The most fun aspect of Ghost of Tsushima is the ability to fully customize and build Jin Sakai to whatever playstyle fits the player.
Whether you want to take on all the enemies at once or if you want to take a more stealthy approach, there are many different ways to go about this game. But here are my top 10 GOT builds these are my absolute favorite and most powerful.
10. Ghost of the Sakai Clan
I named this one the Ghost of Sakai because it embodies everything that Jin Sakai is supposed to be. This build can do it all the best all-around build in the game, has great health, and resolve and with the help of the charms it makes this build unstoppable. This build is especially fun because it fits the original play/fighting style of Jin Sakai and getting to feel what it was like to be him makes the game 10xs better.
Build Details:
- Sakai clan helm(Refined)
- Ghost Mask
- Sakai Clan Armor(Refined): Major increase to melee damage, Massive increase to health, and increases standoff streak by 2, standoff win has a 25% chance to terrify nearby enemies.
- Charm of Amaterasu: Killing enemies restores moderate health
- Charm of Mizu-no-Kami: Makes parries, perfect parries, and perfect dodges easier to perform.
- Charm of ferocity: Moderate increase to melee damage
- Charm of fortunate return: 15% to return 1 resolve for abilities that use resolve
- Charm of Resolve: 15% increase to resolve Gains
- Charm of Vitality: Moderate increase to health
9. The Wanderer
The Wanderer is another one of my favorite builds not only is it aesthetically pleasing but it also does serious damage while maintaining resolve. This build is for the people who want to embody what it was like for a ronin samurai in that time. No armor just a katana and your enemy the way a true samurai would do it. The best part about this build is the finesse of Jin Sakai his fighting style looks and feels so smooth makes combat that much more fun.
Build Details:
- Wanderers Straw Hat
- Sakai Half Mask
- Kensei Armor: Major increase to resolve gains, Ghost weapons deal 30% more damage, and Striking enemies with ghost weapons causes enemy to 50% less damage and to receive 50% more damage.
- Charm of Kage-Tsuchi: Deal bonus damage while at 50% health or less
- Charm of Take Mikazuchi: Killing an enemy increases melee damage by minor amount for a few seconds
- Charm of Dual Destruction II: Attacks have a 10% chance to do double damage
- Charm of Enduring Affliction: Status effects last 50% longer and do 50% more damage
- Charm of Resolve II: 25% increase to resolve gains
- Charm of Unyielding: Majorly reduces damage taken when health is at 50% or less
8. Tsushimas Tank
Tsushimas tank is exactly what it sounds like, thai build is built to take damage and to return the favor tenfold. If you want to run around and swing your katana with reckless abandon then this is the build for you, the only way to lose is if it stops attacking so be aggressive. The most fun part about this build is being able to run through enemy camps and trample over whomever gets in your way.
Build Details:
- Gosakus Helmet (Refined)
- Gosakus Visage
Gosakus Armor: Massive increase to health, Major increase to stagger damage, Killing a staggered enemy restores 10% of health
- Charm of Nigihayahi-no-Mikoto: Deal moderate damage while at full health
- Charm of Shinatsuhiko: Staggering an enemy prevents interrupted attacks for 6 seconds
- Charm of Destruction II: Attacks have a 10% chance to do double damage
- Charm of Inaris Might: Increases health and melee damage by a major amount
- Charm of Bludgeoning: Moderate increase to stagger damage
- Charm of Immunity: 15% chance for enemy arrows to deal no damage
7. Ghost Rider
If you want a build that mostly uses fire to intimidate and do an illegal amount of damage then this build is the one for you. With the charms and armor working in tandem, it'll have your enemies running away terrified after one kill. It gives the feel of Ghost Rider and how he can use penance stare to intimidate his enemies. But undoubtedly the best part of this build is the awesome fire attacks that spread to other enemies with each hit, resembling a ring of fire.
Build details:
- Charm of Versatile Skills: Doubles the effect of minor charms, if only one minor charm is equipped.
- Charm of Blazing Flame: The way of flame inflicts additional damage. Heavy attacks spread fire to nearby enemies.
- Charm of Steadfast Fire: Greatly increases the length of time the way of flame can be used
- Charm of Fortune II: effects with a % chance are 50% more likely to occur
- Charm of Fortune I: effects with a % chance are 50% more likely to occur
- Charm of Fire Doctrine: Burning an enemy has a 15% chance to terrify nearby enemies
- Ghost Armor: Reduces enemy detection speed by 25%, Reduces the number of kills needed to enter the Ghost Stance by 1, Kills have a 15% chance to Terrify a nearby enemy
6. Tsushimas' Greatest Archer
I feel like in a lot of the builds I see nowadays the bow and arrow are way too underutilized, its stealth capabilities in the game are extremely good. The best part about this build is that you will never run out of arrows so you can sit back and fire away as much as you want and never worry about the blood of your enemies staining your cool-looking armor. With the charms making headshots even easier thai build is capable of taking out an entire camp without moving a single inch. Wouldn't you want to be the greatest archer the Mongols have ever seen?
Build Details:
- Charm of Swift Return: Missed standard arrows have a 25% chance of being recoverable.
- Charm of Fortune I & II: effects with a % chance are 50% more likely to occur
- Charm of Abundant Reserves: Gain twice as much ammo from pickups.
- The charm of Sugarus Sight: When aiming a bow, takes 1.75s to lock onto the target's head. Shoots 3 arrows at once with blessing of deer Kami
- Tadayori Armor: Increases reload and nocking speed by 15%, Increases total concentration time by 1s, Headshots recover 25% of concentration meter
5. Ninja-Samurai
This build is for the ones who love to use the ghost tools/weapons to defeat their enemies. The best thing about this build is that it lets you recover a kunai with each perfect dodge giving you an unlimited amount to throw around as you swing your sword and cut down your enemies. I love this build because it makes me kind of feel like Batman and how he uses all these gadgets while he fights, and he looks awesome while doing it. This Ninja Samurai build will have you feeling the same way as you sling around kunai, smoke bombs, and many more.
Build Details:
- Charm of Ryuujin: Recover 1 Kunai after performing a perfect dodge
- Charm of Mizu-no-Kami: Makes parries, perfect parries, and perfect dodges easier to perform.
- 2X Charm of Ferocity: Moderate increase to melee damage
- 2X Charm of Advantage: Ghost weapons deal 20% more damage
- Sarugami Armor: Regular parry is disabled, perfect parry becomes a chain of two attacks, and perfect dodge also damages nearby enemies (perfect parry becomes a chain of three attacks at Level 2, perfect dodge also blinds enemies, All Resolve gains are increased by a small amount (Level 1), by a moderate amount (Level 2), by a major amount (Level 3), by a massive amount (Level 4) or by a colossal amount.
4. One Man Army
The most fun thing about GOT is the ability to completely take out a camp swarming of enemies all by yourself. This Build takes camp soloing to a whole new level even allowing you to do it in less than 5 strikes. In terms of sheer strength, there is no better build than this one, and with the armor and charms boosting the stats it makes it that much more OP and even more fun.
Build Details:
- Charm of Fire Doctrine: Burning an enemy has a 15% chance to terrify nearby enemies
- Charm of Steadfast Fire: Greatly increases the length of time the way of flame can be used
- Charm of Fortune I: effects with a % chance are 50% more likely to occur
- 2X Charm of Ferocity: Moderate increase to melee damage
- Charm of Inaris Might: Increases health and melee damage by a major amount
- Ghost Armor: Reduces enemy detection speed by 25%, Reduces the number of kills needed to enter the Ghost Stance by 1, Kills have a 15% chance to Terrify a nearby enemy
3. Boss Killer
As we enter the top 3 these are the builds that I feel are the absolute best for any situation and any play type, the builds that make the game so easy it feels like cheating. The first of the best is the Boss Killer, and it lives up to its name due to the insane amount of damage it does. If you ever struggle with a boss fight in this game use this build and it will cut through them like butter. Make your character feel like the final boss, take control, and make them fear you.
Build Details:
- Ronin Armor
- Charm of Dual Destruction I, II, & III: Attacks have a 10% chance to do double damage( I has a 5% Chance)
- Charm of Inaris Might: Increases health and melee damage by a major amount
- Charm of Fortune I & II: effects with a % chance are 50% more likely to occur
2. Infinite Resolve
I know I made a tank build already earlier, but that is child's play compared to this build. This build will make you invincible. Literally. With the infinite resolve you will be able to constantly heal and tank any damage thrown your way, but in no way is this a defensive build. The best part is that you can use all of the resolve moves infinitely without having to feel like you have to preserve them. This build will make Jin Sakai feel like a God.
Build Details:
- Sarugami Armor: Regular parry is disabled, perfect parry becomes a chain of two attacks, and perfect dodge also damages nearby enemies (perfect parry becomes a chain of three attacks at Level 2, perfect dodge also blinds enemies, All Resolve gains are increased by a small amount (Level 1), by a moderate amount (Level 2), by a major amount (Level 3), by a massive amount (Level 4) or by a colossal amount.
- Charm of Resolve II: 25% increase to resolve gains
- Charm of Fortune I & II: effects with a % chance are 50% more likely to occur
- Charm of Silence: Reduces enemy detection speed by 15% and increases resolve gains by a massive amount.
1. God of War
God of War, yes it is exactly as it sounds this is easily the most OP build in the game with just the sheer damage output and its ability. Battling enemies with the elements like fire and even commanding lightning to strike your foes it really doesn't get much better than this. Now I know I said that the last build will make you feel like a God, this one will make you feel like the God of Gods the true God of War.
Build Details:
- Sakai Clan Armor(Refined): Major increase to melee damage, Massive increase to health, and increases standoff streak by 2, standoff win has a 25% chance to terrify nearby enemies.
- Charm of Heavenly Rebuke: Performing Heavenly Strike gives chance of lighting to strike nearby enemy
- Charm of Blazing Flame: The way of flame inflicts additional damage. Heavy attacks spread fire to nearby enemies.
- Charm of Carnage: All combat is much bloodier
- Charm of Steadfast Fire: Greatly increases the length of time the way of flame can be used
- Charm of Fortune I: effects with a % chance are 50% more likely to occur
- Charm of fortunate return: 15% to return 1 resolve for abilities that use resolve
