The continuing trend in the Dynasty Warriors series is the difficulty of defeating Lu Bu, regardless of stats, weapons, difficulty, or moveset. Just a side note that if one is to even go near Lu Bu, it is highly recommended that you have at least a third level weapon with five Image:Square.png attacks, a high defense, and a relatively high offense. However, not every player of the game has the time to level up or get a powered up weapon or stats before the Hulao Gate stage (which often occurs fairly early in many a Musou Mode playthrough), rendering players unable to even go near him without being killed right away (this is why in the novel it took the combined efforts of the three sworn brothers just to drive him off). This guide shows methods on how to defeat Lu Bu with any weapon, skill