A Blood Demon Art is the Z, X, C, V, and B bar you fight with as a demon. Compare kits by how those skills open, catch, and finish. A tier letter will not show you a counter, a grab, or a rock you can ride, and those letters do not even agree with each other.
How to use this collection
Also called is another name for the same art, not an extra kit. Moves lists the Z, X, C, V, and B skill names when that art has them. Kit says what those skills do. How to get is that art's unlock. A dash means that detail is still empty.
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Blood Demon Arts
Blood Demon Arts
These arts are the demon route. You learn them after becoming a demon. When an art has skill names, those names are its kit.
Shockwave
Z Air Type backflips and fires a long-range shockwave, then teleports in for a rush if it hits. X Compass Needle stomps to open a counter, and a hit during that window teleports you in front of the attacker and launches them with Crown Splitter. C Explosive Fury is a kick rush on tap, or a charged upward dash into the same rush. V Flashing Willow slams down into a shockwave and a second burst. B Annihilation Type lunges with two shockwaves, then a final shockwave if they connect.
- Also called
- Shockwave Manipulation
- Moves
- Z Air Type, X Compass Needle, C Explosive Fury, V Flashing Willow, B Annihilation Type
- How to get
- After becoming a demon, roll for Shockwave at Muzan using the Biwa Bell, or find a Shockwave Blood Demon Art Orb in a chest or from a boss. Using the orb starts a training quest; finish it to unlock the art.
Ice Manipulation
Z Wintery Icicles drops icicles in a zone, and casting it again blows ice up from under the target. X Cold White Princesses takes a stance and, if a target is in range, teleports behind them, leaves an ice clone, and freezes them in mist from two lotus figures. C Barren Hanging Garden sends a spiraling ice shot in a line that bursts. V Freezing Cloud vanishes into icy wind and can grab a nearby enemy from behind for a slam. B Bodhisattva calls an Ice Buddha that breaks open, blows freezing wind, and drives ice spikes forward.
- Also called
- Cryokinesis
- Moves
- Z Wintery Icicles, X Cold White Princesses, C Barren Hanging Garden, V Freezing Cloud, B Bodhisattva
- How to get
- After becoming a demon, it can drop at random from chests or bosses, or you can ask Muzan for power and spin for an art.
Dream Manipulation
Z Melodic Whisper splits into three projectiles that damage and slow. X Ordained Flesh plants a growth that keeps firing at the cursor. C Piercing Flesh raises a tentacle at the cursor that wraps and crushes on a hit. V Flesh Barrage sends a flurry of strikes through the area. B Flesh Monster summons a large monster that uses a three-hit area combo.
- Also called
- -
- Moves
- Z Melodic Whisper, X Ordained Flesh, C Piercing Flesh, V Flesh Barrage, B Flesh Monster
- How to get
- After becoming a demon, it can drop at random from chests or bosses, or you can ask Muzan for power and spin for an art.
Tamari
Z Spinning Throw hurls a ball that slows on hit. X Tamari Dunk throws one down for a crater, then a second blast. C Piercing Kick leaps into a kick and, if it lands, can be cast again to throw a ball that explodes. V Tamari Meteor slams a ball into the ground so it rises and falls on the cursor. B Spiraling Shot spins a ball with four arms and kicks it; on a hit it drills the target upward and explodes.
- Also called
- Temari
- Moves
- Z Spinning Throw, X Tamari Dunk, C Piercing Kick, V Tamari Meteor, B Spiraling Shot
- How to get
- After becoming a demon, it can drop at random from chests or bosses, or you can ask Muzan for power and spin for an art.
Arrow
Z Arrow Flight pulls a rock from the ground to throw, and you can also fly on that rock. X Arrow Eruption surrounds you with arrows that hit anyone caught in them. C Arrow Smackdown sends a seeking arrow that launches a target and slams them down. V Torrential Arrows fires three homing arrows that each launch the target once. B Koketsu Arrow tags a target with a homing shot, then follows with more shots that deal increased damage.
- Also called
- Arrow Manipulation
- Moves
- Z Arrow Flight, X Arrow Eruption, C Arrow Smackdown, V Torrential Arrows, B Koketsu Arrow
- How to get
- After becoming a demon, it can drop at random from chests or bosses, or you can ask Muzan for power and spin for an art.
Explosive Blood
Explosive Blood is a Demon combat kit, also called Pyrokinesis.
- Also called
- Pyrokinesis
- Moves
- -
- How to get
- -
Obi Manipulation
Z Obi Barrage jumps and strikes with the obi toward where you point. X Obi Pursuit runs the way you look and strikes on contact. C Obi Grab wraps a target and smashes them into the ground. V Obi Field shoots the obi from the ground three times, can hit up to two enemies, and grants hyper armor. B Obi Charge jumps along your aim, grabs a target, drags them, and slams them for area damage.
- Also called
- -
- Moves
- Z Obi Barrage, X Obi Pursuit, C Obi Grab, V Obi Field, B Obi Charge
- How to get
- After becoming a demon, it can drop at random from chests or bosses, or you can ask Muzan for power and spin for an art.
How the unlock splits
Once you are a demon, the arts do not share one drop.
You can roll for Shockwave at Muzan after becoming a demon, or find a Shockwave Blood Demon Art Orb in a chest or from a boss. Using the orb starts its training quest. Finish that quest to unlock Shockwave. A Shockwave orb teaches that art, not a different kit.
Ice Manipulation, Dream Manipulation, Tamari, Arrow, and Obi Manipulation can drop at random from a chest or a boss. You can instead ask Muzan for power and spin for an art. Either one is enough. The spin is not a second bill you pay after the drop.
Explosive Blood's unlock and its Z, X, C, V, and B names are not listed yet. The shared demon path is still quests and a boss fight. Pyrokinesis is another name for Explosive Blood, not a second kit you can practice.
Pick the whole bar
A finisher you like will not fix the other buttons on that bar. Match the set to the fight you want.
| How you want the fight to go | Art |
|---|---|
| Start far away, punish a swing, then rush in | Shockwave |
| Freeze a spot, shoot ice in a line, or grab from behind | Ice Manipulation |
| Slow them, leave a shot on the field, and call a monster | Dream Manipulation |
| Throw balls, blow a crater, and drop one on your cursor | Tamari |
| Homing arrows, plus a rock you can throw or ride | Arrow |
| Chase and grab, with hyper armor on the field | Obi Manipulation |
Three skills are doing a job a normal swing does not. Compass Needle is Shockwave's counter. Arrow Flight lets you ride the rock it pulls up. Obi Field sends the obi, the long sash, out of the ground and grants hyper armor, so a hit does not stop the move. If you will not use a counter, a ride, or hyper armor, judge that art by the other skills on its bar.
FAQ
Is Cryokinesis, Temari, Shockwave Manipulation, or Arrow Manipulation a different art?
No. Cryokinesis is Ice Manipulation, Temari is Tamari, Shockwave Manipulation is Shockwave, and Arrow Manipulation is Arrow. Dream Manipulation and Obi Manipulation do not have another name.
Why are Explosive Blood's moves blank?
Explosive Blood's unlock and its Z, X, C, V, and B names are not listed yet. The shared demon path is still quests and a boss fight. Pyrokinesis does not add skill names. It is only another name for the same art.






