Nioh 3: Secret Skills Text Locations & Interactive Tracking Guide

The Supreme Shit Secret Skills Text is found inside the small chest in the house on the southern side of Kamo Village.

The Style Shift Flow Secret Skills Text can be found in the small chest in the lower area of Gojo Bridge.

The Quelling Requiem Secret Skills Text is found in the chest inside the building behind Anayama Nobutada.

The Resilient Arts Secret Skills text is obtained by looting the corpse in the Crucible Manifasted. Look for the corpse in a dead-end, on top of the hill, after leaving the first red tent.

The Purify Yokai Realm: Spirit Secret Skills Text is dropped by the Mujina inside the large chest in the building behind the Futamata Nurikabe.

The Wrathful Dragon Secret Skill Text can be found by looting the large chest in the back of the stables in the lower inner courtyard of Futamata Castle.

The Versatility Secret Skills Text is found on the upper defensive wall of the Futamata Castle, past the soldiers.

The Oppressive Strength Secret Skills Text is found inside the house of the Iinoya Enemy Base leader.

The Attack Mastery II Secret Skills Text is found inside the chest in the locked house of the Iinoya Enemy Base. You can reach it by dropping through the hole in the roof. Climb the hay bales behind the adjacent house, jump on the roofs, and drop inside.

The Tachi Arts Secret Skill Text is found on the Amrita Corpse at the edge of the cliff, behind the southern Tokaido Lesser Crucible.

The Defense Mastery II Secret Skills Text is found inside the large chest on the porch of the temple you'll get to visit during the Those Who Live in the Shadows Myth.

The Illusory Dragon Secret Skill Text is dropped by the Mujina inside the large chest in the first camp you'll cross after climbing the wooden structure under Saigagake Castle.

The Rebounding Surge Secret Skills Text can be obtained by looting the Amrita Corpse on the lower ledge by the Hamamatsu road leading to Hamamatsu Hill.

The Armor Piercer Secret Skill Text is found inside the chest in the locked house.

The More the Merrier Secret Skills Text is obtained by looting the corpse of the farmer inside his house on the eastern side of Futamata tea farm.

The Hollow Form Secret Skills Text is found inside the large tree on the western side of the Hamamatsu Hill Enemy Base.

The Samurai's Cloak Secret Skills Text is found inside the large chest on the top floor of the Ryotan Temple Tower.

The Physical Art Strike Secret Skills Text can be found in the large flooded area of the Haunting Caves. It is obtained by looting the corpse guarded by the 4 Yokai made of water.

The Ninjutsu Cultivation Secret Skills Text can be obtained by looting the corpse near the square building in the central area of the northern Lake Sanaru village.

The Favorable Wind Secret Skills Text is obtained by looting the Amrita Corpse found on the roof of the western house in the Awawa No Tsuji Enemy Base.

The Perseverance Secret Skills Text is found inside the Large Chest in the Yasaka Shrine building by the alley.

The Battle Frenzy Kata Secret Skills Text is found inside the small chest in the storage area of the Hachijo Enemy Base.

The Ki-Sapping Follow-Up Secret Skills Text is found in southwestern Hachijo, on the roof of the house where you must defeat the Kappa Crucible Wraith.

The Ki Pulse: Earth Secret Skills Text is found inside the large chest on top of the Nishiichi Enemy Base watchtower.

The Counteroffensive Evade Secret Skills Text is found at the edge of a house roof in the central area of Nishiichi province.

The Mysteries of Summoning Secret Skills Text can be obtained for 2 Yokai Teardrops from the Sudama Vendor in Nishiichi.

The Dread Bringer Secret Skills Text can be found in the large chest under the Horinji Temple Bridge.

The Ki Pulse: Man Secret Skills Text is obtained by looting the corpse at the edge of the central plateau, where you fight the Sagano Crucible Wraith.

The Pufferpuss Technique Secret Skills Text is obtained by looting the Amrita Corpse on the northwestern island in Sagano.

The Enduring Arts Secret Skills Text is found inside a cave you'll need to explore on your way to the Matsuo-taisha Shrine. The chest containing the text is behind some stalactites in the cave where you fight the little One-eyed Oni.

The Vigorous Spirit Secret Skills Text can be obtained by looting the corpse in the corridor leading to the Matsuo-taisha Shrine inner courtyard. Look for it by the large wooden door.

The Destructive Arts Secret Skills Text can be obtained by looting a corpse in the Palace Grounds Crucible. The corpse is found by the stone wall in the flooded area above the third Bodhisattva Statue.

The Savage Blade Kata Secret Skills Text is found inside the Honnoji Temple Crucible. You'll find it in a small chest in the first building, where you need to defeat a yokai resembling an old man with a mandolin.

The Artifact Defense Secret Skills Text is found inside the small chest on the ground floor of the Nijo Castle Enemy Base building.

The Bewildering Mist Secret Skills Text is found inside the large chest under the Mibu Temple - Main Hall Shrine. You can reach it by dropping one level once you get to the said Shrine.

The Potent Might Kata Secret Skills Text is obtained by looting a corpse in Gion. You'll find it hanging from the upper wall near the Shrine Walk Shrine Greatwood Shrine.

The Evasion Expert Secret Skills Text is obtained by looting the corpse on top of the tower in western Gion.

The Flexibility Secret Skills Text is found in Kiyomizu. Look for it inside the large chest inside the hut in the western camp.

The Rigor of the Gods Secret Skills Text is found inside the large chest on the southern side of Nijo Castle and the northern side of Mibu.

The Expansive Deflect Secret Skills Text can be obtained for two Yokai Teardrops from the Shirakawa Sudama.

The Volitional Onmyo Mage Secret Skills Text is obtained by looting the corpse in the eastern Shirakawa clearing; however, you'll need to deal with Joro-gumo first.

The Concentrated Mist Secret Skills Text is found inside the large chest in the building near the gate on the other side of the cave, past the second Bodhisattva Statue. After defeating the first Magatsu Warrior, look inside the building near the cannon on top of the stairs.

The Patience of the Gods Secret Skills Text is inside the large chest found in the shack in the Imperial Palace garden area (main path).

The Lingering Spirit Secret Skill Text is found inside the chest in the large building in Hamamatsu.

The Thrown Blade Counter Secret Skill Text is found inside the large chest in the building near the Hamamatsu Crucible.

Found inside the large chest on the ground floor of the locked house in Hamamatsu. To get inside, climb to the upper floor of the western house, then walk on the lower roof in the back, and jump through the window.

The Enduring Destruction Secret Skill Text can be obtained for 2 Yokai Teardrops from the Hamamatsu Sudama.

The Recoup Secret Skill Text can be found inside the large chest in the short tunnel at the bottom of Hamamatsu ravine.

The Vital Spirit Secret Skill Text is found inside the small chest on the wooden platform in the northeastern Tenryu River enemy base.

The Unshakable Secret Skill Text is found on the Amrita Corpse on the path patrolled by Rokurokubi.

The Panacea Curefast Secret Skill Text is found inside the large chest in the southern Tenryu River Enemy Base. To open the door of the temple where the chest is located, you need the Bloody Iron Key.

The Roaring Dragon Deflect Secret Skill Text is found inside the Valuable Chest found in the hut guarded by the Green Shadow's Blade on the eastern side of the Tokaido Forest of Souls.

The Running Water Secret Skill Text is found in the large chest in the Hamamatsu Crucible.

The Running Water Secret Skill Text is found in the small chest in the Hamamatsu Crucible.

The Sneak Thief Skill Text is found in the large chest on the second floor of the burning house near the Hamamatsu Castle Town - Clan Estate Bodhisattva Statue. You can get inside via a wall hole.

The Supreme Parry Secret Skills Text is found inside a large chest in the back of a burning house, close to the Hamamatsu Crucible exit.

The Evil-Dispelling Evade Secret Skill Text can be obtained for 2 Yokai Teardrops from the Eternal Rift Sudama.

The Awakening Secret Skills Text is obtained by completing The Way of the Onmyo: Novice Sub Mission in Eternal Rift.

The Aerial Strike Skills Text is obtained by looting the Amrita corpse, which you can reach via the Hamamatsu Spirit Vein.

Note: Obtainable after completing The Hamamatsu Incident.

The Backstab Life Siphon Secret Skills Text is found inside the cave guarded by the Nure-onna Crucible Wraith, in Maisaka village.

Note: To drain the water, you must pull the two levers in the village (marked on our interactive map).

The Enduring Burst Secret Skills Text can be obtained for 2 Yokai Teardrops from the Maisaka Sudama.

The Three Wars Stance Secret Skills Text can be found in Maisaka, inside the Haunting Caves, on a corpse. Look for it in the tunnel with the two mining Yokai.

The Dodging Secret Skills Text is found inside the large chest guarded by the Dweller Crucible Wraith, deep inside the Haunting Caves of Maisaka.

The Blade - Breaking Deflect Secret Skills text can be found inside the large chest at the end of the upper path, halfway through the Haunting Caves. To reach it,t you must cross the western Spirit Vein.

The Defense Mastery I Secret Skills text is found inside the Large Chest by the wall in the house where you must fight the Maisaka Post Crucible Wraith.

The Resolute Arts Secret Skills Text is obtained by looting the Amrita Corpse at the edge of the hill on the eastern side of Lake Sanaru.

The Indomitable Spirit Secret Skill Text is found inside the Large Chest found in the building located in the upper inner courtyard of Horie Castle (western coast of Lake Hamana region).

The Double-Edged Arts Secret Skills Text can be obtained for 2 Yokai Teardrops from the Futamata Road Sudama.

The Spiritualism Secret Skills Text is found inside the large chest in the temple room behind the northern Futamata Road Lesser Crucible.

The Snakebite Technique Secret Skills Text is found inside the chest at the end of the large canyon on the western side of Hamamatsu Hill.

The Enduring Vigor Secret Skills Text can be obtained for 2 Yokai Teardrops from the Iinoya Sudama.

The Aerial Mastery Secret Skills Text is found inside the large chest on the upper floor of the Iinoya pagoda. You can reach it only after obtaining the Pagoda Key, behind the Lesser Crucible in the southern temple.

The Unarmored Death Secret Skills Text is found inside the large chest in the hidden room on the ground floor. Look for a single rice paper panel you can hit to reveal a hidden chamber with the chest inside.

The Invigorating Arts Secret Skills Text can be obtained for 2 Yokai Teardrops from the Mikatagahara Sudama.

The Fatal Fists Secret Skills Text is found on the corpse on the lower ledge past the second Bodhisattva Statue.

The Deflection Expert Secret Skills Text is found inside the Eternal Rift chest in the cave you can access after removing the Spirit Vein in the basement of the blacksmith's building.

The Fortitude II Secret Skills Text can be obtained only after travelling to Heian, by looting the Amrita Corpse hanging from the ledge, past the Lake Hamana Spirit Vein.

The Deadly Eye Secret Skills Text is found in the Large Chest at the end of the cave behind the Tenryu River Spirit Vein. You can only reach it after entering Heian.

The Weight Bearer Secret Skills Text is obtained by looting the corpse on the far side of the area behind the Nurikabe, in the Mikatagahara Crucible.

The Powerful Shift Secret Skills Text is obtained after defeating the Mujina in Mount Kurama. You'll find the Mujina in the large chest behind the locked green door of a house you can enter via the hole in the roof.

The Butterfly Grace Secret Skills Text is found in the Large Chest inside the shrine guarded by Mikoshi Nyudo in the Mount Kurama area.

The Polished Form Secret Skills Text can be obtained by looting the corpse in the back of the upper ledge past the Hamamtsu Spirit Vein. To activate the Spirit Vein, you must unlock Kurama Tengu, the Guardian Spirit obtained by defeating the Great Tengu in Heian.

The Fortitude I Secret Skills Text can be obtained by looting the corpse on the lower ledge past the Hamamtsu Spirit Vein. To activate the Spirit Vein, you must unlock Kurama Tengu, the Guardian Spirit obtained by defeating the Great Tengu in Heian.

The Ki Pulse: Heaven Secret Skills Text is dropped by one of the bodies you can loot after dealing with the mages performing a ritual on the western side of Kamo Village.

The Supreme Burst Secret Skills Text is found on one of the three corpses in the small clearing past the Funaokayama Spirit Vein, north of Frozen Ghost Town Shrine.

The Ascension Secret Skills Text can be obtained for 2 Yokai Teardrops from the Funaokayama Sudama.

The Repel Expert Secret Skill Text is found inside the large chest on the porch of the temple you'll visit while playing the Follow the Soldier's Shadow Myth. To open the chest, you have to clear the enemy base.

The Purify Yokai Realm: Heaven Secret Skills Text is obtained in Rokuhara. You'll find it by looting one of the two Amrita Corpses on a wooden platform southwest of the Lesser Crucible and the Gion Grove Shrine.

The Streamflow Secrets Skills Text can be obtained after defeating the Mujina inside the Rokuhara Mimic Chest.

The Purify Yokai Realm: Earth Secre Skills Text can be obtained after dealing with the Mujina in the chest inside the large house on the eastern side of Hachijo.

The Venomfang Tehnique Secret Skills Text is found in Hachijo, in the small eastern clearing past the Lesser Crucible.

The Tourbillon Secret Skills Text is found inside the large chest in the hut outside the central Antiquity village.

The Single Slash Kata Secret Skills Text is found inside the large chest in the room full of terracota soldiers, which you can access using the third Spirit Stone Box.

The Summoning Basics Secret Skills Text is obtained by completing The Way of the Onmyo: Veteran Sub Mission in Eternal Rift.

The Summoning Basics Secret Skills Text is obtained by completing The Way of the Onmyo: Veteran Sub Mission in Eternal Rift.

The Tempestuous Deflect Secret Skills Text is found inside the Mimic Chest in the Shimabara house. You can obtain it after defeating the Mujina inside the chest.

The Long Stride Secret Skills Text is found inside the Shimabara pleasure house. It is inside a chest on the second floor of the building, after going through a hole in the wall of the corridor before/after the suspended bridge.

The Purify Yokai Realm: Man Secret Skills Text is found inside the small chest in a house in the Rokuhara Dark Realm.

Note: The earliest you can collect it is after defeating Takasugi Shinsaku in Bakumatsu.

The Pure Heaven Cursed Earth Secret Skills Text is found inside the eastern house of the Rokuhara Dark Realm.

Note: The earliest you can collect it is after defeating Takasugi Shinsaku in Bakumatsu.

The Style Shift Gust Secret Skills Text is obtained by looting the corpse on the lower ledge behind the southern Rokihara Pagoda.

Note: The earliest you can collect it is after defeating Takasugi Shinsaku in Bakumatsu.

The Healer Secret Skills Text is found in the large chest in the southern Shichijo underground cave.

The Spirit Ascension Secret Skills Text can be obtained for two Yokai Teardrops from the Shichijo Sudama.

The Counteroffensive Deflect Secret Skills Text can be obtained for two Yokai Teardrops from the Shichijo Sudama.

The Prelusive Arts Secret Skills Text is found inside the large chest in the Honnoji Temple Crucible, on a hidden ledge behind the Nurikabe.

The Last Stand Secret Skills Text is found inside the Large Chest in the center of the Enemy Base in Shijo.

The Shadowclad Secret Skills Text can be obtained for two Yokai Teardrops from the Sanjo Sudama.

The Ninjutsu Link Secret Skills Text can be obtained for two Yokai Teardrops from the Sanjo Sudama.

The Mysteries of the Onmyo Magic Secret Skills Text can be obtained for two Yokai Teardrops from the Nijo Castle Sudama.

The Arts Proficiency Life Siphon Secret Skills Text can be obtained by looting the corpse on top of the rock in the western Nijo Castle area.

The Ninja's Equilibrium Secret Skills Text is obtained by looting the corpse hanging from the roof of the house south of Gojo Bridge Shrine in Gion.

The Full Moon Katana Secret Skills Text is found in northern Kiyomizu. Look for it in the back alley at the border between Gion and Kiyomizu.

The Nimble Step Secret Skills Text is found inside the red chest in the Gion Enemy Base courtyard. You can collect it after clearing the Enemy Base.

The Samurai's Equilibrium Secret Skills Text is found by looting the corpse on the path outside the Lesser Crucible in Gion.

The Shadow Art Superiority Secret Skills Text can be obtained for two Yokai Teardrops from the Gion Sudama.

The Headwind Blaze Secret Skills Text is found inside the large chest on the porch of the eastern Shirakawa, past the Lesser Crucible.

The Shared Blessing Secret Skills Text is found inside the large chest in the central building of the Kyoto Imperial Palace Enemy Base.

The Ki Pulse Mastery is obtained from the corpse behind the Hot Spring building in the Final Battle of Edo.