Zhang Jiao/Movesets

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Movesets

Zhang Jiao is affiliated with the sword in this title.

Fighting Style

Keys: Square Normal Attack • Triangle Charge Attack Circle Musou X Jump/Mount
Main Attacks
Charge Attack 1: Triangle: Plants staff on the ground, causing it to create a transparent wall while splitting into two. Enemies that bump into the wall receive damage while having their guard broken.
Charge Attack 2: Square Triangle: Smacks enemies to the air while facing away from them.
Charge Attack 3: Square Square Triangle: Levitates staff to the air, then manipulates it into speeding back towards Zhang Jiao while stunning foes blocking its way.
Charge Attack 4: Square Square Square Triangle: Conjures a stream of fire to the left and right, knocking away foes while setting them ablaze. If Zhang Jiao is equipped with his fifth weapon in Xtreme Legends, the stream of fire gets altered into electric currents.
Charge Attack 5: Square Square Square Square Triangle: Launches foes up high via ascending horizontal smack. Tap Triangle again to have Zhang Jiao follow up the move with an aerial staff bash to the right. Inflicts fire elemental damage if Zhang Jiao is equipped with his fourth weapon.
Charge Attack 6: Square Square Square Square Square Triangle: Shoots a large fireball (merely multiple fireballs in a single row akin to a stream) that sets foes on fire as he slides back in recoil. Tap Triangle repeatedly to launch additional fireballs in a row before the finisher. If Zhang Jiao is equipped with his fifth weapon in Xtreme Legends, the fireballs are replaced by lightning projectiles.
Normal Attack 1: Square Square Square Square: Does a turning swipe that has the user face the rear, then thrusts staff from behind before delivering an upward spin swipe and downward smack to the front.
Normal Attack 2: Square Square Square Square Square: Similar to the first normal attack string, but adds another downward smack to the combo.
Normal Attack 3: Square Square Square Square Square Square: Similar to the second normal attack string, but includes an inward swing to the right.
Musou Attacks
Musou Attack: Circle: Shoots out several fireballs in a row, then finishes the assault with a stream of fire spewing from staff. Though Zhang Jiao remains stationary for the duration of the attack, the trajectory of the fireballs can be manually aimed. If Zhang Jiao is equipped with his fifth weapon in Xtreme Legends, the fires produced by this attack become lightning currents instead.
True Musou Attack: Low Health + Circle: Similar to the normal Musou animation, but has Zhang Jiao release two streams of fire (or lightning if equipped with his fifth weapon) rather than just one.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Dashing + Square: Slides forth with staff held in front and body arched back, knocking nearby foes aside.
Jump Attack: X Square: Hurls staff downward while leaping in the air.
Power Guard: L1 + Square: Pushes an attacking enemy back to create some distance from them.
Horse Attacks
Horse Charge Attack: Triangle: Twirls staff towards the right side repeatedly via telekinesis. Can be done to the other direction depending on how many times Square has been pressed before activating the charge attack itself. Can be performed while in the middle of doing the normal horse attack string.
Horse Normal Attack: Square Square Square Square Square Square: Telekinetically swings staff to the right and left repeatedly.
Horse Musou Attack: Circle: Unleashes Musou-powered swipes while riding horse.
Bow Attacks
Normal Shot: Hold R1 + Square: Shoots a normal arrow.
Charge Shot: Hold R1 + Triangle: Fires a charged shot that dazes the target.
Musou Shot: Hold R1 + Circle: Unleashes a Musou-powered arrow that knocks enemies down. Can fire multiple shots rapidly so long as the user has enough Musou.

Fighting Style

Zhang Jiao fights using a staff that can channel fire magic. He fights erratically, reminiscent of a non-human primate, and gives off a sharp, high-pitched battle cry. He is one of the most difficult characters to use, with few adequate crowd clearing moves and poor defense values. He also lacks any crashing knockback attacks to scatter foes.

However, Zhang Jiao can be good for situations where fire is very effective, such as gradually chipping away health. His fourth charge attack in closed spaces and corners can rack up godly damage if aimed right, and his Musou attack is good for crowd clearing as well.

Keys: Square Normal Attack • Triangle Charge Attack Circle Musou X Jump/Mount
Main Attacks
Charge Attack 1: Triangle: Zhang Jiao levitates his staff in an attempt to lift up a nearby opponent. Once it connects, he then gestures the weapon to twirl the victim away via spiraling knockback effect. Attack has short range, though it cannot be blocked by any means. Cannot activate elements from orbs.
Charge Attack 2: Square Triangle: Smacks enemies to the air while facing away from them.
Charge Attack 3: Square Square Triangle: Levitates staff horizontally up and down in a rapid fashion while walking forward, ending the combo with a radial shockwave that staggers foes on grounded hit (knocks away on airborne hit). Tap Triangle repeatedly for additional hits.
Charge Attack 4: Square Square Square Triangle: Conjures a stream of fire to the left and right, knocking away foes while setting them ablaze via fire hitstun. No longer deals fire damage, but can activate elements from orbs.
Charge Attack 5: Square Square Square Square Triangle: Launches foes up high via ascending horizontal smack. Tap Triangle again to have Zhang Jiao follow up the move with an aerial staff bash to the right.
Charge Attack 6: Square Square Square Square Square Triangle: Shoots a fireball that sets foes on fire as he slides back in recoil. Tap Triangle repeatedly to launch additional fireballs in a row before the finisher. Now converted into a single blast of fire, and no longer inflicts fire damage (but can activate orb elements).
Normal Attack 1: Square Square Square Square: Does a turning swipe that has the user face the rear, then thrusts staff from behind before delivering an upward spin swipe and downward smack to the front.
Normal Attack 2: Square Square Square Square Square: Similar to the first normal attack string, but adds another downward smack to the combo.
Normal Attack 3: Square Square Square Square Square Square: Similar to the second normal attack string, but includes an inward swing to the right.
Musou Attacks
Musou Attack: Circle: Shoots out several fireballs in a row, then finishes the assault with a stream of fire spewing from staff. Unlike in the previous game, the fireballs are harder to aim this time around due to Zhang Jiao changing positions at a more gradual pace. Also, the flamethrower effect for the normal Musou no longer inflicts fire damage.
True Musou Attack: Low Health + Circle: Similar to the normal Musou animation, but has Zhang Jiao release two streams of fire rather than just one.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Dashing + Square: Slides forth with staff held in front and body arched back, knocking nearby foes aside.
Jump Attack: X Square: Hurls staff downward while leaping in the air.
Jump Charge: X Triangle: Dives down on the ground and unleashes a pillar of wind while levitating with back arched.
Parry: L1 + Triangle: Instantly performs the second charge attack to counter incoming blows.
Announcement: R3: Surrounds self within a fiery aura while generating wisps of light that scatter around, breaching the enemy's guard and leaving them staggered. Aura may change color in Free Mode to match the user's chosen side.
Horse Attacks
Horse Charge Attack: Triangle: Twirls staff towards the right side repeatedly via telekinesis. Can be done to the other direction depending on how many times Square has been pressed before activating the charge attack itself. Can be performed while in the middle of doing the normal horse attack string.
Horse Normal Attack: Square Square Square Square Square Square: Telekinetically swings staff to the right and left repeatedly.
Horse Musou Attack: Circle: Unleashes Musou-powered swipes while riding horse.
Bow Attacks
Normal Shot: Hold R1 + Square: Shoots a normal arrow.
Charge Shot: Hold R1 + Triangle: Fires a charged shot that dazes the target.
Musou Shot: Hold R1 + Circle: Unleashes a Musou-powered arrow that knocks enemies down. Can fire multiple shots rapidly so long as the user has enough Musou.

Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires

Zhang Jiao gains an additional skill in this title.

Weapon Type: Club
Skill - Negotiate: Convinces nearby enemy troops to become allies.

Dynasty Warriors (PSP)

Zhang Jiao gains additional abilities and traits in this title.

Ability - Iron Man: Fully revives a defeated sub-officer right after winning an area battle.
Boost - Fire Attack +: Imbues the player's charge attacks with a stronger fire element.
Skill - Fire Spell: Imbues all of the player's attacks with the fire element for 15 seconds.

Dynasty Warriors Advance

Zhang Jiao is a unique NPC who fights with his own moveset in this title.

Normal Attack: B B B B: Raises both arms momentarily before releasing four volleys of fireballs. Each volley will be randomly assigned one, two, or three fireballs hurled at diverging directions in front of Zhang Jiao. Can set nearby targets on fire.

Samurai Warriors: State of War

Zhang Jiao gains an additional skill in this title.

Sub-Officer Skill - Paralysis 3: Starts a battle with the Paralysis 3 charm which hinders foes from moving for a great amount of time.
Charge Attack 1: Dazes nearby foes by hurling staff towards them from a narrow distance.
Charge Attack 3: Levitates staff horizontally up and down in a rapid fashion while walking forward, ending the combo with a radial shockwave that leaves targets dizzy for a short moment.
Charge Attack 6: Shoots a white fireball. Tap Triangle repeatedly to launch additional fireballs in a row.
Musou Attack: Circle: Shoots out several energy waves in a row. Similar to the Musou attacks employed by the Samurai Warriors cast, a shockwave burst is added at the end of the finisher.
Roll: R: Rolls on the ground to evade enemy attacks.

Fighting Style

The fourth game allows Zhang Jiao to trigger elemental properties with his flames, creating some rather interesting combinations. He is also one of the few characters with a first charge attack that can break through the guard of enemy officers.

When controlled by the AI, Zhang Jiao's charge attacks will be imbued with the fire element by default. He also gains an innate bonus level with it under the player's control. With how his charge attacks work, combining them elements allow for higher damage potential than before, especially with his True Musou in the Xtreme Legends expansion.

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

Base Game

Main Attacks
Charge Attack 1: Triangle: Conjures a bursting shockwave that knocks down surrounding enemies, giving Zhang Jiao time to escape or prepare another charge attack. Cannot activate elemental effects provided by orbs.
Charge Attack 2: Square Triangle: Smacks enemies to the air while facing away from them. Cannot activate elemental effects provided by orbs.
Charge Attack 3: Square Square Triangle: Levitates staff horizontally up and down in a rapid fashion while walking forward, ending the combo with a radial shockwave that staggers foes on grounded hit (knocks away on air hit). The shockwave effect's damage output has been improved on for this game to properly KO enemies.
Charge Attack 4: Square Square Square Triangle: Conjures a stream of fire to the left and right, knocking away foes while setting them ablaze. Inflicts fire damage once more.
Charge Attack 5: Square Square Square Square Triangle: Raises staff upward, causing four yellow diamonds inscribed with Chinese characters (黄天当主; lit. "Yellow Heaven Current Lord") to materialize in front of Zhang Jiao. Launches any foe that comes into contact with the diamonds.
Charge Attack 6: Square Square Square Square Square Triangle: Zhang Jiao sprays a stream of fire in a circular manner while arching his back.
Normal Attack 1: Square Square Square Square: Does a turning swipe that has the user face the rear, then thrusts staff from behind before delivering an upward spin swipe and downward smack to the front.
Normal Attack 2: Square Square Square Square Square: Similar to the first normal attack string, but adds another downward smack to the combo.
Normal Attack 3: Square Square Square Square Square Square: Similar to the second normal attack string, but includes an inward swing to the right.
Evolution Attack: Square Square Square Square Square Square Square Square Square Square: Forgoes the normal attack string's sixth hit animation by transitioning to the combo leading up to the fourth charge attack.
Musou Attacks
Musou Attack: Circle: Shoots out several fireballs in a row, then finishes the assault with a stream of fire spewing from staff. Zhang Jiao's line of sight while firing is now easy to maneuver like in Dynasty Warriors 3.
True Musou Attack: Low Health + Circle: Similar to the normal Musou animation, but ends with Zhang Jiao creating a more constant stream of fire while arching his back and spinning around.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Dashing + Square: Slides forth with staff held in front and body arched back, knocking nearby foes aside.
Jump Attack: X Square: Hurls staff downward while leaping in the air.
Jump Charge: X Triangle: Spins around while releasing jets of flame below in a circle.
Parry: L1 + Triangle: Does an outward strike to counter incoming blows.
Horse Attacks
Horse Charge Attack: Triangle: Twirls staff towards the right side repeatedly via telekinesis. Can be done to the other direction depending on how many times Square has been pressed before activating the charge attack itself. Can be performed while in the middle of doing the normal horse attack string.
Horse Normal Attack: Square Square Square Square Square Square: Telekinetically swings staff to the right and left repeatedly.
Horse Musou Attack: Circle: Unleashes Musou-powered swipes while riding horse.
Bow Attacks
Normal Shot: Hold R1 + Square: Shoots a normal arrow.
Charge Shot: Hold R1 + Triangle: Fires a charged shot that dazes the target.
Musou Shot: Hold R1 + Circle: 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 1 - Doctor: Calls a doctor to restore a small portion of health. Occurs randomly after every battle.
Special Ability 2 - Revolt: Stages a revolt against the party. Occurs if the defecting character is thoroughly dissatisfied with the player's actions.

Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires

Zhang Jiao gains additional abilities and traits in this title.

Weapon Type: Unique
Skill - Assault: Focuses on guard captains to capture bases.
Proposed Policy 1 - Cause Uprising: Incites the people of an area under another force's control to revolt.
Proposed Policy 2 - Replenish++: Restores 2,000 troops to all officers.
Proposed Policy 3 - Sorcerers: Employs a sorcerer unit and takes them into battle with the player's forces. Valid only for 1 turn.

Dynasty Warriors: Online

Although Zhang Jiao's moveset is available for player avatars to make use of, the actual character can be temporarily controlled by using their corresponding spirit item.

Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2

Zhang Jiao 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 - Healing +: Gradually refills the party's life gauge at a fast rate.
Support Skill 2 - Euphoria: Raises morale in proportion to the number of allies present.
Team Combination
Illusionist Trio (妖しの術士; lit. "Mystical Sorcerers")
Required Characters: Pang Tong, Zhang Jiao, Zuo Ci
Bonus: +50 Growth

Dynasty Warriors DS: Fighter's Battle

Obstacle Effects
Obstacle Effect 1 - Confuse: Confuses the opponent, causing them to wander randomly.
Obstacle Effect 2 - Whirlwind: Summons a whirlwind that displaces the opponent to a random location.
Obstacle Effect 3 - Insert Dud: Adds a Dud to the enemy's obstacle roulette.
Main Attacks
Normal Attack: Raises staff upward to emit a harmful flash of light while releasing a yellow fireball afterwards.
Strong Attack: Conjures a golden vortex while launching three slightly larger fireballs that home in on the player's current location.

Warriors Orochi

Evolution Attack becomes a full natural part of his basic attack string and loses the first-person bow moveset. Gains a C1-EX-Special and an Extra Counter.

Modified Attacks
Charge Attack 1: Triangle: The bursting stomp effect has less range than it did in the base game, though it now inflicts elemental damage. The sequel removes that trait entirely, but it can be replicated by wielding a weapon with the Almighty skill.
Charge Attack 3: Square Square Triangle: Functions similarly to its base game incarnation, though its radial shockwave effect cannot inflict elemental damage anymore. This is no longer the case in the sequel which brings back the shockwave's ability to activate weapon elements.
Charge Attack 4: Square Square Square Triangle: Functions similarly to its base game incarnation, but its innate fire properties cannot be supplemented with other weapon elements.
Charge Attack 6: Square Square Square Square Square Triangle: Functions similarly to its base game incarnation, but its innate fire properties cannot be supplemented with other weapon elements.
Enhanced Strike/EX Charge Attack: Tapping R1 instead of Triangle for most grounded charge attacks will enhance their damage output and attack speed while also lacing them fully with elemental activation. Multi-input charge attacks will automatically go through their full sequence when enhanced. Consumes a portion of Musou when used.
Airborne Critical Hit: All Charge Attacks, including Enhanced Strikes or Extra Counters can inflict critical hit carried over from Samurai Warriors 2 on airborne targets. Critical hits are normally a x1.4 damage increase.
New Attacks
Special Attack/Type Action: R1 (C1-EX-SP): Zhang Jiao delivers a powerful stomp while conjuring a large yellow phantom of himself. Consumes 40 Musou points. The phantom itself has been made bigger in the sequel which in turn increases its overall attack range.
Counter Attack/Extra Counter: Counter + R1: Releases a radial shockwave while raising both arms up. Briefly staggers surrounding opponents on grounded hit.
Team Abilities
Ability 1 - Karma: Increases the chances of finding better weapons and more items on the battlefield.
Ability 2 - Recover: Gradually regains the team's life.
Ability 3 - Speed: Increases attack of Speed-type characters.
Ability 4 - Awakening: Increases damage done by Musou-based attacks.

Warriors Orochi 2

Team Attacks
Assist Attack: Counter + L1 + Square or Triangle: Zhang Jiao performs his fourth charge attack to assist a teammate. Consumes a portion of Musou.
Triple Attack 1: Low Health + L2 + R2 + Circle: Momentarily covers the area within a large column of wind.
Triple Attack 2: Low Health + L2 + R2 + Circle: Causes a bright surge of energy to severely impact the floor.
Triple Attack 3: Low Health + L2 + R2 + Circle: Conjures a massive force of air that surrounds the user.
Triple Attack Finisher: Zhang Jiao performs a quick rendition of his third charge attack, then lifts his staff up with both hands. 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 - Command: Raises the morale of allied forces.

Fighting Style

When controlled by the AI in Dynasty Warriors 5, most of Zhang Jiao's charge attacks will be imbued with the fire element by default.

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

Base Game

Zhang Jiao is affiliated with the staff in this title. Despite sharing the same moveset with Pang Tong, some of his attacks have different traits or effects.

Standard Attacks
Square Renbu String Infinite: Similar to the third Square Renbu string, but includes six strikes that release a fireball with each swing.
Triangle Renbu String 1: Shoots a fireball before tossing staff upward.
Triangle Renbu String 2: Similar to the first Triangle Renbu string, but adds a pillar of fire conjured on the ground.
Triangle Renbu String 3: Similar to the second Triangle Renbu string, but includes a fiery whirlwind surrounding Zhang Jiao for a brief moment.
Triangle Renbu String Infinite: Similar to the third Triangle Renbu string, but has Zhang Jiao conjure a sphere of fire to manifest in front of him momentarily.
Charge Attack: Holding Triangle: Rotates staff around in an overhead manner twice, releasing jets of flame reminiscent of Zhang Jiao's old Musou attack from past titles.
Jump Charge: X Triangle: Hovers in the air for a brief moment before launching a fireball downwards.
Grapple Charge: L1 + Triangle: Does a strong jab using staff's head. Upon properly connecting the attack, Zhang Jiao will levitate his target and spin them in mid-air twice. It ends with him sending them flying via fireball.
Deadlock Attack: Deadlock + Square: Overwhelms target and surrounding foes by waving both hands repeatedly to conjure five fiery tornadoes with the last one being slightly larger and more damaging.
Horse Charge Attack: Triangle: Conjures a fire pillar on the right while on horseback.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack: Circle: Does an empowered version of the first to third Square Renbu string repeatedly with Zhang Jiao causing four pillars of flame to erupt in front of him (the first two start out small while the last two are made larger) before conjuring a large fiery sphere to briefly materialize.
True Musou Attack: Low Health + Circle: Similar to the regular Musou attack, but adds the fire attribute to each hit.
Special Move - Fire: L2: Causes flames to erupt from the ground, inflicting fire damage to surrounding enemies. When used in bases, the flames will engulf the whole structure, dealing massive damage to foes stationed there.
Officer Skills
Evade: Increases movement speed for 30 seconds when knocked down and near death.
Fire Resist: Nullifies fire elemental attacks.
Ice Resist: Nullifies ice elemental attacks.
Thunder Resist: Nullifies lightning elemental attacks.
Extension: Lengthens the duration of power-up items found on the battlefield.
Wardrums: Makes it easier to improve the morale of allies while increasing its effect on them.
Beastmaster: Allows character to temporarily befriend tigers and wolves, enabling them to fight as allies.
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.
Bag: Allows character to carry up to 3 tomes while making them appear much more frequently.
Tome Skills
Command: Improves the morale of allies and adds their KO count to the character's own.
Flame: Increases damage inflicted by Fire.
Hungry Flame: Expands the range of Fire.

Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires

Zhang Jiao gains additional abilities and traits in this title.

Special Move - Rockfall: Causes rocks to fall around the area for a time.
Additional Move - True Speed: Allows the user to continuously perform running attacks while receiving a slight boost in attack power and hit speed. Also increases speed of horse if activated while riding. Zhang Jiao sprints forward continuously while holding his staff in a defensive stance.
True Speed Attack: True Speed + Square: Rushes forward while hovering in the air momentarily.
True Speed Charge: True Speed + Triangle: Causes staff to rapidly revolve around Zhang Jiao as it remains upright.
Officer Card - Stubborn Advance (不屈の進軍; lit. "Indomitable Army March"): Restores troops to all officers. The more officers the player has, the more effective this card will be.

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce

Zhang Jiao is affiliated with the cane in this title.

Skills
Fury Awakening Aura: Conjures yellow glyphs to spiral around Zhang Jiao as he activates his fury form. Can be imbued with additional effects via certain chi skills.
Type Skill - Float: Enables the user to float in mid-air by holding X. Only available in Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce.
Support Skill - Health Recovery: Restores an ally's health by a moderate amount. Only available in Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid 2.
Team Ability - Luck: Increases the spawning rate of items dropped by defeated enemies. Only available in Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid 2.
Card: Lord Type, Metal Element, +25 (+18 in Multi Raid 2) to Workshop
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.
Enemy-Only Attack: Charges up and fires several long lasers traveling at multiple directions. Only used in Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid 2.
Card Combination
Turbans Sanctum (太平の教義; lit. "Way of Peace Doctrine")
Required Characters: Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, Zhang Liang
Bonus: +50 to Academy

Fighting Style

When controlled by the AI in Strikeforce, Zhang Jiao's attacks will be imbued with the fire element by default.

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

Base Game

Zhang Jiao is affiliated with the shaman rod in this title. When equipped with it, Zhang Jiao can perform the following unique attacks listed below.

EX Attack: Triangle Triangle: Levitates to the air while enveloping self within a sphere of flames, granting a buff that temporarily imbues regular hits with fire damage.
Musou Attack - Miracle of Earth (地の奇跡よ!): Circle: Swings staff upward to create a fireball that gets slammed on the ground, producing a fiery pillar that spews flames within the vicinity.
Alternate Musou Attack - Miracle of Heaven (天の奇跡よ!): R1 + Circle: Conjures a huge sphere of flame that explodes into raining fireballs bombarding the area around Zhang Jiao.
Notable Skills
  • Max Health Up ++: Increases maximum health by a large amount.
  • Speed Up ++: Increases speed by a large amount.
  • Attack Range Up: Increases attack range.

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.
River General (横江将軍) - Marginally increases attack and defense against officers when using speed-type weapons.
Campaign General (討逆将軍) - Marginally absorbs health from enemies when damaging them using speed-type weapons.
Front General (前将軍) - Moderately increases defense against projectile and shockwave attacks when using power-type weapons.
Minister of the Interior (侍中) - Improves the quality of sword and shield power-ups dropped by enemies.
Revered Lord (相国) - Moderately absorbs health from enemies when damaging them using speed-type weapons.
Grand Master (大賢良師) - Moderately decreases damage taken from enemies when using speed-type weapons.

Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires

Officer Skills
  • Fame Type: Kind
  • Ruler Special Command 1 - Three Visits: Convinces an officer to join by paying respects to them. Increases kind fame by 3,000 when used.
  • Ruler Special Command 2 - Compassion: Convinces an enemy territory with a low happiness rating to defect. Increases kind fame by 5,000 when used.

Dynasty Warriors Next

Zhang Jiao is affiliated with the shaman rod in this title.

Unique Attacks
EX Attack: Triangle Triangle: Serves the same function like in the base game.
Musou Attack: Circle: Zhang Jiao performs Miracle of Heaven as their main Musou attack with the game classifying it as a Multi-Strike type.
Speed Musou Attack - Mental: Tap Both Sides of Screen: Zhang Jiao conjures a controllable fireball while levitating, then causes it to detonate at the end of the attack.
Direct Breaks
Direct Break (Default) - Sorcerers: Conjures a wall of lightning around the player, shocking nearby foes.
Direct Break (Alternate) - Pandas: Causes a group of pandas to charge at the enemy.
Direct Break (Downloadable) - Archers: Causes a rain of arrows to surround the player, damaging enemies within close proximity.
Stratagems
Stratagem Card (Default) - Divine Miracle (黄天の奇跡; lit. "Yellow Heaven's Miracle"): Increases the level of two random territories regardless of affiliation.
Stratagem Card (Alternate) - Wrath of the Heavens (天の怒り): Launches a fire attack on one random enemy base.
Stratagem Card (Downloadable) - Heavenly Song (天の歌声): Increases player's governance rating.
Allied Stratagem: If deployed as a playable officer, Zhang Jiao will conjure a random item for the player by performing a miracle. Has a chance of happening from time to time.

Shin Sangoku Musou VS

Zhang Jiao is affiliated with the shaman rod in this title, though his EX attack and second Musou attack are absent.

Changed Attacks
Charge Attack 4: Y Y Y X: Functions similarly to its base game incarnation, but fires a single large fireball instead.
Charge Attack 5: Y Y Y Y X: Triggers a dome-shaped explosion to launch foes into the air while setting them on fire.
Charge Attack 6: Y Y Y Y Y X: Raises weapon to conjure several fire pillars rising up repeatedly around Zhang Jiao from front to rear.
Jump Charge: B X: Hovers in mid-air while launching a fireball that produces a dome-shaped explosion on the ground.
Additional Attacks
Ranged Attack: Lock-On Enemy + Y: Repeatedly shoots fireballs at the target, making it function almost similarly to Zhang Jiao's old Musou attack from past games.
Ranged Charge: Lock-On Enemy + X: Triggers a dome-shaped explosion on the target's location, launching them in the air while setting their body on fire.
Strong Charge Attack: Hold X During Charge Attack: Prolongs charge attack to further strengthen its damage output. Can break through the enemy's guard.
Evasion: R: Tumbles in mid-air to evade enemy attacks.
Musou Attacks
Normal Musou Skill - Falling Rocks (落石): ZL or Y + B: Causes rocks to fall down on areas where the user's allies are.
Rare Musou Skill - Blackout (暗転): ZL or Y + B: Obstructs the sight of nearby enemy officers.
Musou Attack: A: Zhang Jiao performs Miracle of Earth as their ground Musou attack.
Musou Rush: Hold A: Zhang Jiao duels an enemy officer through one of several mini-games that tests their individual reflexes against one another. Should the opponent lose, Zhang Jiao will shoot a fireball on the opponent's gut at point-blank range, then immolate them within a dome of fiery energy that turns into a sphere of fire rising slightly upward. While hovering in the air during his target's moment of agony, he then outstretches his whole body to make the whole sphere explode. The finisher is somewhat based on Zhang Jiao's Miracle of Heaven Musou attack from the original title. If the opponent wins, Zhang Jiao will tumble back on the ground without hurting their target. This also happens after winning a Musou Rush mini-game initiated by the opponent. Can only be used if a hostile officer happens to be nearby.
Team Combination
Triangle (さんかく)
Required Characters: Jia Xu, Zhang Jiao, Meng Huo
Personal Tactic - Dislocation Plan (転位の計): Transports all enemy officers to different bases.

Dynasty Warriors: Overlords

Introductory animation of Zhang Jiao.
Main Attacks
Strong Attack 1 (Dash): Twirls staff around before using it to unleash a blue shockwave forward, dealing 110% attack damage. 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): Sends out a yellow talisman card that calls down a purple lightning bolt. Deals 200% 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 staff in an overhead manner before conjuring four four yellow diamonds inscribed with Chinese characters (黄天当主; lit. "Yellow Sky Current Lord") to materialize in front of Zhang Jiao. Inflicts 200% attack damage and is based on Zhang Jiao's old fifth charge attack from the fifth game. 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): Telekinetically manipulates four yellow talisman cards to revolve around Zhang Jiao before being turned into bolts of purple lightning. Inflicts 210% attack damage to surrounding opponents. 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: Blasts a pillar of fire to send enemies airborne while inflicting 100% attack damage on them.
Strong Attack 3: Sets off two explosions (a slightly taller one and a shorter one that spreads out slightly more) to deal 210% attack damage in total while stunning foes for a few moments. Also has a chance of setting targets on fire.
Strong Attack 4: Points staff forward to launch a fireball, dealing 120% attack damage to enemies while potentially setting them ablaze.
Strong Attack 5: Forms a flaming barrier that hits nearby enemies for 190% attack damage while launching them briefly.
Strong Attack 6: Raises staff up high to conjure several small-scale explosions around Zhang Jiao, starting from the front while materializing all the way to the rear. Deals 150% attack damage and scatters nearby opponents instantly while potentially setting them on fire. Can easily build up the Musou gauge if used within a very large crowd.
Normal Attack 1: Holds staff with both hands and jabs the blunt end at foes, dealing 100% attack damage.
Normal Attack 2: Lands an upward strike that inflicts 100% attack damage to enemies.
Normal Attack 3: Swings staff to the lower left, dealing 120% attack damage.
Normal Attack 4: Flogs foes towards the upper left with staff, inflicting 140% attack damage.
Normal Attack 5: Lands a one-handed thrust at foes for 170% attack damage.
Normal Attack 6: Raises staff to send down a violet lightning bolt on the enemy, dealing 200% attack damage to foes in front of Zhang Jiao.
Special Attacks
EX Attack: Releases a fierce explosion that deals 50% attack damage to foes near the vicinity while imbuing Zhang Jiao with an 8 second buff that adds the fire element to his normal attacks.
Musou Attack: Performing a rendition of his Miracle of Earth Musou attack, Zhang Jiao conjures a massive pillar of fire to engulf foes in front of him, dealing a total of 970% attack damage.
Auxiliary Attacks
Dash Attack: Pole vaults forward into the air and smashes the ground hard.
Switch Attack: Hovers above the ground for a bit upon landing before triggering an explosion. Only used in certain competitive modes.
Counter Attack: Dazes foes the moment they hit while blocking.
Evasion: Rolls on the ground to avoid enemy attacks.
Horse Attacks
Horse Normal Attack: Swings staff to the left several times in a row.
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.
Joint War Enemy-Only Attacks
Enemy-Only Attack: As a Joint War boss in the Punish the Rebels at Nanjun mission, Zhang Jiao will occasionally call four banner-carrying sorcerers to channel their power towards him. If they are not defeated in time, he will unleash bolts of lightning to rain down on players, damaging them immensely.
General Tactics
Celestial Justice: Causes EX attack and Musou attack to have a 30% chance of burning enemies on contact. Chance increases the higher Zhang Jiao's star ranking becomes.
Scarlet Lotus: Deals 12% more damage to burning foes. Effects increase the higher Zhang Jiao's star ranking becomes.
Combat Soul Skills
Heaven Combat Soul Skill: Gains a 5% critical rate boost for every foe set on fire near Zhang Jiao. Can be stacked up to 5 times. Bonus increases the higher the combat soul's ranking rises.
Earth Combat Soul Skill: Causes critical hits to boost damage by 20% for 10 seconds. Bonus increases the higher the combat soul's ranking rises.
Human Combat Soul Skill: Increases critical damage by 13% for 8 seconds upon hitting burning enemies. Can be stacked up to 5 times. Bonus increases the higher the combat soul's ranking rises.
Skin Skills
Suit Skill: Increases defense in battle by 4%.
Ornament Skill: Converts 2% attack damage into health for 2 seconds upon hitting foes on fire.
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%.
Purple Sun: Increases damage dealt in battle by 10%.
Team Combination
Behind the Screen
Required Characters: Dong Zhuo, Zhang Jiao
Bonus: +10,111 Health, +802 Attack
Gain Public Approval
Required Characters: Liu Bei, Zhang Jiao
Bonus: +5,133 Health, +407 Attack
Tiger Fang
Required Characters: Sun Jian, Zhang Jiao
Bonus: +13,333 Health, +1,058 Attack
Times of Peace
Required Characters: Pang Tong, Zhang Jiao
Bonus: +10,111 Health, +802 Attack
Special Skill: Gives attacks a 12% chance of conjuring fierce flames that deal 190% extra damage and inflict the burn status for 6 seconds. Has a 5 second cooldown time.
The Dragon Beneath
Required Characters: Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Zhang Jiao
Bonus: +16,778 Health, +1,332 Attack

Warriors Orochi 3

Zhang Jiao retains his weapon moveset from Dynasty Warriors 7 albeit with some changes and additions.

Changed Attacks
Jump Charge: X Triangle: Conjures a sudden burst on the ground while hovering in mid-air.
Team Abilities
Ability 1 - Thrift: Reduces the amount of Musou used up for all team members.
Ability 2 - Regeneration: Accelerates Musou recovery while inactive. Only available in Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack: Circle: Zhang Jiao performs Miracle of Heaven as their ground Musou attack.
Counter Attack: Counter + L1 + Square: Quickly swats away an enemy's attack, causing them to stagger briefly.
Assist Attack: Counter + L1 or R1: Zhang Jiao performs the fourth charge attack to assist a teammate while surrounded within an updraft of wind for extra coverage.
Grounded Type Action: R1: Quickly hovers forward in mid-air while conjuring several fiery explosions along the way.
Midair Type Action: X R1: Uses magic to heal own injuries before conjuring a sudden bolt of lightning that stuns enemies momentarily.
Spirit Charge: Attack + X: Charges forward with staff held slightly horizontally while levitating in a seated position. Breaks through the enemy's guard, making it ideal for setting up combos against officers. Consumes a portion of Musou when executed.
Normal Strategy Card: Heaven's Guidance (黄天の導き; lit. "Yellow Heaven's Guidance"): Uses one of the opponent's cards at random.
Golden Strategy Card: Divine Miracle (黄天の奇跡; lit. "Yellow Heaven's Miracle"): Conjures a pillar of fire to rise up above the opponent's feet, knocking them down in an instant. Becomes more effective if the opponent is afflicted with a status ailment.
Team Attacks
Triple Rush 1: Sends out a mobile shockwave traveling forward on the ground.
Triple Rush 2: Points staff forward to repeatedly juggle nearby foes with an invisible force while in mid-air.
Triple Rush 3: Unleashes a wide energy wave down on the ground, causing foes below to quickly scatter.
Unique Triple Rush: If Zhang Jiao is teamed up with Magoichi Saika and Gracia, he will be able to perform a triple rush attack unique to them. He initiates the assault by descending down from the air to drop a large fireball on the ground, triggering an explosion.

Fighting Style

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

Base Game

Sample video of Zhang Jiao's fighting style.

Zhang Jiao is affiliated with the shaman rod in this title. When equipped with it, Zhang Jiao can perform the following unique attacks listed below.

EX Attack 1: Triangle Triangle: Levitates to the air while enveloping self within a sphere of flames, granting a buff that temporarily imbues regular hits with fire damage for 7 seconds.
EX Attack 2: Square Square Square Square Triangle Triangle: Conjures a fiery shockwave that temporarily immobilizes foes within range. Works best when the preceding charge attack connects against a large crowd of enemies. Introduced in Xtreme Legends.
Musou Attack - Miracle of Earth (地の奇跡よ!): Circle: Swings staff upward to create a large pillar of flame that burns foes within the vicinity while sending them flying.
Alternate Musou Attack - Miracle of Heaven (天の奇跡よ!): R1 + Circle: Conjures a huge sphere of flame that explodes into raining fireballs bombarding the area around Zhang Jiao.
Aerial Musou Attack - Miracle of Fire (炎の奇跡よ!): X Circle: Conjures three fire blasts that produce large pillars of flames on the ground momentarily, covering a wide portion of the area due to the flames being positioned in a triangular formation.
Rage Attack: Triggers multiple explosions while numerous fireballs rain down on the area. Zhang Jiao ends the assault by conjuring a bigger explosion that sends out waves of energy outward, knocking away surviving enemies.
True Rage Attack: Having Zhang Jiao perform a 100-hit combo during his Rage attack will cause the rain of fireballs to stop in exchange for creating larger eruptions. Zhang Jiao himself hovers in the air as this goes on and eventually summons three burning pillars afterwards, giving it a similar function to his Miracle of Fire Musou attack.

Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends

Bodyguard Skills
Battle Skill - Ambush: Lays an ambush at the designated location and attacks enemies that come near. Confuses victims and may even get them to drop items.
Assistance Skill - Recovery: Restores the player's health 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 - Tyrant of Chaos: Villainous Type, -2 to Virtue, 3,500 Employment Cost
Fixed Strategy 1 - Mass Levy: Takes supplies and money from the people in every territory owned.
Fixed Strategy 2 - Pillage: Takes a large amount of supplies and money.
Stratagem Card 1 - Poison Mist: Sprays a green mist around the user for 20 seconds, damaging any unit nearby.
Stratagem Card 2 - Battle Magic: Increases attack for 20 seconds.
Stratagem Card 3 - Confiscate: Recovers health in exchange for decreasing the durability or number of troops within an allied base by half. Also increases attack and hit speed for 30 seconds.
Stratagem Card 4 - 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 - Snake Formation: Increases speed of all allied units for 90 seconds. Requires an allied unit to temporarily withdraw for card to take effect.

Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed

Main Attacks
Strong Attack 1 - Flaming Assault (炎の突撃; lit. "Fiery Onslaught"): Triggers a sudden explosion followed by a piercing fireball to burn foes. Has a cooldown time of 13 seconds (10 seconds in the Japanese server).
Strong Attack 2 - Blazing Firebomb (湧日火の炎弾; lit. "Emerging Sun Fire Flare Bomb"): Conjures a large sphere of fire that turns into a wave of explosions moving forward. Has a cooldown time of 16 seconds (12 seconds in the Japanese server).
Strong Attack 3 - Flaming Sanctuary (炎の護身; lit. "Fiery Self-Defense"): Unleashes a surge of flames rising from the ground, then triggers a massive explosion while floating in the air. Also grants Zhang Jiao a shield effect that lasts for 10 seconds. The Japanese server halves the shield's duration time while giving it an additional 50% defense boost to compensate. Has a cooldown time of 20 seconds (16 seconds in the Japanese server).
Strong Attack 4 - Dissipation of Time (時流の炎盾; lit. "Drifting Flame Shield"): Generates swirling flames and rays of light to attack nearby enemies, then gathers more energy to conjure six fire ripples around Zhang Jiao. It can also seal the enemy's movements for a few seconds, leaving them vulnerable to more attacks. Has a cooldown time of 25 seconds (20 seconds in the Japanese server).
Normal Attack: Performs their preferred weapon's normal attack string.
Special Attacks
Musou Attack - Miracle of Earth (地の奇跡よ!): Summons a massive pillar of fire to erupt from the earth, engulfing enemies in front of Zhang Jiao. In the Japanese server, the move gains a secondary healing effect that restores lost health. 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: Tosses a fireball downward while floating up momentarily in mid-air.
Special Maneuver - Shield: Projects a barrier to negate damage and debuffs.
Enemy-Only Attacks

Zhang Jiao gains the following attacks as a boss in Iron Alliance Mode.

Enemy-Only Attack 1 - Smite: Hits three times before conjuring a wall of fire. Coming in contact with the flames will inflict temporary burn damage.
Enemy-Only Attack 2 - Holy Tornado: Sends forth icicle tornadoes in the four cardinal directions. Touching them inflicts slow mobility for 15 seconds and the bleed ailment for 10 seconds.
Enemy-Only Attack 3 - Purgatory: Focuses enough energy to conjure a fire storm. Coming in contact with the flames will stun foes for 5 seconds and inflict burn damage for 10 seconds. Only used in Hard or Elite difficulty settings.
Enemy-Only Attack 4 - Blazing God: Launches a massive fire pillar at one officer for 5 seconds.
Enemy-Only Attack 5 - Armageddon: Focuses momentarily for 10 seconds before unleashing a massive attack.
Enemy-Only Attack 6 - Eternal Punishment: Causes lightning to strike at a random spot. Players can avoid it by watching out for the attack's area of effect indicator.
Enemy-Only Attack 7 - Proof of God: Swings staff to send out a large blast of fire which then follows Zhang Jiao's trail. Coming in contact with the flames will inflict temporary burn damage. Only used in the Elite difficulty setting.
Global Server-Exclusive Passive Skills
Primary Skill - Miracle of the Yellow Heavens: Increase Musou regeneration of all officers by 10%.
Secondary Skill: Increase defense of shield-type officers by 15%.
Tertiary Skill: Increases attack speed of Other officers by 20%.
Japanese Server-Exclusive Passive Skills
Primary Skill: Increases overall speed by 10%. Activates after filling up one Musou bar.
Secondary Skill: Increases critical chance for charge skill attacks by 40%. Activates after filling up two Musou bars.
Team Combination
Wind's Talker (妖と神算と; "Sorcery and Divine Foresight")
Required Characters: Zhuge Liang, Zhang Jiao
Bonus: Critical Chance +4.5%, Element Advantage +4.5%

Warriors Orochi 4

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

Special Attacks
Musou Attack: Circle: Zhang Jiao performs Miracle of Heaven as their ground Musou attack.
Normal Magic: R1 + Square: Releases ten electric spheres that travel down in an arc, bursting into lightning bolts upon hitting the ground. Can be rather tricky to aim against enemies at close range due to its orbital trajectory.
Charge Magic: R1 + Triangle: Warps Caduceus to a specific location and causes it to generate a beam of golden light on the ground, triggering a powerful explosive force.
Unique Magic: R1 + Circle: Zhang Jiao briefly gains enlightenment to produce a pillar of light that slowly dissipates before leaving behind a grounded explosion in its wake.
Summon Magic: R1 + X: Summons mount to Zhang Jiao's side.
Miscellaneous Skills
Unity Magic Bonus: Power +1, Technique +4, Speed +4
Musou Effect - Revive: Grants nearby allies the ability to be revived from the location they were last in once. Only applies in Battle Arena.
Divine Blessing 1 - Raid: Increases movement speed and defense power for 5 seconds after switching. Only applies in Battle Arena.
Divine Blessing 2 - Assail: Increases attack speed, normal attack power, and charge attack power. 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 + 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 Zhang Jiao's fighting style.

Zhang Jiao is affiliated with the shaman rod in this title. When equipped with it, Zhang Jiao can perform the following unique attacks listed below.

Unique Attacks
Unique Flow Attack Finisher: Enemy Stunned + Square Square Square Square: Zhang Jiao leaps up, waves his staff upward, and sends down a fiery disk that erupts into a flaming tornado. Launches foes while burning them at the same time.
Unique Trigger Attack: R1 + X: Points staff upward as multiple fireballs rain down on the ground. This move is a simplified version of Zhang Jiao's Miracle of Heaven Musou attack from previous games.
Special Technique: R1 + Circle: Raises weapon up horizontally to summon three fire birds rising up from the ground. As Zhang Jiao twirls his fire-coated rod repeatedly, the three birds converge off-screen into a larger bird before coming down to blanket the whole area with multiple flames. This attack's animation is a combination of his fifth charge attack and second EX attack from the previous game.
Musou Attack: Circle: Causes large flames to erupt in the air back and forth while walking casually. Zhang Jiao ends the barrage by conjuring a maelstrom of fire to envelop the surrounding area, clearing it of enemies instantly. The finisher is primarily based on his Miracle of Earth Musou attack from past titles.
Aerial Musou Attack: X Circle: Conjures three pillars of fire emanating from the ground in a triangular pattern. Sets foes ablaze as they briefly collapse. Based on Zhang Jiao's Miracle of Fire Musou from the eighth installment.
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 - Miracle from the Heavens (黄天の奇跡; lit. "Yellow Heaven's Miracle"): Unleashes an extraordinary flame attack and increases damage against siege weapons by a low amount.
Military Unit: Archer
Title: Great Teacher (大賢良師)
Unique Political Ploy - Grand Banquet: Holds a banquet to increase friendship with all officers by 10.
Reputation Bonus: Brave +25%, Commanding +80%, 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 shaman rod. 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 Zhang Jiao.
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 Zhang Jiao.
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 Zhang Jiao.
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 Zhang Jiao.
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 Zhang Jiao.
Special Attacks
Unique Attack 1 - Miracle of Heaven (天の奇跡よ): Performs special technique from the base game. Available by default.
Unique Attack 2 - Miracle of Fire (火の奇跡よ): Performs unique trigger from the base game using the shaman rod. 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 Zhang Jiao.
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 Zhang Jiao.
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 Zhang Jiao.

Normal Version Attacks

Class Type: Snipe

Mystic Version Attacks

Class Type: Special

Abyss Version Attacks

Class Type: Speed

Dynasty Warriors 3 Version Attacks

Class Type: Defense

Other Skills

Memory Abilities
The Will of Heaven Pours Down (天意は降り注ぐ)
Characters: Zhang Jiao
Rank: R
Bonus: +205 Willpower
Skill - Anti-Beast (防獣): Reduces damage from animals by 7%.
One Who Hears Heaven's Voice - Dynasty Warriors 6 (天の声を聞く者『5』)
Characters: Zhang Jiao
Rank: LR
Bonus: +1,765 Attack, +1,765 Defense, +1,765 Musou
Skill 1 - Restore (全快): Recovers 20 health and Musou points every 4 seconds.
Skill 2 - Ground Assault (地撃): Increases normal attack damage by 30%.
Team Combination
Illusionary Sorcerers (幻惑の術士)
Required Characters: Zhang Jiao, Zuo Ci
Bonus: +50 Attack, +100 Health
Teachings of the Way of Peace (太平道の教え)
Required Characters: Zhou Cang, Zhang Jiao
Bonus: +50 Attack, +100 Musou

Fighting Style