The story in Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 is similar to Samurai Warriors Chronicles that requires the player to make a protagonist and fight in Japan's greatest battles. Hypothetical routes can be unlocked by building bonds with specific characters, while nightmare difficulty can be achieved by completing 34 story scenarios.
The protagonist is a participant in every battle in the game.
Legend of the Chronicle (Main Story)[]
| Battle | Year | Missions | Difficulty | Default Characters | Fourth Weapon Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Nagaragawa | 1556 | 8 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Toshiie Maeda | |
| Battle of Okehazama | 1560 | 13 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Nō, Keiji Maeda, Toshiie Maeda | Nō, Toshiie Maeda |
| Confusion at Enshū | 1565 | 13 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Hanzō Hattori, Ieyasu Tokugawa, Tadakatsu Honda | Hanzō Hattori |
| Battle of Anegawa | 1570 | 12 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Ieyasu Tokugawa, Hanbei Takenaka | Hanbei Takenaka |
| Battle of Mikatagahara | 1572 | 12 | ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Ina, Hanzo Hattori, Tadakatsu Honda | Tadakatsu Honda |
| Battle of Nagashino | 1575 | 13 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Kanbei Kuroda, Mitsuhide Akechi, Hanbei Takenaka | Kanbei Kuroda |
| Battle of Tetorigawa | 1577 | 13 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Katsuie Shibata, Keiji Maeda, Toshiie Maeda | |
| Nobunaga's Roadblock | 1577 | 11 | ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Kanbei Kuroda, Mitsuhide Akechi, Gracia | |
| Battle of Honnōji | 1582 | 13 | ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Nobunaga Oda, Ranmaru Mori, Nō | |
| Battle of Yamazaki | 1582 | 12 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Kanbei Kuroda, Hideyoshi Hashiba, Nene | Nene |
| Battle of Shizugatake | 1583 | 13 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Kiyomasa Katō, Takatora Tōdō, Masanori Fukushima | Takatora Tōdō |
| Battle of Komaki-Nagakute | 1584 | 12 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Takatora Tōdō, Hideyoshi Hashiba, Masanori Fukushima | Hideyoshi Hashiba |
| Conquest of Shikoku | 1585 | 13 | ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Kanbei Kuroda, Takakage Kobayakawa, Yukimura Sanada | Takakage Kobayakawa |
| Battle of Hetsugigawa | 1587 | 13 | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Muneshige Tachibana, Motochika Chōsokabe, Musashi Miyamoto | |
| Conquest of Odawara | 1590 | 11 | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Kojūrō Katakura, Masamune Date, Yoshihiro Shimazu | Masamune Date, Kojūrō Katakura |
| Battle of Sekigahara | 1600 | 13 | ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Munenori Yagyū, Ieyasu Tokugawa, Takatora Tōdō | |
| Battle of Yanagawa | 1600 | 13 | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Kiyomasa Katō, Kanbei Kuroda, Musashi Miyamoto | Musashi Miyamoto, Kiyomasa Katō |
| The Ōsaka Campaign | 1615 | 13 | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Ina, Nobuyuki Sanada, Kanetsugu Naoe | Ina |
Hypothetical Routes[]
Legend of the Imagawa[]
Unlock by completing Okehazama and raising friendship to friendly with Ieyasu Tokugawa, Naotora Ii and Yoshimoto Imagawa.
Ieyasu's Rebellion - Redux is unlocked by achieving friendship level trusted with Okuni, Hanzō Hattori, Tadakatsu Honda, Ina, and Lady Hayakawa and intimate level with Yoshimoto Imagawa, Ieyasu Tokugawa, and Naotora Ii.
| Battle | Year | Missions | Difficulty | Default Characters | Fourth Weapon Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshimoto's Ascent | 1560 | 13 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Lady Hayakawa, Naotora Ii, Yoshimoto Imagawa | Yoshimoto Imagawa |
| Defending Nagashino | 1565 | 13 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Lady Hayakawa, Naotora Ii, Ieyasu Tokugawa | Naotora Ii |
| Ieyasu's Rebellion | 1567 | 11 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Naotora Ii, Lady Kayakawa, Yoshimoto Imagawa | |
| Ieyasu's Rebellion - Redux | 1567 | 15 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Naotora Ii, Lady Kayakawa, Yoshimoto Imagawa |
Legend of the Azai[]
Unlock by completing the Battle of Anegawa and raising friendship to friendly with Nagamasa Azai, Oichi, Takatora Tōdō, Mitsunari Ishida, and Yoshitsugu Ōtani.
To unlock Hisahide's Rebellion - Redux, is unlocked by achieving friendship level trusted with Nobunaga Oda, Mitsunari Ishida, and Yoshitsugu Ōtani and intimate level with Oichi, Nagamasa Azai, and Takatora Tōdō.
| Battle | Year | Missions | Difficulty | Default Characters | Fourth Weapon Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defending Anegawa | 1570 | 13 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Nagamasa Azai, Oichi, Yoshitsugu Ōtani | Nagamasa Azai |
| Conquest of Western Japan | 1578 | 12 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Oichi, Nagamasa Azai, Nobunaga Oda | Oichi |
| Hisahide's Rebellion | 1582 | 11 | ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Yoshitsugu Ōtani, Takatora Tōdō, Mitsunari Ishida | Yoshitsugu Ōtani |
| Hisahide's Rebellion - Redux | 1582 | 13 | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Yoshitsugu Ōtani, Takatora Tōdō, Mitsunari Ishida |
Legend of the Takeda[]
Unlock by completing the battle Mikatagahara and raising friendship to friendly with Shingen Takeda, Kenshin Uesugi, Yukimura Sanada, Nobuyuki Sanada and Kunoichi.
To unlock Clash at Kawanakajima - Redux, friendship level of trusted with Yukimura Sanada and Ranmaru Mori and intimate level with Kunoichi, Shingen Takeda, and Nobuyuki Sanada.
| Battle | Year | Missions | Difficulty | Default Characters | Fourth Weapon Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shingen's Ascent | 1570 | 13 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Shingen Takeda, Yukimura Sanada, Nobuyuki Sanada | |
| Clash at Kawanakajima | 1571 | 11 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Nobuyuki Sanada, Yuimura Sanada, Kunoichi | Kunoichi |
| Clash at Kawanakajima - Redux | 1571 | 13 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Nobuyuki Sanada, Yuimura Sanada, Kunoichi |
Legend of the Mōri[]
Unlock by completing the battle of Tetorigawa and raising friendship level of friendly with Goemon Ishikawa, Okuni, Magoichi Saika, and Aya and trusted level with Kenshin Uesugi, Motonari Mōri, Hisahide Matsunaga, and Takakage Kobayakawa.
| Battle | Year | Missions | Difficulty | Default Characters | Fourth Weapon Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Nobunaga Block | 1577 | 12 | ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Kenshin Uesugi, Motonari Mōri, Hisahide Matsunaga | Motonari Mōri, Hisahide Matsunaga |
| Vanquish Hisahide | 1579 | 13 | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Kenshin Uesugi, Motonari Mōri, Takakage Kobayakawa |
Legend of the Oda[]
Unlock by completing the battle of Honnōji and raising friendship level of friendly with Nō, Ranmaru Mori, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Kanbei Kuroda, Hanbei Takenaka and trusted level with Nobunaga Oda.
To unlock Vanquishing Hideyoshi - Redux, friendship level of trusted with Nō, Ranmaru Mori, Hanbei Takenaka and intimate level with Nobunaga Oda, Magoichi Saika, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Kanbei Kuroda, and Munenori Yagyū.
| Battle | Year | Missions | Difficulty | Default Characters | Fourth Weapon Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsuhide's Rebellion | 1582 | 14 | ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Ranmaru Mori, Nobunaga Oda, Kanbei Kuroda | |
| Vanquishing Hideyoshi | 1595 | 12 | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Munenori Yagyū, Nobunaga Oda, Magoichi Saika | |
| Vanquishing Hideyoshi - Redux | 1595 | 13 | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Munenori Yagyū, Nobunaga Oda, Magoichi Saika |
Legend of the Akechi[]
Unlock by completing the battle of Yamazaki and raising friendship level of friendly with Sakon Shima, Munenori Yagyū and trusted level with Mitsuhide Akechi, Motochika Chōsokabe, Gracia, and Koshōshō.
To unlock Conflict at Setouchi - Redux, friendship level of intimate with Mitsuhide Akechi, Sakon Shima, Motochika Chōsokabe, Gracia, Munenori Yagyū, and Koshōshō.
| Battle | Year | Missions | Difficulty | Default Characters | Fourth Weapon Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defending Yamazaki | 1582 | 11 | ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Motochika Chōsokabe, Mitsuhide Akechi, Sakon Shima | Motochika Chōsokabe |
| Battle of Gifu Castle | 1583 | 14 | ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Sakon Shima, Motochika Chōsokabe, Munenori Yagyū | Sakon Shima |
| Conflict at Setouchi | 1585 | 10 | ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Gracia, Mitsuhide Akechi, Koshōshō | |
| Conflict at Setouchi - Redux | 1585 | Protagonist, Gracia, Mitsuhide Akechi, Koshōshō |
Legend of the Date[]
Unlock by completing the battle of Odawara and raising friendship level of friendly with Kotarō Fūma, Lady Hayakawa and trusted level with Masamune Date, Gracia, Kai, Ujiyasu Hōjō, and Kojūrō Katakura.
| Battle | Year | Missions | Difficulty | Default Characters | Fourth Weapon Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siege of Odawara Castle | 1590 | 10 | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Kai, Ujiyasu Hōjō, Masamune Date | |
| Raid on Ōsaka Castle | 1591 | 15 | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Kojūrō Katakura, Kai, Kagekatsu Uesugi |
Legend of the Western Army[]
Unlock by completing the battle of Sekigahara and raising friendship level of trusted with Mitsunari Ishida, Kiyomasa Katō, Masanori Fukushima, and Yoshitsugu Ōtani.
To unlock Conquest of Edo - Redux, friendship level of intimate with Yukimura Sanada, Mitsunari Ishida, Kanetsugu Naoe, and Yoshitsugu Ōtani.
| Battle | Year | Missions | Difficulty | Default Characters | Fourth Weapon Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clash at Sekigahara | 1600 | 13 | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Masanori Fukushima, Mitsunari Ishida, Kiyomasa Katō | Masanori Fukuhima, Toyohisa Shimazu |
| Conquest of Edo | 1601 | 10 | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Yukimura Sanada, Mitsunari Ishida, Kanetsugu Naoe | Mitsunari Ishida, Kanetsugu Naoe |
| Conquest of Edo - Redux | 1601 | 13 | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Yukimura Sanada, Mitsunari Ishida, Kanetsugu Naoe |
Legend of Kyūshū[]
Unlock by completing the battle of Odawara and raising friendship level of trusted with Yoshihiro Shimazu, Ginchiyo Tachibana, Musashi Miyamoto, Kojirō Sasaki, Muneshige Tachibana, and Toyohisa Shimazu.
| Battle | Year | Missions | Difficulty | Default Characters | Fourth Weapon Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defending Yanagawa | 1600 | 14 | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Kojirō Sasaki, Muneshige Tachibana, Yoshihiro Shimazu | |
| Clash at Tachibanayama | 1601 | 14 | ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ | Protagonist, Musashi Miyamoto, Toyohisa Shimazu, Muneshige Tachibana |