Slayers 2 Water Breathing Guide — Moves & How to Get It

Water Breathing is the first style most players chase in Project Slayers 2, and for good reason. It's the beginner-friendly pick straight out of Demon Slayer — the same style Tanjiro learns in the show — and it comes with a dash, a projectile, and one of the best defensive skills in the game. If you're trying to unlock Slayers 2 water breathing without wasting hours, this guide walks through every step, every mastery requirement, and every trick the community has figured out so far.

The style itself mimics flowing water: your character bends through each swing, chaining slashes in fluid arcs. According to the Project Slayers Wiki, it's one of six breathing styles planned for Part 2, and it was the second style officially announced for the sequel. Here's exactly how to get it and how to make it hit hard.

For more, see beginner guide and complete codes list.

What Is Water Breathing in Project Slayers 2?

Water Breathing is a sword-based breathing style built around mobility and sustained pressure. Most of its techniques involve forward motion — dashes, spins, and thrusts — which makes it feel fast compared to heavier styles. The trade-off is that raw damage per hit is modest, especially early on.

The style has no passive abilities, so all of its value comes from the moveset. That means your damage scaling depends almost entirely on your sword, accessories, and mastery level. Community reports consistently describe water as smooth and easy to learn but "kind of bad for PvE" until you unlock the later skills — more on that below.

How to Unlock Water Breathing in Slayers 2

Step 1: Find Sakonji Urokodaki

The water cultivator, Sakonji Urokodaki, lives inside Waroru Cave — a hidden house you reach by finding a hole in the ground near the bear farming area, dropping in, and swimming through an underwater passage. Follow the tunnel, climb the ladder, and you'll surface inside the house. Pay him 5,000 wen to start the training chain.

This is the single most confusing part of the quest for new players. Player experience reports describe swimming around for several minutes before realizing there's a ladder at the end of the submerged tunnel.

Step 2: Gather 30 Demon Horns

Before Urokodaki will take your money, you need 30 demon horns. The fastest farm is the waterfall demons right below the base — jump off the ledge near spawn and you'll land in a demon-filled basin. The mini-boss in that area drops three horns per kill at roughly a 50% rate, and the regular demons drop one each.

Community reports suggest the drop rates were buffed at some point after launch, so this grind is noticeably shorter than it used to be. Expect 20–30 minutes of farming depending on luck.

Step 3: Complete the Training Trials

Once you've paid, Urokodaki hands out a series of tasks. Here's the full list in order:

A few notes that will save you time:

• Underwater rocks — you can server hop and the rocks respawn in the same spot near the spawn point, so you can grab all three quickly.
• Boulder push — it's timed, and the maze is dark. Look up and follow the path rather than staring at the ground.
• Lung training — click the circle when the thin line crosses the colored segment. Fill the bar until it turns green.
• Sabito — he's not a hard boss, but he blocks a lot. Use M1 chains into your Z skill and don't overcommit.

After Sabito falls, you collect water breathing from his chest and the style is yours.

Water Breathing Moveset: Every Move and Mastery Requirement

Here's the complete moveset with mastery levels, keybinds, and what each move actually does in practice.

Hold Variants

Several water moves have hidden hold inputs that change how they behave:

• X (Water Wheel) — tapping it lifts enemies into a tornado; holding it turns the move into a sustained barrage that ends in a guard break.
• V (Ripple Thrust) — nothing happens on a tap. You must hold V to fire the thrust.
• C (Water Serpent) — holding it produces a barrage before the circular finish.

These hold versions are where most of water's real damage lives. If your combos feel weak, you're probably tapping instead of holding.

How to Unlock Dead Calm and Constant Flux

Two moves sit behind extra requirements, and both are worth chasing.

Constant Flux (Mastery 46)

Constant Flux unlocks at 46 water mastery, but you also need to have defeated the Giyu boss at least once to access it. Each slash in the chain amplifies the next, finishing with a serpent-empowered thrust. It's the highest-damage move in the kit and the one that makes water viable in dungeons.

Dead Calm

Dead Calm is Giyu's signature defensive technique and the reason water has "the highest defensive capabilities" among early styles, per the wiki. You get it as a drop from the Giyu boss, and it's reported as roughly a 5% drop chance. You also need 53 mastery in both water and sword to unlock it in the skill tree.

Practical farming tips for Giyu:

• There's a respawn crystal about 200 meters from his arena, so death runs are short.
• He will guard break you on the final hit of his rotation skill no matter what — stop blocking early and reposition instead.
• Bring a friend if possible. Letting a teammate hold aggro while you land M1 chains dramatically speeds up kill times.

Community reports from players who've farmed him dozens of times suggest the drop is either genuinely rare or slightly bugged — one creator reported over an hour of farming with no katana drop. Treat Dead Calm as a long-term goal, not a same-day unlock.

Best Combos and Playstyle Tips

Water rewards patience and spacing more than raw aggression. Here's what works:

Standard PvE combo:

1. Dash in with Z (Water Surface Slash)
2. Land 4 M1s — not 5, since the fifth gets blocked by most bosses
3. Chain into C for the barrage
4. Finish with held X or Constant Flux

Boss fight rules of thumb:

• Never block the last hit of a multi-hit rotation. You'll get guard broken every time.
• Save your dash skill for repositioning, not damage.
• Constant Flux is your burst window — use it when the boss is mid-animation, not when they're idle.

Mastery grinding: Dungeons are the fastest mastery source. Roughly 50,000 points in a dungeon run is enough to push a breathing style close to maxed, and Ouwigahara chests give direct mastery boosts. Buy the 2x mastery gamepass if you plan to level multiple styles.

Is Water Breathing Worth It in Slayers 2?

Yes — with caveats. Water is the most accessible style in the game, has the cleanest movement tools, and Dead Calm gives it defensive value nothing else in the early roster matches. It's also the natural pick if you're building a Tanjiro-style character, since sun breathing isn't in the game yet.

The downside is damage. Until you have Constant Flux and a decent katana, water hits like a wet noodle in dungeons compared to styles like thunder or flame. If your only goal is maximum PvE output, you may want to level water for the movement and then branch out.

For everyone else — especially players who value smooth combat feel and easy combos — water breathing is the right first pick. Check the official Project Slayers Roblox page for update news on when new styles and balance changes land.