The Naginata is a bladed pole weapon that Yasuke uses to employ sweeping and stabbing attacks, annihilating enemies inAssassin’s Creed Shadows.Arguably, the best Naginata in the game is the Shade of Blight, with an engraving that awards +100% of an Adrenaline Chunk on Affliction trigger and deals an absurdly high amount of poison damage. This Naginata can be used to create an extremely powerful Poison Naginata build for Yasuke. This build ideally incorporates weapons that have to be purchased from the store, but can work with alternative gear as well.
This Yasuke build features the Shade of Blightlegendary Naginata inAC Shadowsand the Undead Armor Set, which can be purchased from the store in the Gashadokuro bundle. However, this Naginata is equally viable with in-game gear, with the best replacements being the Elegant Samurai Outfit and Samurai Daimyo Helmet of Legend and the Encouragement amulet. Overall,this build relies heavily on the Naginata’s Whirlwind move, which is an awkward thing to master, but is highly effective once you get the hang of it.
Best Gear For A Naginata Poison Build In AC Shadows
The Shade Of Blight Naginata Makes Poison & Poise OP
The Shade of Blight Naginata has one of the highest Poison Buildup percentages of all the Naginata inAssassin’s Creed Shadows,and its inherent engraving effect allows Yasuke to fill +100% of an adrenaline chunk once you trigger any affliction. What this equates to in practice is having nearly perpetual access to abilities, as you will be triggering Poison on nearly every enemy you face.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Best Build Guides For Naoe & Yasuke (All Play Styles)
There are a number of different build options for every play style in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, from a Tools Naoe build to a naked Yasuke build.
To enhance the poison effects from this Naginata, the primary effect you need comes from theEncouragement legendary amulet, whichincreases Yasuke’s stats by +15% when you have only a Naginata equipped.
+100% of an Adrenaline Chunk on Affliction Trigger
+50% damage from Poison on afflicted enemies
Kabuto of the Undead
Instantly charge Posture attacks when poisoned
Armor of the Undead
Create a poison cloud on parry
+20% Poison Affliction duration
Trigger Poison buildup with posture attacks
15% to stats with only a Naginata equipped
Ideally, you can use the Bone of the Fallen Warrior as your primary amulet, which allows you to trigger poison buildup with posture attacks. However, there are other postures and/or poison engravings for the amulet that are equally useful.
The Undeadlegendary armor set inAC Shadowsis also ideal for this build, creating a cloud of Poison on a successful parry, but the Elegant Samurai Set is equally viable.
There are engravings that enhance the poison effects for your Naginata, Helmet, and Armor, but anything enhancing Affliction buildup or posture attacks will be sufficient.
Best Skills For A Naginata Poison Build
Dive Deep Into The Naginata Tree
This build doesn’t require a heavy Mastery Point investment, making it an ideal candidate for the Masakado’s Vengeance engraving effect that increases damage based on unspent Mastery Points.you may swap this out for any Poison effectas you’ll be dealing a ridiculous amount of poison damage and poison buildup, and the additional damage from unspent Mastery Points is more beneficial. Personally, I think Crescent Strike and Onslaught are the best Naginata abilities, as these will give both a single target and a multiple target option.
Whirlwind is an incredible passive ability that deals incremental damage with each strike, but it takes a little getting used to.
Whirlwind is an incredible passive ability that deals incremental damage with each strike, but it takes a little getting used to. Impenetrable Defense is your best Samurai ability until you can unlock Samurai Stand, though War Kick is always a good one to have on hand for an all-purpose attack. You’ll also want to take the Strength Builder passive from the Samurai tree toincrease damage based on the filled Adrenaline Chunks. On that note, take all three Vigor skills to increase Yasuke’s Adrenaline Chunk capacity.
Best Build For Naoe In Assassin’s Creed Shadows
The best build for Naoe in Assassin’s Creed Shadows utilizes the Kusarigama and Assassin skills, and has something for every occasion.
Overall, this build is pretty straightforward, leaning into poison effects from the various armors and weapons, and capitalizing on the stat buff from the Encouragement engraving effect. The Undead Armor effect is an all-around primo engraving that adds poison effects to anyYasuke build in AC Shadows, but it complements the Shade of Blight Naginata, especially when leaning more into the poison engravings at the forge.
Overall, the Naginata is a diverse weapon that can fit a range of playstyles, but leaning into the poison features for Yasuke makes it stand out among builds inAssassin’s Creed Shadows.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Set during Japan’s Sengoku period, two distinct protagonists—Naoe, a shinobi, and Yasuke, a historical African samurai—must navigate political intrigue and violent clashes between the Assassins and Templars. Players can switch between stealthy, shadow-based gameplay with Naoe and Yasuke’s direct combat approach, exploring the duality of their missions in a beautifully rendered open world.
