Assassin Yataghan Sword

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[[File:Assassin-yataghan-sword-render.png|thumb|right|200px|The Assassin Yataghan Sword]]
The '''Assassin Yataghan Sword''' was a weapon obtainable during the [[Renaissance]].

==Statistics==
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! scope="col" width="15%"|Deflect
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|-
! scope="row"|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''
|1
|2
|1
|N/A
|-
! scope="row"|''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag''
|4
|3
|3
|N/A
|}

==Trivia==
*The Assassin Yataghan sword was the equivalent of the [[Common Sword]] from ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|Brotherhood]]'', being the first and weakest sword Ezio acquired.
*Even with a different weapon equipped, Ezio would appear to have the Assassin Yataghan sword during the cutscenes inside [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr's library]].
*A pair of swords resembling this weapon were made available to purchasers of the Season Pass for ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' as part of the ''Crusaders & Florentines Pack''. They were listed under the title "Ezio's Swords".

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
Artwork Yataghan Sword.jpg|Artwork of the Assassin Yataghan sword
Narrow Escape 2.png|Ezio with the Assassin Yataghan sword
</gallery>

==Reference==
* ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations weapons]]
[[Category:Weapons]]

Sword of Altaïr

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[[File:Sword of Altairpng.png|250px|thumb|The Sword of Altaïr]]
The '''Sword of Altaïr''' was the personal [[Swords and maces|sword]] of significant power wielded by [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] through much of his life as an [[Assassins|Assassin]].

During the [[Renaissance]] in [[Italy]] and [[Constantinople]], the Assassin, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], also made use of the weapon.

==Description==
The sword was forged from a smooth, silver metal. Its cross guard was shaped like an eagle's wings, with the pommel in the shape of an eagle's head. Along with this, the sword's hilt was wrapped in strong, dark brown leather for gripping. The sword was also stored in a leather scabbard, although this was only used by [[Masyaf]] [[guards]] and Altaïr himself.

==History==
===High Middle Ages===
[[File:New_regime_14.png|thumb|left|250px|Altaïr wielding his sword in combat]]
Altaïr made good use of his sword throughout most of his early life as an Assassin. He wielded it with great skill and ease during missions such as the [[quest for the Chalice]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''</ref>

By 1191, Altaïr had reached the [[Ranks|rank]] of [[Master Assassin]] and he instead made use of a [[Syrian Sabre|Syrian sword]] with a curved blade and a golden hilt. However, this sword was taken from him, along with his armor, other weapons and status after [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan|Al Mualim]] demoted him to the rank of [[novice]] for breaking all three tenets of [[the Creed]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

During his progression back into the higher ranks, Altaïr started with a basic sword similar to his personal one, though it lacked a cross guard. After he assassinated the first four of his [[Hunt for the Nine|nine assigned targets]], another sword, this time with the cross guard shaped like an eagle's wings, was granted to him until finally, upon the seventh target, his personal sword was returned to him. The leather grip instead was replaced by a silver and light grey color with a tribal design. Altaïr used his sword once more in his battles until he finally rose again to the rank of Master Assassin, and the Syrian sword was awarded to him again.<ref name="AC"/>

===Renaissance===
[[File:In Bocca Al Lupo 19.png|thumb|250px|Ezio with the Armor and Sword of Altaïr]]
During the Renaissance, Ezio Auditore was able to purchase Altaïr's sword from the [[Blacksmiths|blacksmith]] in [[Monteriggioni]] for 45,000 florins. He made good use of the weapon in his battles, especially during his fight with [[Rodrigo Borgia]] in the [[Cappella Sistina|Sistine Chapel]] in [[Rome]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

Ezio kept the sword with him and used it to fight off [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] guards as he escaped the [[Vaticano District|Vatican]] with his uncle [[Mario Auditore|Mario]]. After they returned to Monteriggioni, the Borgia [[siege of Monteriggioni|attacked the town]], and the sword was lost in the resulting turmoil, along with [[Armor of Altaïr|Altaïr's armor]] and Ezio's weapons that were fashioned from the [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]] designs by [[Leonardo da Vinci]].<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Some time after establishing the [[Assassins Guilds|Assassins Guild]] in Rome, Ezio was able to recover the sword once again after completing all five [[Guild challenges (Brotherhood)#Assassins Guild|Guild challenges]], although it is possible his recruits retrieved it for him. Equipped with the sword, Ezio wielded it against [[Cesare Borgia]] and his forces during the [[siege of Viana]].<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

Ezio also took the blade with him on his expedition to Masyaf, and although the Byzantine Templars who captured him confiscated it, he escaped captivity, killed them, and eventually acquired the weapon yet again some time after he had allied himself with the [[Turkish Assassins|Ottoman Assassins]] in [[Constantinople]]. The sword became available once he had completed the third series of the [[Guild challenges (Revelations)|Guild challenges]], again, possibly due to him having his recruits retrieve it.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

==Statistics==
{|border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:425px;"
|style="text-align:center;"|Game
|style="text-align:center;"|Damage
|style="text-align:center;"|Speed
|style="text-align:center;"|Deflect
|style="text-align:center;"|Cost
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''''Assassin's Creed'''''
|style="text-align:center;"|3*
|style="text-align:center;"|3*
|style="text-align:center;"|3*
|style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''''Assassin's Creed II'''''
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|style="text-align:center;"|45,000ƒ
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'''''
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'''''
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|style="text-align:center;"|3
|style="text-align:center;"|4
|style="text-align:center;"|
N/A
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|'''''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'''''
|style="text-align:center;"|3
|style="text-align:center;"|4
|style="text-align:center;"|3
|style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki><small>In ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', there were no Damage, Speed or Deflect statistics. Weapon strength was based on ranks, with the Sword of Altaïr being the third out of four.</small>

==Trivia==
;Appearance
*The sword possessed two appearances in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', which changed as Altaïr rose through the rank of the Brotherhood. The lower-ranked sword possessed a leather wrapping on the hilt, while the higher-ranked version was completely silver.
**The sword's appearance in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', was that of the higher-ranked blade, while in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' it was that of the lower-ranked one.
*This sword was shorter in comparison to the other longswords Ezio used, with the entire sword being only a little longer than the length of his arm. Despite this handicap, Altaïr's sword was still the strongest weapon available in Italy.

;Usage
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'', many if not all of the enemy guards wielded a blade similar to the Sword of Altaïr.
*During the memory "[[Follow the Money|Follow The Money]]" in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', a guard drew and raised a sword identical to Altaïr's in order to threaten [[Egidio Troche]].
**Later in the same memory, a [[Papal Guard]] was also seen with a similar sword.
*[[Apprentices|Assassin apprentices]] in Rome gained a sword that resembled the Sword of Altaïr upon reaching the rank of Assassin.

;Other
*Although Altaïr's sword was considered the most effective sword in ''Assassin's Creed II'' and ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', the Syrian Sabre - which was among the least effective weapons in ''Assassin's Creed II'' - was the most powerful sword in ''Assassin's Creed''.
*The Sword of Altaïr was found in the "[[Moloch|The Bull]]" stage of ''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines''. It was seen as an ornament in the [[Kantara Castle]]'s Great Hall.
*After buying the Sword of Altaïr in ''Assassin's Creed II'', it could occasionally be randomly replaced with the [[Common Sword|Common sword]]. In order to reacquire it, the easiest way was to simply go to the Villa's weapon rack and re-equip it.
*It is unknown why the sword was available from the Monteriggioni blacksmith, since the sword would be assumed to have been available together with his armor once it was unlocked.
*During the Cristina memories in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', for all the ones in which Ezio had a weapon, it displayed him with the Sword of Altaïr. This contradicted the ''Assassin's Creed II'' timeline, where the sword was only available for purchase from Sequence 9 onwards.
*Upon completion of the third set of the Assassins Guild challenges in ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' and after the Sword of Altaïr had been acquired, it also appeared during the [[Memory Seals|Memory Seal]] memories, and replaced the Syrian Sabre.
*In ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'', the Sword of Altaïr was no longer the most powerful sword, being replaced in that function by [[Yusuf Tazim]]'s [[Yusuf's Turkish Kijil|kijil]], which was unlocked by completing the Master Assassin mission ''[[The Deacon, Part 1]]''. With that in mind, Altaïr's sword was displayed as having 5 Damage, 3 Speed, and 4 Deflect.
*The sword of Altaïr was an artifact recovered in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations - Path to Revelations|Assassin's Creed Revelations: Path to Revelations]]'' and bore the description, ''"Holding his weapon in my hands is enough to make me relive adventures of this legendary grand master."''
*A pair of swords resembling Altair's personal sword were made available to purchasers of the Season Pass for ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag ''as part of the ''Crusaders & Florentines Pack''. They were listed under the title "Altaïr's Swords".

==References==
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