Armor

**Armor** consists of body armor, headgear and masks that Jin Sakai can wear throughout the game. There are a total of 14 (formerly 15) armor sets, 53 headbands, 32 hats, 16 helmets, 40 half masks, and 9 full masks which can be acquired. It should be noted that only armor sets will provide Jin with different abilities and perks; all other gear is purely cosmetic. The different armor equipped favors the style of gameplay – for example, archery fans might prefer Tadayori's Armor and fans of stand-offs might prefer the Sakai Clan Armor.

Every set of armor, besides the Broken Armor, Deadly Rival's Attire, and Archery Master's Attire can be upgraded to enhance the abilities they provide. Furthermore, each upgradeable set of armor, besides the Ronin Attire, Fundoshi, Mongol Commander's Armor , and Hero of Tsushima Armor will change in appearance upon being upgraded. It should be noted that after the third level has been achieved, further upgrades will no longer alter the appearance of the outfit, but the armor can be changed to it's previous appearance prior to the upgrade.

## Armor Sets

* **Broken Armor** (Default)
* **Fundoshi** (Complete all 20 Hot Springs)
* **Ghost Armor** (Received during From the Darkness)
* **Gosaku's Armor** (Received during The Unbreakable Gosaku)
* **Hero of Tsushima Armor** (Digital Deluxe Edition/Upgrade)
* **Kensei Armor** (Received during The Six Blades of Kojiro )
* **Mongol Commander's Armor** (Fit for the Khan )
* **Ronin Attire** (Received during Blood on the Grass )
* **Sakai Clan Armor** (Received during Ghosts from the Past )
* **Samurai Clan Armor** (Received during The Tale of Lady Masako )
* **Tadayori's Armor** (Received during The Legend of Tadayori )
* **Traveler's Attire** (Gift from first Merchant you meet after the Prologue)
* **Deadly Rival's Attire** (Baku the Voiceless: 50 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Archery Master's Attire** (Baku the Voiceless: 25 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Sarugami Armor** (Received during The Legend of Black Hand Riku)

## Headgear

### Headbands

* **Aozora Headband** (Behind Sensei Ishikawa's Dojo)
* **Band of the Second Son** (On top of the pagoda at Omi Monastery)
* **Clear Summer Headband** (Reward for completing The End of Suffering)
* **Chaos Headband** (Reward for completing This Threefold World)
* **Chikurin Headband** (On an abandoned boat south of River Child’s Wetlands in Tsutsu)
* **Crooked Kama Headband** (On top of the pagoda at Jogaku Temple)
* **Eye of the Explorer** (East of Old Gambler's Wood, Shattered Cliffs - On the corpse of a raider)
* **Fierce Warrior's Headband** (Izuhara Merchants: 5 Flowers)
* **Flight of the Dragon**
* **Forgemaster's Headband** (On top of the Swordsmith building at Komatsu Forge)
* **Ghost Headband** (Received during From the Darkness)
* **Gosaku's Headband** (Received during The Unbreakable Gosaku)
* **Gyozen's Blindfold** (Watchtower near Kubara Lighthouse)
* **Haiku Headbands**:
	+ **Headband of Acceptance**
	+ **Headband of Death** (Tsutsu Haiku)
	+ **Headband of Defeat** (Komoda Haiku)
	+ **Headband of Fear** (Kashine Haiku)
	+ **Headband of Hope** (Sago Haiku)
	+ **Headband of the Invasion** (Azamo Haiku)
	+ **Headband of Peace** (Hiyoshi Haiku)
	+ **Headband of Perseverance** (Umugi Haiku)
	+ **Headband of Preservation** (Kushi Haiku)
	+ **Headband of Rebirth** (Kubara Haiku)
	+ **Headband of Refuge** (Ariake Haiku)
	+ **Headband of Regret** (Wisteria Haiku)
	+ **Headband of Ruin** (Kin Haiku)
	+ **Headband of Serenity** (Hiyoshi Springs Haiku)
	+ **Headband of Solace**
	+ **Headband of Strength** (Jogaku Haiku)
	+ **Headband of Strife** (Komatsu Haiku)
	+ **Headband of Survival** (Otsuna Haiku)
	+ **Headband of Uncertainty** (Akashima Haiku)
* **Healer's Headband** (Second floor of the burnt pagoda at Akashima Village)
* **Hinode Headband** (Izuhara Merchants: 5 Flowers)
* **Kensei Headband** (Received during The Six Blades of Kojiro)
* **Kyoto Twilight Headband** (Izuhara Merchants: 5 Flowers)
* **Natural Vengeance Headband** (On top of Ariake Lighthouse)
* **Nature's Rhythm** (In a chest on Nakajima Island)
* **Night Ocean Headband** (Toyotama Merchants: 5 Flowers)
* **Noble Fighter's Headband** (Reward for completing Ghosts in the Fog)
* **Petals' Caress**
* **Plum Blossom Headband** (On top of the pagoda at Kushi Temple)
* **Plumes of Plenty** (Iki Merchants: 5 Flowers)
* **Prowling Tiger**
* **Pure Intent Headband** (White Dye Merchant: 20 Flowers)
* **Raider Captain's Headband** (Reward for completing Massacre at Kidafure Village)
* **Ripping Crane** (Inside the box that appears when you bow at the sign at the bottom of Tatsu's Ladder)
* **Sago Blue Headband** (On top of the pagoda at Cedar Temple)
* **Serpent Strike Headband** (Toyotama Merchants: 5 Flowers)
* **Sign of the Hunter** (Complete the Forbidden Shrine)
* **Sly Dealer** (Iki Merchants: 5 Flowers)
* **Tora Headband** (Toyotama Merchants: 5 Flowers)
* **Warrior's Sunset Headband** (On top of the pagoda at the Golden Temple)
* **White Headband** (Default)
* **Yamaneko's Eyepatch** (On Yamaneko's course, in the water south of Shattered Cliffs, after Bloodletting)

### Helmets

* **Gosaku's Helmet** (Received during The Unbreakable Gosaku)
	+ **Gosaku's Helmet - Improved**
	+ **Gosaku's Helmet - Refined**
* **Hero of Tsushima Helmet** (Digital Deluxe Edition/Upgrade)
* **Mongol Helmet** (Received during Fit for the Khan)
* **Samurai Clan Helmet** (Upgrade the Samurai Clan Armor to Rank II)
	+ **Samurai Clan Helmet - Refined**
* **Sakai Clan Helmet** (Received during Ghosts from the Past)
	+ **Sakai Clan Helmet - Improved**
	+ **Sakai Clan Helmet - Refined**
* **Sarugami Helmet** (Received during The Legend of Black Hand Riku)
	+ **Sarugami Helmet - Improved**
	+ **Sarugami Helmet - Refined**
* **Helm of War** (Complete the Shrine of Ash)
* **Helm of the Lower World**
* **Raider Helmet** (Inside the box the appears when you play the flute in front of the sign on top of Mount Takenotsuji)

### Hats

* **Betrayer's Hat** (Received during Shadow of the Samurai)
* **Bowman's Straw Hat** (Reward for completing The Art of Seeing)
* **Crimson Blood Straw Hat** (Crimson Dye Merchant: 20 Flowers)
* **Farmer's Straw Hat** (Toyotama Merchants: 20 Flowers)
* **Kensei Hat** (Received during The Six Blades of Kojiro)
	+ **Kensei Hat - Improved**
	+ **Kensei Hat - Refined**
* **Northern Farmer's Hat** (Kamiagata Merchants: 20 Flowers)
* **Oni's Blade Straw Hat** (Northeast of Kuta Farmstead, near the water wheel)
* **Patchwork Straw Hat** (Izuhara Merchants: 20 Flowers)
* **Raider Jinsasa Hat** (Inside a small cave, south of Fune's Refuge)
* **Riverbed Straw Hat** (House north of Kushi Temple)
* **Sugi's Kasa Hat** (Return to Thieves Rest Village after Bloodletting)
* **Tadayori's Hat** (Received during The Legend of Tadayori)
	+ **Tadayori's Hat - Improved**
	+ **Tadayori's Hat - Refined**
* **Tengai** (Northwest of Jogaku Temple Lake in between 2 graves)
* **Toyotama Straw Hat** (Cemetery near Yoshinaka Bay)
* **Wanderer's Straw Hat** (Near a cart south of Winding Mountain Shrine)
* **Weathered Straw Hat** (Received during Blood on the Grass)
	+ **Sword Master's Straw Hat**
	+ **Genbu Straw Hat**
	+ **Ashen Straw Hat**
* **Wood Spirit Straw Hat** (West of Marsh Rock Shrine)
* **Yharnam Helm** (Complete the Blood-Stained Shrine)
* **Shadow Tengai** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Dark Betrayer's Hat** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Bloodstained Betrayer's Hat** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Koi Straw Hat** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Kitsune Straw Hat** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Bone White Straw Hat** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Mosaic Straw Hat** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Graceful Marsh Straw Hat** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)

## Masks

* **Adachi Half Mask** (Reward for completing The Sister Betrayed)
* **Avenging Lord** (Gift Altar)
* **Brutal Bandit** (Gift Altar)
* **Conqueror's Mask** (Received during Fit for the Khan)
* **Ghost Mask** (Received during From the Darkness)
* **Glowering Warrior** (Gift Altar)
* **Gosaku's Visage** (Received during The Unbreakable Gosaku)
* **Guardian's Scowl** (Gift Altar)
* **Haunted Dreams** (Gift Altar)
* **Hero of Tsushima** (Digital Deluxe Edition/Upgrade)
* **Ivory of Woe** (Kubara Crossing – to the left of the front door)
* **Kijin's Blood** (Gift Altar)
* **Nasu Baba's Wrath** (Gift Altar)
* **Purity of War** (Complete all 7 Mythic Tales)
* **Sacred Mountain Messenger** (Complete all 16 Bamboo Strikes)
* **Sakai Mask** (Received during Ghosts from the Past)
	+ **Sakai Half Mask**
* **Samurai Clan Mask** (Upgrade the Samurai Clan Armor to Rank II)
* **Sarugami's Maw** (Received during The Legend of Black Hand Riku)
* **Spartan** (Complete the Shrine of Ash)
* **Savage Fury** (Crimson Dye Merchant: 5 Flowers)
* **Seiryuu's Glare** (Sago Mill – inside a large barn)
* **Shattered Mask of Tomoe** (Laid to Rest)
* **Skeletal Vengeance** (Stonecutter's Village)
* **Snows of Kamiagata** (Gift Altar)
* **Thief's Wrap** (Gift Altar)
* **Venerable Spirit** (Gift Altar)
* **Wolf of Tsushima** (Complete all 49 Inari Shrines)
* **Trickster Wolf** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Beast of Prey** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Midnight Snarl** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Jade Elder** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Ancient Dragon** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Majestic Samurai Clan Mask** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Timeworn Oni** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Ocean of Blood** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Adachi Dragon Mask** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Sarugami's Wrath** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Elegant Ghost Mask** (Baku the Voiceless: 5 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Tomoe's Darkness** (Complete Jin's Journey, New Game+)

### Full Masks

* **Demonic Archer's Mask** (Behind the waterfall at Kitsune's Pond)
* **Hashihime Mask** (Crimson Dye Merchant: 20 Flowers)
* **Kiba Fudo Mask** (Black Dye Merchant: 20 Flowers)
* **Mask of the Colossus** (Complete the Shrine in Shadow)
* **Mask of the Eagle** (Liberate all 6 Mongol Bases in Iki)
* **Nekoma's Scowl** (Inside a box at the north-most point of Barrier Cove)
* **Tribal Terror** (Received during Lightning in the Storm)
* **Tsurimanako Mask** (White Dye Merchant: 20 Flowers)
* **White Kitsune Mask** (Visit Uta's house and retell the Legend of The Fire Spirits of Yarikawa)

## Upgrades

Upgrading armor sets increases various stats and changes the visual look. While in the menu, the player can choose any 3 versions of a particular armor set by pressing triangle - the upgraded stats remain the same.

The following armor cannot be upgraded until New Game+: Fundoshi, Hero of Tsushima and Mongol Commander's Armor. All other armor sets can be upgraded with the following resources:

Armor Upgrades

## Armor Dye Kits

Armor dye kits are either awarded for completion of a quest or can be purchased from various Merchants for 10 Flowers each. Dye kits are for cosmetic purposes only and do not provide any bonuses, stats or techniques. The Hero of Tsushima Armor has no dyes, however, in New Game+, after acquiring the Adachi Dragon Mask, and wearing the complete armor set (and sword kit) causes a wine stain to appear on the front of the armor.

### **Broken Armor**

* **Broken Armor** (Default)
* **Dark Survivor** (Baku the Voiceless: 10 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)

### **Fundoshi**

* **Fundoshi** (Defult)
* **Fancy Fundoshi** (Baku the Voiceless: 10 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)

### **Ghost Armor**

* **Executioner's Penance** (Default)
* **Golden Retribution** (Kamiagata Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Shadow of Justice** (Black Dye Merchant: 10 Flowers)
* **Righteous Punishment** (Chose "Kill" during The Tale of Lord Shimura)
* **Vow of Vengeance** (Chose "Spare" during The Tale of Lord Shimura)
* **Ghost Transcendent** (Platinum Trophy)
* **Avenging Spring** (Baku the Voiceless: 10 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Armor of the Colossus** (Complete the Shrine in Shadow)

### **Gosaku's Armor**

* **Sunset Defender** (Default)
* **Island Bulwark** (White Dye Merchant: 10 Flowers)
* **Ocean's Guardian** (Toyotama Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Sunrise Dominion** (Toyotama Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Unwavering Mountain** (Black Dye Merchant: 10 Flowers)
* **Bright Defender** (Baku the Voiceless: 10 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)

### **Kensei Armor**

* **River Serpent** (Default)
* **Dark Promise** (Black Dye Merchant: 10 Flowers)
* **Ominous Dawn** (Izuhara Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Pure Reckoning** (White Dye Merchant: 10 Flowers)
* **Woodland Omen** (Izuhara Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Duel of Lights** (Baku the Voiceless: 10 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Sanguine Autumn** (Baku the Voiceless: 10 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Deadly Rival's Attire** (Baku the Voiceless: 10 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Yharnam Vestments** (Complete the Blood-Stained Shrine)

### **Ronin Attire**

* **Storm Walker** (Default)
* **Amber Assassin** (Toyotama Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Dark Forest Hunter** (Izuhara Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Lethal Aristocrat** (Toyotama Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Moonlight Slayer** (White Dye Merchant: 10 Flowers)
* **Noble Wanderer** (Izuhara Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Pale Bladesman** (Kamiagata Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Refined Predator** (Toyotama Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Seaside Duel** (Kamiagata Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Shinano River Prowler** (Izuhara Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Tireless Stalker** (Kamiagata Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **True Seeker** (Izuhara Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Twilight Strider** (Toyotama Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **The Eagle's Chosen** (Found inside a chest in Fort Sakai after The Lightning in the Storm)

### **Sakai Clan Armor**

* **Kazumasa's Darkness** (Default)
* **Ancestral Force** (Toyotama Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Blood of the Clan** (Toyotama Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Light of Victory** (Toyotama Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Lord of Night** (Black Dye Merchant: 10 Flowers)
* **Legacy of Guardians** (Baku the Voiceless: 10 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Oceanic Valor** (Baku the Voiceless: 10 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Jin From Yarikawa** (Received at the end of Journey into the Past)
* **Ghost of Sparta** (Shrine of Ash)

### **Samurai Clan Armor**

* **Spring Lion** (Default)
* **Immaculate Warrior** (Izuhara Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Seasons of War** (Reward for completing The Conspirator)
* **Warrior's Bounty** (Reward for completing The Traitor)
* **Warrior's Darkness** (Toyotama Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Endless Wrath** (Crimson Dye Merchant: 10 Flowers)
* **Unburdened Heart** (Reward for completing The Blessing of Death)
* **Raw Courage** (Crimson Dye Merchant: 10 Flowers)

### **Sarugami Armor**

* **Riku's Gambit** (Default)
* **Crimson Victory** (Crimson Dye Merchant: 10 Flowers)
* **Wind Kami's Breath** (Iki Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Monkey Eye** (Black Dye Merchant: 10 Flowers)
* **Snowy Macaque** (White Dye Merchant: 10 Flowers)

### **Tadayori's Armor**

* **Noble Talon** (Default)
* **Autumn Victory** (Izuhara Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Hunter at Dusk** (Black Dye Merchant: 10 Flowers)
* **Relentless Hawk** (Izuhara Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Summer Ocean** (Izuhara Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Flowers of War** (Baku the Voiceless: 10 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Archery Master's Attire** (Baku the Voiceless: 10 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Seeker's Attire** (Complete the Forbidden Shrine)

### **Traveler's Attire**

* **Indigo Explorer** (Default)
* **Adventurer's Fortune** (Izuhara Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Fiery Searcher** (Izuhara Merchants: 10 Flowers)
* **Graceful Pathfinder** (White Dye Merchant: 10 Flowers)
* **Journey into Night** (Black Dye Merchant: 10 Flowers)
* **Winged Wayfarer** (Baku the Voiceless: 10 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Raider's Regalia** (Iki Merchants: 10 Flowers)

### **Mongol Commander's Armor**

* **Khan's Might** (Default)
* **Mongol's Pride** (Baku the Voiceless: 10 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)
* **Eagle's Wing** (Baku the Voiceless: 10 Ghost Flowers, New Game+)

## Gallery

Jin Sakai in Samurai Clan ArmorJin Sakai in Ghost ArmorJin Sakai in white clothingJin Sakai in Blue-Dye Kensei ArmorJin Sakai in blue clothing 2Jin Sakai in Red-Dye Kensei ArmorJin Sakai in yellow clothing