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|7. ITEMS |
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Thanks again to Muni Shinobu's Item FAQ for providing the locations of the
special items.
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|Recovery Items |
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Meat Bun: Life +50
Mean Bun x 2: Life +100
Meat: Life +200
Whole Chicken: Full Life recovery
Wine: Full Musou recovery
Ointment: Full Life and Musou recovery
Quiver: Arrows +10
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|Temporary Ability Boosters |
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War God's Axe: Attack x2 (30 seconds)
War God's Armor: Defense x2 (30 seconds)
Speed Boots: Max movement speed (30 seconds)
Imperial Seal: Unlimited Musou gauge (10 seconds)
Liu Chan: Unlimited Musou gauge (60 seconds)
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|Attack Boosters |
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Bronze Sword: Attack +1
Iron Sword: Attack +2
Silver Sword: Attack +4
Gold Sword: Attack +8
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|Defense Boosters |
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Footsoldier's Shield: Defense +1
Nobleman's Shield: Defense +2
General's Shield: Defense +4
Emperor's Shield: Defense +8
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|Miscellaneous Items |
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Dim Sum: Life Max +10
Musou Wine: Musou Max +10
Treasure Box: Contains an equippable Item.
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|Equippable Items |
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Characters can equip only one harness and orb at a time. The maximum number
of special Items that can be equipped depends on the character and their
rank. At Max rank the maximum number of Item slots for each character is the
following:
Six Items: (Shu) Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong
(Wei) Sima Yi
Five Items: (Shu) Liu Bei, Zhao Yun, Jiang Wei, Yue Ying
(Wei) Cao Cao, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Zhen Ji
(Wu) Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Sun Shang Xiang, Zhou Yu, Lu Xun, Lu Meng,
Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao
(Other) Diao Chan, Yuan Shao, Zhu Rong, Zhang Jiao
All other characters have a maximum of four Item slots.
[Harnesses]
* - Poor
** - Fair
*** - Good
**** - Excellent
Harnesses allow you to begin a stage mounted on a special horse. The position
of your horse is indicated on the large battle and pause menu map by an icon.
Red Hare Saddle (****)
Effect: Begin the battle mounted on Red Hare. The fastest horse in the game.
Stage Found: Battle of Xia Pi (Lu Bu's forces)
Requirements: Do not defeat any enemy generals until the cut scene where Guan
Yu meets Red Hare. Defeat Guan Yu for the item to appear. Be sure not to
defeat any other generals or sub generals until Guan Yu is defeated, as this
may prevent the item from appearing.
Comments: Since having a Harness does not take up an item slot, there's no
excuse why you shouldn't bring Red Hare along for the ride. The fastest horse
in the game is also the best horse in the game.
Hex Mark Saddle (**)
Effect: Begin the battle mounted on Hex Mark. Luck increases.
Comments: Not a bad horse, but Red Hare is so much better.
Stage Found: Campaign against Liu Bei (Yellow Turban forces - Musou Mode
only)
Requirements: In Act I, select The Yellow Turban Fortress first. Then select
the Campaign against Liu Bei. Defeat Zhao Yun and Guan Yu before the
reinforcements arrive (about 2 minutes from the start). Get Liu Bei's life to
about 50% for the item to appear.
Storm Saddle (**)
Effect: Begin the battle mounted on Storm Runner. Mounted Attack increases.
Comments: Ma Chao + Horned Helm + Storm Runner = Good Stuff.
Stage Found: Campaign against Cao Cao (Lu Bu's forces)
Requirements: See through either Xu Huang's or Yue Jin's ambushes. To see
through Xu Huang's ambush approach the east circular path from the south. To
see through Yue Jin's ambushes approach the west fort from the south. When
Xiahou Dun appears as reinforcements defeat him for the item to appear.
Shadow Saddle (***/**** with Ma Chao)
Effect: Begin the battle mounted on Shadow Runner. Cannot be dismounted by
attacks.
Stage Found: Battle of Tong Gate
Requirements: Defeat the four enemy generals in the southeast area. After the
cut scene with Han Sui and Cao Cao and the Ice Fortress appears, defeat Yu
Jin and Xu Huang. Defeat Cao Cao's sub generals and defeat enemies until his
morale drops to one star. After the cut scene where the horses are discovered
and the message that Han Sui refuses to defect appears, you will need to head
to the northeast area on a horse for the item to appear.
Comments: A good horse to use for any character. Godly if you're using Ma
Chao and his charge attack. Kurnia Yusuf writes in to mention that equipping
this Harness prevents you from being knocked off of _any_ horse. This works
for elephants as well.
Elephant Saddle (*)
Effect: Begin the stage mounted on an elephant.
Stage Found: The Nanman Campaign (Nanman forces)
Requirements: While riding an elephant enter the enemy base. King Mulu must
survive.
Tip: Huang Gai's bomb attack can knock allies of their mounts.
Comments: I guess riding an elephant around in some levels might be fun, but
you'll probably want to ride something a bit faster.
[Orbs] (Max level 4)
* - Poor
** - Fair
*** - Good
**** - Excellent
Orbs add a special effect to Charge Attacks if the Musou gauge is at maximum.
The power and frequency of the effect increases as the Orb's level increases.
Fire Orb (**): Adds fire damage to attack. Enemies receive damage while they
are on fire.
Comments: Fire damage increases as Orb level increases.
Ice Orb (***): Temporarily freezes enemies, immobilizing them and reducing
their defense.
Comments: Chance of freezing enemies increases as Orb level increases.
Lightning Orb (**): Lightning strikes nearby enemies, knocking them down.
Comments: Lightning damage increases as Orb level increases.
Blast Orb (*): Damages enemies even when guarding.
Comments: Block damage increases as Orb level increases.
Vorpal Orb (****): Increased damage, chance to kill non-general enemies
instantly.
Comments: Chance to instantly kill enemies increases as Orb level increases.
Poison Orb (*): Poisons enemies, causing damage over time and reducing their
defense.
Comments: Damage and defense reduction increases as Orb level increases.
[Special Items] (Max level 20)
* - Poor. Equip only if you don't have anything better.
** - Fair. Useful in some circumstances. There are better options.
*** - Good. Great for improving a character's shortcomings.
**** - Excellent. You should always have this equipped.
Peacock Urn (***): Increases Life gauge.
Comments: Initially useful if your character has a short life gauge. Once you
start getting Dim Sum, I'd recommend switching to the Tortoise Amulet.
Dragon Amulet (**): Increases Musou gauge.
Comments: I haven't found having more Musou to be particularly useful,
especially since the effects of Orbs is dependent on your Musou gauge being
full. The shorter your gauge the faster it will fill up. It's better just to
get Musou Wine power ups instead.
Tiger Amulet (****): Increases Attack.
Comments: Unlike previous games, the attack boost here is significant,
especially at higher levels. This gives weaker characters a good attack
boost, and makes stronger characters real powerhouses.
Tortoise Amulet (****): Increases Defense.
Comments: Like the Tiger Amulet, the Tortoise Amulet significantly boosts
defense, especially at higher levels. A high defense not only decreases the
damage you receive but also increases your resistance to being stunned by
attacks. There is no reason why you shouldn't have one equipped at all times.
Speed Scroll (***): Increases Speed.
Comments: The speed increase is not very noticeable unless this is at high
levels. It provides a one step boost in speed at level 20 (i.e. from very
slow to slow, or from fast to very fast).
Wing Boots (*): Increases Jump ability.
Comments: Slightly increases jump height. Not too useful.
Huang's Bow (*/**** with Huang Zhong or Xiahou Yuan): Increases Bow Attack.
Comments: Not too useful unless you are playing Huang Zhong or Xiahou Yuan.
This affects their Charge attacks as well.
Nanman Armor (*): Increases Bow Defense.
Comments: Considering that arrow damage has been toned down significantly,
this item isn't too useful.
Horned Helm (*/**** with Ma Chao): Increases Mounted Attack.
Comments: Not too useful unless you are playing Ma Chao. Ma Chao + Horned
Helm + Calvary Armor + Storm/Shadow Runner = Good stuff.
Calvary Armor (*/**** with Ma Chao): Increases Mounted Defense.
Comments: Ma Chao + Horned Helm + Calvary Armor + Storm/Shadow Runner = Good
stuff.
Seven Star Sash (*): Increases Luck.
Comments: It seems that items you receive in battle are determined more by
random luck rather than luck itself. The jury is still out on whether or not
this item actually does anything.
Elixir (***): Musou gauge fills faster.
Comments: A good item in conjunction with the Way of Musou item.
Herbal Remedy (***): Increases Charge Attack effectiveness.
Comments: The usefulness of this item depends on how often you use charge
attacks. I would recommend using the Charge Bracer instead if you have it.
Art of War (*)
Effect: Increases the duration of power up items.
Stage Found: Campaign against Sun Jian (Dong Zhou's forces)
Requirements: Defeat Lu Meng, Zhou Tai, and either Sun Shang Xiang or Gan
Ning within 10 minutes. Then enter the castle to trigger the "empty castle
event". A supply team will appear from the entry point at the north castle
and move towards the southern castle entry point. Defeat the supply team for
the item.
Comments: Not very useful.
Survival Guide (*)
Effect: When life is critical, Attack x2 when knocked down.
Stage Found: The Two Qiaos
Requirements: Rescue in order Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao. The item will appear
when the two are reunited.
Comments: Not very useful.
Bodyguard Manual (***)
Effect: Bodyguards become stronger.
Stage Found: Guan Yu's Escape (Liu Bei's forces)
Requirements: Have Guan Yu encounter Xiahou Dun after passing the fifth gate
for the item to appear. Note that this is much easier if you are playing as
Guan Yu.
Comments: This is a great item for bodyguards in training, as it will
significantly extend their life expectancy. For elite bodyguards it makes
them practically godlike.
Way of Musou (***)
Effect: Can use True Musou attacks regardless of life.
Stage Found: Guan Yu's Escape (Cao Cao's forces)
Requirements: After you pass the 5th gate a supply team will appear east of
the bridge in front of the fourth gate and head eastward. Defeat the supply
team for the item.
Comments: In conjunction with the Elixir this can be useful. For some reason
True Musou attacks don't seem to be as effective this time around.
Power Scroll (*)
Effect: Won't lose weapon deadlocks.
Stage Found: The Yellow Turban Fortress (Yellow Turban forces)
Requirements: Defeat Guan Yu and Zhao Yun. A supply team will appear to the
northwest and move to the northeast entry point. Defeat the supply team for
the item. Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang must survive.
Comments: Limited usefulness.
Wind Scroll (****)
Effect: Increases attack reach.
Stage Found: Battle of Xu Chang (Shu forces)
Requirements: Protect Yue Ying until she sets up the ramp vehicle, and defeat
Xu Zhu when he ambushes the supply camp in the southwest. When Sima Yi
remarks on the two plans failing the item will appear in the northwest.
Comments: This significantly increases the range of your weapon. It's
extremely useful for characters that have very little range. For characters
with an already long-range weapon it makes them into absolute monsters.
Fire Arrows (*/**** with Huang Zhong or Xiahou Yuan)
Effect: Arrows become fire arrows.
Stage Found: Unification of Jing (Wu forces)
Requirements: Before the enemy generals join forces, defeat Wang Lang for the
supply team to appear at the west castle. Defeat the supply team for the
item.
Comments: Fun to play with but ultimately not very useful, unless you're
playing as Huang Zhong or Xiahou Yuan. This item upgrades their Charge
attacks to fire arrows.
Charge Bracer (***)
Effect: Charge attacks cannot be stopped by normal attacks.
Stage Found: Campaign against Sun Jian (Yuan Shao's forces)
Requirements: Enter the north castle before enemy reinforcements arrive. A
supply team will appear south of the castle and move towards the entry point
southwest of the castle.
Comments: If you use Charge Attacks frequently this is an excellent item.
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