The best skills in Nioh 3are split into three categories: Samurai, Ninja, and Common. Samurai and Ninja skills can only be used by their respective combat styles, but Common skills can be used by both. Skills are also entirely passive in Nioh 3, as opposed to martial arts and ninjutsu, which are active abilities. However, some of these passive skills are also considered to be “Mastery” type, of which you can only equip one at a time.

