There are many new items, side activities, and features in the Iki Island Expansion of Ghost of Tsushima’s Director's Cut, including new armor sets, armor dyes, sword kits, and masks. Many of these can be found while casually roaming the new area and seeking question marks scattered around the map, though some are much more challenging to acquire.

The main new armor set is Sarugami Armor. This armor can be found by completing the Mythic Quest "Legend of Black Hand Riku" which is unlocked after players reach Fune’s Refuge. This armor's perks are quite unique, disabling regular parries but still allowing players to Perfect Parry. Upon landing a Perfect Parry, players can strike nearby enemies up to three times as well as blind opponents on a Perfect Dodge when fully upgraded. The player’s parry and dodge windows will also be increased, and they will also get massive Resolve gains.

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While the Sarugami Armor is the only completely new set, there are armor dyes that grant brand-new looks, such as the Shadow of the Colossus, Bloodborne, and God of War dyes. These dyes may seem familiar to those who have played Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, and they can be found at separate PlayStation-inspired shrines, where players will read a scroll that gives hints about how to unlock them. For every shrine, players will need to don a specific armor set, and then perform a unique action.

New Items & Armor Variants In Ghost Of Tsushima's Iki Island

New Armor Variants On Iki Island

Along with new unique armor dyes, players can discover new armor variants of existing sets. Jin can access these in the dye section, but they will provide an entirely new look. The new armor variants consist of a Samurai Clan outfit, a Ronin Attire outfit, and a Traveler’s Attire outfit. These outfits are unlocked by locating special merchants and a secret chest on Iki Island. The Samurai Clan alternative outfit is found at the Crimson Dye Vendor who is unlocked upon beating the Dueling Tournament in Fune’s Refuge. As for the other two outfits, they can be found in Fort Sakai. The Traveler’s Attire is purchased from a merchant, while the Ronan Attire can be found in a chest inside Fort Sakai.

As for accessories, players can find many of these by completing Haikus or finding Pillars of Honor, as in the base game. There are, however, some unique masks, sword kits, and headpieces scattered around various hidden areas.

  • One unique item is the White Kitsune Mask of the Assassin Class in Ghost of Tsushima: Legends. To get it, players will meet a woman in a shack between Yahata Forest and Zasho Bay and then must play “The Fire Spirits of Yarikawa” mission within Ghost of Tsushima: Legends before reporting back.
  • Another unique mask is Nekoma’s Scowl, which is a silver Cat mask with whiskers that can be found atop the mountain at Barrier Cove.
  • The Helm of The Lower Worlda unique Mongol helmet, can be found under a roof hatch in the back of the Mongol ship at Fune’s Refuge that is acquired after completing the “Jin of Yarikawa” quest.
  • Players can also discover the Raider Helmet by scaling the massive mountain near Fort Sakai and playing Jin's flute at the top. A chest is revealed after the grass burns away.

While Golden Birds may lend a helping hand to find these, some of them will have to be discovered by players themselves. While the full scope of how many there are (and where to find them) is still being explored by the community, JorRaptor has some useful guides on how to find many of them, including in-depth tutorials on how to acquire the armors mentioned above.

The Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut provides some unique changes for armors and adds new hidden ways to find accessories. It opens the door for even more new armor variants for pre-existing armors and allows for Sucker Punch to get more creative about where it hides the new accessories for Jin. While it's a shame there was only one new armor with different stats added in the Iki Island expansion, there are many other armors for players to wear, especially for those who begin the expansion before completing Acts two and three.

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Source: JorRaptor