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Kusabimaru (楔丸, Lynchpin) is a Key Item in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. It is used to to attack Enemies and deflect attacks. This is the primary means of combat in Sekiro.
Sekiro Kusabimaru Information
Sekiro can continuously attack in a pattern of five slashes. He will take a step forwards for every swing.
Holding the attack button until a glint runs across the blade results in a powerful thrust attack. The thrust does more damage and can penetrate defenses. A thrust can be performed as part of a combo after the first, second or third slash,
Blocking can absorb physical damage to vitality however that damage will instead affect Posture. Timing a block just as an attack lands is a deflection.
Deflecting will negate all physical damage and return the posture damage to the enemy. A deflect can be followed up with a quick attack.
Elemental damage from fire, lightning and spirit can not be blocked or deflected.
Sekiro Kusabimaru Location
Ashina Reservoir
- Given by Kuro, the Divine Heir in the Moonlit Tower during the prologue.
Sekiro Kusabimaru Notes & Tips
- Kusabi (楔) is Japanese for "wedge," while maru (丸) is a common suffix used in masculine names.
- Every attack leaves Wolf open for a brief moment before the next input.
- Jumping off level ground, Wolf can quickly swing his sword twice before landing. This technique can allow for two attacks during moments one might find time for a single standing attack.
- Wolf will swing his sword horizontally when attacking after a quick step or sprint.
- Wolf can sprint into a thrust attack, quickly closing in and reaching the tip of his blade into enemies at a distance.
Sekiro Kusabimaru Story & Lore
- Kuro comes from 九 (ku) meaning "nine" and 郎 (rou) meaning "son". This name was traditionally given to the ninth son. The name likely refers to the nine sons of the Dragon King "the dispenser of rain". But "Kuro" is also a Japanese kanji (黒) meaning “black”.
- Kusabimaru has a bo-hi (the fuller, running almost the length of the blade) and a sugu (straight) hamon. It is the only katana in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice to have a bo-hi. The tsuba (handguard) and habaki (soft metal spacer at the base of the blade sitting on the tsuba) appear to be made of shibuichi, a japanese copper-silver alloy that can range from black to silver-copper in appearance. Shibuichi was sometimes used for blade hardware, however habaki were most commonly crafted of copper. Tsuba, especially on heirloom swords, were often crafted from shakudo (a copper-gold alloy that is chemically treated to become black in color).
Sekiro Kusabimaru Gallery
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*CLANG* *CLANG* *CLANG* *CLANG* *CLANG* *CLANG*
GET DEFLECTED, GET DEFLECTED, GET DEFLECTED
GET DEFLECTED
GET DEFLECTED!!!!!!!
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The best Fromsoftware sword that is also a key item since Key to the Embedded!
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One of the most under appreciated main weapons in video game history.
maybe curve it a bit more ... then put holes in it... then make it deal frostbite... hmmmm... yep thats a good weapon
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people keep trash talking the weapon when the skill comes from the player
sounds like a skill issue to me :)
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Dumb Katana is useless against any form of armor including very thick clothes, breaks easily and has no reach compared to two handed polearms
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This is some next level weeb ****, real men only use the loaded axe and die with dignity after running out of emblems
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Parrying some dragon god and some monke poop fart couldnt be more easier
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This better be in elden ring as a dex weapon just for easter eggs like moonlight greatsword
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Maru is a actually a style of forging a katana entirely of hard metal
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I looooove the minimalist design on this and the concept of a short but sturdy katana. I hope they add it as a weapon in future games
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I dont think this would be a katana at all. By the size, and the fact Wolf is a shinobi, IT MUST be a wakizashi.
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i wish the hamon pattern on the blade would be more elegant instead of a plain straight line
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The best sword is a reliable one. Kusabimaru is small, light, sturdy and reliable; perfect for a wielder who understands finesse and balance.
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I wanna say hi to my new uchigatana but ehh this stuff hits way stronger, no matter how hard the game is.
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Does anyone know if this was designed from a true sword? I'm hoping to buy one as a display piece
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This katana: Does maybe 1/20th of an enemy's hp bar per hit Katana of a generic grunt: Does 1/3rd of my hp bar per hit Its more effective as a shield than a weapon tbh
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Considering how many hits it blocks and how many lives it takes throughout the game without breaking it's actually a damn good weapon despite its unassuming design.
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So is this an wakizashi? It looks to straight to be a tachi, and too short for a full length katana...
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This seems to be the shortest katana in the game. Genichiro, Owl, even trash mobs have more range. Oh how I wish the Mortal Blade was an alternate weapon.
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Wish we could have replaced this when we got the mortal blade.
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Everyone else's sword hits you for over 20% of your health each time, yours hits for less than 5% of theirs. I think this guy's trying to do a broken sword run.
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I got a different description. After the bit about finding its way back to Wolf it says “Both sheath and hilt are an unassuming solid black. It’s name means ‘ties with that which is precious’, and it’s said the blade embodies this sentiment.”
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Kusabimaru
The shinobi’s choice weapon
The fang of the Wolf
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