Yakuza Kiwami: Best Equipment

Key Takeaways

• Keep Kiryu’s equipment up-to-date to avoid absorbing too much damage from enemies’ stronger attacks.
• Purchase the Tour T-Shirt at Ebisu Pawn to knock enemies down when Kiryu falls, adding a hilarious twist to combat.
• Acquire the Dragon Mail at the Shrine for better defensive stats and resistance to bullets, facilitating Kiryu’s battles.

Yakuza Kiwami is a much-needed facelift for Kiryu’s first outing as a yakuza, serving as a faithful adaptation of the main story while also adding a ton of hilarious and endearing side content that has become synonymous with the series. The combat is as cathartic as they come, but players should make it a point to keep their equipment up-to-date from time to time.

After all, enemies become harder and come equipped with stronger weapons as the series goes on. If players fail to ensure that Kiryu’s defenses are as high as possible, he may absorb way too much damage from certain attacks after a point. There are only so many times players can stop and heal before they either run out of restoratives or the constant pausing breaks the flow of the combat.

8 Tour T-Shirt

Special Effect: Enemies Fall If They Knock Kiryu Down

• Cost: 30,000 yen
• Location: Ebisu Pawn in the Finale

By the time players reach the end of Yakuza Kiwami, they should become good enough to avoid being taken down by attacks. Dodging and blocking are imperative skills, but there’s always a chance of a large enemy or a combo attack taking Kiryu down.

Players who go to the pawn shop in the finale can purchase a piece of equipment that punishes enemies for humiliating Kiryu in such a brazen manner. The Tour T-Shirt boasts decent defensive stats, but the best thing about this piece of equipment is that it knocks enemies down along with Kiryu if he loses his footing, making for a hilarious way to punish foes for thinking they have the upper hand.

7 Wild Shirt

Special Effect: Damage Enemies Who Hit Kiryu

• Cost: 60,000 Coliseum Points
• Location: Substory #50 (Searching for the Present) & Coliseum in the Finale

It’s easier said than done to avoid damage in Yakuza Kiwami, especially near the end of the game where enemies are relentless and boast special weaponry. Kiryu is bound to tank a few hits here and there, but the lack of any limits when it comes to restoratives should ensure that players won’t have too many problems dealing with these foes.

However, if players want to punish Kiryu’s foes for even entertaining the idea of damaging the Dragon of Dojima, they should either complete a certain substory or farm points in the Coliseum to get their hands on the Wild Shirt. A percentage of the damage inflicted on Kiryu is reflected to the attacker, leading to hilarious moments where people can die after throwing a wild punch.

6 Dragon Shirt

Special Effect: Resistance To Many Things & Bonus Experience Gain

• Cost: 10 CP
• Location: Shrine

The Dragon equipment makes for some of the best armor players can acquire as long as they have the CP to spare. The shirt is relatively cheaper compared to its contemporaries, but the effects it allows players to enjoy are immense.

If Kiryu needs a ton of experience to gain more skills, then the boost offered by the Dragon Shirt is a huge bonus. Along with this, players can also enjoy a bit of resistance to every damage type, which can make fights manageable as enemies gain trickier attacks.

5 Dragon’s Binding

Special Effect: Reduces Heat Loss From Being Attacked

• Cost: 15 CP
• Location: Shrine

Heat is the driving force behind a vast majority of Yakuza Kiwami‘s special attacks. Unleashing these cinematic attacks makes for a great time as enemies are forced to understand why Kiryu is such a beast to be reckoned with.

Kiryu loses this valuable resource when he’s attacked, but this Heat loss can be mitigated with the Dragon’s Binding piece of equipment. It does a great job of letting players wail on their foes without worrying about their Heat being completely depleted by enemies.

4 Chain Shirt

Special Effect: Resistance To Slashing

• Cost: 800,000 yen
• Location: Ebisu Pawn in the Finale

The sheer annoyance players experience when Kiryu is constantly being downed by bladed attacks can’t be stated enough. Any piece of equipment that reduces this frustration is a welcome one, which is why the expensive Chain Shirt is so beloved by players.

It’s empowering to see Kiryu being able to stand tall after being slashed instead of falling down in a frustrating manner every single time. Equipment like the Chain Shirt is especially important in fights against Majima, who can whip out his Demonfire Dagger and bring pain to Kiryu during the Majima Everywhere encounters.

3 Military Jacket

Special Effect: Resistance To Bullets & Double Weapon Durability

• Cost: 440,000 yen
• Location: Beam in Chapter 11

Players who think that bladed weapons are annoying will be singing a different tune when enemies with guns start targeting Kiryu. If a dodge is ill-timed, then a single shot is all it takes for Kiryu to lose a decent chunk of his health bar as he falls to the ground helplessly.

With equipment like the Military Jacket, the damage from guns can be negated extensively, preventing players from experiencing an unwanted game over. The enhanced weapon durability is a much-welcome bonus too.

2 Dragon Mail

Special Effect: Resistance To Bullets & Double Weapon Durability

• Cost: 15 CP
• Location: Shrine

If players like the Military Jacket but want a different variant of this equipment with better stats, then the Dragon Mail will be right up their alley. It boasts the same benefits but has better defensive stats across all departments to help Kiryu deal with the toughest enemies around without breaking a sweat.

It can take a decent chunk of CP to unlock this item, but players won’t mind as long as they get to wear a piece of equipment that can comfortably carry them till the end of an action-packed experience. Guns won’t stop Kiryu as effectively anymore, and the Dragon of Dojiima can whip out powerful weapons to make most enemies submit to his will.

1 Makoto Surcoat

Special Effect: Resistance To Blades And Bullets

• Cost: 999,000 yen
• Location: Beam in the Finale

Players who have been farming a decent hoard of yen can cash it all out in the finale if they head to the weapons shop in Beam. For almost a million yen, they can get their hands on the best piece of equipment in Yakuza Kiwami by a country mile.

Not only does this armor boast impressive defensive stats across the board, but it’s also resistant to two of the most annoying damage types in the game. Kiryu will become a beast with this armor equipped, allowing him to tank through foes without breaking a sweat.