Nioh 2 | GIGA TIPS for both New & Endgame Players [Pre-DLC Guide]

Lot of tips for your nips ( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°) The ultimate guide on what new players NEED to know to succeed in Nioh 2, as well as plenty of endgame tips to maximize your experience from beginning to end~
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[@PWARGaming]

its been 4 years, still no Nioh 3?? :( ~New video!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJu0p4yfaMZmZq8 After much procrastination, it's finally here 😫 Hope the tips help you guys out~ DLC can't come soon enough :V Timestamps~ 0:45 NEW PLAYERS Do Dojo before 1st mission 1:20 Step 1: Learning Ki pulsing and Stance Switch Ki pulsing 2:12 Step 2: Learning Burst Counters (Mechanics) 4:50 Don't Sleep on Ranged Weapons! 5:32 Skill UP 6:54 Recommended Skills 7:58 SET Mystic Arts! 8:24 BEST Method for raising Proficiency/Fam! 8:40 Custom Skills 9:18 How to farm Skills/Smithing Text (get LUCK/item drop rate also~) 10:27 Dissemble crap gear for Umbracite! 11:20 Best wpns early on 11:55 Recommended Armor stats 12:11 Hit weakpoints for easy ki dmg/dmg 12:45 Mimics 13:21 Gold Inheritables 14:24 Glue/Fam raising 15:08 Armor Inheritables 15:44 Revenant Trading 16:42 170 Gear 17:19 Soul Matching to +10 18:21 Yasakani (see endscreen video too!) 18:27 How to unlock/use Remodel feature 19:23 Farming Mortal Soul Cores 20:49 Ways to get Q/F Umbracite

[@mettaalpha8551]

PWARGaming what’s the best weapon u think

[@emacarrjest]

Thanks a lot for this. A lot of info that's helpful for everyone.

[@PWARGaming]

@@mettaalpha8551 Depends. spear/tonfa/axe destroy humans. odachi/kusa/2kat destroy yokai. normal play I'm talking. i think overall kusa is probably top. Kusa>odachi>2kat/spear. good for all content and not just bosses.

[@mettaalpha8551]

PWARGaming what’s a good weapon to go with kusa?

[@holymoses43]

Is there an exact date or time frame for the first dlc drop?

[@din0chickennuggets]

combat isnt what makes nioh hard. your character not being able to swim is what makes it hard. water is the strongest boss.

[@IVANGUARDI]

xD 10/10 comment

[@wacktastic1]

No. It's the waifus that make you hard

[@IVANGUARDI]

@@wacktastic1 😂😂😂

[@machinereading3391]

lol

[@TheDocbach]

This is true. Umi-Bozo from Nioh 1 handed me my ass at least 35 times in a row simply because of this....

[@cullenbuzard2432]

Dude just the tip that told me you could press the left analog stick in the blacksmith store to buy for storage was worth the like. Thank you sir

[@Boxwood]

For those who might want to farm proficiencies for the trophies: don't bother in NG, use the weapons you like. When you get to NG+ you get 4x amount of proficiency points. You can simply go to the first mission and farm Gozuki right after the first shrine. Also remember to throw every spell and ninjutsu at him to level those up as well

[@VictorVonDoom909]

Thank you good citizen.

[@vahnayasaki6989]

Thank you sir.

[@adammellinger7105]

Wanted to add, if you are going ninjutsu. Then max shuriken, kunai, storm kunai, thrown blade technique, and shuriken shooter. Every time you throw a shuriken or kunai it'll level your ninjutsu a lot! I'm in new game and I have 3 mil proficiency in ninjutsu.

[@sakura368]

what about shiftling, what do i do for that

[@DiegoLikesDinasours]

Oh damn...I forgot i could farm gozuki instead of trying to beat Yatsu-No-Kami at lvl 26 with a mid build...

[@emacarrjest]

Great tips overall! To add some stuff: 1. If you want more Onmyo and Ninja skillpoints than the ones you get via proficiency, remember most main missions have a lock of hair for each of them. You can see how many there you got in each level, as well as dark realms and hot springs (if you are hunting the trophies for instance) if you press R1 when selecting the mission on the region map. 2. To add to mimics, Mujina (the chest mimic yokais) can be identified easily by the "strip" marks on the side of the chest. Regular chests have 2 strips, Mujina have 3. Once you identify a Mujina, use the Whistle gesture as you see in 13:12 to get it out of the chest without staggering you and damaging your ki.

[@dvdkiwi]

Thanks a lot for the R1 tip! This will make for an easier time finding those missing hot springs :)

[@Xavier-cv2vw]

same as comment above, thankw.

[@tgogster3279]

And then use the bow gesture to get the rewards without fighting the chest mimic :)

[@jonesen4395]

@@tgogster3279you have to mimic the mimics gesture, its not always bow

[@tgogster3279]

@@jonesen4395 Ohhh okay thank you

[@CamperCarl00]

Here's some "fixes" or extrapolations on these tips. 1) Flux is powerful, but may not be necessary or even hinder certain builds and weapon styles. Focus more on learning how to do full ki pulses mid-combat. 2) Phantom gets a bad rap, but it essentially lets you cancel a combo into a perfect guard as long as you have anima. It also stops elemental damage, and when paired with "Faster winded recovery" you can practically guard anything with no real repercussions. Feral combos are also extremely unrealistic for non-expediton situations. 3) Don't buy ammunition, the game throws so much at you that if you're legitimately using it so much that you need to buy more, then stop using it as a crutch. 4) Samurai skill points are determined by level and Shifting skill points are determined by soul core purification and resting rites. Weapon proficiency is only determined by damage, so the further you are in the game, the more points you get. Ninjutsu and Omnyo are also determined by damage numbers, but their buffs also seem to scale with duration and your current player level. Keep in mind, proficiency earned through buffs is massively inferior to those gotten via damage. 5) Flux is optional, focus on getting the base of these skills, as all upgrades have diminishing returns. The skill customizations are more important than you think and only become more valuable as you gain levels. The elemental strikes are especially useful against umi-bozo. 6) Barrier is insanely strong, prior to getting it I reccomend sacred water, which is super easy to come by. The Regeneration talisman is also good for when you use benevolent graves, as it heals a percentage of the target's max hp. 7) Pick everything up. Sell blues, yellows and whites, disassemble purples. You really only need the Umbracite, and gold is much harder to come by for most of the game. It's honestly a waste of time to disassemble anything below a purple, especially since forging isn't nearly as prevalent in the end-game compared to tempering. 8) Just trade for inheritables. It's good for the community and keeps people from burning out.

[@Kasaaz]

Mimics will only pick from the 9 gestures that show up when you first bring up the menu.

[@gjram8807]

Really?

[@Drillengineer]

GJ Ram yes, so you won’t fail because you don’t require the gesture

[@Kasaaz]

@@gjram8807 I think because in the first game you could only have 9 set at a time. So it keeps it fair.

[@2hot4u68]

Also I've noticed if u do the gesture, you don't get as many items and treasure as opposed to killing it

[@nayyarrashid4661]

@@2hot4u68 doing gestures always gets you more items

[@rafaelbrito9519]

5:20 OMFG I SPENT SO LONG UPSET AT THE FACT I COULD ONLY BUY LIKE 16 ARROWS AT ONCE! THANK YOU!!!

[@MegaOZX]

lol, same

[@Hi23494]

This guide is amazing. Everyone playing the game needs to watch this first. I'm nearly done with new game plus and I still didn't know at least 3 or 4 things in this video which are really going to help!

[@blaat.n]

is that handsome Squidward?

[@milenarkioshi4288]

Chad Squidward B)

[@STNJ_YT]

Chadward

[@numa2k147]

He's so beautiful

[@aps8446]

Yep

[@Smokeyourselfstraighttohell]

One of the best ive seen

[@Tony-pu8pf]

I did not understand a word he said, im still buying the game!!

[@TheDocbach]

If I didnt play the crap out of Nioh 1, I would be just as lost as you are. Just take the game in 1 hour at a time and focus more on the fundamentals your first playthrough. Definitely get the stances/ki-fluxing/ranged weapons/ sam skills/ yokai skills down to muscle memory. Dont worry about all of the nerdy RPG stat cramming stuff your first playthrough. It will make more sense and become more relevent once you get higher tier gear. Good luck sir!

[@WiseOwl23]

😂😂😂👍

[@Cxrcas]

E Bach I didn’t play the first one at all and I just bought it because I try most games I see in the store that’s new. God I died a lot but for some reason I KNEW that it was supposed to be this hard so I never got frustrated Switchglaive op

[@TheDocbach]

@@Cxrcas LOL. So true. Expectations can either set you up for success or failure. Admittidly, I played Nioh 1 after I beat Sekiro. The media hyped up Sekiro to be some kind of un-beatable game, so I was fairly confident in my abilities and I didnt expect Nioh 1 to be as hard or harder than Sekiro. Lets just say, I got humbled.....

[@fishnutz5196]

@@TheDocbach too right. Niohs mechanics can make it alot harder than souls along with having less s but damn nioh is a satifying game and does get easier when you start actually making a solid build

[@joshmay2944]

Haha I’m still on the intro and this video is already amazing!

[@Carolyne_games]

The system is kind of overwhelming at first but has amazing depth. I think experience in games like monster hunter may actually be more useful in nioh 2.

[@Mewuli]

I might be a little late to this game, I only started playing 3 days ago and it’s my first “dark souls type of game”. Monster hunter definitely helped me with the learn to read your opponents attack and don’t be reckless because you can get one shot. I do have a lot more fun on this game tho! Just like that there’s more to a mission than killing the “boss/monster” like in monster hunter

[@batmanrobin3794]

Wait ..I didn't think of it like that...🤯 I see if I play it more like monster hunter than dark souls I should have better progress with the combat and gear system

[@batmanrobin3794]

Thanks man

[@natas5022]

also the buffs pre mission and the chest management are much more akin to MH than dark souls ​@@batmanrobin3794

[@Gharon]

Awesome stuff, i've put in 100+ hours and i'm a good ways into NG+ but there was still quite a lot of new useful info for me in this vid. Thanks a ton!

[@Stargold-w9m]

Nioh 2 sometimes doesn’t even feel like a souls game once you master the mechanics and level a bit

[@misterG2006]

I wasted loads of umbracite before I realised that a piece of equipment has a pre-set pool of attributes (randomly generated each time I think). So if you want a particular active skill on gloves and you temper and don't see it after 4 or 5 tries then it's probably not going to be there. Also, if you use loads of umbracite and discover you've wasted it because the attribute didn't appear then just quit out without saving. Reload and try tempering a different piece of equipment which will hopefully have what you want in it's attribute pool.

[@Proxy021]

Tips when you farm fam, you can water sword the weak spot of the fingers boss (when you jump on the arms) even if you do no damage on your screen you still gain fam, you can do like 4 full ki bar of water sword with barrier talisman, i'm using ryomen sukuna soul core to destroy fingers asap, this way most of the time you are on the weak spot and the boss is not moving so it's way faster than doing just the fingers

[@Crazy_Bomb]

There was a personally embarrassing amount of useful info in this for me. Thanks, man.

[@nightrain1121]

Can I just say that some builds really benefit from aggression which is what the soulsborne playstyle is for most people. I don’t wanna seem pedantic or anything but I just wanted to say that a soulsborne playstyle is not completely worthless.

[@karlturner5678]

It was for Lobos, and for most of my friends that tried to get into Nioh with me.

[@nightrain1121]

Iron Tarkus that’s why I said not completely.

[@MisterPudd]

True dat. Bb was my fav soulsborne so the aggressive playstyle feels perfect for me. Only bad thing i had to unlearn was depending on dodge only for dmg mitigation

[@bugalugsbumtheif9983]

Didnt know what i was getting into when i bought this game. Its very overwhelming

[@Buckdodgers]

I started my 1st playthrough using the Brute Burst Counter. I absolutely LOVED it. Now using the Feral, and while I like it, still getting the timing down. Bit more of a learning curve than I expected.

[@orangesoda4535]

My #1 beginner tip: don't worry about optimizing a build. If you utilize the game mechanics and do a little amirita farming in 'the refined man of the underworld', you already win.

[@robertnagy4260]

If you see a breakable wall just use a yokai ability to break it. Sometimes a chest or a kodama there.

[@n.spatrick3228]

Hey new players! Loot can be offered at shrines for loads of Amrita, and you will receive gifts like tons of elixirs (so, you don't have to worry about running dry). Forging is everything! That’s how people get all that sick gear, by Forging. Don't wait for drops, just forge the purple stuff you like, then temper it for some sick stats like: 0.1% low attack damage or 0.5% Ki recovery when no one is watching, or even better 67.8% chance you might play Darksouls for an hour because you need a break from Nioh 2. Don’t worry if you didn't get a sick stat for your new gear and you ran out of materials. Go dominate some yokai, return to the blacksmith like a boss and disassemble/forge/temper again. PWAR is a godsend, so watch all his Nioh and Nioh 2 videos. You can learn a lot from just watching his play style. Don’t forget to have fun (’cause you will. Trust me)

[@MRSketch09]

#PSA 12:47 From my experience this is the must important part of the video for every single person I've ever randomly co-oped in this video about walls & mimics.. I don't know how many times I've been with someone, they pick a fight with the mimic, then everyone gets slaughtered by said mimic.. its sad.

[@hitman5782]

My favorite tip: Gain equipment that regenerates health when you absorb amrita, and only use all the items that let you gain amrita when you need healing. It´s pretty much a permanent heal.

[@josiahday210]

synergize with extraction talisman

[@WeeBong92]

Phantom really isn't the worst of the counters. It's the only one with an instant counter, the other two have start up frames, it also doesn't move you which makes countering much easier. I think it's the best, easily. For beginners, getting told that 'this one is bad' is really crap advice as people will be less willing to experiment.

[@Littlewater]

Phantom is suppose to be ranged fighting. The counter makes perfect sense because its a LAST RESORT on an enemy who has gotten close. The enemy is never suppose to get that close to you.

[@mykeh8697]

Never played this and waiting for pc version this week, alot of this sounded so foreign 😂hope I figure this all out

[@Kaidjnsksbskdjsbw]

Bro, I just started playing this, and I was so overwhelmed at first with, now I feel 10X as overwhelmed. What in the actual fuck, I’ve never seen this many mechanics in a game

[@6ghastlyghoul9]

Agreed, but it definitely sets this game apart from the rest. Takes time to learn but is very rewarding to overcome difficulty in this game

[@melthework4511]

I farmed dark omen for all the orange inheritables I needed, lots of great drops like attack and moonlit snow damage.

[@n.spatrick3228]

Melvin Colon nice!

[@danknugglit8978]

I had no idea you could buy more than 8 damn bullets at a time XD ty so much i feel so dumb

[@gjram8807]

You are not alone! :D

[@melthework4511]

Dank Nugglit I beat the game before I started using a lot of the games mechanics lol you’re not alone

[@gigachad622]

:)

[@Umiacha70]

I still haven't figure out how to buy more than 8 damn bullets. I just started playing, so I think they removed that option from the game.

[@kalameet3136]

@@Umiacha70 of course they did not remove it, the dude showed it in the video. you have to change to where you are sending items that you bought. Look at the top right of the screen and press L3 I think. It's just that you can only have 8 on hands initially, but you can stock more in your storehouse

[@MRSketch09]

You know what your doing sir. I clicked because of the thumbnail.

[@MRSketch09]

@Yolo Man As "YOLO Man", shouldn't you encourage me?

[@defrand14able]

Bisexuals are the most fun 😫

[@MRSketch09]

@@defrand14able I'm confused...?

[@darkenedpsynoid]

His thumbnails smell of desperation

[@nekonekomikan]

13:10 You forgot to mention you can spot a mimic by the golden middle latches on the sides of the chest. 3 are a mimic and 2 are legit loot.

[@gjram8807]

Woah! NEver knew this! thank you kindly for this tip!

[@nekonekomikan]

@@gjram8807 No problem. Also just use the whistle emote to let the little guy know you know it's trick.

[@nightrain1121]

You realise almost everyone knows this now?

[@ssplif5415]

@@nightrain1121 not me

[@lucianoarrieta5786]

Amazing video! It’s always awe inspiring to see the videos of people that have really mastered NIOH!

[@varsoonhks3211]

While Daidara is among the fastest ways to upgrade Weapon Proficiency, I actually don't suggest it if you're looking to get all the Titles in the game. Killing 500 human enemies with every weapon takes so long that you'll get all that proficiency doing that alone.

[@dandy8849]

shiftling soul fragments increase with every soul core you get, and it doesn't matter how many burst counters you perform

[@samplingtoast2023]

I'm nearly through new game plus, and I've only just found out that the green skills are customisable

[@megapowerman2]

The game isn't terribly hard once you get used to it. But you're right, it seems to be made to punish souls players. ;D What killed me are the mechanics of gear crafting. This is the first time I see a concise explanation. Until now, I've just been smithing the sets I liked, changed their abilities with umbracite, and that was it.

[@quiettimegaming3642]

Alright... Do you know how I know this game broke me/won me over? I’m at a point where I have more fun in the menus soul-matching and upgrading my gear than I do actually playing sometimes. I love comparing gear and sets, and spending minutes at a time considering what upgrade to take on the skill trees. Or randomly using books of reincarnation to reallocate my points... It’s just relaxing, lol. That’s legitimately half of the game/experience though. I never did any of that in the first Nioh, I just wore the best gear that wasn’t too heavy and took the weapon with the highest damage... and it took me 4 months to get through the first playthrough. (After playing N2, I went back and beat it in 2 days. ) Now I find joy in the minutiae.

[@DrippleDragon]

Quiet Time Gaming 2 days is impressive knowing that it took me 3 days to beat the first boss (I’m brand new to souls type games/Nioh, barely bought it a week ago) at the beginning I noticed that the game has no leniency for beginning players and I can see how someone who doesn’t have patience could feel cheated, but after getting past the first boss the game becomes really enjoyable, the scaling system is fantastic, I felt rewarded for just being able to progress and gave me that jump to continue on because it’s made known it is possible, this game is great but definitely puts perseverance to the test, and that’s what won me over, I refused to be easily defeated for $60

[@quiettimegaming3642]

Derrick Johnson not really, when you consider that my *first* playthrough for Nioh 1 took 4 months, and total of 414 hours... just for 1 playthrough. But I legitimately NEVER EVER did anything with the forge, and didn’t do anything other than level up the character, “equip the items with the highest value”... and that goes for everything. I used scrolls and leveled Willy up, but didn’t synergize at all. I didn’t use Magic or Ninjitsu, just health items, lol. It’s the worst way to play the game. But seeing as I beat all the Souls and BB games basically doing the same I figured it wouldn’t be a problem playing the game the same way... but I was wrong. But when N2 came out, I made sure to to pay attention to everything, and learned how to build around how I wanted to play... and it all made sense... and after murdering N2, I went back to the first game with the knowledge and experience I gather from N2, and it was a cake walk. So that’s not really impressive. Just a big dummy being a bit less of one, and the world of difference that makes.

[@ovidiuserdean6955]

as a souls game player, i think the pre experience it does make the game a lot easier

[@hiddenfeather9564]

Actually my souls experience helped me a lot. It's still hard but souls game taught me to keep trying. The only thing that i don't like about nioh is enemy variety.

[@mohammadalargha3694]

You can only rise your shifting level by purifying soul cores and disassemble them. But purifying gives much more. And it gets progressively harder to rise.

[@jengaaaaa]

The ki pulse dodge also actually lets you play exactly like souls games. I found it way too weird to press R1 in the middle of hitting the enemy.

[@shinocampo1850]

If you block while activating demon form, You skip the cutscene and just do the transition animation Both take the same time, but while in the cutscene, you can't see the boss.

[@feircy]

Nice. Def need dlc in my life. Bring on the ethereal gear and new weapon types!

[@glaiveking2530]

Feircy are we gonna get ethereal gear already? Last game we got it from way of the wise I believe. Which is the not the upcoming but the one after it in dlcs for us right now.

[@feircy]

@@glaiveking2530 i mean we may get it sooner or may not. No guarantees that they stick to exactly the sane structure you know.

[@glaiveking2530]

Feircy yeah there's the possibility :v

[@2hot4u68]

I can't wait for the Abyss LOL can u imagine doing double boss fights in this game?

[@glaiveking2530]

Dan the Axolotl what if we get one level higher than ethereals this time ? Or something in between divine and ethereal? Super sick. But main thing rn is there arent any sets for switchglaives and such let alone wide variety of options. Wonder in what way this time itll be different, im fine if things dont change either tho. But something new should definitely come out imo

[@rspy24]

Oh man, First tip about the KI and i'm already lost hahaha.. And i already beat nioh 1 in the way of nioh hahaha this must be so damn hard for new players holy crap! But still it's worth it, such a great game!

[@cocoliscious7841]

Sekiro actually made this game easier for me to understand. This was really intimidating at first but it's actually not that bad since Sekiro puts a roof at your progression only being this strong at certain point of the game but in this game you can grind your way into beating bosses.

[@jaydee8584]

Man this game is FReaking awesome

[@wolflithay6380]

New nioh 2 player here! My friend told me it was free for psplus in november this year so I got it! I just finished the NG story and it was SOOO GOOD!!! I was so confused on soul matching and inheritables so thank you!!!!

[@neverblockhit2934]

I just got a "Giga Tip" from that thumbnail :)

[@Saicofake]

So god damn hard for me to change my playstyle after coming from Sekiro.

[@dandan3045]

Stance switching to ki pulse isn’t needed to complete nioh2. I think as long as new players learn ki pulsing timings between different weapons and stances is the first step and essential. Ki switch stance is more for intermediate players.

[@bryanadam4578]

I am an advanced player, and I don't use it. XD You just need proper timing, and the ability to manage your ki. You will be fine.

[@Kasaaz]

The way I learned stance switching was with Hatchet's Advancing Storm. It's just hold Square while running, so didn't matter the stance. Helped me get used to it without worrying about being in the wrong stance.

[@TGMShoNuff]

As a brand new Nioh player, your channel is extremely proficient to my ventures, as well as an inspiration to my YT channel. Nice work man and much MUCH thanks!

[@Ironmanx37]

I’ve played this game a lot and didn’t know half of what he mentioned in this video. It’s been a while but I’m going to replay it

[@StudioBleenk]

Best guide by far. Really wish i watched this before starting!

[@azurealph6493]

I'm pretty sure my soulsborne experience helped me overcome the game

[@phant0mdummy]

Determination, patience and the ability to endure failure. Yes. Raw mechanical ability and input. No.

[@joesheridan9451]

Yeah I agree. Good dodge timing at the very least. But I get his point the combat is very different and is the only area where nioh is far superior than souls games

[@aierce]

Learn to love ippon (or gozuki) soul core. It stagger the enemy and regenerate most of your ki, allowing none stop attacks

[@christopherradek7468]

You dont actually need to max out all the proficiencies for Platinum - just enough to get Mystic Arts, which is only about proficiency level 18 for each type.

[@Kasaaz]

Yup, 12,000 proficiency points each. And it's easier to do them as like a Visitor later in game.

[@ineedmoneysp]

I’ve noticed putting points in magic also raises ur defense which I didn’t know about before which would be good if your doing light armor magic build cause the defense you get from points in magic cause make you tanky with light armor.

[@blackjet2000]

The burst counter animation cancels spell animations too? Daaamn that helps a lot!

[@n.spatrick3228]

Fresh 2D yeah agreed

[@XenojinHayabusa615]

Bruhhhhh put some respecc on the boi, the myth, the legend, Senji Muramasa 😩👌

[@asifmetal666]

Souls game now feel like a cake walk for me. Nioh 2 is the hardest game I have ever played. This game has so mechanics n so many enemy type. U will feel exhausted learning all those skills moves. I love Nioh 2. I need time n so much learning to do to properly play this game.

[@user-zl8cp7sb6d]

After getting to Nioh and grinding for hours its always good to watch these beginner tips vids in case something is missed like farming that rev mini in Brothers Blades i didnt know i could get unlimited mortal cores from him! So whetstone, glue and now have mortal cores farming spots thanks !

[@Lolhatestorm]

That bit about dual remodeling isn't entirely correct. Not every combination will net a double A- in the end. A good example is the Switchglaive. If you dual remodel it, you can get an A- in magic and a B+ in either Constitution or Skill, or a dual B+ if you remodel it to not focus on magic. Not every weapon gets to get a double A- after a dual remodel.

[@SymphonicDeath]

Really good info, you covered a lot of frequently asked questions so I'll be sure to link this to everyone who asks about this stuff lol

[@XenojinHayabusa615]

Had a feeling i'd see you here 😄

[@TyeDye622]

This video helps a lot. I'm unmotivated to complete this game. There is too much going on and no matter how hard I try to enjoy Nioh 2 it just feels like a chore to play. I've restarted this game 8 times and I'm still underpowered and going through hundreds of weapons and armor really give me a headache. I spend more time looking at weapons and armor more than actually playing the game.

[@puddinpuds6699]

i feel the same way first hour if the game i think you havent found the attack pattern of the yokai once you found it will be manageble

[@jengaaaaa]

You can beat the game without any of these tips. These are quite advanced tips. You can summon a visitor to make bosses easier.

[@f.m848]

Nice job bro, even with +200 hours on Nioh and +70 hours on Nioh 2, I still didn't know a lot of these things!

[@Ashurman666]

Man, thanks to that ninja build you made a while back i have been MELTING bosses left and right, i don't think i've died to a single boss since the snake boss. I've died more often to normal enemies and from being pushed off cliffs than i have to bosses Also is that supposed to be Raiden at 16:48?

[@gjram8807]

Dying is also fun in this game :D

[@Ashurman666]

@@gjram8807 Not when you die in stupid ways. Like dodging backwards only to fall off a damn cliff

[@theronintenken5014]

Feral form ? shhhhh pwar be careful when using the word broken. Its working as intended

[@christopher5731]

Feral burst counter is the worst one in the game

[@XonixDerps]

@@christopher5731 Id say brute is unless you use a tanky build though

[@TheTraveler980]

@@XonixDerps Same goes for Phantom.

[@XonixDerps]

@@TheTraveler980 phantom can teleport and has an instant counter but brute legit takes dmg if you get hit anywhere but the fist

[@Crouton-]

@@TheTraveler980 I personally think phantom is the best one, but feral is useful for dodges and stuff, brute is probably the worst one since It can be tricky to counter certain attacks because it takes half a second to activate

[@trinity3422]

I feel like so many people have robbed themselves of one of the most fun and and best combat systems in gaming because they don’t want to adapt to it. I was there too and actually quit playing Nioh in the first game at the ice Queen boss, but I went back and broke thru the gap, now I love the games and I’m still not great at doing burst counters… at all…

[@sawysauce1256]

I’m loving this game so far but the one thing I would change is how unbelievably spongy the enemies and bosses are getting, I love the melt or be melted playstyle but I’d love it a lot more if we melted at a similar speed? Every boss just feels like a marathon until you can finally Yōkai shift and finish them.

[@mateusfavarin8698]

the Rayden character at the end is awesome

[@Ludawig]

I just got it on PC and I'm new to the Nioh franchise. It's a lot to take in but then I remembered it's as you said in the beginning, playing the game one step at a time will help. It's fun though, despite being a noob and being a little clueless to the meta. Kind of just here to kill or be killed right now. Usually the latter happens ;D

[@jordywardy2]

Your so true, I’ve completed all souls games even sekiro, this game I was stuck on the first part for 3 hours, still am on the first part, guess I’m trying to play it like dark souls too much

[@Mewuli]

Took me 4 hours to defeat the first part. Third boss is definitely the hardest of the first map. After that it becomes hella easier. Don’t know if it’s because I got better or armor and skills made me better lol

[@Saicofake]

If Sekiro required us to learn parry, this game requires us to block with the burst combo.

[@williamloria5089]

@@Saicofake funny. I never played nioh 1 so I cant say anything about that. But I have beaten all souls games and my play style from those is the same as in nioh2. I never block and rarely do burst counter (except that damn house eyball).. just high DeX and agility and dodge and attack. Nioh2 wasnt easy by any means but I thought souls (bosses) were more punishing. Sekiro was the hardest for me because it forced you to play a certain way

[@Littlewater]

The developers couldnt have possibly created such a convoluted system from the door, who did they think would hear all of this AT ONCE and go "Yeah, that makes sense!" Each upgrading system is fairly simple to understand, its the fact there are over a dozen working at the same damn time.

[@christianmark7650]

____________Timestamp_______________________________________________ 2:21 - Canceling out animation recovery times of various attacks using Yokai Burst Counters - 2:50 - Types of: Yokai Burst Counters - These counters create opportunities to attack, that would otherwise happen very rarely (timing-wise) - This is a MAIN GAMEPLAY MECHANIC, that can be detrimental to making progress in the game, if this tactic isn't being utilized - (Feral): essentially a Quick-Dash counter (to close the distance between you & an enemy... or to dash away to safety) - It makes one briefly invulnerable for a split second, as they dash/dodge - It should be used when enemy does "Red-Aura" charge-up attacks to prevent their special attack - (Brute): essentially a Preemptive Attack - It is slow/powerful ...but it also can stun an enemy and damage their Ki ....making them easier to defeat - (Phantom): essentially a Parry (if timed right), or a Block (if timed wrong) - It requires very tight/specific timing for it to work properly as a parry... If timed right, it is good for parrying enemy ranged attacks - Phantom drains Ki when used the other 2 types do not -

[@Vrania]

I love your content. Nothing new so far (only halfway through though) but I see this being helpful to any new or inexperienced player. Great stuff. Edit: Alright, the mortal soulcore thing is amazing, thanks for sharing.

[@shaljir]

Havnt even got 30 seconds into the video and I have never been so excited for a video!!!

[@hearDJK]

That thumbnail is equal parts arousing and confusing... wish it had more handsome Squidward though. 9/10

[@Zephy_Sky]

At 21:29 how did you get your characters' eyes to glow like that? Was there an option in character creator I'm missing? Or is that just the level lighting reflecting off his eyes?

[@Mr_Creasy_]

I think that's just part of the cutscene

[@Ankofish]

Nice thanks helped with a few questions of mine btw what is Your pfp I’ve been wondering

[@Karim94222]

I am halfway trough way of the strong and didnt know what active skill was lol. Thanks

[@Kasaaz]

I kept thinking that those combo ender Triangle moves at the end of Square Quick Attacks counted as Strong Attacks...Too much Dynasty Warriors...

[@Arabyss]

Project Your information about ki-pulse when you're in Yokai realm is quite incorrect When you're ki-pulse in Yokai realm you'll get buff depending on stance with the first ki-pulse. And it's samurai skill same as the flux and many skill that related to ki-pulse Hi-stance - increase dmg Mid stance - increase def Low stance - increase ki recovery speed Also thank you for upload this video I'll sent it to my friends who play it :)

[@Kasaaz]

You get that bonus anywhere. He's saying that if you perfect ki-pulse in a Yokai Realm patch (Purification) you ALSO get a Ki Recovery bonus buff.

[@Arabyss]

@@Kasaaz so you mean the skill on armor? Or guardian skill?

[@Arabyss]

Because when I play and perfect ki-pulse to purify Yokai realm , I never get Ki recovery speed in mid or high stance only in low stance. Also in the video he also in low stance

[@Kasaaz]

I'd have to rewatch. I assume it's a Samurai or Shiftling tree thing. Probably Shiftling. I don't think it is inherent like you said. But the Stance buffs are in addition to it. I probably picked it up without realizing it because it was on the way to some other skill I wanted.

[@Arabyss]

@@Kasaaz no it's not any tree skill. They can be 2 answer about this 1.low stance perfect ki-pulse to purify Yokai realm 2.have skill that give out ki recovery speed on purify Yokai realm That's all

[@ivorymantis1026]

Nioh veteran here. (even if this game makes me play like absolute dogsh@# sometimes) I just realized that the hats on the kodama show which blessing they provide a boost to. eff my life @~@ better late than never.

[@Kmaaq]

Does youtube read my mind? My latest searches were about death stranding, elden ring, jedi fallen order, metal gear solid, and ragnarok. An hour ago I thought playing nioh 2 again, didn’t search or tell anyone, just thought about it. Then this video just popped up on my feed.

[@danielwrzesniewskibjj]

Awsome! Was waiting for this. TY and great video!

[@davidstone2751]

This really helped, new to the game and really enjoy it but much to learn, jeeze.

[@johjoh9270]

1:57, bit late, but quick update, just found out after... too many hours of gameplay, Flux 2 does not just add extra ki to flux 1, flux 2 gives you more ki when you switch stance TWICE and as long as your final stance is not the same as your initial one, so if you do a mid stance combo and wanna go low stance, instead of flux'ing to low, flux to high and immediatly flux to low for extra ki recovery, that's the (complex) infinite ki "cheat" for long combos ;) PS: dunno how many weapons does this apply to but for spear, if you're on high stance and u flux, since there's a skill that adds a hit / push to fluxing from high stance, there's a bit of a delay on 2nd stance switch, might take a bit to get the timing right in combat

[@magnus1952]

Excellent guide! Maybe you can also explain how to use the mechanic to save builds and equipments. Sorry for my english.

[@chrno6]

Nioh and Nioh 2 are hard because of the limited life and ki in the beginning, in which trash mob can kill you in 1 or 2 hits. Once u get proper gears, u can beat the NG+ with your eyes closed.

[@willthrizzal2647]

I never leave High stance 3 button combo axe for the win and burst counter with Brute that's all you need to know ki pulse helps too. Sloth for flavour. Win

[@EstePensativo]

If Nioh 2 was open world it would be the perfect game lol. I love the yokai shifting stuff I wish they inherit this into their new games.

[@Damingo54]

Love your Nioh content

[@boomer5977]

Man, I'm watching this as a PC player. I'm just now seeing that you have to manually choose the Green skill. Holy shit. I assumed it was passive for all you unlock.

[@melthework4511]

Best guide I’ve seen so far, thanks a lot!

[@mellar5864]

Switch stance ki pulse is completely unecessary imo.

[@Lagos_kicks]

Not really you can animation break and spam power up or ninjutsu/onmyo

[@mellar5864]

@@Lagos_kicks unecessary doesnt mean absolut useless it's just unecessary. Burst counter and yokai abilities are far better for animation cancel.

[@Lagos_kicks]

@@mellar5864 yes but if you add ki pulse and burst counter cancels is the best period so stance ki pulse is not something to hurts the game at all that would make it unnecessary

[@CameronBaileyQuote]

The fact that your character looks like Raiden from Metal Gear Solid. 👍🏽 I never even knew that about the wall ememies. I just kept attacking them when they opened their eye's.

[@siralextraffo]

Great videos, thank you! You mentioned level sync at one point, but I still haven't understood how that works? You said it's important to get 170 but I would love to understand why!

[@PANICiii]

Very nice summary, thanks I still didn't catch much though, so complicated.

[@WiseOwl23]

Nice vid for beginners and others. Got platinum today.