How To Get All Endings In Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Assassin’s Creed Shadows takes a somewhat complex approach to its ending, requiring narrative conclusions to several individual plot threads before the credits roll. After the credits, there’s an even more elusive epilogue, which rewards Naoe with some of the coolest gear in the game. None of the ending components are branching, so it’s possible (and ideal) to hit them all in one playthrough.

Warning: The following article includes spoilers for Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

The main quest of the game focuses on hunting down the villainous Shinbakufu, so the first part of the ending hinges on completing that task. Afterward, Naoe and Yasuke each have individual plot lines to wrap up, although the order in which they’re approached is flexible. Finally, the epilogue hinges on completing side quests starring Junjiro, the child who lives at the hideout throughout the game.

How To Get The Shinbakufu Ending

Work Your Way Through Every Target

Working your way through the Shinbakufu targets will take up the majority of a standard Assassin’s Creed playthrough, with each having several associated quests to complete. There’s not a strict order to completing the Shinbakufu, but a few have to be done first or last, and you should avoid higher-level targets until you’re prepared to take them on.

The final two to deal with will be The Two-Faced and The Horseman, in that order. When you’ve reached them, you can complete the quests without worrying, as it won’t trigger the ending of the game until you’ve wrapped up Naoe and Yasuke’s stories. Yoshiaki will catch Naoe and Yasuke up on some quest information if they haven’t yet figured it out on their own, but the quest content will be the same regardless of where they learn the information from.

How To Get The Naoe Ending

Unravel Naoe’s Story

Naoe’s ending is the simpler of the two character endings, as her final quest only has a small, optional fight rather than a major climactic showdown. You need to complete four Naoe quests one-by-one, but the other Naoe quests that focus on Assassin Outposts are optional. If you don’t complete those, meeting The Horseman will still unlock The Meaning of the Blade.

• Before The Fall — Play through Naoe’s backstory at any four Kuji-kiri locations
• Wolves and Foxes — Fight off enemies at Uji Tawara and speak to Hattori Hanzo
• Secrets of the Blade — Explore the Tomb of the Ancients
• The Meaning of the Blade — Enter the Sakafuneishi Ruins and speak to Hattori Hanzo

The final Naoe quest is The Meaning of the Blade. If you’re playing without Canon Mode, you’ll have the option to Forgive or Attack Hanzo, followed by another choice to Forgive or Kill him.

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Hanzo’s fate will be the same regardless of your choices here, but you’ll only have to fight him if you choose Kill. If this is completed after the Shinbakufu and Yasuke’s final quest, credits will roll here.

How To Get The Yasuke Ending

Track Down The Templars

Although he lacks the same ties to the Assassin Brotherhood, Yasuke’s ending actually requires a good bit more assassination than Naoe’s. His quests won’t start appearing until later in the game than Naoe’s, as a certain amount of Shinbakufu progress is required, but you don’t need to worry that you’ll miss them. The first batch of Yasuke quests required to access the ending is as follows:

• Dark Waves, Black Ships — Hunt down a note in the Trading Port of Obama and light signal fires
• My Name is Yasuke — Fight pirates and kill Duarte de Melo
• The Path He Walks — Speak to Luis Frois

Yasuke’s story will then move to a set of Templar quests on the Objectives screen, which can be found directly beneath the Shinbakufu. As with Naoie, the final Shinbakufu encounter will jumpstart some of the progress here if it hasn’t already been made. Completing the Templar quests is what will trigger Yasuke’s ending, and credits will roll here if Naoe’s has been completed.

• Fighting for the Cause — Follow Kumabe Ujie to Kimura Kei and kill the Templar
• The Silver Queen — Meet the Silver Queen in Tada
• A Promise — Rescue Akechi Mitsuyoshi and retrieve his katana
• End of the Line — Kill Nuno Caro and his men

As Yasuke tends to handle duels quite easily, the fight you’ll want to be most prepared for is actually the one in Fighting for the Cause, which triggers a large-scale brawl with a school full of acolytes. The Silver Queen and A Promise both require some searching, so you may find yourself missing Naoe’s Eagle Vision when completing them as Yasuke.

How To Get The Epilogue Ending

Complete Junjiro’s Quests

You won’t be able to complete the epilogue until after the credits, but you can get started on the progress for it earlier in the game. Almost all the necessary quests will appear under Junjiro in the Objectives screen. The only exception is the final quest, Out of the Shadows, which will appear under Tomiko after the rest have been completed.

• Raise a Cup — Meet at a campfire in the hideout
• Eyes on the Future — Find a tanuki for Junjiro
• A Different Kind of Samurai — Perform kata for Junjiro as Yasuke
• Soup for Sorin — Help Junjiro acquire soup ingredients
• The Pilgrimage — Find Sorin and speak with him
• Leaving a Mark — Find Junjiro’s banner in the hideout
• Out of the Shadows — Speak with Tomiko and others in the hideout

In the same way that completing the Shinbakufu will jumpstart Naoe and Yasuke’s quests if they’ve stalled out, reaching the credits will get Junjiro’s moving again. You can find a further breakdown of how reaching the epilogue works in the best ending guide.

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Once you’ve done all of this, you’ll get a final cutscene and unlock Naoe’s Master Assassin gear, which gives Naoe some nice perks that help her take out enemies more quickly. The epilogue brings a close to the main story of Assassin’s Creed Shadows and leaving you with no obligations beyond whatever still catches your eye in the world and side content.

Systems

Released

March 20, 2025

ESRB

Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language

Developer(s)

Ubisoft Quebec