Nioh Part 116: Controls & Tutorials

Q: How to use stances in Nioh?

This Nioh tutorial walkthrough covers basic and applied action controls, including attacks, lock-on, stances, Ki Pulses, ranged weapons, and Living Weapons.

Q: How to perform a Ki Pulse in Nioh?

This Nioh tutorial walkthrough covers basic and applied action controls, including attacks, lock-on, stances, Ki Pulses, ranged weapons, and Living Weapons.

Q: How to purify Yokai Realm in Nioh?

This Nioh tutorial walkthrough covers basic and applied action controls, including attacks, lock-on, stances, Ki Pulses, ranged weapons, and Living Weapons.

Q: How to use ranged weapons in Nioh?

This Nioh tutorial walkthrough covers basic and applied action controls, including attacks, lock-on, stances, Ki Pulses, ranged weapons, and Living Weapons.

Q: How to use Living Weapon in Nioh?

This Nioh tutorial walkthrough covers basic and applied action controls, including attacks, lock-on, stances, Ki Pulses, ranged weapons, and Living Weapons.

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Walkthrough

1
Pick up the sword on the right. Note the compass shows the general location of your objective.
2
Equip the [_WOODEN SWORD_].
3
Learn attacks: SQUARE for quick attacks, TRIANGLE for strong attacks. Conserve Ki (stamina) to dodge.
4
Kill the ninja that appears.
5
Learn to lock on: use R3. Flick R3 left and right to switch targets.
6
Kill the next ninja.
7
Head to the bridge and advance to the next message.
8
Learn guard and dodge: use L1 to GUARD and X to DODGE. Guard weaker attacks; dodge bigger ones.
9
Kill the ninja and hit up the next waypoint (a marker on your map you've manually placed as a destination).
10
Learn stances: High Stance (R1 + TRIANGLE) is good for offense but uses a lot of Ki. Mid Stance (R1 + SQUARE) is good for defending and attacking. Low Stance (R1 + X) is great for dodging and uses low damage, low Ki combos.
11
Try all three stances as you kill three ninjas.
12
Learn Ki Pulse: recover Ki by hitting R1 after an attack when blue lights gather. Practice until you can do it every time.
13
Learn Yokai Realm and Purifications: Yokai (demons) leave miasma (the "Yokai Realm"). In this mist, Ki is greatly reduced and Yokai are more powerful. Purify these spots by using a Ki Pulse inside them.
14
Try a Ki Pulse in the mist to purify the area.
15
Defeat the Dweller enemy (who makes mist) to proceed out of this tutorial.
16
Pick up the [_WOODEN AXE_].
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To switch to your axe, press R1 + Left/Right. To switch ranged weapons, press R1 + Up/Down.
18
Kill the spawned ninja.
19
Go to the next marker for the "Shooting" tutorial.
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With a ranged weapon equipped, press R2 to aim and L2 to shoot. SQUARE fires normal ammo, TRIANGLE fires special ammo.
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ZOOM IN with R3. Enemies have weak spots (humans: head; cyclops: eye).
22
Equip the [_TANEGASHIMA MATCHLOCK_] and [_LONGBOW_].
23
Shoot the two Dweller enemies to your left. Aim for headshots.
24
Head to where they were and hit the marker to get [_SMALL SPIRIT STONE x3_].
25
Equip and use all three Small Spirit Stones. Note the Guardian Spirit icon in the upper left will charge up.
26
The next tutorial is for the "Living Weapon" (power attack).

Tips

Lock-on is essential for combat and identifying threats.
Only guard weaker attacks, as stronger ones drain Ki quickly.
Low Stance is excellent for dodging and conserving Ki.
Make Ki Pulse a regular habit to maintain Ki regeneration.
Purifying Yokai Realm with Ki Pulse is crucial for survival.
Ranged weapons are useful for targeting weak spots from a distance.
Using Spirit Stones charges your Guardian Spirit gauge for powerful abilities.

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