Assassin’s Creed Shadows All Tanto Abilities

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.

All Tanto Abilities
How to Unlock Abilities

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
Spend 1 / 2 / 3 Mastery Points Knowledge Rank 1
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	Rank 1: While holding Left-Click or Shift + Left-Click, press Dodge to perform a strike and backward dodge. Rank 2: Increase Leap Strike damage by 30% and Escape Strike damage by 40%.
Unlock Conditions
Mastery Points	Rank 1: 2 Mastery Point Rank 2: 1 Mastery Points
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	Rank 1: Leap Strike and Escape Strike generate 25% of an Adrenaline Chunk on hit. Rank 2: Increase Leap Strike damage by 60% and Escape Strike damage by 60%.
Unlock Conditions
Mastery Points	Rank 1: 3 Mastery Point Rank 2: 1 Mastery Points
Knowledge Rank	Rank 3
Ability	Effect
Invigorating Kill	Rank 1: Shadow Piercer generates 80% of an Adrenaline Chunk on kill. Rank 2: Increase Shadow Piercer damage by 40%.
Unlock Conditions
Mastery Points	Rank 1: 5 Mastery Point Rank 2: 1 Mastery Points
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	Rank 1: Increase Shadow Piercer throw distance by 10 meters Rank 2: Increase Shadow Piercer damage by 60%.
Unlock Conditions
Mastery Points	Rank 1: 7 Mastery Point Rank 2: 1 Mastery Points
Knowledge Rank	Rank 4
Ability	Effect
Endless Barrage	Rank 1: Each kill while Shadow Barrage is active increases all damage by 5%. Rank 2: Increase Shadow Barrage duration by 5 seconds or up to 1 additional hits.
Unlock Conditions
Mastery Points	Rank 1: 3 Mastery Point Rank 2: 1 Mastery Points
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	Rank 1: +1 Health Segment removed when used against unaware enemies. Rank 2: +5% Cooldown Reduction with Hidden Hand.
Unlock Conditions
Mastery Points	Rank 1: 5 Mastery Point Rank 2: 1 Mastery Points
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

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.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows All Tanto Abilities

This guide will show you all of the available Tanto abilities in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

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