Guía de Builds de Ghost of Yōtei: Enfoques Creativos para Derrotar a los Seis

A yellow kimono. A deteriorated lacquered hat. The Ghost’s mask with a kintsugi effect.

Atsu’s outfits from the trailers and art of Ghost of Yōtei are more than just a simple outfit and have become iconic. Even though this is the outfit you start with, you’ll soon be seeking improved armor and special gear if you want to survive in Ezo.

Knowing the challenges you’ll face, the developer SuckerPunch has introduced a build system in Ghost of Yōtei that allows players to combine the unique features of armor and outfits with the blessings granted by talismans found throughout the world. Initially, you can have three builds, and as you progress, you’ll have space to store up to five simultaneously.

To help you hunt the Six of Yōtei, we’ve prepared a selection of unique builds for you to try during your journey across Japan’s frontiers. Keep in mind that this guide shows the names of armor sets and talismans, but it doesn’t contain spoilers or specific details. However, our recommendation is to spend a few hours exploring Ezo on your own before diving into this article.

The Warrior: Combat and close-range

Focused on destabilizing damage and ideal for taking on multiple enemies at once, this build grants extra health, boosts your ability to push enemies, and provides a solid foundation during combat scenarios.

To maximize this build, focus on parrying attacks and using heavy strikes to destabilize enemies quickly, but ensure you choose the right weapon for each enemy, as the armor’s abilities only work when using the correct weapon.

• Armor: Immortal Armor
  • How to obtain: The Immortal Samurai mission
  • Benefits:
    • Destabilizing an enemy restores health when using the correct weapon
    • The time available to execute a perfect parry and evade increases when using the correct weapon
    • Concentrated attacks have a chance to boost destabilizing damage when using the correct weapon
• Talismans:
  • Talisman of thorough restoration
  • Talisman of the Father
    • Perfect parries restore a moderate amount of health
  • Talisman of Takezo’s bold parry
    • Parrying inflicts additional destabilizing damage
  • Talisman of the devastating strike
    • Shattering shields with the kusarigama releases a grenade explosion that deals destabilizing damage to nearby enemies
  • Talisman of the thunderous attack
    • Stunning an enemy with the ōdachi has a chance to knock them down
  • Talisman of the cannon steps
    • The yari’s typhoon kick has a chance to instantly destabilize an enemy

The Ghost: Stealth and assassination

Ideal for infiltration missions or when there are too many enemies and they haven’t noticed you yet. This build reduces the enemy detection speed and allows you to eliminate multiple enemies at once silently.

For this build, stay out of sight and approach enemies stealthily to trigger the chain assassination ability and quickly take down several enemies. If detected, use sake bottles and smoke bombs to return to the shadows.

• Armor: Crimson Kimono
  • How to obtain: The Crimson Kimono mission
  • Advantages:
    • Chain assassinations can be executed with kunai
    • Enemy detection is reduced
    • Assassinations with the kusarigama can be performed from a greater distance
• Talismans:
  • Talisman of persistent shadows
    • Reduces the enemy’s detection speed
  • Talisman of the wary rival
    • Press L2 to focus on an enemy that has noticed your presence
  • Talisman of the drunkard like a barrel
    • Throwing a sake bottle at an enemy temporarily blinds them
  • Talisman of Masaka
    • Using a smoke bomb restores health
  • Talisman of the fearsome end
    • All types of assassination have a chance to terrify nearby enemies
  • Talisman of the assassin’s determination
    • All types of assassination grant additional spirit

The Dragonfly: Ranged

Prefer to eliminate enemies from a distance? This build focuses on Atsu’s double bows and allows you to take down enemies from afar with precision and speed.

This build works best by attacking enemies with either of the bows, using the concentration ability to slow time, which can be extended with the attributes of chosen talismans. After that, quickly approach to reload your quiver and immediately return to a safe distance to continue shooting.

• Armor: Dragonfly Armor
  • How to obtain: Mission of Daijiro
  • Advantages:
    • Full draw creates a brief flash. Shooting an arrow during the flash boosts your shot, increasing its damage and range
    • Shooting a boosted arrow grants a concentration amount
    • Increases arrow reloading speed
• Talismans:
  • Talisman of Mother
    • The wind accelerates your arrows and increases their damage
  • Talisman of true aim
    • The yumi locks onto enemies and fires two arrows
  • Talisman of Kibitsuhiko
    • Get headshots while using concentration to extend its duration
  • Talisman of iron concentration
    • Increases total concentration time
  • Talisman of the archer’s fortune
    • Increased chance to recover arrows that kill or miss their target

The Duelist: Risk and Win

A risky option, this build is about precision and allows you to charge against opponents as long as your attacks are synchronized. It’s especially useful in one-on-one duels.

Here, perfect dodges are key; performing one lets you land multiple hits on the opponent while maintaining or restoring your health through the chosen talismans. But be careful: regular dodges are nullified, which makes you vulnerable to devastating hits if you don’t act within the correct window. That’s why this build heavily relies on health advantages.

• Armor: Master of Rewards Armor
  • How to obtain: Soma the Damned reward
  • Advantages:
    • The time available to perform a perfect dodge or evade increases, but regular dodges are nullified
    • A perfect dodge enables additional counterattacks
    • All spirit gains increase
• Talismans:
  • Talisman of the Father
    • Perfect dodges restore health
  • Talisman of Takezo’s bold parry
    • Parrying inflicts additional destabilizing damage
  • Talisman of thorough restoration
  • Talisman of healing
    • When you have half health or less, the power of the healing technique increases
  • Talisman of Masakado
    • The will of the onryō revives you with maximum health

The Firefly: Fast Chaos

Focused on the use of flaming kunai, this chaotic build allows you to overwhelm enemy groups while the armor and talismans increase fire damage and duration, igniting enemies and melting their shields.

The attributes of this build can replenish kunai through assassinations and looting, keeping the fire attack active.

• Armor: Nine-Tailed Armor
  • How to obtain: Kitsune mission
  • Advantages:
    • Increases damage from fast-attacking weapons and the duration of status effects
    • Assassinations have a chance to drop fast-fire ammunition
    • Reduces enemy detection speed and assassination noise
• Talismans:
  • Talisman of burning blades
    • Kunai now inflict fire damage and ignite flammable objects
  • Talisman of hidden blades
    • Additional kunai throws
  • Talisman of Homusubi
    • Inflicts increased fire damage on enemies
  • Talisman of persistent affliction
    • All harmful enemy status effects have longer duration and deal additional damage
  • Talisman of amazing accuracy
    • Increases damage from fast-attacking weapons
  • Talisman of generous rivals
    • Chances of retrieving fast-fire ammunition when looting the dead

An additional tip: All armor sets and many talismans can be upgraded several times, enhancing their special effects. To fully benefit from these builds, it’s best to reach the maximum level of the armor and talismans you choose.

These builds will help you hunt the Six of Yōtei, but they’re not the only options. Combining any of the many available armor pieces with your preferred talisman combination allows you to create a build that perfectly fits your playstyle.

Experiment and discover what works best for you. You’ll need all the help you can get to take on the Snake, the Oni, the Kitsune, the Spider, the Dragon, and Lord Saito.

Ghost of Yōtei is already available for PS5.