Yasuke Untouchable Daze Build
YasukeThis glass-cannon setup uses Excalibur to spread Daze through heavy combo enders and critical hits, then converts Dazed enemies into Vulnerable targets. Large damage bonuses, critical scaling, and full Armor Piercing let Yasuke dismantle groups and bosses, while Samurai Stand provides one defensive safeguard against the severe health penalty.
Damage
+250% weapon damage, Daze-to-Vulnerable, full Armor Piercing crits
Survivability
25% normal Health, with one Samurai Stand rescue per combat
Boss
Critical burst ignores armor and rapidly exploits Vulnerable targets
Yasuke
Yasuke is the heavy-combat samurai protagonist. His weapon mastery trees, open-combat abilities, and high-impact gear make him the game's direct melee specialist.
The build's primary Long Katana. Heavy combo enders and critical hits release a Dazing burst, letting one attack disrupt several enemies before Crusader Tunic turns the affliction into Vulnerable. Its added engraving trades all abilities for a massive always-on damage multiplier.
Engravings
- ▸Dazing Burst (fixed)— Heavy Combo Enders and Criticals create a Dazing burst.
- ▸Massive Damage, No Abilities (from Blade of Yumminess)— +250% Damage, but Yasuke cannot use Abilities. Craft Blade of Yumminess after A Puzzlement, then transfer its engraving to Excalibur.Wiki
How to Obtain
The conversion piece that makes every Dazed enemy Vulnerable. Its added engraving pushes damage much higher by capping Yasuke at 25% of normal Health, turning the loadout into a true glass cannon.
Engravings
- ▸Daze Makes Enemies Vulnerable (fixed)— Applying Daze also makes the affected enemy Vulnerable.
- ▸More Damage, Less Health (from Samurai Daimyo Armor of Legend)— +75% Damage, but Health is reduced by 75%. This is optional if the reduced safety margin does not fit your playstyle.Wiki
How to Obtain
The amulet converts every Long Katana Mastery point into additional Critical Damage. Its transferred engraving then gives critical hits full Armor Piercing, so the same crits that spread Daze also punch through defensive targets.
Engravings
- ▸Long Katana Mastery Critical Damage (fixed)— +2% Critical Damage per Mastery Point invested in Long Katana.
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How to Obtain
Combat Strategy
- ▸Equip Excalibur with the +250% damage engraving and accept that active abilities will be unavailable.
- ▸Use the Crusader Tunic health penalty only when you are comfortable avoiding hits.
- ▸Keep Tale Smasher or another preferred secondary ready for encounters where Excalibur needs different coverage.
- ▸Open with Excalibur and use heavy combo enders to create Dazing bursts across nearby enemies.
- ▸Attack Dazed targets while Crusader Tunic makes them Vulnerable.
- ▸Chain kills to build the helmet's additional Critical Chance and trigger more Dazing bursts.
- ▸Stay on Excalibur so critical hits gain full Armor Piercing from Howl of the Dragon.
- ▸Avoid trading hits because the armor engraving leaves Yasuke at only 25% of normal Health.
- ▸Treat the helmet's once-per-combat Samurai Stand as an emergency reset, not a normal part of the rotation.
Sources
Verified: 2026-10-06 · All content is original with full credit to original creators.