What to know
- Maximize Constitution to 99 for health, with Heart at 62, Stamina at 24, and targeted points in other stats for requirements and buffs.
- Use seven-piece Inari gear centered on weapons like katana, paired with pieces for martial arts damage and toughness.
- Skills emphasize fortitude, elemental boosts, and counters, while soul cores provide mitigation and utility.
- Flexible across Samurai and Ninja styles, excelling with Sword of Meditation or Focus Strike.
Inari builds in Nioh 3 deliver massive boss damage through double Inari sets and elemental buffs. You can craft this Inari build to shred bosses by stacking elemental damage and key synergies. It thrives on walking forward aggressively while buffs layer up for absurd hits.
| Aspect | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Playstyle | Samurai for big hits (katana Sword of Meditation); Ninja for elemental roulette and quick swaps |
| Core Grace | Double Inari (7 pieces total) on weapons, boots, accessories, Yasakani |
| Stat Priority | Con 99, Heart 62, Stam 24, Str 15, Skill 20, Intel 25, Magic 40 |
| Guardian Spirits | Kusanagi (Samurai); Tangen Kujaku (Ninja, with Elemental Roulette) |
| Damage Peak | 75k+ on bosses via layered buffs and proficiency skills |
Stats that power your damage
Pump Constitution to 99 for maximum health, making you durable in close-range fights. Heart reaches 62 as secondary for sustain, Stamina hits 24 once gear upgrades for stamina management, Strength at 15 meets requirements, Skill at 20 boosts ninjutsu breakpoints, Intellect at 25 extends effect durations, and Magic at 40 unlocks Omamori slots. These ensure you frontline bosses without crumbling.
Samurai gear for crushing blows
Equip Inari katana (prefer Martial Arts temper; Life Drain works) as main, Inari Switchglaive or rifle as secondary.
Grind Inari Mino Veterans boots via Sudama blessing for 50 toughness into A rank.
Add Inari accessory and Yasakani…
Brave Demon waist and gauntlets (15% martial arts damage)…
Warrior of the West chest (8.2% martial arts) and Kintaro’s headband (10% damage reduction while attacking).
Kusanagi guardian boosts arts and martial damage.
Ninja setup for elemental chaos
Mirror Samurai with Inari on ranged weapon, both weapons (aim Crucible Inari Tonfas or Split Staff), boots, Yasakani, and accessory. Fill head/chest/gloves/waist with Kado Flying Kado for ninjutsu gauge charge, Shadow Arts damage, spirit force backstab, and elemental boosts.
Tangen Kujaku shines with 15% extended elemental weapon and 60-spirit Elemental Roulette (random fire/lightning/water/wind buff, enabling 28% Inari elemental damage).
Skills to layer your buffs
Common skills include Double Fortitude, Double Attack, Weightbearer, Valitional, Spirit Ascension, Awakening, and Amplification for fast multi-buffing.
Samurai skills
Water stance, Counteroffensive Deflect (damage boost on deflect), Roaring Dragon (elemental vulnerability post-deflect), Potent Might (more martial arts), Destructive Arts, Prelusive Arts, Favorable Headwind (status ailment exploitation).
Ninja skills
Throne Blade Counter (counts as Anu for Wrathful Dragon synergy), Patience/Rigor of the Gods (24% buildup, 10% elemental damage), Dreadbringer (effect-based scaling), Yokai Banisher (mist removal), Ninjutsu Link (horde clear), Illusory/Wrathful Dragon (cross-element boosts).
Clan buffs and soul cores
Shinsengumi clan for Warrior’s Honor (huge damage buff, penalty on back hits—stay frontal). Pair with Honda clan skill damage (up to 14.2% at high rank). Level clans to mid-tier (Minister/Elder) before switching to retain perks.
Soul cores: Roki/Gouki (8.5% damage taken while attacking), Hero (Hellshock), Envy (Hellfire), Obsession (Hellgust), Ibaraki (Carnage), Redcap (Weakness), Konaki-jiji (Protection Talisman—negates ~3k damage flat).
| Reward Type | Source | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Damage Amp | Inari Grace | 28% elemental weapon (doubles up) |
| Mitigation | Protection Talisman (Konaki) | Flat ~3k damage negation |
| Proficiency Boost | Kusanagi / Sword of Meditation | Massive arts damage scaling |
| Elemental Roulette | Tangen (60 spirit) | Random element buff refresh |
| Status Exploit | Favorable Headwind / Dreadbringer | Extra damage vs ailments |
| Backstab Synergy | Throne Blade Counter + Wrathful | Elemental vuln on perfect evade |
How to execute in boss fights
Start by applying elemental buffs via amulets or Roulette, then layer Omamori, proficiency, and arts. Walk forward with Protection up, deflect/evade for counters, and unload Sword of Meditation (katana) or Focus Strike (ninja). Works flexibly with Switchglaive, Split Staff, Cestus (Fist of Reckoning), spears (thrust helm swap), axes—katana peaks highest.
This setup turns you into an unkillable damage machine, flexible for Crucible or co-op. Tweak for prefs like Ninjutsu Cultivation if skipping Link, but core synergies make bosses melt fast.
