Sekiro Guide - All Skills, and How to Get Them

We help you get all the skills in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice for PC, PS4 and Xbox One with our complete guide. Upgrade the Wolf to the max.

Sekiro : Shadows Die Twice skills for PC , PS4 and Xbox One are a series of additional actions and extra passive attributes that we can apply to the Wolf to make his effectiveness in combat increase dramatically. Some belong to the skill branches , and others are completely independent. In this section of our complete guide we tell you how to get all the Sekiro skills :

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How do we get new skills in Sekiro?

There are three main ways to obtain new skills in Sekiro: by purchasing them from a Sculptor’s Idol with skill points using the ” Acquire Skills ” function – although you will need the scroll that gives you access to the corresponding skill tree – , by obtaining them by defeating certain enemies , or by purchasing them from some merchants .

To purchase skills from the different branches, you must obtain skill points by gaining experience by defeating enemies. Also keep in mind that they can only be purchased in the order stipulated in each skill tree .

The ideal is, obviously, that we obtain each and every one of the skills both to improve the Wolf to the maximum, and to unlock the achievement / trophy ” Unsurpassed Technique “.

All the skills of the Shinobi Arts

Shinobi arts focus on stealth, and mobility.

Whirlwind Slash : Ineffective combat art.
Air Deflection : A skill with limited effectiveness. It allows us to deflect attacks in the air.
Aerial Combat Arts : Extremely useful skill, as it allows us to start our combat arts in the air, gaining us a few valuable seconds.
Shadow Rush : Combat art useful for certain final bosses.
Shinobi Karma: Body : Useful skill, as it increases the number of maximum Spirit Emblems.
Shinobi Karma: Mind : Useful skill, as it increases the number of maximum Spirit Emblems.
Breath of Life: Light : A necessary skill. It allows us to regenerate health by dealing deadly blows, which removes some of our dependence on healing items.
Mikiri Counterattack : Necessary skill. Allows us to counterattack and break the enemies’ stance with ease when they perform thrust attacks on us.
Run and slide : Unnecessary skill.
Shinobi Eyes : Necessary skill. Increases damage done to the stance upon successfully performing a Mikiri Counterattack.
Disguise presence : Necessary skill. Makes it easier to go unnoticed.
Disguise sound : Necessary skill. Makes it easier to go unnoticed.
Shinobi Jump : Extremely useful skill, as it allows us to use ninjutsu techniques in the middle of combat.

All the skills of Prosthetic Arts

Prosthetic Arts focus on bonuses to the use of shinobi prosthetics .

Chaser Cut : Unnecessary skill.
Fang and Sword : A useful skill in certain situations; it allows us to attack with the sword and the shinobi prosthesis at the same time.
Projected force : Unnecessary ability.
Living force : Unnecessary skill.
Aerial Prosthetic Tools : Extremely useful skill, as it allows us to start using the prosthetic tool in the air.
Sculptor’s Karma: Blood – Useful skill. Increases the maximum number of Spiritual Emblems.
Sculptor’s Karma: Scars – Useful skill. Increases the maximum number of Spirit Emblems.
Grappling Hook Attack : A skill with extremely limited effectiveness and use.
Nichtibius Slash : Situational ability. It is more useful as a movement to close the distance between us and our enemies or to dodge certain attacks than as an actual attack.
Nyctibian cut: reverse : Same as the Nyctibian cut.
Emma’s Medicine: Potency : Required skill. Increases the effect of recovery items.
Emma’s Medicine: Scent : Required skill. Increases the effect of recovery items.

All the skills of Ashina’s Arts

Ashina’s Arts focus on combat and brute force.

Ichimonji : Very useful ability, although the Ichimonji: double makes it obsolete.
Falling Carp : Useful passive ability. Increases the damage dealt to any enemy’s stance for a few seconds after a successful deflection.
Ichimonji: Double : One of the most useful combat arts in the game. It stuns enemies and crushes their posture with ease, while allowing us to recover our own posture, which allows us to stay on the front lines of battle for longer.
Rising Tent : Useful passive skill. Increases the damage dealt to enemies’ stance upon successful deflection.
Running Water : Useful passive skill. Reduces the damage the stance takes from enemy sword attacks.
Breath of the Wild: Light : Useful passive ability. We regain posture with each killing blow.

All Temple Arts skills

Temple Arts are focused on the use and obtaining of objects:

Prayer Strikes : Unnecessary skill.
Prayer Beats: Exorcism : Unnecessary Skill.
Devotion : Extremely useful passive ability. Doubles the duration of the candy effect.
Virtue : Useful passive skill. Increases the amount of money obtained and the chances of obtaining items when defeating enemies.
Senpo Kicks : Unnecessary Skill.
Tall Monk : Unnecessary skill.
Unquestionable Virtue : Useful passive skill. Increases the amount of money obtained and the chances of obtaining items when defeating enemies.

All the skills of the Mushin Arts

Mushin Arts focus on ultimate combat arts. In order to acquire these three skills, we will have to have purchased all the skills from the four previous branches :

Shadow Fall : An extremely useful combat art. It is the enhanced version of Shadow Rush.
Cloud Swirl Passage : Unnecessary combat art.
Powerful Deadly Draw – The best combat art in the game. Not only does it deal immense damage, as well as block damage, but we can use a slightly less powerful version once we run out of Spirit Emblems.

Other skills

Below is a list of skills that we get by defeating certain enemies. These skills do not count towards the ” Unbeatable Technique ” achievement / trophy .

Breath of the Wild: Shadow : Obtained by defeating the Armored Warrior at Senpo Temple, Mount Kongo .
Breath of Life: Shadow : We obtain it by defeating O’Rin of the Water in Mibu Village .
Deadly Draw : Obtained by receiving the Deadly Sword from the Celestial Girl at Senpo Temple, Mount Kongo .
Dragon Flash : We obtain it by defeating Isshin, master swordsman in the Ashina Castle at war .
Anti-Air Deathblow : We can buy it from the Black Hat Badger in Ashina Castle .
Beast Karma : Obtained by defeating the Palace Cherry Bull in the Spring Palace .
Rank 1 Shinobi Medicine : Obtained by defeating the chained Ogre in Ashina Outskirts .
Rank 2 Shinobi Medicine : Obtained by defeating the Flaming Bull in Ashina Castle .
Rank 3 Shinobi Medicine : Obtained by defeating the Chained Ogre in the invaded Ashina Castle .
Floating Passage : Bought from the Nobleman of the Harunaga Cauldron for 5 Treasure Carp Scales at Hirata Estate .
Mibu Breathing Technique : Obtained by defeating the Corrupted Nun illusion in Mibu Village .
One Mind : Obtained by defeating Isshin Ashina in the invaded Ashina Castle .

Sekiro Guide – All Skills, and How to Get Them