Assassin’s Creed Mirage is just as rich, intricate, and occasionally puzzling as the games that came before it. So, before you dive into the adventure, here are 10 Assassin’s Creed Mirage essential tips to keep in mind. And if you ever feel a bit overwhelmed at the beginning, be sure to take a look at our guide on where to begin your journey in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.
Top 10 Tips to Getting Started in Assassin’s Creed: Mirage
1. Stealing Favour Tokens
Whether you want to hire mercenaries to fight for you, groups of merchants to sneak you into locations, or musicians to cause distractions, you will absolutely need favour tokens. One of the best ways is to steal them from random citizens walking down the street. Virtually everybody in the city has a pouch of valuables that you can easily spot with your Eagle Vision, and they often contain valuables that you can also sell on the side.
But even more times, these favour tokens are on top, so you will have to press the button at the right moment; otherwise, you risk alerting your victim and getting the guards involved, which is something you really don’t want. So definitely nail down that mini-game. Also, later on, you can invest in the pickpocket Master perk and have the time window needed to press the interaction button extended, making it much easier to steal, even from the most alert of NPCs.
2. Taking Contracts for Rewards
Another thing you want to do is take the contracts, as these provide even more tokens but also extra skill points, crafting mats, and, on a few occasions, unique outfits as well. You can find them at any of the Hidden Ones’ hideouts in the city, and they usually involve eliminating a target or assisting an ally. But also, pay attention to the bonus objectives, as they usually double the amount of rewards that you get.
So, if you go completely undetected or without taking any damage from enemies, you will also secure these bonus rewards on top. Plus, they only take a few minutes to complete most of the time, and you can easily repeat them as often as you want to, as new contracts constantly appear as you finish the previous ones.
3. Dealing with Barred Doors
Another returning tip from previous Assassin’s Creed games is dealing with the barred doors. Many times you will spot areas with treasures inside, only to get prompted with the message that the door ahead can only be opened from the other side. But almost every single time, there’s a breakable window or gap on the other side that will let you aim your throwing knives at the support blocking that door in the first place. So once you do that, aim, take it down, and you can simply head over and open it, as usual, to get the chests inside.
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4. Using Photo Mode for Exploration
A few other tips we have for you here also involve photo mode. This gives you unrestricted flight mode so that you can easily use it to check for any open windows nearby or hints for ways to get inside various structures. Also, many of these structures are openable via explosive faults, especially those see-through walls and ceilings that you can easily spot from far away. That is why you’ll want to look around and have them broken that way.
Also, pay attention to the windows in Assassin’s Creed Mirage; Many of them can be broken, and an easy way to see them is to either highlight them via the Eagle Vision or just aim with your throwing daggers. Usually, it’s going to auto-track to any destroyable part.
5. Mastering Combat and Stealth
An assassin works best from the shadows, so nighttime is one of the best times to infiltrate outposts and even take down enemies without being noticed. There are benches almost everywhere that you can use both to blend in and to pass the time until dawn. Enemy vision is greatly reduced when dark, making it easier for you to go unrestricted.
But don’t always assassinate out in the open; This leaves too many bodies and evidence behind. It’s much more efficient to hide inside a closet or a haystack and just whistle to have a guard come over to investigate. This lets you immediately drag them in with a clean and efficient assassination that will erase them from existence. You can even do this repeatedly as long as there are enemies, as the AI is too dumb to adapt to the situation.
6. Using the Environment to Your Advantage
In Assassins Creed Mirage, you can use your environment to your advantage. Guards often sit near explosive oil containers, which can be triggered to take out groups of enemies. You can also drop hanging weights on enemies by throwing knives, resulting in swift takedowns. Additionally, using Assassin’s Focus, when you have at least one Focus bar filled, allows you to teleport to high-access areas instantly, such as rooftops guarded by archers or tricky spots with spikes, enabling efficient navigation.
Combat in the game is relatively simple. You can parry most attacks by pressing L1, leaving enemies open to quick finishers. This means you can strategically parry continuously, eliminating enemies in one spot before moving on.
Social stealth is also a valuable tool. You can hire merchants to escort you past guarded areas, slip past patrols, or even spy on your targets. When it comes to reducing your wanted level, avoid committing crimes in front of regular citizens, and be sure to tear down wanted posters to decrease your notoriety. It’s important to be aware of elite NPCs known as Shakira, who actively hunt you down at higher wanted levels. Defeating a Shakira clears your entire wanted level. These tactics should help you excel in the game and overcome its challenges effectively.
7. Utilising Synchronisation Towers for Fast Travel
In Assassin’s Creed Mirage, there are towers that help you travel faster. Look for these towers and check inside them for extra loot. Collecting gear, artefacts, and other items in the city is important to get better weapons and armour. To find them, go to the top of a tower and use Ikhdu to see yellow markers. These are things you can grab for cool loot.
In Baghdad and the wilderness, there are lots of collectibles, and finding the last one can be hard. But later, you can unlock the Cartographer and PC in the upper part of the city. They sell maps that show where to find hidden treasures like gear chests and books. This makes it much easier to complete the game.
8. Hunting for Gear Chests and Collectibles
Speaking of finding gear chests, while a few of them unlock completely new suits of armour or weapons, even more of them contain upgrade schematics to these specific armours and weapons. Every single one of them, with no exception, except maybe one, will need three schematics if you want to fully upgrade them to max.
You can do so at any blacksmith if you want to upgrade an armour piece or weaponsmith for weapons. But it’s worth it, as the bonuses on that gear can increase by up to 100% by the third and maximum level. It does require a bit of resources, but, if you just complete side missions and steal from NPCs, you should have thousands of crafting mats easily by even the first few hours.
9. Upgrading Tools and Equipment
Don’t forget to use your tools in Assassins Creed Mirage, like throwing daggers, smoke bombs, and blow darts. To carry more of these, unlock extra tool capacity in the skill tree. Once you have more slots, be sure to unlock and upgrade these tools and the Hidden Ones’ Hideout.
Each tool has three levels of upgrades with different bonuses. For example, upgrading throwing daggers can make enemies poisoned and dissolve their bodies, helping you stay hidden. The smoke bomb is great for taking out a group of alerted enemies, and you can upgrade it to set enemies on fire or heal yourself over time. Eventually, you can get perks like the engineer that lets you pick two tier 1 upgrades for each tool, making them really powerful. It’s worth it to invest in these upgrades.
10. Completing Tales of Baghdad for Skill Points
And speaking of skills and unlocking more, don’t skip out on the Tales of Baghdad many quests. They can be found once or twice in almost every district and will involve their own side stories but are super worth it. as they almost always give you extra skill points at the end. There’s no XP in this game, but rather skill points that are given to you from specific actions, including the main story, but also some of this side content. So these Tales are usually much quicker, even compared to contracts, and at the end of them, you’ll get that nice extra skill point or two to invest into your skill tree and gain even better powers.
A Worthy Addition to the Assassin’s Creed Franchise
“Assassin’s Creed Mirage” exemplifies Ubisoft’s commitment to revisiting the series’ origins, making it an appealing choice for long-time fans. While it doesn’t bring a groundbreaking revolution to the franchise, the game expertly transports players to the intricately designed city of Baghdad and offers a captivating narrative through the eyes of one of the series’ most beloved assassins. This return to the core elements of the series and the compelling storytelling makes it a noteworthy addition to the Assassin’s Creed franchise.