Overview
Kunai are not really a damage tool. They are an interrupt, and that makes them one of the most valuable things Jin carries.
Thrown at a group, they stagger several opponents at once, breaking guards and creating the opening a stance change alone would not. In a fight that has gone wrong — surrounded, low on Resolve, an unblockable attack incoming — kunai are the reset button.
They sit squarely in the Ghost half of Jin's arsenal: a samurai does not throw blades at people, which is precisely why they work.
The stagger opener. Two kunai break a guard and buy the window everything else is spent in.
Stats & Performance
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Ghost Weapon |
| How to get it | The first Ghost Weapon, unlocked by Legend rank |
| Against weak enemies | Chance to kill outright |
Passive Effects
Upgrades & Customization
Builds & Best Uses
Strengths
- Staggers several enemies at once, unlike most single-target options
- Fast to deploy mid-combo
- Breaks guards that a stance mismatch cannot
- Staggers rather than kills, which is the point — it opens a target for something else.
Weaknesses
- Low direct damage — this is not a kill tool
- Limited carrying capacity
- Quick-thrown, so it lands inside a combo where an aimed tool would not.
Best uses
- Escaping being surrounded
- Opening an armoured or shielded opponent for a follow-up
Tales that call for it
- Eternal Blue SkyMain Tale — the walkthrough calls for it
Upgrading it
Weapons and tools are improved through the skill trees, spending Technique Points earned as your Legend rank rises. Legend itself comes from tales — main and Mythic Tales give the largest steps, side tales, liberated settlements and cleared encounters the smaller ones.
