How to Defeat Imagawa Tomeji

The samurai Imagawa Tomeji is among the most outstanding and lethal antagonists Naoe and Yasuke should face off towards in Assassin’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 at hand 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 tricky combat if gamers rush to defeat him as quickly as his A Garrison to Dismantle quest turns into obtainable.

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 Fort to face off towards Tomeji as both Naoe or Yasuke after briefly talking with Hattori Hanzo‘s buddy Konatsu.

Nevertheless, I’d not advocate this plan of action, as gamers wouldn’t solely should face Tomeji on this case, but additionally 10 of his highly effective captains unexpectedly. This is not not possible to do, however there is a a lot simpler strategy to eradicate Tomeji.

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

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.
Combat native guards all through the island till one in all 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 constantly led to a captain’s location.

Dismantling Tomeji and His Captains

Every of Tomeji’s captains are escorted by not less than two guards, are usually a couple of ranges above the participant, and wield highly effective weapons akin to naginatas, kanabos, teppos, and even the new bo staff, 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 potential, Yasuke has total higher protection and expertise to take them down.

I usually used Yasuke’s lengthy katana Wind Slash and Energy Sprint skills to shortly deal a variety of harm towards the captains and their guards.

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

For a similar causes I discussed above, I recommend playing as Yasuke for this boss combat. Plus, Yasuke and Tomeji have a extra private grudge towards 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 with the ability to block arrows and teppo photographs and with 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 ft, seize and crush them, and trigger shock waves on the bottom along with his kanabo.

Utilizing swift skills akin 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’ll stagger him and open him as much as deadly vital assaults.

Tomeji’s Hidden Treasures

As soon as Tomeji is defeated, gamers shall 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 called Tomeji’s Prize.

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

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The Yura Fort merchandise could be present in a western storage kura, the usually locked shed-like constructions that maintain assets for scouts to get well, whereas the Sumoto Fort merchandise could be discovered within the steady 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 loss of life however lose well being till an enemy is killed.