Assassin's Creed: Shadows boasts a multifaceted skill system, featuring multiple skill trees for its two protagonists and a diverse arsenal. Beyond the basic skills, a Mastery system adds depth.

Earn Mastery Points throughout the game—these function as skill points, unlocking weapon-specific skills and playstyles. Increased spending unlocks further stat boosts.

Mastering Your Skills

Mastery Skills provide additional stat enhancements. These are unlocked by investing Mastery Points into each character's skill categories. For instance, spending points in Naoe's Katana tree unlocks higher tiers of the Katana Mastery Skill. Each tree has a unique Mastery Skill with a specific point requirement. Unlocking occurs automatically upon reaching the threshold.

The main skill icon at the bottom of each tree displays the Mastery Skill buff and the remaining points needed for the next tier.

Complete Mastery Skill List

The following tables detail all Mastery Skills and their stat boosts per character:

Naoe's Mastery Skills

Yasuke's Mastery Skills

Prioritize unlocking skills and Mastery Skills for your most frequently used weapons.