Emma and Isshin Guide - Sekiro

How to beat Emma the Gentle Blade and Isshin Ashina in Sekiro.
No damage version of the final fight using firecrackers: • SEKIRO: Emma the Gentl...
How to acquire the Floating Passage combat art:
• SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TW...

[@Mandalore646]

I think the best thing about your videos is that you show people how to beat the boss. A lot of videos show people how to use cheese tactics but you are very detailed and explain how someone can beat the boss without relying on cheesy strategies.

[@filoginodosurfe946]

I'm almost 50 and with the help of an old mouse and keyboard I managed to get all Sekiro throphies. Furthermore, I only played 5 games in the last 10 years. That been said, if i was able to finish the game, everybody can. Fuzzy Bearbarian, your guides were fundamentals for me. The way you scrutinized bosses movements made all the difference. And some of your advices were decisive. For example, the use of Floating Passage against Emma and Isshin. Many thanks, mate.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

No probs. And for the record, almost 50 is a youngin 😉

[@Un-Woke]

@@fuzzybearbarianI’m almost 60 and this fight has been destroying me for 9 straight days. I played a little ACore 6 purely because it was a Fromsoft game, although I might regret buying it, but it’s been entire days on this fight. Anywho, about to try your method, or as close as I can.

[@ivanfabric]

Thanks to this tutorial I beat them after being stuck for 3 days. Best guide on KZbin hands down. Thorough, articulate and to the point. You've earned a subscriber good sir.

[@miceandgods4171]

Yeah that's how he got me on his headless video. Fought him way to early and much later decided to watch a video to see if I was too weak at the time, or my combat sucked. Turned out it was both. His video was so thorough it blew me away and instantly subscribed. His tips have upped my combat 10 fold. Now I prefer to beat a boss and then watch his video for 2 reasons. 1. Is that oh duh moment where he destroys the boss in no time. 2. Is I use the tricks I see on future enemies. Watch the videos of bosses you already beat, you'll still learn new things.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

That's brilliant!

[@miceandgods4171]

@@fuzzybearbarian I think it's why I beat owl so quickly. First couple fights, I just deflect now to learn. Next I learn when I can get hits in, being mindful greedy hits will kill you. Once mildly confident, break out the divine confetti and go to town. All tactics learned from these videos. Or owl could have been a puss. Lol either way I beat his ass like he was 6 months deep in chemotherapy sessions.

[@bobbaker6495]

@@miceandgods4171 I hope someone you love gets cancer and endures Chemotherapy. Then after they die a miserable death your 2 brothers and 3 sisters hang themselves because of depression and your dad sees no way to live without your mom and puts a gun in his mouth. Then you'll understand how dreadful your smart-ass joke was.

[@Kinji_Hakari]

​@@fuzzybearbarian I acquired the mortal blade just now and I really wanna fight Isshin, how do I make it happen, where should I go next and what should I do

[@christinatina7057]

1:14 Emma 3:35 Emma (deflect) 6:13 Isshin Phase 1 9:23 Isshin (deflect) 11:36 Isshin Phase 2 14:30 Enjoy

[@robotbanana4261]

I've been trying to beat these two for the better part of three days. I've watched practically every other guide on KZbin and still couldn't beat them. This came up in my recommendations, and I figured I'd give it a watch. Now I've beaten the game. Thank you.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Glad to help, thanks for the comment.

[@xHumanAimbot]

Literally been trying this for the past hour and you come out with this vid. Perfect timing. Almost as perfect as my deflects need to be lol

[@fuzzybearbarian]

I hope it helps you out!

[@nicholastamas1204]

fantastic guide that trivializes the fight, the only thing id add is that in the last phase when you pull out the umbrella to block the one mind attack you can slowly walk around him so that youre unleashing the combo on his backside and you get more vitality damage.

[@GunmanNeek]

The 3rd phase is where I struggle. This video helped me a lot with Emma and first stage of Isshin.. thanks man 🤙🏻

[@minatonamikaze3101]

Thanks for this!!! Just defeated them using your guide. That L1 spam to learn their tempo was SO crucial. Thanks!

[@mikeyfernandez6071]

Thank you for the last detail where you talked about some of the parts of the floor not being lit by fire. Finally, beat him! So much harder than Sword Saint for me. Emma and Fire Isshin are the hardest bosses in the game.

[@javanutbrew3107]

Another excellent vid Fuzzy! A few hours of practice and this boss is down giving me the platinum trophy. Cheers man! Thanks so much for all of your help and encouragement.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Awesome man, that's great! Welcome to the Sekiro plat club :)

[@TheSenseiNeo]

Great guide thanks! Well paced explanations and good use of slo-mo

[@twomarks94]

Fuzzy - I didn't know where else to put this so I thought I'd leave it here with the last boss I had to beat. I wasn't sure I could beat this game and I just achieved 100%. Without your guides, I'd have been lost. Thanks for all the content and help.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

That's awesome to hear! Now onto the next punishing game 😃

[@iamOwenG]

Thank you! This gave me the tells and the correct responses I needed in order to get consistent with this fight and ultimately do it in a few goes, after having struggled for a good while.

[@Dev-fo8zt]

Best video hands down, showing the boss attacks in slow mow is so helpful.

[@adit12345678]

Well dude, I think your guides are the best. The floating passage skill is awesome. Thank you for this.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Cheers mate!

[@lordium1848]

You can also deflect Isshin’s rush forward by timing it. The moment he’s gonna strike, you’ll see a bright flash around his sword sheath. Deflect it at that moment twice and you’ll deal massive posture damage.

[@watchknight201]

Thanks a lot for the guide and especially showing how useful floating passage can be! Due to it, I was about accomodate to the fighting Isshin gradually 😊

[@fuzzybearbarian]

No probs!

[@bri-notthecheese]

Thank you so much for this!!! I've been having issues with this fight and any other video I've found always has an super aggressive attack-style, and I'm definitely more of a patient 'death by a thousand cuts' kind of player when I can be, so this was SO helpful!!!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Awesome! Most of the guides I make sound like they'll suit your style as they are typically more of a counter-attack type of strategy. I make them that way as I feel like countering in this game is the most suitable way to succeed for most players.

[@bri-notthecheese]

@@fuzzybearbarian Thank you so much again! I'm sad I only found your stuff now, as I'm almost done with the game, but I did just finish the Shura ending with ease thanks to this!!! ^_^

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@bri-notthecheese Thanks mate, and it's good to know I've helped out, even if only a little. How'd you find the Shura ending? Personally I didn't like feeling like the villain in the story after all was said and done, and especially I didn't like having to kill Emma. That really sucked. I'm glad I did the Shura ending first so I didn't have to do it again.

[@bri-notthecheese]

@@fuzzybearbarian oh same, I felt like absolute GARBAGE when those credits rolled. My personal favorite is the Purification ending actually--it might be a bit sadder than Homecoming, but it just gave more of a satisfying end to me personally! What about you?

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@bri-notthecheese Yep, Purification is my favorite as well. Made it feel like a sequel wasn't needed, which I also liked.

[@zenom2550]

I have watched many sekiro guides from many different channels but this one was the best it realy helped me

[@fuzzybearbarian]

I'm pleased to hear that it helped, cheers!

[@robotbanana4261]

You can cancel Emma's sheathed double slash just by hitting her; however, the same can not be said for Isshin.

[@UnlistedWizard]

Every time I kill Emma, I feel sorry. But when I'm killed in the next phase, I feel like I'm being punished for killing waifu.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Yep, killing Emma sucks. It was actually my most disliked part of the game.

[@tarassius]

thanks pal! This is the best guide for Shura-ending final bosses !

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks, I really appreciate that!

[@H2363-r1d]

Thank you so much, I beat him following your guide, and earned the platinum 🥳 , but I have added some modifications in the last phase instead of floating passage I used mortal drew and worked like a charm

[@storm257]

Tysm man! Was stuck for hours with Isshin.

[@beefbox]

Absolutely fantastic tutorial! Good explanation, great skills, you took the moves one by one, no cheese! Thank you so much

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks, I really appreciate that and great to hear!

[@beefbox]

@@fuzzybearbarian By the way, I have just beaten him a few hours ago! Thank you so much!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@beefbox Brilliant!

[@highborncoyote4007]

This helped me a lot in play through 4 but during phase 2 of isshin I used dragon flash to hit him twice from a distance and that helped me finally defeat him

[@allahisonenonly]

Another masterpiece tutorial. Man u are so amazing. ANYONE Struggling with Sekiro Bosses. This is the CHANNEL you need to follow and watch!!!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks, much appreciated!

[@NTSH443]

Seen multiple how to beat videos on this fight, but this guide is the best one. Even better, you are engaging the bosses not just trying to manipulate into one or two exploitable moves.

[@anbu_equinox1814]

You're a god, I'll update you if I beat it. I'm still finishing the vid Only took an hour thanks to you, Thanks so so much

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Excellent and no probs at all, glad to have helped.

[@Carlosramirez-he4zi]

@@fuzzybearbarian It's been 7 months since he replied but let me tell you, I watched your vid yesterday and today I defeated him. HAPPY NEW YEAR FUZZY

[@topcatbrodcast]

Best sekiro guides around !!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Nina01.]

Thank you very much for the time you put into making this video. Very much appreciated!

[@davebrown6032]

After watching this I finished in only 2 tries after failing about 30 times. Great video, thanks!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Cheers!

[@maverickwulf3900]

most precise application of techniques, top of the day sir!!!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Cheers!

[@livecpc]

This guide is by far the best option to defeat them. Thanks!.

[@killaken2000]

I already beat him but I did learn a few new things by watching this video. thanks.

[@HairyAngus]

youre vids the best, i kept trying to parry flurry in last phase

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks!

[@eykuzhan]

It was a great video man. Explained with great detail. Thanks a lot!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Cheers!

[@drkennethnoisewater4469]

Best video of this fight yet. Very well done and great instructions. I was wondering if you could use the umbrella attack after using it.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks for your comment and glad you liked it, cheers!

[@delyan5977]

This boss, along with owl are the only ones that took me hours to beat, I was getting so desperate, I even rage quit to vent on random youtube videos Lol...every video I found was "cheese" shit with dodges and I just couldn't bring myself to do that because I hate the dodge mechanic...it's so goofy to me...I just click a button and my character goes somewhere, camera goes crazy and whoops, I have free damage I guess...but this guide...masterpiece. I used up all of my healing so I wasn't perfect but I 1-tried him immediately using this and I feel like I accomplished something unlike what I prolly would've felt if I did the dodging. Thank you for keeping my sanity whole.

[@seanjakstin]

Thanks for the video i was able to beat the final boss thanks to your guide, at first I tried to cheese him but strangely couldn't beat him

[@fuzzybearbarian]

More satisfaction in beating a boss without cheese so that's good, especially the final boss (or in this case, one of final bosses).

[@MrBoywonder1985]

Just awesome, flawless victory!

[@jstein6870]

I uninstalled this game when I hit a difficulty wall at launch. I thought I was too old for this shite, being nearly 51 now. I re-installed several days ago, as I have been getting shamed by watching a lot of girls play this game without damage. This was the boss guide that helped most in beating this ending, and I thank you for it. I beat these buttholes today with no cheese and no health items remaining. Going to try for the other endings, now.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

You're the same age as me, so not nearly too old :D

[@stevekalil7988]

jstein6870 I just read your comment, I don’t usually answer back to too many people but I’d like to here. I’ll be 51 in two weeks and really enjoy these games, after playing all of the Souls/ Borne games, Sekiro is definitely the hardest. I’m glad you re installed it and played it again, it’s been tough but well worthwhile. I’m having trouble with getting the Shura ending and getting a bit discouraged, but after reading what you added, I’m going to finish this game. I would have never gotten this far without the help of SoloVG’s guides too. He’s the best..thanks and keep gaming, we’re never too old 😊

[@morganneher8643]

I love your guides, thanks :) I don’t know if it’s different in 2024 but, he pulled out double Ichi three times in his phase 2 in the fight I just beat him in 👍

[@barz5087]

Thank you for being the ONLY source that mentions his unblockable that is preceded by 2 sword swipes. I kept reading that his non-grab blockables could be mikiri countered but they're both thrusts. No one mentions the sweep that you have to jump over. It's infuriating.

[@lowgizzle]

Amazing vid helped me out a lot!!!

[@AlvaroSart]

She goes like one second away from me and her posture resets back to normal. Three days stuck in this boss, can't believe this shit.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

If you're timing your deflects correctly then it sounds like you just need to up your aggressiveness a little.

[@stevekalil7988]

Keeping the emblems for the last phase is brilliant, but I’m getting wrecked before I can get to it. I’ve started using Shadowrush but you have to be so careful with that method too..🤔

[@DreySantesson]

Thank you mate, I truly needed this 😊

[@Novelist1029]

This is a very simple. Keep distance, bait attacks and then whirlwind slash. Rinse and repeat for all 3 fights

[@zacharywatson9188]

Great guide again, every time I get stuck in this game I cone and find your guides. I however really dont enjoy this fight

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks man! I did enjoy this fight, but it is my most disliked ending. Only fight I never liked in the game were the Headless and Shichimen Warrior fights. Apart from that I enjoyed all the fights.

[@222kendx]

Holyyy thank you so muccch!!! This help me a lot!

[@Mandalore646]

Excellent vid as usual!

[@RichFromTheDuece]

In the end, the mortal blade was the deciding factor for me during Isshin’s second phase. GOD DAMN he was hard to beat. FUCK. Hands down the toughest boss so far. I’m going for the purification ending tho so I had to download my save off the cloud. Smh. Wish I could keep “One Mind” cuz that’s a good combat art. Ur tips helped thanks. I used ichimonji double on Emma, Whirlwind on Isshin’s first phase and mortal draw for his final phase. Didn’t use firecrackers or any prosthetics for that matter...it was tough tho. Very tough.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Shura ending is my least favorite personally. Plus the best fight in the game in my opinion is ahead of you :)

[@SystemIDentifier]

Stuck at the second phase on NG+, I've figured out Emma and Phase One good enough with the mortal blade, but the second phase totally wrecks me, in one of my first tries, I got him down to one hit left when he cheap shot me, since then, I haven't come even close.

[@ordinaryaveragebob2913]

VERY helpful and detailed. thank you!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Glad it was helpful, cheers!

[@Jeff-hn8iy]

Fuck this fight so hard. Have tried hundreds of times. Best i can do on the 3rd phase is survive for 30 seconds so far.

[@rllan006]

You deserve more views. Thanks.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks, I appreciate that!

[@enabiah]

Great vid, dude.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Thanks!

[@luluba01antonio]

Thank you. I did today after 4th try. Thanks tô you.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Nice! And thanks for the comment, appreciate it. 👍

[@zaki25shaikh]

Thanks man, you are really helpful

[@fuzzybearbarian]

More than happy to help :)

[@andrewnapier6402]

Kudos to you my friend this video is excellent

[@jehonthegoat]

I still struggle with isshin

[@ISAACHALLEY3000]

great video very helpful

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Awesome, cheers!

[@Sxynix_CC]

Both Emma and Isshin fight the same as Isshin the sword saint but just a bit of changes so if you already memorised his moveset in his second phase or first so parrying there moves are easy

[@thicccatto3956]

Hardest thing about this boss fight is actually fighting them. I just can't bring myself to kill Emma or Isshin it's the peak betrayal but I had to choose this ending in NG+ to see what it has to offer

[@OG_McLovin]

Nah nah nah, waaaaay too defensive on Emma. Owl said to tear her apart. Embrace the Shura. Great tips all around.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

If I had my way, I'd be 100% defensive and never hit her. I hate hitting her!

[@iasteverichter]

Your guide is very detail Sir. Shall you make Isshin Saint Sword Guide ?

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Yes, for sure. I'm working through them one by one as I have time. I will get there though!

[@iasteverichter]

@@fuzzybearbarian The first phase seem similar with Isshin in Shura Ending

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@iasteverichter Right, well that makes it easier :)

[@king_koopa0583]

I don't know how many hours I put into this game but parrying to me as becomes second nature even if I don't play it for a couple months

[@Tom-tg4ib]

just beat him first try on my second playthrough, this game has a steep learning curve, but once you mastered it it becomes a piece of cake. Gotta say Isshins second phase is much easier than the first one, because you have more room to hit him

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Yep, that's it. Once deflection clicks though it becomes pretty damn cool to play if you ask me.

[@assimakopoulosanastassios3751]

Great video. Ty mate

[@ardvannajafgholi3127]

btw did you know when she tries to do ashina cross if u attack her she will block it but will be off balance and u can land a free hit on her ?

[@ltlsWhatltIs]

Good guide but had to quit using floating passage VS isshin. It is very inconsistent in my experience as almost all of his moves do not get interrupted even after perfect deflects.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

It sounds like you're not pressing attack twice. If you only use floating passage like I do in this video he absolutely cannot attack back but if you press floating passage attack button once and don't press attack a second time to keep the combat art going it's full distance then he can. But that said, I personally prefer to fight Isshin without any combat arts. I put floating passage in the video as it is easier for most people, but ideally just basic sword swipes should be used aggressively against Isshin.

[@Sapherr]

The only problems I have is isshin being a firebender because I used the umbrella that can block fire but the fire hit me once then I died

[@Ruosteinenknight]

Interesting. I was under impression that "Floating passage" is considered as one of the weaker if not weakest combat arts. Most go with Ichijimonji or high monk as their go to combat art. I found out that both Emma and Isshin are quite vulnerable to Shadow rush. With Emma you can get guarantee two hits connecting (three, if you time your hit right when you go down after jump) but Isshin sucks 4 hits from shadow rush because he's so tall. This drains lot of spirit emblems though.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Floating passage got buffed in a patch but still it's not the strongest combat art. However, it is useful in this fight as it is a safe way to counter their moveset without them being able to interrupt it.

[@Ruosteinenknight]

@@fuzzybearbarian I've seen a video of something similar with whirlwind slash and great shinobi fight.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@Ruosteinenknight I was never a big fan of whirlwind, but it's good to know each combat art can have its place. Me, I show these in videos to help people, but I personally prefer to use no combat arts at all. I just find everything way more precise that way. But sometimes I just use them for the fun of it.

[@davidclarke6172]

I really don't think this works post patch. The stamina build up you are getting just isn't there now. Conversely, Sekiro goes thru his in no time. I'm in NG++ He also has a 2nd ichi attack that is MUCH less telegraphed and harder to counter

[@Galatasarayli40]

I have a question : If we fight against Ishin and we get into his fires on the ground, do we lose some health bar or not ? Thank you 🤙🏼

[@pozestcom]

ON my 3rd day... .I got Emma down. I even got 1st phase of Ishin down.... I struggled with the 2nd phase. Today I beat him. Bearbarian's tactics helped me with Emma and phase 1. That got me gud. For phase 3 I used Tyrannicon's firecracker & 11oclock dodge. It feels good to have beat the game (one ending). Now on to my game saves for the other 3 endings.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Lol, this comment got flagged by KZbin as spam. Probably because you mentioned another KZbinr's channel. Spam filter is harsh man.

[@pozestcom]

YT is silly; all I did was give credit where it was due. I'm about to take on the Fountain head bull.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@pozestcom I'll be interested to hear how you deal with the bull ;-)

[@pozestcom]

So Mr. Tyran (lets call him that) had a 10 second video how to beat him. It didn't work (someone else confirmed it doesn't work), so after attempting to do the firecracker full posture damage trick didni't work, I just started wailing on the bull and every time he turned around in that nook where it all started, I just healed and did damage. beat him.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@pozestcom Good stuff.

[@GrimHaag]

Completely agree with @ivanfabric , a few tries after watching the video and it was done after almost 2 days stuck.

[@IlDiego442]

Dude u r a real shinobi...

[@maxbern04]

Another excellent guide, the makers of Sekiro must hate you

[@fuzzybearbarian]

That last part sounds like a cheap click baity ad for my channel lol!

[@matthieumartelct]

what about a fight sword only ?

[@diojohnnys7455]

Cara obrigado. passei o dia inteiro tentando derrrotar ele e prefiro aprender os movimentos dele assim em videos, melhor do que tentar sozinho ir aprendendo (eu sei que consigo) mais poupa muito tempo ja (que é uma coisa que eu não tenho)

[@nicodemogawronski2052]

Emma takes about 40 seconds with double ichimonji. Isshin was a bitch for me but I beat him with the mortal blade, even when you don't have enough spirit emblems it does quite a bit of posture damage.

[@tescobag5704]

This ending is only worth it for one mind. The best weapon skill

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Agreed. This is my least favorite ending. Didn't like killing Emma at all!

[@FrancoBochatay]

God I fucking hate this fight, it's by far worst than fighting the sword saint

[@nickywan123]

I am stuck in NG+ and without Kuro charm. Is this guide work the same?

[@Corleony101]

i wounder if bell demon had anything to do with this fight but, I hardly can land 1 hit and then had to consume 1 or 2 healing gourds? in my game they are very fast with no room to take a break.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Bell Demon doesn't increase their speed but it does give them higher resistance and higher damage to all their combat stats, while making it that you can't block without taking damage unless you parry perfectly every time. Bell Demon makes this quite a challenging fight to no damage, that's for sure.

[@gloomyend1232]

The first time I reached phase 3 I shit my pants😂😂

[@mussman3000]

floating passage takes way to many emblems. not sure why youre emlem counter never moves?

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Combat arts don't take spirit emblems. Spirit emblems are used for prosthetic tools.

[@orwanunu]

How'd you get 8 attack power mine is at 7 and I'm in the same spot as you

[@orwanunu]

I just beat the guardian ape after weeks of training

[@HowiesAdventures]

I did it! lol Thank you this helped a lot!

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Awesome!

[@NotoriousVC]

How did you get so good at this game? This is my first FromSoftware game and I am having a miserable experience. Picked the Shura ending because I can't take any more bosses after this.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Sorry to hear that man. I enjoy a lot of the game but I can certainly understand why some of it seems miserable (camera, I'm looking at you especially). Honestly, it's all just practice though. As your first From game know that they are meant to be hard. They're designed to make you work very hard for every inch of advancement. You're meant to be unsuccessful over and over until the big break through happens because it is after feeling like it's all impossible and finally doing it that the biggest elation of success comes. Notice I say "unsuccessful" because that is the way to view your efforts. Don't think of them as "failure" or "miserable". Nobody is great at a From game without lots of practice, patience and perseverance. I've previously played all Dark Souls but I think Nioh really helped hone my skills because I tended to focus on the parry skills in Nioh which translate well here. Still, you don't need any of that. Sekiro is its own beast. Just keep plugging away at it. No matter how miserable you feel, keep telling yourself success will come - it just takes time and effort (and maybe the help of some guides lol). Good luck!

[@NotoriousVC]

@@fuzzybearbarian Thanks for the kind and thoughtful response. FromSoftware should hire you to talk people off the ledge when it comes to their games, haha. Very nice of you to post something so motivational, I needed it when it comes to this frustrating battle with Isshin.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@NotoriousVC Thanks man. What I want most of all is for people who are struggling to have a better time with the game because it really does feel awesome once you get a boss battle down and can do it at will. For some maybe the frustration isn't worth it, but I personally feel games like Sekiro offer a way to improve ourselves as well as our ability at the game specifically. Nothing more challenging than not losing your mind trying to get better a game like this lol. Sekiro is the ultimate tool for stoic training :D And once you practice enough you'll look back and wonder how you struggled in the first place. Just resolve to never give up even if seems to take forever and you'll succeed 100%, no doubt!

[@michaellahiton2481]

Would getting Spiral Cloud Passage be a benefit for this or would I just be wasting my time grinding the xp.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

No, you'd just be wasting your time grinding. There's plenty of that to come in NG+++'s :D

[@netwatch7261]

If you guys want to make sekiro really hard get to the very end then stop playing for 7 months lol I was going to finish the third playthrough to see all the endings, but life got hectic finally came back to this boss fight 7 months later.. it's rough Probably just going to start over and actually finish this time as the evil ending doesn't take too long to get to.

[@miceandgods4171]

Only 3 minutes in but her sweep attack reminds me of a question. High monk, sweep counter. Is it very effective? Muscle memory has doomed me from doing it properly so I can't vouch on its affects yet. Seeing a sweep is an automatic jump instead of L1, R1.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

I honestly don't know as I don't even have that skilled unlocked yet. I'd like to know though, so if you test it I'm all ears.

[@miceandgods4171]

@@fuzzybearbarian wish I could. Been trying but a combination of muscle memory and stupid fingers are preventing it. Either I jump automatically, or I'm so focused on remembering to hit L1, R1, that when the sweep finally comes, I freak out and stutter for a split second and get hit. Supposed to do decent posture damage.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@miceandgods4171 I'll try it at some point, though it's sounding a bit like too much complication if it requires good muscle memory and a lack of stupid fingers :D

[@miceandgods4171]

@@fuzzybearbarian lol, hard to unlearn. More important tactic though......old flute playing bastards. All over fountainhead. One caught me and turned me into an old man and killed me. Any defense? Didn't play yesterday but last few deaths were from mystery lightning that I don't know where it came from. Enter water, lighting, dead.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

@@miceandgods4171 That'll be one of the dudes up top, maybe on the statue, throwing his lightning bomb thing. Basically kill everything before entering the water.

[@aliquidcow]

I've found that Isshin *can* attack me while I'm using Floating Passage. Has this been patched or am I doing something wrong?

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Not patched. What's likely happening, and I have to guess here, but as I say near the start of the video at around this mark (kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3yvdHWho9mcg9U), Floating Passage should be used as a counter attack, not as an outright attack. When used as a counter attack it forces the enemy to block. However, they can attack immediately upon you ending the Floating Passage attack, so you have to immediately try to deflect once it ends. If in the end you can't make it work though, I also recommend unequipping combat arts entirely. I played through all NG+'s without a combat art equipped (with the exception of Mortal Draw at times for fun) as I find it's just easier to defeat enemies with standard attacks and easier to time attacks and deflects without using combat arts. I say unequip because it's also easy to accidentally triggering combat arts that then get you in trouble.

[@aliquidcow]

@@fuzzybearbarian Yes I realised after posting that, you'd said only to use it as a counter, got it working now. Getting a little further with each attempt for the most part, and usually managing to get past Emma without using the gourd, which is handy. Isshin has that one perilous attack which is so fast nothing I do seems to dodge it in time, not sure what to do about that one.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Only just saw your comment, a few days late. I'm betting you've already beaten him by now?

[@aliquidcow]

@@fuzzybearbarian Yes! I beat him shortly after posting that actually. Can't remember what the deal was with that perilous, think I just started dodging past him rather than to the side and it worked. I've literally just now started on Sword Saint Isshin, so I'm sure I'll be checking out your guide for that once I've died a few dozen times XD

[@solncezar1156]

now i wonder how to do this without umbrella...

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Practice.

[@Gilamang]

Took me a good 3-4 hrs to get through this on NG+. Throws (especially Isshin’s) feel super cheap with huge range. Huge fire AOE has wider hit boxes than you think. Solid challenge but not as fun as sword saint.

[@fuzzybearbarian]

It's funny how people have different experiences, pretty much based on play style I imagine and how much practice you did in NG. For me, NG+ to NG7+ were so easy compared to my first play through. Took me 2 days at most to clear all 7, and that was without Kuro's charm for NG+. I had practiced deflecting so much in NG though - and making guides helped me learn all the fights back to front. That's one thing I really like about Sekiro - if you master deflecting it all becomes easy, and honestly this is my type of game but still, I think a lot of practice is the key. I'm guessing you got through the first NG really fast and haven't had the level of practice a lot of people normally would have by NG+.

[@Gilamang]

I didn’t exactly race through NG, but I also didn’t repeat any successful boss battles. NG+ was easy up until Isshin of Ashina. New move set + more posture management just made it hard for me I guess. Also seemed like my poor old Xbox one struggled mightily with frame rates in this battle. All in, this was a terrific and very satisfying game. Now to find another game like this...

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Well color me impressed because it's harder on console than on PC. Those extra 30 frames per second make a big difference.

[@Seargent_Scraps]

So this is the end of the game? I read that there are many more bosses that I haven't faced yet. Maybe I chose the wrong path?

[@fuzzybearbarian]

You chose the right path for one ending. I'd argue the best path for your first ending as imo this is the worst ending. There are 3 others (4 endings in total), but you have to play through for each of them and make different choices.

[@na9eralhujailan586]

how can i use mikiri counter in xbox one i need help

[@fuzzybearbarian]

Activate it when the red kanji symbol has almost faded away. That's the perfect timing pretty much.