If you want to go the traditional route and max out your katana, Naoe’s your girl.
In this guide, we’ll outline thebest Naoe Mastery skillsyou should be prioritising in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Knowledge Ranks are gained by exploring the world and taking on side objectives.

No boss will be able to hit you, as long as your timing is good.
Not only does this weapon look cool, but it’s a brutally effective form of crowd-control.
This lasts 20 seconds and works for up to 7 hits, but not on Grab attacks.

This is also a helpful tool for escaping overwhelming fights with opponents who are higher level than you.
Each tier removes an additional health segment from any enemy you hit.
Best Shinobi Skils
At first it might seem like the shinobi and assassin Mastery trees are redundant.

I use this a lot whenever I’m trying to sneak through a castle.
AndQuick Knock Out(Knowledge Rank 5 required) lets you perform this succession of moves even swifter.
The skills here are more standalone and less interconnected than in other Mastery trees.

Each of these removes an additional health segment from an enemy whenever you assassinate them.
The Hidden Blade skill branch offers two alternate options if you don’t want to invest in pure damage.
If you prefer a challenge, however, you probably haven’t touched that option.

This isn’t only a cool-looking attack ability, it’s also excellent for mobility.
In my opinion, though, Rush Assassinate is more useful, and worth saving up towards.


