How to Beat "Genichiro, Way of Tomoe" Boss Battle - Sekiro
Boss Fight Tips
Combat Tip 1: Be sure to deflect and Mikiri often.
By aiming to destroy his posture, Genichiro can be defeated.
To damage his posture, be sure to parry and Mikiri as often as you can.
Combat Tip 2: Aim to deflect and Mikri often.
By looping his attack pattern, he can be defeated relatively easily.
Attack until you make your opponent defend himself twice in a row.
Doing this will lock his attacks in 2 patterns.
Pattern 1: After the 2nd attack is blocked, aim for parry.
Try to parry his counterattack because Genichiro may follow up with his own normal attack.
Repeat your attack until being blocked twice again, rinse and repeat the step after parrying.
Pattern 2: When Genichiro uses a super armor attack, be on the Defense.
After blocking, stop attacking and be on your defense, if Genichiro attacks without being flinched.
Until being blocked twice again, follow up again with your sets of attacks.
Repeat those steps again.
Notable Attack
Notable Attack 1: Septuple Combo.
7 times in a row, Genichiro attacked.
If you can parry all of them, you can deal huge damage to his posture.
In multiple situations, this attack can be used.
Situation 1: Dash to the left after comboed.
Situation 2:After the semi-sided double attack, Comoed.
Be ready to kiukiri when you see the warning because the final strike may be chained to a perilous attack.
Notable Attack 2: Jump attack combo.
Be on guard for the 2 types of attack that may follow, his jump attack can be dodged easily by side stepping.
Pattern 1: Thrust Attack.
Unstoppable side perilous attack.
When he twists his body, jump dodging is recommended.
Pattern 2: Swipe Attack.
He will attempt a thrust perilous attack, when genichiro does not twist his body and reel his attack.
If possible, try to mikiri this perilous attack.
Notable Attack 3: Ranged Thrust Attack.
With a thrust when in range, Genichiro will attempt to cancel your heal.
When you are far enough away from him, you may choose to Mikiri this.