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AC1 Short Blade

A short blade used by Altaïr

Short blades were short bladed weapons that traded power and reach for a faster swing rate.

History

12th century

Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's short blade was returned to him after he had reached the third rank in the Assassin Order, following his demotion. Like the sword, his skill with the short blade increased as he progressed higher through the Order's ranks.[1]

The first short blade he obtained had a wooden handle, though he received an all metal variation at a later rank. In both instances, he carried the short blade in a sheath strapped across his back, with the handle facing down.[1]

In battle, Altaïr wielded a short blade with an icepick grip, and often used it in conjunction with throwing knives.[1]

Renaissance

In a similar fashion to Altaïr, Ezio Auditore da Firenze was equipped with both a medium weapon and a short blade, though they were sheathed together at his side. He could purchase various types of short blades from blacksmiths, each with unique speed, damage and deflection properties.[2]

In battle, he would wield the short blade much as Altaïr did, utilizing the same icepick grip, though he did not learn to use it alongside throwing knives until he became a Master Assassin.[2][3]

Several of his allies, such as thieves and courtesans, also used short blades in battle. Certain guards and assassination targets, such as agiles and Rodrigo Borgia, made use of short blades as well. However, none of these held their weapons in an icepick grip.[2]

Combat

Ezio Kill Knife

Ezio dual-wielding the short blade and a throwing knife

Short blades strike more quickly than medium weapons, which made them ideal for dispatching large numbers of low-ranked enemies. However, as an enemy's rank increases, the short blade's effectiveness diminished, due to the higher quality armor they wore.[1][2]

For Altaïr, the special, close-ranged attack of most short blades could only be performed from behind – slitting an enemy's throat, or stabbing them in the shoulder or back – which would always result in an instant kill.[1]

When used with the short blade, Altaïr could throw a single throwing knife mid-combat. Similarly, Ezio could dual-wield the short blade with throwing knives, and could throw multiple throwing knives at once.[1][3]

Statistics

15th century

Italy

Name Damage Speed Deflect Cost Availability
Dagger 1 1 2 500ƒ Sequence 3
Knife 1 2 3 1300ƒ Sequence 3
Stiletto 2 4 1 2200ƒ Sequence 3
Channeled Cinquedea 3 3 4 4100ƒ Sequence 5
Sultan's Knife 3 5 3 4300ƒ Sequence 6
Butcher Knife 4 3 5 6400ƒ Sequence 7
Notched Cinquedea 5 5 4 9500ƒ Sequence 8

16th century

Rome

Name Damage Speed Deflect Cost Availability
Stiletto 1 1 2 300ƒ Sequence 2
Channeled Cinquedea 5 2 4 N/A Sequence 3
Knife 1 2 3 700ƒ Sequence 3
Bone Dagger of Romulus 2 4 4 1900ƒ Sequence 4
Dagger 2 4 1 6250ƒ Sequence 6
Notched Cinquedea 4 4 2 8600ƒ Sequence 7
Butcher Knife 3 5 3 5000ƒ Renovate 5 blacksmiths
Maria's Dagger 5 3 4 N/A Complete all Courtesan challenges
Dagger of Brutus 5 5 5 N/A Retrieval of Romulus' treasure

Constantinople and Derinkuyu

Name Damage Speed Deflect Cost Availability
Kurdish Jambiya 1 2 2 345 Akce Sequence 2
Macedonian Dagger 2 2 2 518 Akce Sequence 3
Standard Stiletto 1 3 2 805 Akce Sequence 3
Arabian Dagger 2 4 1 1848 Akce Sequence 4
Butcher Knife 3 5 3 5750 Akce Sequence 5
Afghani Khyber Blade 4 4 2 11040 Akce Sequence 6
Bayezid's Knife 5 3 4 13248 Akce Sequence 6
Romani Stiletto 4 3 4 N/A Complete all Romani challenges
Mehmet's Dagger 5 5 5 N/A Complete The Trickster, Part 1

18th century

British Colonial America

Name Damage Speed Combo Cost Availability
Stone Dagger 1 3 5 £450 Sequence 6
Iron Dagger 3 4 4 £2450 Sequence 6
Dirk 2 5 3 £3750 Sequence 6
"Broken Sword" Knife 5 5 4 N/A Crafted

French Colonial America

Name Damage Speed Combo kill Chain-kill Cost Persona
Kuba 3 5 3 4 25000 écu Assassin, Slave

Trivia

References

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