Similar to Pokémon Conquest, the unique playable cast will have their individual skills separate from the shared ones. However, officers will not die of old age. This condition also reduces their proficiency in power and speed to zero.
Officers can be killed after sustaining injuries from previous battles. All weapon movesets are completely unlocked at the start. Weapons that had gender restrictions are removed, and Warriors Orochi 3 jumping charges are not in the game. The previously downloadable weapons and additional new weapons are now assigned to certain characters. Character introduction cutscenes return and are exclusive to select characters: Zhang Liao, Gan Ning, Guan Yu, Xiahou Ba, Lu Bu, and Meng Huo. The amount of Musou gained from attacks has been considerably reduced.