Best Switchglaive?

[walentaz]

Which base would make best switchglaive (Divine)? I'm using Phoenix Wing right now (purity element), but I've wiki lists Narukami, Stone's Bane Switchglaive and Myojin Scythe - but doesn't list any specs, like for example base effect. I might have had some of these from drops, but as I only take quick glance for inheritables - I may have salvaged without taking a proper look.

[Silver Nightbane]

Stone's Bane is a Yokai Switchglaive and part of Benkei's Set

Myojin Scythe is part of the Protection of Kanon set... which is based on Poison immunity of all things IIRC. Doesn't come with innate elements so there's that.

Also, Narukami is a Thunder Kusarigama.

[Deadoon]

I like the tate eboshi switchglaive, it has no inherent set so you get a grace, it has the faster movement speed on amrita absorbed effect, and has innate corruption.

It works well for me.

[Oninomiru]

I like Tate Eboshi for corruption and speed on amrita absorbtion. Seething Dragon is also good for corruption and ki recovery on kill.

[walentaz]

Originally posted by Silver:

Also, Narukami is a Thunder Kusarigama.

Wow, so wiki really did solid job on DLC content, if it manages to list it under switchglaives.

Originally posted by Oninomiru:

I like Tate Eboshi for corruption and speed on amrita absorbtion. Seething Dragon is also good for corruption and ki recovery on kill.

But aren't many enemies very resistant to corruption? With Purity + elemental familiar (based on boss) = easy confusion. Some more annoying bosses are resistant to corruption so inflicing confusion is a lot more hassle, isn't it?

While almost anything has huge resistance to purity.

[Silver Nightbane]

Originally posted by walentaz:

Originally posted by Silver:

Also, Narukami is a Thunder Kusarigama.

Wow, so wiki really did solid job on DLC content, if it manages to list it under switchglaives.

Originally posted by Oninomiru:

I like Tate Eboshi for corruption and speed on amrita absorbtion. Seething Dragon is also good for corruption and ki recovery on kill.

But aren't many enemies very resistant to corruption? With Purity + elemental familiar (based on boss) = easy confusion. Some more annoying bosses are resistant to corruption so inflicing confusion is a lot more hassle, isn't it?

While almost anything has huge resistance to purity.

To be fair... I don't think anyone bothered to fix it nor update it to begin with.

[JtDarth]

Originally posted by walentaz:

Originally posted by Silver:

Also, Narukami is a Thunder Kusarigama.

Wow, so wiki really did solid job on DLC content, if it manages to list it under switchglaives.

Originally posted by Oninomiru:

I like Tate Eboshi for corruption and speed on amrita absorbtion. Seething Dragon is also good for corruption and ki recovery on kill.

But aren't many enemies very resistant to corruption? With Purity + elemental familiar (based on boss) = easy confusion. Some more annoying bosses are resistant to corruption so inflicing confusion is a lot more hassle, isn't it?

While almost anything has huge resistance to purity.

If you are trying to use Fextralife for a wiki for Nioh 2, be aware that they generally are nowhere near as good on info as they are for the Dark souls series and that they basically have ZERO usable info beyond listing of some of the set bonuses and the kodama locations for the main game. Much better off plugging your question into either the youtube search bar or the subreddit for Nioh.

[Deadoon]

Originally posted by walentaz:

But aren't many enemies very resistant to corruption? With Purity + elemental familiar (based on boss) = easy confusion. Some more annoying bosses are resistant to corruption so inflicing confusion is a lot more hassle, isn't it?

While almost anything has huge resistance to purity.

Yokai are resistant to corruption status effect, but that is only a resistance to the status effect itself. Corrupt and pure weapons only deal physical damage, no elemental damage. Considering I can inflict corruption on basically every boss in the game, and even that one enemy that has a natural corruption element. That resistance doesn't mean much. While an awakened yokai weapon does a huge damage boost in addition to it's increased ki damage and ki drain.

Purified is a defensive status effect of sorts, while corruption is an offensive effect. The enemy is weakened with purified, you are empowered in a way when they are corrupted.

Also you can always convert a yokai weapon into an elemental temporarily with talismans, oni-bi yokai ability, or similar. I always try to have an oni-bi soul core on my builds because of how useful it is. Or I put all 3 on my secondary guardian spirit, swap to them, buff up, and swap back.

[Oninomiru]

Originally posted by walentaz:

Originally posted by Silver:

Also, Narukami is a Thunder Kusarigama.

Wow, so wiki really did solid job on DLC content, if it manages to list it under switchglaives.

Originally posted by Oninomiru:

I like Tate Eboshi for corruption and speed on amrita absorbtion. Seething Dragon is also good for corruption and ki recovery on kill.

But aren't many enemies very resistant to corruption? With Purity + elemental familiar (based on boss) = easy confusion. Some more annoying bosses are resistant to corruption so inflicing confusion is a lot more hassle, isn't it?

While almost anything has huge resistance to purity.

Purity and Corruption are the only two status effects that can be inflicted on every single enemy. I played through the whole game and never had trouble applying corruption.

[Angela™]

If you're worried about picking corruption or purity, purity is nioh's 1 equivalent of wind element, Corruption is nioh 1's equivalent of earth element.

If you didn't play that one or have no clue what i'm on about, purity for support, corruption for results, with corruption being vastly preferable in damage output builds. That and you can just as easily have both with weapon imbues and sacred arrows / onmyos.

Also as with a lot of things, they cancel eachother out and corruption > purity, Purity > corruption. Whichever was applied last counts. Further on that, corruption / purity + any element = confused status. With the right ninjitsu you can use a bow to inflict a variety of poison, purity, paralysis, burn or confusion, or a mixmatch of all those.