Best Silent Hill f Omamori and all locations

What are the best Silent Hill f Omamori? Silent Hill f remains a Silent Hill game at its core, but its new setting also introduces some brand-new mechanics. Traditionally, Omamori are Japanese amulets offered at shrines to bring luck, as that's exactly what they do in Silent Hill f, narratively speaking, allowing you to more easily defeat enemies or heal up faster.

By equipping one of a range of Silent Hill f Omamori, you can buff Hinako's survivability and stats in the horror game, making combat a little easier. You have three base stats in Silent Hill f: health, stamina, and sanity; while an additional focus ability lets you deal more damage. These are primarily the areas affected by Omamori, so you can tweak your build of the best Omamori to suit your playstyle and those stats you find most important, and you can use Silent Hill f Ema to unlock additional Omamori slots.

The Silent Hill f Sakura Omamori, one of the best Omamoris.

The best Omamari to equip in Silent Hill f are:

Whale
Bull
Sakura
Pine

Whale

Fortunately, the Whale is one of the first Omamori's you come across in Ebisugaoka, and is one of the best to equip early on in the game since it grants the ability to heal without being interrupted by normal attacks. The further you progress and the more you become used to the game's combat, the less useful you may find it, but it has massive value in the first few hours.

Bull

In contrast, the Bull is one you won't want until a little later, but since you don't find it until the Worship Hall Dark Shrine puzzle, you may want to equip it as soon as you get it. This Omamori reduces the stamina consumed by heavy attacks, and, since these deal significantly more damage, you want to be able to land as many as possible before recharging.

Sakura

Obtaining the Sakura Omamori sadly relies on luck, as it can only be obtained from a Hokora. If you get it, though, and have multiple Omamori slots unlocked, equip it. It enhances the effects of both health items and other Omamoris, making it undoubtedly one of the best buffs to have.

Pine

When you're ready to swap out the Whale, it's definitely worth considering the Pine Omamori, as it increases your max health. With so many combat encounters in Silent Hill f, get every bit of max health you can.

All Silent Hill f Omamori locations

Omamori	Use	Location
Whale	When using a restorative item, you will not be interrupted by normal attacks	At the back of the first house you can enter. You need a key from inside the house.
Cat	Greatly decreases the damage taken when dodging	Shrine Path - complete the Ema puzzle
Pine	Increases max health	Outside a farmhouse in front of the scarecrow fields.
Hawk	Greatly decreases focus charge time	Northwest of the Otherworld corridors.
Wolf	Deals additional damage when using weapons with high durability - only effective on weapons with durability.	In the southwest corner during the first Worship Hall puzzle.
Bull	Greatly decreases stamina consumed by heavy and charged attacks.	Behind the locker room during the Worship Hall puzzle.
Crow	Slightly restores health after defeating an enemy.	Behind a door to the west of the main hall in the Ritual Chamber puzzle.
Suzuran	Perfect dodges are easier to perform.	Behind a shed east of Shu's house.
Spider	Greatly decreases weapon durability consumption from performing light attacks.	Behind the Chizuruya during Fog chase.
Hound	Slightly restores current max sanity after defeating an enemy	The first room on the right after the main room, during the Mural crest puzzle.
Clam	Decreases enemy line of sight	Can be drawn from a Hokora
Crab	Weapon durability does not decrease when using focus	Can be drawn from a Hokora
Mantis	Slightly restores health after each successful counter	Can be drawn from a Hokora
Bear	Greatly increases stun power when weapon durability is low	Can be drawn from a Hokora
Plum	Increases max stamina	Can be drawn from a Hokora
Owl	Greatly decreases sanity consumption when using focus	Can be drawn from a Hokora
Otter	Restores spare weapons' durability upon defeating an enemy	Can be drawn from a Hokora
Butterfly	Greatly decreases stamina consumed by dodging, but you're unable to dodge continuously	Can be drawn from a Hokora
Sakura	Enhances the effects of health items and Omamoris	Can be drawn from a Hokora
Peony	Slightly restores health upon picking up food items	Pre-order exclusive

We'll add more Omamori to this list once we uncover them in New Game Plus.

How to unlock more Silent Hill f Omamori slots

How to unlock more Omamori slots

You can unlock up to two additional Omamori slots using an Ema and between 1,500 and 3,000 Faith. Use an Ema and your Faith at a Hokora to unlock a new Omamori slot.

Since Omamori are incredibly useful, unlocking new slots is expensive and Ema are not easy to find. That said, once you have a few decent Omamori, we recommend spending your Faith on unlocking a new slot over rolling new Omamori. It's also worth balancing this decision with using Ema to increase your health.

How to equip Omamori

To equip or change your Omamori, open the pause menu and head to the 'Equipment' section. You don't need to be at a Hokora to change your Omamori, so you can do so at any time - or during any fight.

Sadly, Silent Hill f Omamori only really help in combat and can't help you solve puzzles. Thankfully, you have us for that, and we've got guides coming on how to escape the scarecrow field, the Silent Hill f puzzle box solution, and more. Plus, read our Silent Hill f review to find out what we think of the game.