blade (旋風瞬閃; lit. "Whirlwind Momentary Flash"): Zigzags through enemy crowds while emanating a powerful surge of energy. Has a cooldown time of 12 seconds.
Strong Attack 2 - Sky Glider (天空滑翔; lit. "Skyscape Slide Flash"): Launches an outward cross slash before knocking foes out of the way with a forceful glide attack. Also increases attack power by 10% for 10 seconds, though the Japanese server instead has it lower the enemy's movement speed for 5 seconds. Has a cooldown time of 12 seconds.
Strong Attack 3 - Spinning Storm (廻旋風暴; lit. "Revolving Windstorm"): Hurtles forward like a cannonball while engulfed within bright green energy. Has a cooldown time of 16 seconds.
Strong Attack 4 - Ferocious Blizzard (暴風襲舞; lit. "Storm Raiding Dance"): Briefly encircles the area while spin slashing, then leaps up and produces a powerful cyclone before dashing through the air. Foes hit by this attack will do 25% less damage within 10 seconds. The Japanese server replaces the original debuff with one that lowers the target's defense by 50% for 5 seconds. Has a cooldown time of 24 seconds.
Normal Attack: Performs their preferred weapon's normal attack string.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack - Lunar Dash (偃月天空刃; lit. "Still Moon Skyscape Blade"): Brings out a crescent blade to deliver a mighty swing that generates a green whirlwind briefly surrounding Guan Xing. 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: Swiftly glides down on the ground to produce a mighty impact while surrounded by bright green energy. Has a cooldown time of 15 seconds.
Special Maneuver - Repel: Knocks away surrounding foes and stuns them.
Global Server-Exclusive Passive Skills
Primary Skill - Bold Warrior: Increases element advantage of all officers by 10%.
Secondary Skill: Increases maximum health of repel-type officers by 15%.
Tertiary Skill: Increases defense of Shu 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 overall speed by 20%. Activates after filling up two Musou bars.
Team Combination
Junior Guan and Zhang (小関張)
Required Characters: Guan Xing, Zhang Bao
Bonus: Max Health +3.5%, Shield Damage +4%
Successor of the God of War (戦神の後継者)
Required Characters: Guan Yu, Guan Xing
Bonus: Critical Chance +4%, Attack +4%
Guan Family Brothers (関家の兄弟)
Required Characters: Guan Ping, Guan Suo, Guan Xing
Bonus: Critical Damage +7%, Element Advantage +4%, Musou Generation +8%
Sons of the God of War (軍神の息子たち)
Required Characters: Guan Yu, Guan Ping, Guan Xing
Bonus: Skill Cooldown -3%, Critical Damage +8%, Element Advantage +3%

Warriors Orochi 4

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

Special Attacks
Musou Attack: Circle: Guan Xing performs Skyslider as their ground Musou attack.
Normal Magic: R1 + Square: Does a prolonged hovering dash that briefly sets the surrounding area on fire, burning nearby foes along the way. Can control the direction of movement while performing the attack. Tapping Square or Triangle will instantly cancel the magic's effects.
Charge Magic: R1 + Triangle: Summons a large meteor to crash down on a specified position, inflicting damage within a massive radius. Can also affect downed foes.
Unique Magic: R1 + Circle: Guan Xing engulfs himself in flames and leaps high into the air before coming down as a large fire bird hovering on the earth to mow down foes while setting them on fire. After traveling enough, he then reverts back to normal by tumbling down with both arms outstretched.
Summon Magic: R1 + X: Summons mount to Guan Xing's side.
Miscellaneous Skills
Unity Magic Bonus: Power +2, Technique +4, Speed +2
Musou Effect - Empower: Temporarily raises attack, defense, and hit speed. Only applies in Battle Arena.
Divine Blessing 1 - Thorn: Increases charge attack power and magic 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
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.
Team Combination
Guan Family Siblings (関家の兄弟): Deploying Guan Xing together with Guan Ping, Guan Suo, and Guan Yinping will have their team's attack power be doubled every 300 KOs.

Fighting Style

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

Base Game

Sample video of Guan Xing's fighting style.

Guan Xing is affiliated with the splay blade in this title. When equipped with it, Guan Xing can perform the following unique attacks listed below.

Unique Attacks
Unique Flow Attack Finisher: Enemy Downed + Square Square Square Square: Unleashes multi-hitting thrusts forward, diagonally towards the left, and diagonally to the other direction. Dazes nearby foes momentarily, leaving them vulnerable to being targeted by stun flow attacks.
Unique Trigger Attack: R1 + Square: Thrusts weapon forward and pivots to the right in time to deliver a layered round slash while crouching down. Each part of the attack can stun enemies for a brief moment.
Special Technique: R1 + Circle: Unfolds splay blade and spins once to unleash a wide energy wave forward infused with electricity. Works well in knocking down foes from a safe distance.
Musou Attack: Circle: Spins forward several times while delivering multiple round slashes around the area continuously. Guan Xing then finishes up the attack by doing a vertical slice while somersaulting to send surrounding foes airborne before knocking them away with a frontal swipe to the right. Each of the finisher's hits are infused with the wind element.
Aerial Musou Attack: X Circle: Performs a diving spin slash to breach through crowds, then tosses fan sword to the air before kicking it to send out three energy waves imbued with the slash element. This makes it an ideal move for quickly damaging stronger officers.
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 - Scion of the War God (軍神の後継; lit. "War God's Successor"): Temporarily increases own attack by a low amount and fills secret plan gauge for plans not in use by a moderate amount.
Military Unit: Cavalry
Title: Prancing Dragon (龍驤勇戦; lit. "Dragon Rising Brave Combat")
Reputation Bonus: Brave +80%, Commanding +25%, Ingenious +50%, Benevolent +80%, Evil -50%

Shin Sangoku Musou Apuri

Base Attacks
Normal Attack: Performs unique flow attack string from the base game using the splay blade. 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 Guan Xing.
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 Guan Xing.
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 Guan Xing.
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 Guan Xing.
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 Guan Xing.
Special Attacks
Unique Attack 1 - Skyscape Flash Flying Blades (天空閃飛刃): Performs special technique from the base game. Available by default.
Unique Attack 2 - Skyscape Wing Blades (天空翼刃): Performs unique trigger from the base game using the splay blade. 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 Guan Xing.
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 Guan Xing.
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 Guan Xing.

Normal Version Attacks

Class Type: Attack

Mystic Version Attacks

Class Type: Special

Abyss Version Attacks

Class Type: Snipe

Other Skills

Memory Abilities
Gifted Genius Taking Flight (天賦の才、羽ばたく)
Characters: Guan Xing
Rank: N
Bonus: +197 Attack
Guan Siblings' Training (関兄弟の鍛錬)
Characters: Guan Ping, Guan Suo, Guan Xing, Guan Yinping
Rank: SSR
Bonus: +386 Attack, +386 Defense, +386 Willpower
Skill - Recover (快復): Recovers 10 Musou points every 4 seconds.
Inherited Bond (受け継がれる絆)
Characters: Guan Xing, Zhang Bao
Rank: SSR
Bonus: +257 Attack, +257 Defense, +9 Speed
Skill - Robusticity (強健): Provides immunity against damage from archers.
By His Side (その傍らには)
Characters: Guan Xing, Zhang Bao
Rank: UR
Bonus: +783 Attack, +579 Defense, +393 Willpower
Skill 1 - Anti-Beast (防獣): Reduces damage from animals by 15%.
Skill 2 - Technique (技撃): Increases skill attack damage by 10%.
Team Combination
Sworn Brother's Vow (義兄弟の契り)
Required Characters: Guan Xing, Zhang Bao
Bonus: +100 Attack, +50 Musou
Guan Brothers (関兄弟)
Required Characters: Guan Ping, Guan Suo, Guan Xing
Bonus: +100 Attack, +50 Health, +50 Musou

Fighting Style