“The kusarigawa is a very technical weapon.” Me: stay away. Press triangle. Run away, press triangle. 😂

Found this after getting nioh 2 today (ty ps+) and wow. You not only went in depth while keeping it simplistic, you made it incredibly difficult for me to decide what to use 🤣 sword, tonfa, fists, switchglaive and dual swords all seem right up my alley

I love how your information is really catering to casuals like me. Getting right on with the fun part of each weapon rather than only their strenghts/weaknesses, in a enjoyable manner. Huge thanks!

Splitstaff is definitely harder to grasp, especially knowing what attacks are worth extending and which aren't. I was suprised to see the ammount of damage and ki damage I could deal once I started practicing with it. Its one of those weapons that makes me feel bad for the enemy. Even the flash attack to splitstaff is like giving your foe the middle finger.

These videos are something that i've been looking for, someone who knows what they're doing explaining "what,how and why's" of the game. Good content. keep it up!

Working through ng+ atm, but these series are still a joy to watch

Thank you for this video, definitely helps a lot. I loved the odachi in Nioh 1 with the different stance attacks and love the Switchglaive in Nioh 2 I had no idea about the stances for this weapon and now I'm eager to try the spear.

The combat in Nioh is so fun

I keep coming back to this every time I pick up Nioh 2 again, currently I was trying out for a single weapon only playthrough and this video helps me get a bigger perspective on what sort of weapon I could use, I ended up just using the Kusarigama due to an unhealthy obession with crushing Yokai Horns.

Amazing video, excellent "deep diving" with simplicity. Thank you for posting!

Just saying I've been loving these videos , even when I already finished NG , its fun seeing another perspective on the game and its systems.

PooferLlama at combat: Show a lot of combos and stuff adapting to different situations. Me at combat: Er... Triangle!

My Man, i see how Dedicated you are in Nioh 2 cause you used all Weapons and Unlocks all each skills of Each weapon, wow, Awesome. Btw MOSTLY love Beyond Infinity and Other Fists Skill cause im a big Fan of Fighting Games and Martial Arts games in 90s. Also i came back to Nioh 2 Because of the Fists when i did not play for a Year

1:15 Now I'm motivated!

Dude, just wanna say thank you so much. Really *really* great level of detail and showcasing.

I picked up the Odachi and Hatchets on a whim and continued to use them, I'm quite happy to know they're quite fun to use. Though I have yet to understand the full scope of Nioh's combat system to make full use of their mechanics It's actually the first game where I have to actively learn how to use a skill tree I'm so happy I picked the hatchets, I love weapons that have nuances to how it works, the Odachi too, was thinking I was stuck with slow attacks. The bosses and mission cutscenes intrigued me enough, now you've made the combat even more intriguing.

love the video man i’m a huge soulsborne fan and and just am giving nioh 2 a try this is really useful

A great video, thanks for pointing out the moves and how fun they are to use.

After play elden ring I jumped back to nioh cause I never finished them, but after finally completing a souls game, I feel up to the challenge! Seeing you play is always mesmerizing cause your level of skill is insane

18:04 “the naruto run” had me laughing too much 😂

Really appreciate this video! Helpful videos like this are the best! I hope to see more mate!

Ive gotten way better at this game since I subbed to your channel. Thanks for all good info man.

Awesome vid. Thank you!

there is only one weapon you can TRULY pick: katana. Why? Cause our hero always using katana in cutscenes. The game literally told you: Dude, you have to pick katana, there is no other way.

I know I'm commenting on a year old video but thank you for keeping it held down on the Nioh content

Really great guide! I really appreciate this channel, it's nice to see the focus on Nioh 2 and give us all so much to learn and watch! I definitely bounced pretty hard off this game my first attempt, even after playing the first game. I think this one is a bit more complex, and part of the problem was just finding a weapon that worked well for me! Plus it's not just the weapon, it's the armor and the abilities and stats and everything else. So of course this video helped me a lot as well. Thanks for it!

probably one of the best weapon guides for Nioh 2 on KZfaq! great video, amazing work

Wish these were up before I finished Dotw, but still very informative videos

Didn't know kusarigama and splitstaffs where this cool defentily gonna try👍🏻my current favourite weapons are Swords(i like its parries) Axe(for its power) Fists(for their speed,i think they are overpowered because most human bosses dont stand against it cause we are that fast but still cool)

Just started it after it got selected as a free monthly game on PS+. i've been a longtime Souls player and a fan of sekiro, really been enjoying it 😄 thr switchglaive makes me think of BloodBorne with its form switching

Great guide

best guide yet

Kusarigama main for life but this hatchets and fists are crazy good looking!!

Bought the remastered version right after I got my ps5. I’m just now getting into it almost 3 yrs later.. and what motivated me to play it.. is after I beat sekiro… I’m in love with souls games after elden ring and so far this game is actually really fun and unique in its own right

I've been maining the Fists and Switchglaive for a while now, extremely fun and the complex combos just became muscle memory, I use switchglaive against Large enemies and I use fists for When the enemies have deoleted KI

Weapons in Nioh comes in three category - close combat, medium range combat and long-range combat. Swords are medium, tonfa is close and odaichi and spears are long range. The way I see them is how far the reach they have to the enemy - one arm's distance (which is what a sword is) is usually means medium distance. Anything that puts you directly in the face of your opponent like a tonfa is a close range. This is why you should always have a powerful odaichi with you. The lenght is about twice that of a sword which means you can hit once or twice and dodge out of the way. At least, that's my formula.

Good video man

Fantastic video, thx! I’m gonna try axe & odachi for my first playthrough. Although fists look amazing🔥 I also like the splitstaff option (but don’t see it avail to choose in the starting area). 🙏

Splitstaff is so damn fun when you can figure it out hard to decide which is ky favorite between it and the switchglaive both are so fun and so damn flashy

I know I'm late but I think it's worth pointing out that fist weapons come in 2 varietys, clawed fists do 25% more damage than those without, in return without claws does 25% more ki damage.

Switchglaive is my favorite weapon. I was so hyped for Nioh 2 when I saw magic finally had a weapon and it was cool. Fists, Splitstaff and Odachi battle for my second favorite spot.

Awsome video dude. Just started the game and feeling a bit overwhelmed 😅 now stuck between sword, twin swords and spear 🤔

For fisting Yokai I use the reckless charge to climb in their ass then press Y/Triangle to do the bonus attack that comes with it. You take reduced damage and gain poise during the charge, you can also chain it if things go well. Then you just keep the pressure on till thier poise beeaks then hit them with the high stance Fists of Reckoning.

Im watching this video for 10th times.. and im on almost last dream. I love and hate it at same time :D it shows so many amazing things but on the other hand shows me how much i suck at performing them :D ;(

thanks, good video

Great video. Im playing nioh 2 now after soulsborne series. My personal favorite weapon is tonfa. So imbalance against human enemies and ki

thank you 😊

Just got nioh 2 on steam. I needed this, thanks.

Baked? :D Good breakdown though, feels like you showed the important stuff while still keeping the pace. I got a clear picture of all the weapons now, problem is, pretty much everything is appealing.. I'll just go with fists / axe for now I think. I played the first one on PS4, from what I remember I used the Odachi and Kusarigama in that game.

Haven't even bothered touching the game yet just watching your videos before I dive in

I platinumed Nioh 2 on my PS 4 when it came out and I'm jumping back to it on my PS 5 and let me tell you something: I forgot absolutely EVERYTHING, every single mechanic in the game😭

The biggest mistake this game made was not informing me from the jump that 1.) Stances have different moves that I can freely pick 2.) Your combos are incomplete until you unlock the finishers. I swear, I'm just trying to figure out which weapon I wanna use, and some feel like ass and I only just realized with this video that it's because of the two points above. The moveset is literally incomplete. Fists and Kusa here we go, wish me luck. This game is fucking rad.

I hate melee in most games, but the hatchets let me play as my favourite hit and run style. It made me fall in love in Nioh!

One thing that the game doesn’t tell you is that yokai don’t flinch as easily as humans. That makes short ranged weapons like fists and claws hard to use for beginners like me because you need to be at point blank range to deal damage. It’s easy to stun lock human enemies with a barrage of attacks, but at the start of the game when you barely have any skills, you will basically poke and run at bigger yokai. That’s obviously going to be easier if your weapon is a spear, odachi or anything with a long reach.

bought the complete edition on steam about a year ago and only actually started playing a few days ago and WOW the game's good. it's nice that stuff like this is starting to pop up on my feed too, there's a lot going on all at once. think I'm hardcore sticking with the kusarigama and odachi (offhand) but it's still nice to see vids like these in case my mind changes.

with the Odachi i try to build around the stance switching mechanic abilities to ensure i can constantly flux between stances for the consistent damage and i fel it can be rather quick but it really feels amazing for crowd control and using its parries. though i plan to learn and work on mastering the fists due to the speed they tend to have. but yes they tend to be lower damage than most weapons but with the speed at which it attacks that rapid chipping damage adds up to devatating effects

Had hundreds of hours of Tonfa on Nioh, loved the gun Tonfa...but Hatchets rule!! cool video!

All of this looks cool. I'm a few bosses in with the spear. I didn't really even realize there were all these cool abilities. I've just been using heavy/light attack. I worry that if I try to use some of this cool crazy animation stuff, I'm going to be killed very quickly.

Yo I didnt know you could do Judgement Cuts with with the Sword.

I need this game in my life

Your about to get an influx in views, ps now just added this game.

1:15 I didn’t even know that was in the game

Personal tier list based off of overall weapon versatility, ease-of-use in any combat scenario, as well as considering how easy it is to find drops: S Sword, Spear A Odachi, Switchglaive, Dual Swords B Fists/Claws, Hatchets, Tonfa C Axe/Hammer, Kusarigama Defined S - You will never have issues finding revenants to farm with these weapons, boss battles feel almost designed around someone having these weapons, the skillsets are easy to grasp with a high skill ceiling. A - You will find plentiful revenants with these weapons, boss battles feel fairly easy and approachable, the skillsets require just a touch more focus on combo potential and good ki pulses. B - You will find less revenants with these weapons, boss fights feel a little more challenging/engaging, the skillsets require a better understanding of flux and ki pulses. C - You will find very few revenants with these weapons, boss fights are a fair challenge with making sure you use the right skills as to not get stuck in either animations or loops, you will need a good base in ki management and not overdoing yourself, fights become higher risk/reward with either predictions or trades in mind. The moment you hit NG tier lists become null because of set bonuses and divine gear. These differences are *very* nuanced.

I'm.sticking with the heavy Axe

You know, I was somewhat indecisive when I started but, the naruto run really made me pick the fists, not even joking XD. Opportunist is really good vs yokai.

I did good yesterday but today I’m getting fucked up, It’s gonna take me a long time to beat this damn game.

ClutchLlama

I use Odachi as main Kusarigama as secondary. Or katana and kusi

1:20 Vergil, is that you?

Do a video on best weapon combos. I was thinking of going with a Tri-Sword build or Tonfas and dual hatchets 🪓 idk what’s y’all recommendations

Oh fists aren't hard on Ki at all. The thing about it is, the core skill you have is rising gale, which is a Ki pulse attack that also palm strikes/body blows the opponent, so you can like, pop off techniques and inbetween, get another hit in that staggers some ememies and does a bit of damage while recovering some ki. If you burn through all of your Ki then you can use a soul core attack to continue hitting while letting your Ki recharge, and then go right back into it It's also a fantastic weapon against Yokai, particularly horned yokai, if you get access shugendo gauntlets that have purity (Or any purity gauntlets) because they debuff stamina. So on horned yokai you can high kick to initiate and break their horn, Rising gale into another stance, wail on them with a fast skill like kick cycle to apply purity, and then go ham with the highest damage combo you have, Soul coring them in between Putting all of this together you can basically stunlock the hell outta enemies. I remember getting access to(or trying out) purity gauntlets just before I fought Sukuna. That fight was over in like a minute, Purity got applied and he got absolutely destroyed

i gotta say, dual swords are absolutely OP against yokai ki depleting attacks quick bursts of damage i-frames extension pretty strong i'll tel you what and knuckles are horrifying agains people, letting you stunlock any human enemy

Raise a bit of eyebrows 🤨 for the spear comments which is one of my mains, but I'm curious about your opinion... Yeah I agree with you on ōdachi, the switchblade is also familiar which is why I switch between the 2 often, tonfa are fast and you really have to know how to use them, but I also love the kusarigama over the tonfas with how far it can reach and the stun lock it provides while you can get some damage numbers in or crowd control for small critters

Hatchets and splitstaff

i like kusarigama.what status should i focus to get a huge damage

The best weapon in nioh 1 is kusarigama but I don't know if it is still the same in nioh 2

I never bothered switching stances on Scythe. I tried really hard to make it work, but it was just a pain and Cyclone takes care of most problems and all bosses.

Anyone else notice FF strangers paradise shares animations

Sorry for asking, but what are the dual swords that you are using here? They look a lot like Tengen Uzui's swords from Demon Slayer.

I m about to finish Sekiro. Dont know if i will continu my lance build in Nioh 1 60 hours stoped like 2 years ago or buy Nioh 2 and try kusarigami ( i should have play it more in Nioh 1: so cool but dont have the good stats)

Did I just see the rock Lee drop

just finished nioh 1 and move to nioh 2. I had lots of opinions and stuff i have problem with 1 and they literally fix them on 2 XD It almost felt like they read my mind. For example i played nioh 1 as pure mage and when i saw karasu tengu on 1 i wish we had staff too and on nioh 2 we have staff that even have that monk tengu theme. So yeah i'm pure mage on 2 with staff now :D Oh also they add option to hide second weapon and hide ranged weapon. You can refhashion your outfit while seeing yourself.

i would say in real life i would choose fist sword and a staff since there isnt really a stuff in the game i guess i skip this and stay with fist and katana really dont care how they will play out it just does fit myself the best :)

Idk if its the same in nioh 2 but in nioh 1 i used an odachi magic build and it was like being in easy mode, all i needed to do was that high stance move that makes two fast attacks after using sloth talisman and it would destroy the bosses. I litaraly dies 5 times in the entire playthrough and it was my first playthrough too

Hardest game I have played in a long time I think I’m at the second boss

I just unlocked beyond Infinity last night, but.. I don't know what to use, that or Limit Less? I started to use Limit Less a lot lately after draining enemies Ki, but.. Beyond Infinity!

Which of them are available in the basic game? I guess till kusarigama are all in but want to know if there are more

Hi there. I’ve just started the game again and currently stuck at Lady Osakabe. Switchglaive build. If you could provide advice I’d appreciate it. I’m a mediocre player at best but love the game. If you were me,mediocre but passionate and persistent what weapon would you choose to beat the game first time. ?

I love dual sword, no need brain lol.

So overall you are saying that for a beginner the katana is the best choice? :) With wich one of the weapon should i make a combo?

Where can be found the two last weapons?

would it be a waste of time to use a ki damage build with the spear?

I'm level 17 using kusarigama, is it too late to change weapons? Should I start over, or just start using something else and leveling it up?

SWITCHGLAIVE all the way

Noone Me watching this as I download this because of ps+

Just realised how much I suck at this game 😅

Get good at using the hand cannon in the middle of a boss fight and it almost feels like cheating, especially if they're humanoid or otherwise stagger/headshot vulnerable.

What armor set is that?

is the purple trails in his attack caused by skills or mods?

i only played dual sword and kusarigama ahahaha