Best Naoe Starter Build
NaoeThis starter setup gives Naoe strong stealth and direct-combat options very early, with most of its armor and gear available in Izumi Settsu. Double Assassinate removes paired targets, recoverable Shuriken provide repeatable ranged pressure, and Igan Sunset slows time after Escape Strike interrupts an enemy.
Damage
Double kills, repeatable Shuriken pressure, and persistent Bleed buildup.
Survivability
Smoke Bomb escapes and slow-motion Escape Strike openings.
Boss
Bleed pressure with Tanto mobility, built for early encounters.
Naoe
A swift shinobi who combines hidden-blade assassinations, agile Tanto combat, and ranged tools. Her Mastery trees provide techniques for clearing paired targets and escaping direct fights safely.
A fast Katana for direct fights after detection. Its Bleed buildup stays banked between hits, letting Naoe resume pressure without losing progress toward the Affliction.
Engraving
- ▸Affliction Buildup Is Not Lost Over Time (fixed)— Preserves accumulated Bleed buildup when attacks are interrupted or targets create distance.
How to Obtain
Makes Shuriken recoverable after they hit hard surfaces, turning them into a repeatable option for staggering enemies, breaking lights, and disrupting alarms.
Engraving
- ▸Shuriken No Longer Break on Hard Impact (fixed)— Pick up thrown Shuriken after hard-surface impacts and use them again.
How to Obtain
A tool-focused trinket that converts every Mastery Point invested in Tools into additional tool damage. It strengthens the same tree used to unlock Shuriken and expand Naoe's tool capacity.
Engraving
- ▸+2% Tool Damage per Mastery Point in Tools (fixed)— Adds tool damage for every point committed to the Tools Mastery tree.
How to Obtain
Combat Strategy
- ▸Equip Igan Sunset before infiltrating so Double Assassinate remains available.
- ▸Use Eagle Vision to mark patrols, identify adjacent targets, and plan a route through nearby cover.
- ▸Carry a full supply of Shuriken and Kunai before entering a castle or restricted area.
- ▸Use Double Assassinate whenever two enemies stand close enough to fall in one silent attack.
- ▸Against a separated pair, assassinate the first target and let Tools Master Gear throw a Kunai toward the nearest remaining enemy.
- ▸Recover Shuriken that strike hard surfaces so a missed throw does not permanently reduce the available supply.
- ▸Throw Shuriken to stagger approaching enemies, break lights, or disable alarms before moving in.
- ▸Switch to Bloodshade when combat becomes unavoidable and maintain attacks until Bleed triggers.
- ▸Hold an attack and use Escape Strike as an enemy commits, creating distance and triggering slow motion on a successful interrupt.
Sources
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