Dynasty Warriors Origins: All Lances and Lance Arts

This guide will show you all of the available spears in Dynasty Warriors: Origins as well as all of the Spear Arts.

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Dynasty Warriors Origins: All Lances and Lance Arts
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The Lance is one of the 10 weapon types in Dynasty Warriors: Origins. Players can unlock the Lance weapon type in the [Chapter 3: Battle of Xu Province] mission. Depending on which force you decide to join, there will be three different requirements for you to unlock the Lance. If you decide to go the Cao Cao route, you will have to defeat Zhang Fei. If you decide to go the Sun Jian route, you’ll be able to purchase a Lance in Shouchun after the battle. Lastly, if you decide to go the Liu Bei route, you will have to defeat Ganjin. There are a total of 9 lances in the game and 9 Lance Arts for you to choose from. Details for each can be found in the lists below.

Table of Contents

All Lances List

Weapon Name Grade Attack
Iron Viper Lance 1 22
Iron Viper Lance EX 2 42
Serpent Spear 3 80
Serpent Spear EX 4 136
Marauding Serpent 5 204
Marauding Serpent EX 6 264
Training Lance 6 300
Sky Shaker 7 326
Whirling Luan 8 624

All Lance Arts List

Name Icon Bravery Requirement
(Sp.) Crouching Tiger Strike (Sp.) Crouching Tiger Strike 4
  • Deliver a single slash and then move back Immobilize enemies with your lance and slam them into the ground. This Special can interrupt certain attacks and stagger the enemy.
Battle Cry Blast Battle Cry Blast 4
  • Gather up your strength and belt out a deafening yell that inflicts damage on enemies. If you are attacked while gathering power, the effect with be strengthened.
Crushing Earth Gambit Crushing Earth Gambit 5
  • Dig into the earth with your lance and launch it upward, causing debris to rain down and strike enemies. Debris will also hit you but can be endured.
Focused Will Focused Will 3
  • Calm your spirit to restore your strength. Your rate of recovery from endured attacks will be greatly increased for a set amount of time.
Relentless Charge Relentless Charge 3
  • Charge with your lance at the ready, catching enemies in your path and sending them flying.
Skirmisher Strike Skirmisher Strike 2
  • Unleash consecutive forward attacks. Can be performed rapidly.
Spirit Wave Spirit Wave 3
  • Swing your lance around, sending surrounding enemies flying.
Tenacious Heart Tenacious Heart 3
  • Concentrate your Bravery to strengthen yourself, allowing you to endure all attacks for a set amount of time.
Vengeful Stormquake Vengeful Stormquake 2
  • If you endure enemy attacks while swinging the lance, your final blow will be strengthened. Holding the button increases the number of attacks.


This covers all the available Lances and Lance Arts for Dynasty Warriors: Origins.

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