Ghost of Tsushima Iki Island: How to beat Kai? Ghost of Tsushima guide, walkthrough

This page of the Ghost of Tsushima game guide contains the walkthrough of the Kai boss fight during The Hidden Bay Tournament on Iki Island. We explain how to defeat Kai.

Last update: 21 May 2024

This page of the Ghost of Tsushima game guide contains the walkthrough of the battle against Kai on Iki Island. This is one of the opponents you will need to defeat during The Hidden Cove Tournament. Our guide describes the unique attacks used by Kai and how to effectively damage and defeat this boss.

Kai is one of the four participants in The Hidden Bay Tournament. You need to find him near the battle arena and talk to him to challenge him to a fight.

As in all other battles, you can win by hitting Kai five times with a wooden weapon before he does the same.

Kai uses different types of red attacks during the fight. You will need to properly dodge them and, if possible, try to dodge perfectly, i.e. press the button just before the attack reaches Jin. The aforementioned Sarugami armor can be useful here, as it increases the margin of error when attempting to dodge perfectly.

Kai can chain two red attacks, so don't be surprised if you'll need to evade another one of the boss' attacks just as soon as you use a regular dodge to avoid the first one.

Perfect dodging is the ideal way to expose your opponent to Jin's attacks. You will be able to counterattack and Kai won't be able to block it and thus he will take one point of damage. You can also use regular dodges, although in this case you just have to bet on luck and the fact that the boss will not have enough time to block or parry your attack.

The battle strategy won't change in the later part of the match, so just focus on performing dodges, especially perfect ones.