The Tanto is one of the available ability groups in Assassin’s Creed Shadows that Naoe can use. The abilities of the Tanto range from various passive bonuses to new skills that allow you to enjoy the weapon in a new way. In this guide we’ll show you all of the available Tanto abilities and how you can unlock them.
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All Tanto Abilities
Below is a list of all Tanto abilities and their unlock conditions.
| Ability | Effect |
| Hidden Blade & Tanto Mastery | Increase Tanto Damage by 3% / 7% / 14% / 22% / 35% / 50% / 65%. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Spend 4 / 13 / 22 / 35 / 48 / 61 / 74 Mastery Points | |
| Ability | Effect |
| Gap Seeker | Increase Armor Piercing by 3% / 9% / 18%. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
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| Ability | Effect |
| Leap Strike | While holding Left-Click or Shift + Left-Click, press Dodge and a direction with W,A,S,D to leap toward the target and strike. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points | 1 Mastery Point |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 1 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Shadow Piercer | Throw the Tanto, then dash forward to stab the target and make them Vulnerable, dealing 40% ability damage with each strike. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points | 5 Mastery Point |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 1 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Backstabber | Increase damage from behind by 2% / 6% / 12%. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Condition | Spend 1 / 2 / 3 Mastery Points |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 2 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Escape Strike |
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| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
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| Knowledge Rank | Rank 2 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Shadow Barrage |
Naoe will automatically perform a quick evade before getting hit, lasting 20 seconds and up to 7 hits. Does not work on Grab attacks. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
4 Mastery Point |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 2 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Backstab |
Light Posture attacks that hit an enemy's back trigger Weak Point attacks. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
3 Mastery Point |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 2 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Blood Rush |
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| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
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| Knowledge Rank | Rank 3 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Invigorating Kill |
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| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
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| Knowledge Rank | Rank 3 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Back Breaker |
Posture attacks performed behind an enemy now have 100% Armor Piercing. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
3 Mastery Point |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 3 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Hidden Hand |
Sheath your Tanto and extend the Hidden Blade in its classic form to perform an Assassination while in combat. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
7 Mastery Point |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 4 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Shadow Reach |
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| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
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| Knowledge Rank | Rank 4 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Endless Barrage |
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| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
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| Knowledge Rank | Rank 4 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Critical Thinker |
Increase Critical Chance by 1% / 2% / 4%. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
Spend 1 / 2 / 3 Mastery Points |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 5 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Hidden Onslaught |
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| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
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| Knowledge Rank | Rank 5 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Contemplation | Increase Shadow Barrage duration by 10 seconds or up to 3 additional hits. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points | TBD |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 5 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Broken Spirit | Hidden Hand cannot be blocked or parried. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points | TBD |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 6 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Healthy Sting | Weakpoint Attacks triggered from behind an enemy restore 5% Health. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points | TBD |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 6 |
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How to Unlock Abilities
Abilities in Assassin’s Creed Shadows can be unlocked in various different ways ranging from increasing your Knowledge Rank, progressing in the story, or spending Mastery Points to unlock them. Abilities are a crucial part of the game, and you should always try and have the latest ability unlocked. You can always reset your Masteries at any time and decide to go with a different build, so do not be afraid of putting points into skills you aren’t sure you will use in the future, as you can respec easily.
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