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All equipment upgrades and requirements in Onimusha: Way of the Sword
A new guide for Onimusha: Way of the Sword sets out every equipment upgrade available in the game and the crafting materials needed to unlock them. Progression matters because fully upgrading all equipment is required to earn the "Dressed to Kill" trophy, and each level gained also grants the player character additional bonus stat boosts, making the enhancement system central to building an effective character.
The guide breaks upgrades into three equipment types: clothing, sword and gauntlet, each split across multiple "proficiency" tracks with ten levels apiece. Materials required include common items such as Hempen Cloth, Cotton Cloth, Leather and Iron for early levels, escalating to rarer resources like Fine Silk Cloth, Tamahagane and Tempered Iron for higher-tier and milestone upgrades. Clothing has four proficiency tracks, while the sword and gauntlet each have their own separate sets, with requirements generally increasing in cost and rarity as players approach the maximum level ten.
In short
- Guide details every equipment upgrade in Onimusha: Way of the Sword
- Clothing, sword and gauntlet each have multiple proficiency levels
- Full upgrades unlock the "Dressed to Kill" trophy
Explained simply
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a video game in which players improve their character’s equipment as they progress. Its upgrade system covers clothing, a sword and a gauntlet, with each item type having several proficiency tracks that can be raised through ten levels.
Upgrades use crafting materials, from basic cloth, leather and iron to rarer materials needed for later levels. Improving equipment also gives the character extra stat boosts, so upgrades affect how the character develops in play.
Completing every equipment upgrade is required for the “Dressed to Kill” trophy. This makes collecting materials and advancing each proficiency track relevant both to character strength and to players seeking that achievement.