SANADA YUKIMURA 真田幸村
炎槍素箋鳴
Ensou Susanoo
Stats: Base Attack 45
Fire Element
Life +19
Attack +35
Defense +38
Horse +18
Musou Charge +32
In Yukimura's fifth stage, the Osaka Campaign (大阪の陣), you'll start in
the castle. Defeat the general who comes up here and make your way downstairs
and out. Defeat the enemy generals massed in the courtyard. Once the front
gates open, the Tokugawa army will send a cannon to attack the castle.
You must destroy the cannon before it begins firing. Around the same time,
Inahime will come up towards the castle from the east and Date Masamune
will charge from the west. Go east and defeat Inahime before she enters
the castle. Now cross the courtyard to the west and head northwest to
intercept Masamune. Defeat him as well before he enters the castle and
you'll receive a precious item report. Enter the castle from the west
door that Masamune was trying to enter and go up to the second floor
to find the box with the weapon. Then just finish the stage normally.
You'll want to seal all of the gates around the middle area to make things
easier on your commander. Remember that the AI has a very tough time
guarding Yukimura's C3-3.
*Susanoo is a fire deity in Shinto.
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MAEDA KEIJI 前田慶次
天之瓊鉾
Ama no Nuboko
Stats: Base Attack 50
Lightning Element
Life +18
Attack +53
Horse +19
Musou Charge +49
On Keiji's fourth stage, the Battle of Hasedou (長谷堂の戦い), your simple
goal is to get 1000 kills. By far the majority of the kills you will get
will be in front of the third gate, when repeated waves of reinforcements
show up to the south. Simply kill everything you can, and don't let too many
enemies run away through the gates. Remember that you can remove your
bodyguard (square on the bodyguard selection screen) if your bodyguards
are stealing too many kills. Your ally generals will be ambushed by Date
Masamune to the north and will probably start dying, but don't worry;
Naoe Kanetsugu is the only one you need to keep alive, and he's pretty
hardy. Once you've attained 1000 kills, the supply team will show up
from the entry point southwest of the third gate and head southeast.
Intercept them (good thing one of Keiji's specials is to call his horse),
then hurry up to Kanetsugu and defeat all of the generals around him to
finish the stage.
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ODA NOBUNAGA 織田信長
蛇之麁正
Orochi no Aramasa
Stats: Base Attack 46
Wind Element
Musou +18
Attack +35
Defense +16
Speed +18
Musou Charge +35
Attack Range +19
In Nobunaga's third stage, the Battle of Tedorigawa (手取川の戦い),
you must assist five of your generals in retreating. The generals in
question are Hashiba Hideyoshi, Shibata Katsuie (柴田勝家), Maeda
Toshiie (前田利家), Takigawa Kazumasu (滝川一益), and Niwa Nagahide
(丹羽長秀). As you approach each general you'll get the mission to assist
them in retreating, which involves defeating a nearby enemy general.
After you defeat the general, your ally will retreat to the rear lines
marked by the Xs. Be warned that if they encounter other generals along
the way they may stop and fight, so defeat as many generals on your
side of the river as possible. After all 5 have retreated, Nobunaga
orders a counterattack. The supply team will appear just south of
Kenshin's base and proceed southward. Defeat them and finish the
stage normally. Be careful of the ambush near your home base late in
the stage.
*The Orochi is a mythical serpent beast in Shinto.
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AKECHI MITSUHIDE 明智光秀
霊剣布都御魂
Reiken Futsumitama
Stats: Base Attack 45
Lightning Element
Musou +36
Attack +34
Defense +35
Attack Range +37
On his Gaiden, Mitsuhide Battle For Unification (光秀天下統一戦),
the first step is to defeat Date Masamune, Maeda Keiji, Shibata Katsuie,
Okuni, Sanada Yukimura, and Naoe Kanetsugu. Shibata Katsuie starts out
close to your base, so you'll probably want to go after him first. As
the stage progresses Maeda Keiji and Okuni will also charge your base,
as will Yukimura and Kanetsugu. Date Masamune is camped out to the south.
After defeating all of them, proceed towards Tokugawa's home base. After
defeating some of the generals outside, Honda Tadakatsu will appear just
inside. Approach him and it will trigger a mission to defeat him. At
the same time Fuuma Kotarou will appear in the northeast, and the Akechi
army will charge. This will prompt the supply team to show up a short
while later from the north gate. Pick up the weapon, defeat Tadakatsu
to open the door to Tokugawa, and then defeat him to finish the stage.
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UESUGI KENSHIN 上杉謙信
天叢雲
Ama no Murakumo
Stats: Base Attack 46
Ice Element
Musou +19
Attack +50
Speed +38
Musou Charge +34
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OICHI お市
木花開耶・菊
Konohana Sakuya: Kiku
Stats: Base Attack 42
Lightning Element
Life +34
Attack +38
Defense +34
Musou Charge +32
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OKUNI 阿国
日向天細女
Hinataame no Uzume
Stats: Base Attack 44
Fire Element
Attack +19
Defense +37
Speed +17
Jump +39
Musou Charge +35
To obtain this weapon you must clear the Priestess's Temple Donation
Solicitation Pilgrimage (巫女の勧進行脚) mission in the Infinite Castle.
Of course, you must successfully complete the mission playing as Okuni.
The spawning of this mission appears to be somewhat random; I have obtained
the weapon by taking this mission on floors 61 and 66, and I have heard
reports that it can be obtained by taking the mission on floor 56 as well.
The first floor in the mission has nothing special; on each of the three
subsequent stages, you will have to defeat some subgenerals and then
eventually a general such as Tokugawa Ieyasu or Oda Nobunaga. On the fifth
and final floor of the mission, you'll come across Maeda Keiji fighting a
fake Okuni. Defeat the fake Okuni and Maeda Keiji will then say he has
something for you, and turn hostile. Defeat Keiji and he'll drop the weapon
box with this weapon in it.
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SAIKA MAGOICHI 雑賀孫市
獄焔火具土
Gokuen Kagutsuchi
Stats: Base Attack 45
Fire Element
Life +35
Attack +38
Musou Charge +20
Attack Range +39
Luck +12
This weapon wins my vote for the most annoying weapon to get. It certainly
isn't the most difficult, but it sure is annoying. The conditions are
simple enough - beat Nobunaga as fast as possible. The problem is that
it's on Magoichi's fourth stage, Escape from Honnouji (本能寺脱出).
As you probably noticed when you were completing his Musou Mode, this
entire map is filled with mist and it never lifts, so you never know
exactly where you are, and you don't have access to your map or minimap.
In any case, keep a few tips in mind. Definitely equip a horse, and stick
close to the walls. If you have to get off of your horse, for instance
to fight a general, make sure you point your horse in the direction
you were headed before you get off. That way you'll know which way to go
when you get back on. Also fight as close as possible to your horse. If
you get too far, you may never find it again!
With that said you should study the map carefully at the stage preparation
screen. Although it won't tell you such, you start in the southwest corner,
facing north. Once the stage starts head northwards, hugging the wall
to your left (which is the west wall). After a little bit of riding
you'll see a villager being attacked by some bandits. Defeat the bandit
leaders and continue on. A little further north you'll come across another
bandit ambush. Save the villagers once again. This happens around the
northwest corner. Now turn east (again by hugging the wall to your left)
and continue forward. Another event will occur, this time with Mori Ranmaru
and Nouhime appearing. Defeat them both. Continue east and you'll finally
spot a fort (which is the fort in the northeast corner of the map). Defeat
the general guarding the doors and enter. Now Nobunaga will finally appear
in the fort. Defeat him as quickly as possible. At this point you SHOULD
get the message saying that the supply team (輸送部隊) has appeared. But
of course, you have no idea where, and I can't tell you which way they're
going either. Ride out the south door of the fort (in other words NOT the door
that you entered by) and go straight south. Once you hit a dead end, turn
right (westwards). Keep going and you should be able to find the supply
team. I encountered them a little bit away from the southwest corner,
but again it's hard to tell exactly where they're going. Just to be safe,
I'd save as soon as you get the message that the supply team has appeared,
so you can reload if you aren't able to find them within a minute or two.
Once you defeat them the stage isn't over; you have to find Fuuma Kotarou
and defeat him. I found him along the east side of the map outside the
fort, but it's possible that he shows up wherever he wants.
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TAKEDA SHINGEN 武田信玄
天孫降臨
Tenson Kourin
Stats: Base Attack 48
Wind Element
Life +18
Attack +20
Defense +37
Horse +20
Speed +19
Attack Range +19
In Takeda Shingen's fourth stage, the Battle of Nagashino (長篠の戦い),
take Nagashino Fort right in front of you. You'll have to defeat the
general outside to open the doors, then defeat both generals inside to do
so. Afterwards proceed south and protect the other fort by defeating
Sakai Tadatsugu (酒井忠次). At about this time Honda Tadakatsu and
Hashiba Hideyoshi will proceed eastwards and attempt to pincer your
commander's base from north and south. Defeat them both before they can
enter the base. I'd take Tadakatsu first as Shima Sakon will go and delay
Hideyoshi for you. I'd also take out Akechi Mitsuhide along the way since
he'll be headed towards the fort in the southeast. Once this is done
you'll get an event where it begins raining, thus nullifying Nobunaga's
muskets. Shingen will order a charge and a few moments later the supply
team will show up from the south gate, proceeding eastwards. Pick up
the weapon, then defeat Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga to finish the
stage.
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DATE MASAMUNE 伊達政宗
大覇狩
Oohakari
Stats: Base Attack 44
Ice Element
Attack +37
Horse +34
Musou Charge +38
Attack Range +35
In his fifth stage, Decisive Battle of Mikatagahara (三方ヶ原決戦),
your simple goal is to defeat all enemy generals except for Tokugawa
Ieyasu while keeping all of your ally generals alive. The first thing
you should do is ignore the central fort and take out the forts on the
east and west sides. This will cause Miyamoto Musashi to get impatient
and charge, at which point he'll fall into an ambush. The effect of the
ambush is that he'll lose his hyper mode, so he'll be much easier to
go in and kill. After taking the center fort, make your way around the
map killing all of the other enemy generals. The only ones you won't
be able to reach yet are Inahime and Ieyasu himself. Take the
opportunity to take as many gates as you can too, as things are about
to get a lot tougher. Once you enter Ieyasu's camp the doors will lock,
and Ieyasu will reveal himself to be Hanzou in disguise. At the same
time the real Tokugawa Ieyasu will appear outside the camp, and he
and Inahime will charge your allies, as well as Honda Tadakatsu and
other reinforcements to the north. You must defeat Hanzou as quickly
as possible to open the gates. Then speed out and aid your allies,
prioritizing those who have multiple generals on them. Killing
generals speedily is of the essence, especially when it comes to
Tadakatsu. Once you've defeated everybody except Ieyasu, the supply
team will show up from the northwest gate and head eastwards. After
they show up, all that's left to do is defeat Ieyasu to finish the
stage.
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NOUHIME 濃姫
蛭コ
Hiruko
Stats: Base Attack 44
Wind Element
Musou +38
Defense +36
Speed +37
Musou Charge +36
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HATTORI HANZOU 服部半蔵
闇牙黄泉津
Inga Yomitsu
Stats: Base Attack 44
Shura Element
Attack +39
Speed +36
Jump +34
Attack Range +38
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MORI RANMARU 森蘭丸
神剣カムド
Shinken Kamudo
Stats: Base Attack 46
Ice Element
Life +37
Defense +38
Speed +19
Musou Charge +37
Attack Range +14
The path to get this weapon is basically a continuation of the Infinite
Castle mission events used to unlock Ranmaru in the first place. Once
Ranmaru becomes usable, Akechi Mitsuhide's Request 3 (明智光秀の願い3)
spawns on floor 41. You must accompany him through the next few floors.
Upon clearing this mission, Maeda Keiji's Request 2 (前田慶次の願いその2)
spawns on floor 31. Complete this mission as well and a new mission,
Maeda Keiji's Request "The Truth..." (前田慶次の願い 真実は…) spawns
on floor 46. Complete this mission and on floor 50 Maeda Keiji will decide
to test you and turn hostile. Defeat him and you'll gain the weapon.
Note that only the last mission need be done with Ranmaru to earn the
weapon; you can clear the other missions using any character you want.
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TOYOTOMI HIDEYOSHI 豊臣秀吉
三貴宇津皇子
Mibashira no Utsumiko
Stats: Base Attack 42
Lightning Element
Speed +60
Jump +40
Luck +60
In Hideyoshi's second stage, the Battle of Shizugatake (賤ヶ岳の戦い),
you must defeat Maeda Toshiie (前田利家) and convince him to retreat
before Shibata Katsuie orders him to charge, and then you must defeat
Maeda Keiji when he charges your home base. Toshiie is holed up in the
fort on the west side of the map. Katsuie very quickly orders Toshiie
to charge, so pretty much the first thing you should do is ignore the
mission to take the four forts on the east side and go towards Toshiie's
base, entering from the east. Defeat the guard captain guarding the door,
then charge in and defeat Toshiie. If he goes into hyper mode, it means
that Katsuie ordered him to charge and you're too late. Once he's defeated
his ally generals will also withdraw from the battle. Go back out and
towards your own home base. Maeda Keiji will begin to charge your home base,
but if you go and engage him up north chances are the other enemy generals
will take out your base while you're doing so. It's better to let Keiji
come to you; in the meantime, take out the generals that are already
making their way to your base. Of course, I wouldn't let Keiji IN your
base, because if your base commander is caught in the crossfire he'll
quickly die. Keiji is of course in hyper mode, so be careful and fight
him near a gate if possible for the health item. Remember that Hideyoshi's
C7 is a throw (unblockable), though in general Hideyoshi's attacks come
out so quickly anyway that it shouldn't be too bad fighting Keiji. Once
Keiji is defeated, the supply team will appear from the gate near Toshiie's
base and head southwards. Pick up the weapon and complete the stage
normally.
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HONDA TADAKATSU 本多忠勝
闘尖荒覇吐
Tousen Arahabaki
Stats: Base Attack 50
Fire Element
Musou +15
Attack +37
Defense +53
Musou Charge +33
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INAHIME 稲姫
天之麻迦古弓
Ama no Makakoyumi
Stats: Base Attack 44
Ice Element
Attack +17
Defense +33
Jump +16
Musou Charge +36
Attack Range +38
In Ina's first stage, Attack on Odawara Castle (小田原城攻略戦), your
simple task is to defeat all enemy generals other than Hojo Ujinao
(北条氏直) and Hojo Ujimasa (北条氏政) personally. Be careful that you
don't get your kills stolen by other generals or your bodyguard. Take
full advantage of the midstage save system. The enemy generals outside
the castle to the north and south are the ones most in danger of being
killed by other generals, so prioritize them first. You must also defeat
Fuuma Kotarou on the 2nd floor of the castle and the two generals hiding
in the supply depot to the southwest as part of the conditions. Once
you've defeated all of these generals, the supply team will appear from
the northeast gate and head southwards. Intercept them to obtain the
weapon.
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TOKUGAWA IEYASU 徳川家康
煌刃獲加武
Koujin Wakatakeru
Stats: Base Attack 48
Fire Element
Musou +17
Attack +35
Defense +18
Speed +35
Luck +19
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ISHIDA MITSUNARI 石田三成
志那都神扇
Shintasu no Shinsen
Stats: Base Attack 45
Ice Element
Musou +36
Defense +38
Musou Charge +35
Attack Range +37
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AZAI NAGAMASA 浅井長政
倭王八千戟
Waou no Yachihoko
Stats: Base Attack 45
Lightning Element
Attack +35
Defense +17
Horse +35
Musou Charge +56
On Nagamasa's third stage, Defense of Odani Castle (小谷城防衛戦),
first proceed forward and defeat Hori Hidemasa (掘秀政) and Kani Saizou
(可児才蔵). Proceed onwards and defeat Niwa Nagahide (丹羽長秀) and
Kanamori Nagachika (金森長近) to take the northwest fort. Immediately
head towards the fort in the center. Hideyoshi will break the walls and
begin charging the castle. You need to defeat him before he invades the
castle. Meanwhile the fort's doors will close and three more generals
will ambush you. Defeat them all. At around this time Oichi will begin
moving towards the northeast. Once she arrives, Maeda Toshiie (前田利家)
and Ikeda Tsuneoki (池田恒興) will show up in the north. Defeat them.
Now hurry to the fort in the southeast and defeat the generals attacking
before Kaihou Tsunachika (海北綱親) is defeated. Nagamasa will then order
his army to charge. This will cause the supply team to show up from the
center gate on the west side. It'll head eastwards. Take the weapon and
finish the stage.
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SHIMA SAKON 島左近
猛壬那刀
Takeminakata
Stats: Base Attack 46
Wind Element
Life +16
Attack +36
Defense +37
Musou Charge +34
Attack Range +12
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SHIMAZU YOSHIHIRO 島津義弘
大鎚伊武岐
Ootsuchi Ibuki
Stats: Base Attack 48
Wind Element
Attack +34
Defense +35
Speed +54
Musou Charge +18
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TACHIBANA GINCHIYO 立花誾千代
雷鋼須世理
Raikou Suseri
Stats: Base Attack 44
Lightning Element
Life +18
Musou +18
Attack +20
Defense +17
Speed +18
Musou Charge +20
Attack Range +17
Luck +19
On Ginchiyo's first stage, Conquest of Kyushu (九州征伐), first head
eastwards across the bridge. After the ambush scene, defeat Shimazu
Iehisa (島津家久). Continue eastwards to the fort in the northeast and
defeat Shimazu Tadanaga there (島津忠長). Now loop down southwards into
the fort where Shimazu Yoshihiro awaits. Defeat him and the doors will
open. Head out the east side and go south - time for another ambush
sequence. After this one, defeat Shimazu Toshihisa (島津歳久). Now
go down to the main fortress where the boss of the stage, Shimazu
Yoshihisa (島津義久), awaits. This will prompt Iehisa, Toshihisa, and
Yoshihiro to show up as backup. All four of them will be in hyper mode.
Now the tricky part - you must defeat IN ORDER Iehisa, Toshihisa, and
Yoshihiro. This will prompt the supply team to show up from a gate to
the northeast, which will head westwards. Ride northwest from the enemy
base leaving Yoshihisa behind (if you defeat him, the stage ends!) to
intercept the supply team. Despite having four hyper generals on you
in the end, this is Ginchiyo's first stage, and her moveset is pretty
darn good, so this shouldn't give you that many problems.
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NAOE KANETSUGU 直江兼続
神直毘御剣
Kamunaobi no Mitsurugi
Stats: Base Attack 45
Fire Element
Musou +56
Defense +18
Musou Charge +51
In Kanetsugu's Gaiden, Uesugi Conquest (上杉征伐), your basic goal
is to defeat Date Masamune, Honda Tadakatsu, Hattori Hanzou, and Inahime.
First defeat the generals that begin charging your base. Soon Uesugi
Kagekatsu (上杉景勝) will show up in the fort in the northeast. At
the same time the Date army will show up in the north. Approach Kagekatsu
and you'll get a mission to escort him to your base. Do so by defeating
the nearby generals. As he draws near, Date Masamune will show up as
well. Defeat him and Honda Tadakatsu, Hattori Hanzou, and Inahime will
show up in the forts arrayed along the map. Maeda Keiji and Sanada Yukimura
will assist you by taking Hanzou's and Inahime's forts, respectively, so
you should first go after Honda Tadakatsu. Keiji and Yukimura are both
pretty hardy, so you don't have to worry about them losing all that
quickly (although you lose if either of them die, so be warned). After
defeating Tadakatsu, Hanzou, and Ina, the supply team will show up from
the gate north of the central plain and travel northeast. Catch up to
them on a horse; then just defeat Tokugawa Ieyasu in the southwest corner
to end the stage.
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NENE ねね
豊玉翔小太刀
Toyotama no Tobikodachi
Stats: Base Attack 42
Ice Element
Defense +37
Speed +38
Attack Range +37
Luck +38
In Nene's third stage, Battle of Komaki Nagakute (小牧長久手の戦い),
you must save the detached force to the east, take Iwasaki Fort,
and then defeat all of Hattori Hanzou, Inahime, and Honda Tadakatsu. The
first thing you should do is leave your camp and immediately head to the
east side of the map. The detached force is extremely weak and will lose
quickly if you do not get to them right away. To save them, defeat
Niwa Ujishige (丹羽氏重) and Ii Naomasa (井伊直政). Now enter Iwasaki
to the immediate south and take it by defeating Sakakibara Yasumasa
(榊原康政). This will prompt Tokugawa Ieyasu to move his camp to the west,
while also causing Hanzou to sneak attack your base and Tadakatsu and
Inahime to come and try and take back Iwasaki. It takes them some time to
get there, so it's probably better to go back to your camp and defeat
Hanzou. Hanzou will seal the doors so you'll have to use the ninja route
just east of the main door to get in; you should defeat him before he
reaches your main camp. With him defeated, return to Iwasaki and defeat
Inahime and Tadakatsu. Beware, since Tadakatsu is in hyper mode. As an
added bonus, defeating the pair nets you 2000 gold. Once this is
accomplished, the supply team will appear from the gate to the left of the
middle area. It should be easy enough to intercept them on a horse.
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FUUMA KOTAROU 風魔小太郎
闇御津破
Kuramitsuha
Stats: Base Attack 44
Shura Element
Life +19
Attack +37
Speed +38
Jump +17
Musou Charge +33
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MIYAMOTO MUSASHI 宮本武蔵
石烈岩刀剣
Iwasaku Iwatsutsu
Stats: Base Attack 48
Shura Element
Attack +48
Musou Charge +35
Attack Range +50
On Musashi's third stage, Revolt at the Capital (京洛動乱) all you
have to do is defeat Tokugawa Ieyasu before he retreats. He starts in the
northwest corner and as soon as the stage starts he begins retreating
eastwards. Ride up there and defeat him before he leaves and the supply
team will appear from a gate along the east side, heading south. Pick
up the weapon and complete the stage normally by allowing Toyotomi
Hideyori to reach the escape point on the east side, then defeating Sasaki
Kojirou when he shows up.
