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Used to break shields; also found in Hirata Estate inside a small shrine. 3. Prayer Beads or Gourd Seeds

In version 1.02, many players were just starting out and looking for the "proper" tools to beat early bosses like the Chained Ogre:

Sold by the Dungeon Memorial Mob near the Abandoned Dungeon Entrance for 5,000 Sen. 2. Key Prosthetic "Pieces" (Early Game) sekiro-shadows-die-twice-v1-02

If you're looking to increase your health ("properly" buffing your character), you need (found after mini-bosses) or Gourd Seeds (to increase your healing flask uses).

If you are looking for a "piece" to complete a larger set, it's likely one of the three fragments of the Dancing Dragon Mask : Used to break shields; also found in Hirata

Sold by Pot Noble Kormori at Fountainhead Palace for 12 Treasure Carp Scales.

The "proper piece" for dealing with red-eyed enemies; found in a campfire in Hirata Estate . The "proper piece" for dealing with red-eyed enemies;

Are you trying to find a specific item to progress past a certain boss? Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - Walkthrough Part 1: Shinobi