Short blade

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A 12th century Levantine short blade

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.

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.

In battle, Altaïr wielded a short blade with an icepick grip, and often used it in conjunction with throwing knives.

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.

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.

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.

Combat

Ezio dual-wielding the short blade and a throwing knife

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.

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.

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.

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)
The Greek Hello		??	??	Helix Store, Oikos of the Olympians
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)
Penitent'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	??
Thyia's Gift	Epic	??	+18% Assassin Damage +21% Damage with Daggers +28% Adrenaline per CRIT	Complete Blood for Aphrodite (choose "Weapons")
Tiny Blade	Epic	7829	+24% Assassin Damage +50% CRIT Damage +20% Damage with Overpower Abilities	Complete Across the Border

*Only available after downloading Legacy of the First Blade
**Only available after downloading The Fate of Atlantis

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 a 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 DLC
Eyes 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

Mobile Animus 4.38

Name	Tier	Damage	Speed	Miss Chance	Modifiers	Requirements
Fang of the Goddess	★★★★★	1.5k-1.7k	0.75	6%	+180 Defense +30 Health +2% Critical Chance +12% Critical Bonus +10% Dodge +52 Lethality +20 Agility	300,000 Coins TBA 1 Ancient tablet

9th century Viking Expansion

Seaxes

Name	Alignment	Stats	Attributes	Availability
Yngling Seax	Raven		Increases Melee Damage after a dodge Duration: 2.5 Bonus: +15.0 Melee Damage	Eikundarsund
Hundtoth	Bear		Increases Critical Chance when low Health Health Threshold: 50% Bonus: +10.0 Critical Chance.	Merchants
Suttungr's Claw	Wolf		Increase Critical Damage after each hit. [up to 10 times]	Venta Belgarum Bureau

Third Crusade

Name	Tier	Damage	Speed	Miss Chance	Modifiers	Requirements
Mirage Blade	★★★★★	1.5k-1.7k	0.75	5%	+170 Defense +30 Health +10% Critical Chance +10% Critical Bonus +10% Dodge +80 Lethality +35 Dexterity +20 Agility	300,000 Coins 150 Damascus Steel 80 Gold Ingots 1 Ancient Tablet

Spanish Renaissance (15th century)

Name	Tier	Damage	Speed	Miss Chance	Modifiers	Requirements
Brisk Cinquedea	★★★★★	1.3k-1.3k	0.75	5%	+185 Defense +145 Health +5% Dodge	150,000 Coins 85 Damascus Steel 45 Gold Ingots 1 Soapstone
Nimble Poignard	★★★★★	1.3k-1.3k	0.75	5%	+5% Critical Chance +65 Dexterity +25 Agility	150,000 Coins 110 Damascus Steel 45 Gold Ingots 1 Coral
Concealed Dirk	★★★★★	1.3k-1.4k	0.75	5%	+50 Defense +70 Health +7% Critical Chance +10% Critical Bonus +10% Dodge +70 Dexterity +20 Agility	150,000 Coins 200 Damascus Steel 130 Fine Silk 1 Obsidian
Master Poignard	★★★★	230-255	0.75	5%	+4% Critical Chance +18 Dexterity	21,000 Coins 200 Toledo Steel 200 Silver Ingot 1 Poignard
Cinquedea	★★★★	225-245	0.75	5%	+4% Critical Chance +20 Dexterity +8 Agility	28,000 Coins 225 Toledo Steel 225 Steel Ingot
Fine Dagger	★★★	80-100	0.75	5%	+15 Health +3% Critical Chance +3% Dodge	10,000 Coins 150 Steel Ingot 150 Hardened Leather 1 Dagger
Poignard	★★★	85-95	0.75	5%	+3% Critical Chance +15 Dexterity	13,500 Coins 125 Steel Ingot 125 Silver Ingots
Fine Stiletto	★★	30-34	0.75	5%	+2% Critical Chance +8 Agility	3,600 Coins 40 Iron Ore 40 Leather Scraps 1 Stiletto
Fine Knife	★★	29-35	0.75	5%	+2% Critical Chance +8 Dexterity	4,000 Coins 50 Iron Ore 50 Leather Scraps 1 Knife
Dagger	★★	30-40	0.75	5%	+10 Health +2% Critical Chance +2% Dodge	6,000 Coins 75 Iron Ore 75 Tanned Leather
Stiletto	★	10-12	0.75	5%	+5 Health +1% Critical Chance	1,100 Coins 10 Copper Ore 10 Tin Ore
Knife	★	9-13	0.75	5%	+1% Critical Chance +5 Dexterity	1,200 Coins 15 Copper Ore 15 Tin Ore

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

American Revolution

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

Victorian era

The Kukri is a short, bladed weapon of Nepalese origin, similar to a machete. These weapons are available to Evie and Jacob 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 Kukri	2	2	1	4	Complete Somewhere That's Green	£500 +1 all stats
Adept Kukri	3	3	1	3	Buy for £3,000	£1,000 +1 all stats
Ruby Kukri	4	4	1	4	Reach Loyalty Level 1 with Henry Green	£2,000 +1 all stats
Iron Kukri	4	4	1	4	Craft: £2,000 and 80 Metal	£2,000 +1 all stats
Bold Eagle Kukri	5	5	2	5	Complete Friendly Competition	£2,500 +1 A, +1 L
Guard Kukri	5	5	2	5	Buy for £4,000	£2,500 +1 A, +1 L
Jade Kukri	6	6	3	6	Complete A Case of Identity	£3,500 +2 A, +1 L
Master Ruby Kukri	6	6	3	6	Reach Loyalty Level 2 with Henry Green	£3,500 +2 A, +1 L
Henry's Kukri	6	6	3	6	Craft: £3,000 and 120 Metal	£3,500 +2 A, +1 L
Assassin Kukri	7	7	3	7	Craft: £3,750 and 140 Metal	£4,500 +2 A, +1 L
Gold Blessing Kukri	7	7	3	7	Conquer the borough of The Thames	£4,500 +2 A, +1 L
Ancient Kukri	8	8	4	8	Buy for £10,000	£5,000 +2 A, +1 L
Master Assassin's Kukri	8	8	4	8	Reach Loyalty Level 4 with Henry Green	£5,000 +2 A, +1 L
Serrated Death	9	9	4	9	Reach Loyalty Level 4 with Ned Wynert	£6,000 +2 A, +1 S, +1 L
Eagle's Splendor Kukri	9	9	4	9	Craft: £6,000, 160 Metal and 50 Chemical	£6,000 +2 A, +1 S, +1 L
Legendary Assassin Kukri	10	10	5	11	Reach Loyalty Level 5 with Henry Green	£10,000 +3 A, +1 S, +2 L
Ceremonial Kukri	3	3	1	3	Purchase the Streets of London Pack	£2,000 +2 A, +2 S +1 L
Golden Kukri	3	3	1	3	Purchase the Streets of London Pack	£2,000 +2 A, +2 S +1 L
Ram's Kukri	3	3	1	3	Purchase the Streets of London Pack	£2,000 +2 A, +2 S, +1 L
Vorpal Kukri	7	9	4	10	Purchase the Victorian Legends Pack	£7,000 +4 A, +2 S, +3 L
Obsidian Kukri	10	10	7	11	Complete all The Last Maharaja missions	£10,000 +3 A, +1 S, +2 L

Behind the scenes

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.

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.

Assassin's Creed II

An unusable Notched Cinquedea could be seen stuck in the table in Ezio's room at the Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni.

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.

At the blacksmiths in Brotherhood, the Notched Cinquedea had the store image of the Channeled Cinquedea, and vice versa. The Channeled Cinquedea was also a weapon that could not be purchased, and was only available through disarming guards that wielded it.

Assassin's Creed III

Stephane Chapheau's meat cleaver is a unique short blade. 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