What are the best Silent Hill f Omamori? Silent Hill f remains a Silent Hill game at its core, but its new setting also introduces some brand-new mechanics. Traditionally, Omamori are Japanese amulets offered at shrines to bring luck, as that's exactly what they do in Silent Hill f, narratively speaking, allowing you to more easily defeat enemies or heal up faster.
By equipping one of a range of Silent Hill f Omamori, you can buff Hinako's survivability and stats in the horror game, making combat a little easier. You have three base stats in Silent Hill f: health, stamina, and sanity; while an additional focus ability lets you deal more damage. These are primarily the areas affected by Omamori, so you can tweak your build of the best Omamori to suit your playstyle and those stats you find most important, and you can use Silent Hill f Ema to unlock additional Omamori slots.
Best Silent Hill f Omamori
The best Omamari to equip in Silent Hill f are:
- Whale
- Bull
- Sakura
- Pine
- Tanuki
Whale
Fortunately, the Whale is one of the first Omamori's you come across in Ebisugaoka, and is one of the best to equip early on in the game since it grants the ability to heal without being interrupted by normal attacks. The further you progress and the more you become used to the game's combat, the less useful you may find it, but it has massive value in the first few hours.
Bull
In contrast, the Bull is one you won't want until a little later, but since you don't find it until the Worship Hall Dark Shrine puzzle, you may want to equip it as soon as you get it. This Omamori reduces the stamina consumed by heavy attacks, and, since these deal significantly more damage, you want to be able to land as many as possible before recharging.
Sakura
Obtaining the Sakura Omamori sadly relies on luck, as it can only be obtained from a Hokora. If you get it, though, and have multiple Omamori slots unlocked, equip it. It enhances the effects of both health items and other Omamoris, making it undoubtedly one of the best buffs to have.
Pine
When you're ready to swap out the Whale, it's definitely worth considering the Pine Omamori, as it increases your max health. With so many combat encounters in Silent Hill f, get every bit of max health you can.
Tanuki
Another of the Hokora Omamori, Tanuki is excellent if you're lucky enough to get it, as it turns physical damage into sanity loss instead. Of course, this can still kill Hinako, but if you find your sanity doesn't get impacted much, or you have a lot of Sanity restoration items, this could be a great Omamori to equip for a while.
All hidden Omamori locations
| Omamori | Use | Location |
| Whale | When using a restorative item, you will not be interrupted by normal attacks | At the back of the first house you can enter. You need a key from inside the house. |
| Cat | Greatly decreases the damage taken when dodging | Shrine Path - complete the Ema puzzle |
| Pine | Increases max health | Outside a farmhouse in front of the scarecrow fields. |
| Hawk | Greatly decreases focus charge time |
Northwest of the Otherworld corridors. |
| Wolf | Deals additional damage when using weapons with high durability - only effective on weapons with durability. | In the southwest corner during the first Worship Hall puzzle. |
| Bull | Greatly decreases stamina consumed by heavy and charged attacks. | Behind the locker room during the Worship Hall puzzle. |
| Horse | Greatly decreases the amount of Stamina consumed when sprinting in fights. | On the Mountain Path. |
| Crow | Slightly restores health after defeating an enemy. | Behind a door to the west of the main hall in the Ritual Chamber puzzle. |
| Suzuran | Perfect dodges are easier to perform. | Behind a shed east of Shu's house. |
| Cuckoo | Greatly increases damage inflicted while in a near-death state. | In the hallway near Hinako's room in Shimizu Residence III. |
| Spider | Greatly decreases weapon durability consumption from performing light attacks. | Behind the Chizuruya during Fog chase. |
| Hound | Slightly restores current max sanity after defeating an enemy | The first room on the right after the main room, during the Mural crest puzzle. |
| Shrew Mole | Dodging does not consume Stamina while in a near-death state. | South of the Shrine Vault in NG+ |
| Rabbit | Heavy Attack immediately after a Perfect Dodge to deal a powerful Counter. This Counter greatly consumes Stamina. | In Ebisguaoka Middle School in NG+ |
| Goat | Take less damage when facing multiple enemies. Scales with the number of enemies. | With the Mountain Key in NG+ |
| Swallow | Performing a Counter without using Focus increases damage inflicted. Stacks up to five times and resets when damage is taken. | In a room south of Rinko's cage in NG+ |
| Blessed Hand Mirror | When taking fatal damage from normal attacks, this mirror will break instead. Health, Sanity, and Stamina will be fully restored. | In the Dark Shrine corridors section. |
All Shrine Omamori
| Omamori | Effect |
| Bamboo | Increases Max Sanity. |
| Bear | Greatly increases stun power when weapon durability is low |
| Beetle | Greatly increases damage inflicted to stunned enemies. |
| Boar | Greatly increases Stamina recovery speed and greatly shortens Out of Breath duration. |
| Butterfly | Greatly decreases stamina consumed by dodging, but you're unable to dodge continuously |
| Camel | Decreases current Max Sanity consumed by Charged Attacks. |
| Clam | Decreases enemy line of sight |
| Crab | Weapon durability does not decrease when using focus |
| Daisy | Sanity and Stamina are unlimited, but Hinako will die instantly from any physical damage. |
| Dolphin | Slightly restores current Max Sanity after a Perfect Dodge. |
| Elephant | Prevents Staggering from normal attacks, but greatly increases damage taken. |
| Kudzu Leaf | Increases Max Health, Sanity, and Stamina. |
| Mantis | Slightly restores health after each successful counter |
| Otter | Restores spare weapons' durability upon defeating an enemy |
| Owl | Greatly decreases sanity consumption when using focus |
| Peony | Slightly restores health upon picking up food items |
| Plum | Increases max stamina |
| Sakura | Enhances the effects of health items and Omamoris |
| Serpent | Will automatically perform a Counter when the visual hint appears, but consumes Max Sanity when activated. When equipping, Sanity will also recover at a slower rate. |
| Swordfish | After countering an attack, Stamina will not be consumed for a set time. |
| Tanuki | Turns physical damage received into Sanity damage. |
| Turtle | Greatly decreases damage taken at full Health. |
| Weasel | Greatly increases damage dealt by normal attacks, but Hinako will no longer be able to stun enemies. |
| Willow | Enhances the effects of items and Omamoris that restore Sanity. |
How to unlock more Omamori slots
You can unlock up to two additional Omamori slots using an Ema and between 1,500 and 3,000 Faith. Use an Ema and your Faith at a Hokora to unlock a new Omamori slot.
Since Omamori are incredibly useful, unlocking new slots is expensive and Ema are not easy to find. That said, once you have a few decent Omamori, we recommend spending your Faith on unlocking a new slot over rolling new Omamori. It's also worth balancing this decision with using Ema to increase your health.
How to equip Omamori
To equip or change your Omamori, open the pause menu and head to the 'Equipment' section. You don't need to be at a Hokora to change your Omamori, so you can do so at any time - or during any fight.
Sadly, Silent Hill f Omamori only really help in combat and can't help you solve puzzles. Thankfully, you have us for that, and we've got guides on how to escape the scarecrow field, the Silent Hill f puzzle box solution, and more. Plus, read our Silent Hill f review to find out what we think of the game.