Welcome to the Nioh Trophy Guide. First you should focus on beating the story. You can collect all Kodamas and Hotsprings along the way. Kodamas are little green men scattered around all main missions and some side missions. Hotsprings are pools of water that you can bathe in. You can keep track of everything by pressing Touchpad > Titles > Gameplay Record.
The story consists of 6 regions, all of which have a bunch of main- and side quests. You must complete the side quests too! The gold trophy “Samurai of Legend” requires you to beat all missions, including Twilight Missions. Side missions give some of the best rewards such as Spirits, Gestures and Collectibles and you should do them as soon as possible. Twilight missions are very hard — do the low level ones when you see them and keep the hard ones for later.
Play the game how you want with whatever weapon you like. A large portion of trophies unlocks without trying and many things go hand in hand with side missions and completion based tasks(e.g. getting all Spirits is from doing all main- & side missions). Some of the endgame side questsareextremely challenging because you must fight two bosses at the same time. Even moresobecause you cannot play these missions in co-op until both players have beaten them solo. Normally those would be a 10/10 in difficulty but there is an exploitavailable to beat them very easily, no skill required. See the trophy “Samurai of Legend” for more info on how to beat these missions.
Important: Always sell the gear you don’t need (at the blacksmith). Do not throw it away and do not trade it for Amrita at shrines. Only disassemble what you must. You need a total of 20million money for the trophy “Regular Smith Customer” so better start saving now. Also make the “Sell Price Markup” request as soon as possible. While at the blacksmith press Triangle-Button (Dialogue) > I have a request. This will give you more money when sellingitems. To make requests you must get patronage levels. You get patronage levels by spending more money at the blacksmith.
After the story you get access to New Game+. Missions now have a higher level and drop divine items (=legendary gear). This makes leveling weapon proficiency a lot faster. To earn the mystic arts you need 500,000 proficiency with all 5weapons (sword, dual swords, spear, axe, kusarigama). This will then unlock new dojo missions. Completing the dojo mission tied to your weapon unlocks the mystic art. Now purchase it to earn the trophy.
To get the mystic arts for magic / ninjutsu you need 20 attribute points invested in magic / dexterity. You can reset your skill points via a book of reincarnation (purchased at blacksmith). Then put your points into those two attributes, do the missions, buy mystic arts and reset attributes again.
Proficiency is earned whenever you damage an enemy. Higher level enemies give a significant boost in proficiency. The mission level works as a multiplier so pick a very high level mission. A good place to farm is the first main mission “Isle of Demons” (level 180). Either farm the normal mobs or keep replaying the Onryoki boss and let him kill you. It will take 30 minutes to max out a weapon. A little over 2 hours for all of them.
Regular Smith Customer requires you to make 60 requests at the blacksmith.This is based on how much money you’ve spent at the blacksmith. The more you spend, the more “patronage levels” you earn. While at the blacksmith press Triangle-Button (Dialogue) > I have a request. These requests include reduced prices (e.g. Sell Price Markup, Purchase Price Discount…). You need to exchange patronage levels for requests 60 times!
Master of Quality requires you to find all highest quality materials. A lot of them are from twilight missions. Once you have divine gear and a high level character these missions get a lot easier. Before selecting a mission it tells you what material can be earned from it. Many other rare materials are obtained from disassembling gear and as mission rewards, some dropped by bosses. After the story you’ll already have the majorityof materials because they are automatic mission rewards.
At this point you might still be missing some miscellaneous trophies, such as:Dungball Roller,End Times,Ugly Fellow.
Now is the time to mop up anything that’s left. The miscellaneous trophies are relatively quick and easy.
Obtained all trophies.
Completed “The Man with the Guardian Spirit”.
Completed “Deep in the Shadows.”
Completed “The Ocean Roars Again.”
Completed “The Demon of Mount Hiei.”
Met with Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Witnessed Tokugawa’s forces head toward a decisive battle.
Completed “The Source of Evil.”
Completed “The Samurai from Sawayama.”
Completed “The Demon King Revealed.”
Completed “The Queen’s Eyes.”
Made two circuits around Japan.
Completed all missions.
List of Twilight Missions (mission level in brackets):
- The Blessed Village (15)
- An Ominous Cavern (20)
- The Squirming Sprite (30)
- Foreboding Seas (49)
- The Best and the Worst (75)
- The Bleeding Spider Lily (90)
- Where Dark Forces Gather (100)
- Bearer of Ill Tidings (125)
- Evil in the Ether (145)
*There are reports of the trophy popping after only 6 twilight missions.
The two hardest missions are “A Meeting on the Other Shore” and“The Two Kings: Nioh”. Here you have to fight two bosses at the same time. There is a very easy trick however! Use Soulstones (via quick item slot) to power up your living weapon. When the living weapon runs out use 1-2 soulstones to power it up again and repeat. While the living weapon is active you cannot take any damage. So you areinvincible but also deal heavy elemental damage. Use the spear for AOE damage. Credit to rubhen925 for the living weapon strategy.
A Meeting on the Other Shore
The Two Kings: Nioh
Reached level 10.
Reached level 100.
Reached maximum proficiency with your first weapon.
You can see your proficiency for each weapon typein the additonal stats. While on the player stats press R1 to view additional stats for proficiency. Some weapons and accessoires provide bonuses on proficiency so you can max them out quicker.
The fastest way to farm proficiency is in New Game+ after beating the story for the first time.Missions will now have a higher leveland drop divine items (=legendary gear). This makes leveling weapon proficiency a lot faster.Higher level enemies give a significant boost in proficiency. The mission level works as a multiplier so pick a very high level mission. A good place to farm is the first main mission “Isle of Demons” (level 180 in New Game+). Either farm the normal mobs or keep replaying the Onryoki boss, but let him kill you before his health reaches zero.
Acquired mystic art for the sword.
Acquired mystic art for the dual swords.
Acquired mystic art for the spear.
Acquired mystic art for the axe.
Acquired mystic art for the kusarigama.
You can see your proficiency for each weapon typein the additonal stats. While on theplayer stats press R1 to view additional stats for proficiency. Some weapons and accessoires provide bonuses on proficiency so you can max them out quicker.
The maximum profiency score is “999,999”. Your procifiency increases every time you hurt an enemy. Even if your weapon’s familiarityis at maximum (e.g. 900/900) it will keep counting additional proficiency points in the background. So you do not have to switch weapons after one is maxed out. Any proficiency you gain before unlocking the mystic art dojo missions does count to your proficiency, too.
The fastest way to farm proficiency is in New Game+ after beating the story for the first time.Missions will now have a higher level and drop divine items (=legendary gear). This makes leveling weapon proficiency a lot faster.Higher level enemies give a significant boost in proficiency. The mission level works as a multiplier so pick a very high level mission. A good place to farm is the first main mission “Isle of Demons” (level 180 in New Game+). Either farm the normal mobs or keep replaying the Onryoki boss, but let him kill you before his health reaches zero. It will take 30 minutes to max out a weapon. A little over 2 hours for all of them.
Acquired mystic art for Ninjutsu.
You must also have completed the Novice, Adept, and Veteran levels of the dojo questline “The Way of the Ninja”. For each quest you need +5 dexteritypoints (5 dexterity for Novice, 10 for Adept, 15 for Veteran, 20 for A True Ninja). After completing these requirements “A True Ninja” unlocks in the dojo. Beat this mission and the mystic art becomes available for purchase. Then buy it in the skill menu for 5 Ninja Skill Pointsand the trophy unlocks.
Acquired mystic art for Onmyo Magic.
You must also have completed the Novice, Adept, and Veteran levels of the dojo questline “The Way of the Onymo”. For each quest you need +5 magic points (5 magic for Novice, 10 for Adept, 15 for Veteran, 20 for A Greater Harmony). After completing these requirements “A Greater Harmony” unlocks in the dojo. Beat this mission and the mystic art becomes available for purchase. Then buy it in the skill menu for 5 Onmyo MagicSkill Pointsand the trophy unlocks.
Used a disguise.
Step 1: Beat main mission “Spider Nest Castle” (Kinki Region).
Step 2: Enter hidden Teahouse from Starting Point on the Map (where you also access blacksmith).
Step 3: Select Trade >Transform. Choose a diguise you want to buy.
Step 4: Click “Transform” in Hidden Teahouse. This will overwrite your current outfit. Gear you equip won’t alter the look of the disguise.You need 1300 glory minimum for the cheapest disguise (Hattori Hanzo). You get glory from fighting revenants (the red graves in missions that spawn the ghosts of dead players). You can farm it quickly by replaying low level missions where a lot of players have died.
Changed your hair style or beard.
Step 1: Spend a lot of money at the blacksmith (fastest way is to buy the Item “Book of Reincarnation”). This will give you patronage points which you can exchange for unlocks at the blacksmith.
Step 2: Press Triangle to talk to Tome at the blacksmith (while in the blacksmith menu). Select “I have a request for Tome” and then “Unlock Barber Menu”.
You’ll be using the blacksmith quite a lot over the course of the game. All money you spend counts (even forging, reforging etc).
Only 1 patronage point is required to unlock the barber menu. Now select a new hair style or beard to earn the bronze trophy Fashionista.
Changed the appearance of an item.
To refashion an item go to Blacksmith ->Refashion.
You can give gear in your inventory the appearance of other gear that you have previously found. You can even give light armor the look of heavy armor without changing any stats or equip weight.
Forged an item.
To forge an item go to Blacksmith ->Forge.
You get crafting materials by disassembling gear in your inventory. This can also be done at the blacksmith. Some materials are mission rewards.
Found Muramasa and brought him in.
Made a total of 60 requests at the blacksmith.
Always sell the gear you don’t need (at the blacksmith). Do not throw it away and do not trade it for Amrita at shrines. Only disassemble what you must. Request the “Sell Price Markup” as soon as possible.
You need to spend a total of 20million money!
Up until 30 requests every 200,000 you spend gives 1 request point.After that it gradually takes more money per request point. Exhausting all dialogue options from Tome and Muramasa also gives points sometimes. For example, when talking to Muramasa he may ask you a question. Make your dialogue choice and check if you earned any request points from it. This doesn’t always happen. Just try it every now and then. If you only have a few requests left this can be a quick booster without having to farm money. Personally. I got 2 x 2 points by talking to Muramasa repeatedly.
It doesn’t matter on what you spend the money. You can straight up purchase expensive items such as The Book of Reincarnation or invest in forging / soul matching etc.
All money spent at the blacksmith counts. It would make the most sense to buy expensive swords or armor and then sell it again to get some cash back. Forging equipment and selling it will also give you some cash back, but the forging price is higher than the selling price (and the item quality is randomized).
Please note: buying back equipment that you sold does not count as money spent, soyou can’t trick the game by reselling and rebuying.
User Meepy- has suggested a farming method that gives over 100,000 money every few minutes: in New Game+ (after beating all main missions) play the mission “Request for Ginchiyo”. Run past all the enemies and pick up the Old Charm. This only takes 1-2 minutes and you receive over 110k money every time. It’s still a long grind and will take a few hours. The Old Charm is always in a different box hidden around the map so you have to check all of them.
Another good strategy with similar earnings is to farm revenants in New Game+. The mission “The Battle of Ohashi Bridge” works best – it takes place on a bridge and people always die right at the start. They all have divine gear. Each piece of divine gear can be sold for over 10,000 money. Higher level revenants give up to 5 item drops, so 50k money for 10 seconds of work. They are very easy to kill with the spearfall skill (using the spear). It knocks them on the ground, now do one finisher and they are dead. To get the most earnings you should keep your character level low. The more levels the revenants are above you the more items they drop. Reset your skill points but don’t spend all of them. Only get to level 75 with the most crucial attributes for maximized weapon damage. The revenantsin New Game+ are mostly level 100+. Now they are 25 levels above you and will always drop 4-5 gear pieces for super quick money. If you put 50 points in Body attribute and use the spear they die in 1 spearfall combo. You may want to back up your save game before resetting your level (PS4 Settings > Application Saved Data Management). Farm the bridge until your inventory is full and then sell it all at the blacksmith. You can press R2 at the blacksmith to auto-sell all items at once.
Update: There seems to be an exploit (with patch 1.02) that allows you to get all request points by talking to Tome and Muramasa over and over again. Just spam the X-Button on their dialogue. Even after exhausting all dialogue options it should give you another 2-4 points every 5-10 minutes(even when it shows the same dialogue every time). If talking to Tome doesn’t give new points, talk to Muramasa instead (and vice versa). If you don’t get any new points after 10 minutes play one missions, buy and sell some stuff, repeat. This could very well get patched out in the future but it has worked for several people using patch 1.02. Using this trick you may not need to farm money at all.
Collected all the best materials.
List of Best Materials:
Disassembly (at Blacksmith):
- Tamahagane = Katana, Dual Katana, Kusarigama
- Wood = Spear, Rifle, Bow
- Ingot = Axe, Handcannon, Foot Armor (H)
- Lacquer = Head Armor (L/M/H)
- Leather Cord = Arm Armor (L/M/H)
- Leather Kozane = Torso Armor (L), Leg Armor (L), Foot Armor (L)
- Iron Kozane = Torso Armor (M/H), Leg Armor (M/H), Foot Armor (M)
- Divine Fragment = Divine Gear (any item type)
Mission Rewards & Drops: - Demon’s Horn = Dropped by large YokaiMonsters, very common
- Writhing Tongue =Dropped by Onyudos (largemuscular monsterswith long tongue, often use tongue to attack)
- Ogress Claw = Twilight Missions “The Bleeding Spider Lily”, also rarely dropped by Ogress boss on any difficulty
- Hank of Yokai Hair =Mission Reward / Twilight Mission “An Ominous Cavern”,also rarely dropped by Hino-enma boss and Flying Bolts (white lady ghosts)
- Bangasa Rib =Mission Reward / Twilight Missions “An Ominous Cavern”
- Raven Tengu Feather =Mission Reward / Twilight Missions. Also dropped by bird enemies.
- Spider’s Leg Husk =Dropped by large spider enemies in main mission “Spider Nest Castle” and Joro-Gumo boss (rare drop)
- Gargantuan Tail Bone =Can be dropped by Gasha-dokuro boss in main mission “The Source of Evil”
- White Tiger Fur = Twilight Mission “The Best and the Worst”,also rarely dropped by White Tiger boss
- Umi-bozu’s eyestone = Twilight Mission “Foreboding Seas”, also rarely dropped by Umi-bozu boss
- Nue’s Claw = Dropfrom the Nue bosses (appears multiple times throughout the game)
- Kappa Shell = Dropped by Kappa Turtles with glowing shell (can be farmed in sub mission “Finders, Keepers”, very low drop rate)
- Great Centipede’s Fang = Dropped by Great Centipede bossin main mission “The Silver Mine Writhes”
- Orochi Scale = Dropped byYamata-no-Orochi boss when defeating him a second time (replay main mission “The Demon King Revealed”)
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Thanks to NeoElazul and Meepy- for helping to complete this list.
Completed 10 missions with NPC or in the “Yokai Realm with a companion” with other users.
If you want to do it in co-op go to the starting point on world map > Torri Gate > Yokai Realm with companion. Play 10 missions with a co-op partner. If you want to play a private match set a password in the online options and make sure your friend has the same password. One player clicks Search for Companion, the other Wait for Companion.
Communicated with a yokai 10 times.
You must use gestures to communicate with Yokai. This works on “Nurikabe” (Walls that have eyes and attack you) and “Mujina” (they sometimes come out of boxes and imitate you).
The walls are quicker to farm. The best spot is in 2nd main mission “Deep in the Shadows”. After entering the cave with the first batswarm there’s a side room with some enemies and a Nurikabe inside.
The way this works is that you must use a gesture in front of the wall. If you use the right type of gesture the wall will peacefully go away and it counts as a “communication”.
There are blue, yellow and red gestures. It doesn’t matter what gesture you do exactly, it just has to be the correct color. It’s randomized on each playthrough which color is the right one. You have two tries before the wall gets aggressive. I got best results by using yellow and red. Two tries are equal to 66% success rate. If the wall gets aggressive jump off the nearby cliff or let the enemies kill you. Then run to the wall again and do the third color and it will work 100%.
After the wall has disappeared quit the mission using the Himorogi Fragment (usable item). Then restart the mission and repeat 10 times! Always do yellow and red (if it fails kill yourself and do blue). This will always work 100%.
If you do this on Mujina you must imitate the gesture that they do when transforming into your body.
Confused an enemy for the first time.
One way to do this is to enhance your weapon via water magic and repeatedly attack a large enemy (e.g. Onryoki boss). When the element begins to affect the enemy activate a living weapon with fire element. Instead of using a living weapon you can use multiple elemental weapon enhancement (amulets or magic) in a row. In co-op there’s a good chance this will unlock when one player uses a water living weapon, the other a fire living weapon.It’s very likely to unlock naturally without even trying. Later in the game you often come across flying skulls. Destroying them applies an elemental effect to your weapon. When you fight a large enemy with nearby skulls it may unlock naturally. If you don’t want to bother with this just play through the story first and see if it unlocks along the way.
Completed your first Twilight mission.
Bathed in first hot spring.
Obtained first divine item.
Defeated all types of yokai.
To see which types of Yokai you have defeated press Touchpad > Titles > Gameplay Record > Small Yokai Defeated.
To see pictures of all the enemies press Touchpad > Amrita Memories > Yokai Illustrations.
The “Large Yokai Defeated” are all automatic story bosses and unmissable. If you play all missions and always clear out all enemies you will automatically kill each enemy type once. None of them are hidden. If you don’t rush andkill everything this comes naturally. The only rare enemies areKarakasa Umbrella in sub mission “The Ogress” and Mudman in main mission “The Defiled Castle. The other enemies show up quite frequently throughout the game.
Bathed in every hot spring.
There are 20 Nioh Hot Spring Locations.
The hot springs replenish your health and give a buff that recovers health over time. They can make a huge difference when used before a boss fight. Or when you run out of elixirs this is a quick way to get back health without having to use a shrine.
Most of them are well hidden in hard to reach places on the edge of the map. Anything you’ve missed can be obtained via mission select at any time. The hot springs are saved instantly after bathing in them. You do not have to use them again if you die. Furthermore, you are allowed to quit the mission immediately (use Himorogi Fragment) and your progress will still be saved. You don’t have to reach the next checkpoint.
To see your progress press Touchpad – Gameplay Record – Other – Hot Springs discovered (%) / Hot Springs bathed in (amount).
Please note that “Hot Springs discovered” gives only a percentage. “Hot Springs bathed in” gives you the total number of times you used hot springs. If you use the same one multiple times it will increase the amount as well, so this isn’t ideal for tracking (unless you never use the same hot spring more than once).
If for some reason the trophy doesn’t unlock rush through all missions again. You can collect all of these within 30 minutes if you know the levels well enough. If you’d like to combine it with the run for Kodama Locations I recommend you get the Kodamas first and then look for the hot spring afterwards. Main missions never have more than one hot spring!
Acquired 40 gestures.
When the game starts you already have a few gestures and they count towards the 40 total. The rest will come naturally as you complete all missions the game has to offer. By the end of the story you should have this. If not buy a few more gestures from the hidden teahouse and make sure you completed all side quests. You don’t need to search for any gestures as they are automatic mission rewards. This trophy is unmissable when you go for all the other trophies and will come automatically along the way.
Collected all Kodama.
At shrines you can select Kodama Blessings. They are divided into 5 categories: more amrita, more weapon drops, more armor drops, more elixir drops, more material drops.
Each of these blessing categories has 5 kodamas per region (5 categories x 5 kodamas = 25 kodamas per region). The more kodamas you find the stronger the blessing will become. Your Kodamas reset in every region. When you go to the second region you have to find 25 Kodamas again to earn the blessings. The Kodamas in old regions are still saved but have no effect in new regions.
None of these collectibles are missable. They can all be obtained via mission select at any time (even after beating the story). When you scroll over a mission it will show how many you found there. To see your total progress press Touchpad – Titles – Gameplay Record – Other – Kodama found (%). Please note this gives only a percentage and not the number of collectibles found.
If you missed a Kodama don’t worry. A lot of side missions & twilight missions take place in the same area and you can find the Kodamas there, too! They have the same locations of course.
You can also speedrun the mission real quick and quit out after finding the Kodama (use item “Himorogi Fragment” from inventory to quit). All Collectibles are saved instantly. You don’t have to reach the next checkpoint and don’t have to pick them up again if you die. You can quit the mission immediately after finding the last Kodama.
The spirit guardian spirit “Shinka” has an ability called Kodama Sense. Some other items have it too and it reveals the kodama locations via green dots on the radar. This can make it a bit easier to locate them.
Region #1: Kyushu
Region #2:Chugoku
Region #3: Kinki
Region #4: Tokai
Region #5: Sekigahara
Region #6: Omi
Collected all Guardian Spirits.
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Became Ryunoshin the dung lover’s best friend.
You meet the dung lover in main mission “The Defiled Castle” (Tokai Region). You must give him 30 dungballs, then he gives you his helmet “Horned Turban Kabuto” which unlocks the Dungball Roller trophy.
Step 1: At the start of mission “The Defiled Castle” farm the 4 Mudman enemies. They lurk in the water and look like umi-bozus from earlier in the game but in brown color (dirty blobs). They have a ~20% chance of dropping a dungball. After killing all 4 use the shrine to make them respawn and keep farming them until you have 30 dungballs. This can take an hour or so. They can also drop “Noble Dungballs” which are even better and count as multiple normal dungballs.
Step 2: When you have 30 dungballs head upstairs and talk to the man behind the door (near the second shrine of this mission). Give him your dungballs. You can always give him packs of 5 dungballs. After giving 30 you receive his helmet and the trophy. If you give him noble dungballs it will reduce the amount of normal dungballs needed. Noble dungballs are totally optional and not absolutely necessary.
Mudmen are weak to fire. Enhance your weapon with fire magic and they will die in 1 hit. You can return to this section via mission select at any time. You will most likely find some noble dungballs randomly as you play through the rest of the story. This will reduce the amount of farming required.
If he doesn’t give you the helmet or stops talking to you just keep farming mudmen and bring him more dungballs. Yummy!
Used the mask of an ugly fellow to defeat an enemy.
This trophy requires you to equip a Hyottoko Mask and kill an enemy with it. There are several sureshot ways to get the mask:
1) Mission: The Conspirators (Chugoku Region) – Take it from a corpse in the cave before the end room with the two ninjas. When replaying the mission it respawns.
2) Mission: Wreathed in Flame (Kyushu Region) – Automatic mission completion reward. Replay as often as you want to earn more masks.
3) Hidden Teahouse: Buy it for 220 Glory (the teahouse unlocks halfway through the campaign after mission “Spider Nest Castle”).
Equip the mask in a shortcut slot, then weaken an enemy so they die in one hit. It will breathe fire in a 2 meter radius, the enemies has to be close to you. If it kills the enemy you earn the trophy. If the enemy doesn’t die you must get another mask via one of the methods described above.
Lit all three evil-warding bonfires in Itsukushima.
There are 3 evil warding bonfire locations in main mission “The Ocean Roars Again” (Chugoku Region). They have the nice side effect that Umi-bozu (boss of this mission) cannot spawn his minions. This makes the boss fight a lot easier.
At the start of the mission talk to the mage near the shrine. She gives you Flint to light the 3 fires. Now go to all 3 bonfires and press the circle button to interact with them. The bonfires during the boss fight will also be lit after this.
Collected all fragments of the Hiragumo teakettle from Shigisan.
There are 6 Fragment locations. You find them all in main mission “Spider Nest Castle” (Kinki Region). Throughout this mission there are huge orange glowing spider webs. The first two are unmissable and must be destroyed to proceed. The other 4 are hidden around the map. When you get close to the web (or shoot it) a huge spider jumps out. Kill this spider and pick up the purple glowing fragment.
The first two are unmissable. The third is in the spider cave, after dropping through the hole by the house. The fourth is after the spider cave on a watchtower (easiest to miss, shoot it with bow – thanks to PSN User “Noirlingua” for this). The fifth on the hill after opening gate and reaching third shrine. The sixth is on top of the hill after the burning wheel enemy, before entering the big building.
You can replay this mission at any time. When restarting the mission you must get all fragments again.
Defeated the Nue of Mount Hiei.
Nue of Mount Hiei is an optional boss in main mission “The Demon of Mount Hiei” and will earn you the trophy Nue Slayer. Unlike other bosses it does not display a health bar at the bottom of the screen. It’s the exact same boss as Nue in the early main mission “The Spirit Stone Slumbers”.
Wait for herto breathe lightning or poison at you. Then quickly dodge to he LEFT of her head (always the left so she can’t hit you!) and attack with quick low stance attacks. While Nue breathes lightning she is defenseless and will sit around. When you do enough damage her KI depletes and she will be vulnerable for a few seconds. Follow up with your Guardian Spirit and she won’t be able to recover from her downed state.
Also use the nearby hotspring before the fight for automatic health recovery.
Defeated Derrick the Executioner.
In the last main mission “The Queen’s Eyes” (Omi Region) you can revisit the first boss of the game. He is hidden in a different location this time. At the second shrine of this mission (the one closest to the Derrick boss fight in the Prologue) go downstairs. In the basem*nt you’ll find him.
At this point in the game he is very easy to kill. Stay far away so he uses a dash attack. Then dodge to the side and attack for 3 seconds. Dodge away after 3 seconds because he will turn around and hit you otherwise. Repeat the process a few times. Wait for him do dash, dodge to side, attack 2-3 times, dodge away, repeat.
This trophy guide is based on patch 1.02.
Massive thanks to the following people for sending tips and strategies. You guys rock!:
rubhen925 = living weapon strategy for double bosses & last hot spring location
NeoElazul = helping to complete enemy list, best materials listand several other trophy confirmations
Meepy = additional locations of best materials and a money farming method
Noirlingua = help withRessurector of the Hiragumo, a tricky Kodama location and some other updates
x3Ennyx3 = additional info on Yokai Telepathy
