Equipment & Upgrades — Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Guide

Master Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice's equipment and upgrades. Learn about Prosthetic Tools, Combat Arts, and item enhancements to overcome every challenge in our comprehensive guide.

This guide covers the Equipment & Upgrades section for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. It details the various Prosthetic Tools, Combat Arts, and other enhancements available to players. Understanding and utilizing these upgrades is crucial for progression and overcoming the game's challenging bosses and encounters.

Prosthetic Tools:

• Loaded Shuriken: A ranged projectile that can interrupt enemy actions and deal posture damage.
• Loaded Axe: A heavy-hitting prosthetic that can break enemy guards and deal significant vitality damage.
• Flame Vent: Allows the player to spew fire, dealing damage over time and potentially igniting enemies.
• Shinobi Firecracker: Can stun enemies, creating openings for attacks or escapes.
• Loaded Spear: Offers a versatile prosthetic with thrusting and pulling capabilities, useful for specific enemy types and pulling enemies off ledges.
• Mist Raven: Enables a quick evasive dash, allowing players to dodge attacks and reposition.
• Sabimaru: A segmented sword that inflicts poison buildup on enemies.
• Gourd Launch: Fires a projectile that can stun enemies or detonate traps.
• Puppet String: Allows the player to grapple onto enemies and manipulate them, useful for crowd control and specific enemy types.
• Lazurite Axe/Sword/Sabimaru: Upgraded versions of their base counterparts, offering enhanced damage or status effects.

Combat Arts:

• Whirlwind Slash: A rapid series of strikes that can hit multiple enemies.
• Ichimonji / Ichimonji: Double: A powerful overhead strike that deals significant posture damage to enemies and recovers the player's posture.
• Ascending Carp: A quick upward slash that can be used to deflect attacks.
• Descending Carp: A downward strike that can break an enemy's guard.
• Shadowrush: A series of rapid dashes and strikes that can close distance quickly and deal damage.
• Mortal Draw: A powerful, high-damage attack that consumes Spirit Emblems.
• Praying Strikes: A series of quick strikes that can be chained together.
• Sweeping Ash: A wide-arc attack that hits multiple enemies in front of the player.
• One Mind: A charged attack that deals massive damage but leaves the player vulnerable.

Other Upgrades:

• Prosthetic Tool Upgrades: Using materials found throughout the world, players can upgrade their Prosthetic Tools to enhance their effectiveness, unlock new abilities, or reduce Spirit Emblem costs.
• Prayer Beads: Collecting Prayer Beads from mini-bosses and bosses allows the player to increase their maximum Vitality and Posture. Four Prayer Beads are needed to create one Prayer Necklace.
• Skills: Various passive and active skills can be unlocked using Skill Points earned through experience. These include new combat techniques, passive buffs, and utility skills.
• Healing Gourd Upgrades: Finding Gourd Seeds allows the player to increase the number of uses for their Healing Gourd.