r/Sekiro

Ah, that moment when you die to Owl (Father) for the 100th time, give Dragonrot to the entire universe, and are left with 0 coin and exp. And then the game decides to 'help' you :D

I've been trying for a while to get up there, the view must be stunning. I've been looking for potential platforms that I could use but so far haven't been successful. The closest I got was using a pile of snow to jump on top of a door, but I wasn't able to stand on it.

So I was wondering if anyone knew of sneaky way to get up there.

Like every first time player, I hit a wall with Genichiro. I studied the footage, I watched the guides, I read the Reddit advice, I even tried the cheeses.

But at the end of the day, the way I beat him was by dodging like a madman and keeping pressure. Turns out *most* of his attacks can be staggered. For the attacks that can't, just memorize how to dodge. Forward, left, right, or jump.

I didn't parry a single hit. I didn't even reflect a single lightning attack. Just jumped towards him and it would miss. The only skill I used was the Mikiri Counter.

Did it cost me all my revives? Yes. Did I have any gourds left at the end? No. Did I learn anything? Absolutely not. Am I now better at the game? If anything, I'm worse.

Screw you and your "skill checks", I'll figure it out later 👆

/s

but yes this is actually how I beat him

No combat arts, no prosthetics, no healing items/no resurrections

or is it just gibberish?

At least the guy was happy and grateful he was finally freed from the Great Carp's clutches.

Edit: Thanks for all your help guys! I had finally defeated him with NO HIT lmao. After stopping playing for a few hours, I wanted to try 1 last attempt at 12am before sleep, but then it just clicked. During the fight, the "don't hesitate" advice many people gave me just pop on my head, so I didn't let the boss rest and just fircracker and full on parry his ass (he didn't even get to thrust once, which basically defeats his purpose as a mikiri counter skill check lol). Shout out to the guy who suggested doing deathblow followed by oil and flame vent, it really made the fight last for like 30s (Hope this post will still help new players facing 7 Spears)

I have completed Hirata Estate (Lady Butterfly defeated), and I encountered this boss right after Blazing Bull... And I died 5 times trying to take him on.

When should I take him on if not now? I really don't know because I almost beat him (ONLY 1 MORE HIT AND HIS POSTURE WOULD POP) last attempt, so I was thinking it's just I'm unlucky, but a lot of people say he is actually that hard. At what part of the story should I come back and fight him?

I actually don't mind trying again, but killing all the minions around is very time consuming, and the game just reminded me that dragonrot is still a thing :((

PS: Am I crazy that I found Lady Butterfly and 7 Spears the hardest bosses at this point of the story? It seems like people kinda agree 7 Spears is hard, but say Lady Butterfly is the easiest boss ever (which made me sad I struggled). I mean I beat other bosses pretty much 1 attempt although it's mostly because of the prosthetic tool

I installed 3 mods one combat arts, inner demon and weapon wheel and now it's showing this

Has anyone dealt with it ??