Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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Ghost of Yōtei - 10 Tips & Tricks That Completely Change the Game - Don't Make The Same mistakes I did!

If you’ve started Ghost of Yōtei or are halfway through the game and want spoiler-free tips, tricks and advanced mechanics explained, this video has you covered.

In this video, I break down the 10 essential must-do steps you should complete right after the prologue to set yourself up for success. These early mechanics are easy to miss, but unlocking them fast gives you a huge advantage for the rest of the game.

🗡 What You’ll Learn in This Ghost of Yōtei Video

→ The most important mechanics and upgrades to unlock right after the prologue
→ How to get the Armour of the Undying early and why it’s strong all the way through endgame
→ Which 4 charms are best for spirit, loot, and survivability
→ How to prioritize hot springs, bamboo strikes, and altars for early boosts
→ Which Skills to invest in first for a strong, fluid combat foundation
→ Map icons & filters to explore more efficiently
→ How to use campfires for travel, healing, buffs and intel
→ How to unlock the Metsubushi bomb, get your bow early, and connect with key allies
→ Chest types, charm stacking, and loot spots to fund upgrades without grinding
→ Filters, toggle cinematic bars, enable projectile indicators and abandon quests for a smoother experience

🌀 Non-Negotiables (Do These First)

These 5 early steps give you a massive power spike: unlock the Onyro Howl ultimate, grab your Dual Katana stance, upgrade your weapon at Father’s Forge, clear the Wolf Den, and get easy gold at the Kuttara Gambling Den. Do this right after the prologue and set yourself up for success.

🛡 Best Armour Set to Get Early

The Armour of the Undying is a game-changer — health restoration on stagger, boosted parry & dodge windows, and viable all the way to endgame. You'll learn where to find it and why it synergizes perfectly with early stance and skill unlocks.

🎯 Best Charms to Get Early

These 4 early charms scale insanely well into late game: Confident Strikes, Kanayago, Bountiful Harvest, and Thoughtful Restoration. They boost spirit gain, loot, and survivability — all while saving you tons of farming time later.

🏇 Best Activities to Do Early

Hot springs, bamboo strikes, and altars of reflection — three activities that give real stat and resource benefits early on. Prioritize these to raise max health, increase spirit bubbles, and earn extra skill points fast.

⚔️ Best Skills to Get Early

These are the first skills you should unlock to dominate early combat: Perfect Parry, Roll, Perfect Dodge, Safe Fall, Killer’s Instinct, Chain Assassination, and Disarm Counter. Together, they give you control, survivability, and free kills in tough fights.

🗺️ Map Secrets & Tips

Overwhelmed by your map? I’ll break down what Bounties, Revenge, Sensei, Myths, and Tales actually mean, plus how to filter by region or category to keep things clean. Also — how to read smoke signals for easy quest spotting.

🔥 Campfire Tips & Tricks

Campfires are more powerful than they look. Use them for fast travel, healing, cooking buffs, ammo crafting, day/night cycles, and even free intel from travellers. This simple tool can make exploration way more efficient.

💣 Best Gadgets & Allies to Unlock Early

Get the Metsubushi bomb early to blind enemies and interrupt unblockables. Then grab your bow and start upgrading your gear by connecting with key allies like Ran the Bowyer and Ginji the Armourer. This sets the foundation for your combat build.

💰 Chest, Resources & Loot

Learn how to spot hidden loot fast — ribbons on bags, chest colors that tell you what’s inside, and how charms like Kanayago and Bountiful Harvest multiply your haul. This is how to fund your upgrades without grinding.

💯 Quality of Life Tips

These QoL settings will save you time and make your playthrough smoother: filtering masks and charms, removing cinematic bars, enabling projectile indicators, and abandoning long quests mid-way. Small tweaks — huge impact.

🙌 Community & Thanks

📝 | Co-Content Creator | @evermorenika
✌🏻| @PlayStation | thanks to Millicent in the UK team for all the support over the years!

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⌚ Timestamps & Chapters

00:00 | Intro (Platinum, 100+ hrs, no spoilers)
00:14 | 1 | Don't Skip These Unlocks
02:03 | 2 | Armour Set to Get Early (The Armour of Undying)
03:40 | 3 | Charms to Get Early (Confident Strikes, Kanayago, Bountiful Harvest, and Thoughtful Restoration)
05:36 | 4 | Activities to Do Early (Hot Springs, Bamboo Strikes and Altars of Reflection)
06:50 | 5 | Skills to Get Early
09:04 | 6 | Map Tips & Tricks
10:40 | 7 | Campfire Tips & Tricks
11:53 | 8 | Gadgets & Allies to Get Early
13:28 | 9 | Chests, Resources and Looting Tips & Tricks
15:17 | 10 | Quality of Life Settings
16:34 | Outro & Thanks