- What to know
- Nioh 3 Benevolent Grave rewards details
- What Benevolent Graves rewards actually do in Nioh 3
- How rewards are generated from your Benevolent Grave
- How to collect Benevolent Grave rewards from a shrine
- Using other players’ Benevolent Graves and rewards
- Reward types you can expect
- How placement affects your reward rate
What to know
- Benevolent Graves are player-placed blue graves that summon AI allies
- Rewards are earned when other players use your grave, not immediately
- All rewards are claimed from a shrine, not from the battlefield
- The Boons menu is the only place to collect them
In Nioh 3, Benevolent Graves serve a dual purpose. They let you summon help when you need it, but more importantly, they reward you for helping others. Many players miss out on these rewards simply because the game never forces you to collect them. If you’ve been placing Benevolent Graves and wondering where the payoff is, the answer lies quietly inside the shrine menu.
Nioh 3 Benevolent Grave rewards details
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Grave type | Benevolent Grave (blue aura) |
| Who benefits | Other players first, you later |
| Reward trigger | Other players summon your Acolyte |
| Where rewards appear | Shrine → Preparations → Boons |
| Common rewards | Ochoko Cups, Glory, sometimes Righteous Jasper |
What Benevolent Graves rewards actually do in Nioh 3
Benevolent Graves are blue spectral markers placed by players using Righteous Jasper. When another player interacts with your grave and offers Ochoko Cups, they summon an AI ally called an Acolyte. This Acolyte fights alongside them, helping clear enemies or stabilize tough encounters.
From your perspective, this help happens entirely in the background. You won’t receive a notification mid-mission, and nothing drops directly into your inventory when it happens. Instead, the game stores your compensation until you actively collect it.
How rewards are generated from your Benevolent Grave
Every time another player successfully summons your Acolyte and uses it in combat, the game tracks that assistance. Once your grave has helped enough players, a reward bundle is generated for you. This system mirrors earlier Nioh titles and exists to encourage players to place genuinely useful graves rather than random ones.
Typical rewards include Ochoko Cups, which fuel future summons, and Glory, which feeds into the broader online and cosmetic systems. Occasionally, you may also receive additional Righteous Jasper, allowing you to place more graves and continue the cycle.
How to collect Benevolent Grave rewards from a shrine
The most important thing to understand is that rewards never auto-claim. Even if your grave has helped dozens of players, nothing enters your inventory until you retrieve it manually.
Travel to any shrine in any mission or region. The location does not matter. Open the shrine menu and select Preparations, not Inventory or Level Up.
Navigate into the Boons section. This menu quietly stores all delayed online rewards. Claim your Benevolent Grave rewards, which are added instantly to your inventory.
This process can be repeated whenever new rewards accumulate, and there is no penalty for waiting before collecting them.
Using other players’ Benevolent Graves and rewards
When you summon an Acolyte from someone else’s Benevolent Grave, the primary reward goes to the grave owner, not you. Your benefit is indirect: extra damage, distraction, and survivability during combat. In some cases, minor loot may appear after extended assistance, but the real incentive is cooperative progression rather than farming.
This is why Benevolent Graves are fundamentally different from Bloody Graves, which are designed around risk, combat, and immediate loot.
Reward types you can expect
| Reward | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Ochoko Cups | Used to summon allies from graves |
| Glory | Currency for online and cosmetic systems |
| Righteous Jasper | Allows placement of more Benevolent Graves |
How placement affects your reward rate
Benevolent Grave rewards in Nioh 3 are a quiet but reliable source of Ochoko Cups and Glory, designed to reward cooperative play without interrupting your progress. As long as you place graves and remember to check the Boons menu at a shrine, you’ll never miss out on what you’ve earned. If you’ve been helping others without seeing results, chances are your rewards are already waiting—unclaimed.
Although placement isn’t mandatory knowledge to collect rewards, it strongly influences how often you receive them. Graves placed near bosses, chokepoints, or difficult enemy clusters are far more likely to be used. High-traffic locations naturally generate more summons, which means faster reward accumulation for you.
You can also maintain multiple active Benevolent Graves across different missions, spreading your presence and increasing the odds that someone benefits from your Acolyte.
