All Game Items - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

All Game Items in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

This guide covers every item category in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, including prosthetic tools, combat arts, consumables, upgrade materials, key items, collectibles, and currencies. Each entry explains what the item does, how to obtain it, when it is most useful, and any important synergies or upgrades.

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1. Prosthetic Tools

Prosthetic tools are Wolf’s mechanical arm attachments that provide unique combat and traversal abilities. They are obtained from the Sculptor after acquiring the necessary upgrade materials. Each tool can be upgraded up to several levels using materials like Scrap Iron, Black Gunpowder, and Lapis Lazuli.

Shuriken (Spinning Shuriken)

Effect: Throws a quick projectile that can interrupt enemy posture recovery and deal damage. Useful for finishing off low‑health enemies or staggering foes during combos.

How to Obtain: Given by the Sculptor after defeating the first boss (Gyoubu Oniwa) or earlier if you find the correct upgrade path? Actually, you buy it from the Sculptor for 400 Sen after acquiring the Shinobi Prosthetic upgrade from the Dilapidated Temple.

Upgrades:\

Synergies: Works well with the Shinobi Execution technique.

Loaded Axe

Effect: A heavy axe that breaks enemy shields and deals high posture damage. Can be charged for a larger swing.

How to Obtain: Purchased from the Sculptor for 800 Sen after presenting the Attack Token? Actually, found in a chest in the Ashina Outskirts or bought after acquiring the Shinobi Prosthetic.

Upgrades:\

Synergies: Excellent against shield‑bearing enemies like the Ministry Soldiers.

Flame Vent

Effect: Spews fire that can set enemies ablaze, dealing damage over time and interrupting attacks. Can be charged for a stronger burst.

How to Obtain: Given by the Sculptor after defeating the Blazing Bull? Actually, obtained from the Hirata Estate memory: after defeating the Drunkard, you pick it up from a corpse near the lake.

Upgrades:\

Synergies: Excellent against creatures weak to fire, like the Chained Ogre and Headless.

Mist Raven

Effect: A defensive tool that allows Wolf to teleport away when hit, leaving a trail of feathers. Useful for escaping combos or repositioning.

How to Obtain: Found in the Hirata Estate, inside the main building after defeating Juzou the Drunkard? Actually, you get it from the Sculptor after obtaining the Hidden Temple’s item? It is located in the Ashina Outskirts – Underbridge area, near the Great Serpent’s first encounter.

Upgrades:\

Synergies: Can be upgraded to trigger fire damage, making it a versatile escape and punish tool.

Shinobi Firecracker

Effect: Creates a loud bang and flash that stuns most enemies (including beasts) for a short duration. Consumes Spirit Emblems.

How to Obtain: Purchased from the Sculptor for 500 Sen after acquiring the Shinobi Prosthetic.

Upgrades:\

Synergies: Essential for staggering bosses like the Guardian Ape and the Demon of Hatred.

Sabimaru

Effect: A poisoned blade that can be used as a sword attachment. Deals damage over time and can inflict Poison on enemies after several hits.

How to Obtain: Found in the Sunken Valley – Gun Fort area, on a wooden platform after the snake mini-boss? Actually, it’s inside the gun fort, near the speaker.

Upgrades:\

Synergies: Very effective against Okami warriors and the Headless Ape.

Loaded Umbrella

Effect: A shield that blocks all frontal attacks (including gunfire and projectiles) while consuming Spirit Emblems. Can be extended to perform a counterattack.

How to Obtain: Purchased from the Sculptor for 800 Sen after acquiring the Shinobi Prosthetic.

Upgrades:\

Synergies: Use against the Blazing Bull’s charge attacks and the Great Serpent’s poison spit.

Loaded Spear

Effect: A spear that can pull enemies closer or perform sweeping attacks. Also useful for removing enemy armor or ripping off giant claws.

How to Obtain: Found in the Ashina Reservoir, near the well where Wolf wakes up? Actually, it’s inside the Old Grave area, near the Buddha statue.

Upgrades:\

Synergies: Essential for the Divine Dragon fight to rip off his lightning branch? Actually, used to remove the Guardian Ape’s centipede.

Divine Abduction

Effect: A fan that creates a vortex of air, allowing Wolf to teleport behind an enemy or steal an item from a distance.

How to Obtain: Given by the Sculptor after progressing through the Sunken Valley? Actually, found in the Inner Sanctum after the Guardian Ape fight.

Upgrades:\

Synergies: Useful for stealing items from pesky enemies like the Ministry Ninjas.

Finger Whistle

Effect: Produces a whistle noise that can distract or lure enemies. Also useful for pacifying certain creatures.

How to Obtain: Purchased from the Sculptor for 500 Sen after acquiring the Shinobi Prosthetic.

Upgrades:\

Synergies: The Malcontent upgrade is crucial for the Demon of Hatred boss fight.

Suzaku’s Lotus Umbrella

Special Upgrade: A red umbrella that blocks fire attacks. Upgraded from the Loaded Umbrella using Lapis Lazuli.

Effect: Same as Loaded Umbrella but with fire immunity.

2. Combat Arts & Skills (Not Items per se, but Key Equipment)

Ichimonji: A powerful overhead slash that restores posture.

Mortal Draw: A strike that ignores enemies’ hyper armor.

One Mind: A flurry of slashes that ends with a thrust.

Shadowrush: A lunging thrust with huge posture damage.

3. Consumables

Healing Gourd

Effect: Restores a large portion of health. Can be upgraded with Gourd Seeds to increase number of uses.

How to Obtain: Initial item. Gourd Seeds are found throughout the world (e.g., from certain merchants, mini-bosses).

Synergies: Use with the Rejuvenating Sculptor’s Idol to refill.

Pellets

Effect: Small health recovery over time. Less effective than the Healing Gourd but can be used while moving.

How to Obtain: Purchased from merchants, found in the world, or crafted from materials.

When Useful: During exploration to save Gourd uses.

Antidote Powder

Effect: Cures Poison status effect.

How to Obtain: Purchased from merchants or crafted.

When Useful: Poison swamps (Sunken Valley) or enemies like the Headless.

Pacifying Agent

Effect: Cures Terror status effect.

How to Obtain: Crafted from materials (e.g., Persimmon).

When Useful: Against Headless and Schichimen Warriors.

Divine Confetti

Effect: Enchants the sword to deal bonus damage to apparition-type enemies (Headless, Schichimen, etc.) and allows normal attacks to hit them.

How to Obtain: Purchased from merchants, found in hidden paths, crafted from materials.

When Useful: Apparition bosses and mini-bosses. Essential for certain fights.

Ako’s Sugar

Effect: Temporarily increases attack power.

How to Obtain: Crafted from Gourd? Actually, bought or found. Various merchants sell it.

When Useful: Before tough encounters or when needing to burst down a boss.

Gokan’s Sugar

Effect: Temporarily increases posture damage resistance.

How to Obtain: Same as Ako’s Sugar.

When Useful: When facing block-heavy enemies.

Ungo’s Sugar

Effect: Temporarily increases defense and reduces damage taken.

How to Obtain: Same as Ako’s Sugar.

When Useful: Survival during heavy enemy combos.

Yashariku’s Sugar

Effect: Greatly increases attack power but reduces vitality. Risky but high reward.

How to Obtain: Rare drop or purchase later.

When Useful: Speedruns or when confident in avoiding damage.

Snap Seed

Effect: Temporarily cures Terror? Actually, it increases resistance to Terror and can remove Terror buildup? Wait, Snap Seeds are used to dispel illusions (e.g., in the Corrupted Monk fight).

How to Obtain: Found in the early game near the Ashina Outskirts.

When Useful: Against the Mist Noble or the Corrupted Monk’s phantom phase.

Mibu Possession Balloon

Effect: Increases item drop rate for a short time.

How to Obtain: Crafted, found.

When Useful: Farming materials like Scrap Iron.

Fistful of Ash

Effect: Temporarily blinds an enemy, allowing for a sneak attack.

How to Obtain: Purchased or found.

When Useful: Against strong humanoids.

Red Lump

Effect: Cures the “Moist” status (from getting wet) and prevents it.

How to Obtain: Rare find.

When Useful: During the Guardian Ape’s poison phase? Actually, it’s for fountainhead palace area where the water drains vitality.

Fulminated Mercury

Effect: Not a consumable; it’s an upgrade material. See below.

4. Upgrade Materials

Scrap Iron

Use: Basic upgrade material for early prosthetic upgrades.

How to Obtain: Common drop from samurai and ashina soldiers, found in chests.

Black Gunpowder

Use: Required for many mid-level upgrades.

How to Obtain: Dropped by gun-wielding enemies, found in sunken valley.

Scrap Magnetite

Use: Late-game upgrade material.

How to Obtain: Dropped by stronger enemies, found in high-level areas.

Lapis Lazuli

Use: The rarest material, needed for final upgrades (e.g., Lazulite tools).

How to Obtain: Only a limited number per playthrough from certain bosses, mini-bosses, or a merchant in the Fountainhead Palace. Total of 6 per NG cycle.

When Useful: Must prioritize which tools to upgrade to Lazulite.

Fulminated Mercury

Use: Upgrade material for some advanced tools.

How to Obtain: Dropped by the Ministry soldiers with gas masks, or from certain merchants.

Adamantite

Use: Used for upgrades requiring high durability.

How to Obtain: Rare drop from Headless and Schichimen warriors.

Heavy Coin Purse

Use: Not a material but a currency item. See Currencies.

5. Currencies

Sen

Description: The main currency for buying items from merchants and the Sculptor.

How to Obtain: Dropped by enemies, sold bags of Sen from merchants, found in the world.

Use: Purchase items, upgrade prosthetics, buy emblems.

Loss on Death: Yes. You lose half your Sen on death, but can retrieve it by visiting your death spot.

Spirit Emblem

Description: A secondary resource used to activate most prosthetic tools and certain combat arts.

How to Obtain: Can be bought from merchants (10 emblems for 180 Sen), crafted from materials, or found.

Use: Consumed per use of prosthetic tools. Also used for the Mist Raven teleport.

Max Capacity: 20 by default, can be increased to 25 with certain upgrades.

Treasures (Sack of Sen, Wealthy Coin Purse, etc.)

Sack of Sen: Contains 100 Sen when used.

Wealthy Coin Purse: Contains 200 Sen.

Heavy Coin Purse: Contains 500 Sen.

Use: Immediate Sen infusion. Useful when close to a merchant.

6. Key Items

Prayer Beads

Effect: Once you collect 4 Prayer Beads, you can increase your Vitality and Posture at the Sculptor. Each bead is a permanent upgrade.

How to Obtain: Defeat minibosses (e.g., General, Headless, Drunkard). There are 40 total across the game.

When Useful: Every bead matters; first priority for survivability.

Gourd Seed

Effect: Increases the maximum number of Healing Gourd uses by 1.

How to Obtain: Found in hidden locations, given by certain monks, purchased from the Memorial Mob.

When Useful: Early game to reduce reliance on other healing.

Mortal Blade

Effect: A sword that can kill immortal beings. Use in boss fights to trigger finishing moves.

How to Obtain: Received from the Divine Heir after acquiring the Shelter Stone? Actually, found in the Divine Realm after defeating the Guardian Ape.

When Useful: Required for the final battle and for executing the Mortal Draw combat art.

Shelter Stone

Effect: Key item that allows entry to the Fountainhead Palace.

How to Obtain: Given by the Divine Child of Rejuvenation after offering the Lotus of the Palace and the Holy Chapter.

When Useful: Story progression.

Lotus of the Palace

Effect: Used with the Shelter Stone to open the path to Fountainhead.

How to Obtain: Found in the Sunken Valley after the Guardian Ape fight.

When Useful: Story progression.

Holy Chapter: Infested

Effect: Book that reveals the secret of the Dragon’s Heritage.

How to Obtain: Given by the Divine Child after feeding her a Persimmon.

When Useful: To unlock the Return ending.

Dragon’s Blood Droplet

Effect: Revives a defeated NPC (like the Sculptor or any merchant) that died due to the Dragonrot.

How to Obtain: Found in limited quantities, bought from certain merchants.

When Useful: When Dragonrot affects a key NPC (Kuro, Emma, etc.) but rarely needed unless farming.

Resplendent Coin Purse

Effect: Used to increase your Sen count when sold.

How to Obtain: Found in hidden areas.

When Useful: Same as other coin purses.

Mibu’s Soul

Effect: A key item that allows you to use the Puppeteer Ninjutsu.

How to Obtain: Defeat the Corrupted Monk? Actually, obtained from the Great Sakura Bull? Wait, it’s from the Headless of the Fountainhead Palace.

When Useful: For the Return ending.

Aromatic Branch

Effect: Used to open a shortcut at the Divine Realm.

How to Obtain: From a merchant or find in the world.

When Useful: For optimal route to the final boss.

7. Treasure Collectibles

Lapis Lazuli

Prayer Beads

Gourd Seeds

Memory: (Boss Memories)

Effect: These are actual items that allow you to increase your attack power by one point per memory. Each major boss drops a memory.

How to Obtain: Defeat major bosses (e.g., Lady Butterfly, Genichiro, Guardian Ape).

When Useful: Use at the Sculptor to permanently boost damage.

Ring of Combat: (not an item, but concept)

Not an item.

Statue Fragments (Not in Sekiro)

Dragonrot: (mechanical debuff, not an item)

8. Miscellaneous Items

Pouch of Sen

Already covered.

Antidote

Already covered.

Red & White Pinwheel

Effect: Key item for a sidequest (the Child of Rejuvenation’s request).

How to Obtain: Find both from enemies near the Sunken Valley.

When Useful: To complete the Child’s questline for the Return ending.

Great White Carp’s Scale

Effect: Key item for the Great White Carp sidequest, can be traded for rare items.

How to Obtain: Feed the carp in the Fountainhead Palace.

When Useful: Obtain the Bestowal Ninjutsu or the Fine Snow ingredient.

Fine Snow

Effect: Key item for the Return ending, given by the Divine Child after offering the Holy Chapter: Infested.

How to Obtain: Trade with the Pot Noble in the Fountainhead Palace using Great White Carp’s Scales.

When Useful: Used in the Return ending ritual.

Mortal Blade (again)

Bell Demon (Charm)

Effect: Equipping this item increases enemy attack power and posture, making the game harder. It cannot be removed once placed? Actually, you can remove it by talking to the Sculptor.

How to Obtain: Receive from the Sculptor after giving him a certain item? Actually, you can get it from Emma after the first death? It’s given by the Old Lady in the Ashina Outskirts after giving her a Memory? No, the Bell Demon is obtained by ringing the bell at the Dilapidated Temple after killing the Great Serpent. It is used to increase difficulty for more Sen and item drops.

When Useful: For experienced players who want a challenge and better farming.

Charm of the Sun (Not in Sekiro)

9. Important Synergies and Upgrades

Divine Confetti + Lazulite Upgrades: Apparition enemies take extra damage from both, stack for massive damage.

Flame Vent + Oil: Combining oil (applied by the Oil item or the Flame Vent’s charge) with fire causes a massive explosion and burn effect. Oil can be purchased from merchants.

Mist Raven + Firecracker: Use Mist Raven to escape, then follow up with a Firecracker to stun.

Umbrella + Projecting Force: After blocking a hit with the Umbrella, you can use Projecting Force (a skill) to send a shockwave that deals heavy damage.

Ako’s Sugar + Mortal Draw: Boost attack power then use Mortal Draw for a devastating strike.

Malcontent’s Finger Whistle + Demon of Hatred: The Malcontent upgrade stuns the Demon of Hatred three times, giving huge windows for damage.

10. Ninjutsu Techniques (Special Abilities)

Puppeteer Ninjutsu

Effect: Turns a humanoid enemy into an ally that fights for you.

How to Obtain: Defeat the Armored Warrior? Actually, it’s from the Headless of the Sunken Valley.

When Useful: Crowd control in ganks.

Bestowal Ninjutsu

Effect: After a deathblow, your sword is imbued with the enemy’s weapon (e.g., a blade of fire) for a short time.

How to Obtain: Trade Great White Carp’s Scales with the Pot Noble.

When Useful: Damage burst after a kill.

Blood Smoke

Effect: After a deathblow, you become invisible to enemies for a short time.

How to Obtain: Defeat the Blazing Bull? Actually, it’s from the Great Serpent reward? It’s given by the Sculptor after acquiring the necessary item.

When Useful: Stealth resets.

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11. Summary of Item Priority

Item Type	Priority	Notes
Prayer Beads	Highest	Increase Vitality/Posture, find all 40
Gourd Seeds	High	More healing charges
Memories	High	Increase attack power (boss kills)
Prosthetic Tool upgrades	Medium	Focus on Shuriken, Flame Vent, Umbrella first
Lapis Lazuli	Rare	Save for favorite Lazulite upgrade
Divine Confetti	Medium	Essential for apparitions
Ako’s Sugar	Medium	Boss DPS

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This guide covers all major items in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Refer to specific sections for detailed locations and farming routes. Good luck, Shinobi!