Ninja Gaiden 4 health upgrades - all Phantasmal Herb and Black Scale locations

Where are all the Ninja Gaiden 4 health upgrades? Dragon Lord's Grace is a rare and powerful elixir that extends a ninja's life - but unlike other items, it cannot be found or bought. You have to craft it yourself. A Phantasmal Herb and Black Scale are all the ingredients you need, which automatically combine to create Dragon Lord's Grace, but there are plenty more health upgrades where that came from.

Ninja Gaiden 4 can be a punishing action game, especially at higher difficulties. Battle techniques like the Ninja Gaiden 4 parry can help you avoid taking damage, but even just a sliver of extra health can mean the difference between life and death. To give you the best chances of survival, we've got the location of every health upgrade in Ninja Gaiden 4.

Here are all the Phantasmal Herb health upgrade item locations:

Chapter 01 - Bloodsoaked Tokyo

Complete mission "Find the data chip in Sky City Tokyo" in Chapter 01: Bloodsoaked Tokyo. You can find the data chip to the left of the trio of item chests in the large industrial arena filled with scaffolding, shipping containers, and forklift trucks.

Chapter 03 - Phantom Pleasure Quarter

Inside an item chest in Chapter 03: Phantom Pleasure Quarter. Head up the short flight of stairs on the right of the arena that's full of Burabura lantern daemons. Stepping into this arena triggers a conversation with Seori about the Dark Dragon shrines.

Chapter 04 - Pilgrim's Windswept Path

Complete the mission "Find the tengu offering in Fuuhaku Sanctum" in Chapter 04: Pilgrim's Windswept Path. You can find the tengu offering to the immediate left when you leave the temple after defeating the Sanzeon boss.

Chapter 05 - Raging Valley

Complete mission "Retrieve the heirloom knife in Fuuhaku Sanctum" in Chapter 05: Raging Valley. You can find the knife on the cliffside after you defeat the Tsukumo, just before the Caddis Wire anchor that leads to an upper section of the valley.

Chapter 06 - Guiding Winds

Inside an item chest to the left of the first DarkNest Terminal in Chapter 06: Guiding Winds. After you land and defeat the enemies on the first bridge in this level, proceed in the opposite direction to the objective target to find the terminal and chest.

Chapter 09 - Realm of Silent Dead

Complete the mission "Find three beautiful minerals in the Drowned District" in Chapter 09: Realm of Silent Dead. The first beautiful mineral is on the left after the large gap that requires you to wall-run and use two Caddis Wire anchors. Follow the red lights and drop down, then head right to find an item chest on the left and the beautiful mineral directly ahead.

The second beautiful mineral is behind a shark-toothed daemon gate. Leap over the small chasm with the Pond Strider to reach the island on the right. Defeat all enemies, then parkour up the yellow rock face. Hop back on the Pond Strider to reach two item chests and the beautiful mineral on the left.

The third and final beautiful mineral is at the top of the cliff that leads to a Dragonfly Glider wind current. Traverse the three Caddis Wire anchor points, then proceed past the item chest to find the beautiful mineral just to the left before the wind current.

Chapter 11 - Infiltration

Inside an item chest in Chapter 11: Infiltration. Complete the first rail set piece in this chapter, then proceed through the level until you get to a single rail. Grind along it until you see a platform with three item chests on the right. Jump down and defeat all the enemies, then open the second item chest in the corner to retrieve the Phantasmal Herb.

Chapter 19 - Ebon Wings

Inside an item chest in Chapter 19: Ebon Wings. After you take the wind current up to the platform with the DarkNest Terminal, head up the stairs and find the item chest to the left of the vertical chute that leads to the final battle.

All Black Scale locations

Here are all the Black Scale health upgrade item locations:

Chapter 02 - Haunted District

Inside an item chest in the small alley on the left, just before the Caddis Wire anchor that leads to the first train track sequence in Chapter 02: Haunted District.

Chapter 03 - Phantom Pleasure Quarter

Complete the mission "Find the rotting Charm in Sky City Tokyo" in Chapter 03: Phantom Pleasure Quarter.

Chapter 04 - Pilgrim's Windswept Path

Complete the mission "Find the secret supplies in Fuuhaku Sanctum" in Chapter 04: Pilgrim's Windswept Path. You can find the secret supplies in an item box on the arena, following the first wind current where you get the Dragonfly Glider. Defeat the enemies, then look for the blue item chest to the right of the two item chests next to the crashed mech.

Chapter 08 - Drowned District

Complete the mission "Find the antiquated currency in the Drowned District" in Chapter 08: Drowned District.

Chapter 12 - Dragon's Maw

Complete the mission "Find the classified document in the Dragon's Maw" in Chapter 12. You can find the classified document inside the item chest to the right of the door leading out of the room where Umi tells you the inner gate has started to close.

Chapter 12 - Dragon's Maw

Inside an item chest in Chapter 12: Dragon's Maw. Defeat all the enemies in the large arena at the beginning of this level, then head to the right of the door leading to the long corridor to find the item chest holding the Black Scale.

With all the Ninja Gaiden 4 health upgrades under your belt, you have the best shot at setting a new record for your Ninja Gaiden 4 playtime. Our complete list of chapters and missions delves into more items and accessories you can pick up along the way. You should also master the Ninja Gaiden 4 Guillotine Throw for bonus invincibility frames when combat gets hectic.