Cao Ren/Movesets

All the movesets for Cao Ren in the Warriors franchise.

Ground Moveset

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 * , undefined: An upward swing of the detached buckler blade.
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 * ,, , undefined: A bear hug of sorts. Smashes away his opponent by crushing them with his free hand and buckler.
 * ,, , , undefined: Slams the ground sending enemies skyward with a ground pound.
 * ,, , , , undefined: Runs over enemies with shield.
 * Multiple slashes then a turning slash followed ground-shaking stomp. The True Musou version is a wide outward turn slash to launch opponents, then follows with a powerful stomp that shoots out a ring wave.


 * , : Downward diagonal slash to the right.
 * , undefined: Cao Ren jumps, then performs a flip onto the ground, smashing his buckler into the ground to create a shockwave.

Horse Moveset

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 * ,, , , , : Three attacks to the right side, three to the left.
 * Repeating slashes to all sides until the Musou gauge empties.


 * Warriors Orochi
 * , R1: Dashes forward with his shield up front to grab up opponent. Ends with a rising uppercut that emits a dark misty shockwave similar to Cao Cao's C5.
 * R1 (counter): Quick slice forward. Creates a horizontal slash effect.


 * As opposed to in Dynasty Warriors 5, Cao Ren shoots saw-like projectiles in his C3. In the Warriors Orochi series, he shoots out blue waves that inflict non-elemental damage. The sequel modifies the attack by having it shoot more waves via enhanced strike and imbuing it with elemental properties this time around. Before in Dynasty Warriors 4, he shot out actual fireballs that oddly, do not have a flame effect.

Dynasty Warriors 6
He shares his moveset with Lu Meng, Xu Huang, Guan Ping, and Ling Tong. See Polearm Movesets for more details.
 * Special attack: Swift Attack: immediately boosts Cao Ren's Renbu gauge up to the Infinite Renbu and grants higher attack and defense power. When used at low, red health, the effects of Swift Attack increase.