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All Battle Arts & How to Unlock Them in Dynasty Warriors Origins

Just put the tome in the bag, old man...

Want to learn how to unlock all the Battle Arts in Dynasty Warriors Origins? Well, you're in the right place. Below, we listed all weapon-specific Battle Arts Tome locations, including how to unlock all universal Battle Arts. So, scroll down and let's get you those BAs, shall we?

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How to Unlock All Battle Arts in Dynasty Warriors Origins

In Dynasty Warriors Origins, you'll get Battle Arts by leveling up province Peace, ranking up weapon Proficiency, unlocking specific skill tree nodes, and you can also buy some Battle Arts tomes in Town Shops later on. Here is the full list of Battle Arts in DWO and how to get them:

Universal Battle Arts (Mostly From Skills)

Battle ArtHow to Get
|Sp.| Palm StrikeAvailable by default on all weapons.
Whirlwind Kick
Unlock the required node in the Knight-Errant Skill Panel.
Aerial Retribution
Unlock the required node in the Knight-Errant Skill Panel.
Dispersion Arrow
⬣⬣⬣⬣
Unlock the required node in the Adept Skill Panel.
|Sp.| Power Shot
⬣⬣
Unlock the required node in the Expert Skill Panel.
Tempest Dance
⬣⬣⬣
Unlock the required node in the Master Skill Panel.

Longsword Battle Arts

Battle ArtHow to Get
Swallow Slash
⬣⬣
Available by default.
Falcon Flurry
⬣⬣⬣
Available by default.
Mad Battle Rush
⬣⬣
Talk with the Elder west of Wan Castle during Chapter 1.
[Sp.] Absconding Slash
⬣⬣⬣
Increase Longsword weapon Proficiency to 4.

Spear Battle Arts

Battle ArtHow to Get
Piercing Vengeance
Available by default.
Wild Rush
⬣⬣
Available by default.
Spree of Devastation
⬣⬣
Talk with the Elder near the mountains southeast of the Yan Province Waymark during Chapter 2.
Savage Thrust Barrage
⬣⬣⬣⬣
Increase Liang Province Peace Level to 1 and interact with the waymark.
Rising Dragon Vortex
⬣⬣⬣
Buy it for 3,000 Gold from town shops after Late Chapter 2.
|Sp.| Aerial Assault

⬣⬣⬣
Increase Spear weapon Proficiency to 4.

Gauntlets Battle Arts

Battle ArtHow to Get
Elbow Strike
⬣⬣
Available by default.
Stone Strike Blast
⬣⬣⬣⬣
Available by default.
Flying Kick
Buy it for 3,000 Gold from town shops after Early Chapter 3.
|Sp.| Ardent Energy Strike
⬣⬣⬣
Increase Gauntlets weapon Proficiency to 4.

Wheels Battle Arts

Battle ArtHow to Get
Claw of the Predator
⬣⬣⬣
Available by default.
Triple Tempest
⬣⬣⬣
Available by default.
|Sp.| Tornado Slam
⬣⬣⬣⬣
Buy it for 1,000 Gold from town shops after Late Chapter 2.
Crawling Dragon
⬣⬣
Increase Wheels weapon Proficiency to 4.

Podao Battle Arts

Battle ArtHow to Get
Dragon Sweep Slash
⬣⬣
Available by default.
|Sp.| Sea of Flames
⬣⬣⬣
Available by default.
Lingering Tempest Slash
⬣⬣⬣
Buy it for 1,000 Gold from town shops after Late Chapter 2.
Bounding Earth Strike
⬣⬣⬣
Increase Podao weapon Proficiency to 4.

Staff Battle Arts

Battle ArtHow to Get
Brutal Barrage
⬣⬣⬣
Available by default.
Ruiinous Wave
⬣⬣
Available by default.
Vaulting Leap
Buy it for 1,000 Gold from town shops after Early Chapter 3.
|Sp.| Chaotic Flurry
⬣⬣⬣
Increase Staff weapon Proficiency to 4.

Twin Pikes Battle Arts

Battle ArtHow to Get
Double Bite
⬣⬣⬣
Available by default.
Ascension
Available by default.
Wings of the Phoenix
⬣⬣⬣
Buy it for 1,000 Gold from town shops after Early Chapter 3.
Roaring Maelstorm
⬣⬣⬣⬣
Increase Twin Pikes weapon Proficiency to 4.

There are still some Battle Arts tome locations missing from the list. We are working on adding them ASAP!

Well, that does it for our Battle Arts Dynasty Warriors Origins guide. If you want to learn more about the game and its mechanics, be sure to visit the DWO hub here on Pro Game Guides.


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