Talismans

Talismans or Dragon Talismans are pieces of gear in Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. They provide passive effects for Kenji Mozu and Kumori.

Talismans are obtained from Muramasa's Shop in exchange for Golden Scarabs. New talismans are unlocked by reaching certain ranks on each stage. At the rank screen of the stage, there will be a pinwheel on the rank scale, showing what rank you need to beat the stage to unlock the talisman. The required ranks are usually between D and A. Up to two talismans can be equipped at the same time.

The talismans fall into seven categories: Attack, Challenge, Damage Reduction, Life Recovery, Movement, Utility and Score. Talismans in same categories share same icons.

List of Talismans

	Blood Frenzy	2 Scarabs
	Bearer recovers health each time an enemy is defeated during a kill streak greater than 3.
	Traveler's Blessing	4 Scarabs
	Upon reaching a checkpoint, health is restored completely, providing a brief respite in the journey.
	Last Stance	4 Scarabs
	Melee damage increases 75% when health is low.
	Guillotine Charge	4 Scarabs
	Hitting 3 consecutive Guillotine boosts on different targets grants you Hypercharge.
	Steel Mind	2 Scarabs
	Reduces manual Hypercharge damage taken by 25%.
	No Rest for the Wicked	1 Scarabs
	Death brings the bearer back to the beginning of the stage. Rank increased by 1.
	Perilousness	1 Scarabs
	Damage received is tripled. Rank is increased by 1.
	Unworthy	1 Scarabs
	Checkpoints do not recover health. Rank increased by 1.
	Scarcity	1 Scarabs
	Health orbs are removed from levels. Rank increased by 1.
	Ghost Shell	5 Scarabs
	Invulnerability lasts 50% longer after being damaged.
	Unstable Aura	5 Scarabs
	Enemies with an aura that are killed with the matching attack explode on death, damaging surrounding enemies.
	Ultimate Harvester	5 Scarabs
	Rage Orbs are filled twice as fast.
	Piercing Steel	6 Scarabs
	Regular kunai attacks pierce through enemies, but are still blocked by shields.
	Second Wind	4 Scarabs
	Blows that would be lethal instead reduce health to 1. Will not prevent death if health is at 1.
	Six Eyes	4 Scarabs
	Grants the bearer heightened Ki mastery, halving Spider Weapon's Ki cost.
	Soul Eater	4 Scarabs
	Increases Ki gained by melee attacks by 25%.
	Shadow Step	4 Scarabs
	Rolling damages enemies in addition to evading damage.
	Skyward Strikes	5 Scarabs
	While at full health, sword slashes create blasts of wind striking the first enemy they come across.
	Composed Assassin	6 Scarabs
	Death does not hurry; during a kill streak, the time allowed between executions is increased by 25%.