What level do you need for Insect Breathing in Slayers 2?

You need to be Level 25, have 3,500 Wen, and hold 15 Demon Horns before Shinobu will start your training.

Where is the Insect Breathing trainer in Slayers 2?

Shinobu Kocho stands on the roof of the center building at Butterfly Estate. Head east from spawn or follow your minimap marker.

How do you get Illusory Light in Slayers 2?

Illusory Light is a 10% drop from the Shinori boss, with a guaranteed drop after 35 kills according to community reports.

Is Insect Breathing good in PvP?

Yes. It has short range but strong stun and poison pressure, making it a high-survivability pick in duels even at low HP.

Does poison work on every clan in Slayers 2?

No. Uzui clan players have poison resistance, so Insect Breathing's damage-over-time effects do not apply to them.

Slayers 2 Insect Breathing: How to Get It Fast

Learn how to unlock Slayers 2 Insect Breathing, beat every training quest, and master the poison moveset with the best combos and gear.

If you want a breathing style that punishes mistakes and melts health bars through poison, Slayers 2 Insect Breathing is worth every minute of the grind. It is not the flashiest or highest-damage style in the game, but its fast stuns, chip damage, and survivability make it a nightmare in PvP — especially if you rolled the Kocho clan. This guide covers the full unlock process, every training quest, the complete moveset, and the build that top players are running right now.

What Is Insect Breathing in Slayers 2?

For more, see beginner guide and complete codes list.

Insect Breathing is one of the Closed-Beta breathing styles in Project Slayers 2, modeled after Shinobu Kocho's fighting style from Demon Slayer. Instead of raw cutting power, it focuses on rapid thrusts and shallow cuts that inject wisteria-based poison into the target.

Every technique is short range. There are no projectiles, which is the main reason most tier lists place it below Water or Serpent. What it lacks in reach, it makes up for with speed, stun pressure, and damage-over-time effects that keep ticking after your combo ends.

According to the Project Slayers Wiki, Insect Breathing is a derivative of Flower Breathing and is one of only a handful of styles with two full cutscene moves — a nice cosmetic bonus on top of its practical strengths.

Strengths and Weaknesses at a Glance

Trait	Rating	Notes
Damage per hit	Low–Medium	Weaker raw numbers than Water or Serpent
Range	Low	All moves are melee; no projectiles
Stun pressure	High	True Flutter and Hundred-Legged Zigzag stun on hit
Poison (DOT)	High	Compound Eye Hexagon, Caprice, and Illusory Light all apply poison
PvP viability	High	Fast combos and poison make it "weak but deadly"
PvE farming	Medium	Short range slows down mob clearing

Insect Breathing Requirements in Slayers 2

Before you can start training, you need to meet three prerequisites. Community guides and player reports agree on the following:

Requirement	Amount	How to Get It
Level	25	NPC quests, mobs, mini-bosses, and bosses
Wen	3,500	Quests, kills, and fishing
Demon Horns	15	Demon mobs and bosses

Note that some older sources list 5,000 Wen and mention a Beast Core step. Based on current player experience, the live requirement is 3,500 Wen plus 15 Demon Horns — the Beast Core step was part of an earlier version of the quest chain. If the NPC will not accept your turn-in, check your Wen total first.

Where to Find the Insect Breathing Trainer

The trainer, Shinobu Kocho, stands on the roof of the center building at Butterfly Estate. From the beginner spawn, head straight east or follow your minimap marker.

Climb onto the roof of the main building — she is not on the ground floor.
If you cannot find her, look for the Shiori NPC at the base of the house and climb up the back side.
Set your spawn crystal at Butterfly Estate before starting so you can reset quickly between quests.

How to Unlock Insect Breathing Step by Step

The quest chain has two farming steps followed by six training tasks. Here is the full order, based on the Pro Game Guides walkthrough and community testing.

Step 1: Farm 15 Demon Horns

Demon Horns drop from the demons inside the waterfall cave in the Bamboo Grove area. Fast travel with a shrine if you have one unlocked, or reset to your spawn if you set it nearby.

Pro tip: grab the demon kill quest near the waterfall at the same time. You will level up while farming horns, which helps if you are still under level 25.

Step 2: Complete the Training Quests

Once Shinobu accepts your horns and Wen, you will run through six tasks. Each one is a short minigame or fight.

Order	Task	Location	How to Complete
1	Meditation	Second room, big house at Butterfly Estate	Click when the cursor hits the white ball until you reach 100%
2	Aim Training	Target boards near the training house	Click the targets that appear on screen
3	Cup Training	Third room, big house	Pick the cup hiding the coin 10 times (3 lives)
4	Push-ups	First room, big house	Click the inner circle as it touches the outer ring
5	Boulder Split	Marked spot on the map	Click and drag the white circles to the end of the line
6	Defeat Insect Trainee	Just outside Butterfly Estate	Beat Shiron in a duel

Step 3: Defeat the Insect Trainee (Shiron)

Shiron is Shinobu's student and the final gatekeeper. He uses three moves: Jaw Breaker, True Flutter, and Caprice. Community reports say he spams Jaw Breaker constantly, so keep your guard up and punish after his combos whiff.

The easiest strategy from player experience: jump and spam M1. His hitboxes struggle against aerial attacks, and you will chip him down faster than trying to trade on the ground.

Full Insect Breathing Moveset and Keybinds

Here is every skill in the Slayers 2 Insect Breathing kit, including unlock requirements where known.

Key	Move	Effect	Notes
Z	Compound Eye Hexagon	Thrust or six-hit poison barrage when held	Applies poison DOT; blockable
X	True Flutter	Dash thrust that launches and stuns	Great combo starter; blockable
C	Fluttering Sting	Leap into a multi-stab burst	Applies heavy poison to vitals
V	Hundred-Legged Zigzag	Zigzag charge into a neck stab	Stuns on hit; strong combo extender
B	Illusory Light	Cutscene ultimate with guard break	10% drop from Shinori (Boss); massive crater on impact

A few practical notes from players who main this style:

True Flutter's knockback direction is slightly random, so adjust your follow-up timing.
Hundred-Legged Zigzag has low stun on the initial hits — wait a beat before extending your combo.
Illusory Light is one of two cutscene moves in the game, and the stun it applies lets you keep comboing after the animation ends.
Poison moves do nothing against Uzui clan players because of their poison resistance. Keep that in mind before you queue into one.

Best Combos and Playstyle Tips

Insect Breathing rewards players who chain skills instead of fishing for one big hit. The core loop is simple: open with a stun skill, land your M1 string, cancel into another skill, and repeat.

Beginner Combo Route

Open with X (True Flutter) to close distance and stun.
Land a full M1 combo while they are stunned.
Follow with Z (Compound Eye Hexagon) held for the six-thrust poison barrage.
Extend with V (Hundred-Legged Zigzag) if they are still grounded.
Finish with B (Illusory Light) if it is off cooldown.

Advanced Tips

Use Z's end lag carefully — it is punishable if you whiff, so only commit when you have stamina to dash out.
V keeps charging even when the enemy is blocking, which makes it a solid guard-pressure tool.
C auto-locks onto poisoned enemies, so apply poison first and then leap.
In PvP, play around your poison ticks. You do not need to win every trade — you just need to outlast.

Best Insect Breathing Build and Gear

A popular community build pairs Insect Breathing with the Taichi style and gauntlets for extra grab pressure. Here is the gear setup from a high-level PvP player:

Slot	Item	Why It Works
Weapon	Nightfall Serpent Katana	Poison synergy and upgradeable damage
Mythic 1	Stone Hair	+2 damage
Outfit	Reaper's Outfit	Standard duelist stat spread
Accessory 1	Demonic Lantern	+2 damage
Accessory 2	Fang Mask	+2 damage
Accessory 3	Bamboo Muzzle	+2 damage

The goal is simple: stack flat damage so your poison ticks and short combos hit harder. If you cannot get the Nightfall Serpent Katana yet, the Butterfly Katana works fine as a starter — refine it at the Hidden Mist Village NPC to the west for extra damage and speed.

For mastery farming, community reports suggest the mother bear gives around 200 mastery, Kaiden gives roughly 300, and big bosses give 1,000+. Gyutaro is a popular farm because he spawns near the crystal.

Is Insect Breathing Worth It in Slayers 2?

Short answer: yes, if you play PvP. No, if you want the strongest PvE clearing style.

Insect Breathing sits in the upper-middle tier. It is not meta — most players point to Water or Serpent for that — but its fast stuns, poison pressure, and low-HP survivability make it a genuine threat in the right hands. The Kocho clan passives amplify it further, especially on aerial combos.

If you want a style that is easy to unlock early, scales well into the mid-game, and frustrates opponents in duels, this is a solid pick. Just do not expect it to delete health bars in one combo the way Shockwave or Temari builds can.