Ghost of Yotei: Weapon Aligned Explained

You may have chanced upon the ‘weapon aligned’ term while playing Ghost of Yotei and not know what it was about, so it will be explained here.

While you are getting yourself geared up in Ghost of Yotei, you may have seen the ‘weapon aligned’ term being used in a certain armor and not known what it means. This confusion is understandable.

However, you do not need to worry; the explanation for the same is quite simple and is given below. Here is everything you need to know about weapon aligned term/mechanic in Ghost of Yotei.

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What Is Weapon Aligned in Ghost of Yotei
- All Weapon Alignments in Ghost of Yotei

What Is Weapon Aligned in Ghost of Yotei

Exploit enemy weaknesses to have the weapon aligned status in Ghost of Yotei (Source: Sucker Punch)

Similarly to Ghost of Tsushima, you can change your fighting style on the fly in Ghost of Yotei. However, in contrast to Tsushima’s stances, in Ghost of Yotei, you can switch between different weapons on the fly, in the middle of combat. This gives you a great amount of versatility in battle.

But some weapons are more effective against certain types of enemies. And conversely, some weapons are not well suited to certain scenarios. weapon aligned is a status you have when your chosen weapon is effective against the enemy you are fighting. So, you can achieve weapon aligned by swapping to the weapon that is effective against whoever you are fighting.

(Note: Some weapons will be simply better than others. You can use this tier list to find out which weapons work better than others.)

This mechanic exists at all points in the game, but you will likely only see its first mention through the Armor of the Undying. This Armor gives you special buffs as long as you are weapon aligned, and is one of the best armor sets in the game.

All Weapon Alignments in Ghost of Yotei

There are a total of five weapons which have special weapon alignments. Your other options like your tools, your bow or the Matchlock do not have these alignments. These five weapons and their effective alignments are as follows:

Katana – The Katana, which is your first weapon, is effective against other Katana users.
Dual Katana – The fast flurry of strikes from the Dual Katana is effective against all Spear and Polearm-using enemies.
Yari – The long range of the Yari is excellent at countering Kusarigama and Dual Kama wielders.
Kusarigama – The Kusarigama is quite effective against enemies who hide behind shields because it can easily break their defences.
Odachi – The oversized Odachi is effective against equally oversized enemies, that is to say, Brutes.