Get ready to get up close and personal with adversaries with swords and daggers as your main weapons.

Each one offers unique abilities and upgrades as you progress, catered to your specific playstyle.

But how do you choose which weapons are worth your time?

Best Weapons in Assassin’s Creed: Mirage

Well, our best weapons inAssassins Creed: Mirageis a great place to start.

The poison damage works by successfully killing poisoned foes in close quarters.

Every melee kill of a poisoned enemy by the Hidden One Dagger will release a poison cloud.

Best Weapons in Assassin’s Creed: Mirage

After that, the poison cloud will inflict additional damage on all nearby enemies.

Granted, the daggers poison damage isnt extremely potent.

However, it can add up over time for maximum damage.

Best Weapons in Assassin’s Creed: Mirage

Also, feel free to pair the dagger with the Hidden One Sword for a more devastating effect.

Head North, then mark the first chest you see using Enkidu.

Initiate of Alamut Dagger

Next up, we have the Initiate of Alamut Dagger.

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It deals damage at a rate of 30 points.

Zanji Uprising Sword

Damage output for swords is much higher compared to daggers.

So, youll want to always have at least one sword in your corner.

Best Weapons in Assassin’s Creed: Mirage

Its the greatest output you could achieve at the basic level of all swords.

To get the Zanji Uprising Sword, head to the Shari, Harbiyah region.

You should find the sword stashed in the fourth gear chest at the Metal Factory.

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You may need to tow down the guards and their training ground to gain access to the factory.

Rostam Sword

The Rostam Sword deals nearly the same damage output as the Zanji Uprising Sword.

However, the Rostam Sword becomes deadlier with each successful hit, doubling down on your attacks.

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The damage grows deadlier, reaching a whopping maximum of 50%.

You must complete the Weapons Dealer contract to get your hands on the sword.

The sword deals damage at a rate of 50 and defense damage at 50.

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As with the Initiate of Alamut Dagger, its sword counterpart thrives on players who master parry.

Every time you successfully parry an incoming attack, your next attack deals an additional 50% damage output.

As much as you get the sword early, it comes in handy throughout your playthrough.

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So long as youre proficient with parrying, you should enjoy the swords cranked-up defensive damage capabilities.

This allows you plenty of time to master parries and take full advantage of the swords maximum damage output.

Evans I. Karanja is a freelance writer who loves to write about anything technology.

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