【SILENT HILL f】How to Obtain Sacred Sword and Its Uses

This guide explains how to obtain the strongest weapon, the Sacred Sword, as well as its uses.

We also cover how to progress through the Puzzle [Legend of the Sacred Sword], along with important notes related to Ending branches and its combat performance,

so use this guide to assist you throughout your playthrough.

How to Obtain the Sacred Sword

Available From Your Second Playthrough

You can obtain it by clearing the Puzzle [Legend of the Sacred Sword]. It is treated as a hidden item used for weapon operation and as a component related to Ending branches.

This Puzzle is only hinted at during your first playthrough, but you can fully attempt it with data carried over into New Game+.

What About the Third Playthrough?

You can pick it up on your way to the Amida-Shirakawa (Rinko’s house) after returning from the Shrine Path.

It is located at the second Jizo Statue.

Offer Items to All Five Jizo Statues

The flow of this Puzzle is quite simple.

You will offer specific Key Items requested by five Jizo Statues scattered from the very beginning of the game up to Iwashimizu (after Shu’s family home).

You cannot collect everything at once and finish it immediately, so progress through the story while searching for each Jizo Statue and making offerings as you encounter them. Most of the Key Items desired by each Jizo Statue can be found nearby, so do not worry.

Each step will be explained in detail below.

Things to Know in Advance

From your second playthrough onward, actions taken in an area called [Hermitage of Crimson Water], located past the room marked with the Inari-sama Door in the Worship Hall stage, will affect the Ending branch.

Naturally, it also plays a major role in how the Sacred Sword is handled after you obtain it. This can create a significant difference in weapon usage, so I will list it here with a spoiler warning, just in case.

[Legend of the Sacred Sword] Walkthrough Chart

① Kudzunodai

*Kudzunodai is the name of Hinako’s neighborhood.

① Enter the House

Right at the beginning of the game, enter the house marked with a blue circle and pick up [Research Journal Photo 1] from the low table on the first floor.

Go upstairs and obtain the Balcony Key from the children’s room.As an aside, you can also pick up the Inventory Expansion Item [Packing Tips] here.

Enter the adjacent room from the balcony, pick up the A Boy’s Diary, and obtain the Treasure Hunting Game Key.

② Offer the [Faded Bride Doll] to the Jizo Statue

Open the storage box beside the kitchen and obtain the [Faded Bride Doll].

Then head outside and proceed a little further to offer it to the blue-circled Jizo Statue.

② Amida-Shirakawa

*Amida-Shirakawa is located in the northeastern part of Ebisugaoka.

① Pick Up [Research Journal Photo 2]

Make sure to do this sometime between when you first head to Rinko’s house and when you reach the Middle School.

At the blue-circled spot shown in the image on the right, pick up [Research Journal Photo 2].

After that, continue exploring and make your way toward the Sennensugi Shrine marked with the blue arrow.

② Offer the [Rusted Flask] to the Jizo Statue

After picking up the [Rusted Flask] at the Sennensugi Shrine, head to the spot marked with the blue circle.

There is a Jizo Statue at the back of the materials storage area, so make your offering there.

③ Ebisugaoka

① Pick Up [Research Journal Photo 3]

Make sure to do this before you reach the Middle School.

At the blue-circled spot shown in the image on the right, pick up [Research Journal Photo 3].

② Offer the [Broken Japanese Geta Sandal] to the Jizo Statue

Just before reaching the Middle School, turn back and pick up the [Broken Japanese Geta Sandal] at the blue-circled spot.

Then head to the red-circled location and offer it to the Jizo Statue there.

④ Sugisato

① Pick Up [Research Journal Photo 4]

Do this after you escape from the Fog Monster in Sugisato.

At the blue-circled spot shown in the image on the left, pick up [Research Journal Photo 4].

② Offer the [Cracked Hibachi Brazier] to the Jizo Statue

Behind Shu’s house, near the blue-circled shack, pick up the [Cracked Hibachi Brazier].

Then head to the red-circled spot and offer it to the Jizo Statue.

⑤ Iwashimizu

① Pick Up [Research Journal Photo 5]

Once you return from the Main Hall, you’ll begin the final exploration.

At the blue-circled spot shown in the image on the left, pick up [Research Journal Photo 5].

② Offer the [Dad's Old Kitchen Knife] to the Jizo Statue

At the tree marked with a blue circle, pull out the [Dad's Old Kitchen Knife] stuck in it.

Then head to the red-circled spot and offer it to the Jizo Statue.

⑥ Obtain the Sacred Sword

Head to the Divine Tree in Sugisato

When you reach the blue-circled location, an event will trigger and you will obtain the Sacred Sword.

If you wish to purge its grudge, proceed to the old Inari Shrine marked with a red circle.

Sacred Sword Performance

I used to be a devoted kitchen knife enthusiast, but now I can’t let this go.

It’s strong (No doubts)

The Sacred Sword can restore its durability while you are attacking with other weapons, allowing it to serve as a virtually permanent main weapon.

It also occupies a dedicated fourth weapon slot, so you don’t have to discard anything when you obtain it. Its attack animations are unique to the Sacred Sword, and its damage output is noticeably higher compared to other weapons.

The first heavy attack has excellent reach, letting you stagger enemies safely from a distance, while the second follow-up strike is a powerful wide-area attack.

It Also Has a Technical Side

It’s nice that it guards for you while in Focus, but what truly stands out is that attacking does not break your Focus. That alone is incredible.

Normally, Focus ends after a single attack, but with the Sacred Sword, it doesn’t. This means you can continuously benefit from the MAX Focus damage boost. That’s why it’s so strong.

On top of that, you can perform a Counter even while mid-swing, thanks to a clever motion-cancel mechanic.

With this kind of eccentric performance, building synergistic loadouts through Charms becomes incredibly fun.

It’s one of the best choices to help you conquer the Action Difficulty [Lost in the Fog].

What Happens If You Purge Its Grudge?

It turns into what is essentially an Steel Pipe in the shape of a sword.

All the amazing performance mentioned above disappears entirely, so you may as well switch back to your kitchen knife.

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