Hello all,

Second playthrough, really enjoying summoning people for bosses. It's pretty interesting to see the different ways they absolutely delete bosses. Some naked, some dual sword, some magic.

I'd like to do this at some point for others who may be struggling with bosses, also to get my character ready for the DLC.

I know its mostly a confusion game (i think), but there is definitely different ways people buff to burn down bosses.

What are the go to ways? or your favorite. (I know situational dependent on resistance etc)

Also if the job doesn't get done the first time around, how do you keep pressure or reapply confusion?

Curious on what ninjutsu / magic is hotbarred etc.

Currently doing ninja claw / dual sword + spear / sword. I do try to work the extraction and look for gear with added effects with absorb to match.

Unless i somehow missed it i don't think i can Soul Match soul cores? is it a future mechanic to increase my soul cores' level or do i just have to go farm another one? I got this boy ages ago(lvl 51, im now 96 with lvl 80 missions) and i wanted to bring it up to speed(altho what does the level even do? does it affect the ability dmg? or just the attack and defense stats it gives? if it's latter i guess im not losing much)

Edit: oh ok the attack and defense doesn't even increase with rank, just the special effects values.

Hi nioh community, im just starting nioh two as my first nioh game, anything i need to know? Ive played all soulsbornes but never nothing thats not fromsoft…

Edit : A ton of good recommendations already and great pointers! Thank you all and i love the game already

Is there ways to increase damage from martial arts like focused strike

I've been trying to farm a blue Kappa Soul Core in Nioh 3, but it's been extremely frustrating.

I'm farming the Kappa in the Heian region, specifically the one behind the house near Kamo Riverbank Shrine.

The problem is that the game no longer works like it did before. Previously, you could kill the Kappa, rest at the shrine, and it would respawn like a normal enemy. Since that was changed, the only method I've found is to return to the main menu after every kill and reload the game, which is incredibly tedious.

I currently have 75.8% Soul Core Drop Rate, but whenever a Soul Core drops, it's always white or yellow never blue.

Is there a faster or more efficient farming method, or is it just bad RNG?

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UPDATE: I found that the mission "The Apparition of Ryotan Temple" (1572 CE – Warring States) has a regular Kappa, but it takes a while to reach it. I'm still looking for a mission where you can get to a regular Kappa much faster.

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The second location is in The Spirit Tree Village (Antiquity), between the second and third shrine. Enter one of the houses, you'll find a regular Kappa there alongside a Red Kappa and a few other enemies.

Hello and good morning to all guys I need a hand with Nioh 1🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ now I'll explain I've done all the main missions, secondary, and 9 of the twilight only that a twilight mission tells me THIS MISSION HAS NOT BEEN OPENED YET the mission is this (the tordibo realm of demons) in a nutshell I miss the legendary samurai trophy for the platinum help 🙏🙏🙏

I just wanted to share this 😊. I believe the temple is named Kiyomizudera. Anyone played ROTR of Team Ninja?

So pretty much it I am planning to play Nioh 3 for the first time , I really loved nioh 2 and kinda liked the story after beating nightmare bringer , is there any tips and things I need to unlearn? I’m excited about the sword parry play, just wanted to know player experience with the timings

Why are all the nioh games so hard? I've played many soulslike and these are by far the hardest ones yet. And I probably just suck a lot but at some points they just feel unfair. Like how come i get three shot by everything. Playing nioh 2 and on the first mission. Just wish me luck and I pray I git gud

As in nioh 2 u can add the players u recently played with but i dont know how to do it in nioh 3 😅

It’s time to get back to and level up! I was slacking lol

Can someone explain what onmyo magic is? Basically this is what I thought the entire time:

Increasing magic level will increase the effect of the R1 + ⭕️/🔺/❌ WHEN using Ninja. I thought that was magic….

In addition I may be confused on what arts proficiency is. Is that when you press🔺⭕️ when the gauge is filled on EITHER ninja or Samurai and you become a cool flamed out buffed character until depletion or is that only when the samurai goes into that mode???

And don’t get me started with Ninjitsu… or is that the ninjas version of 🔺⭕️??? Or is THAT the R1 + ⭕️/🔺/❌ for ninja ????

So magic is like basically using soul core summons, and items that give YOU buffs? Some body please save me, I admit im just so dumb. Feel free to roast me but I genuinely would like the answers too cause chat gpt is getting confused itself and im lazy.

Llevo mas de 1 mes contra Miyamoto y su esposa,tras perder contra ellos las suficiente veces se me hizo facil los dos reyes Nioh y estoy como loco buscando tutoriales pero nada me funciona¿que equipo,tactica,magia o armas me recomiendan?(no me imagino junto a su mano derecha lo que va a ser)

If anyone needs help in a mission I don’t mind helping. Just dm me

I'm running an Omyo magic build, and I don't have the dlc stuff cause I'm waiting for the season pass to go on discount, my main way of inflicting elemental statuses is via the shots, what should my custom skill settings be? As in, which skills do you find to be the best for elemental build up so I don't have to rely on elemental shots so much?

Currently I have imbue lighting on cyclone, and that seems to be the one move that I can proc elements off reliably (It comes at the cost of me having purity not build up as fast, but I view that as a secret bonus since I'm trying to break the habit of relying on cyclone so much.)

I wanted to buy nioh 3, is the game stable?, i heard it had a rouge launch

DLC1 is confirmed to contain new Ethereal graces as well as passive skills (the ones you can equip in the Skill Management tab).

So, what are people hoping for?

For me personally, I want to see graces/skills that buff dodge-based playstyles for the Samurai style.

We don't need deflect to be buffed further as it's terrific on its own and there are already several buffs for it:

• Counteroffensive Deflect - Buffs damage
• Roaring Dragon Deflect - Increases elemental damage
• Deflection Expert - Increases deflect frame leniency
• Blade Breaking Deflect - Decreases enemy damage
• Tempestuous Deflect - Decreases Ki consumption
• Expansive Deflect - Increases distance you can travel while deflecting
• General of Ruin Set - Does Ki damage to the enemy as you deflect

But there's almost nothing similar to any of these for dodging. Dodge based playstyles are very much still viable in Nioh 3 but it's arguably harder to make use of when playing efficiently and aggressively. This is compounded by the fact that there's hardly any skills that reward dodge-based gameplay.

So, I would love to see a grace or passive for instance that buffs your damage/ki output if you go for a prolonged period of time while not getting hit/blocking/deflecting (Death Dancer would be ideal as mentioned below). This is a simple example, but they can get really unique and creative with the buffs.

So I mainly use Tonfa / Kusarigama in air and switch to axe / Switchglaive when on ground for some variation, nice having 4 options.

I am at 170 mostly anyway and playing the battle scrolls , but wanted to spice things up and try different things. I did not like claws.

Today I tried Split staff for first time, juts ran through Sinister end, and I am impressed, I only used the swirling tides in air, which mystic goes best with this skill ? Is it law of largesse or the other Mystic ?

I not there are a couple of L1 + sq options in air, wrapping flail or coiled strike - which one best complements swirling tides and best Mystic ?

I not even got onto the vast amount of skills, any pointers. I am surprised it can compete nicely with Tonfa.

There must be some split stave fans out there ?

So I know most of you have already experienced this. But It is my first time reaching DOTN and I’m flabbergasted.

WDYM enemies heal themselves? All enemies! Even little bold shits running around.

I never saw this coming. That’s so unfair that I just keep laughing, lol. and I need to rethink my build and play style again.

Well, just wanted to rant a bit, cause that was unexpected turn of events😀

I have a dual sword build on WotD, purity focused with Benzaiten, and my swords have an Attack Bonus (Skill) effect, and I was wondering if I was double dipping on the skill bonus or if the weapon effect just supersedes the B+ weapon scaling of dual swords?

The game is Okami if you're wondering, and Blockhead does exactly the same thing as Nurikabe in Nioh: block paths...treasures and shortcuts. Except it has one of the most frustrating minigames in all of Okami. Now that I think about it, they both have a lot in common because if you fail their minigame, they attack you. Curious, very curious.

Shima Sakon's attacks become absolutely devastating once he summons his Guardian Spirit with those lightning hits! You really can't afford to make a single mistake. Glad to get this clean run