The Samurai is one of the available ability groups for Yasuke in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. The abilities in the Samurai group range from various passive bonuses to new skills that allow you to enjoy the game in a new way. In this guide we’ll show you all of the available Samurai abilities and how you can unlock them.
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All Samurai Abilities
Below is a list of all Samurai abilities and their unlock conditions.
| Ability | Effect |
| Samurai Mastery | Increase Health by 2% / 5% / 8% / 14%. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Spend 4 / 15 / 24 / 39 / 53 / 68 Mastery Points | |
| Ability | Effect |
| Regeneration |
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| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
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| Knowledge Rank | Rank 1 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Brutal Assassination | Press F on PC to perform Yasuke's own version of an Assassination and remove Health Segments. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points | 2 Mastery Points |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 1 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Link Attack | Swap weapons R on PC during a combo to transition into a quick attack while switching to your alternate weapon, extending your combo. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points | 2 Mastery Points |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 1 |
| Ability | Effect |
| War Kick | Perform a powerful kick on an enemy, dealing 20% ability damage and pushing them away. Half as effective on large enemies. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Condition | TBD |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 1 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Bull Rush |
While sprinting, regular enemies will be knocked back and some doors will break on impact. Half as effective on large enemies. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
TBD |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 1 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Improved Brutal Assassination |
Yasuke can now perform his Brutal Assassination against large enemies. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
2 Mastery Points |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 2 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Heavy Impact |
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| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
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| Knowledge Rank | Rank 2 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Crash Collision |
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| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
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| Knowledge Rank | Rank 2 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Vigor I (Samurai) |
Increase Yasuke's Adrenaline Chunks by 1. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
3 Mastery Points |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 2 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Stronger, Smarter... |
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| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
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| Knowledge Rank | Rank 3 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Assassination Damage I (Samurai) |
Yasuke removes 2 additional Health Segments with Assassinations. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
3 Mastery Points |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 3 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Impenetrable Defense |
Immediately counter every attack received for 20 seconds and up to 5 hits. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
4 Mastery Points |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 3 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Battle Cry |
Stagger all enemies within 10 meters of you. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
3 Mastery Points |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 3 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Big Impact |
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| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
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| Knowledge Rank | Rank 3 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Vigor II (Samurai) |
Increase Yasuke's Adrenaline Chunks by 1. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
5 Mastery Points |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 3 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Unbreachable Guard |
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| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
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| Knowledge Rank | Rank 4 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Defensive Breach |
+100% damage on enemy collisions. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
TBD |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 4 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Outnumbered |
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| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
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| Knowledge Rank | Rank 4 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Samurai Stand |
Enter a frenzy turning all your attacks into Posture attacks for 10 seconds. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
TBD |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 4 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Strength Builder |
Increase Damage per Filled Adrenaline Chunk by 1% / 3% / 6%. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
Spend 1 / 2 / 3 Mastery Points |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 5 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Assassination Damage II (Samurai) |
Yasuke removes 2 additional Health Segments with Assassinations. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
TBD |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 5 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Samurai Frenzy | When killing an enemy, Samurai Stand duration is increased by 3 seconds. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points | TBD |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 5 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Healing Shout |
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| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
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| Knowledge Rank | Rank 5 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Vigor III (Samurai) |
Increase Yasuke's Adrenaline Chunks by 1. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
TBD |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 5 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Absolute Protection |
Impenetrable Defense can now work against all Unstoppable Attacks, except Grab attacks. |
| Unlock Conditions | |
| Mastery Points |
TBD |
| Knowledge Rank | Rank 6 |
| Ability | Effect |
| Eternal Samurai |
While in Samurai Stand, Health is locked at 10%, causing all enemy attacks to be non-lethal. |
| 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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