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8-Bit Scholar
Jan 23, 2016

by FactsAreUseless
I started a new character 'cause I wasn't feeling axes and I'm enjoying the Kusagariyama a lot.

It's very all-or-nothing right now in the early game. I've been struggling against the bat lady, a boss I beat in about three tries on my axe character, mostly 'cause I'm trying out magic and ninjutsu. But before I had totally wrecked the first big boss, who had been a challenge with my axe character.

Am I correct in assuming that the ideal Kusagariyama strategy is to coat it in something the enemy doesn't like and then use the high stance square whirling dervish death combo with extreme prejudice? What are some general tips for good sickle skills?

8-Bit Scholar fucked around with this message at 15:07 on Feb 19, 2017

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8-Bit Scholar
Jan 23, 2016

by FactsAreUseless

Harrow posted:

For future reference, respeccing is pretty easy and cheap in Nioh, especially early on, so if you want to change again you don't need to make a new guy.

Kusarigama work well on their own but they're definitely good at building up status effects because they hit so quickly. Dexterity is their main scaling stat and that also gives you ninjutsu, so enjoy poisoning everything forever.

I made a new person 'cause I figured it would be helpful to have the game's learning curve as an advantage as I learned about systems I hadn't touched on my first guy, i.e. ninja poo poo and magic.

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