Legends Mode
First, today we're excited to reveal Rivals, an all-new mode coming to Ghost of Tsushima: Legends on September 3 (including new Trophies and cosmetics!). In Rivals, two teams of two will compete to defeat waves of enemies. With each defeated foe, you'll collect Magatama that you can use to harm the other team. For example, you can spend Magatama on Shades to block your opponents' purchases, Curses (health drain, exploding bodies, etc), Hwacha fire, and more. Once you've spent enough Magatama, you'll unlock Final Stand waves. Complete these before the opposing team to win!
This is a new expansion of the progression systems and rewards for Legends. Players who've earned 110-level gear will now be able to bind it to a class and activate "Mastery Challenges." This will allow a piece of gear's Ki level to be upgraded to 120 and eventually unlock a second perk slot! As you activate Mastery Challenges, you can also unlock a new Ability and new Techniques for each class.his is a new expansion of the progression systems and rewards for Legends. Players who've earned 110-level gear will now be able to bind it to a class and activate "Mastery Challenges." This will allow a piece of gear's Ki level to be upgraded to 120 and eventually unlock a second perk slot! As you activate Mastery Challenges, you can also unlock a new Ability and new Techniques for each class.
Starting on August 20 (release date of Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut), we're also releasing an update that will add new features to Legends, including some changes based on feedback from the community. We've rebalanced the Survival mode to shorten the session length and added new weekly Survival Nightmare challenge variants. We've also unlocked additional cosmetics in Legends for players who've earned them in Jin's story and New Game+.
In addition to all of the above, we'll be adding a new piece of content each week from September 10 through October 1, including an additional Rivals map, new Survival maps inspired by Iki Island and Iyo's realm, and Trials of Iyo, a new harder-difficulty version of last year's Raid that offers challenges in bite-sized chunks, and offers a new set of online leaderboards.