Learn how to Defeat Imagawa Tomeji

The samurai Imagawa Tomeji is among the most distinguished and lethal antagonists Naoe and Yasuke should face off in opposition to in Murderer’s Creed Shadows Claws of Awaji DLC.

As soon as a loyal confidant to the Japanese daimyo Templar Kimura Kei, who Yasuke slayed throughout his quest to rid the Japanese mainland of Templars, Tomeji is now the sworn protector of Kei’s daughter, Yukari, as the 2 try to say an oppressive Templar management over Awaji and past.

Tomeji is definitely briefly playable in the Claws of Awaji side-scrolling intro puppet present, however after Yasuke practically eliminates him throughout his rescue of Naoe and Tsuyu, Tomeji will solely turn into susceptible after Naoe is compelled handy over the Imperial Regalia Kusanagi no Tsurugi to Yukari throughout the principle questline.

Whereas Tomeji’s boss combat is not as distinctive as Nowaki’s, he is no pushover, and he’ll nonetheless put up fairly a troublesome combat if gamers rush to defeat him as quickly as his A Garrison to Dismantle quest turns into out there.

The place to Discover Tomeji and His Captains

As quickly as gamers obtain the A Garrison to Dismantle quest, they’ll immediately head off to the southwest finish of Sumoto Fortress to face off in opposition to Tomeji as both Naoe or Yasuke after briefly talking with Hattori Hanzo‘s pal Konatsu.

Nevertheless, I’d not advocate this plan of action, as gamers wouldn’t solely should face Tomeji on this case, but in addition 10 of his highly effective captains abruptly. This is not inconceivable to do, however there is a a lot simpler solution to get rid of Tomeji.

As an alternative, I’d advocate searching down every of Tomeji’s 14 captains who may be discovered on patrols all through Awaji earlier than going through the pinnacle Templar himself, as Tomeji’s a lot simpler to take down when he is alone.

Assassin's Creed Shadows Claws of Awaji Yasuke Captain Fight

There are 3 ways gamers can discover the 14 captains in Awaji:

Merely roam across the roads and paths of Awaji till you encounter a patrolling captain.
Struggle native guards all through the island till one in every of them alerts a captain or two for assist, inflicting captains to spawn close by.
Assist civilians being oppressed by guards who will then give Naoe or Yasuke a captain’s location as recompense.

In my expertise, it was a lot simpler to only combat native guards till one or two of the captains spawned, however I additionally discovered that saving civilians close to the Fukura Kakurega on the western a part of the island persistently led to a captain’s location.

Dismantling Tomeji and His Captains

Every of Tomeji’s captains are escorted by at the very least two guards, are sometimes a couple of ranges above the participant, and wield highly effective weapons similar to naginatas, kanabos, teppos, and even the brand new bo workers, making them robust foes to take down.

Pace and power are important to take these captains down, and whereas Naoe can considerably successfully take the captains and their entourage down with kusarigamas and the tanto Hidden Hand skill, Yasuke has general higher protection and expertise to take them down.

I usually used Yasuke’s lengthy katana Wind Slash and Energy Sprint talents to rapidly deal lots of harm in opposition to the captains and their guards.

As soon as all of the guards are handled, the participant can tackle Tomeji at Sumoto Fortress alone in a large however enclosed enviornment with no entry to supportive allies.

For a similar causes I discussed above, I like to recommend enjoying as Yasuke for this boss combat. Plus, Yasuke and Tomeji have a extra private grudge in opposition to one another than Naoe has in the direction of the Templar.

Tomeji solely wields a kanabo, however he is not sluggish like different kanabo wielders, usually having the ability to block arrows and teppo photographs and having the ability to dash and leap in the direction of Yasuke as soon as his armor is destroyed.

To deal harm on Tomeji, gamers might want to get shut however stay cautious as Tomeji can knock the participant off their toes, seize and crush them, and trigger shock waves on the bottom together with his kanabo.

Utilizing swift talents similar to Wind Slash and Energy Sprint are key, however I additionally advocate utilizing the Howl of the Dragon legendary amulet and metal teppo bullets after Tomeji’s armor is destroyed, as they may stagger him and open him as much as deadly crucial assaults.

Tomeji’s Hidden Treasures

As soon as Tomeji is defeated, gamers can be rewarded with the Templar’s legendary kanabo Boneshaker, which options an alternate combo ender perk engraving that knocks down massive and armored enemies.

Whereas Boneshaker is a viable boon for kanabo gamers, those that defeat all of Tomeji’s captains earlier than or after the boss combat will even be awarded with a letter referred to as Tomeji’s Prize.

This letter particulars a hidden treasured merchandise Tomeji hid away in both Yura Fortress throughout the winter and summer time or Sumoto Fortress throughout the spring and autumn.

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The Yura Fortress merchandise may be present in a western storage kura, the sometimes locked shed-like buildings that maintain sources for scouts to get well, whereas the Sumoto Fortress merchandise may be discovered within the secure kura.

Each areas will function the merchandise atop some provides close to the kura’s door and reward the participant with the Grasp Fisherman’s Kasa legendary helmet and the Final Stand engraving perk which causes Yasuke to keep away from demise however lose well being till an enemy is killed.