Endgame Content#

Endgame Overview#

Ending Choice#

Ghost of Tsushima has two main endings, decided by your choice in the final mission “The Fate of Tsushima”.

Ending one: an honorable death:

• Choice: give Lord Shimura a warrior’s honorable death
• Result: Jin kills Shimura and inherits his armor
• You get: Shimura’s armor + charm
• Ending scene: Jin walks away alone, having become the true Ghost

Ending two: spare him:

• Choice: spare Lord Shimura
• Result: Shimura lives but is utterly disgraced; Jin abandons his samurai identity
• Ending scene: Jin leaves with Yuna to live free

Impact of the choice:

• Both endings have their own trophy
• The armor rewards differ, but their stats are comparable
• It does not affect NG+ carries

New Game+ Guide#

NG+ unlocks after you finish the main story. Here are the carry-over rules and additions.

What carries over:

NG+ additions:

• All armor gains a fourth upgrade tier
• New saddle cosmetics
• Changed enemy placement, with stronger enemies in some regions

Legends Mode#

Legends is Ghost of Tsushima’s online co-op PVE mode. 2-4 players team up, pick one of four classes, and take on story missions, survival maps and raids.

The four classes:

Legends modes:

• Story missions: 2-player co-op story (9 missions)
• Survival: four-player base defense
• Raids: four-player high-difficulty challenge
• Rivals: 2v2 competitive mode for four players

Legends endgame:

• Gear level cap of 110
• Weekly Nightmare difficulty challenges
• Max-level rewards in every class include gold gear

Full Collectibles Guide#

Here is the complete collectibles checklist for Ghost of Tsushima.

Toughest Trophies Guide#

Completion strategies for the hardest trophies.

Platinum time: roughly 50-70 hours

Lethal Difficulty Challenge#

Lethal is the game’s highest difficulty — both sides deal massively increased damage. Survival comes first on this setting.

Lethal rules:

• Player takes 4x damage
• Enemies take 2x damage
• Perfect parry window unchanged
• Enemy AI is more aggressive

Lethal survival tips:

• Blocking is your most important survival skill — stay in a guard stance whenever possible
• Never face more than 3 enemies head-on
• Use Ghost weapons and assassinations to avoid open combat
• Keep moving — never stay in one spot longer than 2 seconds
• Upgrade armor and charms before pushing the story

Armor Upgrade Tiers#

Every armor set has 4 upgrade tiers. Upgrades consume materials.

Completion Checklist#

Difficulty Completion Rewards#

Endgame Content Overview#