Rafomac News, Tech & Trends That MatterBeast of Reincarnation shakes up melee combat with a blend of parries, meters, and strategic use of a canine companion. If you’re struggling to navigate its deep combat system, these tips break down exactly what you need to know to gain the upper hand.
Why Parrying Is Your Best Friend
The combat system in Beast of Reincarnation may feel familiar if you’ve played games like Sekiro, but it packs plenty of unique layers. Your main attack is a four-hit combo activated by mashing one button. Importantly, any attack in this string can be instantly canceled into a guard, so there’s no fear of over-committing. This makes staying aggressive essential, but you must always be ready to parry incoming attacks.
While dodging grants a counterattack and can be crucial against red-flashing enemy moves that break through guards and parries, parrying remains your safest and most rewarding go-to. It not only protects you from stagger but also builds resources and activates unique weapon effects.
Managing Your Meters and Using Skills Smartly
New players should especially watch their entanglement gauge, a resource that lets you block attacks safely. Using skills like Shakuyaku early on—a quick two-hit move costing just one bar of this gauge—can stagger weaker enemies, opening them up for executions. But use your gauge carefully against tougher foes; blocking without a full meter will chip away at it, and once it’s empty, you’ll get staggered, leaving you vulnerable.
Alongside your main melee, unlock Blade Arts and Nushi Arts for more combat versatility. Skills like Climbing Higanbana let you combine fast combos with environmental advantages—such as grappling to sprouted plants and unleashing devastating aerial AoE attacks known as Helm Splitter. Investing points in these skills lets you switch fluidly between melee aggression and strategic positioning.
Exploiting Enemy Weaknesses and Weapon Choices
Keep an eye on icons next to enemy health bars signaling their weaknesses. Matching these with your weapon’s damage type is key. This can be from your melee sword or ranged weapons like Kusarimaru, which also benefits from mods that double status effect buildup and trigger stunning ailments.
Range combat can be a game changer when you maximize skills in Emma’s left skill tree. Early unlocks like Tracking Shot let your projectiles home in on foes and pierce multiple enemies, while Lucky Shot gives you a chance to save ammo—a huge help during crossbow rapid fire. Combined with damage multipliers for your bow and crossbow, this makes ranged attacks a strategic powerhouse.
Synergizing Charms and Spirit Stones
Don’t overlook the buffs from charms and spirit stones you collect throughout your journey. Focus on those enhancing your preferred playstyle—whether it’s increasing critical damage, boosting reload speeds, or restoring your canine companion Ku’s FP upon landing critical hits on weaknesses. Some stones named with ‘entangled’ boost your critical rate, which pairs well with charms that increase critical damage or rate, especially if you keep healing Emma regularly.
Finally, experiment with different swords. Though their base stats are similar, each has unique effects triggered by successful parries. For instance, the Shark Cutter ramps up your crit chance every time you and Ku land attacks, fitting perfectly with a critical-hit-focused build. Others excel at exploiting weaknesses, so matching weapon effects to your target is vital.
This combo of parrying mastery, smart meter management, skill investment, and equipment synergy gives you a toolkit to dominate every fight. If you want to see these tactics in action or learn more about cooking and other game systems, the dedicated video guides provide deeper dives into Beast of Reincarnation’s world.
