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Nioh 3 Abundant Evil Walkthrough
Abundant Evil is a myth in Nioh 3. See the complete walkthrough for Abundant Evil, how to unlock it, and mission rewards in this guide!

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How to Unlock Abundant Evil

Unlocked After Obtaining the Guiding Mirror in The Hamamatsu Incident

Nioh 3 Abundant Evil Unlock
After exiting the Eternal Rift for the first time during The Hamamatsu Incident, talk to Honda Tadakatsu to unlock Abundant Evil. He will be by the stairs on the way to the top of Hamamatsu Castle.

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Abundant Evil Walkthrough

Walkthrough Objectives
1 Defeat the Yokai at Maisaka Post
2 The Demon of The Haunting Caves

Objective 1: Defeat the Yokai at Maisaka Post

# Walkthrough
1 Fast travel to the Maisaka Post shrine in Maisaka, and talk to Honda Tadakatsu at the entrance to Maisaka Post.
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Nioh 3 Defeat the Yokai at Maisaka Post 2
You will need to defeat 10 yokai in Maisaka Post with Honda Tadakatsu. Entering Maisaka Post will put you in a Dark Realm, which is dispelled from.
3 Following the path straight down the stone steps will automatically lead you to 3 yokai along the ground, and a fourth one in the rafters.
4
Nioh 3 Defeat the Yokai at Maisaka Post 4
Going back up the stone stairs and heading south will lead you to a wider area where the fifth, giant yokai is located. There are also two smaller yokai in the vicinity.
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Nioh 3 Defeat the Yokai at Maisaka Post 5
On the far corner of the area are stone steps leading up behind several houses surrounding a well, and the eighth and ninth yokai.
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Nioh 3 Defeat the Yokai at Maisaka Post 6
Go back down the first set of stone steps and rafters when entering Maisaka Post and go to the large house on the north side of town. The tenth yokai and source of the Dark Realm will be inside.
7 After defeating the Yamainu, talk to Honda Tadakatsu.

Objective 2: The Demon of The Haunting Caves

# Walkthrough
1
Nioh 3 The Demon of The Haunting Caves 1
The Haunting Caves is located on the southern end of Maisaka, with the entrance located in between large jagged rocks facing the water.
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Nioh 3 The Demon of The Haunting Caves 2
Following the path from the entrance will lead you to a shrine and the path veering right.
3 Keep following the path past a group of Sudama and a hole you need to crouch to get through. Past this hole, the path starts inclining downward into a cavern full of stalagmites and stalactites.
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Nioh 3 The Demon of The Haunting Caves 4
Head down the leftmost path and keep sticking to the left until you get to a brightly lit cavern. Be careful of the yokai along the way.
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Nioh 3 The Demon of The Haunting Caves 5
Get across the area and straight past a campfire surrounded by mud yokai. There will be a ledge to the right you can jump across to get to the other side.
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Nioh 3 The Demon of The Haunting Caves 6
Turn left and look for the glowing, blue ledges you can use to go up along the path. Watch out for the yokai in the area, some of which can paralyze you briefly!
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Nioh 3 The Demon of The Haunting Caves 7
Jump over the ledges and two wooden platforms, with the path splitting to more upward ledges and a gap in the wall. Turn right at the stone wall to get to a shrine.
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Nioh 3 The Demon of The Haunting Caves 8
You can go down the green pools on the other side of the ledge from the shrine to the lower level, shallow waters. Then, go up the glowing, blue pool terraces on the other side and down the path to the right.
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Nioh 3 The Demon of The Haunting Caves 9
The path leads right to a third shrine. Past this shrine is the path into the boss arena for Hino-enma.
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Nioh 3 The Demon of The Haunting Caves 10
Defeat Hino-enma to proceed. This boss can fly and is fond of aerial attacks. It's best to interrupt the Red Attacks with Style Shift if you can, to stun Hino-enma.
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Nioh 3 The Demon of The Haunting Caves 11
After defeating Hino-enma, head to the northside of the arena and go up the path to find the missing group of Sudama. They will be in front of a fourth shrine.
12 Fast Travel to Maisaka Post and talk to Honda Tadakatsu to complete the mission.

Abundant Evil Rewards

All Abundant Evil Rewards

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