How to Unlock All Tanto Skills for Naoe in Assassin's Creed Shadows

Knowledge Rank 2 introduces skills that enhance Naoe's stealth and evasive capabilities:

• Backstabber:
  • Function: Increases damage from behind by 2%.
  • Nodes: Three.
  • Type: Global Passive.
• Escape Strike:
  • Function: allows Naoe to strike and do a backward dodge.
  • Nodes: Two.
  • Type: Tanto Passive.
• Shadow Barrage:
  • Function: Naoe performs an automatic evade before getting hit.
  • Nodes: One.
  • Type: Tanto Active.
• Backstab:
  • Function: Light Posture Attacks that hit an enemy’s back trigger Weak Point Attacks.
  • Nodes: One.
  • Type: Tanto Passive.

Knowledge Rank 3: Adrenaline and Armor Piercing

Knowledge Rank 3 focuses on adrenaline generation and armor piercing:

• Blood Rush:
  • Function: Leap Strike and Escape Strike generate 25% of an adrenaline chunk on hit.
  • Nodes: Two.
  • Type: Tanto Passive.
• Invigorating Kill:
  • Function: Shadow Piercer generates 80% of an adrenaline chunk on kill.
  • Nodes: Two.
  • Type: Tanto Passive.
• Back Breaker:
  • Function: Posture attacks performed behind an enemy now have 100% armor-piercing.
  • Nodes: One.
  • Type: Tanto Passive.

Knowledge Rank 4: Expanding Combat Options

Knowledge Rank 4 expands Naoe's combat options with new active and passive skills:

• Hidden Hand:
  • Function: Sheath your Tanto and extend the Hidden Blade in its classic form to perform an Assassination while in combat.
  • Nodes: One.
  • Type: Tanto Active.
• Shadow Reach:
  • Function: Increase Shadow Piercer throw distance by 10 meters.
  • Nodes: Two.
  • Type: Tanto Passive.
• Endless Barrage:
  • Function: Each kill while Shadow Barrage is active increases all damage by 5%.
  • Nodes: Two.
  • Type: Tanto Passive.

Knowledge Rank 5: Critical Strikes and Hidden Onslaught

Knowledge Rank 5 focuses on critical strikes and hidden onslaught:

• Critical Thinker:
  • Function: Increase critical chance by 1%.
  • Nodes: Three.
  • Type: Global Passive.
• Hidden Onslaught:
  • Function: +1 Health Segment removed when used against unaware enemies.
  • Nodes: Two.
  • Type: Tanto Passive.
• Contemplation:
  • Function: Increases Shadow Barrage duration by 10 seconds or up to 3 additional hits.
  • Nodes: Two.
  • Type: Tanto Passive.

Knowledge Rank 6: Final Enhancements

Knowledge Rank 6 unlocks the final tanto skills:

• Broken Spirit:
  • Function: Hidden Hand cannot be blocked or parried.
  • Nodes: Two.
  • Type: Tanto Passive.
• Healthy Sting:
  • Function: Weakpoint Attacks triggered from behind an enemy restore 5% of health.
  • Nodes: One.
  • Type: Tanto Passive.

Unlocking Skills: Knowledge Rank and Mastery Points

To unlock these skills, players must increase their Knowledge Rank bycompleting various activities, such as exploring temples, shrines, andhidden paths, as well as completing main and side quests. Once therequired Knowledge Rank is reached, players must invest Mastery Points,earned through completing objectives, to unlock the desired abilities.

Naoe's tanto skills in Assassin's Creed Shadows provide a diverse range ofcombat options, allowing players to tailor her playstyle to theirpreferences. By progressing through the Knowledge Rank system andstrategically investing Mastery Points, players can transform Naoe into a formidable shinobi, capable of overcoming any challenge. The depth ofthe skill system, combined with the game's immersive world, creates arewarding and engaging experience.