#NIOH 2 SWORD BUILD HOW TO#

What I suggested might actually be a pain in the butt because the DLCs are already somewhat more challenging and holding off to do them until higher difficulties might be hard.

#NIOH 2 SWORD BUILD HOW TO#

In short, I’m liking Dual swords a lot more than I thought I would, and I’m amazed by how flexible their playstyle is.Īnd if the fight becomes too hard? Cast fists.Originally posted by Raven:I'm not sure I understand, but it feels like a canonically way you might want to do something (or at least this is my own personal idea of how to 'do' something) isĭream of the samurai (No DLC)>Dream of the strong and DLC 1> Dream of the Demon+DLC 2> Dream of the wise+ DLC 3> Nioh+do it all and the underworld, cus why not? You are the NiohĮdit: for what its worth, something 'easier' is moving up in difficulty ironically, just because the drops and anima pay off are that much better. Or you can use the Secret Technique “Sacred Bird Cry” to further enhance your mobility in high stance too. High stance isn’t that great imo, but you can chain low stance repositioning and high stance attacks for massive damage, going back to low immediately after. Mid Stance offer some of the best counter techniques on human enemies and decent combos with high pressure, while also keeping your mobility basically intact. With an opponent with zero ki, in low stance you will keep it staggered permanently: dual swords are that fast. The dodges are also very good: you will inflict the death of a thousand cuts with dual sword. With some practice, you can use it to avoid incoming attacks and projectiles. But oh boy, I wasn’t prepared to how good they are: low stance offers the ability to reposition behind an enemy mid combo. I watched STAT synergies and Dual Sword goes pretty well with fists. I needed something faster, something that didn't leave me with my pants down during attacks’ animation. Which is a pity, but the truth was I was equipping the Odachi only to complete a Grace Set. I'll always love the Odachi, but in dream of the Wise it became too slow for my fights (And I was using it since Dream of the Samurai). I've recently switched from an Odachi/Fists to a dual sword/fists build, and I'm having a blast.

That makes sense, I guess I didn't consider their defensive potential Thank you for the info! Since I'm trying to unlock them all one-by-one I stopped using the Dual Swords after I unlocked their mystic arts, so I didn't get a chance to see how effective those skills would be.

The Mystic Art Momentum provides an amazing 50% ki consumption reduction at maximum stacks, allowing for prolonged aggression.

Sign of the Cross can shortcutted into after a guard if you are using a Purity weapon, allowing for a parry + riposte playstyle.

This damage buff is the absolute highest source in Category 1 of Damage Buffs. However, to compensate for this, there exists the skill named Mind's Eye, which provides an 80% damage buff for 15 seconds. Originally posted by Yanxi:Dual Swords have a slighly lower damage-per-hit than other weapons. On the other hand, Firm Resolve has been formally proven to be 50%. There are many more excellent features of the Dual Swords, and I'm sure other users of the weapon will chime in soon.Įdit: Removed the 50% ki consumption reduction from Momentum because nobody has formally tested for the maximum yet.

The Mystic Art Momentum provides an amazing ki consumption reduction at maximum stacks, allowing for prolonged aggression.

Sign of the Cross can be shortcutted into after a guard if you are using a Purity weapon, allowing for a parry + riposte playstyle.

The Mystic Art Firm Resolve provides an enormous 50% damage reduction at maximum stacks, making you extremely hard to kill.

Dual Swords have a naturally high block stat and easily reach the 80 Block hard-cap.

The Dual Swords also have a plethora of other features that make it the best tanking weapon in the game, and one of the most ki-efficient weapons in the game.

This damage buff is the absolute highest source in Category 1 of Damage Buffs.Īdmittedly, the Dual Swords do shine most when you unlock one or both of its Mystic Arts.

Dual Swords do have a slighly lower damage-per-hit than other weapons.

Nioh 2 sword build