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Assassin's Creed Mirage (AC Mirage)

Of Toil and Taxes Mission Walkthrough

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AC Mirage - Of Toil and Taxes
Of Toil and Taxes is one of the main missions found in Assassin's Creed Mirage (AC Mirage). Read on to see Of Toil and Taxes guide, overview, and tips and tricks we've discovered for this story quest!

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Coin, Corruption, and Tea The Toll of Greed

Mission Objectives

  1. Investigate the Threats in the Bazaar
  2. Rescue the Perfume Merchant
  3. Find the Stranded Merchants to the South of the City
  4. Speak to the Lead Merchant
  5. Investigate the Merchant Site
  6. Conclude the Investigation with the Lead Merchant
  7. Escort the Merchants to the Karkh Gate
  8. Assassinate Al-Anqa the Tax Collector
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Coin, Corruption, and Tea The Toll of Greed

1. Investigate the Threats in the Bazaar

Investigate the Bazaar
Use your eagle vision and walk around the Bazaar to identify the threats to the merchants. You'll find a merchant brought down to her knees by the guards.

How to Use Eagle Vision

2. Rescue the Perfume Merchant

Rescue the Perfume Merchant
Save the merchant by assassinating all the guards surrounding her. We recommend using smoke bombs to assassinate the guards with ease.

After saving her, speak to the merchant, and she will give you information about other merchants stranded outside the city.

Smoke Bomb: How to Unlock, and Upgrades

3. Find the Stranded Merchants to the South of the City

Find the Stranded Merchants
Follow the map marker to find the merchants to the south of Baghdad. You will need to use Enkidu to find the specific location of the merchants.

Eagle Controls - How to Use Enkidu

4. Speak to the Lead Merchant

Speak to the Lead Merchant
Speak to the lead merchant and he will tell you about their group's current situation.

5. Investigate the Merchant Site

Investigate the Merchant Site
Use your eagle vision to investigate the area, you need to examine the horse's head, then speak with two merchants to complete the investigation.

6. Conclude the Investigation with the Lead Merchant

Conclude the Investigation
Once you've completed the investigation, speak to the lead merchant and offer to escort them back to the city.

7. Escort the Merchants to the Karkh Gate

Protect the Merchants
Get on your mount and follow the merchants back to the city. Note that you will be ambushed along the way, be sure you're well equipped. We recommend using smoke bombs again to make this section easier.

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8. Assassinate Al-Anqa the Tax Collector

Assassinate Al-Anqa
Go to the Tax Collector's mansion and assassinate him. Note that you can only use Enkidu if you take out the marksman first.

To access the building, look for the guard holding the key, and enter the building from the back. The Tax Collector will be on the second floor.

Assassin's Creed Mirage Related Guides

Walkthrough

List of All Main Missions

List of All Main Missions

Prologue Missions

Prologue Missions
1. The Master Thief of Anbar 2. A New Beginning
3. Taking Flight

Assassinate Al-Ghul

Al-Ghul Missions
1. Baghdad Bound 2. Contact The Rebels
3. Follow Nur's Lead 4. Zeroing In
5. Jailbreak 6. A Delicate Alliance
7. First Order

Assassinate Al-Rabisu

Al-Rabisu Missions
1. Fire and Wisdom 2. House of Wisdom
3. Find The Missing Brother 4. Follow The Fiery Trail
5. Report to The Rafiq 6. The Great Symposium
7. A Job Well Done

Assassinate Al-Pairika

Al-Pairika Missions
1. Coins and Daggers 2. Coin, Corruption, and Tea
3. Of Toil and Taxes 4. The Toll of Greed
5. A Faceless Feather 6. Gilded Butterflies
7. A Grand End

Assassinate Al-Mardikhwar

Al-Mardikhwar Missions
1. Blood and Shadows 2. The Hunter 1
3. Like Father, Like Son 4. The Hunter 2
5. The Raptor and The Demon 6. The Hunt
7. Bird Trap 8. To Catch A Demon
9. The Chase 10. Den of The Beast
11. The Return

Assassinate Al-Bahamut

Al-Bahamut Missions
1. The Head of The Snake 2. The Fox And The Hunter
3. The Servant and The Impostor 4. Judge and Executioner
5. One Final Counsel 6. The Serpent's Nest

Epilogue Missions

Epilogue Missions
1. The Last Journey 2. In Pursuit of Truth

DLC Missions

DLC Missions
1. The Forty Thieves

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