Castles are major locations in Assassin's Creed Shadows (AC Shadows) that can be cleared for a Legendary Chest. Learn more about Castles, a list of Castles in each region, and tips on completing them here!

All Castle Locations and Rewards

Castles Interactive Map

Izumi Settsu Castles

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Izumi Settsu	Yamashiro	Harima
Omi	Iga	Yamato
Wakasa	Tamba	Kii

Castle	Details
Amagasaki Castle	Samurai Daisho: 5 Wealth: Low Rewards: ・ Tools Master Mask ・ Unbreakable Shuriken
Katano Castle	Samurai Daisho: 2 Wealth: Low Rewards: ・ Tools Master Gear ・ Kunai Throw on Assassinate
Osaka Castle	Samurai Daisho: 3 Wealth: Low Rewards: ・ Peasant Clothes ・ Assassination with Attack
Takatsuki Castle	Samurai Daisho: 3 Wealth: Low Rewards: ・ Peasant Hat ・ Adrenaline when Entering Combat

Yamashiro Castles

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Izumi Settsu	Yamashiro	Harima
Omi	Iga	Yamato
Wakasa	Tamba	Kii

Castle	Details
Hanazono Castle	Samurai Daisho: 2 Wealth: N/A Rewards: ・ Protector's Helmet ・ Damage on Parry
Nijo Palace	Samurai Daisho: 2 Wealth: Low Rewards: ・ Protector's Armor ・ Parry Unblockables
Shoryuji Castle	Samurai Daisho: 3 Wealth: Low Rewards: ・ Yurei-Walker Robes ・ Silent Footsteps
Yamazaki Castle	Samurai Daisho: 5 Wealth: Low Rewards: ・ Yurei-Walker Hood ・ Greatly Improved Assassinate in Shadow

Harima Castles

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Izumi Settsu	Yamashiro	Harima
Omi	Iga	Yamato
Wakasa	Tamba	Kii

Castle	Details
Himeji Castle	Samurai Daisho: 5 Wealth: Low Rewards: TBD
Hiraiyama Fort	Samurai Daisho: 2 Wealth: High Rewards: TBD
Inariyama Garrison	Samurai Daisho: 2 Wealth: N/A Rewards: TBD
Kanki Castle	Samurai Daisho: 2 Wealth: High Rewards: TBD
Miki Castle	Samurai Daisho: 4 Wealth: High Rewards: TBD
Miyanoue Fort	Samurai Daisho: 2 Wealth: High Rewards: ・ Lethal Lotus Petal ・ Instant Kill from Poison
Takagi Otsuka Fort	Samurai Daisho: 1 Wealth: Low Rewards: TBD

Omi Castles

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Izumi Settsu	Yamashiro	Harima
Omi	Iga	Yamato
Wakasa	Tamba	Kii

Castle	Details
Azuchi Castle	Samurai Daisho: 4 Wealth: Low Rewards: TBD
Kashiwabara Fortress	Samurai Daisho: 1 Wealth: N/A Rewards: TBD
Nagahama Castle	Samurai Daisho: 4 Wealth: Low Rewards: TBD
Omizo Castle	Samurai Daisho: 2 Wealth: Low Rewards: TBD
Sakamoto Castle	Samurai Daisho: 3 Wealth: Low Rewards: TBD

Iga Castles

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Izumi Settsu	Yamashiro	Harima
Omi	Iga	Yamato
Wakasa	Tamba	Kii

Castle	Details
Hijiyama Fort	Samurai Daisho: 2 Wealth: Low Rewards: TBD
Kashiwara Fort	Samurai Daisho: 1 Wealth: High Rewards: TBD
Kunimiyama Fort	Samurai Daisho: 1 Wealth: Low Rewards: TBD
Mibuno Castle	Samurai Daisho: 2 Wealth: Low Rewards: TBD

Yamato Castles

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Izumi Settsu	Yamashiro	Harima
Omi	Iga	Yamato
Wakasa	Tamba	Kii

Castle	Details
Koriyama Castle	Samurai Daisho: 4 Wealth: High Rewards: TBD
Uda Matsuyama Castle	Samurai Daisho: 4 Wealth: Low Rewards: TBD

Wakasa Castles

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Izumi Settsu	Yamashiro	Harima
Omi	Iga	Yamato
Wakasa	Tamba	Kii

Castle	Details
Genbao Fort	Samurai Daisho: 2 Wealth: High Rewards: TBD
Kanegasaki Castle	Samurai Daisho: 4 Wealth: High Rewards: TBD
Nochiseyama Castle	Samurai Daisho: 3 Wealth: High Rewards: TBD
Tsuruga Castle	Samurai Daisho: 2 Wealth: N/A Rewards: TBD

Tamba Castles

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Izumi Settsu	Yamashiro	Harima
Omi	Iga	Yamato
Wakasa	Tamba	Kii

Castle	Details
Fukuchiyama Castle	Samurai Daisho: 5 Wealth: High Rewards: TBD
Kameyama Castle	Samurai Daisho: 5 Wealth: High Rewards: TBD
Miyazu Castle	Samurai Daisho: 4 Wealth: Low Rewards: TBD
Takeda Castle	Samurai Daisho: 5 Wealth: High Rewards: TBD
Yakami Fort	Samurai Daisho: 1 Wealth: N/A Rewards: TBD

Kii Castles

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Izumi Settsu	Yamashiro	Harima
Omi	Iga	Yamato
Wakasa	Tamba	Kii

Castle	Details
Akagi Fort	Samurai Daisho: 2 Wealth: Low Rewards: TBD
Saika Castle	Samurai Daisho: 3 Wealth: High Rewards: TBD
Tsuchibashi Fort	Samurai Daisho: 2 Wealth: Low Rewards: TBD

Tips on Completing Castles

Tag All Enemies Before Infiltrating

Castles are huge areas with enemies on every corner. Regardless of how you want to eliminate the Samurai Daisho, you'd want to know the locations of every other enemy so you can plan your attacks better and avoid getting jumped.

Use the tag feature to mark all enemies in your sight range and track their movements. Tagged enemies will be highlighted on the screen even when they are moving.

Use a Stealth Approach

When dealing with enemies inside Castles, it is recommended to maintain stealth and assassinate them individually, starting with the isolated ones. Engaging them in an open area is very likely to alert nearby enemies, and you will get swarmed shortly after.

Prevents Ringing of Alarm Bells

When you're spotted and an alarm bell is nearby, enemies will try to run towards the alarm bell and trigger it, placing the Wanted status on you in the region. Using a stealth approach can reduce the chances of triggered alarms from happening.

Just to be safer, you can also destroy the alarm bells before anyone else reaches them or kill the enemies trying to reach them.

How to Clear Wanted Status

Smuggle Resources with Scouts

Other than the loot scattered all over the Castle vicinity, there are also resources that can be smuggled by your Scouts. These resource stacks are usually found in locked rooms that can only be opened with the respective Castle Kura Key.

After finding a stack of resources, approach and tag it so your Scouts can take it to the Hideout at the end of the season.

Find More Scouts or Reduce the Scout Requirement

Smuggling resources usually require two Scouts to execute, and will only refresh once the resources are taken to the Hideout at the end of the season.

To increase smuggling efficiency, you can either add more Scouts by building a Study on your Hideout or reduce the requirement to one Scout per resource stack by upgrading the Stables.

Best Hideout Building Priority

Resource Wealth May Vary Each Season

Casltes may have a different amount of wealth after a season. They may also have lower wealth if you've already smuggled resources from them.

What are Castles?

Major Bases with Legendary Chests

Castles are major points of interest in the game crawling with enemies that Naoe can infiltrate for more loot, including a Legendary Chest that contains unique equipment and engraving.

A certain number of Samurai Daisho must be killed within the castle to unlock the Legendary Chest. They are elite enemies that roam around specific locations within the castle.

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