Dynasty Warriors: Origins Guide | Final Battle at Xiakou & The Battle of Sanjiankou

This guide covers the Final Battle at Xiakou & The Battle of Sanjiankou in Dynasty Warriors: Origins.

Game Guide by Joyramen on Feb 10, 2025

Dynasty Warriors: Origins is a bold step in this beloved series, deviating from traditional norms of the hack-and-slash genre while maintaining its iconic appeal.

This guide covers the Final Battle at Xiakou & The Battle of Sanjiankou. Each stage presents its own challenges. I'll break down each stage, offering tips and strategies to help you navigate through them efficiently.

Final Battle at Xiakou

The objective of this battle is to disband Han Dang’s large force while ensuring that Gan Ning makes it out alive. By the time Han Dang’s force disbands, Gan Ning will be engaging Sun Quan, so you won’t want to waste any time.

Start by heading north to capture the two bases, which eliminates nearby enemy generals and reduces the risk of sneak attacks during the actual main battle. Once you’ve secured those areas, try supporting allied forces before you engage with Han Dang so that you have better control of the fight.

When Han Dang arrives, use your attack boosts and Musou abilities to quickly defeat key generals so that the formations get broken up. After disbanding Han Dang’s forces, return to Sun Quan so that you can assist him in his fight with Gan Ning; this is important as you wouldn’t want to fail this mission.

Battle of Sanjiankou

The objective of the battle is to defeat Cao Cao before the ambush led by Han Dang is triggered. The ambush that is supposed to occur happens unpredictably, so you should finish this challenge as quickly as you can.

The fastest approach would be to head directly to Cao Cao. You’ll be faced with a lot of enemy officers on the way, which will slow you down; the best way to deal with that would be to take people on whom you deem necessary. Your allies may struggle through the entirety of the battle, but this is one of those challenges where it’s best to just follow and get done with the objective rather than help them out to save time.

Cao Cao is pretty challenging, so you’d want to bring in weapons with heavy battle arts; fire-based attacks, such as the fire-blasting chakram, have a good AOE that you can utilize on the battlefield. It’s also important that you use bravery boosts and attack enhancements. With proper execution, you can be done with this challenge within five minutes.

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