Assassin’s Creed Shadows Path of Valor Walkthrough

The massive map in Assassin’s Creed Shadows is full of stuff to do. Most involve infiltrating locations to take on enemies and grab loot. However, there are four challenges in the game that test your navigation and parkour skills – each one beginning with the words ‘Path of’.

Naoe with a hood on in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

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The Path of Valor is likely the first one you’ll tackle when you play Assassin’s Creed Shadows. You need to know where the starting point is, how to run through all of it, and what the reward for completing it is. We have all the details you need to know below.

How To Start Path Of Valor

You can find the Path of Valor northwest of Senri Hills, by the viewpoint there. Run up to some yellow-painted rocks to find the starting point.

Like all Path of challenges in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, you need to be playing as Naoe to complete Path of Valor.

Walkthrough

A grapple point on a tree in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

First, follow the yellow markings and swing over the tree using the grapple. Then, climb up and follow a path slightly left, up more rocks. Now, head left, jump onto a branch and up the yellow-painted rocks you’ll see in front of you.

A rope to walk across in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Then, swing over the gap and up the cliff face before going forward and over a rope there. This is why you need to be playing as Naoe instead of Yasuke.

Naoe sliding down a hill in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

After that, head left and slide down the stone hill. Keep following path and jump over to a branch coming out of a cliff. You’ll then be able to use handholds to jump across left and drop onto another slope you can slide down.

Take an immediate right and climb up the rock face. Now, run along a fallen tree and jump onto the branch. Swing over with a grapple and then across another rope