Sekiro Prayer Beads guide

Sekiro Prayer Beads are something you’ll quickly want to get your hands on when exploring FromSoft’s fantastical depiction of 16th century Sengoku period Japan. No, prayer won’t help you vanquish Sekiro’s many bosses, but these beads will increase your health and defence stats making that task a lot easier, especially when you hit NG+. As is the case in any Soulsian game, you’ll definitely need all the help you can get. There are 40 Sekiro Prayer Beads scattered throughout the game’s maze-like world, but you’ll only need four to form a necklace, which you can do at any Idol checkpoint. If you fully upgrade your vitality and posture you’ll also unlock the Peak Physical Strength achievement. What these beads won’t do, however, is fix Sekiro’s back posture - nothing can fix the hunching that stems from a life-time of shinobi servitude and hucking around a chonking katana. Thankfully, you can pick up these items at anytime, so if you’re already a good way through Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice you can go back and get them. Here are all of the Sekiro Prayer Beads we’ve found so far and where you can pick them up.