Genichiro Ashina
Main Story -- Ashina Castle
Difficulty
Very Hard (4/5)
Death Blows
3
Location
Ashina Castle
Type
Main Story
PvE Rating
★★★★★
Description
The grandson of Isshin Ashina and heir to Ashina Castle. A skilled swordsman obsessed with the Dragon Heritage, he wields both blade and bow with deadly precision. His third phase reveals the Way of Tomoe lightning arts.
Strengths
- +Fast combo strings with minimal recovery
- +Mix of thrust and sweep perilous attacks
- +Phase 3 lightning adds a lethal new threat
Weaknesses
- -Mikiri Counter
- -Lightning reversal
Rewards
Memory: GenichiroBloodsmoke Ninjutsu
Key Attacks
Rapid bow shotsFloating passage comboOverhead slashThrust attacksLightning arrows (phase 3)
Tips & Strategy
- 1Master Mikiri Counter -- he uses many thrust attacks you can stomp for huge posture damage.
- 2In phase 3 (Way of Tomoe), jump and redirect his lightning attacks back at him.
- 3Deflect his rapid combo strings perfectly to fill his posture bar quickly.
- 4He has very low vitality -- focus on deflects rather than dodging.
- 5This fight is the true skill check of the game. Master it and everything after becomes manageable.