For the new comers coming in because of PS Plus, Fuse Ushi is pretty good for survivability early on. Extra 200 health, and level spirit to 11 and you heal when you gather amrita. A decent stand-in til you get some of the other spirits
I'm surprised enko is not on here. Jos abilities is awesome. If you have the guardian talismans to summon them for special abilities enko destroys everything
@@williamgulfo5294 Enko is the best hands down!! especially in non guardian abilities. It launches enemies in the air and nearly 100% ignites them on fire so you can quickly use another element talisman(assuming that enemy is not resistant) and it causes confusion and do insane damage
I like Fuse-Ushi because he allows me to regain health through amrita, and because his talisman attacks knocks down Shima Sakon and the Samurai from Sawayama consistently, allowing for a downward-stab attack (you eat away 50% health of Shima using 3 Talismans, and 50% health of Samurai using 6 Talismans). I also like the rabbit because he makes me pretty fast and charges quickly, it was very useful against Ishida Mitsunari.
free opinions thrown at you I'd personally add 3 honorable mentions Shin-Roku: the special attack is good for earth proc and it gives you a unique buff that makes you immune to being CC'ed. the glorious feeling of slowly walking to the fucker with a hand cannon and then beating the living amrita outta him. yes I hate that guy lol. the living weapon stats are not to bad either. you get the same defensive and ki recovery buffs from tengen kujaku after exiting living weapon. Tanuki: the best way to cheese the Kensei title. worthless afterwards though. Saoirse: Your personal Waifu. guardian attack in LW and outside give nice buffs also which are umm just pretty to look at (extraction/divination/Pleiades)
There is so such thing as "trash spirits." Just because the others do not fit your own builds does not mean they lack a purpose. Obviously some are far better for certain builds and some are more all around. That being said, yes Tengen is by the far the best and most versatile spirit in the game. Doesn't make the others trash but does limit the amount of builds that could be considered viable while using less popular spirits in general.
Suzaku activates living weapon whenever you die, which if you have high spirit your body stat suffers, so you die more, then once it activates you can neck 1 or 2 elixirs and fully recover before it even finishes so you're not left with 1hp and can try again from the top way before it even finishes. How is that not notable?
I used the bull (fuse-ushi) a lot with Guardian Spirit Talisman as he charge runs in a straight line knocking almost every one including boss and does good damage allowing me to run charge after. Really super useful. Haven't tried on NG+ though
I started playing this game recently because it's free with ps plus and I immediately went for kato, mainly because I like doggos =w= but also badass and adorable so that's always a good combo
I'd say side waifu would be in the final DLC. Gotta keep the players wanting dat dank spirit. I think Nioh is going take a hard right turn and crash into a sign that reads "Anime stuff that makes you feel slightly uncomfortable" You know it's true. For now let's be happy that Okastu doesn't have JJJ cup sized plot. I hope the DLC is good, like really good.
lol butt battle over water mini game incoming. But yah, hope the dlc blows our socks off. More so, hope its meaty in the sense of like 2 regions or something. I want handful of hours of new fun, not an hour-two like patch 1.06 stuff.
I'd like to see 4 to 8 new Yokai, 2 new weapons and 3-4 new spirits. As for regions I think 1/3 of the DLC will be in a old region and the last 2/3 will be in a new one.
i hope some of the underused spirits get a buff or change in effect. Spirits are probably my favorite part in this game, design is amazing, and i like the lore behind them
I went with Kusarigama, and the first set I equipped was Kanbei's Strategist set, along with Mizuchi. And I kept them both on for like, 4 regions until I noticed that the gear got underleveled and I'm getting oneshot by everything, also Mizuchi's bonuses aren't very helpful anymore. I'd keep Mizuchi for longer if only it had some bonuses that helped in battle. I hate using Kato because I think it's overrated, but it's basically the best spirit for every melee build. It's bonuses are too good to pass up, and if you don't use Kato you're missing out. I really hate that, I like the look of Isonade, Blue Dragon, Mizuchi, Izuna, Narikama Tanuki, Nine Tails way more than I like the look of what is literally just a fire wolf (there is no animal more overrated than the wolves, like honestly, who'd prefer a wolf over a SHARK or a DRAGON?) but unfortunately it's what it is. If Blue Dragon's CCD bonus was consistent and not just on full health (I somehow never manage to stay full health due to walking into fires or whatever and don't want to waste elixirs) I'd consider switching to Blue Dragon, but I just can't bring myself to get rid of Kato's consistent bonuses for bonuses that are situational, and will probably most of the time stay inactive. I kinda have a love-hate relationship with Kato. I swear if it's bonuses was on any other spirit, I'd switch immediately. Kara-Jishi does not have the Ki Regen buff unfortunately, and I feel the absence of it very clearly when I unequip Kato. Also, my weapon is Shiranui, and it has a 50% fire bonus, so I'm missing out on some big damage if I don't use a fire-type living weapon.
*Kato is the best starting spirit* Nah, that's Isonade. Later on you wont use it, but that heal and enemy radar will reduce your death count by more than half.
It's better to learn to survive without enemy radar. In addition, if you choose any guardian spirit other than Kato at the beginning, you won't get Kato until the second region, at which point Paired Raiken are arguably better than Kato for anything but stats (their guardian spirit talisman attack easily electrifies enemies and their living weapon lasts longer and recharges faster than Kato's).
It depends on your style. For me I like to to depend on my skill rather than depending on living weapon. The best guardian spirit in my opinion is Shima Sakon's Lion, Atlas bear but you need heavy armor to deal massive damage because it depends on how much ki you use, and Paried Raiken.
Nice idea, wonder if Team Ninja would think that to begin with though. Would be nice to lvl up further as well, like lv50 or something being the new max.
Great video! Just maxed all of my armor and weapon to 160 +10 for Susano, so going to start farming for Mastodon Axe build soon. I look forward to PvP and see what you come up with in terms of great PvP setups/builds (that is if the PvP allows for specific builds/equipment and isn't just dojo based).
Paired Raiken also has excellent Living Weapon stats. No mention of Yata-Garasu for unlimited ammo? Shame, it also has decent Living Weapon ability. Then there's LOOT BUNNY. I think the latter two may just be niche enough though. Also, pronunciation notes: The G in Tengen is a hard G like in Guard, not soft as in General. TEN-gen koo-JAH-koo You also pronounce the "e" in Date and Masamune, it's DAH-tay MAH-sah-MOO-nay
I don't get the bunny honestly, I'm flooded out the butt with +5/6 gear normally, I would think daiba is good enough especially since you can parry or abuse guardian spirits in marobashi, the prime farming spot. And yata...ha. Most people aren't making gun builds (nor are they really viable,even in comparison to ninja builds, which are already weaker than normal wpn builds) and thanks for the lessons. I was told otherwise for tengen. So it's really "ten-ghen"? "gen" automatically makes me think "gen"erations, thus soft g. I've said tenGhen before and someone "corrected" me. And for date, does the h in dah/mah sound more like a light "w"? like in a birds "caw". maw-saw-moo-nay?
Whoever told you to pronounce G like J in a Japanese word is woefully mistaken. Japanese is generally very consistent when it comes to vowel and consonant sounds, the wonky bit is knowing which syllables to stress, which depends on the word. Most people will simply recommend stressing none of the syllables if you're not sure. G is always a hard G as in Guard or Good. There's no soft G in Japanese, they use J for that. A is always a soft A as in All. Leave off the "w," it's just "ah" The "ay" sound we'd use as long a is already covered by E. iprc.soest.hawaii.edu/users/furue/jp-pron.html
mizushi primary + saosire secondary = 30% more amrita (+ yasakani magatama that gives + 30% more amrita when in living weapon) is the setup I'm currently using while going through way of the strong
THIS POST WAS MADE BY THE ODACHI GANG Usura Hicho is a good newbie friendly pick since the Amrita gauge rate is A+ (Spam LW through levels, get it back fast if dying often to a boss). SA Ki damage and Evasion Ki damage, with a Water weapon you get damage boost too! It's a better Daiba Washi for slower weapons Also, Enko is probably the best Guardian for Odachi. +30% extra grapple damage, SA damage +15%, +25 Break, SA Ki reduction 13%. Extra fire damage which is a nice bonus if using Guardian talismans and bombs. (and a fire weapon of course). It's perfect!
Because it's not worth using just for that, and there are way better ways to get high defense rather than waisting a guardian spirit slot on shin roku.
Not sure if all spirits can do it but tengen kujaku can change elemental damage between fire, water, earth, lightning, poison etc by continually pushing summon living weapon button combo (triangle and circle button on ps4). Very useful when fighting bosses like buzu when you want fire on your weapon but got something else when summoning the living weapon.
also the max after way of the strong/demon is lv 50 and if you pair him with izuna's close combat ki reduction your ki recovery speed gets buffed even more
I guess it depends on your play style. Bunny did not make your list yet I've been using it since it because available and never changed. Ninjutsu power buff is amazing and since I'm using my ninjutsu a lot to deal damage I find it the best spirit for ninjutsu build. If you're using kunai/shuriken a lot bunny is amazing. With mystic art that increases your thrown items damage and bunny my kunai and shuriken deal so much damage I barely have to use my weapon 😂
That's too niche of a spirit/setup. For general builds the bunny sucks other than luck, and even then spirits like daiba or itokuri provide drop rate bonuses in addition to luck. Bunny is only good in throwing builds, which are niche already. This list is more general spirits that can apply to any build. Cool you found it appealing though.
arrogant? lolwut? They WERE niche, their damage was whatever compared to good builds who could 1-2 shot bosses, they didn't really see play until about 1-2 weeks before dlc, and mostly since people were bored of usual builds. MOST people used melee builds, hence ninja/magic, were niche. Post DLC is a different story, but my comment and vid were made before that.
Release of patch 1.06 doesn't equal "since beginning of the game", contradicting yourself. People "tried" that playstyle, doesn't mean they were good until patch 1.06. Meaning most people weren't using them, especially elemental shot build which would be worse than ninja both in output and popularity. Also you seem to be taking things personal guy? "childs play"? wut? Are you saying thrown wpns is any different? LOL It's as spammy as any spam build, there's nothing special about it. You do the same, put on iga set, get 99 dex, get gear stats right, and start chucking. It's not some rocket science, it's actually one of the easier builds to make and at a lower lvl. Most of these "hybrid" ninja builds are just spamming kusa blade spin for mobs anyway till they get to the boss, from what I've seen. Sorry if the word "niche" triggered just because you invested into something that only recently got popular, but no need to have a bad attitude or say silly statements. They were not more popular than most melee builds, they still aren't, majority of people who played the game used melee builds, and still are. You're in a bubble that makes you believe its popular, I'm in a bubble that says its niche compared to all the melee builds that get the most attention. Let's agree to disagree. It's all subjective anyways.
no, you said many people have been playing thrown/magic builds since the beginning. You said MANY, not specifically you. And then ended with "AFTER patch 1.06 they became popular." "Became" popular means they weren't popular before then, meaning "many" weren't playing them, unlike what you said at the beginning of your reply. I don't need to speak for the whole community, I speak for myself, it's a video, a comment, its called an opinion dude. This isn't some serious company statement, its youtube, a small youtube channel nonetheless. You also don't have evidence that they *weren't* niche. Yet, you're claiming they weren't to me in your reply. That's not being objective. Even if I did statistical research (which in no way is possible, nor even worth the trouble), I'd bet that it would be in my favor over yours (that melee was much more used than ranged before dlc, thus ranged wasn't used as much, thus niche, played by people who wanted a specific playstyle most didn't use). You're also taking niche as if it means something super negative, stop it. Did I say thrown wpns were shit? no. "Niche" isn't a bad word or something. Certainly not something to get angry with, calling me arrogant (which you probably mistook for the word ignorant) and then talk to me in a condescending matter in lengthy replies about your history and who you are, or what you played, as if that has anything to do with what we're talking about. "Mark my word, and learn"...like really? You replied to a comment I made more than a week ago (that didn't even involve you), on a video more than a month old. Regardless, I'm done wasting my time on the subject, it's a petty thing to get mad about or even care about. Had you simply replied "i disagree", things would have been much easier and quicker.
I only picked Kato because that's what I had in the demo and because fire is badass. But now that I'm deep in the game I had to look up a video seeing what's the best spirit lol.
@PWARGaming what would you suggest to take on the abyss?(i know for each crucible boss you get you will mix and match according to the bosses weakness) but for clearing out the status effect floors what the viable combi?
Thank you for video I'm sorry I didn't finish lol but your opinion matches my own so I think we are on same page I tried to stay of of these type of videos until I reached endgame
Hey my friend I have a question, I'm at level 100 first play through do I have to grind much more to rank up or should I just do it after new game plus, those your level resets at new game plus? What happen? Please help thank you...
rank up? don't know what that means. your lvl isn't reset in ng+, lv100 is probably the normal lvl going into ng+, your good to go. you'll get better gear and lvl faster in ng+ anyways.
Bull is a beast in LW. I use that and an earth axe in ng+ and destroy bosses. It's passive stats aren't great but I do like the life recovery for amrita gain. In terms of lw it's best for me.
Enko is notable for cheese as well, it's AOE is fairly large, if oddly delayed, and sets enemies on fire in addition to knocking them down. It is blockable however and requires some prediction and skill to successfully knock your opponents over, and a bit of luck.
Its viable for sure, but doesn't offer anything that you would take over daiba/mizuchi, where amrita+gold/equipment+luck is more beneficial towards the reason you're cheesing. Enko also gives grapple, which contradicts what you're using talismans for (you'd want final blow damage).
Q: how does turtle special effect ( no guard break while onmyo magic is active) work, is it some of the onmyos? cause I have tried some and did not work.
Unsure. if it doesn't prevent you from getting interrupted when casting magic, then it prevents your guard from breaking when you guard if you have onmyo magic active.
I tried it. If you're mid-cast of an onmyo magic spell, an enemy hitting you wont stop you from finishing the cast, whereas if you dont have that spirit and are mid-cast, any damage done to you will stop you from casting.
In most games guard-break refers to not staggering when hit, so it's inline with the majority of games. The problem is this game ALSO has the other version of guard-break (when you continually hit a blocking enemy till the point he is 'out of ki') so the term is equivocated, and therefore confusing haha.
Nice explanation. in nioh I found alot of things not explained well even if you press option for more info, so you only have to try. and one more thing, I think it helps when you attack too not only casting stuff.
I have enko as his stats goes with my build. And as a back up I have the turtle. Tanuki. I played using high stance and enko stats add alot to my high stance play style
No, depends on the map/difficulty. 1st playthrough will be ng, then there's additional difficulties afterwards sorta like ng+, which is where builds become more available since your characters stats will be higher at that point from leveling.
I used the best bird for a long time, but later switched to the purple raccoon, just for variaty's sake. As second spirit I have the lightning bunny. Mainly because of the ninjutsu power it gives. It works for me.
would have killed faster with kato/tengen/kara jishi. but this vid so old that it should be irrelevant for the most part. everything eventually found a use, but the top 3 stayed the top 3 in terms of output.
Paired Raiken at average? This must be a joke. If an enemy has a purple stamina bar, it’s considered a demon (yokai) when it comes to stats. Raiken gives 15% damage bonus with all damage sources as a passive making it one of the best endgame spirits. Especially for endgame content. Not the best living weapon, but it’s passive makes it so players can 1 hit new game plus bosses with no gear effort.
I think you're making a mistake leaving out Enko. It has no irrelevant stats and it's uniquely good at guard breaking human bosses and revenants. It's at least average.
was thinking of enko, but would mean I would have to make the spirit rows smaller to fit it in. Even than, enko is really only adding break, strong attack damage is too specific, and final blows are better than grapples. I wouldn't replace any of the average spirits for it, so it was left out.
As a shinobi player, I feel kind of glued to Aya-komori. However I also love Itokuri. I want the giant centipede just for the fact that it's a f*cking centipede and am eternally depressed there's no snake spirit. Eternally. Depressed. Need snek.
I disagree I say fuse-ushi is way better and it's stats is a lot better by country mile and recovery is B+ and attack enhancement is 15.0% and the damage this guardian spirit does is ridiculously strong
@@kevincrawford3557 also did u get the game from psn plus? Also did u get the dlc with that too cuz i didn't and was surprised cuz i though the whole game was for free
For the new comers coming in because of PS Plus, Fuse Ushi is pretty good for survivability early on. Extra 200 health, and level spirit to 11 and you heal when you gather amrita. A decent stand-in til you get some of the other spirits
Im a newcomer and use Fuse Ushi, its a great guardian spirit tho.
He is broken, the closest thing to
infinite tank
I'm surprised enko is not on here. Jos abilities is awesome. If you have the guardian talismans to summon them for special abilities enko destroys everything
Was going to say that.
@@williamgulfo5294 Enko is the best hands down!! especially in non guardian abilities. It launches enemies in the air and nearly 100% ignites them on fire so you can quickly use another element talisman(assuming that enemy is not resistant) and it causes confusion and do insane damage
I like Fuse-Ushi because he allows me to regain health through amrita, and because his talisman attacks knocks down Shima Sakon and the Samurai from Sawayama consistently, allowing for a downward-stab attack (you eat away 50% health of Shima using 3 Talismans, and 50% health of Samurai using 6 Talismans).
I also like the rabbit because he makes me pretty fast and charges quickly, it was very useful against Ishida Mitsunari.
i agree hes definitely underrated
I also use fuse-ushi and the damage output this guardian does is crazy strong 💯
Especially when you first unlock it early in the game it is a huuuuge defensive boost.
It maybe good for early game but if you already far , im sure you gonna know that this list is pretty much true
You talking about that bull?
free opinions thrown at you
I'd personally add 3 honorable mentions
Shin-Roku: the special attack is good for earth proc and it gives you a unique buff that makes you immune to being CC'ed. the glorious feeling of slowly walking to the fucker with a hand cannon and then beating the living amrita outta him. yes I hate that guy lol.
the living weapon stats are not to bad either. you get the same defensive and ki recovery buffs from tengen kujaku after exiting living weapon.
Tanuki: the best way to cheese the Kensei title. worthless afterwards though.
Saoirse: Your personal Waifu. guardian attack in LW and outside give nice buffs also which are umm just pretty to look at (extraction/divination/Pleiades)
Date Masamune my boi, I wanna hold six katana at once in the next pach
*P S Y C H E U P*
Word! Straight up Basara, up in this!
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In the newest patch you can
@@Persholm1 how do you do it
I think the purple bull is actually really usefull... And it makes a lot of damage
@jordan5221 you dont know
I agree I prefer the bull over the fowl and I also like the earth element
There is so such thing as "trash spirits." Just because the others do not fit your own builds does not mean they lack a purpose. Obviously some are far better for certain builds and some are more all around. That being said, yes Tengen is by the far the best and most versatile spirit in the game. Doesn't make the others trash but does limit the amount of builds that could be considered viable while using less popular spirits in general.
I love Kato b-but the double pair doggoies are cute toooooo
Suzaku activates living weapon whenever you die, which if you have high spirit your body stat suffers, so you die more, then once it activates you can neck 1 or 2 elixirs and fully recover before it even finishes so you're not left with 1hp and can try again from the top way before it even finishes.
How is that not notable?
ALSO the amrita gauge automatically refills while on low health, so you Just Need to Wait a minute for It to get full again
Dah-Tay Mah-sah-moo-neh.
The bull is really good though!!!
The bull saw me through, especially the guardian spirt attack tailsman. Flawed most enemies, run in and boom big damage.
I used the bull (fuse-ushi) a lot with Guardian Spirit Talisman as he charge runs in a straight line knocking almost every one including boss and does good damage allowing me to run charge after. Really super useful. Haven't tried on NG+ though
With a full raging bull set I went through the better part of ng.
I moved to Bull early on, and every time I change off it, I end up regretting it.
@@roccaflocca4312I’m stuck on the boss you fight in a ship, I would love to continue the game. But I can’t beat it. Is the wolf spirit good?
All Spirit Guardian's lives matter!!!
Nice one lol 🤣
As long as they don't start rioting we'll be ok
this comment is 3 years old and aged so weirdly
Gud
@@SuperPatinator nioh 1 never old u find dark souls op players playing nioh 1 nd 2
I really like your videos, you're the best, and I like how you really explain in details about everything.
keep it up and wish you all the best.
I started playing this game recently because it's free with ps plus and I immediately went for kato, mainly because I like doggos =w= but also badass and adorable so that's always a good combo
maximuswolf19 same I’m on that part right now and I didn’t want to pick the wrong guardian
@@kenoxide definitely, kato was especially a big help with the onryoki boss. That one was frustrating xD
I'm already lvl 30 and just realized I can lvl up my spirit. Lol
@@jemaaniwallace7527 yeah I didn't know that at first either xD
@@jemaaniwallace7527 you gotta beat the main story before you can level up your spirit, actually
I normally use Tengen Kujaku as primary for going through missions and either Karajishi or Kato as secondary for bosses.
I'd say side waifu would be in the final DLC. Gotta keep the players wanting dat dank spirit. I think Nioh is going take a hard right turn and crash into a sign that reads "Anime stuff that makes you feel slightly uncomfortable" You know it's true. For now let's be happy that Okastu doesn't have JJJ cup sized plot.
I hope the DLC is good, like really good.
lol butt battle over water mini game incoming. But yah, hope the dlc blows our socks off. More so, hope its meaty in the sense of like 2 regions or something. I want handful of hours of new fun, not an hour-two like patch 1.06 stuff.
I'd like to see 4 to 8 new Yokai, 2 new weapons and 3-4 new spirits. As for regions I think 1/3 of the DLC will be in a old region and the last 2/3 will be in a new one.
i hope some of the underused spirits get a buff or change in effect. Spirits are probably my favorite part in this game, design is amazing, and i like the lore behind them
With my sword and Kato.... *I FEARED NOTHING!*
i loves water spirit the most when i starting all because of one thing because it can sense enemies
Same :-D
I went with Kusarigama, and the first set I equipped was Kanbei's Strategist set, along with Mizuchi. And I kept them both on for like, 4 regions until I noticed that the gear got underleveled and I'm getting oneshot by everything, also Mizuchi's bonuses aren't very helpful anymore. I'd keep Mizuchi for longer if only it had some bonuses that helped in battle.
I hate using Kato because I think it's overrated, but it's basically the best spirit for every melee build. It's bonuses are too good to pass up, and if you don't use Kato you're missing out. I really hate that, I like the look of Isonade, Blue Dragon, Mizuchi, Izuna, Narikama Tanuki, Nine Tails way more than I like the look of what is literally just a fire wolf (there is no animal more overrated than the wolves, like honestly, who'd prefer a wolf over a SHARK or a DRAGON?) but unfortunately it's what it is.
If Blue Dragon's CCD bonus was consistent and not just on full health (I somehow never manage to stay full health due to walking into fires or whatever and don't want to waste elixirs) I'd consider switching to Blue Dragon, but I just can't bring myself to get rid of Kato's consistent bonuses for bonuses that are situational, and will probably most of the time stay inactive.
I kinda have a love-hate relationship with Kato. I swear if it's bonuses was on any other spirit, I'd switch immediately. Kara-Jishi does not have the Ki Regen buff unfortunately, and I feel the absence of it very clearly when I unequip Kato. Also, my weapon is Shiranui, and it has a 50% fire bonus, so I'm missing out on some big damage if I don't use a fire-type living weapon.
Thumbs up for that Digimon world 3 background music
*Kato is the best starting spirit*
Nah, that's Isonade. Later on you wont use it, but that heal and enemy radar will reduce your death count by more than half.
Diaba washi + Guardian Talismans for the win. Its like playing the game on easy mode.
It's better to learn to survive without enemy radar. In addition, if you choose any guardian spirit other than Kato at the beginning, you won't get Kato until the second region, at which point Paired Raiken are arguably better than Kato for anything but stats (their guardian spirit talisman attack easily electrifies enemies and their living weapon lasts longer and recharges faster than Kato's).
It depends on your style. For me I like to to depend on my skill rather than depending on living weapon. The best guardian spirit in my opinion is Shima Sakon's Lion, Atlas bear but you need heavy armor to deal massive damage because it depends on how much ki you use, and Paried Raiken.
Maybe I'm just grasping at straws but does anyone else think that guardian spirits are going to get more perks in dlc since there's 5 more slots.
George Eberhart Interesting
Nice idea, wonder if Team Ninja would think that to begin with though. Would be nice to lvl up further as well, like lv50 or something being the new max.
Well if you look at the enhance guardians screen the amrita cost to go to level 31 is there despite being able to.
George Eberhart what if you used glory to level it up further
Interesting
Great video! Just maxed all of my armor and weapon to 160 +10 for Susano, so going to start farming for Mastodon Axe build soon. I look forward to PvP and see what you come up with in terms of great PvP setups/builds (that is if the PvP allows for specific builds/equipment and isn't just dojo based).
I use Suzaku for the Active living weapon (no life) perk. Just Incase i die
What you have here is pretty good but does this still apply if their all only lvl 1.
Kato is strong early game but definitely not worth using if u have enko, that spirit rips threw hp on bosses and it's what I use rather than Kato now.
Paired Raiken also has excellent Living Weapon stats. No mention of Yata-Garasu for unlimited ammo? Shame, it also has decent Living Weapon ability. Then there's LOOT BUNNY. I think the latter two may just be niche enough though.
Also, pronunciation notes:
The G in Tengen is a hard G like in Guard, not soft as in General. TEN-gen koo-JAH-koo
You also pronounce the "e" in Date and Masamune, it's DAH-tay MAH-sah-MOO-nay
I don't get the bunny honestly, I'm flooded out the butt with +5/6 gear normally, I would think daiba is good enough especially since you can parry or abuse guardian spirits in marobashi, the prime farming spot. And yata...ha. Most people aren't making gun builds (nor are they really viable,even in comparison to ninja builds, which are already weaker than normal wpn builds)
and thanks for the lessons. I was told otherwise for tengen. So it's really "ten-ghen"? "gen" automatically makes me think "gen"erations, thus soft g. I've said tenGhen before and someone "corrected" me. And for date, does the h in dah/mah sound more like a light "w"? like in a birds "caw". maw-saw-moo-nay?
Whoever told you to pronounce G like J in a Japanese word is woefully mistaken.
Japanese is generally very consistent when it comes to vowel and consonant sounds, the wonky bit is knowing which syllables to stress, which depends on the word. Most people will simply recommend stressing none of the syllables if you're not sure.
G is always a hard G as in Guard or Good. There's no soft G in Japanese, they use J for that.
A is always a soft A as in All. Leave off the "w," it's just "ah"
The "ay" sound we'd use as long a is already covered by E.
iprc.soest.hawaii.edu/users/furue/jp-pron.html
Why isn't enko here
mizushi primary + saosire secondary = 30% more amrita (+ yasakani magatama that gives + 30% more amrita when in living weapon) is the setup I'm currently using while going through way of the strong
The three eyed parrot is good but only for going marksman
kato FTW
it is going to be so fun to see dlc and pvp hit at once, such a brilliant idea. TN are so pro
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Usura Hicho is a good newbie friendly pick since the Amrita gauge rate is A+ (Spam LW through levels, get it back fast if dying often to a boss). SA Ki damage and Evasion Ki damage, with a Water weapon you get damage boost too! It's a better Daiba Washi for slower weapons
Also, Enko is probably the best Guardian for Odachi. +30% extra grapple damage, SA damage +15%, +25 Break, SA Ki reduction 13%. Extra fire damage which is a nice bonus if using Guardian talismans and bombs. (and a fire weapon of course). It's perfect!
Why no Shin-Roku ?? that spirit gives u an INSANE armor buff when scroll summoned
Because it's not worth using just for that, and there are way better ways to get high defense rather than waisting a guardian spirit slot on shin roku.
I love aya-kommori becuase of its great recovery and low amrita cost making it easy to use it often
Not sure if all spirits can do it but tengen kujaku can change elemental damage between fire, water, earth, lightning, poison etc by continually pushing summon living weapon button combo (triangle and circle button on ps4). Very useful when fighting bosses like buzu when you want fire on your weapon but got something else when summoning the living weapon.
also the max after way of the strong/demon is lv 50 and if you pair him with izuna's close combat ki reduction your ki recovery speed gets buffed even more
Then again, Suzuki also has that interesting perk of being able to revive you from death, as long as you have a full Amrita gauge
You mean Suzaku, the Firebird?
That easily make it the best spirit to clear levels the first time and/or see how long you can last with 1 hp.
I guess it depends on your play style. Bunny did not make your list yet I've been using it since it because available and never changed. Ninjutsu power buff is amazing and since I'm using my ninjutsu a lot to deal damage I find it the best spirit for ninjutsu build. If you're using kunai/shuriken a lot bunny is amazing. With mystic art that increases your thrown items damage and bunny my kunai and shuriken deal so much damage I barely have to use my weapon 😂
That's too niche of a spirit/setup. For general builds the bunny sucks other than luck, and even then spirits like daiba or itokuri provide drop rate bonuses in addition to luck. Bunny is only good in throwing builds, which are niche already. This list is more general spirits that can apply to any build. Cool you found it appealing though.
arrogant? lolwut? They WERE niche, their damage was whatever compared to good builds who could 1-2 shot bosses, they didn't really see play until about 1-2 weeks before dlc, and mostly since people were bored of usual builds. MOST people used melee builds, hence ninja/magic, were niche. Post DLC is a different story, but my comment and vid were made before that.
Release of patch 1.06 doesn't equal "since beginning of the game", contradicting yourself. People "tried" that playstyle, doesn't mean they were good until patch 1.06. Meaning most people weren't using them, especially elemental shot build which would be worse than ninja both in output and popularity. Also you seem to be taking things personal guy? "childs play"? wut? Are you saying thrown wpns is any different? LOL It's as spammy as any spam build, there's nothing special about it. You do the same, put on iga set, get 99 dex, get gear stats right, and start chucking. It's not some rocket science, it's actually one of the easier builds to make and at a lower lvl. Most of these "hybrid" ninja builds are just spamming kusa blade spin for mobs anyway till they get to the boss, from what I've seen.
Sorry if the word "niche" triggered just because you invested into something that only recently got popular, but no need to have a bad attitude or say silly statements. They were not more popular than most melee builds, they still aren't, majority of people who played the game used melee builds, and still are. You're in a bubble that makes you believe its popular, I'm in a bubble that says its niche compared to all the melee builds that get the most attention. Let's agree to disagree. It's all subjective anyways.
no, you said many people have been playing thrown/magic builds since the beginning. You said MANY, not specifically you. And then ended with "AFTER patch 1.06 they became popular." "Became" popular means they weren't popular before then, meaning "many" weren't playing them, unlike what you said at the beginning of your reply. I don't need to speak for the whole community, I speak for myself, it's a video, a comment, its called an opinion dude. This isn't some serious company statement, its youtube, a small youtube channel nonetheless. You also don't have evidence that they *weren't* niche. Yet, you're claiming they weren't to me in your reply. That's not being objective. Even if I did statistical research (which in no way is possible, nor even worth the trouble), I'd bet that it would be in my favor over yours (that melee was much more used than ranged before dlc, thus ranged wasn't used as much, thus niche, played by people who wanted a specific playstyle most didn't use). You're also taking niche as if it means something super negative, stop it. Did I say thrown wpns were shit? no.
"Niche" isn't a bad word or something. Certainly not something to get angry with, calling me arrogant (which you probably mistook for the word ignorant) and then talk to me in a condescending matter in lengthy replies about your history and who you are, or what you played, as if that has anything to do with what we're talking about. "Mark my word, and learn"...like really? You replied to a comment I made more than a week ago (that didn't even involve you), on a video more than a month old. Regardless, I'm done wasting my time on the subject, it's a petty thing to get mad about or even care about. Had you simply replied "i disagree", things would have been much easier and quicker.
The primary time when I've found Enko to be useful is when you're part of the takeda clan, as at that point it does even more damage than Kato.
I only picked Kato because that's what I had in the demo and because fire is badass. But now that I'm deep in the game I had to look up a video seeing what's the best spirit lol.
Jorome-cho, Ninja Cat, Uroboros, Masamunes Spirit will be probably named Seiryuu the Blue Dragon. This needs to happen Team Ninja !!
@PWARGaming what would you suggest to take on the abyss?(i know for each crucible boss you get you will mix and match according to the bosses weakness) but for clearing out the status effect floors what the viable combi?
Atlas Bear average? With the guardian Spirit talisman he's top 3 easily. He takes down your enemy and you can final blown him right away.
Daiba washi does that better
honestly phoenix works the best for me. get an ult chance every boss attempt if ya kite =p
Omg! I played the game to region 4, and I just learn that I can level up my guardian spirits. >.
Nam Nguyễn its only in new game +
@@ahmedhisham2517 thatd good to know because I been trying to fight the two boss levels but now I'm just gonna finish so I can start to level up
I agree with your rankng. Nice video.
Isonade’s spirit summon is great doing water damage and overall has good stats 😕 sad it wasn’t even mentioned
Junior Cortés :(((
The Enemy Sensor is the best part of it
Started with that and still using it now in mid game (just defeated the Ogress).
@@pn2294 You can avoid so many ambushes with that
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That s why I used it in the beginning and why it is still my main spirit now at the end of the game .
The 3 GS I mainly see when I play online are Suzaku, Tengen Kujaku and Kato, close 4th is probably Aya-komori.
Axe + Obsidian set + Atlas Bear =
Pretty much Sasuke Cosplay. Obsidian Samurai ftw
Thats good to know I didn't know you could update spirits good shit man
What button we press to call guardian spirit
Thank you for video I'm sorry I didn't finish lol but your opinion matches my own so I think we are on same page I tried to stay of of these type of videos until I reached endgame
many thnx m8, this was very useful.
when you'll have the axe hybrid build ready?
How is bear average? When the attack enhancement is higher than every guardian on this list.
Damn, I'm level 90 on Nioh atm and I didn't know that you can level up those spirits! :)
Well, you do need to finish the story, you can't know this from the start.
@@Turahk ah, I see, I thought I just missed it. You know this game constantly surprises me (in a best possible way)
Hey my friend I have a question, I'm at level 100 first play through do I have to grind much more to rank up or should I just do it after new game plus, those your level resets at new game plus? What happen? Please help thank you...
rank up? don't know what that means. your lvl isn't reset in ng+, lv100 is probably the normal lvl going into ng+, your good to go. you'll get better gear and lvl faster in ng+ anyways.
PWARGaming thanks for quick respond I really appreciate all your videos of nioh
Enko I think deserve to be average do its guardian spell tailsmen being very strong and still carrying a strong living weapon
No enko.... my red demon spearman is dissapointed
Bull is a beast in LW. I use that and an earth axe in ng+ and destroy bosses. It's passive stats aren't great but I do like the life recovery for amrita gain. In terms of lw it's best for me.
Enko is notable for cheese as well, it's AOE is fairly large, if oddly delayed, and sets enemies on fire in addition to knocking them down. It is blockable however and requires some prediction and skill to successfully knock your opponents over, and a bit of luck.
Its viable for sure, but doesn't offer anything that you would take over daiba/mizuchi, where amrita+gold/equipment+luck is more beneficial towards the reason you're cheesing. Enko also gives grapple, which contradicts what you're using talismans for (you'd want final blow damage).
KATO IS OP since you can choose him from the start he has a built in %20 ki recovery speed passive buff and a close combat atk buff
Saoirse just for how often you can use her Living weapon.
Q: how does turtle special effect ( no guard break while onmyo magic is active) work, is it some of the onmyos?
cause I have tried some and did not work.
Unsure. if it doesn't prevent you from getting interrupted when casting magic, then it prevents your guard from breaking when you guard if you have onmyo magic active.
I tried it.
If you're mid-cast of an onmyo magic spell, an enemy hitting you wont stop you from finishing the cast, whereas if you dont have that spirit and are mid-cast, any damage done to you will stop you from casting.
so guarding does not have anything to do with it °_°
In most games guard-break refers to not staggering when hit, so it's inline with the majority of games. The problem is this game ALSO has the other version of guard-break (when you continually hit a blocking enemy till the point he is 'out of ki') so the term is equivocated, and therefore confusing haha.
Nice explanation.
in nioh I found alot of things not explained well even if you press option for more info, so you only have to try.
and one more thing, I think it helps when you attack too not only casting stuff.
How did you get that much amrita?
I used Kato my whole play through without changing and it worked
I'm still using kato
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Fuse ushi Was broken to its core. Easyly in top 3. Every human Boss was a total joke with this spirit.
I always picked mine based on how their GS or Moment talismans worked lmao
I have enko as his stats goes with my build. And as a back up I have the turtle. Tanuki. I played using high stance and enko stats add alot to my high stance play style
Tbh i really like Mizuchi he reminds me of hanzos ult from overwatch alot.
RYU GA WAGA TEKI WO KURAU
I just have another question. Is the difficulty depends on your level?
No, depends on the map/difficulty. 1st playthrough will be ng, then there's additional difficulties afterwards sorta like ng+, which is where builds become more available since your characters stats will be higher at that point from leveling.
@@PWARGaming Thanks
I was using suzaku since the time I got it. Then I switched to the peacock and kato once I got quick change scroll.
Btw, the max lvl for spirits is not 50 or 60 I think
itokuri paired with saorsie both at 40 gets you a nice 91 luck, still utility but a great farm strat.
What is the best to start with?
Kato can be used for the entirety of your playthrough, if you plan to make builds/multiple playthrough, then perhaps try the other spirits for fun :)
how to unclok spirit passive i already up status (spirit) to lvl 7 the first passive slot are open
but it still grey(not white) how to use them ?
I believe 10 if I'm not mistakes
talisman shot suzaku can also cheese yokai bosses by melting their ki.
👹🤺🌞 Awesome Thanks
I used the best bird for a long time, but later switched to the purple raccoon, just for variaty's sake. As second spirit I have the lightning bunny. Mainly because of the ninjutsu power it gives. It works for me.
What button we press to call guardian spirit
U think enkos trash????? Lol how did I kill everything so easily then???
would have killed faster with kato/tengen/kara jishi. but this vid so old that it should be irrelevant for the most part. everything eventually found a use, but the top 3 stayed the top 3 in terms of output.
Yup that’s why I’m using him. And I seem to be doing just fine.
If used with the red demon build, then enko is bad ass!
If you use gallantry then Izuna is awsome too
where's susano?
i use paired raiken,janomecho and The ice butterflies
Paired Raiken at average? This must be a joke. If an enemy has a purple stamina bar, it’s considered a demon (yokai) when it comes to stats. Raiken gives 15% damage bonus with all damage sources as a passive making it one of the best endgame spirits. Especially for endgame content. Not the best living weapon, but it’s passive makes it so players can 1 hit new game plus bosses with no gear effort.
guys what I press for use guardian spirits??
Honda Power triangle and circle at same time.
I can't pick Kato and the Shark......is this a glitch ?
Have you done a side mission for obtaining them? It was in the first or second region, I think.
I think you're making a mistake leaving out Enko. It has no irrelevant stats and it's uniquely good at guard breaking human bosses and revenants. It's at least average.
was thinking of enko, but would mean I would have to make the spirit rows smaller to fit it in. Even than, enko is really only adding break, strong attack damage is too specific, and final blows are better than grapples. I wouldn't replace any of the average spirits for it, so it was left out.
Aya-komori is average?bruh what the hell?
This was like 10 years ago. + kato/tengen/kara-jishi is always better unless it's specifically for ninjutsu stuff.
9 tailed fox is good for droprate
My rankings:
Suzaku
suzaku
suzaku
suzaku...
That's the best ranking👍👍👍
As a shinobi player, I feel kind of glued to Aya-komori.
However I also love Itokuri. I want the giant centipede just for the fact that it's a f*cking centipede and am eternally depressed there's no snake spirit.
Eternally.
Depressed.
Need snek.
Kelly spirit is a snake
Paired raiken is my favorite
I used the bull most game but just switched to kato I like the bull better though
I disagree I say fuse-ushi is way better and it's stats is a lot better by country mile and recovery is B+ and attack enhancement is 15.0% and the damage this guardian spirit does is ridiculously strong
I agree that fuse-is hi is good but it’s not as good as these
damn m8 where is the Nurarihen
this video is pre-dlc, but Nurarihen guardian spirit spam is pretty fun
Kato is my favorite
It's Dah-tay Masa-moon-ay
Aya-komori is the best for a ninjitsu build
Oh ffs. I'm almost at the final region and I didn't know you could level up spirits. 😑
Same here ... -.-
@@xXxandr3jxXx Actually leveling up guardian spirits isn't a thing... I don't know if they changed it or what.
@@kevincrawford3557 he said its after you beat the game once that u unlock the option of leveling up guardian spirits
@@gameario7889 ah
@@kevincrawford3557 also did u get the game from psn plus? Also did u get the dlc with that too cuz i didn't and was surprised cuz i though the whole game was for free
The bull is the spirit im using