If you enjoy traversing restricted areas, avoiding enemies, and plundering loot, thenAssassin’s Creed Shadowshas several perfect locations for you, with forts and castles providing exactly what you want. These self-contained areas are home to Samurai Daisho guards – VIP enemies who you must defeat to earn access to the area’s Legendary Chest.

Legendary weapons and gear are precious resources in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, so you’ll want to collect a wide variety of options to add to your arsenal. Shorter areas that contain one or two Samurai Daisho are particularly good to prioritize, and luckily, Tsuruga Castle only has two Samurai to defeat.

Naoe spots the Tsuruga Castle First Daisho in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

Where Is Tsuruga Castle?

Tsuruga Castleis found in thenorthernmostarea ofWakasa,in the Sotomo Gate area.

During the story, while you’re hunting down the Fox member of the Shinbakufu, your first trip here is peaceful. You will not be able to face the Samurai Daisho or do much besides looting a few chests during your initial visit.

The nearest fast travel point is theTsuruga Kakurega,or the Synchronize Viewpoint in Tsuruga Castle itself, which you may have picked up while visiting during the story.

Naoe claims Tsuruga Castle chest in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

How To Find & Assassinate The First Samurai Daisho

Enter the castle from the northwest side, especially if you can teleport to the fast travel spot from earlier. You’ll find thefirstSamurai Daisho in the central courtyard of the castle,directly on the icon on the map.

Keep low and dash into the bush, then assassinate the guardnext to the building where the Daisho is. With that guard out of the way, sneak inside anddispatch the first Samurai Daisho.

Naoe earns Tsuruga Castle Rewards Chest with the Master Archer Outfit for Yasuke.

If things get out of hand by alerting a guard, you should be able to contain the situation by defeating them and won’t alert the rest of the castle to your presence.

From here, you can move on to your next target.

How To Find & Assassinate The Second Samurai Daisho

From the central courtyard, look at thesoutheastern courtyard,where you’ll be able to see thesecond Samurai Daishofrom a distance.

Carefullycross over to the southeastern courtyardby jumping across the small wooden platform and scaling a long building to get a better view via the roof.

Naoe hangs from the Tsuruga Castle guard tower in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

Besides the two guards standing at the entrance to this area, the Samurai Daisho is relatively secluded, only flanked by one other enemy nearby.

The best way to approach the situation is bysneaking around the perimeter into the bushes directly next to the Samurai Daisho– assassinate him, and you’ll be done with both Daisho in Tsuruga Castle.

What Rewards Do You Get From Tsuruga Castle?

With the Daisho duo defeated you can claim the rest of the loot available in Tsuruga Castle, including a surprising amount of side loot.

Now is also a great time to grab the viewpoint and fast-travel spot if you haven’t already done so during the main story.

Side Loot

Here’s a list of all the best side rewards that you can earn in Tsuruga Castle.

Legendary Chest

You’ll find the Legendary chest in thenortheast corner of the castle,in a small room guarded by a single stationary enemy. It contains

There’s one last reward to claim from this small castle.

Synchronization Viewpoint

In the northwest courtyard of the castle,you’ll find a large guard tower to climb with a synchronization spot at the top.