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Nioh 3
Kusanagi (Samurai) Guardian Spirit Guide: Location and Skills
Kusanagi (Samurai) is a Guardian Spirit for the Samurai style, with Fire elemental damage in Nioh 3. Learn how to get Kusanagi (Samurai), its Guardian Spirit skills, and special effects bonuses here.
List of Contents
How to Get Kusanagi (Samurai)
| Location | Eternal Rift (Tutorial) |
|---|---|
| Mission | The Fall of Edo Castle |
| Second Location |
Antiquity
Calamity’s Seed |
| Unlock Summary | |
| Choose the Samurai (red) variant of Kusanagi when you first reach the Rift in the tutorial. If the Ninja variant was chosen at the beginning, the Samurai version will be unlocked after completing The Spirit Tree Village main mission. |
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Choose the Red Kusanagi in the Tutorial Mission
During the starting tutorial mission, The Fall of Edo Castle, you will choose between the Samurai or Ninja version of Kusanagi. Selecting the red Kusanagi gives you the Samurai version and also grants +1 Strength. You can still obtain the Ninja version later in the story.
The Fall of Edo Castle Walkthrough
When Does the Alternate Kusanagi Variant Appear?
Complete The Spirit Tree Village Mission
In Antiquity, a later area in the game, you get Calamity's Seed main mission with The Spirit Tree Village objective. Completing this mission rewards you with the version of Kusanagi that you did not choose at the start.
Kusanagi (Samurai) Overview
 Kusanagi (Samurai) Atk: 12 Def: 7 |
Style:
 SamuraiElement: Fire Guardian Spirit Skills: |
| Base Special Effects (Lvl. 1) | |
|---|---|
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・Martial Art Damage +6.3% ・Fire Damage Reduction +13 ・Ki Pulse Recovery +10.8% ・Increased Arts Proficiency Damage +6.9% ・Spirit Force Charge (Martial Art) +11.0% |
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Kusanagi (Samurai) Guardian Spirit Skills
Nagi Blade
| Spirit Force Cost: 60 | ||
| PS5 | PC (Controller) | PC (Keyboard) |
|---|---|---|
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 +  |
 +  |
Kusanagi unleashes a fiery sword blast forward, hitting a wide area of effect and dealing Fire damage along with a burn effect to enemies.
Heaven's Fire
| Spirit Force Cost: 40 | ||
| PS5 | PC (Controller) | PC (Keyboard) |
|---|---|---|
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+  |
+  |
Coat your weapon in Fire, unleashing a powerful blast on your next strike. This attack can also inflict burning damage over time on vulnerable enemies.
Kusanagi (Samurai) Playstyle and Uses
Kusanagi encourages a Samurai Martial Arts playstyle, enhancing the damage and Spirit Force gain of Martial Arts attacks while boosting Ki Pulse to synergize with your Arts usage.
Its skills deal strong Fire damage with burning effects over time and have solid AoE, making them easy to hit on bosses or multiple enemies at once.
Nioh 3 Related Guides
Guardian Spirits
| Samurai Guardian Spirits | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kusanagi |
 Guhin |
 Shin-Roku |
 Kongojishi |
 Narikama Tanuki |
 Oh |
| Ninja Guardian Spirits | ||
 Kusanagi |
 Nekomata |
 Enko |
 Kongojishi |
 Kurama Tengu |
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