EX Attack
These are attacks that you can perform when using a weapon that your officer is proficient with (denoted by an "EX" mark).
The controls will vary depending on the officer. You can confirm them by going to "Officer Info" 
P.19 on the Pause Menu.
Switch Weapon | Ebutton |
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These enable you to switch weapons while in the middle of an attack.
You can press E to perform a special attack and then switch to your other weapon. These attacks can follow a Normal Attack or Strong Attack.
Depending on the weapon, there might be special additions after you switch weapons.
*If you press E while on a mount, you will only switch weapons without attacking.
Musou Attack
Musou Attack 1 | Abutton |
Attack with a finishing move unique to each character. You can perform this attack when at least 1 unit of the Musou Gauge 
P.20 is full. Each use of the Musou Attack will deplete 1 unit of the Musou Gauge.
The following can fill the Musou Gauge:
Inflict damage upon the enemy.
Take damage from the enemy.
Your Health Gauge is in the red.
Musou Attack 2 | Press Awhile in the air | or Press E+ Awhile on the ground |
Attack with a finishing move different from Musou Attack 1. The controls will vary depending on the officer. You can check the Pause Menu 
P.19 for more details.
Battle Controls
True Musou Attack | Press Awhile your Life Gauge is red |
If you press Awhen your Health Gauge is in the red, you can perform an even more powerful Musou Attack.
Double Musou Attack | Player 1 and Player 2 press Awhile near each other |
When playing with two players (online play) 
P.9 , if Player 1 and Player 2 are a set distance apart from one another (shown by an electrical bond) and trigger a Musou Attack 1 at relatively the same time, both of them will perform an even more powerful Musou Attack.
Stratagems
Display Stratagems | Down button or | Wbutton |
With the down button, you can switch from displaying your equipped weapon to showing your Stratagems. Pressing the down button again will switch the display back.
Additionally, if you press W, the Stratagems will be displayed larger on screen. While using W to display them, moving (left stick) is the only action you are able to perform.
You can press Wagain or A to return the display to normal.
Select Stratagem | Left and right buttons |
Select the Stratagem you wish to use while they are being displayed.
Use Stratagem | Up button | or | Wto display the Stratagems, then S |
Use the up button to use the selected Stratagem. You can also press Wto display the Stratagems and then press Sto use one. Each Stratagem can only be used once per battle. Additionally, if you capture a specific kind of base, there are some Stratagems that cannot be triggered unless certain conditions are met.
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