

If you didn't have the chance to play the public demo of the game in September, fans have largely praised Team Ninja's dark-fantasy adaptation of the Three Kingdoms era from the producers of Bloodborne and Nioh. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is one of the most exciting new IPs in development right now. As far as weapons, that's completely up to the player while there truly is no best weapon here are some of the most noteworthy.Let's not beat around the bush. Adding abilities such as Life steal per hit or Ki drain by going to the blacksmith and pulling them off other armor pieces will make Hide much stronger and is the true essence of manufacturing a build. Increase in overall Life, Melee Damage, as well as Damage Reduction are common among these armor sets and or some of the most important for wielding the Odachi.

These armor sets have the capacity to increase the base effectiveness of Hide's Strength, the primary damage stat for Odachi. Some of the "best" armor sets or even pieces would be The Obsidian Armor, Yokai Annihilator for earlier to mid-game, Omnyo Warrior, and Moon Prayer. Armor shouldn't exceed a maximum of 70%-75% encumbrance especially during high-level battles for Hide's agility to be effective. There is no ideal "best weapon" or "best armor" for the odachi but the more effective armor would be heavy armor or medium, as long as Stamina is scaled appropriately. So, picking a weapon as well as complimentary armor can go a long way in strengthening builds for Hide as well as maximizing the effectiveness of techniques. The Dual swords are the fastest weapons in the game regardless of stance but do not pair impeccably well stat-wise with a shuriken or ninjutsu build.
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Low stances allow for fast moment and dodges, as well as overwhelming enemies with a series of attacks, but the damage is lower so this is where armor abilities that increase the damage output for low stances attacks and decrease the Ki drain would truly shine. Weapons that allow for fast attacks and complement the Magic/Dexterity stats are the Switch Glaive, Tonfa, Hatchets, and Kusarigama. It is possible to create a build entirely around shuriken and spells, which would involve increasing Ninjutsu capacity and potency that is controlled by Magic/Dexterity. In this way, builds may revolve around entirely on a single weapon or technique. Crashing Waves: Crashes into the enemy, knocking them off balance.Īs mentioned before, how players raise the second and third stats is completely up to what weapon they are using.The technique can be changed by pressing and holding down the triangle button from any stance. Moonlit Snow (Yokai effective): Press the triangle button to perform up to three powerful hits in succession.Bolting Boar: Side Step an enemy attack before knocking them to the ground.Devastating Rush: Builds up power while drawing the Odachi, then unleashes a fierce thrust forward.If the attack reduces an enemy’s Ki to zero, it will knock them down. Charging Bull (Human effective): Slashes downward with the Odachi.Twin Moons: Rapidly Slashes upward twice (High Stance Only).These techniques are highly effective in most situations, while some better against Yokai and others against humans. Ki is basically Hide's "stamina" meter for attacking, but since stamina in this game refers to carrying capacity and weapon/armor encumbrance, Ki has been used instead. High Stance techniques cause the most damage while Mid stance is balanced, doesn't consume too much Ki per strike, and decimates an opponents Ki severely.

Utilizing moves that allow to keep multiple enemies in check or overwhelm a single foe is where the Odachi shines and shows it's true potential. After level 150, players may look like this.ĭue to the massive size of the Odachi and its range, it isn't one of the fastest weapons but it is capable of hitting multiple targets. 30 > Constitution 10/ Heart 10/ Courage 10/ Stamina 10/ Strength 15/ Skill 5/ Dexterity 5/ Magic 6/.Īfterward, as players get closer to level 100, continue leveling up Strength while slightly increasing Stamina and Heart every few levels. So, as players reach level 20-30, their stats should start looking like this. So rounding out Hide earlier on in the game will pay off greatly once players begin leveling up the main weapon stat as a primary focus. At the very least, know that most stats start to "cap" around level 10. Having a clear understanding of how stats scale in Nioh 2 will make it much easier to determine which methods for scaling Hide are most effective for certain builds.
