Originally Posted by Mercenary

I have done 65+ damage in one hit with a nerve strike. You get the normal damage from a bokuto hit, which is actually doubled from a normal hit, then you get the nerve hit, and then a hit spell. With 120 bushido your nerve should do around 25-30 damage.

edit: Truth be told, the only real reason you'd want tactics with bushido is for the evasion bonus you get from it. Your nervestrike damage won't go up much higher, but your base damage will in general.