Best Skills to Get First for Yasuke in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

In Assassin's Creed Shadows, dual protagonists offer diverse approaches to challenges, and skill selection significantly impacts your effectiveness. For players eager to optimize Yasuke early on, here are some top skill choices:

Recommended Early Skills for Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows

Long Katana

• Sheathed Attack: Long Katana Passive (Knowledge Rank 1, 2 Mastery Points)
• Riposte: Long Katana Passive (Knowledge Rank 1, 2 Mastery Points)
• Energizing Defense: Long Katana Passive (Knowledge Rank 2, 2 Mastery Points)
• Payback: Long Katana Ability (Knowledge Rank 3, 5 Mastery Points)

This combination allows for strong defense, punishing counterattacks, and health regeneration, ensuring survivability in combat.

Naginata

• Far Reach: Naginata Passive (Knowledge Rank 1, 2 Mastery Points)
• One Man Army: Global Passive (Knowledge Rank 1, 1/2/3 Mastery Points)
• Lethal Reach: Naginata Passive (Knowledge Rank 3, 2 Mastery Points)
• Impale: Naginata Ability (Knowledge Rank 3, 5 Mastery Points)

This setup excels against groups, maximizing damage and critical hit chances while controlling enemy positioning. Impale is particularly useful for crowd control.

Kanabo

• Forward Momentum: Kanabo Passive (Knowledge Rank 1, 1 Mastery Point)
• Spine Breaker: Kanabo Ability (Knowledge Rank 1, 3 Mastery Points)
• Power Surge: Kanabo Passive (Knowledge Rank 2, 3 Mastery Points)
• Crushing Shockwave: Kanabo Ability (Knowledge Rank 3, 5 Mastery Points)

This skill set prioritizes power and speed, enabling rapid enemy elimination. Crushing Shockwave handles crowds, while Spine Breaker provides opportunities for recovery.

Teppo

• Steady Hand: Teppo Passive (Knowledge Rank 1, 2 Mastery Points)
• Armor Damage: Global Passive (Knowledge Rank 1, 1/2/3 Mastery Points)
• Concentration: Teppo Passive (Knowledge Rank 2, 2 Mastery Points)
• Teppo Tempo: Teppo Passive (Knowledge Rank 2, 1 Mastery Point)
• Explosive Surprise: Teppo Ability (Knowledge Rank 3, 3 Mastery Points)
• Reload Speed: Teppo Passive (Knowledge Rank 3, 1/2/3 Mastery Points)

This build leverages the Teppo's high damage output, enhanced by improved accuracy, reload speed, and tactical abilities.

Samurai

• Brutal Assassination: Samurai Passive (Knowledge Rank 1, 2 Mastery Points)
• Regeneration: Global Passive (Knowledge Rank 1, 1/2/3 Mastery Points)
• Improved Brutal Assassination: Samurai Passive (Knowledge Rank 2, 2 Mastery Points)
• Assassination Damage I: Samurai Passive (Knowledge Rank 3, 3 Mastery Points)
• Impenetrable Defense: Samurai Ability (Knowledge Rank 3, 4 Mastery Points)

This focuses on assassinations, enhanced by increased damage and health regeneration per kill. Impenetrable Defense offers crucial defensive support.

Bow

• Swift Hand: Bow Passive (Knowledge Rank 1, 1/2/3 Mastery Points)
• Marksman’s Shot: Bow Passive (Knowledge Rank 1, 1 Mastery Point)
• Larger Quiver I: Bow Passive (Knowledge Rank 2, 3 Mastery Points)
• Silent Arrows: Bow Passive (Knowledge Rank 2, 2 Mastery Points)
• Kyudo Master: Bow Passive (Knowledge Rank 3, 2 Mastery Points)
• Silent Arrows II: Bow Passive (Knowledge Rank 3, 3 Mastery Points)

This skill set enhances stealth and ranged combat effectiveness, improving draw speed, arrow capacity, and silent takedowns.

This guide covers the best early skills for Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows. For more game assistance, explore The Escapist's other resources.