The Ultimate Guide to Combat Fundamentals | Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

TIMESTAMPS ► 00:00 - Intro 01:38 - Opening: Cheesing vs. Foundational Skills 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: Safeguarding Your Posture 09:52 - Part 4.1: Method #1: Holding Block 11:13 - Part 4.2: Method #2: Consumable Buffs 12:00 - Part 4.3: Method #3: Latent Skills 12:22 - Part 4.4: Method #4: Defensive Counter Measures 12:30 - Part 5.0: Mastering Defensive Counter Measures 12:38 - Part 5.1: How To Perform Mikiri Counter 14:30 - Part 5.2: How To Jump Over Perilous Sweeps 15:30 - Part 5.3: Making Use of Grab Attacks 16:14 - Part 6.0: Establishing Good Practices 16:59 - Part 6.1: Rule #1: (Almost) Anything Can Be Deflected 18:01 - Part 6.2: Rule #2: Implement Close-Quarter-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 #2: Sleep 21:54 - Part 7.4: Opening for No-Hits 22:03 - Part 7.5: No-Hit vs. Patsy Ogre 23:37 - Part 7.6: No-Hit vs. LongJohnsMan 24:33 - Part 7.7: No-Hit vs. Speven Svears 25:42 - Outro 26:00 - End Cards ________________ SPOILER ALERT ► Boss Names that might be considered as spoilers appear at the following times: 02:09 02:10 06:19 09:09 11:50 11:54 12:58 13:00 18:32 19:29 ________________ MUSIC ► 1. “Sekiro, The One-Armed Wolf“ 2. “The Ashina Clan“ 3. “Emma The Physician“ 4. “Ashina Outskirts“ 5. “Divine Heir of the Dragon’s Heritage“ ________________ MORE SEKIRO GUIDES ► 1. Mist Raven Unlocked - The Complete Guide to the Most Versatile Prosthetic 2. Best Boss Guide You Ever Saw - How To Beat Owl Dad 3. Best Boss Guide You Ever Saw - How To Beat The Demon of Hatred 4. How To Perform Mist Raven Lightning Reversal ________________ THANK-YOU TO FANDOM ► A big thank-you to admins of the Sekiro Fandom Wiki for allowing my guide to be posted on there. For more detailed guides and how-to’s by other awesome contributors, check out - ________________ SHOUTOUT ► A massive shout-out to two stalwart shin-OPs of the realm, who offered their invaluable advice and expertise while this guide was being built: Sheb Reddit: u/shebnitz1 YouTube: Tony Reddit: u/TonyRodrigo333 YouTube: ________________ TEXT GUIDE LINK ► Also! If you’re interested in reading up on more useful tips that can help you throughout the game, do check out this written guide that was posted on r/sekiro by u/A_Good_Hunter: ________________ DISCORD ► Join the discord for epic powers! ________________ APPAREL ► Pixel Art Sekiro Pullover Hoodie by spykles on Redbubble - ________________ Thank you so much for watching! I hope this guide was helpful and inspiring :) #sekiro #combat #guide