Nioh Part 151: Obsidian Samurai & Oda Nobunaga

Q: How to beat Obsidian Samurai Nioh?

Defeat the Obsidian Samurai by learning his combo range and punishing him, especially when he is low on Ki, and prepare for the Oda Nobunaga encounter in "The Demon King Revealed" mission where you only need to reduce his health to under 25% to trigger a cutscene (a non-interactive cinematic the game plays automatically).

Q: What is Obsidian Samurai weak to?

Defeat the Obsidian Samurai by learning his combo range and punishing him, especially when he is low on Ki, and prepare for the Oda Nobunaga encounter in "The Demon King Revealed" mission where you only need to reduce his health to under 25% to trigger a cutscene (a non-interactive cinematic the game plays automatically).

Q: How to end Oda Nobunaga fight early?

Defeat the Obsidian Samurai by learning his combo range and punishing him, especially when he is low on Ki, and prepare for the Oda Nobunaga encounter in "The Demon King Revealed" mission where you only need to reduce his health to under 25% to trigger a cutscene (a non-interactive cinematic the game plays automatically).

Q: What is Oda Nobunaga's HP threshold?

Defeat the Obsidian Samurai by learning his combo range and punishing him, especially when he is low on Ki, and prepare for the Oda Nobunaga encounter in "The Demon King Revealed" mission where you only need to reduce his health to under 25% to trigger a cutscene (a non-interactive cinematic the game plays automatically).

Q: Nioh boss movesets explained?

Defeat the Obsidian Samurai by learning his combo range and punishing him, especially when he is low on Ki, and prepare for the Oda Nobunaga encounter in "The Demon King Revealed" mission where you only need to reduce his health to under 25% to trigger a cutscene (a non-interactive cinematic the game plays automatically).

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Walkthrough

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The Obsidian Samurai is an enhanced Revenant. Learn his combo range and punish him after his attacks.
2
Apply buffs and debuffs; he is particularly weak to the Sloth Talisman.
3
Take advantage of times when the Obsidian Samurai is low on Ki.
4
Use your Living Weapon once he is low on health to finish the fight quickly.
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For the Oda Nobunaga encounter, your goal is to get him under 25% health to end the fight and start a cutscene.
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Oda Nobunaga cycles through elemental attacks and closes in with sword attacks. Counter-attack his sword attacks and dodge his elemental assaults.
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Oda Nobunaga can also run out of Ki, allowing you to knock him down and perform finishing moves.
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Keep your health up during the Oda Nobunaga fight.
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Use your Living Weapon a bit earlier in the Oda Nobunaga fight to end it before reaching his HP threshold.

Obsidian Samurai Boss Moves:

Axe Combo(s): Up to a four-hit string involving two axe swings, a backward axe swing, and a leaping axe smash. He can throw in a punch. Attacks can be in any order.
Katana Combo(s): Faster multi-swing katana combos. He can perform an "Iai Quickdraw" attack if he runs at you.
Whirlwind Attack: When his Axe is out, he spins it around three times and moves towards you very quickly. Run away until the last rotation is done, then run in and punish him. Blocking is a last resort.
Electric Slam: Summons his guardian, Atlas Bear, jumps in the air, and slams his fist down, causing moderate radius lightning damage. Dash away and wait for the attack to finish.

Oda Nobunaga Boss Moves:

Incorporates every element (Tengen Kujaku: Lightning, Ice, Fire, Earth, Wind) which gives him special moves.
Sword combo attacks.
Floaty erratic movement.

Tips

The Obsidian Samurai is particularly weak to the Sloth Talisman.
Use your Living Weapon once the Obsidian Samurai is low on health to finish the fight quickly.
For Oda Nobunaga, remember his HP threshold so use your Living Weapon a bit earlier to put an end to this fight early.
Oda Nobunaga is still a fairly easy boss because you DO NOT have to kill him.

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