Warriors Orochi 4/Skill Trees

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Skill Trees in Warriors Orochi 4 are the format used in acquiring upgrades for both officers and the camp site. Unlocking the skills and features they offer is necessary to help characters reach their full potential.

Skill Category List

Icon Type Description
Camp Unlocks new camp features or enhances existing ones.
Treasure Expands the number of rewards obtained.
Boost Increases officer combat parameters.
Unique Offers a unique array of abilities or rewards.
Combat Adds more button input attacks for combos.
Magic Intensifies damage output inflicted by the magic of Sacred Treasures.
Offense Enhances skills and abilities that prioritize more on offense.
Defense Empowers skills and abilities that concentrate more on defense.


Unlike in the third game, camp upgrades can be acquired at the player's own pace. Each one has different requirements and costs that must be met before being unlocked. Some characters are only available through this method.

Camp upgrade chart

Skill List

No. Skill Type Description Special Requirements Costs
1 Aficionado Camp Adds the gallery option to the camp. Available by default. 1,000 Gems
6 Distribution 1 Camp Enables the player to purchase better elements. Recruit 90 officers. 20,000 Gems
14 Distribution 2 Camp Enables the player to purchase even greater elements. Recruit 100 officers. 23,000 Gems
22 Distribution 3 Camp Enables the player to purchase the strongest elements. Raise the level of 5 Speed-type characters to 40 or above. 25,000 Gems, 2 Crystals
7 Devotion 1 Camp Increases training slot by 1. Recruit 90 officers. 10,000 Gems
15 Devotion 2 Camp Increases training slot by another 1 and unlocks Accumulation. Recruit 100 officers. 15,000 Gems
23 Devotion 3 Camp Unlocks training co-op feature. Raise the level of 5 Technique-type characters to 40 or above. 30,000 Gems, 2 Crystals
8 Miser 1 Camp Reduces the cost of weapon elements by 10%. Recruit 90 officers. 1,980 Gems
16 Miser 2 Camp Reduces the cost of weapon elements by 15%. Deploy 9 different characters in 10 or more battles. 3,980 Gems
2 Bounty 1 Treasure Increases gems earned by 5%. Available by unlocking the preceding upgrade. 5,000 Gems
36 Bounty 2 Treasure Increases gems earned by another 5%. Deploy 5 different Samurai Warriors characters in 3 or more battles. 20,000 Gems, 1 Crystal
3 Expertise 1 Treasure Increases weapon compatibility accumulation by 5%. Available by unlocking the preceding upgrade. 10,000 Gems
37 Expertise 2 Treasure Increases weapon compatibility accumulation by another 5%. Deploy 5 different Dynasty Warriors characters in 3 or more battles. 15,000 Gems, 1 Crystal
5 Fortuitousness 1 Treasure Increases number of lottery tickets by 1. Recruit 50 officers. 20,000 Gems
13 Fortuitousness 2 Treasure Increases number of lottery tickets by another 1. Recruit 70 officers. 30,000 Gems
21 Fortuitousness 3 Treasure Increases number of lottery tickets by another 2. Raise the level of 5 Power-type characters to 40 or above. 40,000 Gems, 2 Crystals
24 Wealth 1 Treasure Increases chance of finding more crystals by 1%. Available by unlocking the preceding upgrade. 20,000 Gems
32 Wealth 2 Treasure Increases chance of finding more crystals by 3%. Available by unlocking the preceding upgrade. 60,000 Gems
4 Affability 1 Boost Increases bond strengthening between characters by 5%. Available by unlocking the preceding upgrade. 10,000 Gems
38 Affability 2 Boost Increases bond strengthening between characters by another 5%. Available by unlocking the preceding upgrade. 30,000 Gems, 1 Crystal
9 Acclaim 1 Boost Increases experience gained by 5%. Available by unlocking the preceding upgrade. 15,000 Gems
35 Acclaim 2 Boost Increases experience gained by another 5%. Recruit 70 officers. 25,000 Gems, 2 Crystals
10 Recovery Boost Increases health and Musou regained by team members on standby. Available by unlocking the preceding upgrade. 20,000 Gems
17 Potence 1 Boost Increases the team's attack power. Available by unlocking the preceding upgrade. 10,000 Gems
18 Potence 2 Boost Increases the team's attack power even more. Recruit 30 officers. 20,000 Gems, 2 Crystals
25 Fortitude 1 Boost Increases the team's defense power. Available by unlocking the preceding upgrade. 10,000 Gems
26 Fortitude 2 Boost Increases the team's defense power even more. Recruit 30 officers. 20,000 Gems, 2 Crystals
33 Vitality 1 Boost Increases the team's health gauge. Available by unlocking the preceding upgrade. 15,000 Gems
34 Vitality 2 Boost Increases the team's health gauge even more. Recruit 30 officers. 20,000 Gems, 2 Crystals
11 Power 1 Boost Increases stats of Power-type characters. Recruit 55 officers. 20,000 Gems
12 Power 2 Boost Increases stats of Power-type characters even more. Deploy 5 different Power-type characters in 5 or more battles. 40,000 Gems, 1 Crystal
19 Speed 1 Boost Increases stats of Speed-type characters. Recruit 55 officers. 20,000 Gems
20 Speed 2 Boost Increases stats of Speed-type characters even more. Deploy 5 different Speed-type characters in 5 or more battles. 40,000 Gems, 1 Crystal
27 Technique 1 Boost Increases stats of Technique-type characters. Recruit 55 officers. 20,000 Gems
28 Technique 2 Boost Increases stats of Technique-type characters even more. Deploy 5 different Technique-type characters in 5 or more battles. 40,000 Gems, 1 Crystal
29 Unlock Tamamo Unique Unlocks Tamamo as a playable character. Available by unlocking the preceding upgrade. 50,000 Gems, 6 Crystals
30 Unlock Kyūbi Unique Unlocks Kyūbi as a playable character. Available by unlocking the preceding upgrade. 50,000 Gems, 6 Crystals
31 Unlock Orochi Unique Unlocks Orochi as a playable character. Available by unlocking the preceding upgrade. 30,000 Gems, 6 Crystals
39 Unlock Orochi X Unique Unlocks Orochi X as a playable character. Available by unlocking the preceding upgrade. 50,000 Gems, 6 Crystals
40 Unlock Yinglong Unique Unlocks Yinglong as a playable character. Available by unlocking the preceding upgrade. 50,000 Gems, 6 Crystals

Each officer type is given their own unique skill tree filled with various abilities and stat boosts. These cost skill points to activate and may even require reaching a particular level as well. Note that characters exclusive to the Warriors Orochi series are given an extra ability slot.

Skill List

Skill Type Description Level Points
General Skills
Training 1 Combat Increases character's attack actions. 1 1
Training 2 Combat Increases character's attack actions. 1 2
Training 3 Combat Increases character's attack actions. 1 2
Training 4 Combat Increases character's attack actions. 1 3
Training 5 Combat Increases character's attack actions. 1 3
Soaring Chaos Combat Unlocks character's Aerial Musou. 1 4
White Tiger 1 Boost Increases character's attack power. 1 1
White Tiger 2 Boost Increases character's attack power. 1 5
Black Turtle 1 Boost Increases character's defense power. 1 1
Black Turtle 2 Boost Increases character's defense power. 1 5
Vermilion Bird 1 Boost Increases character's health gauge. 1 1
Vermilion Bird 2 Boost Increases character's health gauge. 1 5
Quintessence Unique Increases character's attack, defense, and health. 1 5
Sorcery 1 Magic Increases damage inflicted by Charge Magic and Unique Magic. 1 3
Sorcery 2 Magic Increases damage inflicted by Charge Magic and Unique Magic. 1 5
Sorcery 3 Magic Increases damage inflicted by Charge Magic and Unique Magic. 1 6
Retort 1 Magic Increases damage inflicted by the character's magic. 1 3
Retort 2 Magic Increases damage inflicted by the character's magic. 1 5
Indignation Defense Decreases damage taken from enemy officers. 5 5
Power-Exclusive Skills
Break Offense Grants all charge attacks block-breaking properties. 5 5
Steadfast Defense Enables the character to block all types of attacks. 10 5
Resilience Defense Increases defense when armor is active. 10 3
Reflex Offense Increases damage of first hit performed after a block cancel. 20 5
Eruptive Unique Temporarily increases attack when somersaulting with little health left. 20 3
Barrier Unique Surrounds the character in a barrier if no damage is taken for a set period. 20 5
Speed-Exclusive Skills
Swiftness Offense Allows the character to perform two aerial thrusts. 10 5
Acrobat Offense Increases the power of the first hit after an aerial thrust. 15 3
Illusion Defense Allows the character to escape attacks by pressing X to somersault. 15 5
Impenetrable Defense Enables attacks from behind to be blocked. 20 5
Escaper Unique Temporarily increases speed when somersaulting with little health left. 20 3
Multi Unique Sometimes causes a double to appear when performing a charge attack. 20 5
Technique-Exclusive Skills
Flak Offense Increases damage inflicted upon airborne enemies. 8 5
Torrent Offense Enhances the character's Switch Combo. 10 5
Shadow Blade Offense Increases the damage caused by Spirit Charges. 15 3
Shadowless Offense Enables the character to sometimes conserve Musou when doing a Spirit Charge. 20 5
Tempered Unique Temporarily increases defense when somersaulting with little health left. 20 3
Spirited Unique Applies elemental affinity to Spirit Charge which also releases a shockwave. 20 5


Power Skills

Power skill chart

  1. Training 1
  2. White Tiger 1
  3. White Tiger 2
  4. Quintessence
  5. Retort 1
  6. Training 2
  7. Vermilion Bird 1
  8. Black Turtle 1
  9. Black Turtle 2
  10. Retort 2
  11. Training 3
  12. Vermilion Bird 2
  13. Sorcery 1
  14. Sorcery 2
  15. Sorcery 3
  16. Training 4
  17. Training 5 (Samurai Warriors and Warriors Orochi) or Soaring Chaos (Dynasty Warriors)
  18. Reflex
  19. Eruptive
  20. Steadfast
  21. Barrier (Warriors Orochi)
  22. Indignation
  23. Resilience
  24. Break


Speed Skills

Speed skill chart

  1. Training 1
  2. Training 2
  3. Training 3
  4. Training 4
  5. Training 5 (Samurai Warriors and Warriors Orochi) or Soaring Chaos (Dynasty Warriors)
  6. White Tiger 1
  7. White Tiger 2
  8. Quintessence
  9. Swiftness
  10. Acrobat
  11. Vermilion Bird 1
  12. Vermilion Bird 2
  13. Retort 1
  14. Retort 2
  15. Illusion
  16. Black Turtle 1
  17. Black Turtle 2
  18. Indignation
  19. Impenetrable
  20. Escaper
  21. Sorcery 1
  22. Sorcery 2
  23. Sorcery 3
  24. Multi (Warriors Orochi)


Technique Skills

Technique skill chart

  1. Training 1
  2. Training 2
  3. White Tiger 1
  4. White Tiger 2
  5. Flak
  6. Sorcery 1
  7. Training 3
  8. Training 4
  9. Vermilion Bird 1
  10. Vermilion Bird 2
  11. Sorcery 2
  12. Black Turtle 1
  13. Training 5 (Samurai Warriors and Warriors Orochi) or Soaring Chaos (Dynasty Warriors)
  14. Quintessence
  15. Shadow Blade
  16. Sorcery 3
  17. Black Turtle 2
  18. Retort 1
  19. Tempered
  20. Torrent
  21. Indignation
  22. Retort 2
  23. Shadowless
  24. Spirited (Warriors Orochi)


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