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Kensei Armor

The Ghost Weapon set from The Six Blades of Kojiro — faster Resolve gain, harder-hitting Ghost Weapons, and a debuff that makes struck enemies both weaker and more fragile.

Role
Armour set
Importance
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Ghost of Tsushima · equipment
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Overview

Kensei is the Ghost Weapon set. Its third perk is the interesting one: hitting someone with a Ghost Weapon makes them hit softer and take more.

The set raises Resolve gain by 15–30% and Ghost Weapon damage by 15–30%, and — at its upgraded tiers — causes enemies struck by a Ghost Weapon to deal 25–50% less damage and take 25–50% more. That last effect turns kunai and bombs from openers into a genuine damage multiplier for everything that follows.

It is gated behind the hardest content in the base game. The Six Blades of Kojiro is six consecutive duels, which is a fitting price for the set that most rewards fighting on your own terms.

The Ghost Weapon set. Note it raises Resolve GAIN rather than cutting technique cost — a distinction worth getting right, because it changes how you spend.

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Where you get it

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Upgrading it

Armour is improved at an armourer, paid for in linen, silk and leather gathered from the world and from tale rewards. Every set states its effects as a range, and the upper figure is what the set does only once it is fully upgraded — an unupgraded set is materially weaker than its description suggests.

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How to obtain

Before you start
  • The Six Blades of Kojiro Mythic Tale
  1. 01Hear the ballad of Kojiro from a travelling musician in the Toyotama region.
  2. 02Defeat each of Kojiro's disciples in their separate duels.
  3. 03Defeat Kojiro to complete the tale and receive the set.
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Sources

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Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths

  • Faster Resolve gain means more healing and more techniques
  • The strongest set for kunai, bombs and other Ghost Weapons
  • The damage-taken debuff amplifies everything you follow up with

Weaknesses

  • Weak if you rarely use Ghost Weapons
  • Locked behind the hardest Mythic Tale, so it arrives late for most players
  • No stealth or detection benefit

Best uses

  • Ghost Weapon-centric builds
  • Opening a fight with kunai, then converting the debuff into melee damage
Full directory
KGhost weaponKunaiThrown blades that stagger a group instantly — the Ghost weapon that most often turns a losing melee back around.LRanged weaponLongbowThe heavy bow recovered from The Curse of Uchitsune — slow to draw, but the only bow that punches through Mongol helmets, and the platform for Explosive Arrows.MCArmour setMongol Commander's ArmorA disguise that works. Out of combat it massively reduces Mongol detection, because you are dressed as one of them.RAArmour setRonin AttireThe early stealth set from Blood on the Grass — lower detection, higher melee damage, and a perk built specifically around the island's pampas grass.