Yakuza Kiwami 2is bursting at the seams with things to do, as is typical for the series. The remake of the originalYakuza 2adds many different modes of battle and challenges like Bouncer Quests and the Coliseum. One will have to be flexible and mind their gear to make fights as smooth as possible. Luckily, there’s a bunch of powerful equipment at their disposal.
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Getting the best gear inYakuza Kiwami 2isn’t as easy as buying it from a shop or finding a treasure chest. The developers have hidden many of the best items sprinkled throughout various sidequests and game modes. Here’s how to track thebest gear inYakuza Kiwami 2down.
Updated on December 13th, 2021, by Michael Llewellyn:Yakuza Kiwami 2 is a story-focused action RPG with a world that is packed with content, quests, and gear to find. The gear that Kiryu can wear has immeasurable value in many of the harderquests and substories in Yakuza Kiwami 2. The Bouncer missions are particularly difficult but with the right equipment, Kiryu can endure almost any mission and challenge put in front of him. There are a lot of items to collect and this list has been updated with more gear for Kiryu to use and how to obtain it.
13Haruka’s Necklace
Haruka’s Necklaceboosts Kiryu’s health, attack power, heat, and defense by +5. It’s a little more effective than the Spy Gloves in terms of base stats. However, it’s tricky to obtain and lacks any special attributes.
How To Get Haruka’s Necklace
12Trancendant Mouth Guard
The Transcendent Mouth Guard is a piece of gear thatboosts Kiryu’s attackby a significant+22while hisdefense will increase by +10. It doesn’t come with any special attributes but thankfully, it doesn’t require too much expense or time to acquire.
How To Get The Transcendent Mouth Guard
11Payback Ring
The Payback Ring is a piece of gear that doesn’t have any stat boosts at all. It does, however, provide Kiryu with an increase in attack power as Kiryu’s health decreases. It can get him out of a bind against a tough opponent but its usefulness is something of a gamble as low health will see Kiryu get KO’d very quickly.
How To Get The Payback Ring
10Spy Gloves
Spy Gloves don’t give any large boosts to stats, just+4 to Defense. The bonus effect is what makes them great. Equipping these Glovesdecreases the rate of enemy encounters, which is pretty convenient. One downside - it’s only possible to get the Spy Gloves very late in the game. At this point, avoiding enemies might not be a priority.
How To Get The Spy Gloves
9Champion’s Ring
An excellent all-around Gear item.The Ring gives +14 to all four main statsas well as Stamina. There’s a side effect to the Champion’s Ring, though. Equipping it alsoincreases the strength of enemies. This can be a good or bad thing, depending on if the player is looking for tougher fights.
How To Get The Champions Ring
8Heavenly Beasts Bracelet
Essentially the combination of the four other Bracelets is available through Bouncer Missions. The Heavenly Beasts Braceletgrants immunity to all status effects. It also has some great stat boosts,+12 to Attack, Heat, and Defense. It’s not too difficult to acquire, either.
How To Get The Heavenly Beasts
7Sacrifice Stone
One of the most unique Gear items in the game. Sacrifice Stones function as an extra life of sorts, reviving Kiryu once upon his death. They can be very useful when fighting some of the hard extra bosses like Jo Amon, but they’re not without drawbacks. The Sacrifice Stone hasno stat boosts, so one will have to sacrifice a slot’s worth of buffs. Most importantly, they shatter upon reviving the player anddon’t regeneratewhen the battle ends.
How To Get The Sacrifice Stones
6Parry Talisman
This item is a mainstay throughout theYakuzaseries and has appeared in many other games. It’s quite a unique item thatexpands Kiryu’s defensiveoptions considerably.Equipping the Parry Talisman lets him parrymany, many more attacks -almost every attack in the game. Note that the item doesn’t make parrying automatic and that players will have to hitthe triangleor theY buttonwhen prompted.
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How To Get The Parry Talisman
5Transcendent Body Armor
Overall, this isthe best defensive Gear in the game. It provides+30 to both Blade and Gun resistanceas well as+24 to base Defense. The Transcendent Body Armor is great for all combat situations. Unlike many other pieces of Gear, getting it is pretty easy if one knows where to look.
How To Get The Transcendent Body Armor
4Sacred Wood Armor
The Sacred Wood Armor gives the single bestDefense boostin the game, a whopping+32. But it’s not the stats that make it borderline overpowered. Wearing the Sacred Wood Armormakes Kiryu invulnerable to bullets. LongtimeYakuzafans know how annoying enemies with guns can be, and this item completely shuts them down.
