Character Progression & Skills — Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Guide

Navigate Sekiro's character progression and unlock powerful skills with our comprehensive guide. Learn the best path to master combat and overcome any challenge.

This guide provides a recommended progression path through Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, focusing on character progression and skill acquisition. It aims to offer an overview of the best approach based on community suggestions, helping players navigate the game's open-world elements, optional bosses, and enemies.

The guide emphasizes progressing towards the Purification Ending on the first playthrough to easily obtain all Prayer Beads and achieve 100% completion with minimal effort. For players aiming for platinum trophies, it suggests utilizing save-scumming techniques to unlock multiple endings before proceeding to New Game Plus for the Shura ending.

The initial section covers the prologue in Ashina Reservoir, detailing the acquisition of essential items like Kusabimaru and the Healing Gourd, and introduces basic game mechanics such as stealth, eavesdropping, wall hugging, and ledge hanging through tutorial sequences. It also outlines the early objectives, including facing initial enemies and the first major boss, Genichiro Ashina.