Ys X Proud Nordics has 56 achievements covering story progress, combat milestones, Journal completion, recapture battles, ship upgrades, collectibles, and full 100 percent tasks. Most unlock naturally through story progression, but true completion requires finishing every quest, filling every Journal category, mastering combat systems, and clearing Nightmare difficulty.

If you want 100 percent, you must explore everything, upgrade fully, and push every system to its limit.

Complete Achievement List And How To Unlock Them

MASTER OF NORDICS | Thoroughly read Adol Christin's book The North's Lost Paradise
Exceptional Adventurer | Achieve 100 percent overall discovery rate
Skilled Adventurer | Achieve 50 percent overall discovery rate
Renowned Contractor | Achieve 100 percent quest completion rate
Star of Sandras | Achieve 100 percent intimacy completion rate
Expanding Connections | Achieve 100 percent opening rate for Journal People
Diverse Dining Table | Achieve 100 percent opening rate for Journal Cooking
Battle Mania | Achieve 100 percent opening rate for Journal Battle
Fishing Master | Achieve 100 percent opening rate for Journal Fishing
Marine Biologist | Achieve 100 percent opening rate for Journal Marine Life
Norman Researcher | Achieve 100 percent opening rate for Journal Runestones
Casual Conversation | Listen to companions' conversations on the ship using the action menu
Can't Adventure on an Empty Stomach | Use adventure bento 10 times
Potion Drinker | Use bottle medicine 20 times
Red-Haired Adol | Thoroughly adventure with Adol
Azure Strike Karja | Thoroughly adventure with Karja
Fierce Duo | Achieve a total of 30 minutes in combo mode
Luxurious Shipboard Restaurant | Hold a maximum level meal party on the Sandras
Distant Exploration | Achieve a total travel distance of 300 Krimelye with Adol and Karja
Endless Voyage | Achieve a total travel distance of 1 000 Krimelye with the Sandras
Sturdy Shield | Successfully perform Just Guard 100 times
Swift Evasion | Successfully dodge 100 Speed Attacks
Skillful Martial Arts | Achieve 99CHAIN as the maximum Skill Chain
Sharp Mana User | Use Mana Action 2 000 times
Valiant Warship | Use EX Armament 100 times
Free Wind | Use Mana Sail 300 times
Shining Barrier | Achieve 30 minutes of Mana Barrier activation
Brave Warrior | Defeat 1 000 enemies
Greeger Killer | Defeat 500 Greegers
Great Battleship | Defeat 300 enemy ships or barrier pillars
Realm of the Heart Sea | Reach the maximum depth of Release Line
Vivid Abilities | Activate all Mana Abilities Valor, Fortitude, and Optimism
Dark Abilities | Activate all 10 types of Dark Mana Abilities
Ultimate Equipment | Enhance both strongest weapons and both strongest armors
Perfect Warship | Implement all Improvement and Training Plans for the Sandras excluding EX
Favorable Tailwind | Achieve level 10 maximum recapture tension gauge
A Splendid Recapture | Clear any recapture battle with S rank
King of Recapture | Achieve 100 percent recapture battle completion rate
Ship of Justice | Destroy all 3 disguised merchant ships
Pikkard Lovers | Give all Pikkards to Sash and complete the Pikkard collection
Unmatched Subjugator | Defeat Vermoz
Hero of Karnack | Achieve 100 percent rescue rate for Karnack residents
Conqueror of Nightmares | Reach the epilogue on Nightmare difficulty or higher
New Adventure | Start a new adventure
Assault | Clear Prologue Assault
Karnak | Clear Part I Karnack
Shield Brothers | Clear Part II Shield Brothers
Towards the Light | Clear Part III Towards the Light
White Darkness | Clear Part IV White Darkness
The Smoke of Counterattack | Clear Part V The Smoke of Counterattack
Mirror of the Sky | Clear Part VI Mirror of the Sky
The Great Battle of Flumen | Clear Part VII The Great Battle of Flumen
Lila | Clear Part VIII Lila
The Sea of Beginnings | Clear Part IX The Sea of Beginnings
The Lost Paradise of the Northerners | Clear Part X The Northman’s Lost Paradise and reach the epilogue
EX The Öland Island Incident | Defeat Yule the Ice Witch and clear the Öland Island Incident

What Takes The Longest

Journal completion and recapture battles are major time investments. You must fill every Journal category completely and clear all recapture battles for King of Recapture.

Discovery rate and quest completion require full map exploration and side quest tracking. Nightmare difficulty completion is required for Conqueror of Nightmares.

Ship upgrades and equipment enhancements require late game materials and careful resource use.

Final Blurb

Ys X Proud Nordics rewards full exploration, mastery of combat systems, and total completion of every Journal and recapture battle. Story progression achievements unlock naturally, but 100 percent requires careful tracking of quests, collectibles, and upgrades. Plan for a full second run if you miss anything, especially Nightmare difficulty.