Juzou the Drunkard
Mini Boss -- Hirata Estate
Difficulty
Medium (2/5)
Death Blows
2
Location
Hirata Estate
Type
Mini Boss
PvE Rating
★★★★★
Description
A massive drunkard samurai who serves as a mini-boss at Hirata Estate. He swings a huge sword, sprays poisonous sake, and is surrounded by loyal soldiers that must be dealt with first.
Strengths
- +Poison sake spray covers wide area
- +High vitality pool takes long to whittle down
- +Surrounding soldiers complicate the fight
Weaknesses
- -Flame Vent
- -NPC ally
Rewards
Prayer BeadUnrefined Sake
Key Attacks
Sake poison sprayOverhead sword chopWide sword sweepPerilous grabStomping combo
Tips & Strategy
- 1Clear all surrounding enemies first using stealth before engaging Juzou.
- 2Sneak behind him for a free stealth deathblow on the first bar.
- 3Recruit the NPC samurai Nogami Gensai to draw aggro.
- 4Flame Vent staggers him and deals solid damage over time.
- 5Dodge his sake spray -- it applies poison buildup.