Let's Try Not to Die - Onmyo & Magic - Deep in the Shadows (Re-upload)

Onmyoji Through Deep in the Shadows

Mission: Deep in the Shadows
Region: Kyushu
Difficulty: Way of the Nioh

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0:36 : Mission Start
3:34 : Limestone Cave
10:50 : Boss - Hino-enma

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Rerecorded footage and new upload of an older video with improved video quality. We're going through the mission Deep in the Shadows without dying or using quick-change scrolls. I'll be utilizing a dual-swords-and-spear setup for this mission.

Nothing remarkable about this mission beyond it being the first mission to heavily expose the player to treacherous heights and pitfalls built alongside narrow walkways. While onmyo shot spells are very powerful here due to the limited space for enemies to hide from or evade shots, the weaker enemies are best dispatched via close combat, giving an excellent environment for players to get used to their weapons' attacks to figure out what works best in tight spaces.

Narrow walkways and pitfalls are absent once we reach the mission boss hino-enma, thankfully. What we must be mindful of then is hino-enma's propensity of inflicting paralysis. Should a player be paralyzed, the next hit they take will stop the ailment, but will also deal 50% more damage than normal and stacks with any other damage taken bonuses, such as back attacks. On Way of the Nioh, taking just about any hit from hino-enma after being paralyzed leads to death, so be on your toes. That all said, hino-enma still has all of her usual faults and weaknesses ready to be exploited:
• She topples over from the shockwave caused by living weapon activation.
• She topples over from guardian spirit attacks that deal damage.
• She topples over when you strike her in the face with a projectile when she readies her flying lunge strike.
• She topples over once when struck at 0 ki.
• She takes more ki damage from projectiles when hovering in the air.
• She topples over if struck twice after initiating a drop attack from her mid-air hover.
• She has an elemental weakness to lightning and can be easily electrified.
• She topples over one time after being confused, then can be staggered on hit once she gets back on her feet.
Overall, nothing too tough. The boss and this mission are easy pickings for your onmyoji build.

Earlier difficulties of Nioh don't usually provide much flexibility in terms of builds for William, so I'll be venturing into the later difficulties of Nioh in order to exemplify some of the potential viability for playing through the game with a focus on onmyo magic and investing in the Magic stat.

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