Charge Attack 1: : Slides for a bit, then launches a double leaping roundhouse kick to the left. Quickly knocks nearby enemies away from Ling Tong. Cannot activate elemental effects provided by orbs.
Charge Attack 2: : Does a rising somersault kick to send enemies airborne. Cannot activate elemental effects provided by orbs.
Charge Attack 3: : Performs a series of roundhouse kicks to the right, with the last one delivered while hopping. Dizzies nearby foes.
Charge Attack 4: : Flips forward and drops heel on the ground to trigger a tremor that unbalances surrounding enemies. Sends airborne enemies flying away instead.
Charge Attack 5: : Quickly flails nunchaku outward in a forward step, sending a row of tornadoes moving forward. Launches enemies high up into the air from a good distance.
Charge Attack 6: : Jumps forward and turns around with a half-circular swing, creating a large gust of fire to surround Ling Tong. As foes are both burnt and flung away from the attack, Ling Tong readjusts his weapon before assuming his normal fighting stance.
Normal Attack 1: : Twirls nunchaku around repeatedly with the last hit knocking enemies aside.
Normal Attack 2: : Similar to the first normal attack string, but includes a spinning strike while hopping forth.
Normal Attack 3: : Similar to the second normal attack string, but adds a diagonal swing to the front.
Evolution Attack: : Extends the normal attack string by cycling back to the first to third hit sequences and adds a unique finishing motion where Ling Tong does two quick swipes to the left and right.
Musou Attacks
Musou Attack: : Steps back and twirls nunchaku in an arc repeatedly. Ling Tong finishes the attack by performing an leftward strike from front to rear.
True Musou Attack: Low Health + : Similar to the normal Musou animation, but ends the move with frontal twirls followed by a sudden burst of energy to disperse surviving foes near Ling Tong.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Dashing + : Does an overhead flailing strike while lunging forward.
Jump Attack: : Quickly flicks nunchaku downward while jumping.
Jump Charge: : Performs a kick that releases an energy disk traveling downward before landing.
Parry: L1 + : Instantly performs the final hit animation of the evolution attack string to counter incoming blows.
Horse Attacks
Horse Charge Attack: : Performs a stronger swing to the right and left but is just as fast as the mounted normal string. Can be done from left to right depending on how many times had been pressed before triggering this move. Can be performed while in the middle of doing the normal horse attack string.
Horse Normal Attack: : Flails nunchaku to the right and left several times while on horseback.
Horse Musou Attack: : Unleashes very fast swings back and forth 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 - Axe Power-Up: Doubles party's attack power for 30 seconds. Occurs randomly.
Destiny Mode Skills
Favored Action: Ambushing Officers
Taught Skill Type: Archery
Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires
Ling Tong gains additional abilities and traits in this title.
Weapon Type: Unique
Skill - Rally: Boosts own morale by 2 and those of nearby allies by 1.
Proposed Policy 1 - Recruit: Searches for people within areas under the player's control as well as those adjacent to their borders. Can employ at least 1 person from a list of 5 recruits.
Proposed Policy 2 - Request: Requests reinforcements from an ally. Valid only for 1 turn.
Proposed Policy 3 - Force March: Increases all allied units' speed for 2 minutes. Can cancel out the effects of Slow March.
Dynasty Warriors: Online
Although Ling Tong'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 Military
Battle Bonus: +15 to Musou
Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2
Ling Tong gains additional abilities and traits in this title.
Ability - Fire Spell: Imbues all of the player's attacks with the fire element.
Support Skill 1 - Ferryman: Prevents damage when crossing rivers.
Support Skill 2 - Retaliate: Doubles attack power for 30 seconds when an allied officer is defeated.
Team Combination
Inevitable Fate (深き因縁; lit. "Deep Destiny")
Required Characters: Gan Ning, Ling Tong
Bonus: +72 Life, +72 Musou
Ling Clan (凌父子; lit. "Ling Father and Son")
Required Characters: Ling Tong, Ling Cao
Bonus: +28 Attack, +20 Growth
Warriors Orochi
Modified Attacks
Charge Attack 1: : Functions similarly to its base game incarnation, but can inflict elemental damage. The sequel removes that trait entirely, lessening its usefulness in Ling Tong's arsenal of moves. However, it can still be replicated by wielding a weapon that has the Almighty skill embedded on it.
Charge Attack 4: : Functions similarly to its base game incarnation, but can no longer inflict elemental damage. This is rectified in the sequel.
Charge Attack 6: : Functions similarly to its base game incarnation, but can no longer inflict any other element besides fire.
New Attacks
Special Attack 1: R1: Launches several rapid kicks while standing still. Does not consume Musou.
Special Attack 2: Direction + R1: Performs a series of spinning kicks done upside-down while in mid-air. Does not consume Musou.
Aerial Thrust: : Ling Tong performs an aerial roll that enables him to travel at a slightly further distance while leaping.
Team Abilities
Ability 1 - Impulse: Increases the team's speed.
Ability 2 - Technique: Increases attack of Technique-type characters.
Ability 3 - Adrenaline: Recovers life each time a combo is executed.
Ability 4 - Karma: Increases the chances of finding better weapons and more items on the battlefield.
Warriors Orochi 2
Team Attacks
Assist Attack: Counter + L1 + or : Ling Tong performs his sixth charge attack to assist a teammate. Consumes a portion of Musou.
Triple Attack 1: Low Health + L2 + R2 + : Launches a massive pillar of air surrounding the user.
Triple Attack 2: Low Health + L2 + R2 + : Dropkicks the ground to send out fierce gales rising from above.
Triple Attack 3: Low Health + L2 + R2 + : Somersaults into the air while generating a large wind column in the process.
Triple Attack Finisher: Ling Tong whacks the enemy with a series of frontal flicks before launching a charged flailing strike. 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 - Face Off: Reduces overall damage inflicted upon all allied forces.
Fighting Style
Ling Tong's unique fighting style involves quick flailing strikes to clear away foes. His fourth, fifth, and sixth charges work well for that purpose and synergize well with the Ice Orb. Alternatively, he is quite good at juggling foes continuously with very little lag. His first charge can be useful for escaping difficult situations. When performing his Musou attack, players will want to focus on one officer at a time due to its limited range.
When controlled by the AI in Dynasty Warriors 5, most of Ling Tong's charge attacks will be imbued with the fire element by default.
As with all Dynasty Warriors characters, Ling Tong retains his moveset in the first two Warriors Orochi games. He benefits immensely from weapons imbued with a variety of attributes like Flash, Bolt, or Slay. When used together with his first charge, he can make quick work of enemy officers even in higher difficulty settings. Note that the Agility attribute may not be of much help for him since his attacks are already fast to begin with.
Ling Tong 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 3: Similar to the second Renbu string, but adds another powerful swing to the left while letting out an icy energy wave to freeze foes in their tracks.
Renbu String Infinite: Similar to the third Renbu string, but includes a ground slam by driving pike to the earth and producing a massive freezing current radiating from Ling Tong.
Charge Attack: Holding : Performs a sliding diagonal slash that fires an ice elemental energy wave to freeze foes solid.
Dash Charge: Dashing + : Delivers a running overhead slash directed at the ground which releases an ice elemental energy wave forward.
Jump Charge: : Rises slightly in mid-air before smashing the ground with pike's bladed end, producing tremors that cause dirt to fly out.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack: : Does an empowered version of the first to third Renbu string repeatedly with the last motions comprised of two horizontal slashes done back and forth and a massive burst of cold energy released from Ling Tong to freeze the enemies surrounding him.
True Musou Attack: Low Health + : Similar to the regular Musou attack, but adds the fire attribute to each hit.
Special Move - True Speed: L2: Allows the user to continuously perform running attacks while receiving a slight boost in attack power and hit speed. Also increases speed of horse if activated while riding. Ling Tong leans his own body forward while holding his spear in a protective stance right right after activating the move.
True Speed Attack: True Speed + : Launches side swings from left to right.
True Speed Charge: True Speed + : Slams the ground to unleash a massive surge of frigid energy to freeze foes solid. Its above average range makes it ideal for crowd clearing.
Officer Skills
Adrenaline: Doubles attack power for 30 seconds when knocked down and near death.
Ward: Doubles defense power for 30 seconds when knocked down and near death.
Fire Resist: Nullifies fire elemental attacks.
Water Sense: Increases swimming speed. Only available in the original PS3 port.
Extension: Lengthens the duration of power-up items found on the battlefield.
Swift-Foot: Increases movement speed.
Special Start: Allows character to begin each battle with one tome. Only available in the Special port.
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
Stamina: Increases the duration of special move.
Stamina+: Greatly increases the duration of special move.
Hinder: Reduces speed of nearby enemies upon activating special move.
Shadow: Creates multiple images during True Speed, enabling the character to inflict additional hits.
Dynasty Warriors 6: Special
Main Attacks
Renbu String 1: Lands two swings to the left and right followed by two roundhouse kicks.
Renbu String 2: Similar to the first Renbu string, but includes four diagonal swings done back and forth while spinning during the second half of the extended combo.
Renbu String 3: Similar to the second Renbu string, but adds a few more diagonal swings before doing a crouching spin slash while balancing weapon on top of back.
Renbu String Infinite: Similar to the third Renbu string, but ends the combo by flailing each side of the weapon repeatedly in a looping pattern while moving slightly.
Renbu String 1: Performs a somersault kick and a hopping spin strike.
Renbu String 2: Similar to the first Renbu string, but adds juggling twirls while slowly ascending to the air.
Renbu String 3: Similar to the second Renbu string, but prolongs the juggling twirls while rising even higher.
Renbu String Infinite: Similar to the third Renbu string, but adds an aerial rotating swipe.
Charge Attack: Holding : Performs a rotating slash that transitions into a leaping spin kick followed by a frontal swing and a spiraling strike while crouching.
Musou Attacks
Musou Attack: : Does an empowered version of the first to third Renbu string repeatedly. Ling Tong ends the attack by unleashing several twirls to the left and right repeatedly and slamming the ground to generate a wide burst of energy.
True Musou Attack: Low Health + : Similar to the regular Musou attack, but adds the fire attribute to each hit.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Dashing + : Lands a quick diagonal swing towards the right.
Dash Charge: Dashing + : Tumbles on the ground and unleashes a low rotating swipe.
Jump Attack: : Does a downward swing with weapon's right section.
Jump Charge: : Performs an overhead flipping slam that produces a tremor upon landing.
Evasion: R1: Tumbles on the floor for safety.
Special Attacks
Special Move - True Speed: L2: Allows the user to continuously perform running attacks while receiving a slight boost in attack power and hit speed. Also increases speed of horse if activated while riding. Ling Tong sprints forward while twirling the right section of his weapon around. He also gains an innate ice element under the effects of this move, allowing him to freeze foes in their tracks.
True Speed Attack: True Speed + : Launches twirling swings back and forth while running.
True Speed Charge: True Speed + : Does a heel drop kick that unleashes an ice current, freezing nearby foes or clearing them away.
Grapple Attacks
Grapple Attack: L1 + : Lunges forward with the weapon's middle section rammed at the enemy. If it connects, Ling Tong will wrap the joints of his weapon around the target's neck and flip them over to the right.
Grapple Charge: L1 + : Does an anticipated whipping strike. Should the attack connect successfully, Ling Tong will do a crouching thrust to the opponent's torso and knock them away with a rightward smack while turning.
Counter Attack: Counter + L1 + : Flicks away enemy attacks by whipping weapon for a bit.
Counter Charge: Counter + L1 + : Launches a rotating swing while remaining stationary.
Deadlock Attack: Deadlock + : Upon winning a deadlock, Ling Tong bashes his opponent's face before jabbing their gut to make them keel over in pain. He ends the move by slamming the victim down with a kick that produces a tremor knocking off nearby foes.
Horse Attacks
Horse Charge Attack: : Delivers a circular swing towards the right while on horseback. Can be performed while in the middle of doing the normal horse attack string.
Horse Normal Attack: : Whips weapon back and forth to the right side several times. The number of hits can be increased by filling up the Renbu gauge.
Horse Musou Attack: : Unleashes multiple flailing swings to the right before ending the attack with a rotating strike.
Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires
Ling Tong gains additional abilities and traits in this title.
Special Move - Brace: Temporarily avoids being stunned by most enemy attacks.
Additional Move - True Speed: Serves the same function like in the base game and its expansion.
Officer Card - Hidden Ambitions (秘めた闘志): Increases player's attack for the first 5 minutes of battle when invading.
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce
Ling Tong is affiliated with the sanjiegun in this title.
Skills
Fury Awakening Aura: Causes golden lightning to spread out as Ling Tong goes through his fury transformation sequence. Can be imbued with additional effects via certain chi skills.
Type Skill - Float: Enables the user to float in mid-air by holding . 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 - Attack Boost: Increases weapon's physical attack power. Only available in Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid 2.
Card: Officer Type, Water 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.
Card Combination
Sun Wu's Five Officers (孫呉の五将)
Required Characters: Lu Xun, Gan Ning, Taishi Ci, Lu Meng, Ling Tong
Bonus: +99 to Blacksmith (Academy in Multi Raid 2)
Fighting Style
In Dynasty Warriors 6: Special, Ling Tong receives a unique weapon in the form of a three-sectioned staff. It works almost similarly to his old nunchakus except his Musou now has better crowd clearing capabilities. He works better when using a standard weapon due to the additional range helping him increase his Renbu levels.
When controlled by the AI in Strikeforce, Ling Tong's attacks will be imbued with the metal element by default.
Ling Tong is affiliated with the nunchakus in this title. When equipped with it, Ling Tong can perform the following unique attacks listed below.
EX Attack: : Stomps in a focused stance before somersaulting into the air and slamming down airborne targets. Both strikes unleash a fire geyser from Ling Tong's position, setting his foes ablaze momentarily.
Musou Attack - Shoulder Twist (縛鎖; lit. "Binding Chain"): : Jumps onto the shoulders of the nearest opponent and twists both feet to throw them into the ground while producing a fiery blast upon landing.
Alternate Musou Attack - Flame Kicks (炎舞脚; lit. "Fiery Dance Kick"): R1 + : Does three fiery backflipping kicks in a row with the last one being slightly larger in range.
Notable Skills
Defense Up +: Increases defense by a medium amount.
Attack Range Up: Increases attack range.
Nunchaku Master: Gains expertise at wielding the nunchaku.
Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends
Titles
Lieutenant General (偏将軍) - Slightly increases Legend Mode rewards.
Field General (安国将軍) - Marginally increases damage inflicted on enemies when using power-type weapons.
Strike General (折衝将軍) - Very significantly increases Legend Mode rewards.
Campaign General (討逆将軍) - Marginally absorbs health from enemies when damaging them using speed-type weapons.
General of the Left (左将軍) - Moderately increases damage inflicted on airborne enemies.
General Who Pacifies the West (鎮西将軍) - Slightly increases attack and defense against officers when using speed-type weapons.
Grand Commander (太尉) - Moderately increases damage inflicted on enemies when using speed-type weapons.
Commander General (大将軍) - Moderately increases attack and defense against officers when using power-type weapons.
Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires
Officer Skills
Fame Type: Brave
Subordinate Special Command 1 - Search: Searches for a capable free officer and invites them to join. Increases brave fame by 2,000 when used.
Subordinate Special Command 2 - Rebel: Start a rebellion together with a sworn sibling or spouse. Increases brave fame by 5,000 and evil fame by 1,500 when used.
Dynasty Warriors Next
Ling Tong is affiliated with the nunchakus in this title.
Unique Attacks
EX Attack: : Serves the same function like in the base game.
Musou Attack: : Ling Tong performs Shoulder Twist as their main Musou attack with the game classifying it as a Throw type.
Speed Musou Attack - Blast: Tap Both Sides of Screen: Ling Tong sends out fiery air waves while running about, then finishes the barrage with a flying kick.
Direct Breaks
Direct Break (Default) - Pikemen: Causes a group of pikemen to strike the earth, causing multiple shockwaves to travel forth.
Direct Break (Alternate) - Archers: Causes a rain of arrows to surround the player, damaging enemies within close proximity.
Direct Break (Downloadable) - Cavalry: Commands a group of cavalry units to charge forward.
Stratagems
Stratagem Card (Default) - Sudden Strike (電光石火; "Lightning Speed"): Greatly increases player's speed for 5 minutes until the effects reverse.
Stratagem Card (Downloadable) - Endurance Training (遠泳鍛錬; lit. "Long-Distance Swim Training"): Greatly increases player's attack for 5 minutes until the effects reverse.
Allied Stratagem: If deployed as a playable officer, Ling Tong will motivate himself and increase all allied units' defense power, movement speed, and hit speed during battle. Has a chance of happening from time to time.
Strong Attack 1 (Dash): Dashes forward while whipping the opponent thrice, inflicting 160% attack damage to foes and sending them flying away. 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): Flinches foes with two nunchaku slaps and a piercing thrust. Inflicts a total of 150% attack damage. 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): Twirls nunchaku to the front in a circle before delivering a roundhouse kick, dealing 150% attack damage to foes in front of him. 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): Strikes at foes with several flailing swings done vertically followed by a leaping spin kick, causing 180% attack damage to enemies and knocking them away from Ling Tong. 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: Ensnares enemies with a round swing and does an upward strike to lift them while inflicting 180% attack damage.
Strong Attack 3: Kicks thrice form down to up, then launches an aerial spin swipe that leaves foes dizzied momentarily. Deals a total of 200% attack damage.
Strong Attack 4: Does a hopping spin kick followed by a rightward round slash. Deals a total of 220% attack damage.
Strong Attack 5: Performs a spin kick to the left. If it connects, Ling Tong rapidly swats his nunchaku at the target multiple times before pivoting in time to deliver another spin kick. Inflicts a total of 390% attack damage.
Strong Attack 6: Waves nunchaku in an upward arc three times and does a spin hop leading up to a circular slash. Deals a total of 480% attack damage to opponents within range.
Normal Attack 1: Sweeps nunchaku to one side in a semi-circle, inflicting 60% attack damage.
Normal Attack 2: Swings upward to the upper right, dealing 60% attack damage towards enemies nearby.
Normal Attack 3: Lands a downward swipe while folding nunchaku at waist level. Deals 70% attack damage.
Normal Attack 4: Does a quick swipe while pivoting about, inflicting 90% attack damage to foes.
Normal Attack 5: Launches a sudden fiery swing across to the left. Deals 110% attack damage.
Normal Attack 6: Delivers a rightward fiery swipe that sends out a current of wind, dealing 230% attack damage to enemies in front.
Special Attacks
EX Attack: Produces a pillar of fire near Ling Tong's feet, then flips in the air to unleash a downward smash that causes an explosion on the ground in front. Inflicts a total of 580% attack damage to foes.
Musou Attack: Performing a rendition of his Flame Kicks Musou attack, Ling Tong hits enemies with three flaming somersault kicks that deal a total amount of 1,040% attack damage.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Unleashes two fiery energy waves with the first one delivered while spin hopping forward.
Switch Attack: Stomps the ground and flails weapon upward twice. Only used in certain competitive modes.
Counter Attack: Dazes foes the moment they hit while blocking.
Evasion: Does a low flip forward to evade incoming attacks from the enemy.
Horse Attacks
Horse Normal Attack: Quickly delivers several fiery swings towards the right.
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
Gallant: Increases critical rate in battle by 8%. Effects increase the higher Ling Tong's star ranking becomes.
Dexterity: Increases block recovery speed in battle by 8%. Effects increase the higher Ling Tong's star ranking becomes.
Block See Through: Activates the see through hit effect after successfully blocking an attack 1 second after assuming block stance. This effect increases the critical damage of Ling Tong's next charge attack by 200%, though it has a 3 second cooldown time afterwards.
Combat Soul Skills
Heaven Combat Soul Skill: Obtains super armor for 1 second and additional red damage for 4 seconds after successfully blocking an attack.
Earth Combat Soul Skill: Increases critical damage of fifth and sixth charge attacks.
Human Combat Soul Skill: Reduces enemy's critical resistance and increases Ling Tong's critical damage for 5 seconds.
Skin Skills
Suit Skill: Recovers 0.6% of maximum health per second for a duration of 5 seconds after blocking successfully. Has a cooldown time of 20 seconds.
Ornament Skill: Deals 5% more damage to burned enemies.
Horse Skills
Green Parasol: Increases critical rate by 10% and critical damage by 45% when health is below 50%.
Glory: Increases critical rate by 15% and critical damage by 62% when health is below 50%.
Clustered Gleam: Increases critical rate by 20% and critical damage by 100% when health is below 50%.
Dilu: Increases critical rate by 20% and critical damage by 100% when health is below 50%.
Ghost Candle: Increases critical rate by 20% and critical damage by 100% when health is below 50%.
Purple Sun: Increases damage dealt in battle by 10%.
Uses many of the same attacks offered by the waving nunchaku moveset albeit with some differences. Attacks are based on his Warriors Orochi 3 incarnation.
Modified Attacks
Charge Attack 1: Performs a flying kick and falls on the ground, then gets up afterwards.
Charge Attack 2: Does two backflip kicks in a row.
Charge Attack 3: Similar to what the waving nunchaku moveset has access to, but includes an extension which has the user do a one-legged pose before thrusting the ground to produce an erupting fissure and flipping up to perform an overhead aerial slash with orange red streaks trailing it. Upon landing, the user momentarily flails their nunchaku for a bit before resuming their standard fighting stance.
Charge Attack 4: Hurls nunchaku to the front, causing it to spin a few times in an arc before returning back.
Charge Attack 5: Turns around by doing a low sweeping kick, then follows up with a somersault kick. Both attacks are accompanied by orange red streaks.
Charge Attack 6: Tosses nunchaku upward to perform a fiery breakdance with several kicks, then catches the nunchaku after a backflipping handstand.
Evolution Attack: Performs two aerial somersault kicks. The first one leaves trails of fire in its arc while the second is done at a slightly higher altitude.
Musou Attack: Releases an energy burst that burns and dazes foes before performing Ling Tong's Flame Kicks Musou attack from Dynasty Warriors 7.
Special Abilities
Best Formation 1 - Radial Formation: 1 to 5 Units, Balanced Type
Best Formation 2 - Snake Formation: 3 to 5 Units, Defense Type
Best Formation 3 - Geese Formation: 5 Units, Balanced Type
Support Skill - Flawless Finish (一気呵成): Briefly raises all enemy units' attack and defense by 5%.
Warriors Orochi 3
Ling Tong retains his weapon moveset from Dynasty Warriors 7 albeit with some changes and additions.
Changed Attacks
Main Attacks
Charge Attack 1: : Performs a flying kick and falls to the ground afterward, recovering with an athletic get-up.
Charge Attack 2: : Does two backflip kicks.
Charge Attack 4: : Throws nunchaku to the front, causing it to spin a few times before returning back.
Charge Attack 5: : Turns via low sweep kick, then follows up with a flying kick before backflipping to resume default fighting stance.
Charge Attack 6: : Hurls nunchaku upward to perform a damaging breakdance with three kicks, then catches it after doing a backflipping handstand.
Jump Charge: : Throws nunchaku downward like a boomerang.
Team Abilities
Ability 1 - Stamina: Refills life by a set amount for every 100 KOs per member.
Ability 2 - Potence: Increases attack strength for all team members. Only available in Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack: : Ling Tong performs Shoulder Twist 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: Ling Tong performs the fourth charge attack to assist a teammate while surrounded within an updraft of wind for extra coverage.
Grounded Type Action: R1: Performs four horizontal spin kicks to the left with each one emitting a slashing effect that sends foes airborne.
Midair Type Action: R1: Does a fierce heel drop followed by a rising somersault kick. The first hit causes a quake effect, though both parts can already launch enemies. Unlike most aerial special attacks, this particular move can be done repeatedly so long as Ling Tong remains in the air indefinitely.
Shift Step: Direction + L1 + : Performs a sidestep strafe primarily used for evasive purposes. Can be canceled into an instant dash attack by tapping while in shift step position. In Ultimate, pressing upon being hit will cause the user to automatically back away from their attacker.
Normal Strategy Card: Sprint (疾駆; lit. "Galloping"): Imbues the current officer's attacks with the Godspeed attribute.
Golden Strategy Card: Land Warp (神速回避; lit. "Godspeed Evasion"): Forces the player and opponent's current officers apart from one another. Very useful for characters who specialize in long-ranged attacks.
Team Attacks
Triple Rush 1: Unleashes a mobile shockwave traveling on the ground via swift kick.
Triple Rush 2: Flails nunchaku back and forth in rapid motion repeatedly.
Triple Rush 3: Swings weapon downward to unleash a wide energy wave that scatters foes below.
Unique Triple Rush 1: If Ling Tong's teammates happen to be Gan Ning and Lu Meng, he will be able to perform a unique triple rush attack together with them. His contribution to the assault includes inflicting a few aerial hits on the enemy before casting them down via heel drop kick.
Unique Triple Rush 2: If Ling Tong is paired up with Goemon Ishikawa and Hideyoshi Toyotomi, the three of them can do a unique triple rush attack in battle. For his part, he juggles multiple enemies with a continuous upside-down spin kick and flips into the air to unleash a ground-shaking slam to end the assault.
Ling Tong is affiliated with the three sectional staff in this title. When equipped with it, Ling Tong can perform the following unique attacks listed below.
EX Attack 1: : Stomps in a focused stance before somersaulting into the air and slamming down airborne targets. Both strikes unleash a fire geyser from Ling Tong's position, setting his foes ablaze momentarily.
EX Attack 2: : Does a leaping drop kick that propels Ling Tong into the air, then follows it up with a downward strike and a brutal heel slam. Introduced in Xtreme Legends.
Musou Attack - Shoulder Twist (縛鎖; lit. "Binding Chain"): : Jumps onto the shoulders of the nearest opponent and twists both feet to throw them into the ground while producing a fiery blast upon landing.
Alternate Musou Attack - Flame Kicks (炎舞脚; lit. "Fiery Dance Kick"): R1 + : Does three fiery backflipping kicks in a row with the last one being slightly larger in range.
Aerial Musou Attack - Fire Hammer (炎槌脚; lit. "Fiery Hammer Kick"): : Performs a swift stomp that unleashes a fiery geyser on impact.
Rage Attack: Swings weapon repeatedly counterclockwise while turning around. The attack ends with Ling Tong spinning his weapon upwards before launching a powerful strike that produces a radial energy wave.
True Rage Attack: By inflicting 100 or more hits during his Rage attack, Ling Tong will start sprinting forward and twirl his weapon around continuously at both sides in a horizontal spiral motion. At the end of the sequence, he then further pummels his foes with alternating flail strikes after moving.
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends
Bodyguard Skills
Battle Skill - Allied Charge: Summons a large quantity of friendly troops at the designated location and marches toward the enemy commander.
Assistance Skill - Recovery: Restores the player's health 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 - Trustworthy Hero: Brave Type, 3,000 Employment Cost
Fixed Strategy - Great Banquet: Holds a large banquet with other officers to increase friendliness rating.
Stratagem Card 1 - Thunder Strike: Unleashes a lightning bolt to shock enemies. Becomes more effective during rain, storms, snow, and blizzards.
Stratagem Card 2 - Immovable: Prevents knockbacks and damage from enemies for 15 seconds.
Stratagem Card 3 - Swift Raid: Instantly transports the user to the front lines.
Stratagem Card 5 - Snake Formation: Increases speed of all allied units for 90 seconds. Requires an allied unit to temporarily withdraw for card to take effect.
Awarded Stratagem Card - Swift Raid: Instantly transports the user to the front lines.
Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers
Type Ability
Movement Flexibility: Allows for more mobility by ignoring an enemy unit's zone of control.
Flame Kicks (炎舞脚; lit. "Fiery Dance Kick"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of burning enemies.
Fire Hammer (炎槌脚; lit. "Fiery Hammer Kick"): Hits multiple foes. Has a chance of burning enemies.
Red Skills
First Strike: Increases strength by 50% and mobility by 2 for one turn only.
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: Increases mobility by 1.
Fearless Leader: Increases critical hit rate when allied morale is low.
Musou Master: Increases attack strength of Musou attacks.
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.
Enfeeble: Reduces the enemy's Musou gauge by 50%.
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.
Purification: Removes influences from the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square with a success rate of 50% at the start of each turn.
Strength Vessel: Increases the strength of the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square by 5%.
Defense Vessel: Increases the defense of the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square by 5%.
Dexterity Vessel: Increases the dexterity of the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square by 5%.
Agility Vessel: Increases the agility of the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square by 5%.
Spirit Vessel: Increases the spirit of the unit and any allied units within 1 adjacent square by 5%.
Furor: Increases the energy of units in Synchro Mode.
Bolt: Increases the mobility of units in Synchro Mode.
Purple Skills
Health Springs: Increases the amount of health restored by 20%.
Musou Springs: Increases the amount of Musou restored by 20%.
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%.
Merciless: Enables character to occasionally defeat an enemy unit in a single attack.
Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed
Main Attacks
Strong Attack 1 - Spinning Tonfa (旋棍撃; lit. "Rotating Cudgel Attack"): Throws weapon forward like a boomerang to hit foes from a distance, dealing damage and decreasing their speed by 50% for 10 seconds. In the Japanese server, the move loses its buff effect. Has a cooldown time of 16 seconds (10 seconds in the Japanese server).
Strong Attack 2 - Flaming Tonfa (烈棍打; lit. "Blazing Cudgel Strike"): Twirls weapon in the air before whipping it around in a fiery circle. The Japanese server grants this attack a critical damage bonus. Has a cooldown time of 20 seconds (10 seconds in the Japanese server).
Strong Attack 3 - Tonfa Storm (連勁破; lit. "Rapid Vigorous Break"): Flails weapon back and forth in a criss-crossing manner, then follows up by producing a fiery fissure and an aerial explosion. In the Japanese server, the attack can lower an enemy's resistance against critical damage. Has a cooldown time of 25 seconds (14 seconds in the Japanese server).
Strong Attack 4 - Piercing Leap (破軍躍; lit. "Fragmenting Army Leap"): Swings violently back and forth, then charges forward with a diving kick, a downward strike from the air, and a fierce stomp that increases Ling Tong's attack power by 10% for 10 seconds. In the Japanese server, the move loses its buff effect while gaining additional damage output against an enemy officer's shield gauge. Has a cooldown time of 31 seconds (16 seconds in the Japanese server).
Normal Attack: Performs their preferred weapon's normal attack string.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack - Flame Kicks (炎舞脚; lit. "Fiery Dance Kick"): Performs three somersault kicks in a row with the third one producing a fiery tornado that sucks in foes and burns them continuously. The Japanese server grants this attack a critical damage bonus. 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 to produce a red slamming effect that knocks away nearby enemies instantly.
Special Maneuver - Dodge: Dashes forth while pivoting a bit to avoid incoming attacks.
Global Server-Exclusive Passive Skills
Primary Skill - Loyalty: Increases attack speed of all officers by 10%.
Secondary Skill: Decreases skill cooldown of dodge-type officers by 15%.
Tertiary Skill: Increases shield damage of Wu officers by 40%.
Japanese Server-Exclusive Passive Skills
Primary Skill: Increases critical chance for normal attacks by 30%. Activates after filling up one Musou bar.
Secondary Skill: Increases Musou regeneration by 60%. Activates after filling up two Musou bars.
Team Combination
Blood and Dust (九死一生; "Nine Deaths, Yet Still Alive")
Required Characters: Ling Tong, Sun Quan
Bonus: Attack +4%, Critical Damage +3.5%
Blood Brothers (犬猿の相棒; "Buddies Like Dogs and Monkeys")
Required Characters: Gan Ning, Ling Tong
Bonus: Defense +3.5%, Attack +4.5%
Nunchaku Master (多節棍の達人; "Nunchaku Experts")
Required Characters: Ling Tong, Guan Suo
Bonus: Max Health +4.5%, Attack Speed +4%
Battlefield Beau (戦場の好男子; "Attractive Men of the Battlefield")
Required Characters: Gan Ning, Ling Tong, Sun Quan
Bonus: Max Health +3.5%, Defense +4%, Element Advantage +3%
Grace and Charm (風流洒脱; "Elegance and Flair")
Required Characters: Li Dian, Ling Tong, Guan Suo
Bonus: Attack +3.5%, Skill Cooldown -4%, Shield Damage +4% (+9% in the Japanese server)
Japanese Server-Exclusive Team Combination
Antagonistic Officers (拮抗する武)
Required Characters: Yue Jin, Ling Tong
Bonus: Skill Cooldown -3.5%, Critical Damage +5%
Warriors Orochi 4
While retaining the same moveset from Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends, Ling Tong wields the Talaria as their sacred treasure in this title. When equipped with it, Ling Tong can perform the following attacks listed below.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack: : Ling Tong performs Flame Kicks as their ground Musou attack.
Normal Magic: R1 + : Stomps at enemies while leaping in the air. The user can remain airborne indefinitely so long as there are more foes to land on. In the original version, the third stomp emitted a shockwave to damage surrounding foes and could be canceled with jump attacks. Ultimate changes it into a launcher used to send enemies airborne.
Charge Magic: R1 + : Levitates up into the air for a bit, ready to swoop down slightly for a high-speed diving kick forward. Cannot be blocked against and also hits downed foes. Carries targets forward, though somewhat ineffective against immovable units. Associated wielders of Talaria also have the privilege of activating this spell in the air.
Unique Magic: R1 + : Ling Tong kicks enemies into the air with Talaria, then follows up with several ascending spin kicks and a heel kick to cast his airborne victims down.
Summon Magic: R1 + : Summons mount to Ling Tong's side.
Miscellaneous Skills
Unity Magic Bonus: Power +1, Technique +4, Speed +4
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 - Fluster: Increases movement speed and attack speed. Only applies in Battle Arena.
Infinity Support Skill - Crystals: Increases the possibility of obtaining crystals. Only applies in Infinity Mode.
Type Skills
Critical Hit: Passive: Causes attacks to inflict more damage against airborne enemies.
Spirit Charge: Attack + : 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.
Ling Tong is affiliated with the nunchaku in this title. When equipped with it, Ling Tong can perform the following unique attacks listed below.
Unique Attacks
Unique Flow Attack Finisher: Enemy Airborne + : Hits airborne foes with a barrage of swirling strikes before casting them down with a downward swipe and launching a shockwave-inducing heel drop for good measure. Stuns nearby foes for a brief period of time.
Unique Trigger Attack: R1 + : Launches nearby foes into the air with a somersault kick. Can be used to set up aerial flow attacks for further combo building.
Special Technique: R1 + : Does a leaping drop kick that propels Ling Tong into the air, then follows it up with a downward strike and a brutal heel slam that causes flames to erupt around the area. Based on Ling Tong's second EX attack from the previous installment, though adapted to inflict fire damage in this game.
Musou Attack: : Runs forward continuously while waving nunchaku back and forth in a looping manner. Ling Tong then briefly stops to jump on top of an opponent's shoulders and perform a neck twist drop. The impact creates an air blast that causes fissures to erupt and surrounding foes to be flung high while receiving wind-based damage. Primarily based on Ling Tong's Shoulder Twist Musou attack from past installments.
Aerial Musou Attack: : Does a delayed heel drop kick that causes fierce flames to radially erupt, sending foes airborne while burning them at the same time. Derived from Ling Tong's Fire Hammer Musou attack in the eighth title.
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.
Secret Plan - Fight with Loyalty (忠孝の武; "Warrior of Loyalty and Filial Piety"): Temporarily increases own attack by a moderate amount and defense by a great amount.
Military Unit: Cavalry
Title: Breeze to Gust (涼風一陣; lit. "Cool Breeze Burst")
Unique Political Ploy - Great Military Exercise: Increases achievements of all officers within the target area by 1,200.
Normal Attack: Performs unique flow attack string from the base game using the nunchaku. 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 Ling Tong.
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 Ling Tong.
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 Ling Tong.
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 Ling Tong.
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 Ling Tong.
Special Attacks
Unique Attack 1 - Fiery Hammer Kick (炎槌脚): Performs special technique from the base game. Available by default.
Unique Attack 2 - Spinning Dance Kick (廻舞脚): Performs unique trigger from the base game using the nunchaku. 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 Ling Tong.
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 Ling Tong.
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 Ling Tong.
Normal Version Attacks
Class Type: Speed
Mystic Version Attacks
Class Type: Attack
Abyss Version Attacks
Class Type: Special
Sports Version Attacks
Class Type: Snipe
Other Skills
Memory Abilities
Shoulder-to-Shoulder Buddies (肩を並べる仲間)
Characters: Ling Tong
Rank: R
Bonus: +205 Attack
Skill - Anti-Missile (防射): Reduces damage from archers by 7%.
Normal Attack •
Charge Attack •
Musou •
Jump/Mount
: Slides for a bit, then launches a double leaping roundhouse kick to the left. Quickly knocks nearby enemies away from Ling Tong. Cannot activate elemental effects provided by orbs.
: Steps back and twirls nunchaku in an arc repeatedly. Ling Tong finishes the attack by performing an leftward strike from front to rear.