[Nioh 2] Paths overview

Similar to my previous venture with Ultimate Stats, I've got stuff to figure out with Paths. Also like then, exact numbers don't concern me. I'll settle with just visual confirmation for now.

Further mention of Paths here will be stylised for convenience. For example, Path of the Beast will be referred to as [BEAST], so on and so forth.

Method wise, barring [Avaricious], I just compare the scroll with a Path to another without any Path. Also I made sure that the scrolls have the same attack and defense ratings, and don't have any affixes that affect the aspects of the Paths being tested.


[Avaricious]
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Loot drop rate is one of those things that require a spreadsheet and decent sample size to ascertain... which I don't see myself doing in the foreseeable future. There doesn't seem to be any increase in loot from chests and amrita spots. I did visit Mezuki once and it did drop extra loot, so take that how you will. Anyhow, it's worth keeping a scroll with this Path for farming purposes, maybe just not as the daily driver since that is quite a chunk of health taken away.


[Beast]
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Yokai ability costs more to do more of what they do, at least as far as damage and ki damage are concerned. There are still a bit more to work out with this one, like yokai ability's buffs and status accumulation, but I'll leave those for if and when there is a need to figure them out.


[Demon]
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Buffs lasting longer is a good thing, but debuffs also lasting longer and can only expire on its own is a little steep for me. Although I can see the Moonprayer set benefiting from this exact downside.


[Gοds]
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More ki recoverable from ki pulse at the expense of slower natural ki regeneration. There are few means to increase recoverable ki, while there are a relatively more methods to speed up ki regeneration. It's an interesting trade-off.


[Ravenous]
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Basically 50 points of life recovery per amrita orb absorbed. From what I can tell only the Amrita Gauge takes more amrita to fill up. There does not seem to be any reduction in amrita orbs appearing or the amount of amrita earned.


[Ruthless]
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Deal more damage but also leave the mortal realm faster; pretty self explanatory. Faster ki recovery is always welcome though.


Recorded in patch 1.27.

Ordered alphabetically:
00:00 Path of the Avaricious
00:25 Path of the Beast
01:07 Path of the Demon
01:21 Path of the Gοds
01:43 Path of the Ravenous
01:58 Path of the Ruthless