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If you like the look of a piece of kit, then think about targeting higher characters. As you take them down their ranks shift and change, while you yourself rise up the tiers (you are a mercenary too, after all). There are different tiers of mercenaries, with the difficulty increasing with each tier. If you defeat a merc you get their gear, but it’s worth knowing that a mercenary’s gear drops at the same level they are. If you don’t want a fight you can easily pay off the bounty in the map menu, or take the NPC who issued the bounty (look on the map for the symbol of a money purse with a dagger through it). You can tell by the helmet icon above their head: if it’s red, they’re hunting you, but if it’s grey they’re just going about their business. For example, you can discover mercenaries peacefully wandering the world and they aren’t always out to get you - you’re only a target if you have a bounty on your head. The more trouble you cause, the higher your bounty and the stronger the mercenaries sent out to get you. Much like the Phylakes in Origins, these are the bruisers sent out to get you when you annoy people enough by stealing, killing civilians, or killing soldiers. There are a few things to know about Mercenaries.
#ASSASSIN CREED ODYSSEY UPGRADE#
Dismantle armor and weapons you’re not using so you can upgrade items quickly
#ASSASSIN CREED ODYSSEY HOW TO#
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So, engrave and upgrade your gear and you’ll find yourself in the shoes of a much deadlier assassin in no time. Most items already have engravings applied to them, which you won’t be able to change, but you’ll be able to add either one or two Engravings to help you out whether you’re stabbin’, hidin’ or shootin’ (arrows).
#ASSASSIN CREED ODYSSEY MODS#
These are basically mods which add perks and status effects to your gear, such as giving you +4% Assassin damage or +5% chance for a critical hit.
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You can also engrave your armor and weapons with (surprise surprise) Engravings, which can also be found at the blacksmith. Upgrading Legendary weapons and armor is especially handy, as they’ll jump up about 20-30 points per go and usually end up having higher stats than Epic gear of a higher level. Epic and Legendary gear requires harder-to-find gems and obsidian glass, but Rare (blue) and Common (grey) items should just require drachmae, leather, and iron. If you go to a blacksmith you can upgrade your armor or weapons as long as you have the correct amount of resources. The armor and weapons system works a bit like Destiny 2: you should swap out anything of a higher level, damage rating, or armor rating than you currently have equipped, but there are a few exceptions. Give it some time, and there’s a chance that you’ll find yourself with a Legendary (gold) piece of equipment by level 10, and you’ll definitely have come across a Epic (purple) bit of gear. When you first start off in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, you’ll probably find yourself with some ordinary grey armor.