Project Slayers mist breathing: Step-by-Step Unlock Guide

Project Slayers mist breathing is a Breathing Style added in Update 1. It imitates the obscuring movement of mist through rapid attacks, deceptive positioning, and techniques that make it harder for opponents to track the user. Before beginning the trainer sequence, prepare the required level and materials so your progress is not interrupted.

The Mist Trainer is located in Ouwohana. Speak with the trainer to begin the unlock process, then complete each assigned exercise and the required boss battle. The available source material identifies five tasks, ending with a fight against Muichiro Tokito.

The style is designed around obscurity rather than straightforward trades. Its attacks can dash through targets, create mist zones, launch ranged slashes, and briefly conceal the user. This makes it especially useful for players who prefer movement and control instead of standing still and exchanging attacks.

For additional navigation, see the Mist Breathing page on the Project Slayers Wiki.

Follow the trainer route in order and treat every exercise as preparation for the final Muichiro Tokito encounter. The early tasks build familiarity with movement and timing, while the boss requirement gates the final technique.

The Muichiro Tokito fight has an additional progression purpose. Although several Mist Breathing moves become available through mastery, Obscuring Clouds remains locked until the required mastery and boss condition are both satisfied. Treat the boss encounter as part of the long-term build rather than only an unlock checkpoint.

Mist Breathing has six listed techniques. The kit begins with a forward dash and develops into rapid slashes, area control, ranged pressure, and temporary concealment. The keybinds are arranged across the standard combat inputs, allowing the style to combine mobility with burst damage.

Early Mastery: Mobility and Pressure

Cloud and Haze is available at Mastery 1, making it the starting point of the style’s combat identity. The user dashes a short distance while continuously slashing targets in the path. Its knockback can help create space after an approach or interrupt an opponent’s positioning.

At Mastery 20, Eight-Layered Mist expands the kit with a longer attack sequence. It performs seven rapid mist-imbued slashes, followed by five ranged mist balls. The attack also heavily damages the opponent’s block bar, so it can function as a practical block-breaking option.

Mid Mastery: Area Control and Launching Attacks

Distant Haze becomes available at Mastery 37. The user creates a growing bubble of mist, then releases the attack to appear in front of an enemy inside the area and pierce them. Because the technique depends on the target remaining within the mist, positioning is important.

At Mastery 48, Shifting Flow Flash gives the style an airborne option. The user leaps upward and performs an angled slash that causes high damage and knockback. Use it to extend pressure, reposition vertically, or punish an exposed target.

High Mastery: Ranged Burst and Concealment

Lunar Dispersing Mist unlocks at Mastery 52. It fires three ranged slashes, with damage changing according to the distance of each hit. The attack also stuns, and landing all three projectiles can produce one of the strongest damage sequences associated with the kit.

Obscuring Clouds is the final listed technique. At Mastery 60, and after defeating Muichiro Tokito, the user creates a surrounding domain of mist, becomes invisible while still attacking, and applies low ticking damage to targets inside.

Mist Breathing rewards players who avoid predictable attack patterns. Rather than using every move immediately, alternate between movement, mist zones, ranged slashes, and concealment. The goal is to make the opponent react to uncertain positioning.

Practical Combos

Start with Cloud and Haze when you need to enter quickly. If the opponent blocks or remains in front of you, transition into Eight-Layered Mist to increase block pressure. This sequence uses the style’s mobility and multi-hit properties without relying on a single attack.

Use Distant Haze when you can predict where the opponent will move. The technique is more dependable when the target is already constrained or focused on another action. Once the target is inside the mist bubble, release the attack to trigger the piercing strike.

For ranged pressure, use Lunar Dispersing Mist when the opponent is visible and your spacing is stable. Its damage varies by distance, so avoid firing from an awkward position if you want the best chance of landing multiple slashes.

Obscuring Clouds Usage

Obscuring Clouds is useful for creating uncertainty. While inside the domain, the user becomes invisible but can continue attacking. Targets inside also receive low ticking damage. The effect supports both pressure and disengagement, but it is not a substitute for positioning.

The style has known visual limitations: the user’s title can remain visible, and swords may sometimes appear during Obscuring Clouds. In addition, the Ice BDA technique Cold White Princess can counter the concealment effect and cause it to function normally.

The source material identifies Mist Breathing as especially strong for PvE because Obscuring Clouds can help draw attention away from the user. It is also usable in PvP, although the same source does not treat it as the best PvP option. Build your approach around the activity you play most often.

Use this checklist to track the unlock route and confirm that the final technique is available.

Recommended Build Priorities

A practical progression order is to unlock the early mobility tool first, then develop the multi-hit and control portions of the moveset. Once the character reaches the higher mastery thresholds, focus on landing ranged attacks consistently rather than using them only as panic buttons.

Mist Breathing is most effective when every technique has a clear purpose:

• Use Cloud and Haze to approach or reposition.
• Use Eight-Layered Mist against blocking targets.
• Use Distant Haze when you can control the opponent’s movement.
• Use Shifting Flow Flash to punish exposed enemies.
• Use Lunar Dispersing Mist for ranged stun and burst.
• Use Obscuring Clouds to control space and create uncertainty.