In Like a Dragon: Ishin, you can forge a wide variety of weapons for Sakamoto Ryōma. Our Like a Dragon expert, Alex, reveals where to find all the resources needed for weapon crafting.
In this article, you'll learn:
Kazuma Kiryu, now a samurai in Like a Dragon: Ishin, faces challenges in the Kyoto of the 1860s, as traditional weapons hardly impress the members of the Shinsengumi. Fortunately, you can craft blades or firearms in forges that surpass the damage of off-the-shelf items by up to ten times.
However, this often requires rarer raw materials such as gold nuggets and phoenix feathers; items not commonly found in containers on the roadside. Early in the game, I found myself wondering where exactly I should look for the resources for weapon crafting. Now, I've discovered the locations of all the "ingredients" and documented them below.
Like a Dragon: Ishin follows the conventions of the main Yakuza series. Crafting weapons in the inventory is not possible; instead, you must visit specific locations.
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In this case, it's forges, one of which is located in the Rakunai district of Kyoto. It becomes available during the third chapter, and its activation is automatic when you first go to the location marked below on the map.
You can view the raw materials and items needed for each weapon's crafting in the forge's "Crafting" menu. Many of them are available or exclusively found in Battle Dungeons, accessible only from the fifth chapter onwards, and specifically as part of the Shinsengumi's corresponding missions. These missions can be accepted in the Shinsengumi barracks.
Crafting Material / Object | Find at / Store |
1000-year old tree branch | Friendship reward from the man who can't remember, battle dungeon 2-4 to 2-8, House of Toyotomi |
Amber | Battle dungeon 1-3 |
Beast's tail | Shinto Priest, Uyu-an (exchange), battle dungeon 1-1, 1-8, 1-9 |
Beautiful silk | Reward (substory #5, #35), friendship reward from Proprietress of the Kasuga Shinto Priest, Uyu-an (exchange) Battle dungeon 2-4 to 2-8, 3-2 to 3-18 (expcept 3-6, 3-9, 3-11, 3-13, 3-17) |
Black belt | Battle dungeon 1-8, 1-10, 2-4, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 3-1, 3-4, 3-8, 3-12, 3-14, 3-15, 3-18, 3-19 |
Bloody cloth | Battle dungeon 1-9, 1-10, 2-4, 2-8, 2-9, 3-2, 3-6, 3-10, 3-15, 3-17, 3-18 |
Brand-new screw | Don Quihote, Ichikuraya, blacksmith, battle dungeon 1-2 to 1-4 |
Broken awl | Battle dungeon 1-1, 1-5, 1-7, 1-9, 1-10 |
Broken compass | Reward (substory #38) Friendship rewards from owner of chicken racing parlor, three ikugawa brothers, the wood-splitting old man |
Carved wooden bear | Arena exchange Battle dungeon 1-1, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 2-1, 2-3, 2-6, 2-9, 2-10 |
Ceramic sake bottle | Don Quihote, battle dungeon 1-2 |
Charcoal | Don Quihote, battle dungeon 1-2 |
Cloudy mirror | Battle dungeon 1-3 |
Cracked cutting board | Shinto priest, Battle dungeon 1-3 |
Crimson Magatama | Reward (substory #20), Uyu-an Battle dungeon 3-6, 3-13, 3-18, 3-20 |
Crooked magnet | Blacksmith, battle dungeon 1-2, 1-3 |
Crooked screw | Blacksmith, battle dungeon 1-2 to 1-9 |
Crystal | Reward (substory #40), friendship reward from Ichikuraya store owner Battle dungeon 2-6, 2-10, 3-3, 3-5, 3-7, 3-9, 3-11, 3-13, 3-16 |
Divine piece of wood | Friendship reward from the man who can't remember Shinto Priest shop, wandering salesman, battle dungeons 3-1 to 3-16 (except 3-6 and 3-14) |
Dragon eye | Reward (substory #21), Battle dungeon 3-3, 3-5, 3-7, 3-10, 3-19, 3-20 |
Dragon fang | Friendship reward from weapon shop owner in Rakugai Battle dungeon 3-1, 3-4, 3-19, 3-20 |
Dragon tear | Reward (substory #45), friendship reward from owner of Shogi parlor Battle dungeon 2-3, 2-7, 2-10, 3-3, 3-5, 3-7, 3-9, 3-11, 3-13, 3-16 |
Dragon whisker | Reward (substory #63), battle dungeon 3-2, 3-19, 3-20 |
Driftwood fragment | Arena exchange, battle dungeon 2-4 to 2-8, House of Toyotomi |
Elegant hair ornament | Mysterious merchant, battle dungeon 1-1, 1-5, 1-6, 1-8 |
Emerald | Battle dungeon 1-4 |
Exquisite gear | Reward (substory #48), battle dungeon 1-2 to 1-9 |
Eye patch with snake pattern | Arena exchange, Battle dungeon 3-17, 3-20 |
Famous horse's mane | Shinto Priest, Uyu-an (exchange), battle dungeon 2-4 to 2-8 |
Flint | Shinto priest Battle dungeon 1-1, 1-10, 2-2, 2-5, 2-7, 2-9, 3-1, 3-4, 3-8, 3-12, 3-14, 3-19 |
Fluorite | Battle dungeon 1-1, 1-6, 1-7, 1-9, 2-1, 2-3, 2-6, 2-9 |
Gold dust | Battle dungeon 1-4 |
God-killing talisman | Reward (substory #6), arena exchange Battle dungeon 3-9, 3-11, 3-18, 3-20 |
Golden pill box | Reward (substory #46), Battle dungeon 3-12, 3-16, 3-17, 3-20 |
Golden stamp | Reward (substory #8, #44), Battle dungeon 2-1, 2-5, 2-10, 3-2, 3-6, 3-10, 3-13, 3-17 |
Handcuffs | Battle dungeon 1-8, 1-10, 2-4, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 3-2, 3-6, 3-10, 3-14, 3-15, 3-17, 3-18 |
Haori with a torn sleeve | Battle dungeon 3-18, 3-20 |
High-quality leather | Shinto Priest, blacksmith, wandering salesman |
High-quality piece of wood | Friendship reward from the man who can't remember, Maijo-sensei from Nichibu-za Blacksmith, wandering salesman, arena exchange, battle dungeon 1-2 to 1-7 |
Imported cloth from the west | Reward (substory #11, #38), shinto priest "House of Toyotomi" |
Indigo stone | Arena Exchange Battle dungeon 1-10, 2-4, 2-8, 2-9, 3-2, 3-6, 3-10, 3-15, 3-17, 3-18 |
Japanese folding fan | Arena Exchange Battle dungeon 1-9, 1-10, 2-4, 2-8, 2-9, 3-2, 3-6, 3-10, 3-15, 3-17, 3-18 |
Large gold nugget | Battle dungeon 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 2-1 to 2-3, 3-1, 3-4, 3-5, 3-9, 3-10, 3-12, 3-13, 3-15 |
Lead piece | Blacksmith, battle dungeon 1-4 |
Lime powder | Blacksmith, battle dungeon 1-3 and 1-4 |
Lovely fur | Shinto Priest, blacksmith, Uyu-an (exchange), lottery |
Nice leaf | Battle dungeon 1-2 and 1-3 |
Obsidian | Battle dungeon 1-5 to 1-8, 2-1, 2-3, 2-6, 2-9 |
Old amulet | Reward (substory #3), friendship reward from the wood-splitting old man Battle dungeon 2-10, 3-3, 3-5, 3-7, 3-9, 3-11, 3-16 |
Omnious beads | Battle dungeon 1-1, 1-5 to 1-9, 2-1, 2-3, 2-6, 2-9, 2-10 |
Pearl | Arena exchange, battle dungeon 1-4 |
Phoenix feather | Reward (substory #5), friendship reward from Karaoke bar owner Battle dungeon 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 3-3, 3-5, 3-7, 3-9, 3-11, 3-13, 3-16 |
Platinum lump | Reward (substory #5), friendship reward from platinum lump Battle dungeon: 2-1 to 2-3, 3-1, 3-3 to, 3-6, 3-8 to 3-15 |
Polishing stone | Shinto priest, battle dungeon 1-2 |
Precision machine | Reward (substory #43), friendship reward from beggar House of Toyotomi |
Rackity gear | Blacksmith, battle dungeon 1-2 to 1-7 |
Rainbow-colored fabric | Reward (substory #4), Shinto priest Battle dungeon 3-2 to 3-8, 3-10 to 3-12, 3-14 to 3-16, 3-18 |
Rainbow-colored fragment | Reward (substory #18), lottery, battle dungeon 1-1, 1-3 to 1-16, 1-19 |
Robust wood | Friendship reward from the man who can't remember and greengrocer, arena exchange Battle dungeon 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 2-1 to 2-3 |
Ronin's hairpiece | Battle dungeon 1-5, 1-10, 2-2, 2-5, 2-7, 2-9, 3-1, 3-4, 3-8, 3-12, 3-19 |
Rural school catalog | Uyu-an, award for completing all battle dungeons, battle dungeon 3-20 |
Rusted coil | Battle dungeon 1-1 to 1-9, 2-1 to 2-3 |
Scrap metal | Blacksmith, Don Quihote, Ebisu pawn in Fushimi and Rakunai, Ichikuraya Battle dungeon 1-2 to 1-4 |
Serpent skin | Reward (substory #39, #50), battle dungeon 3-8, 3-15, 3-17, 3-20 |
Silver fragment | Battle dungeon 1-1 to 1-7 |
Small clockwork | Lottery, Battle dungeon 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 2-1 to 2-3, 3-1 to 3-3, 3-5 to 3-9, 3-11, 3-13, 3-14, 3-16 |
Small gold nugget | Shinto priest, battle dungeon 1-1, 1-5 to 1-9, 2-1 to 2-3 |
Small mechanism | Battle dungeon 2-1 to 2-3, 3-1 to 3-3, 3-5 to 3-9, 3-11, 3-13, 3-14, 3-16 |
Soft wood | Arena exchange, blacksmith, battle dungeon 1-1, 1-5, to 1-7, 1-8 and 1-9 |
Steel plate | Blacksmith, battle dungeon 1-2 to 1-7 |
Straw doll | Battle dungeon 1-6, 1-10, 2-2, 2-5, 2-7, 2-9, 3-1, 3-4, 3-8, 3-12 |
Sultry doll | Friendship reward from owner of Mahjong parlor Battle dungeon 2-2, 2-4, 2-10, 3-3, 3-5, 3-7, 3-9, 3-11 3-13, 3-16 |
Tamahagane | Blacksmith, Don Quihote, Ebisu pawn Rakunai, Ichikuraya Battle dungeon 1-1 to 1-7 |
Vermillion-colored cloth | Reward (substory #23), Shinto priest, Uyu-an Battle dungeon 2-4 to 2-8 and 3-1 to 3-16 |
Volcanic rock fragment | Blacksmith, Battle dungeon 1-2 |
Water god stone | Shinto priest, battle dungeon 1-7, 1-10, 2-2, 2-5, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 3-1, 3-4, 3-8, 3-12, 3-14, 3-19 |
Wild silk | Shinto priest, blacksmith, Uyu-an |
Withered tree branch | Reward (substory #66), blacksmith, battle dungeon 1-2 to 1-4, 2-5 |
Youkai painting | Mysterious merchant, battle dungeon 1-4 |
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