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Dynasty Warriors: Origins

Which route to take first

Dynasty Warriors: Origins guide on choosing your first route to unlock crucial battle arts and rank 8 weapons, including specific faction recommendations.

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Dynasty Warriors: Origins guide on choosing your first route to unlock crucial battle arts and rank 8 weapons, including specific faction recommendations.

All rank 8 weapons in Dynasty Warriors: Origins are locked behind specific routes, with the exception of the Sword and Halberd. Additionally, some crucial battle arts (BA) are locked to specific routes and may differ from their associated rank 8 weapons.

  • Beat the game once to unlock New Game Plus and the reforge feature.
Walkthrough
  1. 1
    General Strategy: Prioritize obtaining crucial battle arts first, as weapons can be customized later using the reforge feature. The reforge feature, unlocked in New Game Plus, allows you to transfer attributes between weapons of the same rank to create your ideal weapon.
  2. 2
    Weapon-Specific Needs: Some weapons, like the Podao and Crescent Blade, significantly benefit from specific attributes not found on their rank 8 versions. For example, Podao benefits from an attribute that reduces strong attack charge time by 33%.
  3. 3
    Route Recommendations:
    • Shu Route: Needed for the Crescent Blade and Divine Energy Domain. If you play Shu first, also go unlock Hex Mark.
  4. 4
    Wu Route: Needed for Heaven and Earth's Wrath and Twin Tiger Blast, which are associated with the Gauntlet and Wheels. If you like the Gauntlet, taking Wu second is viable due to the Heaven and Earth Wrath battle art. Wu only offers the rank 8 Wheels weapon.
  5. 5
    Wei Route: Needed for the Podao. The BA Fierce Focus can be obtained early in the Wei route. However, since Podao is more of an end-game weapon and requires the Disc of Huanglong, going Wei last is also acceptable.
  6. 6
    Experimentation Route: If you prefer experimenting with more weapons, consider starting with the Wei route. In New Game Plus, you can then acquire Twin Pikes, Lance, Pole, and Crescent Blade from other routes, totaling six weapons alongside the Sword and Halberd.
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    Early Unlocks Route: Shu can be a good second choice as Spear and Gauntlet are unlocked in Chapter 3. Podao is available in Chapter 5 but is considered weak until the end game.
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    TLDR Strategy: Obtain the rank 8 Sword, then use it to acquire the rank 8 Halberd. Utilize the Halberd to unlock other weapons and battle arts. Switch to a different weapon when you are bored with the Halberd.
Tips
  • Reforge weapons in New Game Plus to create the perfect weapon for your playstyle.
  • Consider stopping weapon upgrades around +60, as +99 can make the game too easy.
  • The Podao weapon requires the attribute "Reduces the charge time of strong attacks by 33%" to feel less awkward to use.
  • If you play the Shu side first, unlock Hex Mark.

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