The Nine Tail Armor is Ghost of Yōtei’s stealth toolkit for players who lean on Quickfire weapons to control encounters. It cuts detection range, extends the impact of status effects, and can refund ammo on assassinations—letting you slip in, silence a target, and immediately pivot to bombs, blades, or blasts without breaking stride. You’ll pick it up as part of the main story during the Kitsune arc, and it scales cleanly with a short, material-light upgrade path.

Nine Tail Armor effects and perks

  • Increases Quickfire weapon damage and extends the duration of status effects on enemies (starts minor, improves with upgrades).
  • Assassinations have a chance to grant Quickfire ammo (1 at base; improved at higher tiers).
  • Reduces enemy detection (starts minor, improves with upgrades).

Quickfire covers the game’s fast, on-demand tools, including Kunai, Smoke Bomb, Metsubushi, Blind Bomb, Scorch Bomb, Tanzutsu, and Oni Flame. The set’s perks reward a rhythm of silent takedowns followed by immediate crowd control or finishing throws.

Nine Tail Armor upgrade levels and costs

Upgrade level What changes Cost
Base Quickfire damage/status duration ↑ (minor); assassinations may grant 1 Quickfire ammo; detection ↓ (minor) —
Level 2 Quickfire damage/status duration ↑ to a moderate amount Coin ×650
Level 3 Assassinations may grant 2 Quickfire ammo Coin ×1100, Textiles ×10, Shinobi Steel ×30
Level 4 Enemy detection ↓ to a moderate amount Coin ×2000, Textiles ×20, Rare Metals ×10

Upgrades are handled by Ginji the Armorer (see “Upgrading and materials” below). Each tier adds one clear, practical boost, keeping the set focused on stealth plus Quickfire uptime.

How to get Nine Tail Armor (Kitsune questline)

You receive the Nine Tail Armor while pursuing the Kitsune during the main story. Start The Kitsune “Revenge Tale” in the Nayoro Wilds (northern map) and progress to the Blood on the Snow section. The armor becomes available during that sequence—no optional objectives required.

Because it’s tied to a core tale, you won’t lock yourself out of this set. If you advance elsewhere first, you can still return and collect it later.

When to equip Nine Tail (playstyle and synergy)

Equip Nine Tail when you want:

  • Stealth entry with room for error: the detection reduction slows AI awareness so you can reposition or complete an assassination chain without being swarmed.
  • Reliable Quickfire follow‑ups: extended status durations keep enemies blinded, burning, or reeling longer; damage bumps make Kunai and grenades clean up faster.
  • Ammo sustain from stealth play: the assassination ammo refund lets you restock between throws without searching bodies or caches.

Typical loop: infiltrate, assassinate a priority target to roll the ammo proc, then immediately toss Kunai or a bomb into the closest cluster. If anyone survives, you still have a more generous detection buffer to slide back into cover.

Nine Tail vs. Crimson Kimono for stealth

Trait Nine Tail Armor Crimson Kimono
Detection reduction Up to moderate at Level 4 Major reduction out of the box
Assassination tools Assassinations can refund Quickfire ammo Chain Assassinations can be performed with Kunai (limited throws)
Range utility Extends status effects from Quickfire Kusarigama Assassinations from farther away
Damage focus Boosts Quickfire damage No direct Quickfire damage boost

Pick Nine Tail if your stealth relies on consumables and crowd control; pick Crimson Kimono when you want maximal invisibility and extended assassination chains without leaning on Quickfire.

Matching set pieces and cosmetics

The armor pairs with themed headgear and masks unlocked through Kitsune progress and upgrades:

  • Headgear: Nine Tail Acolyte Headband (earned while clearing the Nine Tails Hideout during The Kitsune questline), plus later “Apprentice” and “Master” variants via upgrades.
  • Masks: Nine Tail Acolyte/Apprentice/Master masks become available as you progress and enhance related gear.

Headgear and masks are cosmetic only; they don’t modify gameplay.

Upgrading and materials

Visit Ginji the Armorer at the Old Inn to upgrade body armor. Nine Tail’s tiers draw on common mid‑game resources—Textiles, Shinobi Steel, Rare Metals—and coin. Onryō Armor is the lone exception in the game that upgrades automatically through story beats; all others, including Nine Tail, go through Ginji.

If you favor silent entries that escalate into clean, surgical bursts, Nine Tail earns a permanent place in your rotation. It won’t erase mistakes the way some defensive sets can, but it consistently turns one stealth kill into enough ammo and crowd control to keep a camp from ever knowing you were there.