Item List

Welcome to the comprehensive Item List for Yakuza 6: The Song of Life! This section details all the essential consumables, equipment, and key items you'll encounter throughout Kiryu's journey. Knowing where to find these items and how to best utilize them is crucial for surviving the streets of Kamurocho and Onomichi. We'll cover everything from health-restoring drinks to stat-boosting gear and rare crafting materials.

Consumable Items

Consumables are your bread and butter for staying alive and kicking during intense street brawls and boss encounters. Always keep a healthy stock!

Health Restoratives: These items replenish your HP. They come in various potencies, with higher-tier items restoring more health.
- Staminan X: A basic health drink, commonly found in convenience stores like Poppo and M Store. Restores a small amount of HP. Always buy a few when passing by!
- Staminan Royale: A more potent health drink, often dropped by tougher enemies or found in hidden containers. Restores a moderate amount of HP. Look for these in back alleys and behind buildings.
- Tauriner: While primarily an energy drink, some variants can also restore a small amount of HP. Useful for quick top-ups.
- Bento Boxes: Purchased from various eateries. Different bentos offer varying HP restoration and sometimes even temporary stat boosts. The "Deluxe Bento" from RIZAP offers a significant HP boost.
Heat Gauge Boosters: These items instantly fill a portion of your Heat Gauge, allowing you to unleash powerful Heat Actions more frequently.
- Tauriner Maximum: Fills a substantial portion of your Heat Gauge. Invaluable for boss fights. Often found in safes or as rewards for sub-stories.
- Spirit: A smaller Heat Gauge boost. Good for maintaining momentum in longer fights. Available at most convenience stores.
Stat Boosters (Temporary): These items provide temporary buffs to Kiryu's attack, defense, or other attributes.
- Attack Boost Drink: Increases Kiryu's attack power for a short duration. Perfect for quickly dispatching strong enemies. Can be purchased from vending machines or found in certain restaurants.
- Defense Boost Drink: Enhances Kiryu's defense, reducing incoming damage. Useful when facing multiple opponents or powerful bosses.
- Experience Boost Meal: Not a direct combat booster, but eating certain meals at restaurants (like those at RIZAP) can provide temporary experience point bonuses across different stats. Always check restaurant menus!

Equipment

Equipment can significantly alter Kiryu's combat effectiveness and survivability. Pay attention to the stats they provide!

Accessories: These items offer passive bonuses, such as increased attack, defense, or even unique effects.
- Rusted Chain Mail: A basic defensive accessory, offering a small boost to defense. Often found early in the game by defeating street thugs.
- Talisman of the Dragon: A rare and powerful accessory that provides significant boosts to multiple stats, including attack and defense. Often a reward for completing challenging sub-stories or found in high-security safes. Keep an eye out for clues leading to these!
- Charismatic Photo: Increases the rate at which you earn experience points. Equip this when grinding for levels! Found by completing specific mini-games or certain side quests.
Gear (Body/Head): While Kiryu's iconic suit is his default, certain gear can be equipped for additional protection or style.
- Bulletproof Vest: Reduces damage taken from projectile attacks. Essential for encounters with gun-wielding enemies. Can be purchased from the Black Market dealer in Kamurocho or found in specific locked containers.
- Biker Helmet: Offers a moderate defense boost. Sometimes dropped by specific enemy types or found in the environment.

Key Items

Key items are crucial for progressing the story, unlocking new areas, or initiating sub-stories. They are typically acquired automatically through story progression or by completing specific objectives.

Smartphone: Kiryu's essential device for navigating the map, accessing the menu, and receiving calls/messages. Acquired at the beginning of the game.
Onomichi Guidebook: A useful item that highlights points of interest and available activities in Onomichi. Received early in your time in the city.
Safe Key: Used to open locked safes scattered throughout Kamurocho and Onomichi, which often contain valuable items or rare equipment. These are typically found by exploring thoroughly or as rewards for certain side activities.
Clan Creator Codes: Unique codes found on various objects or received from NPCs that unlock new characters for your Clan Creator army. Look for these on posters, flyers, and even hidden in plain sight.

Crafting Materials

While Yakuza 6 isn't a heavy crafting game, some items can be created or enhanced. Materials are often found by defeating enemies, exploring, or purchasing from specific vendors.

Iron Plate: A common material used in basic crafting recipes. Dropped by many enemy types.
High-Quality Steel: A rarer material, used for more advanced equipment. Often found in safes or as rewards for completing challenging battles.
Dragon Scale: An extremely rare and valuable material, essential for crafting the most powerful gear. Typically obtained from defeating powerful secret bosses or as a reward for completing specific, difficult sub-stories.

Remember, diligent exploration and interaction with the world are key to discovering many of these items. Don't hesitate to check every corner, open every safe, and engage in every sub-story to maximize your inventory and prepare Kiryu for any challenge!