Part 161

Master the Part 161 boss fight in Nioh 3, learning Oda Nobunaga and Yuki-Onna's movesets and effective strategies to overcome this challenging encounter.

Oda Nobunaga Boss Moves:

• Sword Combo(s):
  • Overhead Attack: A strong, charged attack, easy to dodge to the side.
  • Normal Combo: Up to a five-hit rapid sword flurry. Dodge roll straight back to escape range.
  • Straight Sword-Thrust: Covers significant ground, often used at range. Can be performed twice in a row.
  • Quadrisect: Only usable during Living Weapons. Combos are short-range.
• Fire Enhanced: Oda enhances his sword with fire.
  • Inflicts Fire status effect (damage over time).
  • Jumping Attack: Warps high and slams down with his sword, causing area damage. Move away when he warps upwards.
• Lightning Enhanced: Oda enhances his sword with lightning.
  • Inflicts Slow movement status effect.
  • Summons Lightning Strikes: Calls down six lightning strikes in a row, similar to Nue's attacks. Keep moving to avoid.
• Ice Enhanced: Oda enhances his sword with ice/water.
  • Inflicts Reduced Defense status effect.
  • Icicle Spear: Fires six icicles one at a time. Keep moving and rolling to avoid.
• Earth Enhanced: Oda enhances his sword with earth.
  • Causes Ki to double when you act.
  • Earth Mines: Spreads purple mines throughout the area. Stepping on them causes low earth damage and stacks the Earth effect.
• Wind Enhanced: Oda enhances his sword with wind.
  • Inflicts Attack reduction status effect.
  • Wind Slash: Slices the air, creating blades of wind directly in front and diagonally. Cannot be blocked; roll to the sides.

Yuki-Onna Boss Moves:

• Dancing Halberd: Yuki throws her halberd, which magically moves forward and hits multiple times. Dodge quickly to the left or right. Blocking consumes significant Ki.
• Halberd Combo: Yuki approaches slowly and performs a two-hit combo with her halberd, sweeping the area.