Of all the stages in Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, this is definitely o𒈔ne of the largest. This massive map is split in two, and both sections provide very different opportunities for defensive options.

We'll help show you where all the Defilements are, give you suggestions for equipment, and tell you what to prioritize when shaping up you🌳r defense. Also, since this stage features a "Destroy all pots" side objective, we'll help you locate each and every one of them! .

Kiritake Village Preparations

For this one, you are free to run with a number of different formations, you can buff your troops, strengthen Soh... There are tons of great approaches here. However, here are things you absolutely need to bring with you. You need to have the Esteemed Craftsman Mazo Talisman equipped. It is quite simply too important to go without when you have so many things that require repairs.

You will also want to have the Butterfly Shot set as your Archery Skill, otherwise you won't be able to complete one of the bonus objectives. I'd also suggest you have the Toda's Snare Tsuba Guard equipped, as you can set down mines as you are exploring, which will help you greatly during the night. I'd also consider using the Faultless Mazo Talisman, as it will make Yoshiro invincible when you use a Chozusha Basins (making one of the objectives much easier).

If you are frustrated with how loosey-goosey my suggestions are here, I loaded Soh up with the Sacred Tamaguchi and the Rabbit's Cup to ꧅hit harder and have 𓂃more access to Tsuba Guard attacks.

All The Kiritake Village Defilements

On the left path there is a Defilement on your left near the gate in front of the bridge (1/10). Once you cross over the bridge, another Defilement will be on your right (2/10). Take a left at the clearing, keep following the buildings on your left, past the broken bridge, and into the corner. You'll find a Defilement next to the locked chest (3/10). Now, from the chest, follow the outermost wall up and around, you'll find the next Defilement nearby (4/10). Now, head back to the spirit path, the house before the clearing (the one with an open door) has a Defilement inside of it (5/10). Now head directly to the Torii gate, and you'll find another Defilement wedged in the corner there (6/10).

Now, crossover the bridge near the Torii gate, and you will be on the right half of the map. You'll find the defilement once you cross over the bridge (7/10). Once you leave the bridge, take a left and hug the perimeter. That will take you to the Torii gate and your next Defilement (8/10) . Head northeast from that Defilement, toward where you started, and you'll find another Defilement between the crops (9/10). Now, follow the spirit path backward. You'll encounter a Defilement on your right as you are approaching the fork from the beginning of the stage (10/10).

All Defilements In The Second Part Of Kiritake Village

Straight down the path, there'll be a Defilement on your right (1/10). Now, take a left and in this area there are three Defilements: one in the garden in front of the house (2/10), one next to the nearby Torii gate (3/10), and another on the path that leads to the Spirit Trail (4/10). On the Spirit Trail, head toward the Torii gate at the end of the stage, there'll be another Defilement on your left (5/10). Now, turn around and clear out the Defilements on the other side of the stage. There will be one in the center (6/10) two more on the right (7/10 and 8/10), and another in the left corner (9/10). They are pretty much out in the open, so it is easy to see them all. The last Defilement is on the left side, buy you'll need to clear rubble away with your villagers before you can reach it (10/10).

Kiritake Village Strategy

The method we are going to suggest will have you𝔍 face three waves of Seethe. However, if you just all Yoshiro to push forward without stopping her, you can complete this stage in two, it is just considerably harder to keep Yoshiro from receiving damage, as she will be d😼angerously close to Torii gates with little in the way to obstruct the oncoming Seethe..

As we already mentioned, this is another stage with a forking path. For my money, the left route is just much easier to fortify. So, head down that way. Carve the Spirit Path so that it ends on the Spirit Ward beside the broken Taiko drum. Now, have the carpenter repair the barrier that blocks off the bridge. Once that is done, ou'll also want them to repair the Archer's Platform beside the Spirit Ward. If you h💙ave more time left over, have them set up traps on the area to the right of the Torii gate. Now, curve around both areas, following the Defilement location section of this guide, and purify the region while collecting vil💧lagers. Time is a little tight, as the region is massive, but you should be able to free all the Villagers and purify all the Defilements.

You may want to equip the Skanda's Agility Mazo Talisman, as that will help you cove🐈r more ground quicker.

I'd place a Sumo Wrestler up front to draw aggro, a Shaman behind him to keep the troops healthy, then make half of the remaining troops Woodsman, and the other half archers. Your villagers will be able to hold off any enemies coming from the primary Torii gate, but the big threat you'll encounter during this first night is the Dai Gaki, which will attack you from the west. You should tackle any Seethe coming from that direction with Soh. Make sure to keep an eye on the bridge as well, as you will have some Seethe attack from behind occasi🌳onally (thankfully, you will have repaired the barrier, so that will help you keep them at bay).

During the second day, carve what remains of the path, purify the first Torii gate, and move onto the second area. Now, carve the Spirit Path right up to the next Spirit Ward, and have your carpenter repair the barrier in front of it. You will want to move quickly and free as many villagers as possible. Position your troops from before in front of the barrier, with the new villagers, make two of them Woꦚodsmen, and place them in front of the path to the side of Yoshiro. Make the rest of them archers and place some of them behind the Woodsmen guarding the side path,ꦑ and some of them supporting the main unit.

The next night will be more of the same. Cave the path up to the final Spirit Ward, and prepare to fight the same lineup of enemies as you did the previous night. You won't have the barrier to hide behind anymore, so you will need to be a little more aggressive with Soh, but, you will still only really be fighting enemies on two fronts. Having Toda's Snare equipped will come in handy here. You will want to place mines all around Yoshiro during the setup phase. As for ܫyour carpenter, have the, repair the barriers behind you to block in th𝔉e Seethe coming from the farm house, and get them to rebuild the Archer's Platform beside the Spirit Ward.

As we mentioned at the beginning of this guide, you won't have to fight this final night if you aggressively push 𝓡Yoshiro forward.

The Kiritake Village Side Objectives - Where To Find All The Pots

T𝕴he Kitit🐻ake Village Side Objectives are exceedingly simple. They are...

• Don't let Yoshiro receive any damage
• Don't let any villagers become Cocooned
• Destroy all pots

However, while those three objectives are self-explanatory, the location of the pots is NOT. This section wilဣl help you locate all twenty pots ♔so that you can complete this tricky side objective.

First Half Of Kiritake Village

Travelling down the left path, there is a pot to the left of the bridge (1/20). Once past the bridge, take a left until you find a house with an open door. There are two pots inside this house (2/20 and 3/20). There is a pot beside the northmost house (4/20). There is a pot beside the house left of the first main Torii gate (5/20).

There is also a pot in the area that connects the two sections of the stage (6/20). Now, onto the right path. There are only two pots over here; there is a pot to the left (7/20) and to the right (8/20) of the T♈orii gate that the ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚright path runs directly into.

Second Half Of Kiritake Village

Continuing forward on the left path, once you move through the Torii gate, and onto the second section of the stage, there is a pot behind the building on your right (9/20). Now take a left down a pathway, and you'll come upon the back of a house. There are two pots behind the house (10/20 and 11/20) and one pot in front of it (12/20). There is another pot at the entrance of one of the paths that leads you back to the Spirit Path (13/20). Once you𒐪 are back on 🧜the Spirit Path, head toward the final Torii gate of the stage.

There is a pot next to the Wayshrine (14/20) - the thing that gives you your Mazo Talisman once you clear all the Defilements - and another pot to the right of the Torii gate itself (15/20). Now, turn around and head up the other path. Right where the two paths diverge, there is a pot (16/20). Finally, in the north corner of this area, there are another two pots (17/20 and 18/20). These two pots are close to a couple🤡 of Defilements.

The Two Hidden Pots

Finally, there are two locations where pots have been hidden. Both are in the first half of the level. There is one that is beside the bridge, on the right path. Go to the right of the Torii gate and look down, you'll see a platform with a chest and a pot (19/20). On the dock, next to the locked chest, you will find that there is a pot across the river (20/20). Both of these pots will require you to use your Butterfly shot in order to access them.