Here he is a big boy – the first real boss Neo 2: Hand month.
At the end of this early mission, wait for the horsehead demon Mezuki, ready to wave your day with his huge sword and huge horny head.
Like the early Enkis in this level, this leader will force you to effectively manage physical strength, as you will need to block immediately, dodge and reposition yourself based on the attack.
Brave people can rush in and get a few damage chips, but your main opening comes from the blast counter.
Nioh 2 – How to Beat Mezuki
The following video is my first time operating Nioh 2 blindly, so it's not perfect, but it shows you the overall strategy of battle. I was frustrated with a poor Gaki, and it was greatly reduced in the beginning.
Mezuki needs to pay attention to two basic methods of attack: sweeping with a sword and shooting dark homing faces.
You can stand on your heels, swipe your back, or block them with your primary weapon. Due to the size of the monster, you might think that you can't attract the hit with a block, but you can.
For the face, my most successful sprint (holding the dash) is to circle around the edge of the arena. They will smash into the floor while chasing you.
After these basic combos, Mezuki will have a lot of lines where you can sprint or hit twice, but this is risky. If you stay too close for too long, it will issue an unstoppable attack that will likely kill you in one hit.
When Mezuki hits the ground, it means it will send you the blasting wave you are looking for. You can either avoid these problems or use the primary object to stop them.
He had two Burst Counter attacks. The first is a slash above the head with a sword, and the second is a punch.
The timing of both is cheeky. The time between the red flash and the actual start of Mezuki's attack was so short. If you are using Feral or Phantom Yokai Shift, don't break or block prematurely.
With slashes, the attack range is an advantage for you because you can jump in from a long distance. When rushing to recharge, you only need to face it.
After you run out of Mezuki's stamina, he pulls you to the realm of Yokai for real scrapping. Here, your endurance recovery is significantly slower, so you need to use the best Ki Pulse games. He summoned many puddles of darkness, so please continue to purify them, otherwise the battlefield will be in trouble.
Seriously, you really have to deal with those puddles, otherwise you will be approached, approached by him, beset by physical exertion, and then helpless and helpless by the royal family. It absolutely didn't happen to me. Maybe.
In Yokai, the strategy is basically the same. Stay on the brink of his melee combos, where to burst the burst counter.
The general secret for most bosses of Nioh 2 is to not forget your Yokai Shift. Often, they are great for spreading content about the last quarter of the boss's health bar. If you need to make a final sprint into the later stages of the battle (when the boss is usually in the most dangerous situation), make the transition for victory.
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