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Assassin’s Creed Shadows Walkthrough – All Main Quests

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Here you can find a full Assassin’s Creed Shadows Walkthrough of all Main Quests.

Below are links to all of the Main Story Quests in AC Shadows. The story is divided into 5 Chapters: Prologue, Act 1, Act 2, Act 3, Epilogue.

To finish the story you must defeat all 12 Onryo/Shinbakufu members, and complete all quests from Naoe, Yasuke, Junjiro. Everything else is optional and not needed to advance the story. Optional and Side Quests are listed at the bottom here and can be done in any order after unlocking them. Most of the main quests can also be done in varying order. Feel free to do as much side content as you like along the way to level up and recruit allies. Also grab Collectibles for XP and Skill Points (called “Knowledge Points”).

The Prologue is a linear section. In Act 1 you reach the open world, it goes on until you defeat 3 of 12 Onryo members. Act 2 lasts until you defeat all 12 Onryu/Shinbakufu members, but the trophy for Act 2 may unlock before then. Act 3 is for finishing the stories of Naoe, Yasuke, and Junjiro. Then the Epilogue unlocks to finish the story. All optional/side quests can still be done after the story, nothing is missable.

For trophies/achievements it’s recommended to start the game with Guided Exploration Mode turned OFF (removes certain waypoints). When you turn this on, the game gives a warning that it will void some trophies, but this is a bit misleading. It only voids a single trophy trophy Scouting Mission for using a Scout, because the scouting feature isn’t available in Guided Mode. All other trophies are still doable with Guided Mode turned on. After getting the trophy you can still turn on Guided Mode from the gameplay options for the rest of the game. Whether you play in Canon Mode doesn’t matter, and all trophies are doable on the easiest difficulty.

PROLOGUE

  1. The Lord’s Favor
  2. Spirit of a Warrior
  3. Flames of War
  4. Fight of the Kabushiba Ikki
  5. The Onryo Samurai
    ACT 1 – DEFEAT THE FIRST 3 SHINBAKUFU
    (Intermission – An Unpayable Debt – continues later)
  6. Wake Up Call
  7. An Unpayable Debt
  8. From Spark to Flame
  9. Way of the Blacksmith (The League > Tomiko)
  10. Searching Sakai (The Onryo > The Golden Teppo)
  11. The Perfect Gift (The Onryo > The Golden Teppo)
  12. Dress for Success (The Onryo > The Golden Teppo)
  13. The Tea Ceremony (The Onryo > The Golden Teppo)
  14. Drive the Point Home / Defensive Position (The Onryo > The Golden Teppo) –> The Golden Teppo defeated
  15. The Fatherless Monk (The Onryo > The Wounded) – The Warrior Monk trophy
  16. The Killing Field (The Onryo > The Wounded)
  17. Stolen Faith (The Onryo > The Wounded)
  18. Heads Will Roll (The Onryo > The Wounded) –> The Wounded defeated
  19. Friend of My Enemy (The League > Tomiko)
  20. Belly of the Beast (The Onryo > The Shinbakufu)
  21. Temple of the Horseman (The Onryo > Oda Nabunaga)
  22. Lightning and Thunder (The Onryo > Oda Nabunaga)
  23. Mibuno Showdown (The Onryo > Oda Nabunaga) – Yasuke unlocked
    ACT 2 – DEFEAT ALL 12 SHINBAKUFU
  24. An Education (Yasuke)
  25. Nobutsuna Sensei (Yasuke)
  26. Lady of Whispers (Yasuke)
  27. Lords of Azuchi (Yasuke)
  28. An Evening in Otsu (The Shinbakufu -> The Naginata)
  29. Against the Koga-ryu (The Shinbakufu -> The Naginata) – The Sharpshooter trophy
  30. Showdown in Sakamoto (The Shinbakufu -> The Naginata) –> The Naginata defeated
  31. The Bad Brother (The Shinbakufu -> The Fool)
  32. Missing Missive (The Shinbakufu -> The Fool) – The Thief trophy
  33. The Rising Tide (The Shinbakufu -> The Fool)
  34. Inside Help (The Shinbakufu -> The Fool) – defeat all 7 Takahashi of The Twisted Tree to advance story
  35. Lost Honor (The Shinbakufu -> The Fool) –> The Fool defeated
  36. A Talk with a Lady (The Shinbakufu -> The Mourner)
  37. Nagahama Black Powder (The Shinbakufu -> The Mourner)
  38. A Prayer for Omi (The Shinbakufu -> The Mourner)
  39. The Price of Rice (The Shinbakufu -> The Mourner)
  40. The Wheel Unmasked (The Shinbakufu -> The Mourner) –> The Mourner is always spared regardless of whether you attack as Yasuke or Naoe
  41. The Rengakai (The Shinbakufu -> The Noble)
  42. Losing Hand (The Shinbakufu -> The Noble)
  43. The Scent of War (The Shinbakufu -> The Noble)
  44. A Peculiar Guest (The Shinbakufu -> The Noble)
  45. Spring and Fall (The Shinbakufu -> The Noble) –> The Noble defeated – doesn’t matter if you choose to spare him or kill him. If you choose to spare he immediately bleeds out and dies anyway, so regardless of the choice he will die
  46. A Voice in Anger (The Shinbakufu -> The Ox)
  47. Astray (The Shinbakufu -> The Ox)
  48. Brothers in Arms (The Shinbakufu -> The Ox)
  49. Of My Enemy (The Shinbakufu -> The Ox)
  50. Broken Horn (The Shinbakufu -> The Ox) –> The Ox defeated
  51. A Chance Encounter (The Shinbakufu -> The Wise)
  52. Temple Stories (The Shinbakufu -> The Wise)
  53. Restless Spirits (The Shinbakufu -> The Wise)
  54. The Lost Envoys (The Shinbakufu -> The Wise)
  55. Darkness Falls (The Shinbakufu -> The Wise) –> The Wise defeated
  56. Red Walls (The Shinbakufu -> The Fox)
  57. Chef Hong (The Shinbakufu -> The Fox)
  58. Smuggler’s Gambit (The Shinbakufu -> The Fox)
  59. Revenge (The Shinbakufu -> The Fox)
  60. The Music (The Shinbakufu -> The Fox)
  61. The Performer (The Shinbakufu -> The Fox) –> The Fox defeated
    (Intermission – Story of a Shinobi – continues later)
  62. Before the Fall (Naoe)
  63. Wolves and Foxes (Naoe)
    (Intermission – Secrets of the Blade – continues later after all 12 shinbakufu defeated)
  64. The Peasant Who Would Be King (The Shinbakufu -> The Two-Faced) – after doing Naoe’s quests and defeating other Shinbakufu –> The Two-Faced defeated
  65. Topple the Traitor (The Shinbakufu -> The Two-Faced)
  66. The Man Behind the Mask (The Shinbakufu -> The Horseman) – after defeating all other 11 Shinbakufu –> The Horseman defeated
    (Note: must also finish optional quest Requiem for Rokkaku to unlock Act 2 trophy/achievement)
    ACT 3 – COMPLETE ALL QUESTS FROM JUNJIRO / YASUKE / NAOE
  67. Raise a Cup (The League -> Junjiro) *could be done sooner, if already completed do Junjiro’s remaining quests, after each quest wait for season to change to get the next one
  68. Dark Waves, Black Ships (Yasuke -> Yasuke’s Past)
  69. My Name is Yasuke (Yasuke -> Yasuke’s Past)
  70. The Path He Walks (Yasuke -> Yasuke’s Past)
  71. Fighting for the Cause (Templar -> Kimura Kei)
  72. The Silver Queen (Templar -> Silver Queen)
  73. A Promise (Templar -> Silver Queen)
  74. End of the Line (Templar -> Nuno Caro)
  75. Eyes on the Future (The League -> Junjiro)
  76. A Different Kind of Samurai (The League -> Junjiro)
  77. Secrets of the Blade (Naoe -> The Assassins)
  78. The Meaning of the Blade (Naoe -> The Assassins) –> Credits will roll after this if you followed the order here (if you did Naoe’s quests first then the credits come after Yasuke’s last quest). Act 3 continues until all Junjiro quests are done.
  79. Soup for Sorin (The League -> Junjiro)
  80. The Pilgrimage (The League -> Junjiro)
  81. Leaving a Mark (The League -> Junjiro) – Fall of the Shinbakufu trophy
    EPILOGUE – COMPLETE FINAL QUEST
  82. Out of the Shadows – after all 12 Shinbakufu defeated + all quests done for Naoe + Yasuke + Junjiro – Epilogue trophy –> Story ends here

Optional Quests – unlocked during Act 1:

  1. Tea Bowls for Rikyu (People of Yamashiro)
  2. The Stray Dogs (The League)

Optional Quests – unlocked during Act 2:

  1. The Corrupt Daikan (People of Omi)
  2. The Hoarder (The Corrupt Daikan)
  3. Nobutsuna’s Students (People of Omi)
  4. Requiem for Rokkaku (People of Omi)
    1. Letter From Katsuhime (The League)
    2. The Tale of Genin (The League)
    3. The Diary of Lady Rokkaku (The League)
    4. The Jounin Pillow Book (The League)
  5. The Wheel Turns (People of Omi > Lady Oichi)
  6. Help Needed (The Twisted Tree)
  7. Guard Duty (The Twisted Tree)
  8. Dropped Intel (The Twisted Tree)
  9. Sake and Swords (The League)
    1. Honor Among Thieves (The League)
    2. Stolen Hearts (The League)
    3. The Godless Harvest (The League)
  10. Fallen Soldiers / Genzaburo’s Soldiers (People of Harima -> Koshiro)
  11. The Leaf Turns (People of Harima > Koshiro)
  12. Kurai Eikyou / The Katsuragi Agent (Kurai Eikyou)
  13. The Pirate Alliance (People of Wakasa -> Shido the Biwa Master)
  14. Valuable Reflections (People of Wakasa -> Niwa Nagahide)
  15. Feast for Thought (People of Wakasa -> Hong)

Optional Quests – unlocked during Act 3 & Epilogue

  1. Iga Assassin Outpost (Naoe -> The Assassins)
  2. Omi Assassin Outpost (Naoe -> The Assassins)
  3. Yamato Assassin Outpost (Naoe -> The Assassins)
  4. Kii Assassin Outpost (Naoe -> The Assassins)
  5. Story of a Samurai (The League -> Tomiko) – autocompletes from doing all Yasuke quests
  6. Story of a Young Boy (The League -> Tomiko) – autocompletes from doing all Junjiro quests
  7. Story of a Shinobi (The League -> Tomiko) – autocompletes from doing all Naoe quests

Side Quests:

Izumi Settsu

  1. Finding New Allies
  2. The Tournament – Test Your Might trophy
  3. Out of Pasture
  4. The Iron Hand Guild
  5. The Butterfly Collector
  6. The Kabukimono

Yamashiro

  1. A Collection of Crests
  2. Art Collector
  3. The Yokai
  4. Chaos or Order – Kill any 100 Bandits in Yamashiro, can reload save to respawn them

Omi

  1. The Godai Shinobi
  2. The Betrayers
  3. Restoring Order – kill any 100 Akechi Clan warriors in Omi, can reload save to respawn them
  4. Cloud Gazing – only gives a cutscene without objectives

Iga

  1. Ambush Interrupted – The Ronin trophy
    1. Homecoming
    2. Putting Down Roots
  2. From the Ashes
    1. The Monk’s Wake
    2. Good for What Ails You
    3. Shadows and Light
  3. The Art of Kintsugi – only gives a cutscene without objectives
  4. Elder Empathy – kill any 100 Bandits in Iga, can reload save to respawn them

Harima

  1. A Blade in the Dark – The Eager Assassin trophy
    1. Past and Present
    2. Path and Purpose
    3. A Blade in the Light
  2. Guardian Spirit – Kill any 25 Ronin in Harima, can reload save to respawn them

Yamato

  1. Mayu’s Offering
  2. Yamabushi Imposters
  3. Stealing Samurai – kill any 100 Samurai in Yamato, can reload save to respawn them

Wakasa

  1. Sweet Lies – The Toxin Master trophy
    1. Sweet Revenge
  2. High Seas Haymaker – kill any 100 Pirates in Wakasa, can reload save to respawn them

Kii

  1. The Winter Raiders
    1. Arrow Strike
    2. War Horse
    3. Ride into town
  2. The Hunters of Kyonyo
  3. A Better Path – kill any 100 Outlaws in Kii, can reload save to respawn them
  4. The World Out There – only gives a cutscene without objectives

Tamba

  1. Silver Smugglers
  2. Accursed Arquebuses – kill any 25 Teppo Wielders in Tamba, can reload save to respawn them

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  2. How do you reload the save so that the enemies respawn for the kill x amount of enemy? I tried doing it before killing them but counter still says 0 or is it after?

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  3. The Performer, start the chase of Samemaru and he dies/collapses at end of the street so unable to complete the end part of the sequence.
    My only option is to leave the quest and start again which just repeats the same start.
    Now unable to carry on the main story. Do i have any options?

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