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Charm of Vitality
The Charm of Vitality is a minor Defense charm in Ghost of Tsushima. Your maximum health goes up by a moderate amount. You get it by finishing Unfinished Business, Three Actions, Three Illusions or This Threefold World.
- Set
- Charms
- Reward
- Complete Unfinished Business, Three Actions, Three Illusions or This Threefold World.
Unlocked by
- Three Actions, Three IllusionsThree Actions, Three Illusions is Norio Tale 2 of 9, an Act 2 side tale in Akashima where you rescue the healer-monk Hochi from a Mongol camp. It starts at Akashima Village and rewards the Charm of Vitality and 2 Silk.
This Threefold WorldThis Threefold World is Norio Tale 9 of 9, the Act 3 finale of his storyline, set at Cedar Temple and Guardian's Ridge in Sago. It is the only tale in the game with no combat at all, and it rewards the Charm of Vitality and the Chaos Headband.- Unfinished BusinessUnfinished Business is the Act 1 tale where you go back to Azamo Bay to free the rest of its prisoners and drive out the Mongols. It is a full village liberation with a warlord at the end, and pays a Charm of Vitality.
Found in
- IzuharaIzuhara is the southern region of Tsushima and the first one you explore in Act 1. It is where you rescue Lord Shimura from Castle Kaneda, meet most of your allies and learn the stealth tools that turn Jin into the Ghost.
- KamiagataKamiagata is the snowy northern region of Tsushima and the setting for Act 3. It is thinly settled and harsh, and it is where you chase Khotun Khan to his final stronghold at Port Izumi.
- ToyotamaToyotama is the central region of Tsushima, between Izuhara and Kamiagata. Act 2 plays out here: you rally allies, liberate Yarikawa and march on Castle Shimura, while side tales for Norio, Yuna and Yuriko open up.
Good to know
- Effect: Your maximum health goes up by a moderate amount.
- 3 side tales award it: Unfinished Business, Azamo Bay, Izuhara; Three Actions, Three Illusions (Norio Tale 2 of 9), Akashima, Toyotama; This Threefold World (Norio Tale 9 of 9), Sago, Kamiagata.
How to get it
Any of these tales gives it as a reward: Unfinished Business, Three Actions, Three Illusions, This Threefold World.
Related collectibles
- Image: Sucker Punch Productions / PlayStationBamboo Strikes
Bamboo Strikes
Bamboo Strikes are button-timing challenges where Jin slices a row of bamboo poles. There are 20 in all, 16 on Tsushima and 4 on Iki, and completing them raises your maximum Resolve.
- Image: Sucker Punch Productions / PlayStationCharms
Charms
Charms are equippable trinkets that add perks to Jin, from extra health to silent arrows. You earn them from Shinto shrines, side tales and Legend ranks, and the six slots you can fill let you tune Jin for stealth, archery or swordplay.
- Image: Sucker Punch Productions / PlayStationDyes
Dyes
Dyes are colour variants for Jin's armor, bows and Sakai horse armor. Most come from merchants for flowers, others from tales, Wind Shrines, Sakai Banners or Baku in New Game+, and none change stats.
- Image: Sucker Punch Productions / PlayStationHaiku
Haiku
Haiku are short poems Jin writes at quiet, scenic spots on Tsushima and Iki Island. Each of the 19 open-world spots rewards a cosmetic headband, so this is where most of your headbands come from.