Thanks to the unique combat system of Nioh 2, each weapon has 3 (or even 4) stances, greatly enriching the ways players can use weapons when encountering enemies. Let's take a look at the characteristics and gameplay tips of each stance. Friends who are interested can come and have a look.
Stance System
All 9 melee weapons have upper stance, middle stance, lower stance, and sheathing stance.
Upper stance: focused on attack, high damage, slow speed, but consumes a lot of stamina and is not easy to defend. It is also suitable for practicing "Last Stand".
Middle stance: focused on defense, between upper stance and lower stance, it is the most commonly used stance in general situations. Although the damage is not as high as the upper stance, it has strong versatility and can use many wide-range attacks.
Lower stance: focused on evasion, fast speed, consumes less stamina, and has smaller vulnerabilities in movements. It has high flexibility.
Sheathing stance: a unique move for katana (now also available for hand axes), Odachi has "Draw and Slash", katana has "Sheathing", dual swords have "Cross Sheathing Slash", and hand axes have "Dual Axe Throw". They have tremendous power and high damage, but the pre-action before sheathing is relatively large, and it can be interrupted by attacks.
Basic knowledge: upper stance does not deflect, middle stance is mainly for defense, lower stance is mainly for evasion, and sheathing stance requires seizing the opportunity to burst instantly.
Above is the complete content of this detailed explanation of the stance system. You can freely switch stances according to the situation.
