Nioh 2 Builds: Poisonous Shinobi (Kusarigama) 

Seems like a pretty toxic build

Terrific. As always. My Nioh 2 quarantine begins this weekend! Plenty of gin on hand!

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You had me at poison

Some people hate on the Kusarigama and just really have no idea how good that weapon is, I haven’t played Nioh 2 yet but the original Nioh I did a build similar to this, it works great and I’m actually still using the build and playing some of the extra dlc, can’t wait to play this game tho, good video bro 💯

Kunai scales with thrust damage. So having a sword or spear equipped with “rule of thrusting” skills will increase your Kunai damage noticeably.

I wanted to do poison and fire build. Lot of of damage and it’s fun to see bosses to lose their health quick. Poison the body and burn the flesh.

I would recommend taking the phantom type guardian spirit at the beginning of the game instead of the feral. Feral is awesome no doubt, but the first phantom spirit guardian adds a nice bonus to Anima from ranged hits on enemies, meaning when you throw your ninja items at enemies you gain anima, this is supremely important as you are going to need anima to curst counter and to throw out your yokai abilities. I am running this build on my second character and have had great success running all Fuma Ninja gear tempered with ninjustsu power or other relevant stats, phantom spirit, kusirigama/dual swords, snake soul core and YOKI soul core (awesome against human enemies), kunai/shuriken, toss in toxic groundfire if you are facing loads of enemies and can lure them into the trap.

I don't know if anybody else commented on this, if so, sorry to repeat it. However, VERY IMPORTANT... in the video, he says "don't worry about the shifting tree, Cuz we won't be shifting much", regardless of shifting, that tree is essential to every build. There are great passives in there to boost various resistances and perfomance in general; but MOST IMPORTANTLY, there are great abilities that you can add to your active skills. For instance, arcana of serpents puts poison on whatever skill you choose from skill customization menu. And there's many other good ones too. I'd say the Shiftling tree is as important as ninjutsu, and more important than the kusa tree

Is this build at all viable with medium armor? I know it's a trade off but I hate feeling so fragile and completely useless trying to block regardless of what build I'm using.

I plan on doing a water-based Odachi/Glaive build. I like being able to tack on extra damage due to the water buildup.

Kusarigamas main scailing stat is dex, not skill so you want higher dex

Would love to see a video that focuses on a hybrid magic/ninjutsu build, and how to balance that out for maximum efficiency!

Is this updated? I heard that the ninjutsu was nerfed.

To the new players I recommend to just play the game without having to worry to much. On your second run then you can focus on builds and such.

Has anyone time to help me with yatsu no kami? It sounds stupid but i cant get it done by myself for some reason. Would be great. My gamertag is Xepctic

Hey What do you do if you didnt choose the spirt - Ame-no-mitori at the start? Iam at mission 2. Should I start over again or am I stuck with brute?

I’m big on character customization. And heard I don’t need to beat the first game to start playing this one. I know this one has better character customization than the 1st. If I skip playing the first game. Will I be missing out on anything?

Love this build, ran the mirror of it the first game. That said, anyone running it lv70 plus ? Does it still hold up ?

How did i never find this channel especially for nioh 1, on my 5th consecuitve vid lol, i used kusarigama in nioh 1 and even tho i wanna use hatchets ill wait till u review that, till then this guide is maddd helpful. your right ive been fighting ninja wrong lol, we gotta be "bitches" that deal high damage from a distance loool, still dont understand this soul core or crafting mechanism but so far so good.

Basically the same build I used in Nioh 1.

When I have the Kusarigama equipped, I never use any other stance but high stance. That attack speed is just too good to let the Kusarigama’s greatest asset to be wasted on -Mid and -Low stance.

Build is cool, but the Serpent Strike skill is annoying, because it only works in a straight line, if the opponent is on some slight uneven terrain above or below our toon, the skill misses. :( Mega annoying...

How does one even get to start a build if they are obliterated in the early stages of the game?

12:36 fuck this boss so fucking much. i hate it. kills me every freaking time. im like level 30 and i take a level 50 assistant with me.

I managed to find 2 accessories which both have +21% dmg to poisoned enemies on them, do you know if these stack? can't seem to find confirmation on the Web

*Makes a glass cannon build "This is a build for beginners"... *Controller sales go up

I love this game

In your opinion, which of your 3 builds is the best?

Worth nothing, even now, that when you unlock your first node in Ninja, grab the Iga Bombs first. Reason being, you level up Ninjutsu through usage but also damage. Find a Shrine with an enemy nearby, and just chuck the bombs as them, kill them, rest at the shrine to reset the enemy, rinse and repeat. You can get 10 skill points in Ninjustu in less than 30 minutes allowing you to max out Shuriken, Kunai, get backstab, gallnut broth, and everything else available at the start.

Making sure to watch, like and comment so you keep making these videos. When I do get the game I know I'll need these videos!

I’m hoping this build or a Kusarigama/Ninjutsu build works good for Yatsu-no-Kami, I’m on that damn snake’s level right now, just got to him, I have mainly purple Shinobi 🥷 gear that I farmed forever from revenants before I fought Enenra. I also dropped a purple imbued corruption spear and sacrificed it for that little purple demon thing and he dropped a purple bamboo Kusarigama imbued with purity (got lucky there) but I put a lot of my levels into Heart to build up my Ki. Think I’m at 15 Heart, 15 Skill, and about 13 Dex. I’m going to put more into Dex now tho and build up my Ninjutsu

Great build - quick question. what is the best way to get shrukens, kunais, and arrows? i just started and feel they're always low in stock

Runs into poison resistant enemies lol

Great guide. So easy to follow and listen to. Thank you so much, this has made my life on Nioh 2 so much easier :)

I have a question. Do you think the kusarigama and duel uchigatana is the best build for Ninja. I saw your video and I think it is the best so far.

Familarity bonus (like u said on rifle) isnt dmg....its "how fast weapon reaches max familiarity stat.

Power pill would also come in handy......its a ninjutsu and just means more dps

Did they took out the Shadowround talisman in Nioh 2? It was a major skill for the ninja build in the first Nioh but i can't find it anywhere in the skill trees.

Is possible reset the point Stat. Whit a item? I'm only finish the first mission

Maybe customize the kusarigama pull skill with a poison effect also? Just a thought

Im running a ninja build, i'm near the end of the game and I've started using poison a lot.

im only at the 2nd mission, how do i farm fuma and shinobi gear?

Ryu Hayabusa DLC

Good looks as always cant wait for spear build!

Should make a hatchets build. Can't seem to think of anything

Fext what’s your fav build?

I'm doing a modified version of this with the dual hatchets

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Dexterity is the main stat is for the kusarigama

I just wanna make a build like Samurai jack

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Have a build around throws. Melts bosses in seconds.

What do you think of a switchglave and odachi build???

You may have already answered this but, what tree should you level first or is it more choose whatever one you think you need to do first?

Awesome build. Could you make a build for tonfas

looks like i finally found my build

Poison build mmmm im getting hungry for best killing XD

Kusarigama scales off of dexterity, not skill.

NOT NINJATSU! 🤣🤣😭💀

I wish I could use tonfas as a secondary with this

Do you do poison?

I'm looking for a ninja build with a kusurigami and paralysis or fire

Nin-JUTT-soo...? Oh dear god..

me: How toxic is this build ? Fextralife: extremely so Britney Spears: Like, so very toxic

is this build viable for end game? owo

Do have be online to play this game ?

Where do I farm the Shinobi parts

Thank you for sharing this.

AYE

Bro is the sword or dual sword a good secondary for a kusa???? I wanna use a kusa so bad but I main sword and dual sword...also sometimes I main a spear too lol but I wanna keep my sword or dual with a kusa is that ok will they sync well with each other????? Please let me know!!!

Thanks seems great, gonna try tomorrow I just finished Mission 2, I used Odachi and I found Mission 2 really f** hard ^^ Time for a specialized build...! Never played Nioh 1, just Sekiro and Dark Souls and I must admit Nioh 2 is damn hard.. Sometimes frustrating, but seems to be funny when progressing further... 1 question please: What about the second weapon? Doesn't matter which one since you are going to use Kusa 100 percent? :-O

lol knowvice 18:33 looks like a sweet build though gonna try this out tonight when get off work and start wrecking demons

thanks for the guide and all your videos about Nioh 2, they've been a great help :) random question : what screen are you using? love your graphics, mine don't come out as clean

They both scale off dex. Barely a build and more like playing it safe.

Axe build please

Yeet

My game says “Ninjitsu”....must be a glitch

cool vid but I can't stand when people mispronounce (easy) Japanese words like "Jutsu"... it's not "JUT" and then "SU" it's "JU" [pronounced like "Jew" in "JEWish"] and "TSU" [like the "tsu" from TSUnami"].... unbelievable cringe EVERY time u mispronounce such an easy word that literally comes up in almost EVERY japanese based game...

appreciate the build.. but seems like a very lame way of playing the game. basically just cheese everything :P