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How to Sheathe Your Sword in Ghost of Tsushima

Put that thing away

The katana is a staple of any sprawling samurai epic that throws you into challenging sword fights. But as you traverse the landscape in Ghost of Tsushima, you might find yourself pondering a difficult question: how do you sheathe your sword?

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How to Put Away Your Sword in Ghost of Tsushima

The answer is different depending on what platform you’re playing on. If you’re playing Ghost of Tsushima on PlayStation, you can sheathe your sword by swiping right on the DualSense pad at the top of your controller. The DualSense pad is rarely used to its full effect in games (if at all), so it’s easy to overlook. Before you can put your sword away, you’ll need to get to the game’s title card, which occurs shortly after Khotun Khan knocks you off the bridge. You won’t be able to sheathe your weapon before this moment. If this still isn’t working, be sure that you’re only swiping on the touchpad and not pressing so hard it clicks.

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If you’ve picked up the more recent PC port of the game, you’re even more likely to be confused, as there are so many key binds, but sheathing your sword here as as simple as pressing the 5 key. If you’re using an Xbox controller to play Ghost of Tsushima on PC instead of keyboard and mouse, press the d-pad gesture button.

Once you sheathe your sword, you can press the same button to unsheathe it without attacking. You’ll also get a cool animation each time Jin goes to sheathe the sword and there’s blood on it.  

Related: The Ghost of Tsushima Movie’s Script Is Finally Complete

Ghost of Tsushima’s Director Cut is available now on PC, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.


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Daphne Fama
An editor at The Escapist, Daphne Fama has been in the industry since 2022. She spends an inordinate amount playing games and has a soft spot for horror, FPS, and RPGs. When she’s not gaming, she’s a published author and member of the Horror Writers Association with a novel coming out in 2025. In a previous life, she was an attorney but realized she could be happy instead.