Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires: Weapons And Artifacts Guide

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One of the biggest draws to Dynasty Warriors as a series is the huge range of weapons that the games have. Officers can mix and match to shake things up or wreak havoc with their favorites. The games keep things fresh even after so many years by updating movesets and switching some favorites around, too.

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In Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires, however, weapons work in a very different way. You no longer pick up weapon after weapon, hoping for one with great attributes. Now, only attributes are left to chance, and weapons themselves are tied to rarity.

Characters in DW9E have seven weapon proficiencies tied to the seven weapon categories in the game. These are Blades, Clubs, Long, Projectile, Twin Blades, Greatsword, and Special. You can tell a character’s proficiency with a weapon category by the number of stars on the weapon icon on their equipment page.

One star is the base proficiency, with a very large star being the maximum. Characters gain proficiency with a weapon by using it in battles and killing many enemies. At the beginning of the game, characters will start with three stars in the weapon category that matches their favorite weapon. If a character has two favorite weapons, such as Sun Jian, they will have three stars in both weapons’ categories.

However, the actual weapons that a character can equip are limited by the rarity of the Artifacts available to them.

Artifacts are equipped like weapons are, and they come in five rarities: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Legendary, and Epic. Artifacts are items that come with elemental affinities and slots to place Gems.

Common Artifacts have one slot for Gems, Uncommon Artifacts have two slots, and so on. Epic