Splitstaff

Splitstaff are Weapons in Nioh 2 and information about their stats is shown below. This weapon works in conjunction with the Splitstaff Skills skill tree. Splitstaff scale primarily off of the Magic Stat, but also scales off of Courage and Strength.

Quick Summary	A high utility weapon that allows you to change the properties of your attacks by holding the button down after using them Has some of the best Ki damage in the game, with the ability to attack from many different ranges and with a large amount of mobility skills. This comes at the cost of raw health damage from most of your attacks.
Pros	Held Shin Crusher is the highest Ki damage per second melee attack among weapons. Held High Stance quick attack and Dragon Dance are legitimately high DPS, which is rare for the weapon. Twin Phoenix is strong with the Elemental Arcana Custom Active Skills if you hold the first hit. Several Strong mobility and evasive options: -Changing Ways, Fill the Void and Radiant Moon can be used to evade attacks while attacking yourself. -Darting Cloud allows you to reposition after Ki pulsing. Held High stance strong attack, Heron Kick and Roar Power have impressive forward range, allowing you to attack from a safe distance. After the strong attack, you can use Radiant Moon or a held Ebb and Flow to attack enemies again even from max distance Held Side Splitter, Unruly Revolution, Twin Phoenix and Mid Stance Strong attack all have wide range and attack all around you, making them good for hitting multiple enemies.
Cons	Low DPS outside of the exceptions listed above The only high damage, single hitting attack the weapon has is Roar Power, which is slower than most attacks of this type and has middling damage by comparison.

Splitsfaffs have the unique mechanic of Fluid Form, which allows you to hold the button used when attacking to change the properties of the attack done, either giving them more range, damage or increasing the amount of hits done, at the cost of increasing the amount of Ki used and generally having slower and longer animations. Because of this, despite being on the lower end of how many active skills it has, the attacks it does have posses multiple different applications. It also has some of the most mobility options and evasive attacks among weapons, in addition to some of the longest range in both length and in a radial area. Finally, every splitstaff is considered a striking weapon, which increases their Ki damage, giving it some of the best Ki damage available. This comes at the cost of generally being a low damage per second weapon outside of Dragon Dance and held High Stance Quick Attacks, and lacking a really high damage, single hitting attack outside of Roar Power, a rare drop Boss Skill from the first DLC, which you cannot access until you beat the game once.

Below is a list of Splitstaff in Nioh 2, and each Spear has an effect that will ALWAYS be present, no matter what other random bonuses there may be, and these are listed in the "effect" column. Damage values are not listed since these change by rarity and level, making it difficult to compare them easily. Break and Block are listed, since these do not change with rarity or level.

Every Weapon in the game has Familiarity. The better quality of the weapon, the more Familiarity can be obtained with the weapon, and over time the damage and bonuses of the weapon will improve as the Familiarity increases up to a maximum. This way, using the same weapon over time can yield higher damage than another, even if it's lower level.

Please see Splitstaff Skills for more information.

Watery Devotion: Splitstaff

Utilise Medium Armor, Onmyo Magic and the new Splitstaff weapon with this Nioh 2 Watery Devotion Build perfect for late game. Click here to read full build.

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Name	Break	Block				Effect
Wooden Splitstaff			D+	B+	C+	Proficiency Bonus
Genin's Split staff	56	38	D+	B+	C+	Low Attack Ki Consumption
Itinerant Monk's Splitstaff	57	38	D+	B+	C+	Mid Guard Ki Consumption
Hunter's Splitstaff	91	59	D+	B+	C+	High Attack Damage
Tengu's Khakkhara	67	35	D+	B+	C+	Imbue Corruption
Warrior Monk's Splitstaff	59	40	D+	B+	C+	Strong Attack Ki Damage
Zen Splitstaff	77	51	D-	B+	C+	Imbue Purity
Chunin's Splitstaff	61	41	D+	B+	C+	Guard Ki Consumption
Martial Artist's Splitstaff	77	51	D+	B+	C+	Active Skill Ki Consumption
Heroic Monk's Splitstaff	77	51	D+	B+	C+	Strong Attack Damage
Seven Scalp Splitstaff	64	50	D+	B+	C+	Melee Attack Ki Consumption
Elite Warrior's Splitstaff	65	43	D+	B+	C+	Active Skill Damage
Jonin's Splitstaff	66	43	D+	B+	C+	Melee Ki Damage
Head Ninja's Splitstaff	67	44	D+	B+	C+	Melee Damage
Evil Crusher Splitstaff	68	44	D+	B+	C+	Imbue Purity Melee Damage vs. Yokai
Tempest Splitstaff	77	59	D+	B+	C+	Imbue Water
Vajra Splitstaff			D+	B+	C+	Imbue Lightning
Flashfire Splitstaff	77	51	D+	B+	C+	Imbue Fire
Kiryoki's Split staff	75	43	D+	B+	C+	Imbue Corruption Increased Attack (Enemy Killed)
Benkei's Split staff	76	44	D+	B+	C+	Imbue Corruption Mighty Monk
Dragon King Splitstaff	74	48	D+	B+	C+	Imbue Water Damage vs. Saturated Enemy
Kobo Daishi's Khakkhara			D+	B+	C+	Devout Practitioner