Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – Prosthetic Tools Guide

This guide shows you various info on prosthetic tools in the Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice game.

Guide to Prosthetic Tools

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Loaded Shuriken

Item Description

A Shuriken Wheel Prosthetic Tool, fitted to the Shinobi Prosthetic. Costs Spirit Emblems to use.

Pull a shuriken loaded into the wheel and launch it at a target in a single, flowing motion. The swiftly thrown shuriken damages enemy Vitality and Posture, particularly against those with a tendency to take to the air.

Location

Next to a corpse inside a building with a hole in the wall near the “Outskirts Wall – Gate Path” Idol.

Upgrades

• Spinning Shuriken – 200 Sen and 3x Scrap Iron.
• Phantom Kunai – Phantom Kunai (sold by Anayama the Peddler), 3 Lump of Fat Wax, 6 Scrap Iron, 3 Scrap Magnetite and 1000 sen.
• Gouging Top – 600 Sen and 3 Scrap Magnetite.
• Sen Throw – 2000 sen, 2 Adamantite Scrap, 4 Scrap Magnetite and 4 Scrap Iron.
• Lazulite Shuriken – 3000 Sen, 2 Lapis Lazuli, 6 Scrap Magnetite, 6 Lump of Fat Wax, 3 Lump of Grave Wax and 5 Adamantite Scrap.

Compatible Skills

• Chasing Slice – Perform a forward-dashing sword slice after using a certain Prosthetic Tool.
• Mid-air Prosthetic Tool – Enables the use of Prosthetic Tools while in mid-air.

Flame Vent

Item Description

A Prosthetic Tool made from a loaded Flame Barrel. Costs Spirit Emblems to use.

Deals fire damage to enemies via a short-range blast of fire while also inflicting Burn status. It is difficult to control the rage of those with “Red Eyes” through the power of man alone. They do, however, fear the flame above all else. This tool has the power to make them tremble.

Location

Inside the campfire that is surrounded by enemies, near the “Estate Path” Idol in Hirata Estate.

Upgrades

• Spring-load Flame Vent – 400 Sen, 3 Scrap Iron and 4 Black Gunpowder.
• Okinaga’s Flame Vent – 1000 Sen, 1 Pine Resin Ember (found in Mibu Village), 2 Scrap Magnetite, 6 Black Gunpowder and 4 Yellow Gunpowder.
• Lazulite Sacred Flame – 3000 Sen, 4 Lump of Grave Wax, 3 Lapis Lazuli, 7 Lump of Fat Wax, 7 Yellow Gunpowder and 4 Fulminated Mercury.

Compatible Skills

• Living Force – perform a follow-up attack with certain tools that imbues the sword with the tool’s effect.

Loaded Axe

Item Description

A Prosthetic Tool loaded with a heavy Shinobi Axe. Costs Spirit Emblems to use.

The strength of the Loaded Axe lies in its heft. One strike can easily turn a wooden shield into splinters or shred an enemy’s posture.

Location

Inside a small garden house guarded by two enemies Sekiro can eavesdrop in Hirata Estate.

Upgrades

• Spring-load Axe – 400 Sen, and 5x Scrap Iron.
• Sparking Axe – 1000 sen, 2 Adamantite Scrap, 2 Yellow Gunpowder, 4 Scrap Iron and 4 Black Gunpowder.
• Lazulite Axe – 3000 Sen, 3 Lapis Lazuli, 5 Adamantite Scrap, 3 Lump of Grave Wax, 3 Fulminated Mercury.

Compatible Skills

• Fang and Blade – After using certain Prosthetic Tools, this move allows one to attack with the Tool and Sword simultaneously, or provides a follow-up attack for the Tool.
• Mid-air Prosthetic Tool – Enables the use of Prosthetic Tools while in mid-air.

Shinobi Firecracker

Item Description

A Prosthetic Tool fitted with Robert’s firecrackers. Costs Spirit Emblems.

Unleashes an explosive flash that briefly blinds foes and inflicts Posture damage on beast-type enemies. Has a wide, frontward field of effect that can impact multiple foes at once. Suitable for temporarily immobilizing enemies and particularly good for scaring beasts.

Location

Sold by the Battlefield Memorial Mob or Crow’s Bed Memorial Mob merchant for 500 Sen in Ashina Outskirts.

Upgrades

• Spring-load Firecracker – 2 Scrap Iron, 1 Black Gunpowder and 200 Sen.
• Long Spark – 500 Sen, 2 Yellow Gunpowder, and 3 Black Gunpowder.
• Purple Fume Spark – 1500 Sen, 5 Lump of Fat Wax, 2 Adamantite Scrap and 2 Fulminated Mercury.

Compatible Skills

• Chasing Slice – Perform a forward-dashing sword slice after using a certain Prosthetic Tool.
• Mid-air Prosthetic Tool – Enables the use of Prosthetic Tools while in mid-air.

Loaded Spear

Item Description

A Prosthetic Tool loaded with Gyoubu’s Broken Horn. Costs Spirit Emblems to use.

Unleash far-reaching thrust attacks. Lighter enemies struck by the spear may be dragged towards the wielder. Those of large build will at times force themselves into poorly-fitting armor. Such armor could be torn clean off; coined by Gyoubu as Armor Stripping.

Location

You will need to obtain Gyoubu’s Broken Horn that is found in Ashina Reservoir Revisited.

Upgrades

• Loaded Spear Thrust Type – 400 Sen and 5x Scrap Iron.
• Loaded Spear Cleave Type – 600 Sen, 4 Scrap Iron, and 3 Scrap Magnetite.
• Spiral Spear – 1000 Sen, 4 Scrap Magnetite and 10 Scrap Iron.
• Leaping Flame – 1500 Sen, 1 Fulminated Mercury, 2 Adamantite Scrap, 8 Black Gunpowder and 4 Yellow Gunpowder.

Compatible Skills

• Fang and Blade – After using certain Prosthetic Tools, this move allows one to attack with the Tool and Sword simultaneously, or provides a follow-up attack for the Tool.
• Mid-air Prosthetic Tool – Enables the use of Prosthetic Tools while in mid-air.

Mist Raven

Item Description

A Prosthetic Tool loaded with the feather of a Mist Raven. Costs Spirit Emblems to use.

• When attacked in the assumed stance, disappear like the mist and move away.
• Once you think you’ve caught one, all that will remain is feathers.
• That is the mark of a true Mist Raven.

Location

You’ll find the Mist Raven’s Feathers inside a hidden temple. To access it, go up from the idol, grapple left and drop into a body of water. Swim past the bridge and then grapple to a branch. You’ll pick up an item and can look right to slash through bamboo (there’s 3 Spirit Emblem inside). Wall-jump up to the next clearing and you’ll face an enemy that is defending the location.

Upgrades

• Aged Feather Mist Raven – 500 Sen, 2 Scrap Magnetite, 1 Lump of Fat Wax, and 2 Black Gunpowder.
• Great Feather Mist Raven – 1500 Sen, 4 Lump of Fat Wax, 4 Yellow Gunpowder, 3 Lump of Grave Wax and 3 Fulminated Mercury.

Compatible Skills

• Fang and Blade – After using certain Prosthetic Tools, this move allows one to attack with the Tool and Sword simultaneously, or provides a follow-up attack for the Tool.

Loaded Umbrella

Item Description

A Prosthetic Tool created by fitting an indestructible Iron-ribbed Umbrella to the Arm. Costs Spirit Emblems to use.

When spread open, it will protect against attacks from all directions. Hold it out while moving to protect from light attacks. But this is an umbrella after all. It won’t protect you from low attacks such as sweep attacks.

Location

The Iron Fortress can be purchased from Blackhat Badger in Ashina Castle.

Upgrades

• Loaded Umbrella – Magnet – 600 Sen, 3 Scrap Magnetite and 4 Scrap Iron.
• Phoenix’s Lilac Umbrella – 1000 Sen, 6 Scrap Iron, 4 Lump of Fat Wax and 4 Scrap Magnetite.
• Suzaku’s Lotus Umbrella – 1500 Sen, 2 Adamantite Scrap, 2 Fulminated Mercury, 6 Scrap Magnetite and 6 Yellow Gunpowder.

Compatible Skills

• Projected Force – Allows one to draw the power of the Tool into the sword and release it in a forward direction.

Sabimaru

Item Description

A Prosthetic Tool made with the blade Sabimaru, allowing for a quick series of attacks together with the sword. Costs Spirit Emblems to use.

The blue, poisonous rust on Sabimaru’s blade applies “Poison” status abnormality. Wielded in wars of old, the blade’s blue rust was used to drive off inhuman Okami warrior women. Even now, it is likely to be effective against their descendants.

Location

Go to Upper Tower – Antechamber Idol and find this room patrolled by 1 old woman and 2 blue samurai. There are two holes in the center of the room. Dropping down the hole will introduce you to 1 Blue Samurai and 3 goons. This area allows you to open the main gate of the castle (leading to Ashina Castle Idol), and also allows you to pick up Sabimaru (Upgrade Material), along with 2 Eel Liver, 1 Gokan’s Sugar and the path to the Old Grave Idol.

Upgrades

• Improved Sabimaru – 600 sen, 4 Scrap Iron and 4 Scrap Magnetite.
• Piercing Sabimaru – 1500 Sen, 8 Scrap Iron, 4 Scrap Magnetite and 4 Adamantite Scrap.
• Lazulite Sabimaru – 3000 Sen, 2 Lapis Lazuli, 4 Adamantite Scrap, 4 Fulminated Mercury, 8 Scrap Magnetite and 12 Scrap Iron.

Compatible Skills

• n/a

Divine Abduction

Item Description

A Prosthetic Tool loaded with a large fan. Costs Spirit Emblems to use. Gathers and releases a gust of wind, forcing enemies caught by the vortex to turn around.

It is a mild sort of being spirited away that can be returned from quite quickly. However, it’s said that one can only return from being spirited away once, and if taken again, there is no coming back.

Location

After the Gun Fort idol in Sunken Valley.

Upgrades

• Double Divine Abduction – Defeat the Long-arm Centipede Giraffe and loot it from the statue behind.
• Golden Vortex – 1500 Sen, 8 Scrap Iron, 4 Lump of Fat Wax, 2 Adamantite Scrap and 2 Lump of Grave Wax.

Compatible Skills

• Living Force – perform a follow-up attack with certain tools that imbues the sword with the tool’s effect.

Finger Whistle

Item Description

A Prosthetic Tool created by fitting a slender finger to the prosthetic. Costs Spirit Emblems to use.

Its sound will grab an enemy’s attention and draw them to the whistle’s location. By locking on to a target, only the targeted enemy will hear the whistle. The sound of the finger whistle enrages beasts, making them unable to distinguish friend from foe.

Location

Defeat the Guardian Ape boss to obtain the Slender Finger upgrade material.

Upgrades

• Mountain Echo – 600 sen, 2 Lump of Fat Wax and 3 Scrap Magnetite.
• Malcontent – 4 Scrap Magnetite, 4 Lump of Fat Wax, 2 Adamantite Scrap, 1 Malcontent’s Ring (Dropped from the Shichimen Warrior that spawns in the Guardian Ape’s Burrow) and 2 Lump of Grave Wax.

Compatible Skills

• Projected Force – Allows one to draw the power of the Tool into the sword and release it in a forward direction.

Video

Below is a video on the locations of prosthetic tools if you couldn’t find any from my descriptions. (NOTE: I didn’t make the video).

Recommended Upgrades

• Loaded Shuriken – Lazulite Shuriken.
• Flame Vent – Okinaga’s Flame Vent and Lazulite Sacred Flame (for apparitions).
• Loaded Axe – Sparking Axe.
• Shinobi Firecracker – Long Spark.
• Loaded Spear – Spiral Spear.
• Mist Raven – Great Feather Mist Raven.
• Loaded Umbrella – Phoenix’s Lilac Umbrella (for apparitions) and Suzaku’s Lotus Umbrella.
• Sabimaru – Piercing Sabimaru.
• Divine Abduction – Double Divine Abduction and Golden Vortex (for farming).
• Finger Whistle – Malcontent.