Nioh 2 - Ren Hayabusa DotD+9, No Hits Taken, Melee Only (Axe)

‪@lolsan420‬ taught me well. Stone Mallet OP Ren is so fast that he can input read and hit you before any of the axe's attacks even finish startup. Charge up an attack and bait him to walk into it? You eat a shuriken instead. Try to chase him after he rolls? You get clipped by ninjutsu. You have to punish the few openings he has in a very specific way to get him to guard instead of attack, then break his guard (stone mallet is optimal) and deal as much damage as you can, because that's the only consistent way to damage him without trading hits with the axe. AFAIK I'm the first person to discover the High Quick 1 into Heaven and Earth into Stone Mallet loop on Ren, which massively speeds up the fight compared to relying mostly on final blow damage.