Ghost of Tsushima - The Spirit of Yarikawa's Vengeance quest: White smoke locations and how to win the duel to get the Dance of Wrath
How to complete The Spirit of Yarikawa's Vengeance Mythic Tale.
The Spirit of Yarikawa's Vengeance is one of seven Mythic Tales in Ghost of Tsushima, tasking you with finding several plumes of white smoke to track down the spirit of Yarikawa and win a duel.
Your reward for doing so is The Dance of Wrath, a very powerful ability that can absolutely transform combat, so with that in mind we've explained on this page how to find the white smoke locations and win the duel with the Spirit of Yarikawa in all the detail you need.
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Once done, our Ghost of Tsushima Mythic Tales locations page can help with starting and finishing the other quests.
How to start The Spirit of Yarikawa's Vengeance in Ghost of Tsushima
The Spirit of Yarikawa's Vengeance is available after you start Act 2 of Ghost of Tsushima. It's found in the Totoyama region, in the south-east of it.
Specifically you'll find Yamato the musician by the river between the Ruins of Old Yarikawa to the west and Rebel's Last Stand to the east.
The Spirit of Yarikawa's Vengeance: all white smoke locations
Once you've spoken to the musician in Old Yarikawa, it's time to go hunting for some white smoke.
The first smoke plume is inland. Here's what it looks like as you approach.
Here it is up close.
Talk to the nearby people as instructed, then it's time to look for a second one. The easiest thing to do is climb a nearby tower and look for it - you can see it in the background here. It's along the riverline.
Here it is up close, by a bridge to the north.
You'll need to head along the river to another camp and free a prisoner, and then there's one last bit of smoke to go find. Here it is on the map:
Here it is as you approach:
Here's the third white smoke location itself:
Time to search for the spirit itself. There's a nearby building you need to look in - to get inside, go to one end and climb up it to get in through the gap.
Once inside, have a snoop around the things you need to examine, and then guess what - more white smoke! It's to the north.
Here's how it looks as you approach:
Spooky! They're onto you - prepare for a fight and head to this area in Old Yarikawa that's full of fireflies, towards more smoke.
Looking for more help? Our Ghost of Tsushima walkthrough provides an overview of the critical path, including how to complete missions The Broken Blacksmith and Shadow of the Samurai. For those who've yet to begin, our Ghost Of Tsushima length page lets you know how much time you need to dedicating to finishing the game. For those looking for completing side-quests, we have lists of Ghost Of Tsushima Hot Spring, Ghost Of Tsushima Bamboo Strike and Ghost Of Tsushima Mythic Tales locations.
How to win the duel in Ghost of Tsushima's The Spirit of Yarikawa's Vengeance
Alright, if you've done a few of these you'll know what's coming: a duel! And sadly it's no ghost, just a regular old person in a white bedsheet, by the looks of it.
The Spirit of Yarikawa is pretty aggressive, using the move with several quick slashes in a row quite frequently, but the rules of engagement here remain the same as all other duels, as ultimately they are all the same. Here's our standard advice:
- Stay in stone stance as you're facing a swordsman.
- Heal when you get the little boost in resolve, during those tense sword-clashing pauses.
- Keep sidestepping, as it's easy to land hits when you get around the side of your enemy.
- Attack when your enemy sheathes their sword - it's a free couple of hits, and if you don't they'll launch a very fast unblockable attack.
When you get close to the win, Jin will say something about how he's "learning", and then you'll get a button prompt to use the ability you've just discovered, The Dance of Wrath. Press L1 and R1 when prompted, and she'll go down. Congrats!
We've rounded up explainers on all seven of the game's Mythic Tales, so for more like this head to our Ghost of Tsushima Mythic Tale locations hub, where you can find the rest!
