Find out how you can get Treasure Scarp Scales in Sekiro: Shadows Never Die inthis guide. This includes locations to farm, its use, and where you can sell it.
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How to Farm Treasure Carp Scales
Loot Scales from Treasure Carp
Treasure Carp Scales are a currency that you can only get from killing rare Treasure Carp found in specific areas of the game. These large fish have pink scales running across their whole body, making them stand out in the water.
Carp Disappears if Not Killed Quickly
The Treasure Carp have no attacks, but they will try to escape when approached. Finish them off quickly or they'll disappear along with their precious scales.
How To Beat The Treasure Carp
The Treasure Carp's movement is quick and can dive into the water so it's quite difficult to attack. Acquiring the skill "Mibu Breathing Technique" allows breathing underwater, which can help with the fight with the Treasure Carp.
Treasure Carp Can Be Found in Specific Bodies of Water
Treasure Carp are abundant in the Hirata Estate, but they also show up in a few parts of the map. They don't show up in every body of water though.
Check Out How To Reach Hirata Estate Here!How to Get to the Hirata Estate
Traveling to the Hirata Estate requires the player to sacrifice the Young Lord's Bell Charm to the Buddha Statue in the Dilapidated Temple. You can get the Charm from an Old Woman in the Ashina Outskirts.
Free to Go Back to Hirata Estate
Although the Hirata Estate is part of a flashback section of the game, players are free to return to it any time through the Idol. This way, you can farm for scales and sell them for items any amount of times.
Check Out How To Fast Travel Here!Treasure Carp Scale Locations
Dragonspring - Hirata Estate
| Close Up View | How To Get |
|---|---|
 | Right side of the bridge (1 Carp) Treasure Carp to the right of the bridge near the cliff where the "Dragonspring - Hirata Estate" Sculptor's Idol is |
 | Back of the bridge (3 Carp) There are total of 3 Treasure Carp near the bridge a bit further from where the first Treasure Carp is located |
 | Enter the river from the left side of the bridge, and check the rocky area nearby. You can pick up the item on the ground to get the Treasure Carp scale |
Bamboo Thicket Slope - Hirata Estate
| Close Up View | How To Get |
|---|---|
 | From the bridge at the Bamboo Thicket Slope Sculptor's Idol (2 pieces) Proceed to the bridge where a half-naked enemy with a spear appears. There is a Treasure Carp on each side of the bridge. |
Riven Cave - Sunken Valley
| Close Up View | How To Get |
|---|---|
 | From the Riven Cave Sculptor's Idol (2 pieces) Search the valley's lake to find the Treasure Carp Scales you can loot from items found in the area. |
Ashina Castle (After Shinobi Army Attack)
| Close Up View | How To Get |
|---|---|
 | A Pond In The Ashina Castle (1 piece) Dive into the passage in the pond after crossing the bridge from the deserted prison. Then there is a Treasure Carp inside |
Ashina Depths - Fountainhead Palace
| Close Up View | How to Get |
|---|---|
 | From the idol, there is a giant lake that you can drop down to. You'll find 4 Treasure Carp in this area |
 | There are two pieces of Treasure Carp Scale that you can loot from the bottom of the lake. They're next to a treasure box |
 | Get 4 from the Caretaker in the feeding ground |
 | Found near a treasure box where you get the Water of the Palace |
Exchange Treasure Carp Scales for Items
Barter Scales to Pot Noble Creatures
The Treasure Carp Scales can be exchanged for a variety of items from Pot Noble creatures found in the game. The mysterious vendors are but a skeleton hand inside a blue pot.
Pot Noble Harunaga Location
You can find Pot Noble Harunaga in the shallows of the river in the Hirata Estate. Head to the right side of the river from the bridge before the Hirata Estate entrance.
Pot Noble Koremori Location
Pot Noble Koremori can be found at area accessed farther into the game. Head on over to Ashina Depths and to the Fountainhead Palace to find him.
Pot Noble Item List
| Item | Scales | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Divine Grass | 1 | A secret medicine that fully restores Vitality and cures all status abnormalities. |
| Withered Red Gourd | 2 | Reduces burn buildup and slightly increases burn resistance. It cannot heal the burn status abnormality, however. |
| Mask Fragment: Right | 7 | The original must have been broken into several pieces, and this fragment appears to be the right side of the mask. |
| Floating Passage Text | 5 | Compendium on the Combat Art, "Floating Passage.". Skill unlocked upon acquiring this item. |
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