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Ghost of Tsushima / Skills / Water Stance

Flowing Strikes

Flowing Strikes is the first Water Stance upgrade. It adds a fourth cut to Flurry Strike, for more burst damage in one go.

Type: Upgrade
Skill tree: Water Stance
Tier: 1
Cost: 1 Technique Point
What it does: Flurry Strike grows to four rapid cuts.

Requires

Water StanceA stance for shield users: heavy attacks deal extra Stagger damage to shieldmen.

Good to know

Tier 1 of the Water Stance techniques.
Input: hold Triangle, then tap Triangle three times.

How to use it

Use the longer Flurry Strike on a shieldman whose guard is cracking, or on an enemy you have just staggered.

Unlock order

Upgrades in this tree unlock in order, so you need Water Stance first.

Strength of TidesAll Water Stance attacks deal more Stagger damage to shieldmen.

Related skills

Water Stance
Surging Strikes
Flurry Strike grows to five rapid cuts.
Stances
Stone Stance
A stance for fighting swordsmen: heavy attacks deal extra Stagger damage to sword users.
Stances
Wind Stance
A stance for polearm users: heavy attacks deal extra Stagger damage to spearmen.

Updated November 11, 2026

This entry uses material from the "Water Stance" article on the Ghost Franchise Wiki at Fandom and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Source CC BY-SA 3.0