Assassin’s Creed Shadows Naoe Assassin Skill Tree Mastery Guide: Knowledge Level, Passive, and Active Abilities

Unlock different abilities in Naoe’s Assassin Skill Tree in Assassin’s Creed Shadows to make her a worthy member of the Brotherhood.

Naoe is one of the two protagonists in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Unlike her samurai counterpart, Yasuke, she was born into the Brotherhood. To complement this aspect of her character, the developers at Ubisoft Québec decided to give Naoe her own Assassin Skill Tree in Shadows. It is a great way for players to unlock various buffs and abilities in order to turn Naoe into the ultimate assassin.

In this article, we will be exploring Naoe’s Assassin Skill Tree in detail and giving you an overview of every single ability it holds.

Naoe’s Assassin Skill Tree in Assassin’s Creed Shadows Explained

The Iga shinobi, Naoe, in Assassin’s Creed Shadows possesses six different Mastery Trees in the new progression system. Every tree has six different tiers of its own, and each tier or rank holds various abilities. To unlock these ranks, you must collect Knowledge Points by completing objectives and quests. However, to acquire the abilities, you will need Mastery Points instead.

Naoe’s Knowledge Rank 1 Skills for the Assassin Tree

The first tier in Naoe’s Assassin Skill Tree has a total of five different abilities with a mix of Global Passive and Assassin Passive. The skills in this rank are quite basic but essential.

Ability Name	Function	Stages	Type
Executioner	Increase damage on vulnerable enemies by 12%	Three stages	Global Passive
Ground Assassinate	Press R1/RB to Assassinate regular enemies while they are on the ground and remove Health Segments	Only one stage	Assassin Passive
Shoji Door Assassination	While using a Katana, Naoe can Assassinate a target through a shoji panel	Only one stage	Assassin Passive
Hidden Blade	Press R1/RB to Assassinate regular enemies and remove Health Segments.	Only one stage	Assassin Passive
Eagle Vision	Click and hold the Right Analog Stick to highlight enemies around you	Only one stage	Assassin Passive

Naoe’s Knowledge Rank 2 Skills for the Assassin Tree

Rank 2 of Naoe’s Assassin Skill Tree dials it down a bit and features four abilities. Players must keep track of the different branches from this point onwards because some of the abilities will be tied to others. Please look at the following list to gain a better understanding:

Ability Name	Function	Stages	Type	Branches From
Nightcrawler	Increase damage during the night by 12%	Three stages	Global Passive	No previous branches
Improved Ground Assassinate	Naoe removes 1 additional Health Segment with Ground Assassination	Only one stage	Assassin Passive	Ground Assassinate in Rank 1
Double Assassinate	While using a Tanto, Naoe can Assassinate two targets standing close together with a single attack	Only one stage	Assassin Passive	No previous branches
Assassination Damage I	Naoe removes 1 additional Health Segment with Assassination	Only one stage	Assassin Passive	Hidden Bade in Rank 1

Naoe’s Knowledge Rank 3 Skills for the Assassin Tree

Unlike its predecessor, the third rank in Naoe’s Assassin Skill Tree hosts three abilities. Two of them are connected to abilities we covered earlier, while one remains standalone.

Ability Name	Function	Stages	Type	Branches From
Vigor I	Increase Naoe’s Adrenaline Chunks by 1	Only one stage	Assassin Passive	No previous branches
Reinforced Blade	Hidden Blade can now be used against large enemies	Only one stage	Assassin Passive	Hidden Blade in Rank 1
Improved Sense	Increase the longevity of Eagle Vision’s effect after deactivation	Only one stage	Assassin Passive	Eagle Vision in Rank 1

Naoe’s Knowledge Rank 4 Skills for the Assassin Tree

Rank 4 in Naoe’s Assassin Skill Tree introduces three more abilities to the mix, with one Global Passive and two Assassin Passive. So, to make things easier, we have provided an in-depth look below:

Ability Name	Function	Stages	Type	Branches From
Frontrunner	Increase damage while Health is full by 2%	Three stages	Global Passive	No previous branches
Vigor II	Increase Naoe’s Adrenaline Chunks by 1	Only one stage	Assassin Passive	Vigor I in Rank 3
Assassination Damage II	Naoe removes 1 additional Health Segment with Assassinations	Only one stage	Assassin Passive	Assassination Damage I in Rank 2

Naoe’s Knowledge Rank 5 Skills for the Assassin Tree

The next in this guide is the second-highest tier in Naoe’s Assassin Skill Tree. From now on, you will notice that the developers went for a quality-over-quantity approach because Rank 5 only has two abilities in it.

Ability Name	Function	Stages	Type	Branches From
Rush Assassinate	While using a Kusarigama, Naoe can close the distance and deal Assassination Damage to a single target	Only one stage	Assassin Passive	No previous branches
Hand Of The Creed	Hidden Blade can no longer be denied when enemies see Naoe coming	Only one stage	Assassin Passive	Reinforced Blade in Rank 3

Naoe’s Knowledge Rank 6 Skills for the Assassin Tree

The last and final tier in Naoe’s Assassin Skill Tree is Rank 6. As we said before, Ubisoft prioritized quality in this tier and the one before. So, similar to Rank 5, the sixth tier only features two abilities.

Ability Name	Function	Stages	Type	Branches From
Vigor III	Increase Naoe’s Adrenaline Chunks by 1	Only one stage	Assassin Passive	Vigor II in Rank 4
Assassination Damage III	Naoe removes 1 additional Health Segment with Assassination	Only one stage	Assassin Passive	Assassination Damage II in Rank 4

We hope this article was informative and helpful. However, if you want to know about Yasuke’s different Skill Tree and abilities, do not worry—we’ve got you. Take a look at our Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Skill Tree guides for Yasuke.

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