All Weapons and How to Get Them in Dynasty Warriors Origins

DWO is the ultimate Three Kingdoms RPG, and if you want to get through its tough combat, you’ll need to use the best weapons possible. To learn how to get all the weapons in the game and which are the best, scroll down to our ultimate Dynasty Warriors Origins weapon guide!

All the Weapons in Dynasty Warriors Origins and How to Get Them

In the table below you can find all different ones weapons available in Dynasty Warriors Originsincluding information on how to obtain them. In general, weapons start to appear in shops first and only later in a chapter do they start to drop in battle.

type	Class 1	Grade 2	Grade 3
Longsword	Longsword (22 ATK) Early Chapter 1: City Weapon Shops (800) Early Chapter 1: Battle goes down	Longsword EX (42 ATK) Early Chapter 1: City Weapon Shops (3,000) Late Chapter 1: Battle goes down	The General’s Sword (80 ATK) Early Chapter 2: City Weapon Shops (10,000) Late Chapter 2: Battle goes down
Lance	The Spear of Recruit (22 ATK) Early Chapter 1: City Weapon Shops (800) Early Chapter 1: Battle goes down	Recruit’s Spear EX (42 ATK) Late Chapter 1: City Weapon Shops (3,000) Late Chapter 1: Battle goes down	Dragon Spear (80 ATK) Early Chapter 2: City Weapon Shops (10,000) Late Chapter 2: Battle goes down
Gauntlets	Iron Fists (22 ATK) Late Chapter 1: City Weapon Shops (800) Late Chapter 1: Battle falls	Iron Fists EX (42 ATK) Late Chapter 1: City Weapon Shops (3,000) Late Chapter 1: Battle goes down	Battle Gauntlets (80 ATK) Early Chapter 2: City Weapon Shops (10,000) Late Chapter 2: Battle goes down
wheels	Bladed Hoops (22 ATK) Early Chapter 2: City Weapon Shops (800)	Bladed Hoops EX (42 ATK) Early Chapter 2: City Weapon Shops (3,000) Early Chapter 2: Battle goes down	Purple Orchids (80 ATK) Early Chapter 2: City Weapon Shops (10,000) Late Chapter 2: Battle goes down
Podao	Crushing Scythe (22 ATK) Early Chapter 2: City Weapon Shops (800)	Crushing Falchion EX (42 ATK) Early Chapter 2: City Weapon Shops (3,000) Late Chapter 2: Battle goes down	Gritting Fang (80 ATK) Early Chapter 2: City Weapon Shops (10,000) Late Chapter 2: Battle goes down
Staff	Combat Staff (22 ATK) Late Chapter 2: City Weapon Shops (800)	Battle Staff EX (42 ATK) Early Chapter 2: City Weapon Shops (3,000) Late Chapter 2: Battle goes down	Red Rush Staff (80 ATK) Late Chapter 2: City Weapon Shops (10,000) Late Chapter 2: Battle goes down
Twin Stabs	Twin Falcon Pikes (22 ATK) Early Chapter 3: City Weapon Shops (800)	Twin Falcon Pikes EX (42 ATK) Early Chapter 3: City Weapon Shops (3,000)	Twin Eagle Pikes (80 ATK) Late Chapter 2: Battle goes down Early Chapter 3: City Weapon Shops (10,000)
TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

The list contains all available weapons up to Chapter 3. We will add information about all remaining weapons and how to get next Grade Levels soon!

Is It Worth Buying Weapons From The Shop?

In general, it’s only worth buying one postgrad weapon in the shop after next grade weapons start appearing. That’s because the only good thing you’ll get from them is extra DPS. The passives and the quality (+1, +2, etc.) is always the same and worse than what you can get from battle drops. In addition, you will need cash to buy consumables and Martial Arts from shops as well.

What Are the Best Weapons to Use in Dynasty Warriors Origins?

In Dynasty Warriors Origins, you unlock new weapons gradually as you complete story missions and chapters. Since most of the weapons will be locked during certain stages, we will separate the best weapons list per chapter. With that in mind, here is the weapon ranking for each progression stage in DWO:

Chapter 1 (Early Game)

1. Longsword: The Longsword has the perfect balance of attack speed and damage. In addition, its Martial Arts are pretty solid, and you can get a Longsword EX from the Shop pretty early.
2. Lance: The Lance has really good range and solid DPS. It is perfect for dealing with enemies en masse.
3. Gauntlets: Gauntlets lack range, and they make up for it with their single-target DPS.

Chapter 2 (Middle Game)

1. Staff: The Staff has insane attack speed, DPS and range. It is the ultimate weapon choice for Chapter 2.
2. Twin Stabs: The Twin Daggers have amazing range and are the most suitable weapon for dealing with massive hordes of enemies. The Dodge + Light Attack spam is especially good.
3. Longsword: The Longsword is still a good weapon, even for Chapter 2.
4. Lance: The Spear is worse than the Twin Spikes and the Staff, but it’s still viable.
5. wheels: The Wheels have pretty good AoE, but their DPS is lackluster.
6. Gauntlets: The Protectors are still good for 1v1s, although the Staff is simply better.
7. Podao: The attack speed of the Poda is terrible. The fact that you have to use it for some training missions will send chills down your spine.

Chapter 3+ (Late Game)

Best weapons for Chapter 3 is still a work in progress. We will update this section soon!

That does it for our Dynasty Warriors Origins weapons guide. For more helpful content, check out the DWO section here on Pro Game Guides.