Part 117

Guide to Nioh Part 117, covering The Way of the Warrior (Samurai), The Way of the Ninja (Ninjutsu), and The Way of the Onmyo (Onmyo Magic) novice missions. Learn skills and unlock abilities.

Part 117 of the Nioh guide covers the introductory missions for the three main skill trees: Samurai, Ninja, and Onmyo. These missions teach you the basics of each system, including how to acquire and equip skills, and the unique mechanics associated with them.

The Way of the Warrior: Novice

This mission introduces you to the Samurai skill tree. You'll learn about Living Weapon, a temporary powerful state activated by pressing CIRCLE + TRIANGLE. While your Living Weapon is active, you take no damage; instead, your health bar turns to flames and takes damage if you are hit, shortening the Living Weapon duration. After a brief tutorial on Living Weapon, you will spawn three Dwellers, which you should defeat using your Living Weapon to practice.

The mission also guides you through acquiring and using a [_FAMED SAMURAI'S LOCKS_] item for temporary samurai points. You'll then be directed to the "LEARN SKILLS" menu to purchase the "SWORD KI" sword skill. The game will also explain "SKILL CUSTOMIZATION," allowing you to choose which skills appear in combos or are mapped to button presses. After learning these mechanics, you will need to defeat two enemies to complete the mission. The reward includes Young Samurai's Locks and a Wooden Sword.

The Way of the Ninja: Novice

This mission focuses on the Ninja skill tree. You'll learn from Hattori Hanzo about the importance of stealth and controlling the battlefield. The objective is to learn the way of the ninja.

You will pick up [_FAMED NINJA'S LOCKS_], worth FIVE Ninja Skill Points, which are temporary. In the "Learn Skills" menu, you will purchase the "Shuriken Shooter" ability. The tutorial explains that Ninjutsu abilities must be READY from a shrine before use, with the number of equipable tools limited by your Ninjutsu Level. You'll then go to a shrine, choose "Ready Jutsu," equip your shurikens, and set them as a shortcut item using TRIANGLE. After this, two enemies will appear, which you must defeat. Shuriken can be used as a ranged option to pull enemies, but they do low damage. The mission concludes after defeating these enemies. Rewards include Young Ninja's Locks, Shinobi Apparel: Zukin, Shinobi Apparel: Joi, and Shinobi Apparel: Hakama.

The Way of the Onmyo: Novice

This mission introduces the Onmyo Magic skill tree. The prologue features a character ready to teach you the ways of Onmyo magic.