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As you know, the weak point during Tokugawa Yoshinobu's grab attack is inside the mouth of the fish (Shachihoko, right?) he's riding. You can stop it by shooting it with a bow or rifle, but I feel like Swallow's Wing (Water) is much easier to use because of its wide hitbox. I was so hyped when I discovered this! I'm sharing it just in case there's anyone who didn't know! (Sorry if this is already common knowledge lol)

However, I still don't know how to stop it using weapons other than the Sword. Does anyone have any specific counters they use with other weapons?

Also, as a bonus clip: when he transitions to the Dark Realm, he floats up and normal melee attacks won't reach him, so I usually just toss a Mega Horoku-dama at him. Does anyone have any other good attacks or items to use during this opening?

Link to full fight (44:39～)

(I'm dropping the link to my full fight against him here. My channel isn't monetized, so there are no annoying ads, but the video is a bit long. Feel free to watch it if you're interested or taking a break. I'd love to hear your advice or feedback!)

I've been practicing fighting human bosses head-on, but moves with hyper armor are definitely the most annoying to deal with! Takasugi's second phase in particular has so few openings. If you try to fight him "samurai style" by just waiting to get a few hits in, the fight just drags on forever. So I figured the cleanest way is to pop some extra buffs and just burst him down!

【Build Info】
- 5pc Fallen Courage
- 3pc Head of Raiko's Four Guardians
- 3pc Grace of Benzaiten
- 2pc Foundation of the Samurai Government
*(Using Yasakani Magatama)

Guardian Spirit: Kusanagi
Clan Buffs:
- Shinsengumi (Must Not Violate the Samurai Code)
- Kakizaki (Melee Ki Damage)

** Note:**
- Used Last Stand Talisman before the fight.
- Added Carnage Talisman for his second phase.

While practicing for my flawless run against Kasha, I was so hyped when I figured out that staying to her back-right gives you a really high chance of baiting out her wheel attacks! I hope this helps anyone who is currently practicing to beat her.

- Link to Short video version
- Link to Full video version (skip to 36:13)

The clip is only about a minute long, so please take a look! I was practicing the fight against Ancient Hiruko, and right as the screen faded to black, it suddenly said I lost. I figured maybe I just got hit by her last attack before the transition, but when I restarted the fight... my Guardian Spirit was missing!

I thought it was glitched, and then I saw Kusanagi just sitting right there at the edge of the boss arena lol. And of course, when I died again, he came back to me but left all my Amrita behind lol. Has anything like this ever happened to anyone else?