Evolving tactics

Evolving Tactics are techniques that Jin naturally attains over the course of the game, some at first defining his image as a sturdy and honorable Samurai such as Standoff and Archery, with all of them culminating into solidifying his image as the immortal Ghost.

## Recover Health

Press down on the d-pad () to consume one (1) Resolve to regain a moderate amount of health.

Below is the upgrade for Recover Health that allows Jin to also be able to "revive" from being downed.

Resolve cost differs between difficulties.

## Standoff

See: StandoffApproach a group of unalerted enemies and press up on the d-pad () when prompted to initiate a one-on-one showdown with one of the enemies.

Below are the upgrades for Standoff that allows Jin to face more enemies during a Standoff, granting him the opportunity to kill more enemies with one-cut slashes.

Increases the potential number of kills during Standoff to 2.
Increases the potential number of kills during Standoff to 3.

## Archery

See: Way of the BowHarness the Way of the Bow to rain arrows upon the enemies.

Below are the upgrades for Archery that give Jin access to Concentration (Press  while holding a Bow), briefly slowing down time to fire arrows with precision. Further upgrades reduce the cooldown for Concentration.

## Assassination

See: AssassinationApproach unaware enemies either from behind or from above and press  when prompted to quietly and brutally kill them.

Below are the upgrades for Assassination that first allows Jin to fall from tall heights without taking damage, before giving him access to Chain Assassination (press  instead of ), chaining Assassinations between nearby unaware enemies.

Does not work for great heights that are immediately lethal.

## Focused Hearing

See: Focused hearingAllow Jin to focus his hearing by pressing the Touchpad to detect nearby enemies by sound. This will allow Jin to eliminate nearby noise so that he can hear enemies, along with being able to see silhouettes of allied or enemy units, along with interactable items and objectives.

Below are the upgrades for Focused Hearing that improves specific aspects of the ability to let Jin become a better hunter and assassin.

## Shoji Assassination

See: Shoji Assassination
When standing at a paper sliding door (障子; *shouji*) where an unaware enemy standing just beyond, press  when prompted to Assassinate them through the door. When performed, Jin will pull the killed enemy towards himself, which can help hide the corpse from patrols.

Shoji Assassination does not have any upgrades.

## Ghost Stance

See: Ghost StanceAttain the ability to access Ghost Stance by completing the mission “The Ghost of Yarikawa” and defeating Lord Temuge.

Once obtained, it can be charged up by defeating 7 enemies in a row without taking damage or defeating Mongol warlords.

Although the Ghost Kill Streak prerequisite of the technique is listed as an "upgrade," it is automatically attained when receiving Ghost Stance. Thus, Ghost Stance does not have any upgrades.

## Horse Charge

See: Horse ChargeRide your mount into battle by charging through enemies, knocking them down at the cost of Resolve. To use this ability, press  while sprinting with your mount and you have at least 1 Resolve to spend.

Below are the upgrades for Horse Charge that increases the Resolve consumption efficiency of Horse Charge, together with terrifying enemies with its final upgrade.

 File:GoT.Horse Charge Recovery Technique Icon.png | Horse Charge Recovery
 File:GoT.Terrifying Horse Charge Technique Icon.png | Terrifying Horse Charge