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Takeda Castle is one of manyAssassin’s Creed Shadowslocations that houses a Legendary Chest to loot once you’ve cleared out the area’s Samurai Daisho defenders. While dispatching Daisho enemies is incredibly easy whenusing Yasuke’s best early skills,slashing through Takeda Castle will likely leave Yasuke wanted, which increases resistance in the region.
Instead, we’ll be guiding you through Takeda Castle asNaoe, who can use her impressive stealth skills and toolsto slip in and out of heavily guarded areas without triggering an alarm. Keep to the shadows and utilize everything at your disposal to remain unseen and silently kill the five Samurai Daisho in Takeda Castle.
Where Is Takeda Castle?
Takeda Castleis in the far western section of theTambaregion, south of Takeda. The closest fast travel point is theTakeda Kakuregato the east of the castle.
How To Find & Assassinate The First Samurai Daisho
Approach Takeda Castle from the southern pathand stop short of approaching the guard to survey your options.
Skirt along the rocks on the right side of the fenceleading up to the entrance, and jump on top of some rocks directly below a tower to the right of the entrance.
From here, keep trying touse your grappling hook,then scale the wall when you find the right spot after jumping.
At the top of the building, you’ll have a good view of the area and can see that there’s not too much along the southwestern tip.
Instead,skirt along the southeastern perimeterof the castle until you reach theeasternmostcorner of this lower section.
You should shimmy along the outer edge of the walls here to avoid being seen.
From this eastern corner, go slightly northwest into the next elevated courtyard near the lower central area of the castle. In thislower central courtyard, you’ll find the first Samurai Daisho.
The first Samurai Daisho is well guarded, so it will take some careful movement to silently kill him.
How To Find & Assassinate The Second Samurai Daisho
From the western courtyard, go northmore until you reach the narrow path leading to the northern section of the castle.
Follow the path to the northern along the western edgeuntil you can turn right and see the castle’s northern central courtyard.
In this northern central courtyard,you’ll findthe second and third Samurai Daishoin the secluded section beyond him. Cross over into the northern central courtyard and immediately get on top of a roof to avoid being seen.
First, we’ll take care of the second Samurai Daishoin the courtyard we’re in.
How To Find & Assassinate The Third Samurai Daisho
From the second Daisho, head further northeast into the next courtyard where the third Samurai Daisho is waiting.
This third Samurai Daisho is completely alone and unprotected,so assassinate him and move on.
How To Find & Assassinate The Fourth Samurai Daisho
From the third Daisho’s northwestern area at the tip of the castle,head east by walking along the perimeter walls,using them to get further back into the castle.
In thefar eastern section of the northern area,you’ll find thefourth Samurai Daishositting on the ground here.
There’s one other guard in this transition area and a third who patrols the area.
First,position yourself on the corner of the building directly above the Samurai Daisho so you may air assassinate him.Next, waitfor the patrolling guard to start walking away down the stairs.
As they leave, jump down andair assassinate the fourth Samurai Daisho.Immediately, crouch walk over to theguardstanding alone andtake care of him next.
Lastly,scurry after the patrolling guard anddouble assassinate this man and the guard he stops next toas well, clearing the scene.
Don’t forget to kill the guard standing along the wall on a perch to avoid him seeing you later.
How To Find & Assassinate The Fifth Samurai Daisho
From the eastern courtyard in the northern section,head northeast into the northeastern courtyardof Takeda Castle.
In thefar northeastern courtyard,you’ll see thefifth and final Samurai Daisho. Make your way to the locked shed behind the fifth Daisho and survey the scene.
If you don’t mind making a small mess, the best way to handle this scenario is by waiting until all three guards are lumped together by the explosive pots.
Once the guards are near the pots,throw a Kunai at the explosive pot to cause it to explode, killing the guards.
The second you do, jump and assassinate the Daisho,clearing out everyone in seconds.
From the fifth Samurai Daisho, head back south to the northern central courtyard in Takeda Castle, to the Tenshu (large tower).
What Rewards Do You Get From Takeda Castle?
After a few challenging encounters to clear out Takeda Castle’s five Samurai Daisho, you’re able to focus on collecting your loot.
Side Loot
In addition to the side loot found here, there’s also a key which opens locked supply doors around the castle.
Legendary Chest
After the fifth Daisho, go to theTenshu in the north central courtyardand fight your way up to thefourth floorto claim the Legendary Chest, which includes:
Lastly, climb the Tenshu for one more reward.
Synchronization Viewpoint
Once you’ve collected the Legendary Chest from thenorthern courtyard’s Tenshu,head up to the top to claim thesynchronization viewpoint and the fast travel location.
