This Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Collectible Guide covers all trophy/achievement relevant collectibles, NPC questlines, and bosses to get Platinum & 1000 Gamerscore in one playthrough. There are other non-unique items, all of which can be bought from merchants later in the game (blue consumables, feathers for weapon upgrades, armor dropped by enemies), and benedictions which aren’t relevant for trophies.
Everything becomes missable as the story progresses, especially NPC interactions must be done at the earliest opportunity. This guide is intended for use during the story, if doing anything out of order it can fail questlines and their associated rewards.
The trophy relevant collectibles are: 3 Red Riddle Gates (must answer all correctly), 7 Yellow Benediction Gates, 6 Inner Demons, 20 Bamboozlings (must find all in one playthrough), 22 Manna Vase Upgrades (health flask), 17 Tao Qing stock items, 9 Wu Gang stock items, 50 shrines, 24 weapons, 33 Jade Pendants, 24 Bosses, 4 Endings, and all NPC interactions.
The only important items are yellow pickups, and some of the purple ones. Blue items are consumables which are plentiful and can be bought. Some purple items are just feathers (Faint Red Feathers, Brilliant Red Feathers, Radiant Red Feathers, Lustrous Red Feathers). While these are used for weapon upgrades, they can all be bought from merchants later after upgrading their shops, so there’s no point collecting all of them. There are way more than you’ll ever need, and can find them all again in New Game+. The Aurum Birds (black birds that make noise) are not part of any questline and not needed for anything, they only drop consumable Aurum Feathers, but you get a better effect by using the Ancient Chisel instead.
There’s a major point of no return at Region 3: Mt. Zhenwu – Zhenwu Altar. When talking to the storyteller, you will be sent to the 4th region and it removes the 1st region from the game. Up to that point you can still free-roam the first 3 regions to find items, but all NPC interactions are immediately missable if ignoring them where they first appear. NPCs go away after certain bosses and when progressing to new regions. If NPC interactions are available, they will appear as character icons in the fast travel menu. Check this whenever reaching a new shrine and before/after every boss. All NPC interactions are covered in the guide. Follow the recommended dialogue decisions, other choices can void endings. If anything goes wrong, New Game+ can be rushed in just 4-5 hours since you’ll be overleveled and everything dies almost instantly. All your skills and inventory carry over to NG+, except quest items and shrines. In NG+ you can find upgraded versions of weapons and pendants in the same locations.
This guide is best followed on the first playthrough. You will find many useful upgrade items that make the game considerably easier. It will also help you figure out where to go.
This chronological guide by area has been optimized to earn all 4 endings in a single playthrough by making strategic save game backups before ending decisions. PS5 players will need a PS+ subscription to make backups in the cloud, and must disable auto-sync. Without save backups, 4 full playthroughs are required to unlock all endings (one per ending), due to the game having only 1 Autosave. After triggering an ending it immediately starts New Game+ with no option to free-roam after the story. Therefore, everything is missable.
Region 1: Worship’s Rise
- Reverent Temple
- Buddha Cliffs
- Lightzen Temple
- Annalum
- Shu Sanctum
- Mercury Workshop
- Bandit Cave
- Doomwillow Beach
- Lu Mansion
- Corpse Pits
- Palace Hill
- Lotus Pond
Region 2: Cloudspire
- Hillswatch
- Snowy Passage
- Cloudspire Outskirts
- Mort Grotto
- Rebel Camp
- Snowpeak Pass
- Cloudspire City
- Snowfall Palace
- Treasure Trove
- Shaft Entrance
- Bride’s Boudoir
- Wedding Hall
Region 3: Mt. Zhenwu
- Battlefield Pass
- Refugee Camp
- Avian Dwelling
- Avian Marsh
- Zhenwu Antechamber (Main Rebel Camp)
- Pavilion of Knowledge
- Altar Gate
- Zhenwu Altar – Point of No Return: talking to Storyteller transports you to 4th region and makes the 1st region unavailable
- Ferry Overlook
- Bai Mansion
- Rivulet
Note: there’s an extra shrine in Mt. Zhenwu called “Tomb” but it can only be unlocked later after reaching Bo Capital, will be covered as part of 5th region.
Region 4: Worship’s Rise in Ruins
- Annalum
- Shu Sanctum
- Annalum Courtyard
- Palace Vegetable Garden
- Palace Pass
- Palace Entrance
- Bo Shrine
- Reverent Temple
- Burning Cave
Region 5: Bo Capital
- Capital Entrance
- Depths of the Capital & Tomb in Mt. Zhenwu
- Shrine Dwelling
- The Forbidden Lands
- Gate of Truth
By Type
- 3 Riddles
- 7 Benediction Gates
- 24 Weapons
- 31 Jade Pendants
- 20 Bamboozlings
- 6 Inner Demons (Bo Blood)
- 9 Wu Gang Stock Upgrade Items
- 17 Tao Qing Stock Upgrade Items
- 50 Shrines
- 22 Manna Vase Upgrades
- 12 Forgotten Remembrances
- 10 Lost Remains
More Guides:
- Boss Guide (All 24 Bosses)
- Endings Guide (All 4 Endings)
- NPC Questlines Guide (All 18 Questlines)