When Ghost of Tsushima: Legends first released, players could get to power level 100 relatively easily. All it took was completing enough Gold story and survival missions to find high level gear. The maximum power level in Ghosts was 110, though, and it required a lot more skill and cooperation to achieve. Getting level 110 gear meant players would have to succeed at the Nightmare level challenges in survival and story or complete portions of the Raid. These are the hardest challenges the game has to offer, and call upon not only the player's individual skill but also their ability to work well together as a team. After the most recent update that came alongside the Director's Cut of the main game, there is now level 120 gear available.

On the one hand, getting level 120 gear is easier than getting level 110 gear, but it may take longer. Mastery Challenges are a new mechanic added to the game in its most recent update, and they allow Ghost of Tsushima: Legends players to take their level 110 gear all the way up to level 120. This will be needed in order to complete the new raid that is coming soon. Here's everything players need to know about getting level 120 gear.

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Ghost of Tsushima: Legends - How to Activate Mastery Challenges

The first thing players need to know about Mastery Challenges is that they can only be applied to gear that is already at level 110. As previously mentioned, this means players will either have to reforge their gear repeatedly or get it from a Nightmare story or survival challenge. After getting a piece to level 110, go to the modifications page by pressing square and scroll to the bottom. Activating a Mastery Challenge costs 2000 essence and unlocks a challenge that players will have to complete. It also binds that gear to that class, meaning players won't be able to use it on any other characters from then on.

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends - Completing Mastery Challenges

After starting a Mastery Challenge, players must complete it to increase the power of their gear by two points. This means that each piece of gear will have five different Mastery Challenges that must be completed before the gear reaches the new max level. Mastery Challenges take many forms, and while they aren't usually hard per se, they do require a lot of patience. Examples of potential Mastery Challenges include dismantling legendary items of a specific type, getting a certain number of kills, surviving a curse, completing a Nightmare challenge, and many more.

Ghost of Tsushima is available now for PS4 and PS5.

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