Best Naoe Abilities To Unlock Early In Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Feral Outburst

(5 Mastery Points || Knowledge Rank 1)

Naoe dashes towards an enemy and launches a flurry of slashes.

Quick Strike

(1 Mastery Point || Knowledge Rank 2)

Pause after a strike to launch 2 strikes in quick succession.

Cyclone Blast

(7 Mastery Points || Knowledge Rank 3)

Launch the Kusarigama in circles, pushing back enemies and dealing 8% ability damage per hit.

Shadow Piercer

(5 Mastery Points || Knowledge Rank 1)

Launch Tanto at an enemy, and quickly follow up with devastating strikes dealing 40% ability damage.

Leap Strike

(1 Mastery Point || Knowledge Rank 1)

Hold the attack button and use directional dodge to leap in the direction of an enemy to strike them.

Escape Strike

(2 Mastery Points || Knowledge Rank 2)

Hold the attack button and use the dodge button to strike an enemy, and follow it up by dashing away from them. (Leap Strike is a requirement)

Shadow Barrage

(4 Mastery Points || Knowledge Rank 2)

Naoe will enter a state of hyper-awareness, allowing her to automatically dodge all attacks and launch up to 7 hits on enemies for 20 seconds.

Smoke Bomb

(1 Mastery Point || Knowledge Rank 1)

Throw a smoke bomb within a designated radius to break enemies’ line of sight.

Kunai Assassination Damage I

(3 Mastery Points || Knowledge Rank 2)

Removes an additional chunk of health from enemies hit with Naoe’s kunai.

Shinobi Bell

(1 Mastery Point || Knowledge Rank 2)

Allow Naoe to throw a bell and distract enemies.

Shallow Water Breathing

(1 Mastery Point || Knowledge Rank 1)

Allows Naoe to breathe through a reed while staying still in shallow water.

Ascension Boost

(2 Mastery Points || Knowledge Rank 2)

Naoe can climb much faster while using the Grappling Hook.

Igan Roll

(1 Mastery Point || Knowledge Rank 2)

While falling, players can now hold the dodge button before landing to break the fall.

Shoji Door Assassination

(2 Mastery Points || Knowledge Rank 1)

Allows Naoe to assassinate enemies through shoji panel doors with her katana.

Double Assassinate

(3 Mastery Points || Knowledge Rank 2)

Naoe will be able to assassinate two enemies standing close together.

Assassination Damage I

(1 Mastery Point || Knowledge Rank 2)

Assassinations remove 1 additional chunk of health.