Yasuke is one of the two main protagonists in Assassin’s Creed Shadows you are able to play as. Yasuke is far different than his companion in Naoe, being built like a walking tank. The samurai focuses more on fighting enemies head-on, rather than sneaking around. As such, you will want to ensure the best Mastery abilities for Yasuke in Assassin’s Creed Shadows matches this.
Best Mastery Abilities for Yasuke in Assassin’s Creed Shadows
The best Mastery abilities for Yasuke in Assassin’s Creed Shadows focuses on emphasizing his impressive strength and combat prowess. Here are all the abilities I recommend for players to unlock, including which categories and ranks they fall into:
- Vigor 1/2/3: Samurai Mastery Path Ranks 2, 3, and 5
- Brutal Assassination: Samurai Rank 1
- Stronger, Smarter: Samurai Rank 3
- Regeneration: Samurai Rank 1
- Power Dash: Long Katana Rank 1
- Payback: Long Katana Rank 3
- Adrenaline Builder: Long Katana Rank 3
All Yasuke Mastery Path Skill Trees, Explained
Like Naoe, Yasuke has six different Mastery Paths for players to deal with in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. You can think of these like the skill trees you will find in other similar games. Whenever Yasuke gets a new weapon type, such as the Teppo, he will unlock a new skill tree to use for it. Here are all six of the Mastery Paths that Yasuke has access to:
- Long Katana
- Naginata
- Kanabo
- Teppo
- Samurai
- Bow
How to Get More Mastery and Knowledge Points
While knowing about the best Mastery skills and abilities for Yasuke in Assassin’s Creed Shadows is all fine and dandy, you won’t be able to do much with that information if you don’t have the Mastery Points to back them up. Mastery Points act as the points that are necessary to unlock new skills.
You can get Mastery Points by leveling up, completing certain quests, and even completing the red content markers on the overworld map. That final bit is also crucial to getting Knowledge Points. Knowledge Points help you raise your Mastery rank, which allows you to get the deeper and more powerful skills that Yasuke has.
If it is Naoe that interests you as an assassin, then check our guides on the best weapons for Naoe and the best Mastery Abilities to unlock for Naoe.
