Rival swordsmanBestiary · - Legendary Chimera

Nue鵺

Health11,800

Attacks41

Placements6

Mikiri max150

A Genma that terrorized Kyoto long ago, and now back with a vengeance. The range of attacks it unleashes is as varied as the number of other creatures it seems to be an amalgamation of. It attacks like a wild beast toying with its prey, and absorbing souls will allow it to unleash lightning from its tail. But don't let its speed and ferocity put you on the back foot—take careful aim at its tail with your arrows, and you'll soon have things under control.

Combat15

RoleSoul Absorbent

Just action rankMidboss

Parry target speed0.5×

Defensive reaction time1s

Guard knockback cooldown3s

Blazing: attack, stamina damage, guard pressure+20% / +20% / +20%

Combat speed1× (easy 1×)

Combat range50 m

Attack detection range5 m

Percentage damage rankLevel 9

Mikiri (read)

Mikiri start140

Executes at140

Execution rate100%

Decay12 every 5s

Decay starts after3s

Moves11

Every move in this enemy's own action set, with the answer the game defines for it. A move that can be parried opens a window on the frame given; one that can only be blocked does not.

Move	Kind	Player answer
Two-part left-right start blend to multi end attack	Attack
Left-right 2 attack rush	Attack
Left-right 2 attack rush to head butt	Attack
Single attack	Attack
Two-part left-right start blend to single end attack	Attack
Three-part left-right start blend to single end attack	Attack
Curve turning attack	Attack
Single left-right single attack	Attack
Blade clash rush attack	Attack
Blade clash spinning rush attack	Attack
Grab	Grab

Attack table41

Health damage, stamina (rikido) damage, guard damage, element, form of the blow and the reaction it forces. Counter issen marks the attacks that open a counter.

Attacks	Damage	Rikido	Guard	Element	Form	Reaction	Guard reaction	Multi-hit
5	100	100	100		Slice	Small	Small
3	0	0	0		Blunt	Small	Small
2	120	240	0		Blunt	Small	Medium Heavy
2	150	225	100		Shot	Medium	Medium Heavy
2	160	320	100		Shot	Small	Small
1	160	360	200		Blunt	Small	Medium Heavy
1	120	240	200		Blunt	Large	Medium Heavy
1	240	1000000	0		Slice	Large	Medium Heavy
1	80	160	200		Blunt	Medium	Small Heavy
1	150	225	0		Slice	Medium	Medium
1	250	375	0		Slice	Large	Medium Heavy
1	250	375	0		Slice	Small	Large Heavy
1	240	360	0		Slice	Large	Medium Heavy
1	120	180	0		Slice	Large	Medium
1	120	240	0		Blunt	Large	Medium Heavy
1	240	480	0		Blunt	Large	Large Heavy
1	220	440	0		Blunt	Small	Medium Heavy
1	150	225	300		Blunt	Small	Large Heavy
1	70	105	0		Slice	Small	Small	2
1	130	195	0		Blunt	Small	Medium
1	160	320	0		Blunt	Large	Medium
1	280	420	0		Slice	Large	Medium
1	200	300	300		Slice	Large	Large Heavy
1	100	100	100		Slice	Small	Medium
1	200	400	200		Blunt	Small	Medium Heavy
1	500	600	100		Blunt	Small	Small
1	160	360	200		Slice	Large	Medium
1	0	100	100		Slice	Small	Small
1	10000	100	100		Blunt	Small	Small
1	200	400	200		Shot	Small	Medium Heavy
1	100	100	100		Shot	Small	Medium
1	0	0	0	Fire	Blunt	Small	Small

Difficulty scaling24 story checkpoints

The game multiplies every enemy's health and attack by a rate that rises at story checkpoints and differs per difficulty. Effective health applies those rates to this enemy's base 11,800.

Difficulty	Health rate	Effective health	Attack rate
Easy	0.63× to 1.69×	7,434 to 19,942	0.59× to 1.43×
Standard	0.72× to 1.9×	8,496 to 22,420	0.72× to 1.9×
Hard	1.44× to 3.2×	16,992 to 37,760	1.44× to 3.7×

Every checkpoint

From story step	Easy	Standard	Hard	Easy attack	Standard attack	Hard attack
The Ruckus at Rendaino (step 2)	7,434	8,496	16,992	0.59×	0.72×	1.44×
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu (step 5)	10,266	11,800	20,296	0.81×	1×	1.9×
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu (step 60)	10,266	11,800	20,296	0.81×	1×	1.9×
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu (step 95)	10,266	11,800	20,296	0.81×	1×	1.9×
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu (step 120)	10,266	11,800	20,296	0.81×	1×	1.9×
The Stage is Set at Kiyomizu (step 130)	10,266	11,800	20,296	0.81×	1×	1.9×
Kyoto, Corrupted (step 70)	10,620	12,154	20,296	0.81×	1.03×	2×
Careful What You Wish For (step 80)	10,738	12,390	20,768	0.83×	1.05×	2.04×
The Curse of Kiyomizu-zaka Slope (step 4)	10,974	12,626	21,004	0.84×	1.07×	2.06×
Patching up the Pouch (step 5)	11,918	13,688	22,302	0.86×	1.16×	2.19×
Windswept Kennin-ji (step 30)	12,154	13,924	22,656	0.88×	1.18×	2.24×
What Lurks in the Shadows (step 50)	12,272	14,160	23,128	0.9×	1.2×	2.27×
The Roots of All Evil (step 5)	13,334	15,340	25,252	1.02×	1.3×	2.49×
Bloodbath on the Bridge (step 10)	13,688	15,694	25,606	1.04×	1.33×	2.52×
Shadows Fall (step 10)	14,160	16,284	26,668	1.06×	1.38×	2.62×
A Tempest at the Temple (step 10)	15,104	17,346	28,320	1.13×	1.47×	2.8×
To Live is to Suffer (step 10)	15,576	17,936	29,500	1.18×	1.52×	2.91×
Okuni's Kabuki Dance (step 10)	15,930	18,290	29,972	1.2×	1.55×	2.95×
The Demon on the Mount (step 10)	17,228	19,824	32,568	1.25×	1.68×	3.26×
A Haunted Distraction (step 30)	17,700	20,296	32,922	1.27×	1.72×	3.3×
Storm Chaser (step 40)	18,644	21,358	34,810	1.3×	1.81×	3.45×
In the Light of an Icy Moon (step 10)	19,116	21,948	35,400	1.33×	1.86×	3.54×
The Clash at Rendaino (step 10)	19,470	22,420	37,170	1.4×	1.9×	3.65×
The Clash at Rendaino (step 20)	19,942	22,420	37,760	1.43×	1.9×	3.7×