Ghost Of Tsushima Iki Island Guides, Tips, And Tricks Roundup (Spoiler-Free)

Ghost of Tsushima's Iki Island expansion has finally arrived, giving new and returning players an entirely new region to explore packed full of activities and collectibles to complete. Many of the base game's activities and collectibles return on Iki Island, such as Hot Springs and Bamboo Strikes, but there are also quite a few new things to do. To help you navigate everything that Ghost of Tsushima's Iki Island expansion throws at you, we've compiled all of our guides below for your reference.

For more about Ghost of Tsushima's Iki Island expansion, be sure to read our full review. Otherwise, you can check out our guides roundup for the base game for even more help.

How To Access The Iki Island Expansion

Like most post-launch content, Ghost of Tsushima's Iki Island expansion requires you to complete a few essential steps before you can access it. We've outlined the exact steps in our guide discussing the subject.

• Ghost Of Tsushima: How To Unlock The Iki Island Expansion

Bamboo Strike Location Guide

Iki Island expansion is a fair bit more difficult than the base game. We highly recommend seeking out the Bamboo Strikes to increase Jin's Resolve in battle if you want to survive. The little bit extra you'll get from these new ones will help make all the difference in the long run.

• Ghost Of Tsushima Iki Island Expansion Guide - Bamboo Strike Locations

Hot Springs Location Guide

The addition of a few new Hot Springs was also likely put in to help you deal with the difficulty increase. Be sure to get to these Hot Springs on Iki Island to increase Jin's maximum health.

• Ghost Of Tsushima Iki Island Expansion Guide - Hot Springs Locations

Haiku Location Guide

It always helps to relax a bit after a tense encounter out in the field. Writing a Haiku is a good way to do just that, and the Iki Island expansion adds about three new ones you can do, which all earn you new headbands to wear. Here's our guide detailing the location of every Haiku spot.

• Ghost Of Tsushima Iki Island Expansion Guide - Haiku Locations

Shinto Shrine Location Guide

A lone Shinto Shrine stands on the outskirts of Iki Island, once again holding a powerful charm that can help you in more ways than one. Here's our guide detailing how to find Iki Island's Nakajima Shrine.

• Ghost of Tsushima Iki Island Expansion - Shinto Shrine Guide

Archery Challenge Location Guide

On Iki Island, you can participate in Archery Challenges, which will test your ability to use a bow. These challenges are scattered throughout Iki Island and are well worth completing for the charm you get, which increases the window of Jin's Concentration. In our guide, we detail where they all are and provide insight toward how to unlock one that isn't as readily obvious as you think.

• Ghost Of Tsushima Iki Island Expansion Guide - Archery Challenge Locations

Deer Sanctuary Location Guide

One of the more pleasant activities you'll get to do in Ghost of Tsushima's Iki Island expansion is create animal sanctuaries for some of the local fauna, which in turn helps Jin recall memories of his mother. One of the animal populations you'll help is the island's deer! Here's a guide detailing where to find all the Deer Sanctuaries.

• Ghost Of Tsushima Iki Island Expansion Guide - Deer Sanctuary Locations

Monkey Sanctuary Location Guide

Aside from deer, you'll also help out Iki Island's monkeys. Unfortunately, many of them have been taken hostage by the Mongols, so it's your job to liberate them. Here's a guide detailing where you can find all the Monkey Sanctuaries on Iki Island.

• Ghost Of Tsushima Iki Island Expansion Guide - Monkey Sanctuary Locations

Cat Sanctuary Location Guide

Finally, you'll lend a hand in ensuring that Iki Island's cat population also feels safe. Here's our guide highlighting all the Cat Sanctuaries on Iki Island.

• Ghost Of Tsushima Iki Island Expansion Guide - Cat Sanctuary Locations

Memory Location Guide

While helping the animal population helps Jin reminisce about his mother, there's another activity on Iki Island that's focused entirely on his relationship with his father. These locations scattered across the island represent key memories Jin shared with his father during their time there, giving you more insight into his tragic past. To help you find them all, we've outlined their locations in our memories guide.

• Ghost Of Tsushima Iki Island Expansion Guide - Memory Locations

Wind Shrine Location Guide

Most of Iki Island's activities are relatively simple to complete, but the Wind Shrines are entirely different. These special areas on Iki Island present you with cryptic hints, challenging you to solve them by wearing special outfit combinations to unlock the secret PlayStation game franchise-themed armor sets they offer. We've detailed how to solve all three Wind Shrines in our guides below.

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Armor Guide: Where To Find All The Sets

Speaking of armor sets, if you're curious about how to get all the other sets found in the Iki Island expansion, then be sure to check out our full armor guide. It includes details on the sets you can get by completing the expansion's Mythic Tales.

• Ghost Of Tsushima Iki Island Armor Guide: Where to Find All The Armor

How To Unlock The Crimson Dye Merchant

The Iki Island expansion introduces a new dye merchant where you can buy crimson versions of your existing armor sets. However, it's a bit of a process to unlock the merchant, as you can't simply find him out in the world. Here's our guide detailing all the steps.

• Ghost Of Tsushima Iki Island Crimson Dye Guide - How To Find The Red Dye Merchant

Unwritten Tales Guide

While most of Ghost of Tsushima's activities are marked clearly on the map, a few are hidden. One of those secret things is what the game calls Unwritten Tales. These bite-sized side quests offer a bit of story to enjoy, and are linked to one of the game's trophies. Here's our guide detailing how to find and complete them all.

• Ghost Of Tsushima Iki Island Unwritten Tales Guide - How To Find Them All

Hidden Sidequest Guide: A Helping Hand

A Helping Hand is one of the trickier, more vague sidequests you'll find on Iki Island; you may not even know it exists. Here's what you need to do to complete it.

• Ghost Of Tsushima Iki Island Hidden Sidequest Guide - A Helping Hand

Monkey See Hidden Trophy Guide

If you're one for unlocking cryptic Hidden Trophies, you'll be please to know that Ghost of Tsushima's Iki Island has one that requires you to perform actions at a key location that you might not intuit to do during your first sweep of the area. The trophy is called Monkey See, and it's quite involved. Here's our guide detailing how to unlock this Hidden Trophy.

• Ghost Of Tsushima Iki Island Guide - How To Get The Monkey See Hidden Trophy

How To Find All The Easter Eggs

If the shot of the Infamous Easter egg above got your attention, then you'll be happy to know that the Iki Island expansion has a ton of other Easter eggs to find. Here's our guide detailing where they all are.

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