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This walkthrough is listed in the order you should get the trophies to avoid random trophies popping out of order. If you want to use a save out of order to get easy/miscellaneous trophies faster, do so at your own risk.


Important Notes

1. To avoid issues, please do these trophies offline.
2. While testing I noticed that some trophies take a little longer to pop (#24 and #27, for example) while offline. Be patient--everything works.



Guide

1. Gathering Storm - Choose your horse.

2. Point of No Return - Trophy pops after a couple of cutscenes.

3. Lost and Found - Walk forward and collect the Sword Kit.

4. Open for Business - Go into the camp ahead and stagger 3-5 more shield enemies. If the trophy doesn't pop after 3-5 then keep staggering them, but it will pop eventually. Basically the entire camp has shields so it won't take that long.

5. Stoking the Flame - Finish the mission (ride up to the ridge). The trophy pops after the cutscenes.

6. Company of Wolves - Jump off the boat. The trophy pops after the cutscene.

7. Have a Nice Fall - Sneak around to the Mongols on the cliff on the opposite side of where you spawn, run up and hold triangle to kick him off (make sure you're using Wind Stance). Video if you need it here
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8. A Charming Man - Go into the menu and equip any Charm in the last slot.

9. Flash of Steel - You only need 1 more Perfect Parry kill. Go forward to start the mission and you'll be ambushed by 3 low-level enemies coming out of the house on the right.

10. Every Trick in the Book - Ignite the lighthouse fire in front of you and then buy the last skill.

11. Family Reunion - Trophy pops after the cutscene.

12. Hero of the People - Rescue the last hostage (northwest from spawn). Very easy fight--use Triangle+Circle and Kunai to beat it in about 15 seconds. Trophy pops after the cutscene.

13. Slay - Pick up the armor in front of you.

14. Gifted - Pick up the gift in front of you.

15. Quick Study - Kill the leader by the powder cache (Kishibe Village). He's across the river, standing in front of the powder cache. To get to him quickly, squeeze through the hole in front of you, go onto the bridge, grapple onto the beam near the other side of the river, jump down and he'll be a bit ahead on the right. I used Triangle+Circle once, and then L1+R1 to beat him in a few seconds. L1+R1 might do it alone though. Video if you need it here
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16. Witness Protection - Shoot the dart, then switch to the Long Bow (right on D-Pad) as soon as you can and hit one of the people running off. If you miss just reload the save and it spawns you in the same place. Half Bow might work too.

17. Birthright - Speak to Yuriko; the trophy pops after the cutscene.

18. Avid Reader - Pick up the record in front of you.

19. All in the Wrist - Ride straight ahead and you'll come to a Standoff. Get 5 in a row for the trophy. Restart encounter if you fail at any point.

20. Monochrome Masters - Buy an item from the merchant.

21. Den of Thieves - Turn around from the bamboo shrine and go about 200 feet up the small hill and you'll unlock it once "Umugi Cove" appears.

22. Good Riddance - Grab the last banner in the Fort (Imai) in front of you. It's in the East section; the Traveler's Armor is equipped so your controller will vibrate when you're near it. Combine that with X-ray vision to find it (white flag).

23. Leader of the People - Trophy pops after the cutscenes.

24. Know Your Enemy - Pick up the artifact on the table in the tent in front of you.

25. Haunting Precision - Go forward, initiate the Standoff, but instead of holding Triangle, press L3+R3 and kill 3 enemies.

26. A Fight For The Isle & 27. The Perfect Storm - Liberate the last area (Beachside Camp) for A Fight For the Isle. Go towards the white smoke to find it. Then Fast Travel to a camp and upgrade the sword for The Perfect Storm.

28. The Headstrong Thief - Trophy pops after the cutscene.

29. Dying Embers & 30. Dirge of the Fallen Forge - Dying Embers pops after the cutscene. Then, go to the Menu --> Gear --> Accessories --> Equip 'Lament of the Storm' and swipe left on the Touchpad for Dirge of the Fallen Forge.