All Katana Skills for Naoe in Assassin's Creed Shadows, and how to unlock them

Knowing all of the Katana Skills for Naoe in Assassin's Creed Shadows can help you unlock the ones necessary to create the perfect build. The latest Assassin's Creed game aims to simplify the skill tree by introducing several overhauls to the system, and this has made some of the abilities for both of our characters quite streamlined.

This article will explore all of the Katana Skills for Naoe in Assassin's Creed Shadows as well as how you can unlock them.

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All available Katana Skills for Naoe in Assassin's Creed Shadows

All Katana Skills for Naoe (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming, Ubisoft)

The various skills for Naoe will unlock based on your Knowledge Rank. Besides that, you must activate her abilities using the Mastery Points, which are essentially the skill points in this game. Below is a list of all Naoe's skills for the katana weapon in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Knowledge Rank 1

Ability Name	Function	Nodes	Type
Melee Expert	Increase Damage with Melee Weapons by 2%.	Three	Global Passive
Dodge Attack	Press Left Click after a dodge to launch a counter attack and quickly get back at the enemy.	One	Katana Passive
Tidal Wave	An extremely fast strike dealing 25% ability damage and making the enemy Vulnerable.	One	Katana Active Ability

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Knowledge Rank 2

Ability Name	Function	Nodes	Type
Affliction Effectiveness	Increases damage on Afflicted Enemes by 2%. An enemy is Afflicted when suffering from Bleeding, Poison, or Daze.	Three	Global Passive
Generator	Dodge Attacks generate 25% of an Adreline Chunk on hit.	Two	Katana Passive
Counter Attack	Press Q at the last moment to turn your Deflect into a counter-attack.	One	Katana Passive

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Knowledge Rank 3

Ability Name	Function	Stages	Type
Second Wave	Tidal Wave can be chained two times in a row.	Two Stages	Katana Passive
Eviscerate	Strike an enemy, dealing 75% ability damage and pushing them away. Half as effective on large enemies.	Only one stage	Katana active ability

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Knowledge Rank 4

Ability Name	Function	Stages	Type
Momentum builder	Increases Damage with consecutive hits by 1%	Three Stages	Global Passive
No Mercy	Successful Dodge Attacks make the target Vulnerable	Two Stages	Katana Passive

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Knowledge Rank 5

Ability Name	Function	Stages	Type
No Quarter	Guard Breaker gains its full effect on large enemies	Two Stages	Katana Passive
Smokescreen	Gain the ability to drop a smoke bomb after the push	Two Stages	Katana Passive Ability

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Knowledge Rank 6

Ability Name	Function	Stages	Type
Unstoppable	Guard Breaker can no longer be blocked or parried.	Two Stages	Katana Passive
Third Wave	Tidal Wave can now be chained three times in a row.	Two Stages	Katana Passive
Hardened	Counter Attack can now be performed on unstoppable attacks.	Two Stages	Katana Passive

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How to unlock skills for Naoe in Assassin's Creed Shadows

Assassin's Creed Shadows has a special leveling system called Knowledge Rank that you can increase by completing various open-world activities and quests. Once you attain certain levels in this Knowledge Rank, you can use the Mastery Points you collected to unlock skill nodes for the various weapons of Naoe and Yasuke.

These Mastery Points can be obtained by gaining XP by doing quests or completing various objectives. Keep in mind that certain skill nodes will require multiple Mastery Points to be unlocked.