NIOH 2
Trophy Guide

Here is the complete trophy guide for Nioh 2, helping you collect all Kodama, every guardian spirit and be as powerful as possible to drive the darkness back

Platforms
PS4
Trophies
56 ~ 1 2 5 48
Release Date
13-Mar-2020
Missable Trophies
None
Glitched Trophies
None
Online Trophies
2 ~ Help Wanted, Twilight Walker,
Difficulty Rating
7/10
Approx. time to 100%
120+ Hours

YOU ARE NIOH
Obtained all trophies

SAMURAI OF LEGEND
Completed all missions on any difficulty level. (Does not include training missions)

In total, there are 73 missions you need to complete in Nioh 2. 20 main story missions and 53 side missions as you make your way through the games various regions
Some of these levels will have specific to unlock such as the Stray Cats mission, which requires you to find 30 Scampuss yokai in order to be able to play the mission. Any mission that has specific requirements will tell you on screen what it is you need to do, most of these missions require you to complete earlier missions so go through each region systematically completing all available missions as you go to make this a lot simpler.
Once all 73 missions have been complete, your Trophy will unlock

THE BEGINNING OF A SAMURAI
Reached level 10

See Full-Fledged Samurai for more information

FULL-FLEDGED SAMURAI
Reached level 100

You should easily hit level 100 by the time you get to the end of your first play-through, to make things easier, go to the Dawn region and load the mission The Refined Man Of The Underworld which is a level 57 sub mission
In here you’ll face 4 enemies, one Gaki, an Enki then Gozuki followed by Mezuki. Defeating all of them will net you roughly 80,000 amrita per run. Run this mission as many times as you need to in order to hit level 100 and above.
Have a look at the video below for how to do the mission and grind out your amrita
Once you hit level 100 your Trophy will unlock

DAWN OF A DREAM
Befriend Tokichiro

Story related and can not be missed

AN ELECTRIFYING TRIUMPH
Defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and was made a samurai

Story related and can not be missed

HIDEYOSHI
Decided to share a name with Tokichiro

Story related and can not be missed

THE PATHS WE TREAD
Parted ways with Tokichiro

Story related and can not be missed

DREAM’S TOLL
Defeated Tokichiro

Story related and can not be missed

MOTHER AND CHILD
Reunited with your mother in the Interim

Story related and can not be missed

WHAT IS WRITTEN
Fulfilled your ultimate destiny

Story related and can not be missed

DREAM WITHIN A DREAM
Saw Tokichiro off on his final departure

Story related and can not be missed

A WEAPON’S MIND
Listened to the innermost thoughts of a Yokai Weapon

You’ll need a Yokai weapon for this, for example, you can get a rare drop from Ippon-Datara to get the Ippon-Datara Hammer
You’ll know it’s a Yokai weapon as it will have a purple sentience symbol in the weapon’s description.
There are several Yokai weapons throughout Nioh 2, the majority of which you can get through smithing texts
Essentially all you need to do to hear the thoughts of a Yokai weapon is simply use the weapon to take down enemies, keep using your Yokai weapon until your Trophy unlocks

SWORD MASTER
Acquired mystic art for the sword

First off, you need to have completed the, The Ruin Draws Near mission in the Twilight region, once completed you need to go off and get a total of 120,000 proficiency in your sword ensuring that you have patch 1.05 or later installed to avoid the issues that were there at launch
Once you’ve fulfilled these requirements, make your way to the starting point, go to dojo, you’re looking for the mission entitled Opening Of The Mind’s Eye which will see you face off against Shisenin Kosen
You only get 3 elixers and a wooden sword in this fight, he’s a tough opponent, best advice I can offer is learn him. Learn what attacks he’s going to use and when, play very defensively, only use your elixers when essential and you’ll drop him eventually
Once you’ve defeated him, you’ll be given 2 sword wielders locks, use them to get 2 sword skill points
Go into your sword skill tree, you’re looking for the either of the mystic arts entitled Sword Of Salvation or Sword Of Execution, simply choose either of these mystic arts where your Trophy will unlock

DUAL SWORD MASTER
Acquired mystic art for the dual swords

First off, you need to have completed the, The Ruin Draws Near mission in the Twilight region, once completed you need to go off and get a total of 120,000 proficiency in your dual swords ensuring that you have patch 1.05 or later installed to avoid the issues that were there at launch
Once you’ve fulfilled these requirements, make your way to the starting point, go to dojo, you’re looking for the mission entitled Master Of The Dual Blades which will see you face off against Ashikaga Yoshiteru
You only get 3 elixers and a pair of wooden dual swords in this fight, use mid stance against him, this fight is for me the easiest of all the dojo missions. Block where necessary then punish him, manage your ki and you’ll have him dealt with soon enough
Once you’ve defeated him, you’ll be given 2 dual swords wielders locks, use them to get 2 dual sword skill points
Go into your dual swords skill tree, you’re looking for the either of the mystic arts entitled Momentum or Firm Resolve, simply choose either of these mystic arts where your Trophy will unlock

SPEAR MASTER
Acquired mystic art for the spear

First off, you need to have completed the, The Ruin Draws Near mission in the Twilight region, once completed you need to go off and get a total of 120,000 proficiency in your spear ensuring that you have patch 1.05 or later installed to avoid the issues that were there at launch
Once you’ve fulfilled these requirements, make your way to the starting point, go to dojo, you’re looking for the mission entitled Hanzo The Demon which will see you face off against Hattori Hanzo
You only get 3 elixers and a wooden spear in this fight, use high/mid stance against him, stay away from Hanzo as much as possible, he hits like a truck in this fight. Only use your elixers when essential and play defensively, after some practice have him downed soon enough.
Once you’ve defeated him, you’ll be given 2 spear wielders locks, use them to get 2 spear skill points
Go into your spear skill tree, you’re looking for the either of the mystic arts entitled Fluidity or Stability, simply choose either of these mystic arts where your Trophy will unlock

AXE MASTER
Acquired mystic art for the axe

First off, you need to have completed the, The Ruin Draws Near mission in the Twilight region, once completed you need to go off and get a total of 120,000 proficiency in your axe ensuring that you have patch 1.05 or later installed to avoid the issues that were there at launch
Once you’ve fulfilled these requirements, make your way to the starting point, go to dojo, you’re looking for the mission entitled The Unmoving Mountain which will see you face off against Sakata Kintoki
You only get 3 elixers and a wooden axe in this fight, use high stance against him, press TRIANGLE to do a very nice 2 hit hard-hitting combo with a quick recovery time. Only attack when you’re pretty sure it will land and you’ll whittle his health down eventually.
Once you’ve defeated him, you’ll be given 2 axe wielders locks, use them to get 2 axe skill points
Go into your axe skill tree, you’re looking for the either of the mystic arts entitled Intensity or Inner Light, simply choose either of these mystic arts where your Trophy will unlock

KUSARIGAMA MASTER
Acquired mystic art for the kusarigama

First off, you need to have completed the, The Ruin Draws Near mission in the Twilight region, once completed you need to go off and get a total of 120,000 proficiency in your kusarigama ensuring that you have patch 1.05 or later installed to avoid the issues that were there at launch
Once you’ve fulfilled these requirements, make your way to the starting point, go to dojo, you’re looking for the mission entitled The Chain That Splits The Sky which will see you face off against Shisenin Kosen
You only get 3 elixers and wooden kusarigama, once you’ve defeated him, you’ll be given 2 kusarigama wielders locks, use them to get 2 kusarigama skill points
Go to your kusarigama skill tree, you’re looking for either of the mystic arts entitled Waxing Crescent or Shooting Star, simply choose either of these mystic arts where your Trophy will unlock

ODACHI MASTER
Acquired mystic art for the odachi

First off, you need to have completed the, The Ruin Draws Near mission in the Twilight region, once completed you need to go off and get a total of 120,000 proficiency in your odachi ensuring that you have patch 1.05 or later installed to avoid the issues that were there at launch
Once you’ve fulfilled these requirements, make your way to the starting point, go to dojo, you’re looking for the mission entitled The Tengu’s Blade which will see you face off against Shisenin Kosen
You only get 3 elixers and a wooden odachi, very important to manage your ki well here, if he gets a grapple on you, you’ll struggling surviving much longer. Use mid/high stance and take the time to learn his attacks
Once you’ve defeated him, you’ll be given 2 odachi wielders locks, use them to get 2 odachi skill points
Go to your odachi skill tree, you’re looking for either of the mystic arts entitled Subtle Blade or Shifting Serenity, simply choose either of these mystic arts where your Trophy will unlock

TONFA MASTER
Acquired mystic art for the tonfa

First off, you need to have completed the, The Ruin Draws Near mission in the Twilight region, once completed you need to go off and get a total of 120,000 proficiency in your tonfa ensuring that you have patch 1.05 or later installed to avoid the issues that were there at launch
Once you’ve fulfilled these requirements, make your way to the starting point, go to dojo, you’re looking for the mission entitled Like Lightning which will see you face off against Hattori Hanzo
You only get 3 elixers and wooden tonfa, this fight is tough whichever way you slice it, personally I went high stance and tapping the TRIANGLE with do a nice overhead double combo that seems to hit more often than not, don’t trade blows with Hanzo, that’s a fight you won’t win. Whittle his health down, playing as defensively as you can and you’ll beat him eventually
Once you’ve defeated him, you’ll be given 2 tonfa wielders locks, use them to get 2 tonfa skill points
Go to your tonfa skill tree, you’re looking for either of the mystic arts entitled Apocalypse or Kannagi, simply choose either of these mystic arts where your Trophy will unlock

HATCHET MASTER
Acquired mystic art for the hatchets

First off, you need to have completed the, The Ruin Draws Near mission in the Twilight region, once completed you need to go off and get a total of 120,000 proficiency in your hatchets ensuring that you have patch 1.05 or later installed to avoid the issues that were there at launch
Once you’ve fulfilled these requirements, make your way to the starting point, go to dojo, you’re looking for the mission entitled The Unstoppable Whirlwind which will see you face off against Sataka Kintoki
You only get 3 elixers and a pair of wooden hatchets in this fight so make very good use of your ranged attacks in this fight to have a much easier time of it. Only use your elixers when essential. Use the trees for cover and you’ll have him downed soon enough. Once you’ve defeated him, you’ll be given 2 hatchet wielders locks, use them to get 2 hatchet skill points
Go into your hatchet skill tree, you’re looking for the either of the mystic arts entitled Trained Throw or Tireless Throw, simply choose either of these mystic arts where your Trophy will unlock

SWITCHGLAIVE MASTER
Acquired mystic art for the switchglaive

First off, you need to have completed the, The Ruin Draws Near mission in the Twilight region, once completed you need to go off and get a total of 120,000 proficiency in your switchglaive ensuring that you have patch 1.05 or later installed to avoid the issues that were there at launch
Once you’ve fulfilled these requirements, make your way to the starting point, go to dojo, you’re looking for the mission entitled Sharp Eyes which will see you face off against Mumyo
You only get 3 elixers and a wooden switchglaive, easiest way to take her down, go into high stance and double-tap SQUARE or TRIANGLE, Mumyo seems to really struggle blocking or avoiding attacks from high stance.
Once you’ve defeated her, you’ll be given 2 switchglaive wielders locks, use them to get 2 switchglaive skill points.
Go to your switchglaive skill tree, you’re looking for either of the mystic arts entitled Wildfire Flux or Tempest Flux, simply choose either of these mystic arts where your Trophy will unlock

NINJITSU MASTER
Acquired mystic art for Ninjitsu

First off, you will need to unlock some Ninjitsu techniques/weapons which you can do through Ninjitsu skill points. You can easily acquire Ninjitsu skill points by defeating enemies and receiving Ninja Locks as rare drops
Once you have unlocked some Ninjitsu skills, simply go to a shrine, select the option ready jutsu select Ninjitsu and assign you points to your unlocked techniques/weapons. You then need to equip them in your shortcuts to be able to use them in battle.
With all that done, keep using your Ninjitsu techniques/weapons until you hit 200,000 proficiency and have completed the mission, The Ruin Draws Near in the Twilight region, at which point you can do a special mission in the dojo called The One Who Lives In The Shadows
This can be a very tough fight if you’re even slightly underlevelled, make good use of your dodging/counters to make this simpler. Once you have defeated Hattori Hanzo, you will then receive 2 Ninjitsu locks. Use these 2 locks to give yourself 2 additional skill points, as always you unlock your mystic art in your skill tree. The 2 Nijitsu mystic arts you can choose from are Concealment and Enlightenment
Simply unlock either of these mystic arts which will also unlock your Trophy

ONMYO MAGIC MASTER
Acquired mystic art for Onmyo Magic

You will need to have at least 250,000 proficiency in your Onmyo magic which will take a fair amount of time to collect, a nice easy way to boost your onmyo proficiency is have 3 or 4 different types of elemental attack magic, the kind that envelops your weapon, then go off and kill as many low level enemies as you can (the first couple of missions are perfect for this)
With that done, you need to have completed the mission, The Ruin Draws Near in the Twilight region, at which point you can do a special mission in the dojo called The Nine Symbols
This will see you face off against a series of enemies with some half decent onmyo magic to buff/debuff yourself, try and save as much onmyo as you can for Onryoki, once he’s down the mission will complete, you will then receive 2 onmyo mages locks. Use these to receive 2 onmyo skill points, then in your onmyo skill treee you’re looking for one of the 2 mystic arts entitled Awakening and Amplification
Simply unlock either of these mystic arts which will unlock your Trophy

BURST BREAKER
Used the Brute, Feral and Phantom Burst Counters five times each to counter a Burst Attack

In order to perform a burst counter, you need to have a guardian spirit equipped, there are 3 different types of guardian spirits in Nioh 2 and they re broken down into categories, Brute, Feral and Phantom, keep playing through the game to unlock at least one of these category of guardian spirit
Go up against any yokai such as an Enki, when they flash red and perform a special attack, you need to press CIRCLE&R2 at the same time, at the very last second before you get hit, if performed correctly, you will transform into the version of the guardian spirit you have equipped and perform a very strong attack.
You do need to have at least 10% charge in your yokai barto perform a burst counter, simply do a burst counter 5 times with each of the 3 categories of guardian sprit to unlock your Trophy

MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN
Performed a Soul Match

See Fuse It Or Lose It for more information

LATEST MASTERPIECE
Forged an item

You will be able to forge items very early on in the game. To do so, head to the blacksmith, at the starting point, select forge then simply forge any available item to unlock your Trophy

REMODELLING NOVICE
Remodeled a piece of equipment

You need to have completed the main game and entered new game plus (Dream of the Strong) to unlock the remodelling option in the blacksmith, simply remodel any peice of equipment, which won’t change the items qualities, however it will allow you to change the items appearance, if you have a particular favourite looking for example Switchglaive, but you have a much more powerful version, change the appearance so you get the best of both worlds
Once you have remodelled for the first time, your Trophy will unlock

TEA CONNOISSEUR
Appraised your tea utensils 50 times

To acquire a tea utensil you need to defeat high level enemies such as bosses/yokai, there is a much fast way of doing this however, if you go to the Dawn region, there is a mission here called The Refined Man of the Underworld, this will see you face off against 4 enemies, 1 Gaki, an Enki, then Gozuki followed by Mezuki, this mission is one of the best in the game for time>amrita, there is also a guaranteed drop of a tea utensil from Mezuki, simply play this mission until you have 50 tea utensils (you’ll earn buckets of amrita along the way as well which is always helpful)
Keep farming The Refined Man of the Underworld and appraising the tea utensils at the teahouse, I did this in blocks of 5, if you are a couple over, the worse you’ll have is some extra amrita and loot from the mission.
After the 50th tea utensil has been appraised, your Trophy will unlock

LOVER OF LETTERS
Displayed a calligraphy scroll in you hut

A nice easy one to get done and out of the way, as oyu make your way through the game, you will come across red graves, these are enemies, which, when defeated, give you a special in-game currency called glory
You can spend your glory at the teahouse (starting point, hidden teahouse). To unlock a calligraphy scroll, you need to go to trade, then the far right tab will be hanging scroll text, simply purchase any one of these scrolls for 1000 glory, after which you then need to go to your hut (starting point, hut) select the option Remodel Hut, Hanging Scrolls then calligraphy, simply select the scroll you have just purchased which will then unlock your Lover Of Letters Trophy

TRINKET TRIUMPH
Used the Kodama Bazaar

A very simple trophy in Nioh 2. Simply go to any shrine, select make offering, select any equipment you no longer need and gift it, this will give you a wealth of items and amrita, but to unlock and use the Kodama Bazaar, you are looking for divine rice, a very common item you’ll receive for making an offer
Once you have received divine rice, simply go into the Kodama Bazaar and purchase any item, which will unlock your Trophy

TEAMWORK
Completed 10 missions with NPCs or as Expeditions with other users. (Does not include Acolytes)

As you make your way through the game, there are several missions that will give you an NPC to fight alongside, such as in the mission in the Soaring region, The Mysterious One Night Castle, when you get to the second shrine, you can fight talk to and then fight alongside Hachisuka Koroku, there are plenty of opportunities to get this trophy as you make your way through the game, and to make things easier, you can repeat the same mission, using the same NPC to unlock this trophy
Whichever way you decide to this, once you have completed your 10th mission with an NPC accompanying you, your Trophy will unlock

HELP WANTED
Summon an Acolyte from a Benevolent Grave 10 times

You will need an online connection for this trophy, as you make your way through the game you will see red graves which are enemies, you will need to take down several of these enemies to receive a special item, the Ochoku Cup, which you will need to summon friendlies from the blue graves (benevolent) that are also found throughout the game, depending on how much higher the level of the friendly NPC is than youself, the more Ochoku Cups you will need to make the summon successful, do this 10 times to unlock your Trophy

TWILIGHT WALKER
Completed your first Twilight mission

Twilight missions are special versions of the regular missions that are a lot more challenging, but also hold much more powerful loot than regular missions.
The Twilight missions unlock once you reach the Shadow region and change every day, so to start off with you might not be able to start a Twilight mission, however, by the time you have completed the main game, all of the Twilight missions will be unlocked
You only have access to a maximum of 2 Twilight missions per day, these can be accessed from the 2 red circles over to the left of any given map screen, and can be completed as many times as you like, reaping the rewards each and every time, simply complete your first Twilight mission to unlock your Trophy

SPA HEALER
Bathed in first hot spring

See Spa Lover for more information

SPA LOVER
Bathed in every hot spring

As you make your way through the incredibly challenging world of Nioh 2, you will come up against a wealth of challenging enemies, level hazards and many many deaths, hot springs, give a nice bit of respite from the challenge, allowing you time to sit in a hot bath of water, regenerate some health and get ready for what comes next
In total there are 27 hot springs across the 73 missions in the game, to see which ones you have visited, simply click on any mission from the list below then press R1 to see how many hot springs are in a given mission, and more importantly, how many you have visited
None of the hot springs are missable as you can replay the mission as many times as you need/like to, however, a good portion of the hot springs are behind Nurikabe enemies, you can get past these demonic chunks of wall any way you like, either use gestures or attack and defeat them to gain access
Here is the list of all 27 hot springs and their locations

1st hot spring, main mission, The Beast Born of Smoke and Flames
Proceed through the mission until you come to the forge (just before you face Enenra) go up the ladder, kick down the first bucket of water then make your way to the back-right of the ground floor to find a Nurikabe, get past this yokai whichever way you like, once past the Nurikabe, you will see your first hot spring

2nd hot spring, main mission, The Viper’s Sanctum
Continue through the mission until you come to the cave system, once have gotten past the Nure-Onna yokai and are making your way down the hill, you will come to a more open area with an Enki, a Gaki and an Aberrant Soldier, just pass the area on the left will be a small corridor with tree roots either side of the entrance, at the end of this corridor will be you hot spring

3rd hot spring, main mission, The Hidden Monsters of Okehazama
After you have arrived at the 2nd shrine, head down the hill to your left, take a left, doubling back on yourself at your first opportunity, follow this pathway all the way down until you come to a Nurikabe that looks like wet grey stone at first, get through this yokai to find your hot spring

4th hot spring, main mission, The Mysterious One Night Castle
You need to go far enough through the mission until you come to the dark realm, follow the path all the way down, go around/defeat the Karasu Tengu, go through the building and continue down, when you’re running on grass again, stick to the right, go down a small slope to find you hot spring

5th hot spring, main mission, The Mysterious One Night Castle
Continue through the mission from your 4th hot spring, just before you get to the last stretch before the boss, you will see a couple of the Gaki yokai, you can drop down just before this and open the 4th flood-gate in the level to lead back to the first shrine, next to the flood-gate is a small building, next to this building on the right is the hot spring

6th hot spring, main mission, The Hollow Fortress
Go through the mission until you have gone through the mine and are back outside on the Amrita pathways, once outside, take a right then follow the path to the left, when you are in the top-left section of this area, you will find a Nurikabe, take it out to find your hot spring

7th hot spring, main mission, The Hollow Fortress
Once you have gotten to the final building where you face the boss, go up the first flight of stairs and proceed as far forward and left as you can, you will find a Nurikabe as part of a white wall, get through it to find your hot spring

8th hot spring, main mission, A Way Out
After you have taken out the 2nd Tatarimokke searchlight, continue forrward then take a right, go past the One-eyed Oni, just down the hill to the right of a small building will be your hot spring

9th hot spring, main mission, Corpses and Ice
Go all the way through the mission right up until you’re about to go down the ramp to face off against the boss, to the left will be a building where a portion of the wall is a Nurikabe, get through the yokai to find your 9th hot spring

10th hot spring, main mission, Bird in a Cage
Another hot spring that requires you to go through the majority of the mission, once you have turned the blue bridge to allow you to proceed through to the boss, drop down off of this blue bridge, drop again through the hole in the floor to find your hot spring

11th hot spring, main mission, Pervading Waters
Once you have gotten to the courtyard, just after facing the Ubume yokai, go through the breakable wall, directly in front of you against the back wall will be a Nurikabe, get through this yokai to find your 11th hot spring

12th-18th hot springs, side mission, Song of the Yokai
This side mission takes place in a bath-house that houses several hot springs, these hot springs are all surrounded by fairly powerful yokai, take them out to be able to access the hot springs
On the starting level of the bath-house will be 4 hot springs, 2 you can find on the left and 2 you can find on the right, once you have successfully used all 4 hot springs, head up the stairs to find 2 more hot springs, one in front of the other. The final hot spring is located at the lowest level of the bath-house

19th hot spring, main mission, The Frenzied Blaze
Get to the 3rd shrine, then take a left, head through the open gate, take a left again and proceed forward sticking to the right, you’ll find your hot spring just behind a wall on the left

20th hot spring, main mission, The Sun Sets on Mount Tenno
Just before you get to the boss door, there will be a small courtyard with 2 smashable Amrita shards, one red, one blue, smash either one of these and drop down the hole, follow the path around to the left to find the 20th hot spring

21st hot spring, main mission, Ruin Draws Near
Make your way through the mission until you get to the first dark realm, continue through to just before the second dark realm, then instead of going up through the mission, go down to the basement, where there will be a bell you need to ring as part of the Peal Of Ten Thousand Bells trophy, just behind this bell, will be the hot spring

22nd hot spring, main mission, The Two Faces of Hospitality
Just after the start of the mission, continue through past the first watch tower, the furthest building on the right just before you go down into the courtyard, your hot spring will be in this building

23rd hot spring, side mission, A Message From the Deceased
Make your way to the very back of this mission, in the area with the high cliffs and all the yokai ambush you, continue going up to cross a tree trunk bridge, just across this bridge will be the hot spring

24th hot spring, main mission, The High-spirited Demon
Once you have gone far enough through the mission, you’ll come to a Megatsu Warrior you need to defeat to get the key to be able to open the small wooden door, continue down the path to end up on a rooftop, on this rooftop will be a small hole, drop through this hole to find the hot spring

25th hot spring, main mission, The Mausoleum of Evil
The trickiest hot spring on the list, continue through the mission until you get to the second shrine, the next part of the mission will have you drop down through a tower, drop all the way down to the bottom of the tower, then pull the lever to turn the tower, make your way out and back up the path to be on top of the tower again, now drop down one level, turn around and come back on yourself, make your way outside and up the stairs to find the hot spring

26th hot spring, main mission, The Golden Castle
Continue through the mission until you get to the second shrine, just after this, you will be outside in a large courtyard with a large Amrita shard in the centre, take a right from this shard, go up the stairs, take a right, then go into the room on your left, in this room against the left wall will be a Nurikabe, get through the yokai, go down the stairs then around to the left, here will be you hot spring

27th hot spring, main mission, Cherry Blossom Viewing in Daigo
Continue through the mission all the way until you have access to the boss door, at this point, you know you will have opened up all of the areas required. Stand at thee third shrine, then turn around to see a building in front of you, go around the right of this building to find your 27th and final hot spring

With all 27 hot springs found, your Trophy will unlock

YOKAI QUELLING MASTER
Defeated all types of yokai

This will require you to defeat near enough very enemy in the game at least once, none of the human enemies count towards this as they’re technically not yokai even if some of them have yokai abilities
Fortunately, none of these yokai are missable and chances are you will be facing them multiple times as you make your way through the main game in various different missions
In game the yokai are broken down into 2 categories ~ Small Yokai and Large Yokai, to see which yokai you have defeated press the TOUCHPAD then go to Titles, gameplay record then scroll right to find the small yokai tab and the large yokai tab.
In total there are 34 small yokai and 15 large yokai to take down
Below I’ll give you the complete list in the order they appear in the game, if you see a ???? that simply means you haven’t defeated that particular yokai yet

Small Yokai

Dwellers ~ Found in most cave/undergorund missions
Skeleton Warriors ~ Found in a lot of the latter missions
Oni-bi ~ These are the elemental floating skulls, any of these varieties count towards this entry
Biwa Boku-boku ~ These are the enemies that play the lute summoning Oni-bi enemies
Spiders ~ Found in the mission Bird in a Cage in the caves near the start of the misison
Lesser Umi-bozu ~ Found in any mission where there’s water such as The Mysterious one Night Castle or Corpes and Ice
Snowclops ~ Found in the, The Hollow Fortress and The Mausoleum of Evil missions
Karakasa Umbrellas ~ Found in the, The Mysterious one Night Castle and A Way out missions
Kappa ~ Randomly available in any mission, these are the yokai that have the amrita shell on there back and always try and run away from you
Mujina ~ You need to find a large chest with 3 gold stripes on the sides rather than the usual 2, whistle to summon the Mujina then attack and defeat it to have it count as an entry
Nurikabe ~ Found in a lot of missions throughout the game, these are the sections of wall that have eyes, usually you will perform either of the 3 gesture types, however, you need to attack and defeat the Nurikabe to have it count as entry
Fiends ~ These are the large Yoki looking yokai that have large amrita shards in their shoulders and back area, you can find these in every main mission in the Dream region
Namahage ~ Found in the Corpses and Ice and The Mausoleum of Evil missions
One-eyed Imps ~ These are the smaller versions of the One-eyed Oni yokai, you need to defeat them before they transform into the larger One-eyed Oni yokai. These are found in the, A Way Out and Pervading Waters missions
One-eyed Oni ~ Found in the A Way Out and Pervading Waters missions
Onyudo ~ Found in a lot of the latter missions
Wheelmonks ~ Found across various missions
Flying Bolts ~ Found in the, The Two Faces of Hospitality mission
Karasu Tengu ~ Found across various missions
Rokurokubi ~ Found across various missions
Red Kappa ~ Found in the, The High-spirited Demon mission, just before you go up the ramps after destroying the large amrita shard and have fought Gozuki, make your way across the broken tree bridge to a small island where you will face a Red Kappa
Magatsu Warriors ~ These are found in most of the final missions in the game
Ippon-Datara ~ Found in several of the earlier missions in the game
Waira ~ These are found across most of the missions in the game with any sort of cave system
Nure-Onna ~ Found across most missions in the game, especially those with cave systems
Enki ~ These are in most of the earlier missions
Gaki ~ Found across most of the missions in the game
Toxic Slime ~ These are found in the lowest part of the, The Viper’s Sanctum mission in the poison pools
Yamanba ~ Found across the majority of early missions in the game
Aberrant Soldiers ~ Found across the majority of missions in the game
Koroka ~ These are found across the majority of latter missions in the game, these are the enemies that are camouflaged as lanterns throughout a level
Mitsume Yazura ~ These a found in the A Way Out, Corpses and Ice and The Two Faces of Hospitality missions
Ubume ~ These are found across the majority of latter missions in the game
Tesso ~ Found across the majority of latter missions in the game

Large Yokai

Gozuki ~ Found in the Village of Cursed Blossoms and various missions in the latter part of the game
Mezuki ~ Boss fight, Village of Cursed Blossoms
Enenra ~ Boss fight, The Beast Born of Smoke and Flames
Yatsu-no-Kami ~ Boss fight, The Viper’s Sanctum
Kamaitachi ~ Boss fight, The Mysterious one Night Castle
Onryoki ~ Found in The Golden Nation and Stray Cats missions
Tatarimokke ~ Boss fight, A Way Out
Gyuki ~ Boss fight, Pervading Waters
Kasha ~ Boss fight, The Frenzied Blaze
Ryomen Sukuna ~ Boss fight, The Sun Sets on Mount Tenno
Daidara Bocchi ~ Boss fight, The High-spirited Demon
Shuten Doji ~ Boss fight, The Mausoleum of Evil
Lady Osakabe ~ Boss fight, The Golden Castle
Otakemaru ~ Final boss fight, In The Eye of the Beholder
Kashin Koji ~ Boss fight, Cherry Blossom Viewing in Daigo

As son as you have taken down at least one of all of the yokai listed above, your Trophy will then unlock

KODAMA LEADER
Collected all Kodama

In total, there are 150 Kodama to collect as you make your way through the game, this can be done on any difficulty, however, I recommend Dream of the Samurai to have an easier time of it.
All you need to do to collect a Kodama is first, ensure you are not in a fight anywhere near the Kodama as the Kodama will hide in its hat, once the battle is over, you can then collect the Kodama. Secondly, don’t attack the Kodama as they, again, will hide in their hat and be unable to be collected for a few seconds
Hold CIRCLE when facing the Kodama to collect each one, please don’t confuse the Kodama with Sudama, the Sudama are purple and will not count towards the total amount of Kodama collected throughout the game
Here is a breakdown of how many Kodama you can collect through each mission. There is also a video below detailing each and every Kodama and their locations if you prefer a visual guide

AWAKENING region

The Village of Cursed Blossoms, main mission ~ 7 Kodama
The Forest Veiled in Darkness, sub mission ~ 2 Kodama
The Beast Born of Smoke and Flames, main mission ~ 7 Kodama
Dark Omens, side mission ~ 3 Kodama
The Viper’s Sanctum, main mission ~ 6 Kodama

SOARING region

The Hidden Monsters of Okehazama, main mission ~ 7 Kodama
The Mysterious One Night Castle, main mission ~ 7 Kodama
A Hot-Blooded Howl, side mission ~ 5 Kodama
The Hollow Fortress, main mission ~ 6 Kodama

SHADOW region

A Way Out, main mission ~ 7 Kodama
Corspes and Ice, main mission ~ 8 Kodama
Bird In A Cage, main mission ~ 7 Kodama
The Golden Nation, side mission ~ 3 Kodama

DAWN region

Pervading Waters, main mission ~ 9 Kodama
The Frenzied Blaze, main mission ~ 8 Kodama
The Sun Sets On Mount Tenno, main mission ~ 8 Kodama

TWILIGHT mission

Ruin Draws Near, main mission ~ 7 Kodama
The Two Faces of Hospitality, main mission ~ 7 Kodama
The High-spirited Demon, main mission ~ 6 Kodama
Stray Cats, side mission ~ 5 Kodama

DREAM region

The Mausoleum of Evil, main mission ~ 9 Kodama
The Golden Castle, main mission ~ 8 Kodama
Cherry Blossom Viewing in Daigo ~ 8 Kodama

Once you have collected all 150 Kodama, your Trophy will unlock

FRIEND OF GUARDIANS
Collected all Guardian Spirits

Not as daunting as it sounds to get this one done, simply complete every main mission and side mission, which you’ll do as part of the Samurai Of Legend trophy and you will collect every base game (DLC guardian spirits are not required for this trophy) guardian spirit along the way.
Don’t worry about which guardian spirit you choose at the start of the game as the other 2 will become available early in the game anyways. Tip ~ Choose Makami for an easier time of it to start off with
Here is a complete list of all 25 guardian spirits you need to collect throughout Nioh 2

Makami
Ame-no-Mitori
Kagewani
Masaru
Shirohami
Rokugezo
Okuri-Inu
Usura-Hicho
Yaonami-Hime
Shin-Roku
Hiyokucho
Hyobishin
Itokuri
Nine Tails
Atlas Bear
Genbu
Yatagarasu
Inosasao
Tengen Kujaku
Nekomata
Hakutaku
Isanagami
Yumehami
Saoirse
Gyukuto

Once you have successfully collected all 25 guardian spirits, your Trophy will unlock

SUDAMA SWAPPER
Exchanged gifts with a Sudama for the first time

A Sudama is the purple Kodama you can find as you make your way through Nioh 2.
The first opportunity you will get to find a Sudama is in the mission called The Search which unlocks after you complete the first mission in the game, The Village of Cursed Blossoms in the Awakening region
Once you find a Sudama, hold CIRCLE to greet the Sudama, then open your inventory, select any item and drop the item in front of the Sudama, it will then collect the item and drop you an item you can collect, once you have successfully exchanged gifts with a Sudama for the first time, your Trophy will unlock

CORE SCORE
Obtained your first Soul Core

See Soul Searcher for more information

FRIEND TO THE KODAMA
Obtained a Kodama’s Soul Core

See Soul Searcher for more information

SOUL SEARCHER
Obtained all Soul Cores

This can be a lengthy trophy to go for and will probably be one of the last you unlock in Nioh 2
In total, there are 51 soul cores to obtain, most of which you’ll collect through normal gameplay, however, there are a few you’ll need to go out of your way for
In order to increase the drop rate of the soul cores, you will need to collect all of the Kodama in a given region (see Kodama Leader trophy for more information) then select the option Receive Kodama Blessing from the shrine menu, then choose Yamabushi Blessing
For me, I kept at least one of each type of soul core so you can monitor which ones you have and which ones are still needed, either copy the list below or print it off and cross them off as you go if it makes things easier
Please note, although you may have collected a soul core, you do need to successfully return it to a shrine or complete the mission to have it count towards this trophy, if you die and are unsuccessful in retrieving your grave before you die again, you will need to reacquire the soul core
To view which soul cores you have, you can go to the shrine menu, then select Manage Soul Cores, you can filter how this are displayed by pressing R3, however, for the purpose of this list, I’m going to filter them by type rather than anything else as every other filter is subjective according to the soul cores level
Here’s the complete list of all 51 soul cores required to unlock your Soul Searcher trophy

Gaki
Enki
Yoki
Gozuki
Mezuki
Ippon-Datara
Kappa
Nurikabe (defeat this enemy rather than using gestures to make it disappear)
Mujina (these are the mimic type enemies that you whistle to when a large chest has 3 gold stripes rather than the usual 2. Once the mimic has come out, attack and defeat it to receive the Mujina soul core)
Enenra
Nure-Onna
Aberrant Soldier
Toxic Slime (found in The Viper’s Sanctum mission in the Awakening region, these soul cores are only obtainable providing you haven’t broken any of the 3 Shirohami statues which lower the poison levels)
Yatsu-no-Kami
Yamanba
One-eyed Oni
Karasu Tengu
Waira
Karakasa Umbrella
Lesser Umi-bozu
Skeleton Warrior
Kamaitachi
Koroka
Dweller
Rokurokubi
Onryoki
Mitsume Yazura
Biwa Boku-boku
Tatarimokke
Flying Bolt
Namahage
Tesso
Ubume
Onyudo
Gyuki
Wheelmonk
Kasha
Ryomen Sukuna
Daidara Bocchi
Shuten Doji
Magatsu Warrior
Lady Osakabe
Otakemaru
Kodama (Gift any soul core you have a spare of (to keep track of this list) to a Sudama (purple Kodama) there is a rare chance they will gift you a Kodama soul core, when they have handed over a Kodama soul core, you will also unlock the Friend To The Kodama trophy)
Scampuss (These are the cat yokai that you have the option to stroke by holding CIRCLE so as they can help you in battle, once their timer has run out they have a rare chance of leaving their soul core behind)
Infernal Oni-bi (fire version)
Maelstrom Oni-bi (water version)
Thunderstorm Oni-bi (thunder version)
Mortal ~ Brute/red (you can receive these as a very drop from human enemies / human bosses)
Mortal ~ Feral/blue (you can receive these as a very drop from human enemies / human bosses)
Mortal ~ Phantom/purple (you can receive these as a very drop from human enemies / human bosses)

Once you have collected all 51 soul cores, your Trophy will unlock

FUSE IT OR LOSE IT
Fused any Soul Core until it reached rank 9

As you play through the game you will naturally pick up soul cores from the various yokai, in order to fuse a soul core to level 9 you need 5 of the same type of soul core. So for example if you have 4 Gozuki soul cores and 1 Mezuki soul core, you can only fuse the 4 Gozuki soul cores together. Ensure you have 5 of the same type of soul core to get to rank 9
In order to fuse a soul core, you need to be at a shrine, select soul fusion from the manage soul cores section, then simply select 1 of the 5 and fuse it, you will see the rank of the soul core increase, simply repeat these steps, ensuring the rank souls core is in the top slot so you can get the maximum soul core level faster.
Once the soul core is rank 9, your Trophy will unlock

SEASONED TRAVELER
Discovered 10 hidden items on the map

A nice, easy trophy to unlock, once you’re on the map screen (not in a mission) hover your cursor around the map, every so often, the cursor turns red, when this happens, press CROSS, to unlock a hidden location, you can’t do anything with these locations, there’s no mission or reward, however, they do give you some background lore/information. Simply find 10 of these hidden locations across any of the 7 main game regions to unlock your Trophy

LET THERE BE LIGHT
Dispelled every instance of the Dark Realm in the main missions

In total, there are 47 dark realms across the entire game, you’ll know when you’re in the dark realm as the game takes on a black and white colour pallete with minimal colour and you’ll be fighting some serious power as all yokai grow in strength in the dark realm, fortunately, your yokai abilities & yokai shift are a lot more powerful than normal in the dark realm.
All you need to do to dispel the dark realm is kill the most powerful enemy in any given instance of the dark realm, once they’re down, every other enemy in the dark realm will be stunned for a few seconds.
You can see which missions you have dispelled the dark realm in by pressing R1 on the mission selection screen
Here’s a breakdown of every level and how many instances of the dark realm they have

The Village of Cursed Blossoms ~ 1 dark realm
The Beast Born of Smoke and Flames ~ 2 dark realms
The Viper’s Sanctum ~ 3 dark realms
The Hidden Monsters of Okehazama ~ 2 dark realms
The Mysterious One Night Castle ~ 3 dark realms
The Hollow Fortress ~ 2 dark realms
A Way Out ~ 3 dark realms
Corpses and Ice ~ 3 dark realms
Bird in a Cage ~ 3 dark realms
Pervading Waters ~ 2 dark realms
The Frenzied Blaze ~ 3 dark realms
The Sun Sets on Mount Tenno ~ 2 dark realms
Ruin Draws Near ~ 4 dark realms
The Two Faces of Hospitality ~ 2 dark realms
The High-Spirited Demon ~ 3 dark realms
The Mausoleum of Evil ~ 2 dark realms
The Golden Castle ~ 3 dark realms
Cherry Blossom Viewing in Daigo ~ 1 dark realm
In The Eye of the Beholder ~ 3 dark realms

As soon as you have dispelled every instance of the dark realm across the entire list above, your Trophy will unlock

GRAZER ERASER
Defeated Mezuki and Gozuki in the same mission

There are several opportunities to get this done as you make your way through Nioh 2.
The first level will be your best bet if you’re looking at getting this done sooner rather than later.
You’ll see Gozuki roaming around in the first clearing you come to, use fire, lightning and Burst Counters to make short work of Gozuki, if this bovine beast is to strong, go and level up a few times and come back to the fight
Mezuki is the first levels’ boss, so you’ll have to take it down eventually if you want to proceed through the game, simply deal with the pair of them in the same level to unlock this Trophy

DUNGBALL ROLLER
Become Ryunojo the Dung Lover’s best friend

First up, you need to collect 30 dungballs, you can find these throughout the game, but they drop primarily from Tesso (farting rats) you can also find several dungballs in the mission, Bird in a Cage on the corpses around the level, it’s also in this mission you will find Ryunojo
To become his best friend, you need to collect 30 dungballs and then hand them over, to avoid any potential issues with this trophy, ensure you hand over all 30 in one go
Noble dungballs, count as 2 dungballs, but they are also a much rarer item
To find Ryunojo, continue through the mission until you get to the second shrine, then proceed through and take a left into a cave system go to the end of the cave and make your way up the ladder, Ryunojo, is on the ledge you’ll come to
Give him 30 dungballs to unlock your Trophy

HIDDEN HOPES
Encountered all the Usura-Hicho in “The Frenzied Blaze”

There are 3 Usura-Hicho, which are groups of Butterflies with a white-blue glow to them in The Frenzied Blaze, which is a main mission in the Dream region
All you need to do is go up to the Usura-Hicho and interact with them in to “encounter” them
The Usura-Hicho locations are as follows

The first Usura-Hicho is located just after the first dark realm area, go as far left as you can and stick to the left wall, at the end of the area after you fight the rokurokubi, look for the white wall to find your first Usura-Hicho
The second Usura-Hicho is found just after the second shrine, continue straight rather than taking a left to continue with the mission, just behind the open gate, will be your second Usura-Hicho
Your third and final Usura-Hicho is in the final dark realm area just before you go through to fight Kasha, go to the shrine in this area, turn around, take a left, then a right to find your final Usura-Hicho

Once you have successfully “encountered” all 3 Usura-Hicho, your Trophy will unlock

CLEAN SWEEP
Destroyed every Amrita shard in “The High-spirited Demon”

The High-spirited Demon is a main mission in the Twilight region, in total, there are 6 Armita shards you need to destroy to unlock this trophy. These shards are massive and emit an orange nova type attack that can damage you quite heavily if you get to close to them, wait for the nova to release then get in there and destroy the Amrita shard before the nova goes off again
The locations for all 6 Amrita shards are as follows

First Amrita shard ~ Make your way down the ramps at the start of the mission, proceed up and to the right, kick down the tree trunk to make a bridge, go over this bridge to find your first Amrita shard
Second Amrita shard ~ Drop down from the first shards’ location and proceed left, go up through the small building, take out the Kamataichi mini-boss here, at the end of the arena will be your second Amrita shard
Third Amrita shard ~ Proceed forward from your second shards’ location, cross the broken tree truck bridge to find yourself in the dark realm, inside the area will be your third Armita shard
Fourth Amrita shard ~ Continue through the mission until you need to take out the Megatsu Warrior and obtain the key to get through the small wooden door, carry on down this crevice to end up on top of a building, on the roof of this building is a small hole, drop down through here to find your fourth shard
Fifth Amrita shard ~ Carry on through the level from the fourth Amrita shards’ location, either run past or defeat all of the enemies you come across, your fifth shard is in the middle of a courtyard where a Mezuki is patrolling, just before you go up the ramps to face the boss
Sixth Amrita Shard ~ If we start off from where the fifth Amrita shard was, make your way up the ramps, dealing with every enemy as you go, once you have gone up 3 of the 4 ramps, the last one will see a Megatsu Warrior send a boulder down to you, this boulder will smash a portion of wall, make your way through the now broken wall to find your sixth and final Amrita shard

Once you have destroyed all 6 Amrita shards, your Trophy will then unlock

DEVOUT BELIEVER
Defeated the boss of “The Viper’s Sanctum” without breaking the statue of Shirohami

Definitely one to leave until much later in the game, the Shirohami statues are at the lowest part of this mission, just before you go into fight Yatsu-No-Kami.
The Shirohami statues look like snake statues with a green aura around them, every time you destroy one, it will lower the poison water in the level, thus making the boss fight a lot easier.
For this trophy, you need to not hit any of the 3 Shirohami statues, fighting Yatsu-No-Kami with the maximum amount of poison in the arena.
Come back much later in the game to have an easier time of this. As soon as Yatsu-No-Kami has been defeated without you having hit a Shirohami statue, your Trophy will then unlock