How to easily beat the Divine Heir Gauntlet in Sekiro

Genichiro was tough at first but fell like the rest, hope I helped someone out there!

[@robk5437]

It's amazing what a little bit of rest will do for you in this game if you are stuck. Just start the fighting inner g today. He wipped me about 10 times in a row. Went to sleep and woke up into the middle of the night and decided to try it and beat him. I've done that so many times with this game. Give yourself a break in a rest

[@nottownlma]

seems like waking up restores your strength, as it happened to me when i tried to defeat isshin, the sword saint

[@apostolisfr]

similar to resting at idols in game lmao

[@madeyalook1200]

I think k it's because the ai Is learning your technique until you turn it off it has to reset

[@abhi3s87]

Haha, same happened to me when I fought demon of hatred. He killed me about 50 times. I took a break, went to bed. Woke up early with feeling today is the day I kill him and it took me 3attempts to defeat him.

[@westernspyy]

I swear sleeping helps so much I 1st tried every boss I was struggling with the very next day

[@88Grimmjow]

Genichiro❌ Jennychiro✅

[@cotnpickr2735]

genichiro does a lightning reversal on your lightning reversal btw

[@ハーフ-r1m]

I'm struggling against lady butterfly more than anything haven't even gotten to fight inner genichiro yet.

[@xtakuanx]

I’m telling you just dodge to the left and attack. Dodge to the right, attack. Make sure that it’s the sweeping attack tho when sekiro dodges and attacks shortly after. If you do it right you can just chain her getting hit by that same attack over and over and over again. Hope this helps :)

[@ハーフ-r1m]

@@xtakuanx I play charmless, demon bell and base vitality. If I get hit even once I die. I usually spam attack her and wait for her to do the kick attack. Just a sense of learning the pattern. Definitely looking forward to fighting inner genichiro though. I did the shura gauntlet and inner owl was fucking amazing to fight so hopefully genichiro will live up to that inner boss hype too. Also nice channel seeing sekiro content creators isn't the most common so I'm subbing.

[@xtakuanx]

@@ハーフ-r1m it definitely does. Hope you enjoy it it’s definitely tough at first till you figure out his new moves rhythm.

[@xtakuanx]

@@ハーフ-r1m appreciate the sub bud!

[@ハーフ-r1m]

@@xtakuanx fighting him rn and gotta say it's a nice fight. It's quite similar to the original. For me main annoyance is him backing up to shoot his bow more which can make you lose his rythm real easily. I found sakura dance not to difficult to deflect perfectly either. Mostly the bow is the main thing causing the trouble for me. Edit: I've beaten him now in a reflection just need to do it in a gauntlet. He isn't too bad and if you are aggressive he rarely pulls out his special moves. Also mist raven is great for lighting reversal because he doesn't reverse it back when you use it.

[@emsedgwick9521]

Fighting Lady B, do you have your left thumbstick in a certain position? Looking at the thumbstick as a clock, would hold the stick at, say, 11 o'clock? On Shura Ending, I can defeat Lady Emma without getting hit by dodging to the, "11 o'clock position," after she swings her blade. I bought Sekiro the year it came out and am only on Playthrough #2, as I write this.😂

[@alexs3646]

Nice strategy, will have to try this tactic. Just unlocked the gauntlet of strength but find the idea pretty poorly implemented. So anyway you can cheese this crap is a-ok with me.

[@Rakko.G5]

I beat the game and genichiro yet I don’t have him unlocked?

[@xtakuanx]

not sure maybe you did another ending?

[@willmael7914]

Why am I watching this when I already beat this gauntlet on charmless demon bell Edit: if you're reading this and you're struggling with the divine gauntlet (and you're not doing charmless demon bell), here are a few tips: Gyoubo: you don't need to parry his attacks. He will never break your posture. Lady butterfly: use any of the spinning shuriken and throw it spinning whenever lady butterfly jumps on a suspended wire. The shuriken will hit her multiple times and she'll never be able to get away from you and she'll never be able to summon her ghosts.

[@lingricen8077]

FS fans claiming to like a game seem to actually hate them so much that they do everything they can to avoid actually playing the game properly and j stead want to cheat bosses

[@gorkemtekin5440]

worst sekiro player ever

[@thyself8004]

I can literally beat inner genichiro 10 times in a row in reflection but as soon as I play the gauntlet he kills me in the first phase every single time

[@xtakuanx]

yeah this is why I did him second and not first. The inner Isshun fight is barely different than the original fight imo, but Genichiro on the other hand. Easy first time through, but in the gauntlet there's an aggression to him.

[@xtakuanx]

call him a little bitch and just be in his face initiating the attacks. with him its more hitting him until he throws something you can knowingly parry. That helps me at least.

[@thyself8004]

@@xtakuanx Thanks for the encouragement. I finally beat him yesterday and I beat the shura gauntlet on the first try surprisingly.

[@ricardopaula4082]

​@@xtakuanx I didn't know you could battle them out of order omgggggggg

[@d_bag8992]

Spams that damn attack that will cut through you 😅

[@grimreefer213]

I didn’t know you could rest in the gauntlet, I thought you seriously had to beat all of them straight with no gourd refresh. This looks a lot more doable now, all you have to do is beat them without fully dying. Still challenging of course but I thought it was gonna be a nightmare 10 gourds and that’s it.

[@championplays214]

I wouldent even attempt if it was like that😂

[@FlamingHotTurteelo]

With lady butterfly around 80% of the time if your next to the statue she'll hop right next to you at the base of the statue on her second stage I've found if you pop a ako sugar and charge empowered mortal blade about a second after her health bar appears she'll hop into it and she'll be open to another charged hit, after the second hit she will hop back to summon her illusions you can dash to her and do another 2 charged hits even if she jumps on a rope it'll hit her as long as you got emblems then another 1-2 mortal blade combos and her posture will break and you can death blow her. (I know the games 2-3 years old but just something for some people who just wanna annihilate lady butterfly)

[@datpspguy]

This is helpful, even after all these years, the comments section is still so helpful

[@oklahomie8278]

On the Sakura dance, block block and dodge towards him. This lets you hit him before he’s even recovered from landing.

[@xtakuanx]

Yeah I do this now whenever I fight him. Loads of people told me this was the way and upon testing it confirmed it to be true

[@cholly853]

To get Genichiro good for his Sakura Dance you can deflect the first two swings and then run under his third one. You'll then be at his back where you can get two good strikes in. It takes a little practice but once you get it down it really makes him easier and faster to kill. You can do this on his very first Sakura Dance attack which is his first move every time. Watch your posture!

[@xtakuanx]

Nice I’ll have to try that out for sure

[@Harzinator]

If you parry it whole way through he‘s also open for ichimonchi double to his vitality and posture

[@erisrroblox]

Thanks man I’m gonna try this when I wake up tomorrow

[@jeremytorres9808]

Yu fuckin genius

[@tomekhome]

by the time you get to all the gauntlets, everyone has enough skill to kill lady butterfly the normal way, without having to do that sliding strat. It's amazing how this game makes you improve.

[@nasirshah9219]

Fr I beat her first try

[@Pendir123]

@@nasirshah9219 on main story or gauntlet💀

[@55avenger]

I can kill every boss in this game first try at this point except her. She keeps summoning shit and running around and I have no idea what to do. I have to deal with like 4 cycles of summons before I can kill her, I hate it. Replace her with ishin and i'll finally clear that gauntlet.

[@tomekhome]

@@55avenger that's where you use the magic bean :)

[@watkinscharles829]

You don't have to use the fireworks at the beginning to stop him,I've been using the fistful of ash to save on the spirit emblems cause I like using the immortal blade to build up posture damage on him faster.

[@xtakuanx]

Never thought of that actually lol glad you commented this, been doing a no charm play through and it’s tougher than I anticipated but fun nevertheless

[@maximiliane6651]

Block block and roll behind him. So you can hit him and you get no damage.

[@cwhip2432]

For inner genichiro I recommend block, block, dodge forward. It’s more reliable for me to land the perfect parries and you can land two hits after you dodge In.

[@xtakuanx]

that method is indeed better for avoiding some of the hardships that come with the last delayed strike. I just got so used to deflecting its hard for me to change. Even when I played DS I struggled with dodging for a long time.

[@cwhip2432]

@@xtakuanx you’re a better man than me then. That 3rd deflect is always a 50/50 for me to land lol. Nice video btw

[@xtakuanx]

@@cwhip2432 thanks dude, been working and experimenting more with video editing so I’m hoping they’ll get better. Got big plans for February

[@conraddejongh3898]

You two have me worried when you start talking about this thing called "dodging"......WTH is that?😆

[@jacksonjason776]

i thought you didnt get resurrections but i forgot i have to die in the main game to unlock it xD. I started new game plus and started the gauntlet without it or the mortal blade lol

[@VincentBrooks437]

Genichiro is dangerous in this one because unlike Ishinn he never stops chasing you and when he's not running at you he'll shoot with his bow when you refill health. Now he's got this long range attack and I figured either stun him before he opens up the attack or perfect your timing with deflects or dodge. But the difficulty of this boss fight is'nt my problem rather its the other 2 bosses you have to defeat in order to reach the genichiro boss battle and that just tires me out.

[@larrytherustyboii7442]

I dont like how youd have to fight the other 2 again if you die. like, at this point I'm already unfazed by gyoubu and lady butterfly they're easy asf and it's unnecessary to run it back when you're allowed to rest at a save point and refill on stuff.

[@olympusmons8439]

@@larrytherustyboii7442 inthink they do that purposely so you forget the muscle memory of his move sets. I hate it too

[@lol101lol101lol10199]

Just beat Isshin on my third day of attempts and was like "ok, I'll just do Divine Heir Gauntlet real quick before I start NG+. It's just Gyobu, Butterfly and Genichiro, how hard can it be?" *Proceed to die ten times to Inner Genichiro without even reaching phase 3* Seriously. Reaching phase 4 on Isshin took fewer tries than that.

[@seretith3513]

The better way to Deal with Sakura Dance is to Dodge forward after the first 2 blocks. Great Window for Healing, Ichimonji or when you ate a Riseball or Kaki in an earlyer Window: Mortal Blade. Do not be afraid of rare Items, they'll be given back to you when it's over.

[@upsideproductions2]

This gauntlet really made me realize how much I despised gyobu as the opening boss. He literally always glitches himself during his second phase. He is genuinely terrible.

[@andywang6918]

Usually I do block block, dash forward towards 11:00. Invincible frame for dash is longer than the deflect frame for me.

[@darinmajid]

Underrated af

[@Radhey76]

You should rather use the umbrella prosthetic to build his posture to quickly get his one life down, by using a firecracker you don't have that advantage

[@infernoxero2791]

The most annoying thing in most of these gauntlets is getting back to the final boss

[@nirox2615]

that is so true, i just finished this gauntlet and even tho i like gyobu, getting through lady butterfly is just a pain in the ass, i dont like her, she's just too long for nothing.

[@Dillon-ym5xo]

Thank you i got past genichiro first try but i was struggling on lady butterfly🙏

[@charliehey2791]

Im only having trouble with lady butterfly lmao, i can beat genichiro in reflection of strength every time.

[@madayalonso5538]

always wondered why sekiro doesn’t continue death blows like dude your on his back and just stabbed him in his neck and he’s still alive? why get off him and let him get back up just stab him again😂

[@xtakuanx]

lol itd be a little too easy that way but itd be satisfying for sure to keep goin. And I recently played inner father and he was spamming me pretty good too. You can still interrupt alot of his attacks good in the second phase, but the run I uploaded must have been a lucky run.

[@boof994]

I remember when I didnt know that I could rest between fights

[@xtakuanx]

Lol bro sometimes I still go onto the next fight accidentally without resting 😂 hate to see it happen

[@matthieumartelct]

oh ok ... nice tip block block block ... genious dude . genious . i cant do it .

[@xtakuanx]

I staggered the way I said the third “block.” But if you’re having that much trouble, block the first two swings and then dodge under the third one. You should be good to go with that strat because you also have time to get hits in.

[@NeckNoddin]

It took me over 70 tries to finally beat inner genichiro i did it just for the shura skin and sakura dance I only got sakura dance but no shura outfit

[@minchacaalex2125]

Ah yes, gotta beat Jeangeeroo

[@aleksagrbusic81]

i killed inner ishin and i still cant enter any gauntlet,am i supposed to start a ng+ or?also i got a pirated game so it is possible that its the version before gauntlet updates

[@avenged333]

Impossible iv looked up countless tutorials on how to beat this guy and literally nothing works

[@zacharydunning6874]

I’ve platinumed the game already I don’t technically need the new move on to elden ring

[@vtu5]

Ginchiro he is the hard boss even harder than isshin ashina actually

[@xtakuanx]

nahhhh once you know his moveset you can blow right through him

[@vtu5]

@@xtakuanx actually you’re right but the hardest thing is the bosses before ginchiro , specially lade emma all of them easy but it’s takes to long just for a try with him , in the end i beat him after I suffering

[@vtu5]

@@xtakuanx i mean lady butterfly

[@odenzzlivee11]

like how did u beat the game if these 3 boss is hard😶

[@EHBradley]

Nice

[@andray310]

Do you unlock this gauntlet if you beat the game ? No matter what ending ?

[@UserUnknownUdontKnow]

I already beat isshin the sword saint i start a new game but i dont have this gauntlet

[@arghjain1949]

All i can see is 13000 gold

[@shrearjun8945]

3:31 maikire counter 😭😭

[@cyarain]

great video dude

[@antronixxg3065]

If I die do I start all over?

[@zeno6554]

yes it is sad but yes

[@TheMisterGuy]

How do you know how to beat these bosses, but not know how to pronounce their names?

[@xtakuanx]

The same way most people can pronounce their names and not be able to beat them.

[@conraddejongh3898]

@@xtakuanx Seeing as I am one of them, we get good at pronouncing their names because of the practice we've had when we rage at the 101st death 😅

[@datpspguy]

@@xtakuanx What a comeback lol!!

[@themanicman8458]

Do you remember every bug you step on? What about every slice of bread you've ever eaten? Same principle here really

[@TheMisterGuy]

@@themanicman8458 What you just described is cosmic horror, except we're the bug. That doesn't apply to boss battles because boss battles are designed to stand out from normal encounters and to be difficult.

[@beanmcqueen9785]

"Jenichiro"? Seriously? How?

[@xtakuanx]

LOL from now on, I’m just gonna butcher everyone’s names in future From software games

[@beanmcqueen9785]

@@xtakuanx ok dude I'm sorry I didn't expect you to respond I now feel bad, it was just super grating when I heard it lol.

[@xeox4280]

​@@xtakuanx So you know its wrong but you do it on purpose like a child?

[@xtakuanx]

@@xeox4280 god y’all can’t take a joke, hop to another channel since name pronunciation supersedes skill and game advice, which is what I was giving y’all in the first place. Get lost.

[@hamzasheesh6553]

Genichiro with a J 💀

[@xtakuanx]

Genichiro with a K :)

[@hamzasheesh6553]

@@xtakuanx I mean why not

[@xtakuanx]

@@hamzasheesh6553 just wait till the Margit guide comes out. “Margaret”

[@woahthere7895]

Bro your telling me you beat inner geni after inner ishinn?

[@xtakuanx]

Yessir

[@woahthere7895]

@@xtakuanx bruh

[@xtakuanx]

@@woahthere7895 inner isshuns basically the same fight IMO. They just throw in that attack that goes in a circle around him that he does like 1 or two times throughout the entire fight and then move that he does with the spear in the second and third phase which countering is super easy because of how forgiving the mikiri counter is. Inner Geni whooped my ass a few times before I figured him out. Not to mention his new attack has to either perfectly parried or dodged at the perfect time.

[@woahthere7895]

@@xtakuanx well ur not wrong the only difference with inner ishinn is you can’t be too aggressive or he’ll do a quick sweep and the new jump thrust/slash. Inner geni and inner ishinn took me quite a few tries but by the time I beat both those gauntlets I was able to beat inner father first try. I’ve (sort of) mastered the game and am currently working on a no death run.

[@xtakuanx]

@@woahthere7895 nice mannnn. Inner Father took me a few times to beat too. And I tried a no death run a few months ago, died at O'rin of the water. I swear she's my kryptonite.

[@olympusmons8439]

Step 1 :have 46 attack power lol Teasing. Great vid

[@diceslayer1]

Attack power doesn’t matter for these challenges , they give you a set amount

[@olympusmons8439]

@@diceslayer1 how about you read that I was joking

[@zxl8639]

Everything will be different if you are charmless and holding the demon bell

[@vindicator879]

If your purpose is to show off your talent and feel good instead of actually trying to win then yes. As Tengu of Ashina says "There are no hard and fast rules you just win your battles", I don't see any point making the game more difficult than it already is, besides blocking is very powerful in this game and restores posture

[@kushio214]

ratio'd

[@bronxrican91]

I blocked that big attack and it still damages me

[@TheKueiJin]

You might be charmless, and that means that if you don't parry the attack (not blocking at the right time) you will take damage. Try timing it better.

[@bronxrican91]

@@TheKueiJin oh shoot didn’t know you needed the charm. Where you get it at?

[@TheKueiJin]

@@bronxrican91 lemme ask you this first. Do you have an icon next to your hp bar? One that never goes away. If so then go to the sculpter and you should have the option of requesting the charm back

[@bronxrican91]

@@TheKueiJin shoot. I just noticed I don’t.

[@robk5437]

You have to perfectly deflect that attack. If you only block, it still damages you. But if you perfectly deflect it he will not damage you. Is it designed to hurt you if you do not do it perfect. It's what makes inner g so tough with this new DLC. Once you get to him though you can fight him time and time again till you learn it through reflections. My problem was fighting him one way for so long and then it seems like they sped him up just a little bit and gave him that new move. Fight him several times and you'll eventually get it

[@xojasperox_]

Been playing Sekiro for +100hrs now and I planned on facing the Gauntlets of strength. I literally freaked out when I saw that double lightning chain. Now that I've seen it and saw this guide I think I can manage to win now. Thanks a lot dude.

[@drk5640]

where do you get the attack that it does to gyobu? (The cut that tires him)