Battlefield is relatively advanced content, so many players may not know that it contains the Actual Battle, Poison, Counterattack, Beauties and Burn chapters. Let's take a look at how to tackle Battlefield below.

Stage 1 Actual Battle: Use Liu Bei's revive, Da Qiao's healing and heavy cavalry breakthrough abilities to defeat the enemy with as few losses as possible and earn a high score. 

Formation: Heavy Cavalry Lu Bu, Hua Xiong, Zhang Liao + Support Da Qiao + Infantry Liao Hua, Liu Bei, Guan Yinping + Guardian Dong Zhuo

Stage 2 Poison: Use Tiger Warriors' toughness, Zhang He and Jia Xu's poison, and Da Qiao's healing to outlast the opponent.

Formation: Archer Zhang He + Support Jia Xu, Da Qiao + Heavy Cavalry Zhang Liao + Infantry Xu Huang, Xu Zhu + Guardian Cao Ren, Dian Wei

Stage 3 Counterattack: Make use of Zhou Tai and Taishi Ci's toughness to defend the upper lane. Defend the other land with Huang Gai, while the 3 archers eliminate the enemy alongside Zhao Yun with Sun Jian's ATK bonus.

Formation: Archer Taishi Ci, Xiao Qiao, Sun Shangxiang, Gan Ning + Infantry Sun Jian, Zhao Yun + Guardian Zhou Tai, Huang Gai

Stage 4 Strong Attack: Wei Yan's regeneration and Xu Chu's shield allow them to tank enemies in the upper half with the help of Da Qiao's healing. In the lower half, Xu Huang's stats bonus gives a damage boost to Wen Chou's heavy cavalry in the rear, allowing them to charge into the enemy's back row.

Formation: Light Cavalry Yan Liang + Heavy Cavalry Wen Chou + Support Da Qiao + Infantry Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Sun Jian, Xu Zhu, Wei Yan

Stage 5 Beauties: Copy Lu Bu with Mage Diao Chan to take out the back row. Zhen Ji gives bonus and Lu Bu cleans up. Huang Yueying gives Yue Jin a little more survivability, otherwise you can't get an A grade with auto-play.

Formation: Support Huang Yueying, Zhen Ji + Heavy Cavalry Lu Bu, Guardian Yue Jin

Stage 6 Burn: Zhou Tai sits at the front row. Chen Gong gives a bonus and Mage Shuijing can set fire to enemies with his spell. Lu Su spreads negative statuses, while Lu Meng deals extra damage to burning enemies.

Formation: Support Chen Gong, Lu Su + Infantry Lu Meng + Guardian Zhou Tai

We hope you found this Battlefield guide useful!

Not sure where to go after the tutorial? This guide will help you get started on the right foot.

Get started with Dynasty Origins

A. Leveling up quickly

1. After finishing the tutorial, completing Story stages will give you EXP, Feats and materials required to craft advanced hero gear. You will level up quickly and unlock new game modes.

2. Reach Lv.12 to unlock Daily Quests, which give a lot of EXP. Play the Story to reach Lv.12, then complete Daily Quests to level up quickly.

3. In the early game, level up quickly to unlock new game modes in order to get more rewards.

B. Improving Hero BR

Hero BR is mainly increased by hero level up, leadership level up, hero advance, hero star up, skill level up, Elixirs and Buffs.

Elixirs become available at Lv.42, once you have unlocked Battle of Chibi. If you manage to unlock Battle of Chibi by day 2, you should claim available Mystic Herbs as soon as possible. Hero Buffs are determined by the number of characters from the same country that you have drawn, as well as their grade. The more heroes there are from the same country and the higher their grade, the more bonuses you unlock.

C. Improving Mage BR

In the early game, focus on increasing skill level. Obtain Tomes of Magic by completing stages to increase mage skill level. Mages have different functions, skill effects and compatible formations. Choose a mage that fits your formation and focus on skills to help you progress through early game stages and play in the Arena. Zhou Yu and Diao Chan are the best choices for the early game.

D. Recharge Guide

If you want to spend money, there are a few things worth keeping an eye out for.

1. Make your first recharge to get Zhao Yun, a key part of the pierce team. You will also get additional Arena attempts, Stamina, Coin and Feat purchase chances. The more Stamina purchases you have, the more EXP you can potentially gain, and the quicker you will level up and unlock new modes.

2. The bi-monthly pass gives extra Ingots and Stamina daily, which can add up over time.

3. The Super Premium Rebate gives free Huang Wudie shards, while the Supreme version gives Huang Zhong shards. Huang Zhong has high Aptitude, making him helpful for both stages and Arena.

4. The free random enhance book from the Yellow Turban Writ improves hero troops, while the Essence Token from the Essence Writ can be used to draw relics. Hero levels are harder to increase in the late game, so you will need to improve soldiers and relics to increase your BR.

5. As you level up in the early game, you may be offered limited-time packs that contain special troops for some heroes.

We hope you found this new player guide useful!

Struggling with Drill Ground? Here are a few tips that will help you get through.

A. What is Drill Ground?

Drill Ground is located at the far left side of the main menu. The five stages (Rookie, Training, Schools, Battlefield, and Strategy) are unlocked in order as you level up. These are more difficult than the beginner stages, but here are some tips for the first 3 stages:

B. How do you clear the stages?

1. Rookie

There are 5 chapters in the Rookie stage: Quick Attack, Melee, Range, Precision and Military Array. A different hero will guide you in each chapter to understand the basics of combat and troop traits.

The Quick Attack and Melee chapters, introducing Light Cavalry and Infantry, are low in difficulty. If you're stuck in the Range chapter, remember to put Zhao Yun in the same lane as the enemy infantry.

The Precision chapter trains your ability to cast spells at the right time, and interrupt the enemy while they're charging to cast their skills. The key is to cast your skills when Zhurong is charging up. In the Military Array chapter, focus on eliminating troops first.

2. Training

There are 8 chapters in Training: Morale, Suppressing, Timing, Survival, Hero Selection, Raiders, Division and Unity, and Recon. Once you complete these 8 chapters, you should have a fairly good grasp of how combat works. The first 3 chapters are relatively easy and you should have little difficulty completing them.

Chapter 4, Survival, requires proper timing and the use of spells to improve your troops' survivability. You will need to act quicker, give your hero a Water Shield while the enemy Zhurong is charging up, and heal when Yue Jin's HP is low.

Chapter 5, Hero Selection, is very important. Use generals that have synergy with each other to maximize the effectiveness of their skills. The key here is to put Zhang Liang and archers as far away from the enemy as possible.

The key to chapter 6 is to use Zhang Bao's Yellow Turban Guard to delay Yuan Shao. In chapter 7, cast skills while the enemy is bunched up to wipe them out in one go. Set the proper battle order to complete chapter 8.

3. Schools

At this point you have reached the advanced stages. There are 7 chapters here: Combination, Wild Beasts, Formation, Summon, Archers, Shu, and Pierce. Let's look at some of the more difficult chapters.

Wild Beasts: Put one of the light cavalry who can summon beasts at the top and the other at the bottom, as far away from the enemy as possible. The Formation and Summon chapters are easy.

Archers: Put Yuan Shu in front and Huang Gai in the back. Wait until you have the Spell Points to cast two skills in succession. Timing is key here!

Shu: Match Huang Yueying and Liu Bei with Wutugu, and Huang Wudie with Meng Huo. (In the last chapter, all you need to do is to push your pierce light cavalry forward) Here's the formation:

We hope you found these tips on Drill Ground useful!