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Rise of the Ronin · Trophy Guide

Combat, Skills & Training

Master the combat styles, the four dojo trainings and the stat trees, then take on the toughest optional challenges — the Blue Demon and a Midnight-difficulty mission.

⚔️ The Blue Demon and Midnight Crossing are the only real skill checks — save them for when you're high level with a mastered style.

Good to Go

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Upgraded your armor, weapon and sub-weapon.

TypeBronze
LocationEarly game
MissableNo
DifficultyEasy

How to earn it

Upgrade your armour, a main weapon and a sub-weapon at least once each. Visit the blacksmith or use the equipment menu and spend a little early sen and materials on all three categories.

Tip

Do this as soon as it unlocks — upgraded gear makes the early game smoother and teaches you the Bond Transfer system you'll need for Transfer of Power and Resonance.

Transfer of Power

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Performed your first Bond Transfer.

TypeBronze
LocationEarly game
MissableNo
DifficultyEasy

How to earn it

Perform your first Bond Transfer — moving a bonus or skill from one piece of gear to another through the equipment menu once the feature unlocks.

Tip

Use Bond Transfer to carry your best rolled bonuses onto new gear as you level, so upgrades never cost you a hard-won stat. Doing it once here is all the trophy needs.

Resonance

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Equipped four or more pieces of equipment with the same set bonus for the first time.

TypeBronze
LocationMid game
MissableNo
DifficultyEasy

How to earn it

Equip four or more pieces of gear that share the same set bonus for the first time. Set pieces are labelled in their description; collect four of a set and equip them together.

Tip

Enemy officers and fugitives drop set gear — check your loot for matching set names, and use Bond Transfer if you want the set bonus without giving up your favourite base gear.

Traveling Through Time

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Retried a mission for the first time using the Testament of the Soul.

TypeBronze
LocationAny mission
MissableNo
DifficultyEasy

How to earn it

Use the Testament of the Soul — the game's mission replay/retry feature — for the first time. After finishing any mission, choose to replay it via the Testament and the trophy pops.

Tip

The Testament is also how you mop up anything you missed in a story mission, since main missions can't normally be revisited in free roam. Remember it exists for cleanup.

Striver's License

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Received the highest rank (Master) at the dojo.

TypeBronze
LocationDojo
MissableNo
DifficultyMedium

How to earn it

Earn the highest rank, Master, at the combat dojo. The dojo sets timed or condition-based combat challenges, and you need a flawless enough run to hit the top grade.

Tip

Come back to the dojo after you've unlocked more skills and leaned to Counterspark reliably — the Master grade rewards clean parries and quick style-swaps, so it's far easier at a higher level than on your first visit.

Horseback Hero

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Received the highest rank (Master) in horseback archery.

TypeBronze
LocationTraining range
MissableNo
DifficultyMedium

How to earn it

Reach Master rank in horseback archery training. Ride the course and hit the targets cleanly enough to score the top grade.

Tip

Slow down before each target cluster and loose your arrows at the apex of the ride — chasing speed usually costs you the accuracy the Master grade demands.

Winged Warrior

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Received the highest rank (Master) in gliding training.

TypeBronze
LocationTraining range
MissableNo
DifficultyMedium

How to earn it

Reach Master rank in gliding training. Fly the glider course through every ring within the time and accuracy limit for the top grade.

Tip

Upgrade the glider first if you can, and tap into thermals/updrafts to hold altitude — running out of height before the last rings is the usual reason a run falls short of Master.

Firearm Genius

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Received the highest rank (Master) in firearms training.

TypeBronze
LocationTraining range
MissableNo
DifficultyMedium

How to earn it

Reach Master rank in firearms training. Complete the shooting gallery with enough accuracy and speed — headshots score highest.

Tip

Aim for heads and don't panic-fire. A calm, accurate run beats a fast, sloppy one; reload during lulls so you're never caught empty on a target.

Style Guru

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Mastered three combat styles.

TypeBronze
LocationOngoing
MissableNo
DifficultyMedium

How to earn it

Master three different combat styles. Each style has a mastery bar that fills as you use it in combat; max three separate styles to earn the trophy.

Tip

Styles level fastest against tough enemies, so grind mastery during fugitive hunts and mini-boss duels rather than on trash mobs. Deliberately switch to an under-levelled style once a fight is under control.

A Jack of One Trade is a Master of All

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Mastered one of the four stat types.

TypeBronze
LocationOngoing
MissableNo
DifficultyMedium

How to earn it

Fully master one of the four stat types — Strength, Dexterity, Charm or Intellect — by unlocking every skill in that tree with skill points.

Tip

Pick the stat that matches your playstyle (Dexterity for stealth/blades, Strength for heavy weapons) and pour points into it. Skill points come from levelling and Karma, so this completes naturally if you commit to one tree.

Shadow Stalker

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Succeeded in carrying out 100 assassinations.

TypeSilver
LocationOpen world
MissableNo
DifficultyMedium

How to earn it

Carry out 100 assassinations — stealth takedowns on unaware enemies. Approach undetected and use the assassination prompt; enemy outposts, camps and prisons are full of easy targets.

Tip

Clear every occupied camp you pass in stealth rather than charging in. Combined with story infiltration missions and fugitive camps, 100 assassinations accumulates well before the end of a normal playthrough.

Keeper of the Peace

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Defeated 50 fugitives.

TypeSilver
LocationOpen world
MissableNo
DifficultyMedium

How to earn it

Defeat 50 fugitives — the wanted-target bounties marked around the map. Track each one down and beat it in combat.

Tip

Fugitives drop strong gear and give big combat-style XP, so hunting them serves Style Guru and Keeper of the Peace at once. Prioritise them whenever one appears on your current region's map.

Martial Arts Maniac

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Defeated enemies using every weapon.

TypeBronze
LocationOngoing
MissableNo
DifficultyMedium

How to earn it

Defeat at least one enemy with every weapon type in the game — katana, odachi, spear/polearm, bayonet, sabre, oxtail blade and the rest. Cycle through each type and land a killing blow with it.

Tip

Keep one of each weapon type in your stash and swap them in against weak, isolated enemies. Knock out the unusual types (oxtail blade, bayonet) deliberately so you're not left hunting for the last one or two.

Life Saver

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Completed a No-Kill Mission's objectives.

TypeBronze
LocationSide mission
MissableNo
DifficultyEasy

How to earn it

Complete a No-Kill Mission's objectives — a special mission type where you must incapacitate rather than kill. Use non-lethal takedowns and the appropriate tools to clear it.

Tip

Equip and rely on your stealth takedowns and non-lethal sub-weapons for the whole mission. Going in with a stealth build makes the no-kill restriction almost effortless.

Tears of a Blue Demon

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Managed to beat the Blue Demon aboard the Black Ship.

TypeSilver
LocationBlack Ship (optional)
MissableNo
DifficultyHard

How to earn it

Beat the optional Blue Demon aboard the Black Ship — one of the toughest duels in the game. It hits hard, has long combos and punishes greedy attacks, so it's a pure test of your defensive fundamentals.

Tip

Come in around the mid-40s with upgraded gear and a mastered, counter-heavy style. Learn its attack tells and win with Counterspark parries and punishes rather than trading blows — patience beats aggression here.

Midnight Crossing

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Completed an optional ronin mission with the "Midnight" difficulty setting enabled.

TypeGold
LocationOptional mission
MissableNo
DifficultyHard

How to earn it

Complete any optional ronin mission with the Midnight difficulty modifier — the hardest setting — enabled. Toggle Midnight on at the mission prep screen and clear the mission with it active.

Tip

Choose the shortest, simplest optional mission you can and enable Midnight only for that one. You just need a single clear, so there's no reason to face the punishing difficulty on a long or complex mission.