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Nioh 3

Part 47

Follow our comprehensive Nioh 3 walkthrough for Part 47, "The Defiled Castle." Learn how to infiltrate Edo Castle, defeat enemies, find all Kodama, and unlock new missions.

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Follow our comprehensive Nioh 3 walkthrough for Part 47, "The Defiled Castle." Learn how to infiltrate Edo Castle, defeat enemies, find all Kodama, and unlock new missions.

Walkthrough
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    After the initial cutscenes and receiving the "A Question of Intentions" Bronze Trophy for meeting Tokugawa Ieyasu, you'll be back on the world map. The main mission "The Defiled Castle" and the sub-mission "The Okehazama Incident" will be unlocked.
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    Objective: Infiltrate Edo Castle and stop Kelley's plan.
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    You start in the castle's lower levels. Head forward and activate the first SHRINE.
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    Proceed up the straight path for a [_CORPSE_]. The gate ahead is locked. Head down into the murky water. To the left, a Flan guards another [_CORPSE_].
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    You have two paths: stairs or a hallway. Take the hallway first. Kill the Giant Skeleton. In the room to the left, defeat the Flan and grab the [_CORPSE_]. Climb the ladder behind the corpse and destroy the crystal to free a samurai. Return to the previous area to grab the [_CORPSE_] in the lower section.
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    Now, go through the door on the right (blocked by bins). Kill the Skeleton Warrior. Grab the [_CORPSE_] and proceed down the next hallway.
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    Sneak attack the Skeleton Rifleman to the left and grab the [_CORPSE_]. Guide the [_ORACLE KODAMA_] home nearby. Note the path to the left connects to the ladder area.
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    Continue down the hallway and defeat the Flan that drops down. Check a cubby on the right for a [_CORPSE_].
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    Ignore the path to the left for now and open the doors on the right to create a shortcut back to the shrine.
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    Return and take the path to the left that you passed earlier.
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    In this large room, snipe the Skeleton Rifleman on the left and grab the [_CORPSE_] in front of you.
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    Head left, go up the stairs, and snipe the Skeleton Rifleman on the right. Grab the [_CORPSE_] where the first skeleton was. Leave the room over here for now.
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    Kill the patrolling Fiend. Check the upper right corner of this room (behind junk) for a [_WARRIOR KODAMA_].
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    Approach the mist in the middle and defeat the Amrita Fiend.
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    Continue past the Amrita Fiend to a [_CORPSE_]. Go right to a small ledge.
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    Before destroying the crystal here, drop off the left side. Kill the Skeleton Warrior that rises and the Archer in the corner (or snipe the Archer first). Find the [_SWORDSMAN KODAMA_] in the corner and send it home.
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    Use the stairs and destroy the crystal to free possessed samurai.
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    Drop down the ledge to the other area and grab the [_CORPSE_] in the corner.
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    There's a door back to the large room and a ladder going up. Ignore the ladder for now. Return to the large room, go past the mist, and take a left to find a [_BIG CHEST_]. This is likely a MIMIC CHEST; perform the mimic gesture for loot.
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    The path beyond the mimic chest is a dead end. At the stairs, look up at the ceiling to find a Flan enemy. Defeat it, then kill the two Dwellers below for a [_CORPSE_] containing a skill item.
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    Head back to the ladder and go up. Check the stalls on the right for another [_CORPSE_]. Through the doorway and to the left is a SHRINE.
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    Head outside the door and stick to the left. Break the boxes and you'll see a crystal. Grab the [_CORPSE_] here and note the doorway to the left.
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    To clear enemies in this area: go through the left doorway, immediately take a left, go up the stairs, and quickly destroy the crystal (use Ki Pulse). This will neutralize the enemies.
Tips
  • This mission is very short and primarily serves to advance the story and unlock further content.
  • Pay attention to the locations of [_CORPSE_] items for potential gear and consumables.
  • Don't forget to find and send home all the Kodama to gain their blessings.
  • The mimic chest requires a specific gesture to open, so be prepared for a fight or the correct input.
  • "A Question of Intentions" Bronze Trophy (after meeting Tokugawa Ieyasu).
  • Unlocks Main Mission: "The Defiled Castle"
  • Unlocks Sub-Mission: "The Okehazama Incident"

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