This guide will show you what the Onryo Armor looks like, what buffs it provides, and how to get it in Ghost of Yotei!
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Cosmetic Appearance Tiers and Dyes
Onryo Armor is obtainable by all players in Ghost of Yotei and features a men’s hakama, sandogasa hat, and several masks to choose from. At higher upgrade tiers, it comes with a fur cape and partial leather chest armor.
The preview images show the Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, and Tier V. Click or tap on the images to enlarge them.
Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf is the default color scheme, combining navy blue and yellow on the hakama, a white kintsugi mask, and dark brown for the fur and hat.
A Lady in Snow
A Lady in Snow is all white, save for a few bits of baby blue string.
Curse in the Forest
Curse in the Forest combines green and brown on the hakama and fur with yellow and gold for the hat and mask.
Endless Sky
Endless Sky combines gray and blue on the hakama and mask, while the hat and fur are brown.
Lightning in the Dark
Lightning in the dark is all black, except for the mask, which is red. If you want a black mask instead, use the Ashen Blood Mask or the Blood and Flies dye. As you upgrade it, gold begins to leak through.
Blood and Flies
Blood and flies uses light and dark red on the hakama with a dark brown hat, mask, and fur. You unlock it after defeating Lord Saito and finishing the main story.
Noble Defiance
Noble Defiance is the dye that comes with the digital deluxe edition and it only applies to the armor, not the hat or mask. It combines dark purple with light gray on the hakama and uses black for the fur.
Armor Effects
Onryo Armor makes you more effective when enemies are Terrified and introduces a chance to terrify enemies when you defeat an enemy with a Spirit Attack or thrown melee weapon. Upgrading the armor strengthens these effects.
Aside from this armor and select Onryo Charms, the only way to Terrify enemies is by using Onryo’s Howl or Ghost Stance (late game ability).
In general, Onryo armor is exceptionally powerful against regular enemies, but it does nothing against boss fights.
Tier I
- Nothing
Tier II
- Killing an enemy with a Spirit Attack or a thrown Melee weapon has a minor chance of Terrifying nearby enemies.
- The wolf has a moderate chance to appear when enemies are Terrified.
- Terrified enemies take increased damage by a moderate amount.
Tier III
- Killing an enemy with a Spirit Attack or a thrown Melee weapon has a moderate chance of Terrifying nearby enemies.
- The wolf has a moderate chance to appear when enemies are Terrified.
- Terrified enemies take increased damage by a moderate amount.
Tier IV
- Killing an enemy with a Spirit Attack or a thrown Melee weapon has a moderate chance of Terrifying nearby enemies.
- The wolf has a major chance to appear when enemies are Terrified.
- Terrified enemies take increased damage by a moderate amount.
Tier V
- Killing an enemy with a Spirit Attack or a thrown Melee weapon has a moderate chance of Terrifying nearby enemies.
- The wolf has a major chance to appear when enemies are Terrified.
- Terrified enemies take increased damage by a massive amount.
How to get Onryo Armor
Onryo Armor is part of your starting equipment. It upgrades automatically each time you cross out one of the names on your sash, though that means you can’t get its effects maxed out until the late game.
You get the Onryo’s Mask and unlock Ghost Stance at the end of the quest “To Catch a Spider” in Oshima Coast, close to the end of the game.
How Outfits work in Ghost of Yotei
In Ghost of Yotei, you can equip a helmet, a mask, armor, shamisen, and saddle as your outfit. Typically, only armor affects your performance in combat.
The other pieces are purely for fashion, with a few exceptions. The rest of your combat performance is determined by your equipped charms, which have no effect on appearance.
Armor usually offers three different buffs in combat. Most sets can be upgraded three times (tier I to tier IV) by employing the services of an Armorer, like Ginji. Upgrading armor costs coin and resources, and doing so improves the strength of the perks it provides.
Upgrades also add more details and elements to the armor, including a adding a mask or helmet at tier III, and can choose which upgrade tier you want Atsu to wear independently of the effects.
For example, if you have Taro’s Armor upgraded to tier IV, you can benefit from tier IV while still make it look like Atsu is wearing the tier II version.
Most outfit pieces are dyeable, allowing you to change their color scheme. Dyes are always tied to a specific outfit piece, so you can’t just dye anything you want. Armors usually come with a helmet and/or mask, and they can use the same dyes.
If a piece isn’t directly affiliated with an armor, it may not be possible to dye it to match. Many different vendors sell dyes and you can exchange them for flowers you pick throughout Ezo. They often sell a mask that matches the dye so you can get something to match the dye you just bought.
You can also change how your weapons look using [Weapon Type] Kits, which are equipped to your weapons like dyes but alter their apperance to a similar extent to how outfits alter Atsu’s appearance.
Ghost of Yotei does not have a transmog system, so Atsu’s appearance will match her combat capabilities. The only things you can change are the worn upgrade tier of the armor, eqiupped hat and/or mask, and their color schemes via dyes.
