Hard Mode Endgame Loadout
Edward KenwayA Hard Mode endgame loadout that removes the danger from enemy gunfire, converts perfect parries and takedowns into healing, and creates breathing room after pistol kills. It is built for surviving busy fort fights and boarding encounters without giving up melee or ranged pressure.
Damage
25 sword damage, 28-range pistols, slow time after pistol kills
Survivability
Gunshot absorption plus healing from Perfect Parries and takedowns
Boss
Reliable Hard Mode sustain when clean parries and takedowns are available
Edward Kenway
Edward is a pirate captain who uses paired swords, pistols, and two trinket slots. His weapon perks and trinkets can turn takedowns, parries, and pistol kills into repeatable survival tools.
Legendary swords that restore some health after takedowns. Alongside Lock of Hair, successful offense and defense both feed Edward's recovery during extended close-range fights.
Alternatives
- Ezio's SwordsWiki
How to Obtain
High-range pistols whose kill perk briefly slows time. Use the short window after a pistol kill to reposition, choose the next target, or prepare a safer melee engagement.
Alternatives
- Dark Animus Corsair FlintlocksWiki
How to Obtain
The legendary Mayan Outfit is included for its appearance alongside the Yax Tun Pendant unlock. Armor and outfits are cosmetic in Resynced, so it does not change Edward's combat stats or perks.
How to Obtain
A defensive trinket that absorbs incoming gunshots. It removes one of Hard Mode's most dangerous pressure sources in forts and boarding fights, letting Edward focus on nearby melee threats.
How to Obtain
Combat Strategy
- ▸Equip Yax Tun Pendant and Lock of Hair before entering forts, boarding actions, or dense enemy areas.
- ▸Keep Altaïr's Swords equipped so takedowns can restore health whenever an enemy is exposed.
- ▸Open encounters with the Golden Flintlock Pistols when a clean kill can create space.
- ▸Use a pistol kill to trigger the brief slow-time window, then reposition or select the next isolated target.
- ▸Meet melee pressure with Perfect Parries to trigger Lock of Hair's healing effect.
- ▸Convert openings into takedowns with Altaïr's Swords to recover additional health while reducing the group.
- ▸Treat Perfect Parries and takedowns as the build's two repeatable recovery tools during long fights.
- ▸Use Yax Tun Pendant's gunshot absorption to avoid losing health while enemies fire from outside melee range.
- ▸Use slow time after pistol kills to avoid becoming surrounded before returning to close combat.
Sources
Verified: 2026-09-10 · All content is original with full credit to original creators.