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Short blades are a class of bladed weapons that trade power and reach for speed.
History
12th century
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's short blade was returned to him after he had reached the third rank in the Assassin Order, following his demotion. Like the sword, his skill with the short blade increased as he progressed higher through the Order's ranks.[1]
The first short blade he obtained had a wooden handle, though he received an all metal variation at a later rank. In both instances, he carried the short blade in a sheath strapped across his back, with the handle facing down.[1]
In battle, Altaïr wielded a short blade with an icepick grip, and often used it in conjunction with throwing knives.[1]
Renaissance
In a similar fashion to Altaïr, Ezio Auditore da Firenze was equipped with both a medium weapon and a short blade, though they were sheathed together at his side. He could purchase various types of short blades from blacksmiths, each with unique speed, damage and deflection properties.[2]
In battle, he would wield the short blade much as Altaïr did, utilizing the same icepick grip, though he did not learn to use it alongside throwing knives until he became a Master Assassin.[2][3]
Several of his allies, such as thieves and courtesans, also used short blades in battle. Certain guards and assassination targets, such as agiles and Rodrigo Borgia, made use of short blades as well. However, none of these held their weapons in an icepick grip.[2]
Combat
Short blades strike more quickly than medium weapons, which made them ideal for dispatching large numbers of low-ranked enemies. However, as an enemy's rank increases, the short blade's effectiveness diminished, due to the higher quality armor they wore.[1][2]
For Altaïr, the special, close-ranged attack of most short blades could only be performed from behind – slitting an enemy's throat, or stabbing them in the shoulder or back – which would always result in an instant kill.[1]
When used with the short blade, Altaïr could throw a single throwing knife mid-combat. Similarly, Ezio could dual-wield the short blade with throwing knives, and could throw multiple throwing knives at once.[1][3]
Weapon statistics
Peloponnesian War (5th century BCE)
Name | Rarity | DPS (Max Level 99) | Default Engravings | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|
A Helot's Dagger | Rare | 7469 | +23% Assassin Damage +10% All Damage |
Complete Command and Control |
Aconite-Bathed Blade | Epic | 7829 | ?? | Complete Popular |
Arachne's Stingers | Legendary | 8257 | +25% Assassin Damage +40% Poison Damage Weapon Damage becomes Poison Damage |
Defeat a mercenary with the epithet "the Weaver" |
Assassin's Dagger | Rare | 7469 | (Randomised) | Blacksmith, Loot |
Epic | 7829 | |||
Atlantean Blade | Legendary | 8257 | +25% Hunter Damage +50% CRIT Damage +30% Armor Penetration |
Complete The Message, the Stick, and the Artist |
Barnabas' Dagger | Epic | 7829 | +24% Hunter Damage +20% Damage with Overpower Abilities +10% All Damage |
Complete Retribution |
Champion's Dagger | Rare | ?? | +13% Assassin Damage +9% Damage with Daggers |
?? |
Combat Blade | Rare | 7469 | (Randomized) | Blacksmith, Loot |
Epic | 7829 | |||
Dagger of Kronus | Legendary | 8257 | +25% Warrior Damage +30% Damage with Daggers +40% Damage when Attacking from Behind |
Eliminate Nyx the Shadow |
Dagger of Messara | Rare | ?? | +13% Assassin Damage +5% All Damage |
Complete It's Complicated |
Dionysos' Tears | Legendary | 8257 | +19% Assassin Damage +30% Adrenaline per CRIT 2% Chance to Deal +25% of Assassin Damage on Melee Hit |
Purchase the Dionysos Pack DLC |
Edge of Time | Legendary | 8257 | +25% Assassin Damage +30% Adrenaline per Hit Reduces all Cooldowns by 10% on successful Parry |
Complete Protector of Persia |
Elixir Knife | Rare | 7469 | ?? | Complete The Elixir |
Expert's Blade | Rare | 7469 | (Randomized) | Blacksmith, Loot |
Epic | 7829 | (Randomized) | ||
Forged Dagger of the Isu | Rare | 7469 | (Randomized) | Blacksmith, Loot |
Epic | 7829 | (Randomized) | ||
Hunting Knife | Rare | 7469 | (Randomized) | Blacksmith, Loot |
Epic | 7829 | |||
Huntress Blade | Epic | 7829 | (Randomized) | Defeat Aegea |
Hyrkanos' Dagger | Rare | 7469 | +23% Warrior Damage +40% Adrenaline per CRIT |
Defeat Hyrkanos |
Isu-Forged Assassin's Blade | Legendary | 8257 | +25% Assassin Damage +30% Damage with Daggers Reduce all Cooldowns by 10% on Assassin Ability Kill |
Use the Forge of Atlantis |
Isu-Forged Hunter's Blade | Legendary | 8257 | +25% Hunter Damage +30% Damage with Daggers Reduce all Cooldowns by 10% on Hunter Ability Kill |
Use the Forge of Atlantis |
Isu-Forged Warrior's Blade | Legendary | 8257 | +25% Warrior Damage +30% Damage with Daggers Reduce all Cooldowns by 10% on Warrior Ability Kill |
Use the Forge of Atlantis |
Kephallonian Dagger | Epic | 7829 | + % Assassin Damage + % Damage with Daggers + % Warrior Damage |
Complete Undoing What's Been Done |
Lyra's Dagger | Epic | 7829 | + % Assassin Damage + % CRIT Damage + % Damage on Animals |
Complete In Dreams |
Nymph's Blade | Rare | ?? | +13% Assassin Damage +8% Poison Damage |
Complete Age is Just a Number |
Okaleia's Lotus Dagger | Epic | 7829 | +24% Assassin Damage +30% Damage with Daggers +40% Poison Damage |
Defeat Okaleia the Lotus Eater |
Ornate Dagger | Rare | 7469 | (Randomized) | Blacksmith, Loot |
Epic | 7829 | (Randomized) | ||
Penitant's Blade | Rare | 7469 | +13% Hunter Damage +20% Adrenaline per CRIT |
Complete A God Among Men |
Petrified Blade | Rare | 7469 | +13% Assassin Damage +20% Damage on Spartan Soldiers |
Complete Love's Long Shadow |
Pirate's Blade | Rare | 7469 | +23% Warrior Damage +40% Fire Damage |
Complete Recruitment Drive |
Poisoner's Dagger | Epic | 7829 | +24% Hunter Damage +40% Poison Damage +40% Adrenaline per CRIT |
Defeat The Poisoner |
Rogue Dagger | Rare | 7469 | (Randomized) | Blacksmith, Loot |
Epic | 7829 | |||
Shapur's Crooked Dagger | Epic | 7829 | +18% Warrior Damage +28% Damage on Spartan Soldiers +28% Damage on Athenian Soldiers |
Defeat Shapur the Unforgiving |
Skinning Knife | Rare | 7469 | (Randomized) | Blacksmith, Loot |
Epic | 7829 | (Randomized) | ||
Stylets of the Sly Slayer | Epic | 7829 | +24% Assassin Damage +20% Warrior Damage +30% Damage with Daggers |
Loot a chest in the Abandoned Mine |
Surgical Blade | Epic | 7829 | +24% Warrior Damage +10% All Damage +50% CRIT Damage |
Complete The Hunting Party |
Swift Dagger | Rare | 7469 | (Randomised) | Blacksmith, Loot |
Epic | 7829 | |||
Talon Dagger | Legendary | 8257 | +25% Assassin Damage +10% All Damage +10% CRIT Chance but -50% CRIT Damage |
Purchase the Athena Pack DLC |
Theatrical Blade | Rare | ?? | +13% Hunter Damage +6% Damage with Daggers |
?? |
Tiny Blade | Epic | 7829 | +24% Assassin Damage +50% CRIT Damage +20% Damage with Overpower Abilities |
Complete Across the Border |
Ptolemaic Egypt (1st century BCE)
Dual Swords
Name | Rarity | Quality (Max Level 40) | Damage (Max Level 40) | Attributes | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blades of Thoth | Legendary | 103 (Lvl 45) | 494 (Lvl 45) |
Adrenaline Regeneration IV Combo Multiplier I Health on Kill |
Complete Shards From The Star. |
Courage and Justice | Legendary | 102 (Lvl 45) | 494 (Lvl 45) |
Adrenaline Regeneration II Combo Multiplier III Health for Critical |
Purchase the Eastern Dynasties Pack. |
Eye of Horus | Legendary | 93 | 400 |
Adrenaline Regeneration II Critical Hit Rate IV Health on Kill |
Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar |
Fatal Duet | Legendary | 92 | 407 |
Adrenaline Regeneration III Adrenaline on Kill I Health on Hit |
Blacksmith, Loot |
Hash and Slash | Rare | 97 (Lvl 45) | 487 (Lvl 45) |
Adrenaline Regeneration II Critical Hit Damage II |
Blacksmith, Loot |
Jutes & Cimbri | Common | 95 (Lvl 45) | 484 (Lvl 45) | Adrenaline Regeneration III | Blacksmith, Loot |
Mirror Blades | Rare | 94 (Lvl 45) | 484 (Lvl 45) |
Adrenaline Regeneration I Combo Multiplier I |
Blacksmith, Loot |
Motivational Duet | Common | 85 | 400 | Adrenaline I | Blacksmith, Loot |
Scissor Blades | Common | 84 | 390 | Adrenaline Regeneration II | Blacksmith, Loot |
Storm Blades | Legendary | 92 | 464 |
Adrenaline Regeneration III Critical Hit Rate II Instant Charging |
Blacksmith, Loot |
Twin Blades | Common | Adrenaline Regeneration I | Blacksmith, Loot | ||
Wadjet's Knives | Legendary | 92 | 400 |
Adrenaline Regeneration IV Critical Hit Damage I Poison on Hit |
Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar |
Italian Renaissance (15th century)
Name | Damage | Speed | Deflect | Cost | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dagger | 1 | 1 | 2 | 500ƒ | Sequence 3 |
Knife | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1300ƒ | Sequence 3 |
Stiletto | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2200ƒ | Sequence 3 |
Channeled Cinquedea | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4100ƒ | Sequence 5 |
Sultan's Knife | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4300ƒ | Sequence 6 |
Butcher Knife | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6400ƒ | Sequence 7 |
Notched Cinquedea | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9500ƒ | Sequence 8 |
Italian Renaissance (16th century)
Name | Damage | Speed | Deflect | Cost | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stiletto | 1 | 1 | 2 | 300ƒ | Sequence 2 |
Channeled Cinquedea | 5 | 2 | 4 | N/A | Sequence 3 |
Knife | 1 | 2 | 3 | 700ƒ | Sequence 3 |
Bone Dagger of Romulus | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1900ƒ | Sequence 4 |
Dagger | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6250ƒ | Sequence 6 |
Notched Cinquedea | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8600ƒ | Sequence 7 |
Butcher Knife | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5000ƒ | Renovate 5 blacksmiths |
Maria's Dagger | 5 | 3 | 4 | N/A | Complete all Courtesan challenges |
Dagger of Brutus | 5 | 5 | 5 | N/A | Retrieval of Romulus' treasure |
Ottoman Empire (16th century)
Name | Damage | Speed | Deflect | Cost | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kurdish Jambiya | 1 | 2 | 2 | 345
345 345 |
Sequence 2 |
Macedonian Dagger | 2 | 2 | 2 | 518
518 518 |
Sequence 3 |
Standard Stiletto | 1 | 3 | 2 | 805
805 805 |
Sequence 3 |
Arabian Dagger | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1848
1848 1848 |
Sequence 4 |
Butcher Knife | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5750
5750 5750 |
Sequence 5 |
Afghani Khyber Blade | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11040
11040 11040 |
Sequence 6 |
Bayezid's Knife | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13248
13248 13248 |
Sequence 6 |
Romani Stiletto | 5 | 3 | 4 | N/A | Complete all Romani challenges |
Mehmet's Dagger | 5 | 5 | 5 | N/A | Complete The Trickster, Part 1 |
Seven Years' War
Name | Damage | Speed | Combo | Cost | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stone Dagger | 1 | 3 | 5 | £450 | Sequence 6 |
Iron Dagger | 3 | 4 | 4 | £2450 | Sequence 6 |
Dirk | 2 | 5 | 3 | £3750 | Sequence 6 |
"Broken Sword" Knife | 5 | 5 | 4 | N/A | Crafted |
Colonial Louisiana
Name | Damage | Speed | Combo kill | Chain-kill | Cost | Persona |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kuba | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25000 écu | Assassin, Slave |
American Revolution
Victorian era
The Kukri is a short, bladed weapon of Nepalese origin, similar to a machete. These weapons are available to Jacob and Evie Frye in London . They are also used by the leader of the Assassins in London, Henry Green .
They are the most lethal melee weapon availabile in Victorian London but have lower impact for stunning than the cane-swords also available.
There are 16 available Kukris.
Name | Level | Attack | Stun | Lethality | Availability | Upgrade |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ivory | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Complete Sequence 3, Somewhere That's Green | £500 | +1 all stats |
Adept | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Buy for £3000 | - |
Ruby | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Reach Loyalty Level 1 with Henry Green | £2000 | +1 all stats |
Iron | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Craft: £2000 and 80 Metal | - |
Bold Eagle | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Complete Sequence 5, Friendly Competition | £2500 | +1 A, +1 L |
Guard | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Buy for £4000 | - |
Jade | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | Complete Sequence 6, A Case of Identity | £3500 | +2 A, +1 L |
Master Ruby | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | Reach Loyalty Level 2 with Henry Green | £3500 | +2 A, +1 L |
Henry's | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | Craft: £3000 and 120 Metal | - |
Assassin | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | Craft: £3750 and 140 Metal | £4500 | +2 A, +1 L |
Gold Blessing | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | Conquer the borough of The Thames | £4500 | +2 A, +1 L |
Ancient | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | Buy for £10000 | - |
Master Assassin | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | Reach Loyalty Level 4 with Henry Green | £5000 | +2 A, +1 L |
Serrated Death | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | Reach Loyalty Level 4 with Ned Wynert | - |
Eagle's Splendor | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | Craft: £6000, 160 Metal and 50 Chemical | - |
Legendary Assassin | 10 | 10 | 5 | 11 | Reach Loyalty Level 5 with Henry Green | £10000 | +3 A, +1 S, +2 L |
Trivia
- In Assassin's Creed, Altaïr was the only person to use a short blade, other than Malik Al-Sayf and his brother Kadar, until Malik lost his arm and Kadar, his life.
- In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, once all throwing knives had been used up, Ezio would throw sand to momentarily blind and incapacitate his target, although Ezio could also do this when in unarmed combat.
- In the blacksmith shops in Brotherhood, the Notched Cinquedea had the store image of the Channeled Cinquedea, and vice versa.
- Unlike in Assassin's Creed II, in Brotherhood, the Channeled Cinquedea was a weapon that could not be purchased, and was only available through disarming guards that wielded it.
- Only very few individuals held the short blade with an icepick grip. These included Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Tamir, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Francesco de' Pazzi, Bernardo Baroncelli, Claudia Auditore da Firenze, Ratonhnhaké:ton, Kanen'tó:kon and Desmond Miles. However, Ratonhnhaké:ton held only his Pivot Blade in an icepick grip, while Desmond also held only a bowie knife in an icepick grip with his left hand.
- An unusable Notched Cinquedea could be seen stuck in the table in Ezio's room at the Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni.
- Stephane Chapheau uses a unique short blade in Assassin's Creed III: his meat cleaver. It cannot be used by the player or acquired by any means.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
- Assassin's Creed III
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue
- Assassin's Creed: Unity
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
- Assassin's Creed: Origins
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
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