Talk:Memory of Ikedaya/@comment-179.215.22.156-20150511150953/@comment-220.255.78.67-20150511155900

Yes. It's impossible not to avoid getting any damage if you want to get to the boss. (I don't have a level 99 tantou yet, but my level 90+ one still can't outrun the yari.) If you're lucky, RNG will make it such that all your swords will all get light damage, and the enemies don't focus on only one sword in particular, else you should definitely consider returning to the citadel if they get heavy damage. Medium damage still seems to be fine, since they have the chance of using their shinken, and RNG seems to work in a way that it'll turn you away from the boss/kick you out of the map if your swords take too much damage.