The strongest gear for Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows is his Legendary Armor, with the best sets giving him powerful passive abilities.

Once I finally got to try out the ways of the samurai, I stumbled upon a Kofun that was tailor-made for Yasuke. Figuring out how to reach treasure within it was not only satisfying on its own, but since clearing one early on as Naoe, the ancient tomb actually turned out to be perfect training ground to get used to playing as Yasuke.

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You can mix up the combat in Assassin’s Creed Shadows by implementing powerful skills, many of which you’ll unlock early, upon leveling up. As the stealthy Naoe, most of your skills—early game through to the conclusion—revolve around stealth kills,