All Sekiro Skills DB Guide: Skill Trees, Points & Prerequisites Master List
Complete searchable and filterable database for every Combat Art, Shinobi Martial Art, and Latent Skill in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Includes exact Skill Point (SP) costs, prerequisite unlock paths, Spirit Emblem consumption, and fastest routes to unlock the Mushin Arts tree.
Fast Paths to Unlock Mushin Arts (4 Ultimate Skills)
Prerequisite to receive Mushin Esoteric Text • Click to open / close guide
To receive the Mushin Esoteric Text from Tengu of Ashina, Isshin Ashina, or Emma, you MUST master the final ultimate skill in at least one other skill tree. Here is the exact prerequisite purchase chain and minimum Skill Points required for each option:
Shinobi Arts
Prosthetic Arts
Ashina Arts
Temple Arts
Mushin Arts
Whirlwind Slash
Combat ArtA spinning attack that slices surrounding enemies. Deals damage even when guarded. Great for crowd control and gap closing.
Mikiri Counter
Martial ArtStep forward on incoming enemy thrusts to crush their weapon and deal massive Posture damage. Absolutely essential for the entire game.
Mid-air Deflection
Martial ArtAllows you to guard and deflect incoming enemy attacks, projectiles, and bullets while jumping in mid-air.
Mid-air Combat Arts
Martial ArtAllows executing equipped Combat Arts (like Ichimonji, Whirlwind, Mortal Draw) during a jump. Essential for speedrunners.
A Shinobi's Karma: Body
Latent SkillPermanently increases the maximum number of Spirit Emblems that can be held on your person by +1.
A Shinobi's Karma: Mind
Latent SkillFurther expands your maximum Spirit Emblem carrying capacity by an additional +1.
Shinobi Eyes
Latent SkillPermanently boosts the Posture damage dealt to enemies upon successfully executing a Mikiri Counter.
Breath of Life: Light
Latent SkillPermanently recovers a portion of your Vitality upon successfully executing any Deathblow (stealth or combat).
Suppress Presence
Latent SkillReduces an enemy's ability to spot you visually, making stealth approaches significantly easier.
Suppress Sound
Latent SkillSuppresses footsteps and movement sound so enemies will not hear you running or dropping behind them.
Vault Over
Martial ArtWhen an enemy's posture is broken, jump over their head to get directly behind their back and trigger a Ninjutsu backstab deathblow.
Shadowrush (Ultimate)
Combat ArtUnleash a devastating long-range forward thrust that pierces defenses and catapults you into the air on hit.
Chasing Slice
Martial ArtPerform a lunging dash attack immediately after deploying Shuriken, Firecracker, or Loaded Spear. Great gap-closer.
Fang and Blade
Martial ArtExecute a heavy dual-weapon follow-up strike using sword and tool simultaneously after swinging the Loaded Axe or Spear.
Grappling Hook Attack
Martial ArtAllows you to perform a sweeping sword attack while mid-grapple towards environmental points or boss grapple markers (Gyoubu, Demon of Hatred).
Mid-air Prosthetic Tool
Martial ArtDeploy prosthetic tools (Shuriken, Firecracker, Axe, Umbrella, Flame Vent) while jumping in the air.
Projected Force
Martial ArtRelease absorbed energy from Loaded Umbrella or Mist Raven as a heavy ranged blast or shockwave slash.
Sculptor's Karma: Scars
Latent SkillPermanently expands your maximum Spirit Emblem carrying capacity by +1.
Sculptor's Karma: Blood
Latent SkillFurther expands your maximum Spirit Emblem carrying capacity by an additional +1.
Emma's Medicine: Potency
Latent SkillSignificantly amplifies the recovery strength of all Healing Gourds and Pellet items.
Emma's Medicine: Aroma
Latent SkillMaximizes the healing potency of all recovery items, ensuring full bar restorations.
Living Force (Ultimate)
Martial ArtImbues Kusabimaru with lingering elemental fire (after Flame Vent) or divine exorcism confetti (after Phoenix Lilac Umbrella).
Ichimonji
Combat ArtA heavy overhead downward strike that deals massive posture damage to foes while actively recovering your own posture bar.
Ascending Carp
Latent SkillPermanently increases the Posture damage dealt to an enemy's posture bar when you land a successful deflection.
Descending Carp
Latent SkillIncreases the Posture damage dealt by all of your attacks for several seconds immediately after performing a successful deflection.
Ichimonji: Double
Combat ArtFollow up the first Ichimonji with a second devastating overhead slash. Fully restores your posture and crushes boss poise. 0 Spirit Emblems.
Flowing Water
Latent SkillPermanently reduces the Posture damage you sustain from enemy sword and blade attacks.
Ashina Cross (Ultimate)
Combat ArtAssume a sheathed stance and unleash two lightning-fast cross slashes. Deals high vitality damage through enemy blocks.
Praying Strikes
Combat ArtUnleash rapid unarmed elbow and palm martial arts strikes. Inflicts high continuous posture damage without consuming emblems.
Praying Strikes: Exorcism
Combat ArtAdds a devastating heavy charged shoulder and open-palm finisher that blasts enemies backward and interrupts moves.
Virtuous Deed
Latent SkillPermanently boosts Sen gold drop amounts and increases the chance of acquiring rare items and materials from defeated enemies.
Most Virtuous Deed
Latent SkillFurther stacks with Virtuous Deed to maximize Sen gains and rare item drop rates across the entire game.
Devotion
Latent SkillExtends the active duration of all Sugars and Spiritfalls (Ako, Ungo, Yashariku, Gokan, Gachiin) by +50%.
Senpou Leaping Kicks
Combat ArtLeap into the air to jump over sweeping attacks and deliver a devastating downward kick to the enemy's head.
High Monk (Ultimate)
Combat ArtChains the initial downward leaping kick into a devastating 4-hit flurry of kicks and sword slashes. Supreme anti-sweep move.
Shadowfall
Combat ArtUpgrades Shadowrush with a powerful mid-air downward spinning plunge attack that shreds posture and knocks enemies down.
Empowered Mortal Draw
Combat ArtEnables charging the Mortal Blade slash. Unleashes an immense arc of miasmic red energy that slices through any boss defense.
Spiral Cloud Passage
Combat ArtUnleashes a 9-hit spinning storm of sword slashes surrounded by flying vacuum shockwaves that inflict heavy guard-piercing damage.
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