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The Broken Blacksmith — Ghost of Tsushima Walkthrough
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The Broken Blacksmith — Ghost of Tsushima Walkthrough

Follow our comprehensive walkthrough for 'The Broken Blacksmith' side tale in Ghost of Tsushima. Learn how to complete objectives, find key items, and earn rewards.

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Follow our comprehensive walkthrough for 'The Broken Blacksmith' side tale in Ghost of Tsushima. Learn how to complete objectives, find key items, and earn rewards.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Return to the Golden Temple to collect a resource pack gift and any upgrades.
  2. 2
    Leave the Golden Temple via the southern gate and follow the path past Adachi Estate to Kuta Farmstead.
  3. 3
    Head east from Kuta Farmstead into the crops and find the Vanity Item: Oni's Blade Straw Hat on an irrigation wheel.
  4. 4
    Leave Kuta Farmstead via the southwest path and follow it to a crossroads, then turn right.
  5. 5
    Arrive at a lone minka, enter, and speak to a Peasant on the right to start Side Tale: The Cost of Iron.
  6. 6
    Go outside and south down the road to the merchant's cart. Examine the dead Mongol, bodies by the cart, and the cart itself.
  7. 7
    Mongols will ambush you; fight them off.
  8. 8
    Return to the minka to find the peasants slaughtered. Speak to the lone survivor.
  9. 9
    Go outside and follow the footprints north to another minka containing the captured merchant.
  10. 10
    Kill the Mongols, free the merchant, and learn there was no iron mark. This completes the tale.
  11. 11
    Go east from the minka along the path back to Kuta Farmstead.
  12. 12
    Climb the lookout platform in Kuta Farmstead to find Key Item: A Family's Escape (2).
  13. 13
    Head south from Kuta Farmstead on the easternmost path along the coastal cliffs.
  14. 14
    Continue south to a crossroads, turn left to the tip of the cape, and find Pillar of Honor (Warrior's Brush).
  15. 15
    Pick up Key Item: A Family's Escape (3) to learn the family's plan.
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    Follow the left side of the cap cliff back, keeping left through a small canyon to the beach.
  17. 17
    Find Sashimono Banner 07 on a rock on the beach.
  18. 18
    Climb down to crates on the beach and grab Key Item: A Family's Escape (4).
  19. 19
    Swim to the large island, Sibling Rocks, off the tip of the cape.
  20. 20
    Find the stairs on the left side of the island, climb them, and find Sashimono Banner 08 and loot. This completes 'A Family's Escape'.
  21. 21
    Swim back to the beach by the waterfall and then across to the other side.
  22. 22
    Climb the tiered rocks (not climbholds) to find a mat to compose Azamo Haiku.
  23. 23
    Climb further up and head upriver to the bridge. Clear Mongol Camp: Kuta River Bridge, killing the Leader to unlock Wind Stance.
  24. 24
    Search the yurt closest to the water in the camp for Mongol Artifact: Paiza.
  25. 25
    Head west from the camp along the path. Follow the Fox to Houren's Pasture Inari Shrine and honor it.
  26. 26
    Follow the path southwest down to the river and continue west upstream until you see the Azamo Inn.
  27. 27
    Cross the river and find the Azamo Inn Bamboo Strike outside the Inn. Complete it for a Resolve node.
  28. 28
    Go to the courtyard and speak with the woman practicing swordsmanship to start Side Tale: For Tsushima.
  29. 29
    Follow her east along the river to a burning farmhouse. Help her slay the Mongols.
  30. 30
    Speak with the woman again.
  31. 31
    Get on your horse and follow the woman east to another burnt farmhouse. Help her kill the Mongols, reviving her if she falls.
  32. 32
    After the fight, speak with the woman. This completes the tale.
Tips
  • The 'A Family's Escape' key items will disappear from your inventory upon completion, which is normal.
  • Revive the woman in 'For Tsushima' within 40 seconds if she goes down.
  • Clearing the Kuta River Bridge Mongol Camp unlocks the Wind Stance.
  • Completing the Azamo Inn Bamboo Strike grants a Resolve node.
  • Ranking up your Legend during these tales may grant another Resolve node and a new Ghost Weapon.
  • Charm of Advantage (from 'The Cost of Iron')
  • Charm of Hidden Sight (from 'For Tsushima')
  • Resolve node (from Bamboo Strike and Legend rank-up)
  • Wind Stance (from clearing Kuta River Bridge camp)
  • Ghost Weapon (from Legend rank-up)

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