Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice / Upgrades
Sekiro upgrades: Prayer Beads, Gourd Seeds, Memories and skill points
Find the correct upgrade system for health, healing charges, attack power and skills, with four early Gourd Seed locations.
Edition covered
The original 2019 single-player campaign in the PC Game of the Year Edition. The guides use unchanged publisher campaign screenshots. Gauntlets of Strength, Inner boss variants, mods and the separate anime adaptation are outside the scope.
4 items · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.
Upgrades
Quick notes
- Use the upgrade item at the correct place. Sekiro splits growth across several systems.
- Collect early Gourd Seeds before a difficult boss. An extra healing charge can make practice sessions longer.
- Look for miniboss beads as well as hidden ones. General Naomori Kawarada and the Chained Ogre each award a Prayer Bead.
- Spend a boss Memory after the victory. After defeating a boss, check the idol’s attack-power option before heading straight to the next challenge.
Collect early Gourd Seeds before a difficult boss
| Location | How to obtain it | Planning note |
|---|---|---|
| Outskirts Wall – Gate Path | Defeat General Naomori Kawarada | Also awards a Prayer Bead |
| Building beyond the Chained Ogre | Grapple into the upper opening and search inside | Inspect the nearby pickup |
| Battlefield Memorial Mob | Buy the seed for 1,000 sen | Merchant is beyond Gyoubu’s arena |
| Upper Tower – Antechamber | Open the chest near the idol | Reach the castle rooftop entrance |
Useful tip
This is a selected early-upgrade route, not an all-collectibles checklist; later story choices affect access to some areas.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| PowerPyx: Gourd Seed locations | www.powerpyx.com |
| PowerPyx: Prayer Bead locations | www.powerpyx.com |
| Digital Trends: Sekiro beginner systems | www.digitaltrends.com |
| Activision / FromSoftware: Sekiro on Steam | store.steampowered.com |