Nioh - Yokai
The yokai roster of Nioh: the everyday monsters that fill the missions between bosses, grouped by the way they fight rather than by folklore family. Each entry covers what the creature does in combat, which weapons and elements answer it, and where it shows up, so the list works as a practical besti...
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· updated 2026-09-15
| Name | Type | Description | Region | Abilities | Weakness | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oni (Red and Blue) | Brute Yokai | The horned ogres that make up the backbone of Nioh's yokai population. | Every region | Heavy club combos with long wind-ups Fire or ice elemental attacks depending on colour High poise that resists light weapon stagger | Headshots, lightning and confusion | Common across all campaign regions |
| Gaki | Hungry Spirit | Gaunt, crawling spirits that swarm in groups and try to grab. | Ruins and battlefields | Swarm and grab attacks Fast crawling movement Spawns in groups | Wide sweeping attacks and area damage | Ruined villages, caves and battlefield missions |
| Dweller | Lesser Yokai | Small, pale, many-legged creatures that skitter out of the dark in packs. | Caves and mines | Pack ambushes from ceilings and walls Bites that slow movement Very fast repositioning | Any area attack; low individual health | Caves, mines and tunnels |
| Waira | Burrowing Yokai | Huge burrowing creatures that travel under the ground and surface beneath the player's feet. | Mountains and caverns | Burrows underground and surfaces under the player Wide claw sweeps High health for a regular enemy | Punish windows after each surfacing | Mountain and cave missions |
| Rokurokubi | Cursed Humanoid | Women whose necks stretch across the room to bite from a distance, often standing in plain sight while their head does the fighting. | Temples and villages | Long-range neck bites Attacks from outside normal melee reach Often positioned behind other enemies | Ranged weapons and fast gap-closing | Temple, shrine and village missions |
| Nure-onna | Serpent Yokai | Snake-bodied women who strike with a long tail and venom, usually near water where footing is poor. | Rivers, swamps and coasts | Long tail sweeps Poison bites that stack damage over time Fights near water and uneven ground | Fire and attacks from the flank | Water-adjacent missions across Chugoku and Kinki |
| Ubume | Flying Yokai | Bird-like spirits that hover and dive, screaming to stagger the player before swooping in. | Villages and roads at night | Aerial dives and swoops Screams that stagger Hovers out of most melee reach | Bow and hand cannon; anti-air knockdowns | Night missions and village encounters |
| Kappa | Water Yokai | The plate-headed water imp, fast on land and faster in water. | Rivers, ponds and moats | Fast close-range flurries Circling movement that avoids combos Water-adjacent ambushes | Any committed combo during its recovery | Moat, river and pond encounters |
| Tesso | Swarm Yokai | Rat swarms bound into a single hostile mass, appearing in the game's interior missions. | Castles and warehouses | Swarming attacks from multiple directions Status-inflicting bites Spawns in large groups | Area attacks, fire and wide sweeps | Interior missions in castles and storehouses |
| Ippon-datara | One-Legged Smith Yokai | A one-legged, one-eyed smith spirit that swings a hammer with startling force. | Mountain forges and passes | Heavy hammer swings Highly telegraphed but punishing attacks Limited mobility | Circling and punishing recovery frames | Mountain and forge-adjacent missions |
| Hitotsume-oni (One-Eyed Oni) | Brute Yokai | A single-eyed ogre that fights like a smaller, faster oni, mixing club swings with a lunging grab. | Ruins and battlefields | Club swings and lunging grabs Faster than the standard oni Single weak point on the head | Headshots and thrown weapons | Battlefield and ruin missions |
| Yamanba | Mountain Hag | A tall, long-haired crone who fights with a blade and unsettling speed for her size. | Mountain passes | Fast blade slashes Leaping gap-closers Punishes healing and item use | Guard breaks and stagger pressure | Mountain missions across Tokai and Omi |
| Onyudo | Giant Monk Yokai | An enormous bald monk-like yokai with a tongue that reaches across the arena. | Temples and shrines | Long-range tongue attacks Slam attacks with shockwaves Very high health and poise | Fire and punishing the long recovery after a slam | Temple and shrine missions |
| Amrita Fiends | Corrupted Spirits | Human-shaped spirits warped by concentrated Amrita, appearing wherever the game spreads dark realms. | Yokai realms and blighted sites | Fast, erratic attack patterns Frequently spawn inside yokai realms Guard Amrita-rich areas | Purifying the realm and forcing them out of the dark patch | Yokai realm encounters throughout the campaign |
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