In *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*, players can choose between Yasuke and Naoe, each offering unique approaches to tackling challenges. Here's a comprehensive guide on all the tools available in the game and how to upgrade them to enhance your gameplay experience.
All Tools in Assassin’s Creed Shadows
In *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*, players can access a total of five different tools, with two unlocked through story progression. These tools are essential for various gameplay mechanics, enhancing both stealth and combat scenarios.
Grappling Hook
Naoe's Grappling Hook is a vital tool for exploration, allowing her to latch onto structures and ascend without using handholds. It's perfect for scouting enemy positions and quickly reaching high vantage points. Additionally, it can be used to swing across large gaps, making navigation more fluid and dynamic.
Kunai
The Kunai is a powerful throwing knife that delivers significant damage. It's ideal for stealth kills on common enemies. However, to effectively take down armored foes, upgrades are necessary to enhance its damage and armor-piercing capabilities.
Smoke Bomb
The Smoke Bomb is a versatile tool that creates a smoke cloud upon impact, serving both defensive and offensive purposes. It can break enemy sightlines for quick escapes or be used in combat to disorient foes, setting up perfect opportunities for assassinations and dealing rapid damage.
Shuriken
The Shuriken, a classic ninja weapon, is crucial for navigating guarded areas. While it may not deal as much damage as the Kunai, it can stagger enemies and trigger environmental interactions, such as disabling alarms or igniting explosives. Its silent nature makes it ideal for stealth operations, and upgrades can enhance its ricochet ability for increased damage.
Shinobi Bell
For players who prefer diversion over direct confrontation, the Shinobi Bell is invaluable. When thrown, it attracts the attention of nearby enemies, creating opportunities for stealth maneuvers or crowd control. Upgrades can increase its range and effectiveness, making it an even more potent tool for distraction.
How to Upgrade Tools in Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Upgrading tools in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows* involves using Mastery Points in the Tools skill tree. Most tools require unlocking before upgrading, except for the Grappling Hook.
Grappling Hook
The Grappling Hook's sole upgrade, Ascension Boost, is found in the Shinobi Tree. For 2 Mastery Points at Knowledge Rank 2, this upgrade significantly speeds up Naoe's climbing, making ascents quicker and stealthier.
Kunai
To maximize the Kunai's effectiveness, focus on Kunai Assassination Damage upgrades to remove more health segments per throw. Enhance its armor-piercing ability with the Armor Piercing passive skill, and use Everlast to ensure the Kunai can be retrieved without breaking.
Smoke Bomb
After unlocking the Smoke Bomb, extend its duration with the Enduring Haze upgrade, granting an additional 10 seconds of cover. The Widespread upgrade expands the smoke's area of effect, further enhancing its utility in both stealth and combat situations.
Shuriken
Upgrade the Shuriken with Bank Shot to enable ricocheting between targets, with damage increasing at each level. Triple Threat allows you to throw three Shurikens at once for the cost of one, offering more options in both stealth and combat.
Shinobi Bell
Improve the Shinobi Bell's distraction capabilities with the Golden Bell upgrade, making it more effective at drawing enemy attention. Follow up with Louder Chimes to increase its effective radius by five meters, allowing for greater crowd control with a single throw.
That's all you need to know about the tools and their upgrades in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*. For further guidance on the game, visit The Escapist.
*Assassin’s Creed Shadows* is available now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
