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The Undying Flame
The Undying Flame is the last Tsushima Mythic Tale, at the foot of Mount Jogaku in Kamiagata. You climb the freezing mountain from fire to fire and learn the Way of the Flame, which lets you set your katana alight with Incendiary Oil.
- Type
- Side
- Given by
- Yamato
- Region
- Kamiagata
- Province
- Jogaku
- Rewards
- Way of the Flame technique, Izunami's Grief sword kit, moderate Legend increase
Storylines
Part 9 of 9 in Mythic Tales
Good to know
- Region: Kamiagata, Jogaku province, at the base of Mount Jogaku.
- Unlocks in Act 3 after Honor and Ash.
- Rewards: the Way of the Flame technique, the Izunami's Grief sword kit and a moderate Legend increase.
- The cold drains your health away from fires, so you move from campfire to campfire.
- There are five fires on the climb. Fires 4 and 5 are unlit, so hold R2 to light them.
- You learn the technique by dueling Bettomaru at the dojo on the summit.
- Burning blades make your hits unblockable and set enemies on fire, which makes them panic.
- Incendiary Oil capacity goes from 2 up to 5, with the last upgrade only in New Game+.
How to start it
Look for a traveller struggling to keep warm near Mount Jogaku. It is Yamato, too cold to light his own fire. Light it for him and he tells you about a fire that fell from the sky onto the mountain, and a fighting style born from it.
The climb
Warm up at each fire before you move on. The route uses your grappling hook several times, crosses a tightrope and a tree bridge, and has packs of dogs to deal with. Use Focused Hearing at the third fire to pick off dogs before you leave the warmth. A samurai waits at that camp to talk while you warm up.
The duel
At the top, Bettomaru has you take a chunk of the burning rock, then duels you to teach the technique. Press R1 when he prompts you to light your katana. He yields at around a third of his health and gives you Incendiary Oil. Head back down and talk to Yamato to finish.
Using the Way of the Flame
Equip Incendiary Oil with R2 plus the right stick, then press R1 to ignite the blade. Each use lasts about 8 seconds. Buy more oil from Trappers or loot it in Mongol camps, and raise your capacity at a Trapper with predator hides.
- BettomaruBettomaru is the master of the Way of the Flame who lives in a dojo at the top of Mount Jogaku. You climb through a snowstorm to duel him in the Mythic Tale The Undying Flame, and he teaches Jin the technique during the fight.
- YamatoYamato is a travelling musician and storyteller who starts most of the Mythic Tales. When you hear his music, he tells Jin an old legend that leads to a special technique, weapon or armour set.
- Izanami's GriefIzanami's Grief is a Sword Kit for Jin's katana and tanto. It is a reward for finishing the Mythic Tale "The Undying Flame", and like every kit it changes looks only.
- Purity of WarPurity of War is a mask you get by finishing "The Undying Flame", from Mythic Tale. It is a story reward, so playing the tale is the only way to add it.
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