You're not crazy, trying to heal in Nioh 3 sometimes doesn't work - and Team Ninja is fixing it

The healing inconsistency in Nioh 3 is the kind of bug that hits hardest in a game built around tight margins — when a heal does not register during a boss fight, it can mean the difference between a clear and a death that feels completely unfair. Team Ninja confirming they are aware and working on it is the right response, but the acknowledgment itself validates what many players suspected was not just a skill issue. This type of input-registration bug is notoriously tricky to reproduce consistently, which explains why it made it through to launch. The practical advice for affected players right now is to build in slightly more healing redundancy — carry extra Elixirs and avoid situations where a single heal needs to land perfectly. The fix cannot come soon enough for endgame players pushing the hardest content. Until the patch lands, treating healing items as backup rather than primary recovery is the safest approach.