Nioh 2: ADVANCED GAMEPLAY TIPS

[@BoomstickGaming]

So, what do you think about my ‘Advanced Tips’ for Nioh 2? Did any of these help you out or have you found better assistance elsewhere? Let me know! *Boomstick Gaming is a safe haven for gamers who value game mechanics and systems, because that’s what makes anything from 8-bit to 8k, equally enjoyable.* *Thanks for taking out some time to watch this. I appreciate that!* - Alex

[@punyetagaming7761]

Thank you for this! Was looking for an explanation for the Arcana of... stuff. Stumbled on a whole lot more. Subscribed!

[@BoomstickGaming]

@@punyetagaming7761 Thanks!

[@EpicBob123]

Very helpful, I've had way too many times where I got greedy and trapped myself in a weapon animation, only to get smashed or impaled. I also completely forgot about the Yokai Shift charged heavy attack!

[@elitebeing21]

Awesome thank you

[@PixelEaterr]

As a new nioh player, thank you! The game is a lot more difficult than soul/borne games.

[@johnarnold7984]

The mimic chests have 3 bands on them. A regular chest has 2. So you can always tell a mimic by checking the number of bands.

[@Link12bb1]

Played nioh 1 and I'm level 90 in nioh 2 as of right now and I never once noticed that. Thanks your tip was more helpful than the video lol.

[@elitebeing21]

Thank you

[@alanshanklin9822]

And you can open them without getting knocked over by whistling

[@magicpot7577]

now THAT is a tip

[@docsol22]

Wow. Hundreds of hours in Nioh 1 and never heard this. You should be on youtube!

[@RocketmanLuke]

Watches video: damn I feel I have op knowledge now Loads up Nioh 2: still gets rekt

[@thegamewin100]

Rocketman Luke here’s a tip for ya if the game is giving you major trouble,e the blue graves help a lot and a ninja build is op if you’re good at not getting hit

[@vadim6656]

Lollll

[@azzizzsallahh]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MDLuffyCAL]

A tip a lot of users are missing is that you can break yokai appendages (they usually glow yellow). This permanently lowers an enemies maximum ki and does a burst of ki damage on success. Kunai, some yokai skills and ranged attacks are great for this. Try shooting an Enkis horn to open a fight. 👍

[@smoldawn989]

Kusarigama heavy attack in high stance works wonders too. Sometimes it's like a cheese

[@Demonstormlord]

Throwing stones are surprisingly good at this too.

[@Jared_42]

I assumed it was fire damage that instantly knocked down Enkis for me since I used Ippon-Datara's skill, thanks for the clarification

[@billygoods22]

For the living walls: look around for red-sword graves. Usually one will be "was killed for his neutral behavior" with either neutral, aggressive or peaceful (?). Don't do the same color emote as guy who died.

[@Kheliko]

There is also hidden points on the world map that when highlighted the cursor will turn red. It gives items and history/story of that landmark. I've found usually round 4 per map.

[@rocketscientist14]

Zeulo Yopparai what?? Lol how do you find these? On third main mission and haven’t found a single one

[@yznor]

@@rocketscientist14 Just scroll the circle thing across the map until it gets red, then, press X

[@samuraiblindado6439]

Its good to know some culture of Japan

[@rockylee3000]

Yep found that out in the beta

[@dracocross3723]

There is also titles associated to it.

[@Tzeeensh]

One personal advice that has carried me through most of Nioh 1, and also currently in Nioh 2. When you manage to empty a human ki bar, don't go for the "execution", instead, use a big attack that can put them on the ground, execution on the ground, and same attack again. You gain 2 free attacks this way, I mostly use Cross sign with my dual katanas build, and human enemies are simply melting.

[@Jared_42]

Solid advice I will however, be disregarding it as grappling enemies feels much more satisfying

[@ImLousy]

Should also be noted that there are many burst attacks that only the Brute burst counter is suited for. Human bosses guardian spirit attacks for example. Also in the yokai illustrations you can press R2 to change information and see enemies weaknesses and resistances.

[@Strider-Ragnarok]

Tip: Go to Settings > Basic Game Settings > 2nd page > turn on Display for Life, Ki, Anima and Yokai Ability Cost. This is for those that like to see the numbers.

[@christofferrasmussen6533]

Ah, another man of culture. Good to see i'm not the only one ;)

[@G0OSE1-o3b]

I did the exact same thing when I started

[@theblackbaron4119]

Yeah I know, I just specifically keep it off. I already have developed a good sense of how much anything costs to use and it's more of an additional visual clutter imo

[@Jared_42]

​@@theblackbaron4119 I prefer the numbers on because I like seeing precise values on everything, but I understand what you mean as all vital information is communicated perfectly without them. It also looks ugly as sin and out of place with the rest of the UI...

[@billygoods22]

I played like 100 hours of Nioh, and was still learning mechanics until the end. This type of work is needed, great job man!

[@VladTaltos01]

Finally some actual tips that aren't covered by the games tutorial or really obvious :D Also: the comment section is a great source (especially for newer players)

[@dynamicflashy]

Stephan Härle “Press R1 to Ki Pulse. Ki is Nioh’s version of stamina”.

[@VladTaltos01]

@@dynamicflashy "some" ;)

[@torvamessorem6686]

Also, if you approach the fake walls from behind you can rip off the piece of paper to instantly kill it. Not always an option, though, but keep an eye out.

[@mfalcone9984]

Another way to tell what type of gesture to use is look for a red text revenent grave and read the way they died. For example, if they died in a disrespectful way don't use the red gestures, instead use the blue or yellow gestures since you only get two chances to wall.

[@Ronin11111111]

Does that still give no loot? Because it didn't in Nioh 1.

[@christofferrasmussen6533]

@@Ronin11111111 It gives the exact same loot as killing or appeasing it normally, thank god. The only thing that MIGHT be different is that i can't guarantee it counts for getting the Nurikabe in "visitation" in the hut, as i'm pretty sure you only get progress for that through appeasing them, ie. doing the correct gestures.

[@Ronin11111111]

@@christofferrasmussen6533 Thank you!

[@faithzebedee3405]

@DOOM SLAYER this is definitely not true, it will respond to any gesture you have on the page when you first open your gesture menu.

[@BlackVulcan22]

Thank u for talking to us like gamers, and not like someone whose 1st game IS nioh 2.

[@BoomstickGaming]

Exactly.

[@torvamessorem6686]

A lot of us probably need tutorials on how to fucking die. Been breezing through so far and I just arrived in region 3, having played only a few hours per day. I'm glad he went over little details that can easily be missed even by experienced players.

[@Byak0maru]

Fr!!!!💀😂

[@Althecor]

@@torvamessorem6686 Did you have trouble with the switchglaive revenant in the second mission of the castle in the second area? I feel like he was killing me in 3 hits and I was almost 6 levels above the recommended level.

[@docsol22]

@@torvamessorem6686 breezing? I am duly impressed. I tip my hat to you. Kudos.

[@Brewhouse4519]

I feel like an idiot for not setting any custom active skills. Thank you so much!

[@mellowdarkness3344]

Another trick would be soul cores. Your anima is instantly restored full when you pick them up, so what I normally do is use my Yokai abilities on enemies I have yet to kill, and when I’m empty, I run back and pick up the soul core for a full anima recharge

[@outlawedsloth425]

A bit late here, but I do have information to add on to the illusory wall. You have two attempts to make the right gesture. Nearby the wall, if you see any revenants, they will most likely give you a clue to how to get past the wall. The cause of death should be along the lines of "Died due to his friendly/neutral/unfriendly behaviour". The way to figure out the nature of your emotes is just by colour. Blue is friendly, red is unfriendly.

[@agidyne9676]

There’s more to the creepy walls. There’s always a grave nearby the walls, sometimes even some dead players too. They reveal how they died. “Dead for their Friendly, Neutral, or Aggressive behavior” Other than that, the list was nice. I learned some new things. I played the first Nioh, so I already knew most of the stuff. The bit about burst counters will help me out lots! Thanks you!

[@BerserkCD]

I wasn't having a bad time but God dam that break exhaustion tip is going to make this much much easier!!!

[@brettperry3737]

Well this makes me feel better. I keep seeing videos with people saying not to pick the Feral Guardian, and for the life of me I haven't been able to make sense of why. Now I'm glad I just stuck with it.

[@kylecannon1293]

A little pro tip for the guardian spirit Tengen Kujaku. Save your small spirit stones cause they can be used to buff you depending on which stance your in whilst using said guardian spirit. High stance- attack buff, Mid stance- Def buff, Low stance- Ki recovery speed

[@sunexia4252]

One thing I’ve learned too is that if you are being attacked by an enemy combo. You can block while you are being hit in mid combo. You can’t dodge unfortunately, but if you are being hit by a combo you can block. Which saves a few HP.

[@BiGxNaStY69]

Doesn’t that depend on your toughness stat?

[@sunexia4252]

Tim Streit I don’t think so, it’s just a block that’s why.

[@MrBrodie2468]

@@BiGxNaStY69 if it works like nioh 1, then yes. Toughness resists flinch, so the only reason you can block after getting hit is because your toughness tanked the hit and you can act immediately.

[@maxhebertson6403]

I seriously was wondering why there was no advance tips videos for Nioh 2 this morning. Glad you made one.

[@Currentevents1000]

Something for those new to this, keep watch also for what each weapon scales with in terms of stats. The upgrade screen tells it plainly but each weapon has two tertiary states as well. And later on you can get weapons with random effects that increase scaling ir have comepletely different scaleing for stats not normally there!

[@joeb1955]

And you can always reforge a weapon to be exactly what you want it to be instead of searching for a good roll on properties. Tempering is the greatest option at the blacksmith.

[@TakiGamesOfficial]

That Enki / burst counter tip for getting out of sticky situations is extremely useful, there have been many times where I got staggered and ended up taking the hit. I’m not used to those extra Yokai mechanics so I’ve never really used them much. Now I will thanks to this video!

[@jive7741]

I really appreciate this video. All the other "tip" videos just say the same basic stuff over and over.

[@BoomstickGaming]

That is why I made this! Big places just aiming for those paychecks with minimal effort.

[@Shykeful]

@@BoomstickGaming Your effort is also minimal since I did not receive any five-course meal when starting to watch the video. I am very disappointed. This is no way to treat your viewers.

[@TheTraveler980]

@@Shykeful Bastard doesn't have Blue Apron. For shaaaaaaaaaaaame. ;-)

[@BoomstickGaming]

@@Shykeful fair

[@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506]

Nice to see a tips video for Nioh that isn't made out of the same "tips" every time.. *Manage your Ki and use Ki pulse* Really?! Never thought of that!

[@BoomstickGaming]

Lol

[@Bourikii2992]

You'd be surprised how many KZbinrs/reviewers I see who either don't use ki pulse or don't use Flux(?) to gain more ki back.

[@blackwidow7804]

Omg thank you for the custom active skills explanation. 15h into the game and still didnt know what they do until now.

[@swordsedge69]

Dude, thank you for some real tips and tricks for once to this game. Especially with the running out of stamina trick using the yokai dash, game changer during boss fights.

[@mikegreendragoncvr1287]

Great video bud, had no idea you could cancel attacks/exhaustion state

[@BoomstickGaming]

Thanks!

[@patrickparan6564]

Yokai skill when stamina depleted is a game changer! Thank you

[@aredgert]

Nice video! Packed with great stuff! Burst counter is wonderful for getting out of broken guard situations. Didn't know about the yokai skill version though, great find! Couple of gameplay things, dash attacks are very useful, but you have to evade out of them to avoid the pause. And with backwards high stance evasion attack, which you dubbed back step attack (I love that, btw), if you switch stances to mid in the high stance back step attack animation, you can continue a combo with no pause. It only works with mid stance and it works with the high stamce forward or backward versions. The forward high stance evasion attacks give you more s to work with too.

[@MatthewManney]

the combo by switching to mid is news to me. Thank you 😊

[@aredgert]

@@MatthewManney 😊

[@Treznor331]

This is by far the most helpful tips I've seen yet for Nioh 2. I didn't know more than half the things you cover on this. Give yourself a pat on the back sir 👏🥳👍

[@BoomstickGaming]

*Pat*

[@markdiaz512]

Everyone: uses Burst Counter to attack cancel Tonfa: laughs in Demon Dance

[@zephiryun7408]

Yeah everybody using feral to dodge away instead of burst countering... losing so much dmg...

[@ryujinjakka4518]

Miguel Oliveira brute all the way

[@zephiryun7408]

Honestly i think phantom is the better, even if my build uses yatagarasu. Brute is 100x better than feral due to consistency, but cant burst counter ranged attacks n some fast stuff like tesso or gyuki, in the end phantom wins, n dats make me sad all phantom spirits hv bad bonuses.

[@nightrain1121]

Miguel Oliveira feral is 100% the best one, you can counter more stuff much quicker and with some builds, you can follow up with some beefy punishes, as well as that you also get a really good dash with I frames that can be improved with the cat spirit. Feral looks the best and performs the best in my opinion, but we all have different preferences I guess.

[@zephiryun7408]

Honestly nekomata is useless due to t fact timing s just human mistake. Also phantom s waaaay more consistent than feral's and u can counter ranged atacks. I think u can improve feral consistency overall but n my opinion even then cant overcome the phantom's. What makes feral good is the escape button it provides. U also have one with phantom but it will cost ki if u re not out of it. My build uses yatagarasu who s feral type n yeah it is great, but sometimes i jus feel is impossible to counter some moves. In the late game burst counters arent strong as they were before in early mid game, and dat jus make feral shine more bc phantom spirit buffs are mediocre(but tengen kujaku dmg bonus reeeeee).

[@zacharypalmer537]

Dude just for the breaking the exhaustion tip. Big ol subscribe. Thank you dude!

[@BoomstickGaming]

Welcome!

[@lunarpurge8494]

A small correction about the mimic chest. You are not 'forced' to fight them. If you whistle or if you trigger the chest opening they will always do a emote first for you to mimic.

[@lovxte]

For the illusionary walls. Usually there is a revenant nearby and it’ll say what it died by in the color of one of the gestures. Do not pick that gesture type but instead, try one of the other two types and you’ll never have to fight a wall.

[@Kaimax61]

yeah, it just wants 1 from the the color type of the gesture. Like Celestial here said, sometimes there are graves that shows that they died because of "a gesture", now you're 100% guaranteed to appease Nurikabe, since you only have 2 choices left and the Nurikabe tolerates one wrong choice. Of course there are some where there are no graves at all. lel

[@Heavenlyblaze]

Burst counter tip was nice. I used to play cautiously b4 I knew this, now i can be aggressive while using burst to avoid high ki dmg attacks etc..

[@MatthewManney]

Hell yea. Didn't know about the cancels and the active skills. Thank you so much for that. I have been wanting a better way to escape guard breaks and was looking into it yesterday to no avail. Subbed instantly.

[@shebezipzip]

the zero ki tip is nice...there is another tip that i found very useful. there is items u find that fill ur amrita...keep those for boss fights and use them to fill ur amrita...that way you can transform twice in each boss..

[@christianmark7650]

5:11 - Timestamp - Custom Active Skills Menu (Basically how to Key Map attacks to custom control combinations). Particularly helpful for adding Elemental effects to an attack. For example you can add lightning to one attack and fire to another attack, and then custom map the control combinations for each of them.

[@Evanz111]

Thanks for making an ACTUAL tips video. I’ve seen half a dozen of these videos and the first tip is always something obvious like “remember to dodge enemy attacks, because enemies hit hard” or “loot comes in multiple different rarities” - when will video publishers learn tips =/= basic features?

[@noxserpentis]

Omg thank you so much for showing off the custom skills. I did not see that tooltip on the bottom and was going crazy about them.

[@KevShaw808]

Thank you for this video. I've been looking for guides but everything out there has been basic stuff like how to move your character and that elixirs heal you. Good stuff man.

[@BoomstickGaming]

Thanks!

[@YeOldeMachina]

Bro, I had 400+ hours in nioh 1, but the extracurricular activities you suggested for the burst counter are brilliant. Just brilliant. Also, it's the 1st I've heard of block buffering. Just as Brilliant. If I wasnt subbed, I'd sub to this fucking channel so hard. This is the most useful nioh 2 video I've seen. Also was wondering what those "certain skills" things were in the skill tree. That's so dope you can imbue your weapon skills with poison, fire, ect.

[@CptEddyPrice]

thats what I have been waiting for. Nice guide

[@bowley4]

Also with the hidden walls, if there is a revenant nearby the Nurikabe, go hover over it and it will say “died by nurikabe used positive gesture” and then you know you have to use a red or yellow. You get two tries, meaning so long as there is a revenant nearby you’ll know which to use. Also it doesn’t matter which gesture, just anything from the right color of gestures

[@MAR1N4M1]

Figured these things out already, but had to leave a like for how much more informative and useful this video is for players, in comparison to other vids.

[@derekcasey9715]

Not sure if this is obvious, but the Expeditions in the Torii Gate offer the full game in coop without the need for Ochoko Cup farming, with the added benefit that both party members progress simultaneously.

[@shade5734]

Not sure if this has been said before but you can basically skip the sheathing animation for any R1+O skill (Iai, Night Rain,...) by first hold R1 with your weapons drawn, slightly tilt the left analog in the desired direction then quickly press O. If you did it correctly then your weapons would instantly be sheathed allowing you to just perform the skill.

[@randomrandom.]

About the perks you unlock in the shifting skill tree; a great advice is to put elemental damage on your attacks that can do billions of hit according you have the ki for it. I don t have the english names but it s usually L1+triangle hold. That way you can basically apply an element garantee and for free. You can pretty much give the confusion debuff to your foes in a blink. Super useful ;) (I personally like thunder a lot on these L1+triangle since the lightning debuff slows your opponent quiet a lot, super convenient!) Oh and another great one is to have lantern fruits as shortcut. You gather a shit ton of them from the sudamas, gives back a lot of anima for your OP yokai abilities. Super convenient to use VS tough bosses!

[@ruperttheking666]

Didn't know about the whistling to a mimik chests, although not necessary to avoid the fight it's a cute feature! lots of cool tips, mate. Great video

[@wizardlyTKO]

Very necessary to avoid the knock back, even if you want to foolishly fight it for lesser loot. That's your choice as your own game style. But personally, I whistle at and mimic every single one, I also correctly gesture Nurikabe Walls. Mujina are my favorite little tanukis ;)

[@ruperttheking666]

@@wizardlyTKO to avoid the knock back, sure. getting knocked back does do much and definitely doesn't change the amount of loot. FYI it's actually necessary to fight and kill some Mujina and Nurikabe for the titles, if you care about completion and the chance to get a couple more points to spend in titles

[@jQuakr]

Whenever a mob activates the grabbing animation, if you are using headphones, you will hear a "ding" as a sound cue for the enemy grab attack start. Once you start listening for it, you will never get grabbed again :)

[@TheTraveler980]

Whenever I die in Nioh 2, and I hear that lady go "heh heh heeeh heeeh" before I respawn, it sounds like she's singing to me in a very mocking way while pointing at me like Eric Cartman.

[@MatthewManney]

Omg lmao saaaaame.

[@LCH.RawMan]

Hahahahahahaha that is kinda true tho 😂😂😂

[@biblicallyaccuratefurbie4690]

I'd say the best tip overall is the attack cancel tip. While players like myself have found this just by testing or randomly, im sure a lot of other players haven't, and something like this, as you said, can make or break.

[@starsheep1140]

I found out about the attack cancel but by far the most useful part is the ki break cancel especially for players like me who are bad at ki managment

[@pasta1169]

Good tip is to get the refulgent strike skill in the shiftling tree - gives you double the Amrita per kill if you use a weapon skill

[@DeleteExistence]

Watch out when using enki because certain enemies can grab you out of the air and one shot you. Like when Tengu does the flip and picks you up.

[@AratakiBullPowerSiddo1]

Enki and Tengu are the real ogs.

[@Angels-Haven]

can't get grabbed if you're transformed

[@DeleteExistence]

@@Angels-Haven maybe they patched it, seemed a bit BS

[@daisukeakihito9832]

In regards to walls, little something that some people often do, if they find one they will place their blue grave next to them, usually close enough if you check their grave the wall will growl so you can notice it, that goes for a lot of secret areas and survivable drops as well, so if you see a random blue grave in the middle of nowhere often enough it's someone else trying to push you toward a secret.

[@tamamoland4247]

The "High Backstep" attack is actually done off of the rolling dodge so you can do it in mid stance as well if you double tap dodge to step -> roll, which also gives you some follow-up attacks from it due to mid stance's higher attack combo limit. Doesn't work in low stance obv since it never forces a rolling dodge

[@MythicalBlue]

All of these tips were super helpful and I knew barely any of them beforehand, thanks a bunch!

[@BoomstickGaming]

Have fun!

[@SashaChopper]

awesome video! I would only add that the only useful dash attack is the spear one, as you can immediately flourish out of it, thus dealing a nice amount of damage in a safe way without spending much ki

[@RyuKaguya]

yeah I found out the guard break yokai move thing by accident when I was spamming my snake attack in order to stop a Yoki coming towards me and then actually happened it was amazing

[@jackmac66]

Probably the best guide ever made for nioh 2 thanks!

[@BoomstickGaming]

Thank YOU

[@ezioc.1998]

Since you took the time & effort to provide a concise (thoughtful & not greedy) guide, I want to take the same to share my educated guess. Due primarily to the content, at this time, you have certainly provided us with the BEST Nioh 2 GUIDE on KZbin. Thank you!

[@mikokun7714]

Another side lil tip hoardd them spirit stone shards, useful for building up spirit gauge for end game farming never use em otherwise

[@kylejones5518]

The new item "inspiring gem" is better. No point in saving the spirit stones if you have the gem.

[@Svue071]

Another thing too is when you burst counter and the enemy runs out of stamina you can press triangle really quickly to final blow them in yokai form for even more damage

[@chrono_s9699]

This is a very good tutorial. Learned things that I was completely missing out.

[@DOGroove]

Playing this for the first time 3 years later. I have over 100 hours in the game and just finished NG+… and there were still things I didn’t know in this video. Thank you!

[@sebastienattal9890]

best tips video I watched, lot of cool stuff others don't tell

[@salsashark4133]

Switching to low stance on every ki pulse is very easy to do with some practice and saves my life all the time. It might be pretty obvious since the game has mechanics that reward you for it, but it took me awhile to realize the potential

[@richardcheese4680]

3 of those are pretty helpful for me. Thanks.

[@docsol22]

Excellent! I learned more than a few things. And I subscribed. Thanks.

[@BoomstickGaming]

Ty!

[@NTSTS0]

this is the best nioh 2 tips video i've found so far. there was lots of little stuff you would only notice if you pay close attention to the combat system. i didnt' like how early into the video your plug was, but other than that this was a highly enjoyable vid. thanks for making it.

[@EnderElohim]

8:45 correction needed here, it is not specific random gesture. It requires any blue or yellow or red gesture. If it want blue gesture any blue gesture is fine. Good way to go about it is looking reverant near it is it usually say why they died. For example if reverant near it say it die because of polite gesture or something you know blue is wrong so either yellow or red. Because you have 2 chance to win it 100% win because it you eliminate one wrong option by looking at why reverants died. So even if you pick wrong gesture your next gonna be 100% right

[@Socialism90]

Even though I played Nioh 1, it took me longer than I care to admit to remember the chest trick lol. One tip not mentioned, and I feel is absolutely useful is burst counter grapples. If your burst counter fully depletes your target's ki, pressing heavy after immediately triggers a yokai shift grapple for massive damage.

[@ex2c8]

Thank you! These tips will help me beat the 2nd boss. I'm handling the fight well but the demon is a tank, one mistake and I'm dead.

[@jorswar-6362]

Best tips video...ty

[@nightowlgamez1869]

Great video man iv been playing nioh 2 for about a month and most of these tips where still helpful. Totally subbed

[@BoomstickGaming]

Great thanks!

[@mak0bac0]

Definitely right on there being a lot of "non-tips" tips videos.

[@christopherzaloga3452]

Some of these were really useful thank you

[@cheejun7719]

Excellent info Bro !

[@smokers1231000]

Break exhaustion is a problem for me even in the first Nioh, and im glad there is a solution for this now and i never thought about it until i watch your tips this will decrease my fatality just by little. Thanks.

[@FrasierFanMSU]

This is genuinely helpful. Thanks!

[@lagideath]

The Murakabe don't want specific gestures. They want a specific type of gesture: friendly (blue), neutral (yellow), or aggressive (red).

[@BRAMZY]

Dude, this is top tier stuff. Really well done 🏆

[@BoomstickGaming]

Thanks!

[@eltrapo3228]

I really needed this. I’ve played the first nioh but the second one is just straight up kicking my ass

[@bluewonk8910]

I watched your video when I was just a few hours in to the game and it's very useful. I finished the game a week ago and I love it but doubt I would've gotten along this well with it without a good tips video

[@wacktastic1]

Here's a tip if you're having problems with humanoid enemies for some reason: equip the yoki pokem- I mean yokai. It does a command grab. I believe it goes through blocks

[@dra6o0n]

Spear has a skill that swaps you and enemy location leading to a vulnerable shot at hitting them once. Very useful on tanky enemies that blocks a ton.

[@thecardon]

@@dra6o0n Yeah I used this in Nioh 1 and it's fun

[@thesoothsayer5789]

This is a good video. Thank you for mentioning block buffering, very important design concept in Nioh. I really think this should be mentioned in the in-game tutorials. Btw, try following up a dash attack with an evasion attack. The evasion buffers so it comes out fast, and evasion attacks let you finish your combo string :)

[@mergevisual]

Amazing video, going to change how I play completely. Thank you!

[@Zimzky91]

mt biggest issue is having to hit the enemies 15 times to kill them, yet I get killed in 1 or 2 hits. The early game is so damn relentless

[@dra6o0n]

If you look at the gear drops, the highest number is 10-15 levels above the maps level.

[@Isaacdorimesse]

Thank you! Finally a good tips video for Nioh2!!! :)

[@caw7777]

Yo I love the video one thing that isn't really talked about that I would add is your soul cores work better in yokai relms obviously you gain more amina when in those relms but they also either a) have an added effect, or b) they hit harder, if you use the soul core for the guy that waves his wand and shoots fire balls, out of the yokai relms he shoots 4, but in the realm he'll shoot 8

[@votpavel]

interesting,i didnt know that thanks

[@joeb1955]

Another tip is that bosses will drop skills for weapons not listed in their skill tree. The bosses that drop these skills all use the weapons the skill they drop goes to. Each weapon has about 2 or 3 of these hidden skills that need to be farmed off bosses and are usually some form of attack the boss is able to do.

[@EHnter]

You can switch to your saved sets in any shrines. So, you can make a field set or a boss set. I don’t know why people are complaining that they wish they have access to a quick equipment load out when in fact you do.

[@c6tartaglia81]

Some of these really surprising me. Good job man, keeping going✌️

[@BoomstickGaming]

Ty!

[@DrFreakishfreak]

Other tips and tricks videos : You press R1 to attack. Try to attack enemies to kill them. Your video was actually informative and well done. Even though I've already played 50+ hours in a week, most of the stuff you showed I didn't even know. Keep up the good work.

[@danielellis-robinson1573]

It's worth noting that using some spirit core ability auto evades enemy grapple attacks. From what iv experienced, the ones that transform you into a Yoki that work best, as the enemy can no longer grab your new, hulking form.

[@aaronnedlan8636]

Great tips! Hope more people get the chance to see this video

[@Kasaaz]

The only Dash Attack I've found that is useful is the one you can unlock for Hatchets

[@punyetagaming7761]

If you happen to find the way around the Illusory Wall (Nurikabe), just removing the talisman will dispell it.