What is Willpower? All Stats Explained – Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Featuring Ichiban Kasuga and Kiryu Kazuma as dual protagonists, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth follows the story of the former on his journey to reunite with his mother, with the help of old and new allies while the latter struggles to survive lung cancer. In an RPG like Yakuza, developing stats is crucial.

Willpower is a stat that can be advantageous when developed as it can help you during combat in the game. Here’s what this stat does and how it works in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

1. What is Willpower in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth?

Willpower shows a character’s Defense against Magic-based attacks in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. When fighting multiple mages or enemies that use ranged Magic-based attacks, Willpower reduces the damage a character takes before it subtracts from their health.

Willpower acts similarly to how Defense for Physical Attacks works. Magic-based attacks and skills are unique and different from Physical ones. More Willpower amounts to more damage that you can take from Magic attacks.

2. How to increase Willpower in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth?  

There are four ways to increase any stat, including Willpower in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth:

1. Leveling Up
2. Ranking Up
3. Specific Gear
4. Growth Items

I. Leveling Up

You’ll be able to gain experience after completing fights successfully, which will increase the level of your character. As you level up, your stats increase. The maximum level you can reach is Level 99.

II. Ranking Up

Your Rank in the game increases within your respective job. Similar to leveling up, jobs will have you taking up multiple fights to rank up.

III. Specific Gear

A lot of gear in the game comes with additional stat bonuses which, when equipped, increase your stats. Gears can be purchased at different shops or found in safes and briefcases in the game.

IV. Growth Items

Growth Items are an easy way to increase any stat you want. These items can be found throughout the game inside safes and briefcases.

3. All Stats in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Here’s a breakdown of all the stats and what they do in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth:

Stats	Stat Description
Agility	Agility is your character’s speed in combat. A higher Agility stat means they’re likely to go into combat before others, potentially going multiple times if they have a high enough Agility.
Attack	Attack is the raw damage a character does with their Physical attacks. These types of attacks are the most common for many Infinite Wealth characters.
Defense	A character’s Defense determines how much damage is reduced before it hits their health. The higher the Defense a character has, the less damage they will take to their HP.
HP	A character’s HP determines how much health they have before they are knocked out of combat. Some characters gain more HP than others, meaning they can take more hits before being knocked out, and unable to react in combat.
Magic	The Magic stat determines how much Magical damage a character can do in Infinite Wealth when they use these attacks against enemies. These are the unique attacks and skills that a character uses that are not Physical ones.
MP	A character’s MP is showing how many Mana Points they have. The more MP a character has in Infinite Wealth, the more abilities and special attacks they can use in combat.

That’s all you need to know about Willpower in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

4. About Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is a role-playing video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. The game is the ninth mainline entry of the Like a Dragon series, and a direct sequel to Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020) and the spin-off title Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (2023).

Infinite Wealth stars Ichiban Kasuga, protagonist of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and Kazuma Kiryu, the original protagonist of the series, and takes place in the franchise’s first-ever overseas locale, Hawaii, in addition to familiar settings in Japan. Together with old and new allies, Kasuga and Kiryu team up to help the former find and reunite with his mother in Hawaii, while the latter struggles to survive with lung cancer.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on January 26, 2024.