NIOH 2 | RIVER SHAMAN | Hatchets Build | NG+

[@Xenoswarm]

Discord: discord.gg/GS7C27G

[@joshmay2944]

damn i really need that hatchet combat art, it looks so sick! also, what a build! you really managed to pull alot of synergies together, and in this case i cant fault you in the least for using tengen. its insane how basically ever stat on tengen GS directly benefits this build. anyway, excellent work!

[@IVANGUARDI]

Dude that's an aaaawesome build. Was looking for something new to try out, thanks a bunch!

[@LateralKiki]

I would like to see a video about the process of creating a build.

[@skruffymagoo]

Yea man this game so complicated

[@MCX7]

This build is awesome. Just finished making it. After a few runs I have to say, this is my favorite build so far. It's very mobile and fun. And it utilizes Magic/Onmyo perfectly. The video was very detailed and well made. Props to you man!

[@ThePRIfication]

Everyone kept shitting on the hatchets being weak and I knew they had to have something, didn’t expect such a unique build, and to get all that damage on low stance is sick. Great video!

[@Hawaiian_Brian]

This is my current build...only difference is I play fire. Great video.

[@izunara5852]

Wow. Watching that intro gave me a whole new light on the hatchets!! Will definitely be making a build in future like this one. Thanks you!

[@IlluminusQ]

I'm also running this build. I was gonna give up on hatchets, but then i saw this and started using some of your techniques, now i'm having a blast!

[@TheNightShinobi]

Dude I can't believe I'm just finding your channel! You put out awesome builds with much higher level play than I see in the more popular channels! Thanks for the effort-

[@rolandoresurreccion8216]

Holy balls this gameplay is insane..fast and very agile. Long range and short range. Damn.

[@c0018659]

this gave me DMC tingles...(not DMC reboot OG DMC)

[@sageoftruth]

4:23: I suppose if I was simultaneously saturated with water and on fire at the same time, I'd be confused too.

[@SystemOfFantasy]

Such a nice sinergy build! You deserve much more subs, really love your build videos, and your montages at the beginning always look sick ;)

[@sullysosavage365]

I made a variation of this build and it absolutely destroyed Otakemaru and and worked almost as well against Nightmare Bringer for me. Kinda mad I slept on Hatchets for so long 🤣 Advancing Storm is OP AS FUUUUUUCK

[@CaptainGunlance]

Your builds are fantastic man definitely looking forward to a odachi build

[@Xenoswarm]

Odachi build was the video before this :)

[@CaptainGunlance]

@@Xenoswarm HOLY SHIT WHAT

[@Disqord]

awesome build; I have a bit of difficulty using hatchets, but this build makes me wanna keep trying. Thanks!

[@wasteofoxygen52yearsago]

Wow this build is sick! I didn’t even temper my armour or put advancing storm bonuses on and it’s still op, thanks man!

[@cribarce]

It's the water version of the Fire Demon build. It seems to be as much as efficient. Love this

[@jeffproctor9908]

Hey Xenoswarm theres an ability on the Duel Hatchets to the far right side how do you unlock that ability

[@Wasara88]

Damn might have to give this a go. My current build is using Shibata set with emphasis on High stance attacks and hatchet throws, but this looks like alot of fun.

[@Minotaur-ey2lg]

Low stance exclusive. That’s a bold move Cotton. Let’s see if it works out for him.

[@StrayLion]

With the exception of Tonfas and maybe Kusarigama, the old weapons feel too slow in comparison to Hatchets and Switchglaive, and they don't seem to do enough damage to compensate.

[@mbtravel7294]

That was beautiful to watch, I must try this build.

[@Xenoswarm]

Go for it!

[@Buckdodgers]

Just finished the first playthrough on my 2nd character. she's a tonfa user. I'm looking for a heavy magic type build and something different. Might check this build out!!! Quick Question Xenostorm, what stat distribution would you recommend for a level 140 ish character in terms of Courage, Magic, SKill, etc?

[@adl7137]

debating between forging wind demon hatchets (reduced skill ki consumption) with imbue purity (chance crafting) - with oni-bi water to put water on.. or urn splitter. same, wondering if i should craft until i get purity, or water? also have you tried atlas bear? with the low ki, the damage buff is pretty high.. so you could keep yourself low at range and get strong advancing storms

[@jamesstephenson1983]

Dude this build is awesome, I do have a little query though. Is there a way to do a water damage build similar to this but for Katana as main and Odachi as secondary? Was thinking for range I could use watershot but mainly wanting to use water talisman to go more melee. Would Genbu be the best GS due to melee v saturated or would tengan be better overall? Statwise would I need 99 magic or would 50 in magic then 99 in heart and 99 in strength for the weapon damage?

[@Kasaaz]

If you ABSOLUTELY don't want to use Tengen Kujaku, you could swap out allll the Onmyo stuff for Ninjutsu and run Nekomata for the boost to Ki Recovery off Ninjutsu Use... I guess. But you'd lose the ability to double Remodel the Hatchets. (Unless you max Courage and Skill)

[@Xenoswarm]

Well tbh, if you didn't want to run tegen, there are loads of things you could do, they just wouldn't (as far as i've found) be as strong. Because Tegen is doing so much more than just the Ki regen. If it was just the ki regen that we wanted, all we would have to do is drink a sacred water. Ninja hatchets are sick though if you go with poison

[@f3arlok264]

Great build, what is the name of the sound at 2 minutes of video?

[@chillager.c6751]

This build is right up my alley.

[@BodyByBeer]

@xenoswarm how are you playing this build in yhe early part of the game since all blaze and a few or the core skill are not unlocked tell the 4th region? I find myself relying on the high stance throw. I just picked up nioh 2 just wanted to know how to play this build tell i unlock those skills in the 4 area. Thanks

[@bboy458]

Take my thumbs-up

[@guillaumeSONY]

Great video, build well explained

[@johnhuysentruyt8310]

Would it be worth it to go for 7 peice oni shibata to grab the ki recovery speed? If you level up magic I feel like the onmyo magic sets are less needed

[@blobfish2624]

Fashion souls question, what is that chest piece used at the start of the video? Thank you! The blue piece.

[@TheLikkittysplitt]

Fuck yeah. I've been playing a tanky hatchet+axe man and having a blast but until I get to the point where I can scale both the axe and hatchets off of courage, it doesnt really synergize that well. But I think I'll use this since until then. I'll miss my obsidian armor until then but such is the woes of early game

[@Unlucky403]

The “backstab damage” is a headshot by the way

[@saucemaster2]

What is the ability that he uses where he throws 2 hatchets while dodging?

[@laizy9406]

Advancing Storm

[@785paris]

I’m trying this build right now and love. Just need to get attack on all my gear. Ugh. So by putting that many points into Omnyo it increases the duration of your elements? Cheers.

[@propheticrain-maker1486]

Confusion is the wave. I have a Tonfa build with 99 Courage 99 Magic that utilizes Confusion massively and the damage is ridiculous to a point it melts bosses in a single combo. I can switch to Hatchets without respeccing which is a great bonus.

[@Xenoswarm]

Yeah, my first build in new game was a Tonfa/hatchets build. Work great together!

[@FilthyCasual272]

I don't get how you unlocked the Anima Bonus (Elemental Attack) on Tengen without the necessary stats. Can you explain that?

[@Kasaaz]

@Xenoswarm Unrelated to the build, but I'd be curious to see how the hair for your character looks if you just turn off the red highlights for the middle part only. c.c Or just all red on the tail. I dunno if either would be better or not. But just a random thought while watching.

[@Xenoswarm]

oh man don't mention her hair. I changed it once to go with a certain build and outfit and never changed it back because I couldn't be bothered. I really need to do that haha

[@jeromesears6586]

I feel like Nightwolf when I throw my Hatchet at my foes.

[@somnus7959]

Did anyone else find those slow motion dodges extremely satisfying?

[@MrSOM3A04Games]

i need help my oni shihbata greaves required14 stamina how to reduce that to 7 ? 8:32 'pause the video' his oni shihbata required only 7

[@Xenoswarm]

You have to forge them from a smithing text to reduce requirements. Wearing armor found as 'loot' as much higher requirements.

[@MrSOM3A04Games]

@@Xenoswarm thanks for the answer i will farm text from shibatta

[@tegoamaru8479]

Good as hell!

[@Izumi-Sakura]

But Fox Mask can't get skill inheritables? So if you care about a singular skill dmg, the Fox Mask is actually rather bad as it's i think just roughly 5% on high Onmyo but it also doesn't actually add to your weapon directly so it doesn't scale well in the end. Also letting you know that Dojo seems broken as well and can apparently ghost buffs/passives at times

[@Izumi-Sakura]

Means you could actually drop the fox mask and onmyo warrior for +10% say advancing storm damage (5% higher than with mask) + 7% high stance throw (2% more than with mask), for loosing 25 onmyo and 5% on all other Skills but afaik aren't these 2 attacks the main playstyle anyway?

[@cultofpersonality1145]

I'm not sure what we do incorrectly but I have tried MANY times to duplicate items like this and my friend NEVER sees my bloody grave. No matter the spot we choose.

[@Xenoswarm]

Everybody experiences this, but doing it enough times you realize that graves zone in on timers. You just have to wait long enough. Once they die, just hang out at the shrine. Using the shrine will refresh the graves but not the timer. So if the timer is up, and the graves are changed to a different cycle of graves, then refreshing the shrine will display them. All you can do is wait, but if you're waiting a very long time it's best to get them to die again so they can leave a fresh grave (graves expire). Also you definitely want to pick a spot that isn't saturated with other graves.

[@carterpethel9068]

What ability constantly heals you through the boss encounters? (The green 52s that we’re spamming on screen). If it’s rejuv talisman why does mine not spam that fast on my character?

[@Xenoswarm]

I have multiple sources of healing alongside rejuv talisman. I have life gain on amrita absorption on my chest and accessory. Using this with extraction talisman is a lot of healing. I mentioned this in the video :)

[@lukewilliams5509]

Like this concept alot really looks fun to play

[@lukesimmons3323]

Is there an update on this build now that DLC dropped?

[@785paris]

Xenoswarm love your builds and videos. Ahm, you wouldn’t want to trade some of that Advancing Storm perhaps. Not too many people have it atm.

[@ThePuschelcore]

Nice build :) why u don't need 15 stamina for the set bonus on The Bold and the Boorish? Can I change the attributes on armor?

[@Temuorin]

if you forge amor yourself the stat requirement is lower than if you get the exact same armor as a drop

[@Davi1700]

Thanks for this!

[@andersondorcin]

I’m looking to submit a feedback on this to Team Ninja but first I want to see if you guys agree with this. I have a feeling that the addition of raids in this game with an extreme difficulty, no checkpoints and a multitude of bosses would give the players a new motivation to grind for gear and to put them to use towards this instead of repeating the same mission over and over again just erase Yokais. Successful games like Destiny 2, Division 2 etc. Always provided great content in terms of mission but the end game was truly at the raids. And repeating those same missions never felt like that was the end because I was only doing those to gear up for the raids. Please share your thoughts, these devs actually listen to us players so i’d love to hear your ideas as we can all collectively make this game even better then it already is. If you guys agree feel free to submit a feedback to them as well.

[@MrBrodie2468]

Woah! A build where you actually have to play the game!

[@diablorrrojo5156]

Could you please drop your grave for some of us to get the advancing storm perk?

[@al-hasanal-habib2]

Did not understand the confusion yet. So confusing come from combining tow elements effects or specific requirements?

[@Xenoswarm]

2 x element status effects (scorched, saturated, electrified) will proc confusion. Wiki explanation: When you stack 2 elemental status effects on a foe, they are inflicted with Confusion. Confused Yokai stagger with every attack taken. When the status is applied to humans they become severely slowed and recover Ki much more slowly. All enemies take more damage while the status is in effect. Confused is indicated by a Yin Yang symbol on the HUD, and is visually represented by a red and black haze emanating from the affected target

[@al-hasanal-habib2]

@@Xenoswarm cool, thanks man.. Will try your build feel bored from moon light anyway. Thanks again for your awesome efforts

[@nickmac7703]

Dude you are awesome!!

[@XonixDerps]

also regarding otakemaru I never got to use it for one shotting funny enough ( and even now after nerf) I instead ended up pairing it with triple A healing gourd to heal my ass if I needed it xD

[@Xenoswarm]

It's a great Core for everything, healing, burst damage, confusion. It's just so good I feel kinda bad about using it in build videos cuz it takes emphasis away from the build itself by being so strong

[@jordananderson738]

Can we get your character creation code?

[@madm4x576]

Could u do a windstorm or a spearbuild next?

[@codywalker1041]

How do you get the extra damage reduction and skill damage from Honda? Mine is only 50% and 8% or whatever

[@Xenoswarm]

Donate to the clan

[@brandonlobb6987]

I thought "ranged hit" only applied to bow, rifle, and hand cannon. Does it also encompass throwing weapons, and elemental shots?

[@Xenoswarm]

Not sure which one you're talking about but there are two different versions of the modifier. The one on ranged weapons only applies to bullets and arrows. There's another one that applies to thrown items as well.

[@brandonlobb6987]

@@Xenoswarm on tengen kujaku, anima bonus on ranged hit.

[@brandonlobb6987]

Throwing hatchets and fire shot

[@Xenoswarm]

@@brandonlobb6987 The Tegen tooltip states bullets, arrows and "other ranged attacks". In regard to non-element pure raw hatchet, i'm not sure the ranged hit anima bonus applies to that specifically, but either way you're gaining anima from the elemental effects on the thrown items. With the ranged hit bonus, you can do things like carry fire kunai, and for sure receive double anima gain from ranged hit + elemental attack and proc confusion. Tengen just has perfect synergy in general.

[@KaoshiSan]

Great content as always, kinda what I've been trying to go for but still not done with the game, could you please tell me the song you used in the intro?

[@Xenoswarm]

Neir Automata - Bipolar Nightmare

[@KaoshiSan]

@@Xenoswarm Thank you!

[@SrebX7]

Hey, this is kinda weird but I'm having trouble triggering Advancing storm, it's just kinda weird to perform with you fingers and I can't get it consistently, it usually just does a normal attack for some reason... Any advice? Anyone?

[@Xenoswarm]

Make sure you're holding a direction first. It's designed to be a motion--attack, meaning used whilst dashing (not dodging). Sounds like it's registering you as standing whilst pressing it.

[@SrebX7]

@@Xenoswarm Thanks for the quick reply. Actually I'm an idiot and didn't see the skill description said to hold the square, so I was tapping it.... Anyhow, it's working great now, thanks a lot!

[@moransan5291]

Thanks for the video

[@RootYourAndroid]

Is there a way to reduce the stat requirements for armor or something? My Oni Shibata greaves are 14 stamina and 15 strength but yours are 7 and 7. I must be missing something stupid haha

[@joshmay2944]

Joe Solomon you have to get the smithing text so you can forge it, which reduces set requirements

[@RootYourAndroid]

@@joshmay2944 ah that's right thanks!

[@MrEAJustice]

Is it best to start this build strictly NG+? Is it made to be structured around mid to l8 game as well?

[@Xenoswarm]

Definitely need to wait till NG+

[@MrEAJustice]

Got cha

[@TheAdventGamer]

The feels when you barely survive your first playthrough and then watching someone just breeze through everything with ease.

[@Xenoswarm]

Don't worry. Everyone has to feel that struggle before getting to a point you can 'make' things look easy.

[@Lionlovesunity]

3:37 how do you do that flip dodge??? Where is that skill???

[@Xenoswarm]

Not sure why so many people asking this, i'm literally saying the name of the skill as i'm showing you that, and then show you in the hatchets skill tree. The skill is called Advancing Storm, and is the main ability I show you to take in Hatchets tree.

[@Lionlovesunity]

Xenoswarm Thanks!

[@waleedaljaber7989]

u picked the best soundtrack, love it. can optimize the build then make a video please, I want to see how good it can be.

[@Xenoswarm]

Well it will be the same thing with roughly 40% more damage. If I make another version of an advancing storm build, i'll definitely optimize it and make a video for it

[@Shopinout]

This build looks sick! btw, we need a tonfa build my friend. (without tonfa gun shit...) :D

[@Adnankhan-w7v3w]

I fell in love with ur character can you please share your character creation code plz.

[@albaking1007]

Can you Make a Video With kusarigama Build pleas Love this weapon

[@NovusCoded]

should i just beat the game first before worrying heavy about builds? i have 2 accounts right now. one lv55 full omnyo magic and the other is lv84 tonfa with courage and dex

[@Xenoswarm]

Definitely worry about builds when you get to NG+ Especially a ranged hatchets build, as the skills don't even unlock until the very end of your first playthrough

[@HungryEatNow]

What's the side cart wheel move?

[@nathanharvey9420]

Could u do this for lighting

[@lukewilliams5509]

How did you get your boots to have a requirement of 7 and 7

[@leifeinaramundison745]

Forging items halves the stat requirements.

[@calderoncalderon1265]

What system do you play on

[@kevinbaybay2454]

do you have early game build?

[@Kasaaz]

Sometimes throwing the High Stance axe hits twice even. It's crazy. Then again, sometimes Advancing Storm randomly only hits once when you are throwing both hatchets.

[@petrosdrobonis6612]

Does anyone knows the name of the songs playing during the video?

[@animatiat]

really late reply ik. but the song is "Danheim - Skapanir ᛋᚴᚨᛈᚨᚾᛁᚱ" link here kzbin.info/www/bejne/r32tg3ikbt6lrpI

[@petrosdrobonis6612]

@@animatiat thnx

[@toka2221]

Become as gods 🎵

[@Jchs145]

Anyone have advancing storm gloves for ps4 that they’d be willing to share?

[@FuryofValhalla]

whats the music at 10:20?

[@kielbasamage]

Birth of a Wish from the Nier Automata OST.

[@Bringthewinter]

The worst part about gaming these days is when you watch a video on how to craft the perfect build....and then the devs step in and prevent other players from enjoying it and trying it out for themselves because of “balancing” nerfs and “fixes for exploits” that are really just their own mechanics that players spent their time and sweat and frustration mastering. By the time I even temper everything just right, the build is already obsolete. It’s like every dev doesn’t want players to have fun with their games after you’ve already paid them for all the DLC and preorder bonuses and cosmetics they constantly push at you.

[@joshmay2944]

i dont know of a single thing in Nioh 2 that has been nerfed hard enough to warrant redoing your entire build (other than possibly the change to amrita gain from refulgent strike.)

[@Bringthewinter]

Josh May you’re right. “Obsolete” is not the right word to use. “Compromised” is what I should have said. I’m just worried from noticing a trend where devs are essentially breaking their own games from trying to “fix” and “revise” it too much from player input or feedback since not every update is a step forward. Rebalancing and nerfing all should have been done before it hit the shelves. Otherwise, you risk destroying the player experience by changing it with so many iterations. Games are starting to feel like books where the author keeps ripping it out of your hands, editing the chapters you read and loved, and then telling you to reread those sections again and again to the point where you don’t even want to finish the book anymore because they ruined a good thing. Fix the glitches, but otherwise, leave it be.

[@Xenoswarm]

@@Bringthewinter I hear you, imagine how the content creators feel who rely on these builds to stay relevant for as long as possible. However fortunately, the only build that was really nerfed so far was the Enra Unarmed builds, because that was literally an exploited bug. Snake soul core took the biggest hit after that, but it doesn't make snake useless now, its just not over powered. So far things are okay in terms of patches.

[@139-b7j]

9:21 Hatchet throws are not ranged, they are skill

[@sebastiancook2781]

I hear danhiem skapanir

[@XonixDerps]

ya character makes me think this is Buffy in japan lmao Edit: I am also losing my fucking mind trying to get the dodge attack thing to work... Which is the point of the entire build xD

[@stankweezul5715]

See I dont get this. You make Hatchets look fucking amazing but anyone I summon in using them is basically a waste of an ochoko cup.

[@Xenoswarm]

I played them in the beta when there were a lot of skills unlocked and fell in love with them. This ranged style isn't even possible to play properly until NG+. I tried replicating what I did in the beta in my first playthrough and couldn't understand how anyone could even play hatchets efficiently with the lack of skills available. So I think a lot of people are finding it a bit hard to get to grips with. The beta definitely helped me out.

[@aki-fh9wk]

なにこれすごい！

[@thiopental_iv]

Man i though hatchets were sh**