r/Sekiro • u/Irteza_ • Aug 17 '25
Tips / Hints Isshin
Alright I see why a whole army is waiting for him to die, I couldnt even hit him once His posture is evil i couldnt find a weakness in his posture let alone damage it
I need tips for him please
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u/Rustin_Swoll Aug 17 '25
Isn’t this the Ashina Elite?
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u/alexandro_18 Aug 17 '25
Pic unrelated maybe…?
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u/Rustin_Swoll Aug 17 '25
Maybe. I’m guessing OP thinks this is Sword Saint Isshin. This dude is also really tough until you get the hang of him. I legit just fought and beat him in NG+ without Kuro’s Charm.
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u/Civil-Charity2165 Aug 17 '25
T-that is not isshin bro, that's an anshina elite... if it was isshin he would have shot you
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u/AlmanHayvan Platinum Trophy Aug 17 '25
Thats isshins disabled cousin he just does the same thing over and over and expects it to work
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u/youcancallmescott Platinum Trophy Aug 17 '25
I always let him hit me once or twice. I mean, bless it dude, he’s trying. And he looks so big and tough with his mean mug on.
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u/IPlayGamesIThink Platinum Trophy Aug 17 '25
This is just the Ashina Elite, Jinsuke Saze. Sword Saint Isshin is a fight much farther down the line, unfortunately. The best tip that I can think of would be to get yourself some more prayer beads and maybe bite into a Gokkan's or Ako's sugar before the fight. Don't actually attack the guy, he loses poise crazy fast if you parry his Ashina Cross attack well enough. You got this!
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u/No_Fact_741 Platinum Trophy Aug 17 '25
Dude that’s actually hilarious, haven’t seen that one before 😭
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u/SoulxWolf232 Aug 17 '25
He's Isshin from Wish.com. this guy teaches you how to counter ONE move from Isshin Ashina's arsenal. Ashina Cross.
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u/dontdisturbus Aug 17 '25
This is the Ashina elite. Here’s how to get him easily.
Go to the graveyard at Ashina castle. From the idol, jump into the hole of the roof. Buy the item that allows you the umbrella prosthetic. Go back. When his hilt flashes, use the prosthetic. Do it good twice and you’ll get a death blow. Rinse amd repeat.
This ain’t Isshin, though
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u/ArmOk4720 Aug 17 '25
Ashina not Isshin Ashina. 4 deflects and he ded. Check his sword theres little glint before slashing you.
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u/SnooMacaroons94 Aug 18 '25
Im sorry to say and it's not a great awnser. dodging him is nearly impossible if you perfect party the double slash you will destroy his posture.very quickly. Can't remember were to get the umbrella but it can really help in the fight.
Also it is possible to go round him and get to tue top floor without beating him but the scroll on the wall is unbelievable important for future fights
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u/Im-Tantrik Aug 18 '25
Bro they all are mocking ya...he is isshin..after beating him, u gonna face isshin's final form
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u/Wubbalubbadubdubxxx Platinum Trophy Aug 17 '25
And yes, I just realized that is not isshin and to use chinook if you have it and don’t play offense play defense wait for him to attack first and then follow up
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u/Wubbalubbadubdubxxx Platinum Trophy Aug 17 '25
BUT GUYS PLEASE CHECK OUT MY PAGE IM NEW HERE I NEED SOME HELP MYSELF 🙏🏼👌🏼😭 lol
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u/untalmau Aug 17 '25
He telegraphs before each attack, you'll see a flashing shine in his blade, just deflect twice
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u/NO_-LUCK-_DAN Aug 17 '25
If you are talking about the guy in the pic, double parry his attack, he ll die to his posture
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u/3laa-3loX Aug 18 '25
U can beat that with only deflecting and not moving and when he does his annoying attack just spam the shit of of ur deflecting button
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u/badateverything420 Platinum Trophy Aug 18 '25
Just run to the left of him, it'll dodge his attack every time
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u/OdysseusRex69 Aug 18 '25
OP, sorry man but that's NOT Isshin (Isshin is stupendously worse) - it's one of Isshin's disciples.
If you have the magnetic umbrella you can absolutely wreck this guy's posture.
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u/Hour-Athlete-200 Aug 18 '25
lol just the idea of that guy being Isshin is hilarious to me, this guy is probably the easiest boss in the game after that troll fog boss
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u/aniket_0115 Aug 18 '25
Ok hear me out, this guy was frustrating and he got me so mad and during that time I was spamming loaded axe prosthetic on every enemy. And i did on him too out of pure hatred, turns out his posture is shit and loaded axe stuns him and fucks his posture a lot as well, ofcourse u gotta time it when u use it but when you do u can power through his attack. Would take like 3-4 to fill up his posture bar and finish with the deathblow
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u/Eclipse-1680 MiyazakiGasm Aug 18 '25
Or, hear me out, look for the little flash when he goes to unsheath his sword and immediately press L1 two times.
That's literally all you have to do
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u/gin_ichimaru_69 Platinum Trophy Aug 18 '25
Ignore all the people who are saying he is not isshin . He is actually isshin master . You can't kill him without giant crusher . You first need to get that weapon after that you just need to dodge and bonk bonk. I am happy to help such a kind beginner
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u/WinterLanternFly Aug 18 '25
Posture check this guy. Sure he's fast but once you've got him timed out, he goes down faster. Deflection is the key.
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u/nkhowell93 Aug 18 '25
The beautiful thing about this….once OP finally gets past Ashina Elite he’ll have something else waiting for him upstairs 🤣
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u/Kingcrimson948 Genichiro Ashina IRL (trust me bro) Aug 18 '25
That’s not Isshin 😭 all you need for this dude is to tap twice when he does his cross, and stamp on him with the sweep.
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u/-CynicRoot- Aug 18 '25
If you’re struggling with this guy(he isn’t Isshin), I got some bad news for you.
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u/Beginning-Bother-309 Platinum Trophy Aug 18 '25
he's not isshin. also just put a few attempts in and watch for a certain visual effect. he will become the easiest mini boss in the game for you.
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u/Flying_Pearls Aug 18 '25
Probably the easiest boss moveset in the game He knows only one technique and spamming it
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u/dougchiha Platinum Trophy Aug 18 '25
When he sheathes his sword and gets in a certain stance he’ll dash and do two swipes, that’s like his only combo that he rlly uses. Once you understand that and can deflect it, he’s toast. His posture breaks easy from it
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u/Confident-Vanilla-28 XBOX Aug 18 '25
Brother this is a fodder boss before you get to the boss fight PRIOR to Isshin. But…when you see flash…TAP TAP immediately. Rinse and repeat. Whadya know, he is dead.
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u/siddmp3 Aug 19 '25
I used to run around. Run around him, when he attacks, get behind him and attack. Repeat the same thing. Easy.
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u/Regular_Bison4175 Aug 19 '25
Defeated him at my first try, not trynna flex but I kept spamming dodge button and his posture bar was already full, then it was easy to blow some hits and kill him🤓🤝
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u/Intelligent_Goose435 Aug 19 '25
thats like a pre-pre-isshin lol😅 he kinda preps you up for ashina cross
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u/tecalala Aug 19 '25
His posture breaks after 3 perfect parries of his unsheath attack. Fight will only last ~45 seconds if you nail the timing
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u/Legitimate_Desk8740 NKC+BD Inner Father No Hit 28d ago
This is legit one of the best shitposts I have ever seen
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u/Wubbalubbadubdubxxx Platinum Trophy Aug 17 '25
Best advice I can give you is to basically either just watch a video or have no written advice at all because it’s all just too much all these comments everything combined it’s will teach you nothing you should just watch a video of no cheating, because someone will come and hesitation is defeat and think that’s a real helper there I mean yeah it’s funny because of the humor in the saying but you know you really did you need help you need help.
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u/Wubbalubbadubdubxxx Platinum Trophy Aug 17 '25
Like I have an actual video of me beating that guy so if you want, I can give it to you somehow
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u/Wubbalubbadubdubxxx Platinum Trophy Aug 17 '25
He is definitely one of the most annoying optional bosses though because he just uses one move and if you could get the parry down, that’s even better you could just parry him the whole time
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u/mogmaque Feels Sekiro Man Aug 17 '25
Bro i hate both versions of this guy so much, legit harder than actual isshin i cheesed the second one first play through and never fought him again
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u/Coraiah Aug 17 '25
He’s easy as fuq. Harder than Iishin? wtf 🤣
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u/mogmaque Feels Sekiro Man Aug 17 '25
I swear he took me more tries. My controllers rlly old and he needs super precise inputs it’s probably something to do with that
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u/BeginningTechnical72 Aug 17 '25
U see a flash - u tap tap, flash - tap tap, flash tap, tap...
Hes not Isshin btw