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Faithful Leap Shrine
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Faithful Leap Shrine

Follow our guide to conquer the Faithful Leap Shrine in Ghost of Tsushima, navigate its challenges, and claim the powerful Charm of Futsunushi.

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Follow our guide to conquer the Faithful Leap Shrine in Ghost of Tsushima, navigate its challenges, and claim the powerful Charm of Futsunushi.

Walkthrough
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    Follow trails of white flowers and Torii gates to the start of the Shrine Climb.
  2. 2
    Jump a gap and approach the large tree trunk.
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    Hold R2 and L2 and push back on the Left Stick to use your grapple to dislodge a branch from the trunk.
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    Jump onto the dislodged branch, then jump towards another branch, grapple, and swing off it.
  5. 5
    Grapple again to catch a tree trunk and climb up to the ledge it's growing out of.
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    Climb some ledges, pass through a Torii gate, then turn right to spot a rope in the distance.
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    Jump towards the rope, grapple to catch it, then climb up.
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    Head towards a tree on the far side of the rope, turn right, and jump onto a branch.
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    Jump across to another branch, then onto a ledge.
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    Grapple and pull a tree to lower a branch, then jump onto the branch.
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    Look left a bit to spot another branch in the distance and jump over to it.
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    Jump to the aforementioned branch, then onto a ledge with a stone frog statue.
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    Turn left, climb a ledge, turn left again, and cross some beams.
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    Turn right and climb onto a higher ledge.
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    Pass through a cleft in the rocks ahead, which will fast travel you east.
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    After passing through the cleft, head forwards towards a Torii marking a collapsed bridge. Turn right to find ledges and climb them.
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    Cross a log bridge to the right.
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    Turn left, head uphill past trees towards a Torii on a high rock formation. To the left and below the Torii, jump and grapple onto a tree branch.
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    Swing, jump, and grapple to catch a rope and climb up it.
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    Turn right, head to the end of the rope, then turn left to find a tree branch. Jump onto it.
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    Jump onto the branch, then onto a ledge.
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    Climb up and cross some bundled bamboo, then turn right and jump up onto another bundle of bamboo.
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    Turn left (opposite the Torii) and cross another bundle of bamboo.
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    Drop down onto another bundle of bamboo and jump onto a ledge ahead.
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    Go up some stairs and through a short cave.
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    After exiting the cave, cross the next batch of bundled bamboo and follow the ferns until they terminate at a stone ledge.
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    Jump, grapple, and swing across two branches, then grapple onto a climbable rope.
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    Turn right, follow the rope up to a ledge, then look right and grapple and pull down a branch.
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    Jump onto the branch you just pulled down, then jump onto bundled bamboo and turn left to reach a cliff.
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    Turn left again to find a plank to jump towards.
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    From the plank, jump onto a bamboo bundle, follow it to the end, then look right to find a trunk on the edge of a cliff.
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    Jump, grapple, and climb the trunk to reach a higher ledge.
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    Climb some ledges near some Torii gates. Go under the Torii gate to the left (the one to the right leads to a broken bridge).
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    Descend some ledges and cross a rope.
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    Jump onto a branch at the end of the rope, then jump towards another rope, grapple it, and climb up.
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    Cross the rope to the right, turn left, then jump onto and across some planks.
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    Jump off the second plank towards a branch and grapple and swing over to a distant trunk. Use the trunk to climb up to the ledge it's on the edge of.
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    Turn right, cross some bundled bamboo, and at the end jump up and grapple to climb up to a rope above you.
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    Cross the rope to a distant tree, turn right, and jump, grapple, and climb up to another rope.
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    Walk to the end of this rope, then turn right and jump onto a stone ledge.
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    Climb the ledges and pass through a cleft in the rocks.
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    Pray at the shrine at the summit.
Tips
  • Follow the trails of white flowers and Torii gates to find the entrance to the shrine.
  • The clefts in the rocks act as fast travel points, significantly shortening the climb.
  • Pay attention to the visual cues like branches, ropes, and ledges to navigate the climb.

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