The Ultimate Guide to Combat Basics Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

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00:00 – Introduction
01:38 – Opening: Cheesing vs. Basics
03:27 – Index breakdown
04:20 – Part 1.0 What is posture?
05:37 – Part 2.0: How does posture work?
06:17 – Part 2.1: Buff recommendations
07:21 – Part 3.0: Deflecting and blocking
09:28 – Part 4.0: How to protect your posture
09:52 – Part 4.1: Method No. 1: Holding Block
11:13 – Part 4.2: Method #2: Consumable Buffs
12:00 – Part 4.3: Method No. 3: Latent Abilities
12:22 – Part 4.4: Method No. 4: Defensive Countermeasures
12:30 – Part 5.0: Mastering defensive countermeasures
12:38 – Part 5.1: How to perform a Mikiri counter
14:30 – Part 5.2: How to jump over dangerous sweeps
15:30 – Part 5.3: Using grapple attacks
16:14 – Part 6.0: Establishing best practices
16:59 – Part 6.1: Rule No. 1: (Almost) everything can be defended
18:01 – Part 6.2: Rule No. 2: Conduct close combat
18:32 – Part 6.3: Rule #3: Avoid dancing around
20:23 – Part 7.0: Putting it all together
20:39 – Part 7.1: Final suggestions for boss fights
20:53 – Part 7.2: Recommendation #1: Record your fights
21:03 – Part 7.3: Recommendation No. 2: Sleep
21:54 – Part 7.4: Opening for no-hits
22:03 – Part 7.5: No-Hit against Patsy Ogre
23:37 – Part 7.6: No-Hit against LongJohnsMan
24:33 – Part 7.7: No-Hit against Speven Svears
25:42 – Outro
26:00 – Final tickets

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SPOILER ALERT

Boss names that could be considered spoilers appear at the following times:

02:09
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06:19
09:09
11:50
11:54
12:58
13:00
18:32
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MUSIC

1. /“Sekiro, the one-armed wolf/”
2. /"The Ashina Clan/"
3. /"Emma, the doctor/"
4. /"Ashina Outskirts/"
5. /"Divine Heir of the Dragon Heritage/"

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MORE SEKIRO GUIDES

1. Mist Raven Unlocked – The Complete Guide to the Most Versatile Prosthetic
https://youtu.be/BnpanGm400U

2. The Best Boss Guide You’ve Ever Seen – How to Beat Owl Dad
https://youtu.be/8jMMIdiOQag

3. The Best Boss Guide You’ve Ever Seen – How to Defeat the Demon of Hatred
https://youtu.be/8xMG3aCNHQ0

4. How to perform a Mist Raven Flash Reversal
https://youtu.be/hFNsKezeQ5E

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THANKS TO FANDOM

A huge thank you to the administrators of the Sekiro Fandom Wiki for allowing me to post my guide there. More detailed guides and tutorials from other great contributors can be found here:

https://sekiro-shadows-die-twice.fandom.com/f

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SHOUTOUT

A huge thank you to two stalwart Shin OPs of the Empire who offered their invaluable advice and expertise in the creation of this guide:

Sheb
Reddit: u/shebnitz1
https://www.reddit.com/user/shebnitz1
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCEQqwLtMhQ_7MhkYztEEtQ

Tony
Reddit: u/TonyRodrigo333
https://www.reddit.com/user/TonyRodrigo333
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8q_oJZbaeAgRrcRW0x0H5Q

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LINK TO TEXT INSTRUCTIONS

And also! If you want to read more useful tips that can help you during the game, check out this written guide posted on r/sekiro by u/A_Good_Hunter:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Sekiro/comments/bj141u/beginners_tips/

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