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Arena

Overview Arena Fighting Enemy Growth Fighters List

Overview

You can freely participate in the arena any time from Chapter 9 onwards. At first, only 2 tournaments are available but as you progress through the game and meet certain conditions, other tournaments become available. In some of the tournaments, you may freely choose the type of weapon you want to use (but this cannot be changed during the tournament - e.g. if you select Two Sword style at the start you can only use that style for the whole tournament), but in other tournaments you are forced to use a certain style. In the final tournament - "Peerless" - you can use your own weapons (whereas in all the other tournaments you are forced to use the arena's own weapons they provide for you). There are 3 rounds in each tournament. After winning all 3 rounds, you are rewarded with money and EXP. In addition, you also get an item reward. There are 4 different items you can receive in each tournament. See the table below for the item drop rates.

When you select a tournament, you can see all the fighters participating in the tournament (besides Kiryu). If you're looking for a particular fighter to appear, you can exit out of this screen and continue to re-select the tournament until the fighter appears in the list (each time you select a tournament, the fighters are randomised).

In the table below, under the various weapon columns, if the cell is green it means that option is available in the tournament. If it is red, it means it is not available. "Own weapons" means you can use the weapons you have equipped. If this cell is red, it means you are forced to use the arena's own weapons in the tournament.

Tournaments and Participation Conditions

Tournament	Notes	Conditions
A Peerless	The only tournament in which you can use your own weapons	11-1 / Win tournament B 4 times
B Swordmaster Contest	You can select what style to use	10-9 / Won tournaments C and G 3 times each
C Master Contest	You can select what style to use	10-9 / Won tournaments D and E 3 times each
D Great Ho-Oh Contest	You are forced to use the single sword style	10-9 / Won tournament K 4 times
E Adamantine Contest	You are forced to use the greatsword style	10-9 / Won tournament F 3 times
F Divine Fist Contest	You are forced to use the brawler style	9-1 / Won tournament L 4 times
G Cliff Edge	You can get a ring out by falling off the edge	10-9 / Won tournament H 3 times
H Scorching Blaze	Parts of the battlefield will emit fire	10-9 / Won tournament I 3 times
I Intense Freeze	Icicles drop from the ceiling	9-1 / Won tournament J 3 times
J Sword Hell	Swords pop up from the floor	9-1 / Won tournaments K and L 2 times each
K Ho-Oh Contest	You are forced to use the single sword style	9-1
L Hozoin Training	You can select what style to use	9-1

Tournament Rewards

Tournament	Item Drop Rates				Prize Money	EXP
Tournament	60%	30%	7%	3%	Prize Money	EXP
A Peerless	Large Tengu Fan	Nishikinagashi	Dosojin Stone	Dragon Katabira	10 Ryo	10000
B Swordmaster Contest	Brittle Steel Greatsword	Spring Shortsword	Hazy Steel	Soul Beads	8 Ryo	9500
C Master Contest	Star Steel	Giant Clam	Ominous Steel	Bloodstained Sarashi	5 Ryo	9000
D Great Ho-Oh Contest	Unsigned Shortsword	Sokushinbutsu Pedestal	Demon Hair	Dragon Sarashi	5 Ryo	8500
E Adamantine Contest	Adamantine	Ultimate Tamahagane	Useless Magatama	Ninigi Orb	3 Ryo	8000
F Divine Fist Contest	All-Purpose Pill - High Grade	Raden Ore	Temari Stone	Shoes of Good Health	3 Ryo	7500
G Cliff Edge	Frenzy Pill - High Grade	Lapis Lazuli	Water God Stone	White Lion Hair	5 Ryo	7000
H Scorching Blaze	Vitality Pill - High Grade	Wrath Talisman	Futsumitama Orb	Yoichi Amulet	3 Ryo	6500
I Intense Freeze	Vitality Pill	Thunderstone	Sacred Tree Wood	Millennium Ice Stone	3 Ryo	6000
J Sword Hell	Vitality Pill	Temple Fragment	Peaceful Spirit Orb	Mizuchi Stone	5 Ryo	5500
K Ho-Oh Contest	Vitality Pill	Iron Kiseru	Wild Spirit Orb	Hazy Steel	1 Ryo	5000
L Hozoin Training	Frenzy Pill	Hariti Amulet	Red Lion Hair	Red Lion Hair	5000 Mon	4500

Arena Fighting

Fighting in the arena is mostly the same as fighting in regular combat, but there are a few differences. You win when you get your opponent's health down to 0. In the arena, there are certain heat actions you cannot use. For example, you cannot use the brawler environment heat actions like Wall Attack Mastery and Platform Attack Mastery. Also, you cannot use recovery items. Instead, after each round in the tournament your health will recover by 30%. Your heat gauge will carry forward into the rest of the tournament (e.g. if you fully build up your heat gauge in the first round, your heat gauge will still be full at the start of the second round). Because of the heat action limitations in the arena, the brawler style lacks a lot of its usual advantages.

Basics

For tournaments in which you can choose your style, pick whichever style you are most comfortable using. Bear in mind that your enemies will be using weapons so you won't be able to defend effectively using the brawler style. Combine that with the fact you can't use many brawler heat actions in the arena and you have a good reason to avoid using this style. However, it does have the obvious advantage of being able to grab enemies. You could try rolling around and grabbing enemies from behind. Remember, some of the enemies you'll encounter can be very challenging, so approach the fights with some strategy and don't jump in spamming the attack button.

Cliff Edge

Usually, there is a barrier around the edge of the battlefield. But in this tournament, the barrier is removed. This means it is possible for someone to fall off the edge, which would result in an instant defeat for the one who falls. Be particularly careful when fighting wrestler enemy types in this tournament, who can easily throw you off the edge. The greatsword is a useful style for this tournament - due to its attack range you can attack the wrestler types from a safe distance. Also, the greatsword is able to force enemies backwards due to its power, so it's effective at forcing enemies off the edge of the battlefield.

Sword Hell / Intense Freeze / Scorching Blaze

In these tournaments, there are special environmental hazards you need to watch out for. In Sword Hell, swords will periodically pop up from the floor, causing damage to anyone they hit. Keep an eye on the floor during this tournament - it will be clear when and where the swords pop up (you'll get a couple of seconds to react before they do), so get off that section of the battlefield before they do so. In the Intense Freeze tournament, icicles will fall from the ceiling. Keep an eye out for shadows appearing on the floor - this shows where the icicles will fall, so make sure you aren't standing under it. In the Scorching Blaze tournament, stay away from the sides of the battlefield - if you get too close, you will get burned.

Environment Damage

Tournament (Hazard)	Hazard Damage
Sword Hell (Swords)	100
Intense Freeze (Icicles)	60
Scorching Blaze (Fire)	100

Enemy Growth

Generally speaking, enemies will be the same no matter how many times you defeat them. However, there are a few fighters who improve after you beat them a certain number of times. There are 4 fighters in the arena who will improve and the details can be seen in the table below. Once the conditions are met, the health and attack of these enemies improves. The best example of this is Wada Yuzo. He is usually a fairly weak but becomes a dangerous opponent once his upgrade conditions are met. If you want to fight some of the toughest opponents in the arena, meet the conditions below and fight them again.

Their appearance does not change, but their health and attack increases a lot. If you challenge them again after their upgrade, you'll notice the difference.

Enemy growth conditions

Enemy	Conditions	Health change	Fighting changes
Hozoin Inshun	- Defeat Inshun 5 times - Win the Peerless tournament	From 2000 to 3000	All stats increase
Kumomaru	- Defeat Kumomaru 10 times - Win the Peerless tournament	From 900 to 2200	All stats increase
Kamiya Sotaro	- Defeat Kamiya 10 times - Win the Swordmaster Contest tournament	From 800 to 2400	Moves like Yoshioka Seijuro
Wada Yuzo	- Defeat Wada 10 times - Defeat Komaki Sozaemon 1 time	From 500 to 850	Becomes a fearsome opponent and moves like Komaki

Fighters List

There are 50 arena fighters in this game. For some opponents, you must meet certain conditions in order for them to appear in tournaments. See the table below for full details. If the cells is green, it means the fighter appears in that tournament. If it is red, they do not appear. If there is a number in the green cell (e.g. 1 or 2), then see the "conditions" column in the table, because it means a specific condition must be met before that fighter appears in that tournament. To save space, the tournament column headers use letters instead of names. Below are the tournaments to which the letters correspond.

A Peerless

B Swordmaster Contest

C Master Contest

D Great Ho-Oh Contest

E Adamantine Contest

F Divine Fist Contest

G Cliff Edge

H Scorching Blaze

I Intense Freeze

J Sword Hell

K Ho-Oh Contest

L Hozoin Training

Name	Health	Fighting Style	A	B	C	D	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	Conditions
Kurokawa Hannya	4500	Single Sword	1											1 - Complete all Tengu Mask training / Defeat all 49 other arena fighters at least once / Win rate in the arena is at least 80% / Defeat Komaki and Kisaragi in the Peerless tournament at least once each
Komaki Sozaemon	800	Brawler	1	2										1 - Complete all the Komaki training (Gion Martial Arts Dojo) including the ability learned from the scene between Komaki and Shibusawa Zankisai / Defeat Kisaragi in the Peerless tournament at least once 2 - Complete all the Komaki training (Gion Martial Arts Dojo) including the ability learned from the scene between Komaki and Shibusawa Zankisai / Win rate in the arena is at least 80% / Won the Swordmaster Contest at least 2 times
Kisaragi Shigure	3000	Single Sword	1			2								1 - Complete all the Zanki dojo training / Won the Peerless tournament at least once 2 - Complete all the Zanki dojo training / Win rate in the arena is at least 70% / Win the Great Ho-Oh Contest tournament at least 3 times
Hozoin Inshun	2000	Hozoin Sojutsu		1	1									1 - Complete all the Mental Training (melon cutting) courses
Kaei	1900	Ninja Sword	1	1										1 - Complete all the waterfall training
Muso Kennosuke	2300	Sojutsu
Shugendo Raido	1400	Kusarigama			1				2					1 - Defeat Shugendo Raido in the Scorching Heat tournament at least one time 2 - Won the Scorching Heat tournament at least one time
Onigashima	2500	Wrestler					1	2						1 - Won the Divine Fist Contest tournament at least one time 2 - Defeat Onigashima in the Divine First Contest tournament at least one time
Genji	1400	Swordmaster				1		2						1 - Defeat Genji in the Cliff Edge tournament at least one time 2 - Won the Cliff Edge tournament at least two times
Black Yaksha	3000	Greatsword							1					1 - Defeat Black Yaksha in the Adamantine Contest tournament at least one time
Tsujikaze	1800	Yagyu Style
Oseto Hayato	1800	Yagyu Style
Tokage	1600	Ninja Sword		1	1					1				1 - Complete all the scarecrow training courses
Koso Ryuzen	1500	Brawler
Kage Tengu	1300	Single Sword
Munemasa Kanemaru	650	Greatsword
Matsushita Tomonoshin	800	Martial Artist
Toraiwa Onryo	1500	Club
Sakura Hanamaru	1000	Swordmaster
Aotsubaki	1300	Yoshioka Style				1			2					1 - Defeat Benizakura at least one time 2 - Defeat Benizakura in the Intense Freeze tournament at least one time
Benizakura	1200	Yoshioka Style	1			1				2	3			1 - Defeat Aotsubaki at least one time 2 - Defeat Benizakura in the Sword Hell tournament at least one time 3 - Won the Sword Hell tournament at least one time
Giami	800	Martial Arts Master
Utsusemi	700	Kusarigama											1	1 - Won Great Ho-Oh Contest or Cliff Edge or Scorching Heat at least one time
Ujiie Hironojo	1000	Single Sword				1								1 - Appears very rarely, but the chance of encountering him increases if Kiryu's arena win rate is 60% or under 2 - Won the Ho-Oh Contest tournament at least 5 times / Appears very rarely, but the chance of encountering him increases if Kiryu's arena win rate is 60% or under
Hozoin Inei	1000	Hozoin Sojutsu			1									1 - Complete all the Jiraiya training courses
Kumomaru	900	Single Sword										1	2	1 - Won the Ho-Oh Contest tournament at least 2 times 2 - Won the Intense Freeze tournament at least one time
Genbu Ganichi	550	Club
Ikusa Kiriemon	1100	Swordmaster
Yowaku Gamurieru	1000	Yagyu Style										1		1 - Won the Sword Hell tournament at least one time
Tonohana	1000	Wrestler
Okazemaru	1200	Club
Sakika	1100	Single Sword										1		1 - After he appears in the Great Ho-Oh Contest tournament for the first time
Yamatobo Gonzen	1500	Naginata
Tachibana Benimaru	1100	Single Sword
Kodo Eisaburo	800	Martial Artist											1	1 - Won the Sword Hell tournament at least one time
Ryuma Yotaro	800	Single Sword						1			1	1	1	1 - Complete all the horse archery training courses
Gaian	800	Greatsword
Kamiya Sotaro	800	Yoshioka Style
Urushihara Mantayu	900	Wrestler
Hagakure Shinobu	700	Ninja Sword
Jiren	700	Hozoin Sojutsu
Kotobuki Fukukichi	700	Single Sword
Kazekiri Satsu	650	Swordmaster
Doctor Yabuta		Single Sword
Komemaru	700	Brawler
Kawase Ryubei	400	Martial Arts Master
Tetsuwan Kumagoro	600	Club
Wada Yuzo	500	Brawler
Nagaya Takujiro	670	Single Sword
Sakichi the Palanquin Bearer	600	Brawler