Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice doesn't make anything easy - even knowing how to sprint in Sekiro can be confusing for some players. The game also makes it unclear how to do other basic mobility tasks, like diving underwater, which could keep some Sekiro players from finding certain areas and collecting hidden items.

To dive underwater in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, players actually need to learn a specific technique. This means that they will pass underwater sections and be simply unable to explore them until reaching a certain point in the game. More specifically, Sekiro players have to defeat one boss in particular to unlock the ability to dive underwater.

How to Unlock Diving

The boss Sekiro players have to beat to dive underwater is the Corrupted Monk. The Corrupted Monk is located in Mibu Village, just beyond the Ashina Depths – Water Mill Sculptor's Idol save point. Like most Sekiro bosses, defeating the Corrupted Monk is going to be easier said than done, but there are ways players can make the Corrupted Monk boss fight much easier on themselves.

Using the Firecracker Prosthetic and the Mortal Draw attack, Sekiro players should eventually be able to beat Corrupted Monk. The reward for doing so is the Mibu Breathing Technique, which lets players dive underwater in Sekiro.

How to Dive Underwater

After unlocking the Mibu Breathing Technique, not only will Sekiro players be able to dive underwater, but they will be able to dive underwater indefinitely. That means that they can explore underwater areas in the game to their heart's content and without having to worry about drowning.

The Mibu Breathing Technique is a latent skill, meaning players don't have to manually equip it after unlocking it. Once they have it, they can visit any deep body of water and press the right bumper (R1 on PS4 and RB on Xbox One) to dive underwater and start swimming. And that's all there is to diving underwater in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.