Nioh 2 Sword Skills List with descriptions of what they do for skills such as Morning Moon, First Rule of Thrusting and Second Rule of Thrusting. We consider one of the Best Skills To Use is an Active skill called Morning Light, we also list some Sword Skills Weapons you should use.
Nioh 2 Best Sword Skills To Use
List of what we consider to be the most usefull Sword Skills.
| Best Skills | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Water Shadow Active | Parries an enemy attack, then places you behind them. |
| Iai Quickdraw III Active | Immediately puts you in Iai stance when Ki Pulse succeeds. |
| Morning Light Active | After getting knocked down, press triangle to attack while getting back up. |
| Recommended Swords | Break | Block |  Heart |  Strength |  Skill | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Onimaru Kunitsuna | 76 | 35 | B+ | D+ | C+ | Imbue Purity +12 Increased Attack (Amrita Absorption) |
List of Sword Skills in Nioh 2
Sword Skills and what they do.
| Skill | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Morning Moon Active | Follows up a Quick Attack with a jumping slice. (High Stance only) |
| First Rule of Thrusting Passive | Damage of thrust attacks increases by 3% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Second Rule of Thrusting Passive | Damage of thrust attacks increases by 2% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Third Rule of Thrusting Passive | Damage of thrust attacks increases by 1% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Passage to the Afterlife I Passive | Increases grapple damage by 4% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Passage to the Afterlife II Passive | Increases grapple damage by 3% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Passage to the Afterlife III Passive | Increases grapple damage by 2% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Sword of Meditation Active | Performs a powerful attack that has a wide opening. |
| Tachi Arts I Passive | Increases melee damage against enemies with full health by 5% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Tachi Arts II Passive | Increases melee damage against enemies with full health by 4% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Tachi Arts III Passive | Increases melee damage against enemies with full health by 3% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Leaf Glide Active | Parries an opponent's attack and then maneuvers over the opponent. (Mid Stance only) |
| Water Shadow Active | Parries an enemy attack, then places you behind them. |
| Water Shadow II Active | When Water Shadow succeeds, allows you to perform a slicing attack with an additional push. (Mid Stance only) |
| Haze Active | Parries an enemy attack, neutralizing it. (Mid Stance only) |
| Haze II Active | When Haze succeeds, allows you to thrust attack with an extra. (Mid Stance only) |
| Defense Arts I Passive | Increases Ki recovery speed while guarding by 20% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Defense Arts II Passive | Increases Ki recovery speed while guarding by 15% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Defense Arts III Passive | Increases Ki recovery speed while guarding by 10% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Tempest Active | Pressing L1 after breaking through an enemy's guard will knock the enemy to the ground. (Mid / Low Stance only) |
| Backwave Active | Guard just before an incoming hit to deflect the attack and knock the attacker off balance. (Mid Stance only) |
| Backwave II Active | When Backwave succeeds, follows up with Tempest. (Mid Stance only) |
| Kick Active | Follows up a Quick Attack with a kick that causes a large amount of Ki damage. (Mid / Low Stance only) |
| Sword Ki Active | Disperses Ki from your word to stagger surrounding enemies. |
| Iai Quickdraw Active | Gathers power while keeping your sword in its scabbard for a quick-draw and rapid strike. Can only be used when your sword is sheathed. |
| Iai Quickdraw II Active | Allows you to accumulate much more power. |
| Iai Quickdraw III Active | Immediately puts you in Iai stance when Ki Pulse succeeds. |
| Tiger Sprint Active | Rushes forward, with the sword still sheathed, before dealing a powerful blow. |
| Night Rain Active | Unleashes a barrage of quick slashes. |
| Relentless I Passive | Maximum Ki increases by 30% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Relentless II Passive | Maximum Ki increases by 20% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Relentless III Passive | Maximum Ki increases by 31% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Swallow's Wing Active | Follows up a Quick Attack with a slash while stepping back. |
| Swallow's Wing II Active | Alters backwards movement when wearing light armor. |
| Flowing Shadow Active | Performs three rapid attacks while circling around the enemy. |
| Shadow Sword Active | Finish off a Strong Attack by striking the enemy with the swords scabbard, |
| Sword of Discernment Active | Staggers the enemy by bashing them with the sheath, then follows up with a downward slash. |
| Morning Light Active | After getting knocked down, press triangle to attack while getting back up. |
| Heaven Flash Active | Follows up a normal attack with a kick to the enemy that launches you up, then finishes with a downward slice. (Low Stance only) |
| Swift Step Active | Quickly maneuvers behind the opponent. (Low Stance only) |
| Shadow Strike I Passive | Damage dealt to enemies from behind increases by 3% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Shadow Strike II Passive | Damage dealt to enemies from behind increases by 2% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Shadow Strike III Passive | Damage dealt to enemies from behind increases by 1% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Armor Piercer I Passive | Increases Final Blow damage by 4% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Armor Piercer II Passive | Increases Final Blow damage by 3% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |
| Armor Piercer III Passive | Increases Final Blow damage by 2% when you have a sword equipped as your main weapon. |