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.

A cinematic image of Naoe looking forward in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

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.

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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.

Naoe uses her katana to stab a foe in the shoulder in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

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.

Naoe swings her kusarigama against an armored foe in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, sending layers of sakura petals flying through the air.

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.

Naoe uses her tanto to stab an enemy in the back in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

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.

Naoe uses a smoke bomb to disorient an opponent in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

Naoe grabs an enemy from behind in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

Naoe leans over a fallen opponent after stabbing him with her hidden blade in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.