Because Like A Dragon: Ishin is a samurai game, it’s not really surprising to know that there’s a huge array of swords that you can purchase and craft throughout the game. Some of these weapons are immediately useful, some of them are potentially game-breaking (like the Deluxe Edition DLC weapons), but there’s some weapons that might be a bit confusing on first look, such as the Worn Sword.
Here’s everything you need to know about how to obtain the Worn Sword in Like A Dragon: Ishin, as well as why you should be on the hunt for it.
What Is The Worn Sword?
The Worn Sword is a primary weapon that Sakamoto Ryoma can equip that has a base damage statistic of 25. Considering the fact that your starting katana has stats that are double that, the Worn Sword doesn’t seem too great from the outset. However, if you’re able to invest a significant amount of materials and cash into the weapon at the Blacksmith, the Worn Sword can become one of the three most powerful weapons in the entire game.
How To Obtain The Worn Sword
Getting hold of the Worn Sword is going to take a bit of legwork, though thankfully not as much legwork as it’ll take actually upgrading the thing. In order to obtain the Worn Sword, you need to fill the Bond Meter with the Rakugai Arms Dealer. The dealer in question is located in the western side of Rakugai, opposite the Uji Tea Parlor.
In order to improve your bond with the Rakugai Arms Dealer, you simply need to purchase weapons from him. His wares are simply the low tier weapons that you can’t forge at the Blacksmith, but can be upgraded into better ones. Occasionally, he’ll also ask some philosophical questions which can raise the bond further.
Once you’ve fully raised the bond with the Rakugai Arms Dealer, he grants Sakamoto Ryoma the ability to peruse his special wares, which includes the Worn Sword that you can purchase for 1000 mon. From here, you can head over to the Blacksmith and craft the Worn Sword down three different upgrade paths. All of them are expensive, but they lead to three of the most powerful weapons in the whole game: the Blade of the Shogun, the Ame-no-Murakumo, and the Futsu-no-Mitama.
You will need to upgrade your Blacksmith’s smithing level first before you can complete the transformation of the Worn Sword. All weapon variants that can be crafted are unlocked by the time your Blacksmith reaches level 15, but you’ll probably want to upgrade him again to level 16, as that’s when you receive the maximum discount on crafting.
Like A Dragon: Ishin is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X & S.
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