Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Main Story and Side Mission List

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has a long list of main story and side missions that take players on a journey to feudal Japan

Unlike other AC games in the series, Assassin’s Creed Shadows offers players quite some freedom to take on main mission targets, depending on their character XP. The Shinbakufu Targets (Main Story) comprises 12 members, who vary in difficulty throughout the game. One can take on a target based on what level they are at. However, there are a few exceptions where the protagonists must take on a mission to unlock the next target. Additionally, several other side missions keep players engaged for hours. Let’s take a look at all the different chapters and missions that make up the Main Story in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

All Chapters and Main Story Missions in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

There are 14 chapters in total in Assassin’s Creed Shadows that are further subdivided into 78 missions. Players take on the characters of Yasuke and Naoe during the entire playthrough. Mentioned below is a list of all the chapters in AC Shadows:

• Arrival at Honnoji
• Making a Name
• Life in Iga
• World at War
• Pain and Promises
• Rebuilding
• An Eye for an Eye
• The World Goes Blind
• A New League
• The Hunt Continues
• Fall of the Shinbakufu
• Behind the Masks
• Unfinished Business
• Wounds that Remain

Use the table below as a progress tracker to check how many missions you have finished. Mentioned below are all missions in Assassin’s Creed Shadows:

Chapters	Missions
Arrival at Honnoji	The Lord’s Favor
Making a Name	Spirit of a Warrior Flames of War
Life in Iga	Fight of the Kakushiba Ikki
World at War	The Onryo Samurai
Pain and Promises	Wake Up Call An Unpayable Debt From Spark to Flame
Rebuilding	Searching Sakai Dress for Success The Perfect Gift The Tea Ceremony Defensive Position The Fatherless Monk The Killing Field Stolen Faith Heads Will Roll
An Eye for an Eye	Friend of My Enemy Belly of the Beast Temple of the Horseman
The World Goes Blind	Lightning and Thunder Mibuno Showdown
A New League	An Education Nobutsana Sensei Lady of Whispers The Bad Brother Missing Missive Inside Help The Twisted Tree The Rising Tide Lost Honor Lords of Azuchi An Evening in Otsu Against the Koga-ryu Showdown in Sakamoto Requiem for Rokkaku
The Hunt Continues	A Talk with a Lady A Prayer for Omi The Price of Rice Nagahama Black Powder The Wheel Unmasked The Rengakai Losing Hand The Scent of War A Peculiar Guest Spring and Fall A Voice in Anger Astray Brothers in Arms Of My Enemy Broken Horn
Fall of the Shinbakufu	A Chance Encounter The Lost Envoys Restless Spirits Temple Stories Darkness Falls Red Walls Chef Hong Smuggler’s Gambit Revenge The Music The Performer The Peasant Who Would Be King Wolves and Foxes Secrets of the Blade Topple the Traitor
Behind the Masks	The Man Behind the Mask
Unfinished Business	Omi Assassin Outpost Iga Assassin Outpost Yamato Assassin Outpost Kii Assassin Outpost The Meaning of the Blade Dark Waves, Black Ships The Path He Walks Fighting for the Cause The Silver Queen A Promise End of the Line
Wounds that Remain	Out of the Shadows

Assassin’s Creed Shadows: All Side Mission List

Side Questline	Side Missions
The Kabukimono (Shin’nyo)	Grave Dancer Ember Big Sueki Chief Cuckoo Ghost General Peacock Laughing Man Corrupt Blade
The Twisted Tree	Takahashi Ichi-Hime Takahashi Inoshichi Takahashi Goro Takahashi Taro Takahashi Jiro Takahashi Saburo Takahashi Shiro
The Iron Hand Guild	Merchant Tamao Merchant Kanta Merchant Ginroku Merchant Kin-no-suke
Yokai	Daitengu Kappa Oshiroi Baba Suika no Bakemono Taka Nyudo Yuki Onna
The Corrupt Daikan	The Hoarder The Hedonist The Connoiseur The Sword Hunter The Soiled Merchant The Concubine
Nobutsuna’s Students	Marume Nagayoshi Asari Nobutane Hozoin In’ei Nagano Saemon Yagyu Munatoshi Yuki no Kata Sanada Masatoyo
The Betrayers	Fujichika Nakayama Masatoshi Nakahara Itakura Shigezo Sato Genta Endo Tomoyasu Sato Katsubei Usami Yoshiko
The Pirate Alliance	Kage Lopo Cruz Little Kappa Sen
The Godai Shinobi	The Godai of Fire The Godai of Wind The Godai of Water The Godai of Earth The Godai of Void
The League	Smuggler’s Run (Tomiko) Way of the Blacksmith (Tomiko) Friend of My Enemy (Tomiko) The Stray Dogs (Yaya) Raise a Cup (Junjiro) Eyes on the Future (Junjiro) Soup for Sorin (Junjiro) Sweet Lies (Oni-yuri) Sweet Revenge (Oni-yuri) Sake and Swords (Gennojo) Honor Among Thieves (Gennojo) Stolen Hearts (Gennojo) The Godless Harvest (Gennojo) Ambush Interrupted (Ibuki) Homecoming (Ibuki) Putting Down Roots (Ibuki)
People of Settsu	The Butterfly Collector Out to Pasture The Kabukimono Iron Hand Guild Thrown to the Dogs (Pre-Order Exclusive)
People of Yamashiro	Tea Bowls for Rikyu Chaos or Order The Yokai A Collection of Crests
People of Omi	The Corrupt Daikan Nobutsuna’s Students The Betrayers The Godai Shinobi

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