Sucker Punch's Ghost of Tsushima is filled with artifacts that you can obtain to help you on your journey. Some of these artifacts are charms that you can equip on your character to give you boosts in combat, exploration, or stealth. These charms are found throughout the island of Tsushima from missions and shrines.

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Some of the best, however, require a little work to get. That is why we are here to let you know which ones you should focus on getting to make Jin an absolute monster to your enemies and help you live through the Mongol invasion.

Updated June 22, 2021, By Aden Carter: There have been a few changes to the main charms that players tend to use in Ghost of Tsushima. Since its release, the game has received many updates that focused on creating a better experience for the player. They added a new game plus option, fixed problems in the Legends game mode, and added various new charms. One of the most notable of the charms is the Charm of Canine Recruitment. This charm allows players to pet the various dogs found in the world and turn them into allies. However, there are even more charms that have not become widely known.

10 Charm Of Amaterasu

• Killing enemies restores a moderate amount of health
• Obtained by completing the Golden Summit Shrine

The Charm of Amaterasu can be found pretty early on in the game during act one at the Golden Summit Shrine and is arguably one of the best charms in the entire game. It restores a moderate amount of health to Jin each time he defeats an enemy. More and more often, Jin will need to go up against large groups of enemies, whether it is out in the plains or inside of a Mongol war camp. This charm is the biggest lifesaver and helps to conserve that resolve when you inevitably get attacked by multiple enemies at once.

9 Charm Of Izanami

• Iron Will revives Jin with 50% health
• Obtained by completing Marsh Rock Shrine

The Charm of Izanami is another amazing charm to help with those larger battles that may end up knocking you down time and time again. This charm can be found during act two by praying at the Marsh Rock Shrine and boosts your Iron Will ability. Normally, Iron Will allows Jin to revive himself by spending resolve if he is dying. With this charm equipped, you can spend that resolve to get revived at fifty percent health. Experienced players may not need this, but if you find yourself struggling during large fights, this will really help.

8 Charm Of Mizu-No-Kami

• Increases parry and perfect parry window
• Obtained by completing the Spring Falls Shrine

This charm is one of the best for its ability to help with parry timing. Parries, perfect parries, and perfect dodges are already hard to get down for new players to the game. Like Dark Souls, it takes time to learn the timing for each enemy. Luckily, this charm makes it easier to perform these maneuvers allowing you to get the timing down much faster. This charm can be retrieved from praying at the Spring Falls Shrine in act one and is highly recommended to retrieve.

7 Charm Of Hoori-No-Mikoto

• Remain hidden when assassinating a target in tall grass
• Obtained by completing the Turtle Rock Shrine

This is an amazing charm for anyone who loves the stealth aspect of the game. It has happened to many players, you will be hiding in tall grass, enemies will come by, and you will assassinate one of them just to be spotted by all of his friends.

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With this charm, that is no longer a worry because it makes all of your assassinations in tall grass completely silent. This is by far one of the most useful charms for anyone who is stealth focused and can be found during act two by praying at the Turtle Rock Shrine.

6 Charm Of Toxic Demise

• Releases a poison cloud when an enemy picks up a wind chime
• Obtained by reaching the Phantom Samurai legend ranking

This charm is especially useful for stealthy players. It takes normal wind chimes and turns them into a deadly tool for anyone foolish enough to pick them up. Typically, players use wind chimes to lure enemies away by throwing them. This chime adds a special little surprise for those enemies, poison. That's right, now whenever an enemy walks over and picks up the wind chime, they will be met with an untimely fate courtesy of the Charm of Toxic Demise. This useful charm can be found by reaching the 'Phantom Samurai' legend ranking. Better work on getting that rank up.

5 Charm Of Inari

• Increases all items from collecting
• Obtained by completing the Arrow Peak Shrine

This charm is most useful at the beginning of the game which is good because it can be found during act one by praying at the Arrow Peak Shrine. It has no use in combat, but can help you upgrade your gear a lot faster. This charm gives you more supplies, predator hides, bamboo, and yew wood. Think about how much work you will have to do in the game to get all of your gear upgraded and how much of those materials will be lost without this charm. Try to get this one as soon as possible so you can spend less time on upgrades and more time killing the Mongol hordes.

4 *Charm Of Tsukuyomi

• Enemies drop more supplies and ammo
• Obtained by completing the Scarlet Rock Shrine

This has surely happened to many players out there. They are killing off Mongols left and right when they run out of ammo. This can be for Kunai, Sticky Bombs, or even Arrows. The Charm of Tsukuyomi awards players with additional ammo and supplies each time they kill an enemy. This is one of the most useful methods for farming in the game whenever supplies are needed. Additional ammo is something that any player who uses a lot of ghost weapons can appreciate as well. Players can pick this charm up by completing the Scarlet Rock Shrine.

3 *Charm Of Shinatsuhiko

• Staggering an enemy prevents interrupted melee attacks for 6 seconds
• Obtained by completing the Lush Peak Shrine

The Charm of Shinatsuhiko gives the player 6 seconds of uninterrupted melee attacks every time they stagger an enemy. This ability is used in many builds that players have created for the game. It pairs extremely well with Gosaku's Armor because of the stagger bonuses it gives.

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This armor gives the player additional stagger damage. It also restores the player's health whenever they kill a staggered enemy. This charm will help increase the chance of killing a staggered enemy thanks to its effect. Players can grab this shrine after they complete the Lush Peak Shrine.

2 Charm Of Nigihayahi-No-Mikoto

• Applies a damage buff while at full health
• Obtained by completing the Frost Cliff Shrine

This charm is useful for just about any player but may take some practice to make it truly effective against the Mongol hordes. It gives a damage buff to Jin whenever he is at full health. Be the first to strike and you can easily tear through an enemy's health bar. Make sure you practice your dodging though as it is only useful while your health is at the max. This charm will take a little while to get unfortunately because it can't be obtained until act three. It is found by praying at the Frost Cliff Shrine.

1 Charm Of Takemikazuchi

• Killing an enemy grants a small damage buff for a few seconds
• Obtained by completing the Snowlit Peak Shrine

This charm is by far one of the best in the game which makes it especially heartbreaking that it can't be obtained until act three. This charm adds a damage buff to all of Jin's attacks each time he kills an enemy. This buff may only last for a few seconds, but it is very useful for beating down enemy health bars. Think about the lightly armored foes like archers. Tear into these enemies to get an attack buff for the stronger enemies and it makes killing much easier. This charm can be found by praying at the Snowlit Peak Shrine.

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