- What to know
- Understanding what is the Daidara Bocchi encounter about
- How to start the puzzle path
- How to find the required item
- Completing the puzzle objective
- How the combat phase works
- Combat survival tips during the sequence
- Rewards for completing the encounter
- Beating Daidara Bocchi without wasting time
What to know
- Daidara Bocchi is a puzzle boss, not a straight DPS check
- You cannot damage his main body in a meaningful way
- Progress requires exploration, item retrieval, and altar interaction
- The fight resolves by calming the yokai, not killing him outright
The Daidara Bocchi encounter in Nioh 3 takes place during the Disaster at Lake Hamana myth mission and is intentionally designed to break expectations. If you approach it like a normal boss—dumping damage into the body—you’ll make almost no progress. The game instead combines environmental objectives with selective combat phases, rewarding players who understand what actually matters.
This guide explains how to reach the correct objective locations, how the combat phase works, and how to resolve the encounter quickly without unnecessary deaths.
Understanding what is the Daidara Bocchi encounter about
| Element | Details |
|---|---|
| Mission | Disaster at Lake Hamana (Myth Mission) |
| Boss type | Puzzle + combat hybrid |
| Damage focus | Glowing fingers only |
| Objective | Retrieve and place key item |
| Completion | Calms the yokai, ends encounter |
Daidara Bocchi is a massive yokai entity embedded into the environment rather than a standard arena boss. His size is meant to signal that brute force alone will not work. While he does attack constantly—slamming limbs, pulling up debris, and sweeping the battlefield—his main body is effectively resistant to damage.
The encounter progresses through two parallel systems:
- A puzzle objective tied to the environment
- A combat loop that temporarily weakens him
Ignoring either one will stall progress.
How to start the puzzle path
From the Lake Hamana shoreline, follow the coastline until you reach a castle structure overlooking the area. This is not optional—this route leads to the objective that governs the entire encounter.
Fight your way up through the castle interior until you reach the top altar. This altar is incomplete and cannot be interacted with meaningfully yet, which is your cue that something is missing.
How to find the required item
After reaching the altar, turn around and look downward. A path leads away from the altar and descends toward a crucible area.
Near the crucible, you’ll find a breakable wall. Destroying this wall reveals the key item required to resolve the puzzle. This item is heavy and must be carried manually, meaning combat awareness is important while transporting it.
Completing the puzzle objective
Once you obtain the item, carry it all the way back to the altar at the top of the castle and place it in the empty slot. Doing this updates the mission state and initiates the final resolution of the encounter.
At this point, Daidara Bocchi’s aggression subsides, and the myth mission progresses to completion.
How the combat phase works
While moving through the area and during puzzle progression, Daidara Bocchi remains active and hostile. However, only one part of him takes real damage.
Targeting the fingers
The glowing fingers on his hands are the only valid damage zones. Attacking anything else wastes time and stamina.
Breaking fingers:
- Deals real health damage
- Drains Daidara Bocchi’s Ki
- Advances the stagger cycle
Weapons or abilities with wide reach are especially effective, as they can clip multiple fingers at once.
Executing during Ki breaks
After enough finger damage, Daidara Bocchi enters a Ki-depleted state. One of his arms will lower, allowing you to run up the limb and perform a grapple-style execute.
This execute deals massive damage and is the only way to significantly reduce his health bar.
This process repeats until the encounter transitions toward resolution.
Combat survival tips during the sequence
| Tip | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Ignore main body | No meaningful damage |
| Stay mobile | Large AoE slam attacks |
| Focus fingers only | Progression trigger |
| Use fast abilities | Break fingers faster |
| Watch arm drops | Execute windows are short |
Rewards for completing the encounter
| Reward type | Description |
|---|---|
| Equipment | High-value loot drops |
| Materials | Upgrade resources |
| Progress | Myth mission completion |
| Unlocks | Story advancement |
Beating Daidara Bocchi without wasting time
Daidara Bocchi is a test of understanding, not endurance. Once you realize that the fight revolves around environmental objectives and finger targeting, the encounter becomes controlled and efficient instead of chaotic. By retrieving the item, placing it at the altar, and focusing damage where it actually counts, you can clear this puzzle boss quickly and claim the rewards without unnecessary retries.
