Overview
How to break out of one-stance gameplay and start utilizing the full potential of Nioh’s stance-based combat system.
At the Beef Warrior Gym
Finger Exercises
EXERCISE 1 (2:54)
High Stance Heavy, Flux back to Low
(Ex. 1B Mid Heavies, Flux back to Low)
EXERCISE 2 (3:11)
High Stance Lights, Flux back to Low
(Ex. 2B Mid Lights, Flux back to Low
EXERCISE 3 (4:12)
Mid L1 + ◻ Skill, Flux back to Low,
High L1 + ◻ Skill, Flux back to low
EXERCISE 4 (4:34)
Mid L1 + △ Skill, Flux back to Low,
High L1 + △ Skill, Flux back to Low
EXERCISE 5 (5:43)
Mid Lights, Low Light, Flux to Mid,
Mid Lights, High Light, Flux to Low
EXERCISE 6 (6:23)
Mid Lights, Low Heavy, Flux to Mid,
Mid Lights, High Heavy, Flux to Low
EXERCISE 7 (6:53)
Low Light, Mid Light, High Light
EXERCISE 8 (7:14)
Low Heavy, Mid Heavy, High Heavy
EXERCISE 9 (7:32)
Mid Dash, Mid Evasion, Mid Lights, △ Finisher
EXERCISE 10 (7:44)
Mid Dash, Mid Evasion, Mid Heavies, ◻ Finisher
SHEATH CANCEL 1 (9:52)
R1 + ◯, Flick Left Stick
SHEATH CANCEL 2 (10:53)
Tap R1 + ◯ twice while dodging (hold on second tap for sheath attack)
**BONUS EXERCISES** (12:55)
– Low Evasion, Switch to Mid during, Mid Lights
– Low Evasion, Switch to Mid during, Mid Heavies
PS4 to Xbox Controls:
◯ = B
◻ = X
△ = Y
R1 = RB
L1 = LB
“All this stuff is unnecessary”
I recognize that other people have fun with Nioh by trying to have powerful builds and clear content as efficiently as possible. So try and recognize that not everyone is trying to have fun in the same way as you before commenting about what you feel is necessary to learn or not. At the end of the day, all that matters is that you have fun doing what you’re doing.
I added a link to a Nioh 2 Combo Mad below to showcase some ways that people have fun with this game’s combat. I guarantee they can do everything in this tutorial easily.
I’d also add that being able to do something basic like dodging in low and punishing in high stance is a more efficient way of playing than only staying in one stance, for reasons stated in the video.
Beef Warriors in Action
Yeah I know, everyone is using Fists/Claws in this. But that’s because they had just come out on PS4 with DLC 2 and everyone was hyped and wanted to show what they had learned.