This guide will cover the locations for all 33 Prayer Beads in Ghostwire Tokyo. Prayer Beads are equippable items that will increase various stats or give access to new abilities. You will first acquire one through story progression, after which you can start obtaining the remaining Prayer Beads. Obtaining all Prayer Beads is necessary for the Power Overwhelming trophy.
The majority of Prayer Beads can be obtained from the many shrines in the game after cleansing them. Several of them can be obtained from the Relic-Hunting Nekomatas around Tokyo by trading in Relics, while the last few are obtained from finishing the game with 100% of the spirits transferred. For the beads you obtain from completing the game, these will be in your inventory upon loading a Clear Save after completing the game, or on any new game save files. You can track your Prayer Beads under the Prayer Bead tab in your Inventory, and none of the Prayer Beads are missable.
Prayer Beads
- Gust Beads I – You will run into them automatically when going up the viewing point during the “A Maze of Death” Main Mission in Chapter 2.
- Gust Beads II – Found at Hatsuike Shrine after cleansing it
- Gust Beads III – Found at Kamio Shrine after cleansing it
- Wind-Elemental Attack Power +20/40/60%
- Aqua Beads I – Found at Yamaki Shrine after cleansing it
- Aqua Beads II – Found at Toyoi Shrine after cleansing it
- Aqua Beads III – Found at Kappagaike Torii Gate after cleansing it
- Water-Elemental Attack Power +20/40/60%
- Flame Beads I – Found at Kirigaoka Shrine after cleansing it
- Flame Beads II – Found at Mikubo Shrine after cleansing it
- Flame Beads III – Found at Akitsu Shrine after cleansing it
- Fire-Elemental Attack Power +20/40/60%
- Archery Beads I – Found at Morite Shrine after cleansing it
- Archery Beads II – Found at Matsumi Shrine after cleansing it
- Archery Beads III – Found at Namihara Shrine after cleansing it
- Arrow Attack Power +20/40/60%
- Sleuth Beads I – Found at Hirokawa Shrine after cleansing it
- Sleuth Beads II – Found at Shiratsuki Shrine after cleansing it
- Sleuth Beads III – Found at Onten Shrine after cleansing it
- Allows you to sense KK’s investigation notes within a radius of 100/200/300m.
- Spirit Perception Beads I – Found at Hitani Shrine after cleansing it
- Spirit Perception Beads II – Found at Saihama Building Rooftop Torii Gate after cleansing it
- Allows you to sense spirits within a radius of 100/200m.
- Nourishment Beads I – Found at Hirajuku Building Rooftop Torii Gate after cleansing it
- Nourishment Beads II – Found at Tatsui Shrine after cleansing it
- Nourishment Beads III – Found at Sakano Shrine after cleansing it
- Doubles the amount of HP recovered by consumables
- Talisman Beads I – Found at Momokane Building Rooftop Torii Gate after cleansing it
- Talisman Beads II – Found at Shimokusa Shrine after cleansing it
- Increases the effect duration of Stun and Thicket Talismans to 2x
- Increases the effect radius of Exposure and Decoy Talismans to 2x
- Prosperity Beads – Found at Chishima Shrine after cleansing it
- Doubles the amount of meika gained from yellow ether crystals
- Incognito Beads – Found at Noto Shrine after cleansing it
- Makes it take longer for enemies to detect you
- Self-Defense Beads I – Complete 3 Requests for Playful Nekomata at Kirigaoka Park
- Self-Defense Beads II – Complete 5 Requests for Antique Nekomata near Shimokusa Shrine
- Self-Defense Beads III – Complete All Requests for Netsuke Collector Nekomata near Kamio Shrine
- Reduce damage taken by 10/20/30%
- Astral Beads I – Complete 3 Requests for Musical Nekomata near Matsumi Shrine
- Astral Beads II – Complete 6 Requests for Doll Fanatic Nekomata near Namihara Shrine
- Astral Beads III – Complete All Requests for Archeology Nekomata at Tatsui Shrine
- Increases the amount of ether that appears to 2x
- Transmission Beads – Finish the game
- Allows you to transmit souls on the spot without using a phone booth
- Tireless Beads – Finish the game with 100% Spirits Transferred
- Allows you to unleash unlimited attacks
- Shadow Beads – Finish the game with 100% Spirits Transferred
- Makes it nearly impossible for enemies to spot you
For all other Collectible Types check out the Ghostwire Tokyo Collectible Guide.
shihatsu says
I wonder what shadow and tireless beads do?
Can you carry these beads to new game??
Archavia says
Shadow Beads make it so you’re practically undetectable by enemy Visitors, and Tireless Beads give you unlimited energy/arrows/talismans.
RipNorm says
I have every set of prayer beads including the tireless and shadow but the sleuth beads III aren’t appearing at onten shrine? Bug?
RipNorm says
Edit: not bugged. I missed the Hirokawa shrine beads. easily missed
Yoan says
It happened the same to me
Anke says
Anyone else missing Aqua Beads III?
They did not show up after cleansing the Kappagaike Torii Gate.
James says
Anyone missing archery III beads? Don’t seem to spawn at Namihara shrine
Jesse says
Ian and sleuth beads 3 is not showing as well and I cleansed everything
Leo says
Hey James did u figure It out? Um also stuckt
Anke says
Just a quick thing I found when I thought I had missing beads:
I thought I was missing Aqua Beads III at the Kappagaike Torii Gate but it was as simple as missing these beads at another gate.
It turns out the beads are I, II, and III versions depending on the order you cleanse the gates. I got the III at another gate as I did them in a different order to this guide.
So if you’re missing one try all three gates for that set.
Jihan says
1 year later and this comment has saved me lol. I am missing the flame beads and was about to start a new playthrough for that final trophy. Thank you so much!
Patrick says
I loaded my save file after beating the game to get all the remaining trophies including the Overwhelming Power one. I checked this list and realized I forgot to collect a set of beads from one of the gates I cleansed so I went over and nabbed them but the trophy still didn’t trigger. I double and triple checked the bead list here and I absolutely have them all so I thought maybe I had to beat the game again to get the trophy so I hopped on the motorcycle and sped through the last two chapters again. Roll credits, still no trophy. Is this a bug? If it is how do I fix or report it?
KAdamsy1 says
checked all 3 shrines for sleuth beads to get the 3rd set, but looks like this might be buggy
KAdamsy1 says
Not buggy. 3rd set was on a stand near the shrine