Assassin’s Creed Shadowshas many different weapons available to its two protagonists, but Naoe gets some extra Shinobi tools in her arsenal that can be lethal when built around. Naoe can certainly hold her own in combat, but is better suited to the stealth approach thanks to her Assassin, Shinobi, Tanto, and Tools skill trees.
The first tool Naoe gets access to is the Kunai, a lethal thrown blade that canmake taking over camps and castles trivial with the right combination of abilities and gear. Prioritize unlocking these abilities early on; you’ll never have to leave cover when taking out your targets.
Best Skills For a Kunai Naoe Build
Learn These To Get Almost Endless One-Shot Kunai
If you want to build around Naoe’s Kunai,you’ll need to spend most of your mastery points in the Tools masterytree.Don’t ignore other skills completely as they have powerful abilities, especially Assassin and Katana, but prioritize tools first.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows: 10 Best Skills To Unlock First
If you are just starting out in Assassin’s Creed Shadows and need to know what skills to go for first, here are our suggestions for the ones to grab.
Whenever you can,upgrade the Kunai Assassination Damage on the mastery tree. This will let you performassassinations throughoutAssassin’s Creed Shadowson all types of enemies, so you never have to risk leaving cover to get a kill. Pair that with the Everlast ability, and upgrade the Large Tool Bag to get more Kunai, and you’ll never find yourself without one. Here are all the Tool abilities you should focus on upgrading as soon as possible to strengthen your Kunai:
Knowledge Rank 6
Larger Tool Bag I
Increase maximum capacity for all tools. +1 Kunai, +1 Shuriken, +1 Smoke Bomb, +1 Shinobi Bell
Knowledge Rank 2; 2 Mastery Points
Larger Tool Bag II
Increase maximum capacity for all tools. +1 Kunai, +2 Shuriken, +1 Smoke Bomb, +2 Shinobi Bell
Knowledge Rank 4; 3 Mastery Points
Everlast
Kunai can no longer break on hard impact and can be retrieved indefinitely
Increase damage with Tools by 3, 9, and 18 percent
Knowledge Rank 1; 1,2,3 Mastery Points respectively
Tools Mastery
Chance to refill a Tool on use, 1 percent increase per unlock
Best Gear For a Kunai Naoe Build
Light Armor Options To Improve Your Tools
Thebest light armor option for a Kunai build is the Tools Master Gear.I picked this up from the legendary chest in Katano Castle, which only requires taking out two Samurai Daisho, and I haven’t swapped it for anything since. Not only does the Tools Master Gear look the part, with Naoe covered in kunai, shuriken, and bombs, but it also has aspecial engraving that throws a kunaiat the closest enemy after you perform an Assassination. That, combined with the improved Kunai assassination skill, is another way to get a double assassination on an enemy further away.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows: How To Get More Gold (Mon)
Stocking up on mon in Assassin’s Creed Shadows may seem tedious, but there are a few ways you can guarantee full pockets throughout the game.
You can choose whatever headgear you like to pair with the Tools Master Gear, but youshould work towards getting the Tatsu’s Triumph legendary trinket.This trinket will improve your tool damage based on the number of points you’ve spent in the Tools mastery tree, which will boost your Kunai damage massively the more you progress. You can find this in a hidden chest in Ogura Peak, Yamahsiro Region.
The smoke bombs and shinobi bell aren’t as reliable or strong inShadowsas other tools, so only use mastery points on them if you really want to.
Kunai quickly became my favorite weapon for Naoe early on inAssassin’s CreedShadows, thanks in part to having access to it once the prologue was over. After finding the right gear and investing some mastery points into the tools tree, it becomes one of the most powerful weapons Naoe has access to. It also makes clearing out large enemy bases much easier and more satisfying.
