Slayers 2 Serpent Breathing Guide - Trainer and Forms
Slayers 2 Serpent Breathing guide: Obari trainer location in Bamboo Grove, unlock requirements, all five forms, and why it rewards technical PvP players.
FAQ
Where is the Serpent Breathing trainer in Slayers 2?
What level do you need for Serpent Breathing?
Is Serpent Breathing good in PvP?
How many forms does Serpent Breathing have?
Serpent Breathing is the style that rewards precision. It is a mobile close-combat kit built around grabs, which means its power is not in its raw numbers but in whether you can force the engagement you want. For players who enjoy that, it is one of the most satisfying styles in the game; for players who do not, it will feel inconsistent.
Where is the Serpent trainer?
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Trainer NPC | Obari |
| Area | Bamboo Grove |
| Where exactly | Marsh path between Bamboo Grove and the bear area |
| Unlock level | 25 |
| Forms | 5 |
What do you need to unlock it?
| Requirement | Amount | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Level | 25 | Questing and bear farming |
| Path | Slayer | Demons cannot learn breathing |
| Wen | 5,000–10,000 (reported) | Quests, boss drops, selling loot |
| Demon horns | up to 30 (reported) | Demon spawns at night |
| Beast cores | 5 (reported) | Bear area |
Bamboo Grove is a two-trainer area, so if you travel there you can scout both Obari and Urokodaki (Water) before committing. See the Water guide for the comparison.
What can Serpent do?
Serpent’s five forms centre on grab mechanics and mobile close combat. The style’s value comes from converting a successful approach into unavoidable follow-up damage.
Per-form damage values and frame data
Not published. No source we could find lists per-form damage or timing for Serpent, so this page does not invent numbers. The grab-based playstyle is consistently reported; the specific values behind it are not.
Which clans pair with Serpent?
| Clan | Rarity | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Iguro | Mythic (0.9%) | Serpent bonuses, mobility, Katana progression and percentage health damage |
| Kocho | Legendary (4%) | Poison boosts, debuffs and aerial sword bonuses — a Poison-focused alternative |
| Sabito | Rare (12%) | A cheaper option for movement, sword damage and mastery while you hunt a better roll |
Iguro is the natural pairing, and its percentage health damage is the reason Serpent builds scale unusually well into late content — that damage does not fall off against large health pools. See the clans guide for full roll odds.
Frequently asked questions
Is Serpent hard to play?
It is the least forgiving of the mid-tier styles. Its power sits in landing engages, so a player who misses often will find it weaker than Water, which has an answer for every situation. If you are new, the Water guide explains why that style is the safer first pick.
Does Serpent need a specific weapon?
No style hard-requires a weapon, but Katana progression compounds with Iguro’s bonuses, so most Serpent builds run a katana. The katana guide covers the progression path from the shop blade to the Nightfall craft.
Serpent or Insect for PvP?
Both sit in the same tier band. Serpent is mobile close combat with grabs; Insect trades protection for Poison pressure. The tier list compares them directly.
Sources
Facts in this guide were cross-checked against the following public references on 2026-09-22:
- Serpent Breathing — Slayers 2 Wiki
- All Breathing Trainer Locations — Slayers 2 Wiki
- Slayers 2 Breathing Techniques — BloxInformer
- Slayers 2 Clan Tier List — Beebom
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