Where to find Ninja Gaiden 4 health upgrades?
Dragon Lord’s Grace is a potent elixir crucial for extending your ninja’s lifespan, but it’s not something you can simply pick up or purchase. To obtain this powerful item, you must craft it yourself. The key ingredients are a Phantasmal Herb and a Black Scale, which automatically combine into Dragon Lord’s Grace. However, these aren’t the only health enhancements available to you.
Ninja Gaiden 4 is known for its brutal difficulty, especially on higher settings. While mastering combat techniques like the Ninja Gaiden 4 parry is essential for avoiding damage, even a small boost to your health can significantly impact your survival. To help you conquer every challenge, we’ve compiled a comprehensive guide to all health upgrade locations in Ninja Gaiden 4.
All Phantasmal Herb locations
Here are all the Phantasmal Herb health upgrade item locations:
Chapter 01 – Bloodsoaked Tokyo
Complete mission “Find the data chip in Sky City Tokyo” in Chapter 01: Bloodsoaked Tokyo. You can find the data chip to the left of the trio of item chests in the large industrial arena filled with scaffolding, shipping containers, and forklift trucks.
Chapter 03 – Phantom Pleasure Quarter
Inside an item chest behind a blue shipping container in Chapter 03: Phantom Pleasure Quarter. After you head up the short flight of stairs that leads to the first arena with the Burabura lantern daemons, hop behind the shipping container next to the pink parasol to the right of the ramp that leads down to the lower level.
Inside an item chest in Chapter 03: Phantom Pleasure Quarter. Head up the short flight of stairs on the right of the arena that’s full of Burabura lantern daemons. Stepping into this arena triggers a conversation with Seori about the Dark Dragon shrines.
Chapter 04 – Pilgrim’s Windswept Path
Complete the mission “Find the tengu offering in Fuuhaku Sanctum” in Chapter 04: Pilgrim’s Windswept Path. You can find the tengu offering to the immediate left when you leave the temple after defeating the Sanzeon boss.
Chapter 05 – Raging Valley
Complete mission “Retrieve the heirloom knife in Fuuhaku Sanctum” in Chapter 05: Raging Valley. You can find the knife on the cliffside after you defeat the Tsukumo, just before the Caddis Wire anchor that leads to an upper section of the valley.
Chapter 06 – Guiding Winds
Inside an item chest to the left of the first DarkNest Terminal in Chapter 06: Guiding Winds. After you land and defeat the enemies on the first bridge in this level, proceed in the opposite direction to the objective target to find the terminal and chest.
Chapter 09 – Realm of Silent Dead
Complete the mission “Find three beautiful minerals in the Drowned District” in Chapter 09: Realm of Silent Dead. The first beautiful mineral is on the left after the large gap that requires you to wall-run and use two Caddis Wire anchors. Follow the red lights and drop down, then head right to find an item chest on the left and the beautiful mineral directly ahead.
The second beautiful mineral is behind a shark-toothed daemon gate. Leap over the small chasm with the Pond Strider to reach the island on the right. Defeat all enemies, then parkour up the yellow rock face. Hop back on the Pond Strider to reach two item chests and the beautiful mineral on the left.
The third and final beautiful mineral is at the top of the cliff that leads to a Dragonfly Glider wind current. Traverse the three Caddis Wire anchor points, then proceed past the item chest to find the beautiful mineral just to the left before the wind current.
Chapter 11 – Infiltration
Inside an item chest in Chapter 11: Infiltration. Complete the first rail set piece in this chapter, then proceed through the level until you get to a single rail. Grind along it until you see a platform with three item chests on the right. Jump down and defeat all the enemies, then open the second item chest in the corner to retrieve the Phantasmal Herb.
Chapter 19 – Ebon Wings
Inside an item chest in Chapter 19: Ebon Wings. After you take the wind current up to the platform with the DarkNest Terminal, head up the stairs and find the item chest to the left of the vertical chute that leads to the final battle.
All Black Scale locations
Here are all the Black Scale health upgrade item locations:
Chapter 02 – Haunted District
Inside an item chest in the small alley on the left, just before the Caddis Wire anchor that leads to the first train track sequence in Chapter 02: Haunted District.
Chapter 03 – Phantom Pleasure Quarter
Complete the mission “Find the rotting Charm in Sky City Tokyo” in Chapter 03: Phantom Pleasure Quarter.
Chapter 04 – Pilgrim’s Windswept Path
Complete the mission “Find the secret supplies in Fuuhaku Sanctum” in Chapter 04: Pilgrim’s Windswept Path. You can find the secret supplies in an item box on the arena, following the first wind current where you get the Dragonfly Glider. Defeat the enemies, then look for the blue item chest to the right of the two item chests next to the crashed mech.
Chapter 08 – Drowned District
Complete the mission “Find the antiquated currency in the Drowned District” in Chapter 08: Drowned District.
Chapter 12 – Dragon’s Maw
Complete the mission “Find the classified document in the Dragon’s Maw” in Chapter 12. You can find the classified document inside the item chest to the right of the door leading out of the room where Umi tells you the inner gate has started to close.
Inside an item chest in Chapter 12: Dragon’s Maw. Defeat all the enemies in the large arena at the beginning of this level, then head to the right of the door leading to the long corridor to find the item chest holding the Black Scale.
With all these Ninja Gaiden 4 health upgrades, you’ll be well-prepared to tackle any challenge and potentially set new records for your playtime. For even more help, explore our guides on chapters and missions to discover additional items and accessories. Don’t forget to master the Ninja Gaiden 4 Guillotine Throw; it provides crucial invincibility frames during intense combat situations.