Description: Smithing Texts are rare items that drop from specific enemies and bosses. All Smithing Texts will drop as an Exotic Item regardless of the difficulty. Once a Smithing Text is obtained the player can go to the Blacksmith ⟶ Forge to hand over the Smithing Text and unlock that specific piece of gear or item to forge.
How Luck affects Smithing Texts: Luck does NOT affect the drop rate of Smithing Texts and Hidden Skills. Luck only affects the rarity of items that drop, NOT the chance of an item dropping. Buffs like Luck Bringer Talisman, and Soul Purge Talisman do not affect the Smithing Text and Hidden Skills drop rate. Tempering Luck+ attributes on armor, accessories, and Soul Cores also does not affect the Smithing Texts and Hidden Skills drop rate.
How Item Drop Rate affects Smithing Texts: Item Drop Rate buffs DOES affect the Smithing Text and Hidden Skills drop rate. There is no active buff that we can use to manually increase our IDR at will, but we can temper on the attribute "Item Drop Rate" onto the Weapon & Armor pieces, Accessories, and Soul Cores.
You can view all of the Armor sets and their set descriptions here.
The Drop rate of Hidden Skills and Smithing Texts is the same regardless of difficulty.
| Smithing Text | Enemy | Missions |
|---|---|---|
| Agyo Mask | - | Complete all 108 Floors of the Underworld |
| Black Bear Fur Helmet |
Wakisaka Yasuharu (Seven Spears #1) (Spear weilding mini-boss sitting in tea room) |
Cherry Blossom Viewing In Daigo |
| Black Fox Mask | Onmyo Mage | Any mission that contains a Onmyo Mage |
| Braided Straw Helmet |
Sengoku Hidehisa (Odachi weilding mini-boss at the end of the stage) |
A Message From The Desceased |
| Coiled Snake Kabuto | Give Ryunojo the Dung Lover 30 Dung Balls | Bird In A Cage |
| Curious Crown Helmet |
Ikeda Tsuneoki (Dual Swords weilding human before Tokichiro boss) |
The Two Faces Of Hospitality |
| Demon God Mask | Mitsume Yazura | Any mission that contains a Mitsume Yazura |
| Devotional Helmet | Ranmaru Mori (Revenant) | The Warrior |
| Dokisai's Helmet | Yamamoto Kansuke (Revenant) | The Fallen Star |
| Dragon Head Helmet |
Mori Nagayoshi (Spear weilding human in tent after getting Honda Tadakatsu as an ally) |
The Two Faces Of Hospitality |
| Enenra Mask | Enenra |
The Beast Born of Smoke and Flames Traces of a Raging Blaze (Twilight Mission) Okuni's Search |
| Female Demon Mask | Mitsume Yazura | Any mission that contains a Mitsume Yazura |
| Golden Sun Helmet | Otakemaru |
In the Eye of the Beholder Calamity's Pulse |
| Horned Turban Kabuto | Give Ryunojo the Dung Lover 25 Dung Balls | Bird In A Cage |
| Ichi-no-Tani Kabuto |
Fukushima Masanori (Seven Spears #2) (Spear weilding mini-boss patroling the gate near Mumyo) |
Cherry Blossom Viewing In Daigo |
| Kamaitachi Helmet | Kamaitachi |
The Mysterious One Night Castle Blood On The Wind (Twilight Mission) The High-Spirited Demon |
| Kodama Bowl | - | Complete all missions (Dream Of The Strong) (Excludes online [Blue Colored] missions) |
| Linked Ring Helmet |
Katagiri Katsumoto (Seven Spears #6) (Spear weilding mini-boss with red/black armor patroling a shrine) |
Cherry Blossom Viewing In Daigo |
| Mount Fuji Helmet |
Kato Yoshiaki (Seven Spears #3) (Dual Swords weilding mini-boss after Gozuki) |
Cherry Blossom Viewing In Daigo |
| Mumyo's Mask | - | Complete all missions (Dream Of The Nioh) (Excludes online [Blue Colored] missions) |
| Old Sage Mask | Mitsume Yazura | Any mission that contains a Mitsume Yazura |
| Onryoki Helmet | Onryoki |
The Hollow Fortress Dawn Of Hope |
| Red Kappa Kabuto | Red Kappa | The High-Spirited Demon |
| Royal Horned Helm | William | The Blue-Eyed Samurai |
| Scampuss Hat | - | Complete all missions (Dream Of The Demon) (Excludes online [Blue Colored] missions) |
| Shuten Doji Mask | Shuten Doji |
The Mausoleum Of Evil Wings Of The Phoenix (Twilight Mission) Calamity's Pulse The Revelry Ends |
| Sudama Skull Hat | - | Complete all missions (Dream Of The Wise) (Excludes online [Blue Colored] missions) |
| Suwa Myojin Helmet | Takeda Shingen | The Fallen Star |
| Tengu Visor | Karasu Tengu | Any mission that contains a Karasu Tengu |
| Ungyo Mask | - | Complete all 30 Floors of the Depths of the Underworld |
| Vengefull Spirit Mask | Mitsume Yazura | Any mission that contains a Mitsume Yazura |
| Wild Boar Crest Helmet |
Okabe Motonobu (Axe weilding mini-boss near giant tree) |
Imagawa Diehard |
| White Fox Mask | Onmyo Mage | Any mission that contains a Onmyo Mage |
| Woman's Face Mask | Nure-Onna | Any mission that contains a Nure-Onna |
