LIKE A DRAGON: ISHIN! SWORD RECIPES: BUNDLE BLADE AND NAMELESS SWORD

LIKE A DRAGON: ISHIN! SWORD RECIPES: BUNDLE BLADE AND NAMELESS SWORD These two cheap starting swords lead into most of the useful weapon branches. Buy Bundle Blades from the Rakugai Arms Dealer and Nameless Swords from the Mukurogai Arms Dealer, both for 1,000 mon. Buy separate copies when branches split if you want every result. At Kurogane, each upgrade uses one copy of the base, the listed materials, a hammer and the fee. Dead-Eyed Man upgrades are marked separately below. The base is consumed. Fees are in mon before discounts, and 10,000 mon equals 1 ryo. Open means no variant gate; A, B and C refer to the smithy's unlocked recipe groups. The smithing guide explains levels and hammer grades. BUNDLE BLADE: KEEN BLADE BRANCH This route ends in Dojigiri or Oni-maru. Keep a separate Missilecutter for each side. Keen Blade Base: Bundle Blade. Gate: Open. Fee: 11,000 mon. Materials: Volcanic Rock Fragment x1; Iron Scrap x5. Stonecarver Base: Keen Blade. Gate: Open. Fee: 25,000 mon. Materials: Lime Powder x1; Metal Sheet x5. Missilecutter Base: Stonecarver. Gate: Open. Fee: 55,000 mon. Materials: Lead Chunk x1; Precious Steel x5. Dotanuki Base: Missilecutter. Gate: A. Fee: 267,000 mon. Materials: Ronin's Hair Tie x1; Silver Scrap x10; Gold Nugget x5. Dojigiri Base: Dotanuki. Gate: C. Fee: 2,847,000 mon. Materials: Crimson Bead x2; Platinum Filings x10; Platinum Chunk x10. Close Shave Base: Missilecutter. Gate: A. Fee: 267,000 mon. Materials: Straw Effigy x1; Silver Scrap x10; Gold Nugget x5. Oni-maru Base: Close Shave. Gate: B. Fee: 1,294,000 mon. Materials: Charming Doll x1; Gold Chunk x10; Platinum Filings x5. BUNDLE BLADE: HANDY BLADE BRANCH Vulpecula and Radiant Drunkard both use Handy Blade. The tree splits again after each, so check the named base rather than treating this list as one straight chain. Handy Blade Base: Bundle Blade. Gate: Open. Fee: 11,000 mon. Materials: Ceramic Sake Bottle x1; Iron Scrap x5. Vulpecula Base: Handy Blade. Gate: Open. Fee: 25,000 mon. Materials: Beautiful Leaf x1; Metal Sheet x5. Kogarasu-maru Base: Vulpecula. Gate: A. Fee: 121,000 mon. Materials: Obsidian Chunk x1; Precious Steel x10; Silver Scrap x5. King of Beasts Base: Vulpecula. Gate: Open. Fee: 55,000 mon. Materials: Emerald x1; Precious Steel x5. Crane Princess Base: King of Beasts. Gate: A. Fee: 121,000 mon. Materials: Elegant Hair Ornament x1; Silver Scrap x5. Otenta Base: Crane Princess. Gate: B. Fee: 1,294,000 mon. Materials: Gold Seal x1; Gold Chunk x10; Platinum Filings x10. Radiant Drunkard Base: Handy Blade. Gate: Open. Fee: 25,000 mon. Materials: Amber x1; Metal Sheet x5. Eternal Gold Base: Radiant Drunkard. Gate: Open. Fee: 55,000 mon. Materials: Gold Dust x1; Precious Steel x5. Masamune Base: Eternal Gold. Gate: B. Fee: 588,000 mon. Materials: Jet Black Belt x1; Gold Chunk x10; Platinum Filings x5. Samonji Base: Radiant Drunkard. Gate: A. Fee: 121,000 mon. Materials: Carved Wooden Bear x1; Precious Steel x10; Gold Nugget x5. Legion Slayer Base: Samonji. Gate: B. Fee: 588,000 mon. Materials: Killer's Handcuffs x1; Gold Nugget x10; Gold Chunk x5. NAMELESS SWORD: EBONY SWORD BRANCH Skink Lizard and Muramasa are made by the Dead-Eyed Man in eastern Mukurogai. Equip the named base before speaking to him. The separate magical-weapons guide covers the process. Ebony Sword Base: Nameless Sword. Gate: Open. Fee: 11,000 mon. Materials: Crooked Magnet x1; Iron Scrap x5. Yaksha Blade Base: Ebony Sword. Gate: Open. Fee: 25,000 mon. Materials: Picture of a Ghost x1; Metal Sheet x5. Juzu-maru Base: Yaksha Blade. Gate: A. Fee: 121,000 mon. Materials: Ominous Prayer Beads x1; Precious Steel x10; Silver Scrap x5. Suijin's Demise Base: Juzu-maru. Gate: A. Fee: 267,000 mon. Materials: Water God Stone x1; Gold Nugget x5. Murasame Base: Suijin's Demise. Gate: B. Fee: 1,294,000 mon. Materials: Tear of the Dragon x1; Gold Chunk x10; Platinum Filings x5. Sakura Storm Base: Yaksha Blade. Gate: A. Fee: 121,000 mon. Materials: Elegant Hair Ornament x1; Precious Steel x10; Silver Scrap x5. Morning Gale Base: Sakura Storm. Gate: B. Fee: 588,000 mon. Materials: Marksman's Fan x1; Gold Nugget x10; Gold Chunk x5. Skink Lizard Base: Yaksha Blade. Dead-Eyed Man upgrade. No smithy fee. Materials: Obsidian Chunk x1; Precious Steel x10; Silver Scrap x5. Muramasa Base: Skink Lizard. Dead-Eyed Man upgrade. No smithy fee. Materials: Bloodstained Cloth x1; Gold Nugget x10; Gold Chunk x5. NAMELESS SWORD: IVORY SWORD BRANCH Elegance splits into the light, thunder and fire routes. Okanehira needs ten Platinum Filings, so put ten on the shopping list. Ivory Sword Base: Nameless Sword. Gate: Open. Fee: 11,000 mon. Materials: Cloudy Hand Mirror x1; Iron Scrap x5. Elegance Base: Ivory Sword. Gate: Open. Fee: 25,000 mon. Materials: Lime Powder x1; Metal Sheet x5. Light of Heaven Base: Elegance. Gate: A. Fee: 121,000 mon. Materials: Elegant Hair Ornament x1; Precious Steel x10; Silver Scrap x5. Mikazuki Munechika Base: Light of Heaven. Gate: B. Fee: 1,294,000 mon. Materials: Gold Seal x1; Gold Nugget x15; Platinum Filings x10. Firefly Base: Elegance. Gate: A. Fee: 121,000 mon. Materials: Fluorite x1; Precious Steel x10; Silver Scrap x5. Thunderstop Base: Firefly. Gate: B. Fee: 588,000 mon. Materials: Marksman's Fan x1; Gold Nugget x10; Gold Chunk x5. Shiranui Base: Elegance. Gate: A. Fee: 121,000 mon. Materials: Hot Pepper x1; Precious Steel x10; Silver Scrap x5. Okanehira Base: Shiranui. Gate: B. Fee: 1,294,000 mon. Materials: Phoenix Feather x2; Gold Nugget x10; Platinum Filings x10. THREE DIRECT NAMELESS SWORD UPGRADES These start from a fresh Nameless Sword. You do not need to work through Ebony Sword or Ivory Sword first. Kotetsu Base: Nameless Sword. Gate: B. Fee: 588,000 mon. Materials: Provincial Dojo Certificate x1; Gold Nugget x20; Gold Chunk x10. Kiku Ichimonji Base: Nameless Sword. Gate: B. Fee: 588,000 mon. Materials: Snake Eyepatch x1; Gold Nugget x20; Gold Chunk x10. Ujishige Base: Nameless Sword. Gate: B. Fee: 588,000 mon. Materials: Torn Haori x1; Gold Nugget x20; Gold Chunk x10. The materials guide gives a shop or dungeon source for every crafting material. If a recipe is dimmed out, check its gate, the exact base weapon and your quantities before spending money on anything else.