If you’re hunting down legendary loot in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, then the castle areas will provide plenty of incredible weapons and armor for you to test. While fighting your way through these areas using Yasuke is a simple matter of relying on his powerful skills to slash through your adversaries, this will leave you wanted and may take time to clear everyone out.
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Where Is Saika Castle?
Saika Castle is in the southwestern section of Kii, directly south of Saika and west of Sazae Oni Shores.
The closest fast travel point is the Saika Kakurega, which is directly north of the castle entrance.
How To Find & Assassinate The First Samurai Daisho
Approach the castle from the north and you’ll see two guards standing next to the entrance. Luckily, this castle’s walls aren’t so tricky to scale, so you can pick your spot as to where you’d like to enter.
We’d recommend walking around the left side of the entrance and simply walking through the broken wall, then using your grappling hook to scale the tower next to you for a better view of the area.
Once you’re done looting the northeastern courtyard, continue along the wall to the south to enter a courtyard in the eastern section of the castle.
In this eastern courtyard, you’ll find the first Samurai Daisho inside a house, surrounded by a handful of guards.
- First, kill the patrolling guard who comes close to the wall near where you entered from the north.
- Next, open the door quietly and enter the house.
- Once inside the house, approach and assassinate the first Samurai Daisho.
How To Find & Assassinate The Second Samurai Daisho
From the eastern courtyard where the first Daisho met his end, head west where you’ll see the second Samurai Daisho inside the south-central courtyard of the castle.
The Daisho is mostly secluded on the edge of a small house next to a banister.
Wait for the guard on the opposite side of the Daisho to make his rounds and turn away, then air assassinate the second Daisho from the roof overlooking him.
How To Find & Assassinate The Third Samurai Daisho
With the second Samurai Daisho out of the way, turn your attention to the northwest of you, where you’ll see the central Saika Castle Courtyard with the Saika Tenshu (tower) in it.
Inspect the tower, and you’ll see a ton of enemies inside, including the third and final Samurai Daisho.
When you reach the Tenshu, climb to the top to collect the viewpoint first, then make your way down from the top. Assassinate the two guards on the top floor below the attic, then quietly make your way down to the floor below.
Quietly take out the first two guards circling the outside of the room, then lure the others out.
You’ll have to be crafty, but use Eagle Vision to keep an eye on your foes and hide in any area you can until you can single out and assassinate the final Daisho.
What Rewards Do You Get From Saika Castle?
With the third Daisho defeated, you can finish collecting the rest of the loot in this castle.
Side Loot
Here in Saika Castle, you’ll find a key that unlocks multiple doors containing loot.
- Key: In the northeastern corner of the castle is a courtyard with a key guarded by two men. Defeat them and take the key.
- First Door: In the same northeastern courtyard where you found the key is a small locked shed containing three chests, two small resource batches, and two large resource piles you can smuggle.
- Second Door: In the southeastern courtyard near where you killed the first Daisho, there’s a shed guarded by at least four guards containing three chests, two small resource nodes, and two large resource piles to smuggle
Aside from the key and its doors, you’ll also find additional loot scattered throughout.
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Additional Loot:
- In the eastern courtyard in the house where you killed the first Samurai Daisho is a large chest with a smaller chest in the room beside it.
- In the central courtyard’s Tenshu, in the basement where the Legendary Chest is, you’ll find three chests, six bundles of resources, and two large piles of resources to smuggle.
Legendary Chest
In the central courtyard’s Tenshu, once you kill the final Daisho, and fight your way through the floors below, head to the basement to find the Legendary Chest waiting for you.
Inside you’ll find:
- An Engraving
- 3,000 exp
- The Tale Smasher Legendary Kanabo for Yasuke
Synchronization Viewpoint
In the central courtyard of the castle, you’ll find the Saika Tenshu. Scale it while on your way to the final Daisho to collect the synchronization viewpoint and a fast travel point.
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