Assassin's Creed Shadows (AC Shadows)

How to Clear Wanted Status

How to Clear Wanted Status

Players can clear their wanted status in Assassin's Creed Shadows (AC Shadows) by waiting for the season to change, or spending scouts to clear out regional alerts. Read on to learn about regional alerts, guardians, and more!

How to Clear Wanted Status

Ways to Clear Wanted Status


Spend Scouts to Clear Regional Alerts

Clear Wanted Status with Scouts

You can use your Scouts to clear regional alerts in order to remove a character's wanted status from the region. The number of scouts available is indicated on the bottom left corner of the map, while the number of scouts required to clear the alert is indicated in the opposite side of the screen.

How to Get More Scouts

Clearing Wanted Status with Scouts is Unlocked at Kakurega Level 2

Kakurega

Sending Scouts to clear alerts is unlocked by upgrading your Hideout, specifically the Kakurega building. Upgrade your Kakurega building after building it to Level 2 in order to allow your scouts to clear alerts when either Naoe or Yasuke become wanted.

Best Hideout Building Priority

Switch Characters When One is Wanted

Switch characters through fast travel

If either Yasuke or Naoe is wanted, players can switch to the other character to progress missions without being attacked on sight. Note that if both characters are wanted in the same area, then you will be attacked regardless of who you play as.

How to Switch Characters

Wait for Seasons to Change

Characters are freed of their wanted status when the seasons change in Assassin's Creed Shadows. Pay attention to the cycle of the seasons before spending resources to remove the wanted status.

How to Change Seasons

What Happens When You Are Wanted?

Guards will Attack on Sight

Attacked on Sight

Players will no longer be able to casually walk through major cities. Guards will attack the player on sight, forcing them into combat or stealth while traversing the region.

Adds Guardians to Castles

Wanted Status Guardians

Aside from increased patrols, players will also see the addition of Guardians to enemy groups defending Castles. These enemies have a ton of health and will usually appear in groups of 3.

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How is the Wanted Status Triggered?

Characters Become Wanted When Enemies Ring an Alarm Bell

Alert Bell

Castles will have multiple areas with Alarm Bells when you try clearing them out. If you fail to prevent an enemy guard from ringing the Alarm Bell, your character will become Wanted in the region. You can destroy Alarm Bells to prevent a regional alert from being sent out.

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