
CALMING GOURD
Using medicine lets you recover from Guard Break and prevents Sha-Chi consumption for 3 seconds.
How to obtain
- Go to the location marked in Record of the Lost Thieves and treat their wounds. Use the missing thieves' record to find the wounded thieves in the forest. Give each the life-saving medicine made by Yu'er.
- Then A HEALER'S MERCY, find four wounded, Thief, and then back to Thieves' Camp to find the baby.
Where to find upgrade and forging materials
- Tainted Crystal Shard
- From bell ① in the bandit camp, follow the green path for about 63 m. Turn right after 3 m and bear right again around 20 m. At ② run up the wall to ③, about 4.7 m higher. Follow the upper path for 40 m, turn left and walk another 9 m to speak to Zhang at ④. Thieves' Camp · Speak to Zhang at his hideout, then open his shop · Remnant Dust × 7440 At the cage in MOUNTAIN OF IMPRISONMENT, once the captive has died and the cage is open, examine the cage and finish the dialogue. One crystal goes straight into your inventory. View route map ↓
- Refined Indigo Crystal
- Zhang's Hideout (Village of Lu) · Speak to Zhang at his hideout, then open his shop · Remnant Dust × 9920

Upgrades
Current effect · 0
Using medicine lets you recover from Guard Break and prevents Sha-Chi consumption for 3 seconds.
Target effect · 1
Using medicine lets you recover from Guard Break and prevents Sha-Chi consumption for 4 seconds.
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Materials needed
Remnant Dust
6624Cost by upgrade 0 → 1
| Upgrade number | Materials for this upgrade | Remnant Dust | Effect after upgrade |
|---|---|---|---|
| +1 | Materials for this upgradeTainted Crystal Shard × 1 | Remnant Dust6624 | Using medicine lets you recover from Guard Break and prevents Sha-Chi consumption for 4 seconds. |
Later playthrough upgrades
Finish the accessory’s normal upgrades first. The second playthrough opens one extra rank. Each subsequent playthrough opens one more, up to rank six on the seventh playthrough.
Current effect · 0
Damage taken reduced by 0%.
Target effect · 1
Damage taken reduced by 3%.
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Materials needed
- Refined Indigo Crystal × 1
Remnant Dust
13248Cost by upgrade 0 → 1
| Upgrade number | Materials for this upgrade | Remnant Dust | Effect after upgrade |
|---|---|---|---|
| +1 | Materials for this upgradeRefined Indigo Crystal × 1 | Remnant Dust13248 | Damage taken reduced by 3%.Playthrough 2 or later |
| +2 | Materials for this upgradeRefined Indigo Crystal × 1 | Remnant Dust19872 | Damage taken reduced by 6%.Playthrough 3 or later |
| +3 | Materials for this upgradeRefined Indigo Crystal × 1 | Remnant Dust26496 | Damage taken reduced by 9%.Playthrough 4 or later |
| +4 | Materials for this upgradeRefined Indigo Crystal × 1 | Remnant Dust33120 | Damage taken reduced by 12%.Playthrough 5 or later |
| +5 | Materials for this upgradeRefined Indigo Crystal × 1 | Remnant Dust39744 | Damage taken reduced by 15%.Playthrough 6 or later |
| +6 | Materials for this upgradeRefined Indigo Crystal × 1 | Remnant Dust46368 | Damage taken reduced by 18%.Playthrough 7 or later |
Recovery options after your guard breaks
- CALMING GOURD
- Using medicine lets you recover from Guard Break and prevents Sha-Chi consumption for 3 seconds.
- MOTHER'S TALISMAN
- Restores 10% HP when Guard-Broken.
- AGARWOOD PRAYER BEADS
- Reduces recovery time from Guard-Broken by 15%.
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