Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy contains 8 Blade Locations (9 with Pre-Order DLC). Finding all Blades is needed for the Plunderer & Adaptable trophy / achievement.
None of them are missable, you can still find them after the story in Chapter Select. It also shows trackers in Chapter Select how many you found. They can also be equipped in the “Sophia” menu below the skills.
For an All-in-One guide by Chapter that includes all Collectible Types, refer to Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Collectible Guide.
Chapter 1: Blood ties
Blade #1: Rusty Sword
Automatic story-related unlock. It’s counted toward the chapter tracker as soon as starting the game.
Chapter 2: Felons
Blade #2: Falchion (also “Hero’s Blade” DLC sword if you have the Heritage Pack Pre-Order DLC)
Sub-Chapter: 2 – The carnival
Objective: Follow the pieces of cloth to the church
Automatic story reward when you interact with the barrel by the boat. If you pre-ordered the game for the “Heritage Pack” DLC, you will get an extra weapon here called “Hero’s Blade”. This DLC weapon isn’t needed for trophies/achievements. You also unlock the Grapnel (tool) here to climb walls with 
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Chapter 4: From Hell It rose
Blade #3: Kopis
Sub-Chapter: 3 – Puzzles and traps
Objective: Progress through the Trial
After making it through a series of spike trap puzzles, you’ll go through a big open room where Leni shines a mirror to show you the path through the traps. After this room you will escape from some falling ceiling spikes. Then squeeze through the next gap. Now interact with the pedestal to open the tomb, go down and open the big chest.
Chapter 5: Desolation it wrought
Blade #4: Greek Sword
Sub-Chapter: 3 – The four symbols
Objective: Find the second symbol
When you reach the room with 4 pedestals and a locked gate, look up over the exits to see a symbol above each exit. Take the exit with the icon that looks like an “O” with 3 lines.
Go over the bridge, go up the left and drop down the cliff to the enemies. After defeating them, you’ll see a big green gate. DON’T go to the gate yet, instead take the opposite path to find an abandoned camp with a bull pillar. Climb up the ruins across from the bull pillar.
This leads to the top of the ruins. On top the ruins you will see 4 greenish floor plates. Stand on the one closest to the Resonance Point (near end of the left pillar). Then you must shine the 3 colored lights from the sphere and align them with the bull pillar. Hold 
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to switch to the 3 lights > 
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to rotate. They must align with the colored gems on the pillar. Then the axe symbol on the floor opens up to reveal a staircase into a crypt, open the big chest in it.
Chapter 6: What lies beneath
Blade #5: Sica & Bull Pillar Puzzle
Sub-Chapter: 5 – The Architect
Objective: Find a way to the surface
At the start of the chapter you will get a cutscene where you approach a petrified person at a cliff. After the cutscene, turn to your right and go through the first green gate. It leads to a dark corridor (story path). Here enter the small tunnel on the left to reach a room with another bull pillar. There are platforms with light shining on them. Jump on the first lit platform on the left and use the sphere to align the lights (Green = below bull pillar, Blue = below the pillar you stand on, Red = pillar in back right, the light will reflect back to a mirror). This opens the tomb, go in and open the chest.
Chapter 7: Death It sowed
Blade #6: Khopesh
Sub-Chapter: 2 – The whole damn army
Objective: Reach the black temple
After going through a dark underground section, you reach a big open area. From where you exit the underground section, head left to find a bull pillar. Use the sphere to open it and find the chest.
Chapter 9: Light will save us
Blade #7: Broken Spear
Sub-Chapter: 4 – Hunted
Objective: Follow the lights to the palace
When you start this sub-chapter, you see a man running towards you, and he gets grabbed by the monster. Here, immediately turn left and take the leftmost path and climb up the ledge. You will see a bull pillar. Go downstairs into the chamber and open the chest to find the blade.
Chapter 10: Parallel paths
Blade #8: Xiphos
Sub-Chapter: 2 – In the plunderers’ wake
Objective: Find a way inside the mountain
From the start of the Sub-Chapter, reach the far right corner of the area to find a cave opening. Go through the cave, at the end use the grappling hook to pull yourself up. You’ll reach another bull statue. First, destroy the vases in the area to reveal the blue gem underneath. Then use the pedestal in front of the statue to turn on the lights. Then get onto the light platform in the right corner and align the lights (Red = Left / Green = Middle / Blue = Right, hidden below vase). This opens the crypt in front of the pedestal, drop down and open the chest.
That’s all of the Blades. Remember to do 1 kill with each Blade for the Adaptable trophy / achievement.
For all other collectible types, check out the complete Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Collectibles Guide.
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