How To Find and Defeat The Mourner in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Our guide dives into extensive detail about finding, fighting, and defeating The Mourner in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

The main mission in Assassin’s Creed Shadows revolves around hunting down and killing the 12 Shinbakufu that we see in the prologue section. For each one, you’ll first need to gather information on the target before you can finally unlock their location on the map. Only then can you progress with the assassination.

The Mourner is one of the members of the group that you’ll track down in the game. He is also tied in closely with Yasuke’s personal story. So, in this guide, we’ll explain how to find and beat The Mourner in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

How To Find The Mourner in Assassin’s Creed Shadows?

As we stated previously, The Mourner assassination questline is closely tied to Yasuke and his past. So, the endeavor to look for the target will begin when you go to Azuchi Castle, looking for Nobutsuna. Here, the Samurai will find an item that’ll remind him of his past. In a flashback mission, he will meet Lady Oichi for the first time. After that memory mission ends, you’ll get a quest to seek out Lady Oichi at present.

Lady Oichi will be in Omi, more specifically the ruins of Odani. After a conversation with her, you will have an option to choose between Naoe and Yasuke. You’ll then have to complete a couple of missions for her. When both of those are done, you’ll have to spend some more time with Lady Oichi as Yasuke. They will perform four rituals together, and their bonds will deepen. You can also choose to flirt with Lady Oichi during these interactions.

This mission will unlock a quest where you will have to regroup with Naoe. The two protagonists will have a dialogue, and then, you’ll get to choose between them again. Regardless of the protagonist you choose, you’ll need to eavesdrop on a Noble to discover the location of your target. You’ll find out that he’s on an island called the Chikubushima.

Pro Tip: The game refers to The Mourner as The Wheel too. Don’t get confused, as both of these names refer to the same assassination target.

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How To Defeat The Mourner in Assassin’s Creed Shadows?

The island is full of enemies that you can clear out as Yasuke. Or, you can take a stealthy approach as Naoe and simply bypass all of those enemies. Regardless of how you proceed, you need to get to the blue dot that appears in Observe mode. Once you reach The Mourner, you find out that it is actually none other than Lady Oichi.

At this point, the game offers you a choice. You can let Lady Oichi go as Yasuke because of their long relationship with each other. Alternatively, you can attack Lady Oichi as Naoe. However, even after you attack, Lady Oichi will survive regardless of what you choose. Also, it’s worth noting that you will attack within a cutscene, so you don’t really have any control over the action.

If you choose to let Lady Oichi go as Yasuke, it will open up a romance option for the Samurai. At any rate, regardless of the choice, the quest ends with the protagonist duo getting some vital information from Lady Oichi.

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