Assassin's Creed Shadows Guide | Best Gear To Find Early

To be able to equip all the engravable perks onto your gears and customize your abilities, you'll need to have a complete set of legendary gear, and some of the best legendary gear can be found very early on in the beginning section of the map.

Here's how you can find the best gear early in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Bloodshade Katana

To find this Katana, start from the Osaka Tenchu fast travel point. You'll see a boat on the west side of Osaka. Swim and climb the back end of this boat. Sneak your way to the loot room, climb the ladder, and collect the Katana without killing any enemies. The Bloodshade Katana will inflict afflictions on enemies.

Egon Sunset

Go to Tezuku's lair, located southwest of the bamboo cutter watchtower. Clear out the camp before looting the Tanto. 

Peasant Hat

You can find the Peasant Hat in Tekhet Suki Castle. Make your way to the center of the castle by clearing the outer area first by killing all the patrolling daimyos. There can be more than two daimyos, so make sure you clear them first before looting the Peasant Hat. You'll find the chest containing the hat by climbing the tallest building.

The Tools Master Gear

Fast travel to Katana Castle and clear all the enemies in that location. Once you're done clearing all the enemies, climb the tall building and loot the chest containing the legendary armor. The armor has a powerful passive ability that allows you to throw out your Kunai during an assassination. 

This can synergize with the double assassination perk and can be a deadly combo when taking out groups of enemies.

The Two Trinkets

You can find Amaterasu's Trinket comparatively earlier than the other, which is located in the Old Kofun near an island in Sakai. Navigate your way through a small opening in front of the cave and crawl under the hole, which will lead you directly to the Trinket. 

This Trinket gives 10 percent more damage per unused ability slot and is recommended when you have a lower-level character to get that extra damage boost.

Atakamaru's Battlecry Trinket can be found in the Koriyama Camp, which can be entered following the road on the way up to the mountains that leads to the Mugi Lands Tower fast travel point that can be located by zooming in on the North side of the map. You can find the chest containing the loot inside a pit in the center of the camp.

Make sure to clear out the elite enemies before looting the chest. This Trinket gives one percent health per mastery point in Shinobi. After you have found the second Trinket, you can swap between them to match your playstyle.

These legendary gear pieces will give you an advantage and help you get through difficult missions in the beginning sections of the game with ease. 

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