Dual Swords | Nioh 2 Wiki (2024)

Dual Swords are Weapons in Nioh 2. This weapon works in conjunction with theDual Sword Skills skill tree, and usually has good scaling with the Skillstat. It also scales with Heart and Strength as well.This page covers a full list of Dual Swords in Nioh 2 and information about their stats.

This weapon is versatile and easy to use, with an emphasison getting up close to enemies. It lacks range (especially if you want to hit with both swords for max damage) but you have several tools to close the distance, such as Mortal Flow and Sign of the Cross. Compared to the Tonfa and Fists, this has the most easy access to melee damage out of all of them, the best range, the best off-hand weapon option in Sign of the Cross II and arguably better defensive options than the fists.

It, however, lacks in Ki damage on hit, heavy punishes against blocking enemies, status accumulation and building Anima, though Wooden Dual Swords are an option for more Ki damage at the expense of melee damage if you think it's necessary.Dual Swordscan work with any other weapon and don't care much about armor type.

Quick Summary	A quick, close-range style of weapon that is easy to use. Has a solid mix of damage and ki damage, with many strong defensive options
Pros	Sign of the Cross II is a very fast and high damage attack. God of Wind III is high burst Ki damage. Mind's Eye II extends your low dodge invulnerability and gives you the largest temporary melee buff in the game. Multi-hitting attacks are good for status accumulation,Damage Bonus (Consecutive Attack) for Extraction Talisman. Double-Headed Slice and Spinning Dragon can apply elements through Elemental Arcana Custom Active Skills in one use. Widest selection of parries in the game. The Shrike in particular is relatively easy to use for high reward. Above average Block values. Two very strong Mystic Arts: Momentum breaks Water Sword II and makes your offense endless and Firm Resolve is a unique and powerful damage reduction effect as long as you keep attacking. Mystic Dyad is strong.
Cons	Low individual hit damage. Lacks a fast, high Ki damage attack like Sword Ki. Mediocre at filling Anima outside of Spinning Dragon. Bad Flash Attack, but Sign of the Cross II is a more than adequate replacement. Moon Shadow is your best Guard Breaking option, and it isn't a particularly good/intuitive one.

Below is a list of Dual Swords in Nioh 2, and each Dual Sword has an effect that will ALWAYS be present, no matter what other random bonuses there may be.These effects are listed in the "effect" column. Damage values are not listed since these change by rarity and level, making it difficult to compare them easily. Break and Block are listed, since these do not change with rarity or level.

Every Weapon in the game hasFamiliarity. The better quality of the weapon, the more Familiarity can be obtained with the weapon, and over time the damage and bonuses of the weapon will improve as the Familiarity increases up to a maximum. This way, using the same weapon over time can yield higher damage than another, even if it's lower level.

Please see Dual Swords Skillsinformation.

Water Swordsman: Dual Swords Build

Nioh 2 Dual Swords

Quick Search of All Dual Swords

Name	Break	Block				Effect
Dual Wooden Swords	43	50	C+	D+	B+	Proficiency Bonus
Mino Dual Uchigatana	51	53	C+	D+	B+	Low Attack Ki Consumption
Mino Dual Tachi	51	49	C+	D+	B+	High Attack Damage
Soshu Dual Uchigatana	60	54	C+	D+	B+	Mid Guard Ki Consumption
Soshu Dual Tachi	51	51	C+	D+	B+	Strong Attack Ki Damage
	57	50	C+	D+	B+	Imbue Corruption Ki Pulse Bonus
Seki Dual Uchigatana	47	54	C+	D+	B+	Mid Attack Ki Consumption
Seki Dual Tachi	52	51	C+	D+	B+	High Active Skill Damage
Yamanba's Knives	51	50	C+	D+	B+	Imbue Corruption Grapple Damage
Seki Kanenori Dual Uchigatana	48	58	C+	D+	B+	Low Active Skill Ki Damage
Seki Kaneyoshi Dual Tachi	45	56	C+	D+	B+	High Attack Damage
Sozasamonji Matsukurago	48	56	C+	D+	B+	Golden Boy
Rai Kunitsugu Dual Tachi	54	65	C+	D+	B+	Mid Attack Damage
Dual Bloodstained Cleavers	51	53	C+	D+	B+	Imbue Corruption Melee Damage vs. Zero-Ki Enemy
Izumi-no-Kami Dual Katana	56	57	C+	D+	B+	Strong Attack Ki Damage
Hasebe Kunishige Dual Katana	50	57	C+	D+	B+	Low Attack Damage
Soshu Sadamune Dual Katana	55	54	C+	D+	B+	Guard Ki Consumption
	51	58	C+	D+	B+	Exemplary Eye for Elegance
Magoroku Kanemoto Dual Katana	56	54	C+	D+	B+	Active Skill Ki Consumption
	53	67	C+	D+	B+	Profligate Sinner Imbue Fire
Soshu Masamune Dual Katana	52	58	C+	D+	B+	Quick Attack Ki Consumption
	52	72	C+	D+	B+	Strong Attack Damage
	72	56	C+	D+	B+	Melee Attack Ki Consumption
Go-no-Yoshihiro Twin Swords	53	66	C+	D+	B+	Active Ki Consumption
	65	63	C+	D+	B+	A Master Swordsman's Power
	58	60	C+	D+	B+	Imbue Lightning
	59	56	C+	D+	B+	Melee Attack Ki Consumption
	54	60	C+	D+	B+	A Multitude of Hopes
	65	63	C+	D+	B+	Melee Damage
Shichisei & Heishishorin	55	61	C+	D+	B+	Imbue Purity
	60	58	C+	D+	B+	Righteous Strategist
	79	80	C+	D+	B+	One-eyed Dragon's Ambition
	61	56	C+	D+	B+	Active Skill Damage
	56	62	C+	D+	B+	Unifier of the Warring States
	46	60	C+	D+	B+	Imbue Purity
Chi-Azamaru	68	67	C+	D+	B+	Unrelenting Grasp
	60	67	C+	D+	B+	Imperial Ward
	60	67	C+	D+	B+	Dual Elements (Fire & Water) Shadows of a Dream
Demon Horde Dual Katana	52	53	C+	D+	B+	Attack Bonus (Amrita Gauge) Amina Bonus (Grapple)