In Nioh 3, should you choose Samurai Attire or Ninja Attire? The choice is given to you at the end of the tutorial, specifically to choose between attire appropriate to either role for your spirit, Kusanagi. At this point in the game you'll have been able to try out both the abilities of the Ninja and the Samurai, but it's not made wholly clear what exactly you're getting out of this binary choice – which is why I'll explain how it impacts Nioh 3 going forward.
Should you choose attire appropriate for a Samurai or a Ninja?
You should choose attire appropriate for whichever playstyle you generally prefer, but if you're uncertain and need to break the tie, I would suggest the Ninja attire, as a boost to Skill is slightly more impactful to the damage of (most) weapons.
To explain, while Strength and Skill both increase damage on Nioh 3 weapons, Skill is generally more effective to the majority of the available Nioh 3 weapons pool. Strength focuses more on Ki damage, which is certainly useful, but not quite as universally applicable.
Ultimately though it doesn't matter much – this is a +1 buff to either one of two stats that you'll be able to improve every time you level up going forward. You'll also get a Guardian Spirit for either your Ninja or Samurai style (see above), which provides a series of passive buffs. Even then, that Guardian probably won't last long into the game before you swap it out for a better one.
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