How-To Guides
IGN’s How-To Hub for Sifu acts as your port of call for any burning queries about the mechanics of the game. Whether it’s how to spend your XP wisely, or how to acquire elemental talismans to attain Wude, the links below will ensure you become a Kung Fu master in no time.
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How to Unlock Skills
The skill tree is essential to giving you the best odds of success. Be wary though, skills that you don’t invest in and permanently unlock will be lost upon a game over. Learn how and where to spend your XP, how to unlock skills permanently for all future runs, and which skills are best for the early game by clicking the link below:
How to Use Shrines
Dragon Shrines act as rest spots, dotted sparingly around the various levels within Sifu. They act as an avenue to restore health, spend XP, and level up certain passive abilities during your run. Learn what to look for to find them, as well as what exactly the ability upgrade screen means for your available resources by clicking the link below:
How to Reset Your Death Counter
The Death Counter will be the bane to many of your attempts to complete Sifu. You’ll be pleased to know there are ways to manage it, but the luxury comes with some hefty requirements. Can you manage it? Find out exactly how to keep yourself in the fight longer by clicking the link below:
How to Replay Levels
As a roguelike, Sifu’s levels will become muscle memory to you over time. That being said, you do have the ability to backtrack and retry any previous level mid-run should you feel you can do better, with a number of caveats. Learn exactly what they are and how to give a stage another go by clicking the link below:
How Death in Sifu Works
Death in Sifu, and its subsequent aging mechanic, is one of the most unique calling cards in the game. Though most of this will become transparent to you over the course of your playthrough, get the upper hand early on and know exactly what awaits you as you age by clicking the link below:
How to Unlock the Talismans
There are 5 elemental talismans within Sifu, that while they don’t impact your abilities, can potentially open up a different narrative path. But how do you obtain them? Learn how to attain Wude with these 5 talismans by clicking the link below: