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Nioh 3 Tokugawa Kunimatsu Boss Fight in Light of Hope.
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One of the hardest bosses in the game. He is the prologue boss but you fight him again now at level 100.
He is a human wielding a sword (dual swords in second phase) and uses electric & wind magic. He has a lot of health but only 1 healthbar. What makes him an annoying and lengthy fight is that it's hard to stay behind him for critical damage. He constantly spins with his words and turns away from you. He also blocks your Ninjutsu which makes it largely ineffective, except when he's attacking or you're behind him.
He also summons a wind creature with different move, the most dangerous one is when it rushes forward in a straight line. It can also create whirlwinds, and a wind that covers the floor, but these moves are slow and easily avoided.
At the start, get behind him and throw some shuriken in his back, afterward land a melee combo on his back. For this fight you mostly want to use melee and focus on dodging his attacks. Learning his moveset and the correct dodge timing is the key to victory here. Luckily, his sword attacks don't reach far and are easy avoided by dodging backwards. Unlike other bosses where you typically want to dodge forward to get behind their back, this time it's better to dodge backward and let him finish his sword strikes. After he does a long combo or one of his magic moves, he sometimes stands around for a few seconds and you can run/dodge behind his back to land critical hits. Focus mostly on dodging correctly and wait for when he slows down to land damage. Use your strongest summoning seals early on to whittle down his health before he starts his second phase. When he makes the floor glow with electricity, dodge out and wait for the electric charge, then land some attacks while he's vulnerable. When he shoots electric orbs, dodge sideways, but not too early or you'll get hit. If you can't land damage from behind, do a combo from the front anyway to deal consistent damage after each of his sword combos.
When he starts his second phase, he uses more elemental attacks. His most dangerous move is when he rushes forward in a straight line with his wind swords, then a trail of wind explodes behind him after a few seconds. This is very hard to dodge, and you want to stay out of the path he takes to not get hit by the wind detonation afterward. Whenever he does this move, remember to stay away from him until the wind trail has detonated, it takes half your health otherwise. If you see him briefly disappear from the arena, he is about to fall from the sky with an electric attack that deals damage in a wide area, run sideways when he disappears and you'll always avoid it. His sword moves also change during this phase, but the dodge timing is similar to his first phase. Again focus on dodging backward out of his danger zone, when he missed his combo and stands still you rush in to land a combo, retreat and repeat. It's a slow process, but slow and steady wins the fight here.
His second phase takes much longer than other bosses. He will transform back to normal eventually, but you'll want to keep dealing damage throughout or the fight will go on for too long. Be careful with using Ninjutsu/Magic during his second phase, he often uses this opportunity to stab you or shoot you with projectiles. Only use Ninjutsu when he's busy doing sword combos and you dodged out of the danger zone. Importantly, keep your Guardian Spirit for when he drops to 10% health to finish him off safely.
Overall this is the most skillful fight thus far due to his large amount of health, wild moveset, his constant blocking, he's hard to hit from behind, and you can't exploit it with only Ninjutsu.
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Nioh 3 Tokugawa Kunimatsu Boss Fight in Light of Hope.
All Nioh 3 Boss Fights Playlist (All Bosses Solo): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRr5L69yg_kFhz3mJMQUgpW4SuWXuwRvI
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One of the hardest bosses in the game. He is the prologue boss but you fight him again now at level 100.
He is a human wielding a sword (dual swords in second phase) and uses electric & wind magic. He has a lot of health but only 1 healthbar. What makes him an annoying and lengthy fight is that it's hard to stay behind him for critical damage. He constantly spins with his words and turns away from you. He also blocks your Ninjutsu which makes it largely ineffective, except when he's attacking or you're behind him.
He also summons a wind creature with different move, the most dangerous one is when it rushes forward in a straight line. It can also create whirlwinds, and a wind that covers the floor, but these moves are slow and easily avoided.
At the start, get behind him and throw some shuriken in his back, afterward land a melee combo on his back. For this fight you mostly want to use melee and focus on dodging his attacks. Learning his moveset and the correct dodge timing is the key to victory here. Luckily, his sword attacks don't reach far and are easy avoided by dodging backwards. Unlike other bosses where you typically want to dodge forward to get behind their back, this time it's better to dodge backward and let him finish his sword strikes. After he does a long combo or one of his magic moves, he sometimes stands around for a few seconds and you can run/dodge behind his back to land critical hits. Focus mostly on dodging correctly and wait for when he slows down to land damage. Use your strongest summoning seals early on to whittle down his health before he starts his second phase. When he makes the floor glow with electricity, dodge out and wait for the electric charge, then land some attacks while he's vulnerable. When he shoots electric orbs, dodge sideways, but not too early or you'll get hit. If you can't land damage from behind, do a combo from the front anyway to deal consistent damage after each of his sword combos.
When he starts his second phase, he uses more elemental attacks. His most dangerous move is when he rushes forward in a straight line with his wind swords, then a trail of wind explodes behind him after a few seconds. This is very hard to dodge, and you want to stay out of the path he takes to not get hit by the wind detonation afterward. Whenever he does this move, remember to stay away from him until the wind trail has detonated, it takes half your health otherwise. If you see him briefly disappear from the arena, he is about to fall from the sky with an electric attack that deals damage in a wide area, run sideways when he disappears and you'll always avoid it. His sword moves also change during this phase, but the dodge timing is similar to his first phase. Again focus on dodging backward out of his danger zone, when he missed his combo and stands still you rush in to land a combo, retreat and repeat. It's a slow process, but slow and steady wins the fight here.
His second phase takes much longer than other bosses. He will transform back to normal eventually, but you'll want to keep dealing damage throughout or the fight will go on for too long. Be careful with using Ninjutsu/Magic during his second phase, he often uses this opportunity to stab you or shoot you with projectiles. Only use Ninjutsu when he's busy doing sword combos and you dodged out of the danger zone. Importantly, keep your Guardian Spirit for when he drops to 10% health to finish him off safely.
Overall this is the most skillful fight thus far due to his large amount of health, wild moveset, his constant blocking, he's hard to hit from behind, and you can't exploit it with only Ninjutsu.
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