Souls & the Oni Gauntlet
Cut down a Genma and the Oni Gauntlet draws out its souls. Each colour feeds a different system — and timing your absorption builds a chain bonus.
Red souls
Feed the Oni Gauntlet to grow your weapons and power.
Yellow souls
Restore health when absorbed.
Blue souls
Refill your magic gauge.
Red soul growth
experience per soul size| Soul size | Experience |
|---|---|
| Size 1 | 25 |
| Size 2 | 75 |
| Size 3 | 500 |
Bigger souls drop from tougher kills and from Issen counter-cuts — larger sizes are worth dramatically more growth experience.
Chain bonus
1.5swindow to keep a soul-absorption chain alive between kills.
Soul generation rates
- Break Issen, Before ST, Zako1.15
- Break Issen, Before ST, Boss1.15
- Break Issen, After ST, Zako1.28
- Break Issen, After ST, Boss1.28
- Break Issen Combo, Before ST, Zako1.15
- Break Issen Combo, Before ST, Boss1.15
- Break Issen Combo, After ST, Zako1.28
- Break Issen Combo, After ST, Boss1.28
- Counter Issen, Zako1.65
- Counter Issen, Boss1.65
- Chain Issen, Zako1.65
- Chain Issen, Boss1.65
- One Hit Kill Attack, Zako1.15
- One Hit Kill Attack, Boss1.15
- Em1021.65
Equipment upgrades
21 upgrade tracksGrowth experience also powers equipment. Each piece climbs three levels, and every level-up costs a flat amount of experience.
Category 13 tracks
3 levels · 100 EXP per level-up
Category 23 tracks
3 levels · 100 EXP per level-up
Category 35 tracks
3 levels · 100 EXP per level-up
Category 410 tracks
3 levels · 100 EXP per level-up
Looking for how much each enemy yields? See the enemy database.