Nioh 3 NG+ Guide – 10 Hidden Power Boosts You Shouldn’t Ignore

If you walk into NG+ playing the same way you did in your first run, you’re leaving massive power on the table.

Nioh 3 NG+ is where the game stops forgiving inefficiency: Enemy HP spikes hard, damage scales fast and upgrade costs explode. This guide covers 10 hidden or underused systems that dramatically improves your efficiency in NG+.

One of the biggest time-wasters post-campaign is grinding weapon familiarity just to unlock a key Crucible skill. If your build depends on something like Shadow Slice or a specific dual sword ability, playing with a weaker weapon just to push familiarity to 900 is inefficient.

Wetstones solve this instantly.

• Immediate access to your Crucible skill
• No forced downgrade to a weaker weapon
• Faster build activation in NG+

This is especially important if your entire setup depends on a single skill (e.g., Shadow Slice). NG+ pacing is aggressive — your build needs to be online immediately, not two hours later.

This is efficiency, not convenience.

Pre-Load Living Artifact Before Every Boss

NG+ punishes slow ramp-up. If your build requires Living Artifact to stabilize or push damage, waiting for the gauge to fill mid-fight adds unnecessary risk – Spirit Stones eliminate that risk entirely.

Small and large Spirit Stones can pre-charge your Living Artifact before entering a boss arena. Instead of hoping you build momentum during the fight, you start fully powered. This changes the dynamic completely – especially against bosses with dangerous opening phases or unpredictable combos.
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The Eternal Rift Vendor Is Quietly Overpowered

Many players ignore the exchange vendor after finishing the story – that’s a mistake, you can convert Yokai Teardrops into:

• Warrior Memorandums
• Samurai Memorandums

These directly increase your skill capacity. Extra skill points in NG+ aren’t minor upgrades. They unlock additional talismans, passive scaling nodes, and build-defining abilities earlier than intended. If you’re sitting on triple-digit Yokai Teardrops, you’re sitting on unused progression.

Amplification – The Skill That Makes Onmyo Meta

NG+ enemy HP scaling makes buff uptime critical. Short-duration talismans force risky recasts. That’s where Amplification changes everything.

Why It’s Stronger Than It Looks

Amplification extends Onmyo item effects. That includes:

• Water Talisman
• Fire Talisman
• Life Leech
• Extraction
• Cutting Blast

Longer duration means:

• Fewer animation commitments
• Safer pressure
• More consistent elemental application

Pair it with Awakening (faster talisman trigger), and your buff cycle becomes smoother and more reliable. Three skill points. Massive long-term value.

Quelling Requiem Is Not Optional in NG+

This is one of the biggest progression accelerators in the game. Quelling Requiem increases Soul Core drop rate by 10%. That may sound minor – it isn’t.

Why Drop Rate Becomes Critical

In NG+:

• Rare Soul Cores can roll three stats instead of two
• Guardian Spirit upgrades require thousands of Soul Fragments
• High-level core enhancement costs explode

You obtain fragments primarily through Resting Rites on unwanted cores. More drops equals more fragments. More fragments equals faster Guardian scaling. Without drop optimization, progression feels painfully slow. With it, your power curve stabilizes.
Equip it permanently while farming.

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Elemental Debuffs Are Your Real Damage Scaling

Raw attack increases are linear / Elemental synergy is multiplicative.

Water = 20% Damage Increase

Water Talisman applies Drench, increasing enemy damage taken by 20%. That alone shortens boss fights significantly.

Water + Second Element = Confusion

Triggering Confusion:

• Further increases damage
• Disrupts enemy Ki recovery
• Creates longer punish windows

NG+ bosses have inflated health pools. If you aren’t stacking elements, fights drag unnecessarily. Water Talismans can be farmed early from flying skull enemies in Region Two. Fire Talismans are accessible in early cave routes in Region One. This is one of the cleanest power spikes available.

Understanding the Soul Core Economy

NG+ turns fragments into your most important currency. Upgrading Guardian Spirits can require 5,000+ fragments just for mid-tier increases. Pushing high-level Soul Cores toward cap can demand millions. This means:

• Resting Rites becomes mandatory
• Hoarding unused cores slows progression
• Drop rate scaling directly impacts long-term power

NG+ is not just combat scaling – it’s economic scaling. If you feel stuck, it’s often a fragment bottleneck.

Check the full list of Soul Cores

Life Leech and the Mermaid Soul Core

If NG+ damage feels punishing, this is your sustain solution.
Life Leech heals proportionally to damage dealt. That distinction matters. It doesn’t heal in fixed ticks like Amrita absorption setups. It scales with your output:

• High burst = large heal
• Multi-hit combos = sustained recovery

As your damage increases, your survivability scales automatically.

Farming Location

Region Two near water shrine paths contains multiple mermaid enemies. Equip Quelling Requiem, clear them, reset at shrine, repeat until the Soul Core drops. It’s one of the strongest early-to-mid NG+ survivability tools available.

Blacksmith – Where Your Damage Actually Doubles

Many players underestimate plus values. Raising a weapon from +3 to +12 can result in hundreds of additional attack power. The difference is noticeable immediately.

Two Systems Matter

Soul Match (Level Increase) – Raises base weapon level toward NG+ cap.
Plus Value Enhancement – Provides significant additive damage scaling.

But there’s a trap! Gold costs increase aggressively. Upgrading multiple pieces simultaneously drains resources fast. Focus your primary weapon first. Extract surplus gear for Yellow, Viridian, and Azure Soul Ores. Specialize – don’t scatter.

PRO Booster Tip

NG+ doesn’t require over leveling – It requires:

• Immediate build activation
• Buff duration optimization
• Elemental stacking
• Drop rate control
• Fragment economy awareness
• Focused weapon scaling

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