The depth of the combat system has always been the signature of the Nioh experience, and this is no different in Nioh 3. With the addition of a second fighting style, Ninja Style, combat is now deeper than ever, featuring so many unique techniques that let players play the way they want without penalty.
While there's no real "correct" way to play the game, it's undeniable that some Martial Arts and Skills are more useful than others. Among the Skills you can equip, however, there is one called The More the Merrier that can take your gameplay to the next level, no matter which fighting style you prefer to use.
Welcome to the Dojo: here's why The More the Merrier is a game-changing skill in Nioh 3.
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What Does The More the Merrier Do?
The More the Merrier is a Common Skill costing 4 skill points to equip with a very straightforward function. It allows you to cancel your actions and allows you to use Summoning Seals, the special Talismans you get to summon Yokai by equipping any Soul Core to the Yang position in your Onmyo Box.
Where to Find The More the Merrier?
The More the Merrier can be found relatively soon during your first playthrough. Its skill manual can be found on a corpse in the Futama region in the Warring States map, to the north of the Master of the region.
Why is The More the Merrier An Essential Skill?
While the function of The More the Merrier skill may not look like much on paper, possibly only speeding up Summoning Seals execution, the skill opens up a lot of incredible combat options in Nioh 3.
- Animation Canceling: Use Summoning Seals to cancel any attack animation in both Samurai and Ninja Style. This makes high-commitment Martial Arts with long recovery times, such as the Odachi’s Thunderbolt or the Cestus’ Limitless, much safer and more viable.
- Stagger & Pressure: If an enemy is out of Ki or blocking, the summon will keep them staggered in place. This allows you to safely continue your offense or recover your own Ki for a follow-up.
- Defensive Repositioning: If you misread an enemy’s timing, you can cancel your attack into a summon. Because you can walk in any direction during the summoning animation, you can avoid incoming attacks or recover quickly enough to guard, deflect, or dodge.
Strategic Loadouts: Since Summoning Seals are limited and replenish at Shrines, you can customize your approach via the Onmyo Box:
- Equip cores in the Yang position that grant more total seals to cancel animations more frequently.
- Equip the most powerful seals to take advantage of any Soul Core Passive Skill as a last resort to unleash massive combos on enemies with depleted Ki.
Personal Recommendation: Using the Scampuss or Skeleton Warrior cores is highly effective. Their seals deal damage multiple times quickly, keeping the enemy locked in place while you recover Ki to restart your Martial Arts sequence.
This concludes this episode of the Enter the Dojo guide series, where we dissect the Nioh 3 mechanics to achieve mastery. For more help, visit our Nioh 3: Complete Walkthrough and Guides Hub.
Guide based on a full playthrough conducted in the Steam 1.02 version, and a partial second playthrough in the 1.03 version. Screenshots captured from the 1.03 version.
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