
This is a perfect chance to deliver a Deathblow finishing attack to the enemy. You should always try to fill the posture bar of the enemy, which will make the enemy stagger. When fighting regular opponents, it is displayer beneath their small health bars, while bosses and mini-bosses have a separate posture meter at the top of the screen (example in the screenshot above). Always use surprise attacks - even if the enemy does not immediately die, killing them will be easier if they're weakened in this manner.ĭelivering attacks with the katana and parrying successive blows gradually fills the orange Posture bar of the enemy, which is displayed at the top of the screen. For stronger enemies, red dots appear in the upper left corner of the screen (next to the name of the enemy). If there are more of these dots, then the opponent will only be weakened. If the enemy is highlighted by a single red dot (which appears if a surprise attack can be performed), then a single attack will kill them. Stronger opponents and bosses can survive a surprise attack.

This mechanic helps a lot during the game. A single stealth attack is enough even for more powerful enemies. Standard enemies die with a single stealth attack (when you weren't detected by them when you were planning the assassination). The game usually offers freedom in choosing the attack method - you can, for example, sneak up to the opponent from behind and pierce them with the katana, jump at them from above, or push them off if they're standing near an edge. Sneaking into Sekiro has two main uses - sneaking past your opponents (useful if you don't want to engage in combat) and attacking enemies by surprise. You can sneak in almost every location and the stealth mode is activated by pressing the left analog knob. The stealth mechanics in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice are a novelty in FromSoftware games.

Weaken the enemy's Posture to kill them easier in direct combat.Parrying attacks (deflecting) is the most vital element of combat.Some of these issues are discussed in detail in separate sections of the guide. In this section, we have touched on various topics related to, in particular, combat and exploration. Getting acquainted with these should help hit the ground running in the game, especially since some of the mechanics have changed significantly compared to the Dark Souls series. On this page of the guide to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice we have listed a number of starting tips.
