Best Naginata Build Guide in Assassin's Creed Shadows

This Assassin’s Creed Shadows guide will help you in making the best Naginata build for Yasuke.

Yasuke's Naginata — Yasuke’s Naginata (Source: Deltias Gaming / Ubisoft)

The Sengoku period brought many advancements to Japan, and even guns were introduced. However, samurai only used to equip their traditional weapons, such as Katana, Bow, Kanabo, and Naginata. Naginata is a Japanese polearm with a blade attached to one end. This weapon excels in poking and keeping enemies at a safe distance. Yasuke can use a Naginata in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and you can become a deadly samurai if you build this weapon correctly.

In this Assassin’s Creed Shadows guide, we will make the best Naginata build for Yasuke.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Naginata Build Overview

In simpler terms, a Naginata is a Katana with a very big wooden stick on one end and a blade on the other end. It is great for crowd control and can help maintain enough distance from dangerous opponents. Moreover, it can also be used to pierce armor that helps in defeating enemies swiftly. Here’s a quick overview of Naginata in Assassin’s Creed Shadows:

Pros	Cons
Good reach.	Not enough damage.
Helps in mob fights.	Little slower than a katana.
Can pierce armor.	Less defensive

Best Naginata Build in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

The Naginata has low defensive capabilities (Image via Ubisoft) — The Naginata has low defensive capabilities (Source: Ubisoft)

Weapon: Time Honored Crescent
- Rarity: Legendary
- Default Engrave: First strike makes enemies vulnerable every 8 seconds.
- Secondary Engrave: Blocking automatically parries incoming regular attacks.
Headgear: Peasant Hat
- Rarity: Legendary
- Default Engrave: +100% of an adrenaline chunk upon entering combat.
- Secondary Engrave: Automatically perform a weak point attack on a successful parry.
Armor: Protector’s Armor
- Rarity: Legendary
- Default Engrave: Can parry unblockable attacks.
- Secondary Engrave: +24% damage on next hit after a parry.
Amulet: Kaen Amulet
- Rarity: Legendary
- Default Engrave: +35% damage reduction when health is critical.
- Secondary Engrave: +10% to stats on equipped Long Katana/Naginata/Kanabo/Bow/Teppo.

You can also equip a Teppo as your secondary weapon to deal with distant enemies.

Skill Tree for Best Naginata Build

Naginata

Skill	Knowledge Rank
One Man Army	1
Crescent Strike	1
Onslaught	3
Deep Cut	3
Piercing Momentum	4
Broader Onslaught	5
Disabling Strike	5

Samurai

Skill	Knowledge Rank
Regeneration	1
Brutal Assassination	1
Link Attack	1
Bull Rush	1
Improved Brutal Assassination	2
Crash Collision	2
Vigor 1	2
Stronger, Smarter…	3
Assassination Damage 1	3
Impenetrable Defense	3
Big Impact	3
Vigor 2	3
Unbreachable Guard	4
Strength Builder	5
Assassination Damage 2	5
Vigor 3	5
Absolute Protection	6

Also Read: Best Tanto Build Guide in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Best Naginata Build Explained

Naginata is a traditional Japanese weapon that feels like a blend of a Polearm and a Katana. This weapon will help you in managing a large number of enemies with ease. However, using a Naginata needs skills, and if not built correctly, it might underperform. Thankfully, the build we have made is going to save you from danger. This Naginata build focuses on the following things:

Fight off mobs very fast.
Can be used to pierce armor.
When combined with Teppo you can deal damage from a safe distance.

How To Use This Best Naginata Build in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Naginata (Image via Ubisoft) — Naginata helps in mob fights (Source: Ubisoft)

Combo all the way with this Naginata build. Here are some things that you should remember when using our Naginata build:

When the area has so many weaker enemies, switch to Naginata to play with them. Use Crescent Strike to deal damage to a horde of enemies.
The poking potential of Naginata helps in piercing body armor. When fighting stronger enemies, abilities like Broader Onslaught will help in killing them faster than ever.
Naginata deals less damage than a Long Katana or Kanabu, but our build has the potential to deal almost the same amount of damage when it’s paired with the correct armor sets. The headgear and armor engraving help in utilizing parry mechanics perfectly. You can automatically parry any kind of attack, and the next move will affect enemies’ weak points. Use this combo to eliminate any kind of enemy with ease.

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Best Naginata Build Guide in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

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