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Sword

2012-06-16T17:44:20Z

208.54.95.2: /* Hammers Rack */

{{Era|Chronicles|AC|Bloodlines|AC2|Brotherhood|Revelations|AC3}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{youmay|the widely used weapons|the [[Pieces of Eden]] known as the [[Swords of Eden]]}}
[[File:AC2 CA 008 Swords.png|280px|right]]
'''Swords and Maces''' were [[weapons]] used by military units, [[guards]], and members of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] to engage in open combat against armed opponents, and usually acted as primary weapons alongside a [[Short blades|short blade]] or [[Firearms|pistol]]. Swords could be either one or two-handed, though the latter was mostly classified as a [[Heavy weapons|heavy weapon]].

Swords and maces both had a long reach, great power, and a quick attack rate, though not as much as [[long weapons]], heavy weapons or short blades, respectively. As such, they could be seen as the most balanced weapons available.

Aside from attack, a sword or mace could also be used to block or counter an enemy, or break through their defense. They were also the only weapons that could be used from [[Horses|horseback]].

==History==
===Third Crusade===
In the High Middle Ages, guards used no other melee weapon but swords, and the guards of [[Masyaf]] regularly practiced swordplay in the courtyard, stressing how important it was to wield a blade. Maces were uncommon at the time, and the sword was a mainstay in any arsenal, even for [[Archers]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

The sword became available to an Assassin upon reaching the second [[Ranks|rank]], with more powerful, better-quality swords being presented to him as he progressed. [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] started off with a dull-gray sword that lacked a guard, and had a curved hilt. His second sword resembled the first, though was of a more silvery make, and possessed a distinct pommel.<ref name="AC" />

His third sword was [[Sword of Altaïr|his personal sword]]. It possessed a hand guard that was shaped like an eagle's wings, and had an eagle head shape at the pommel.<ref name="AC" />

Altaïr's very last sword was the [[Syrian Sabre|Syrian sword]]. It had a curved blade, a characteristic of Arabic swords, and indicated a very high status, as the hilt and sheath were covered in gold. [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan|Al Mualim]], the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], also used this sword.<ref name="AC" />

[[File:Altair sword evolution.png|thumb|centre|600px|The swords used by Altaïr: The common sword, his personal sword, and the Syrian sword.]]

{{-}}
===15th century===
[[File:Oxcgn-assassins-creed-2-weapons.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Several weapons Ezio can use.]]

Come the [[Renaissance]], maces became equally as popular as the sword, and matched them in use and availability.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The first sword [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] obtained came from [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|his father]], and was stored in a chest hidden in the [[Palazzo Auditore]]. However, he quickly lost it when he was disarmed trying to save his father and brothers from execution.<ref name="AC2"/>

Ezio was later equipped with a similar sword, courtesy of his uncle, [[Mario Auditore]], when he arrived at [[Monteriggioni]].<ref name="AC2"/>

Following this, he could buy a variety of swords or maces from [[blacksmiths]]. Any unequipped weapons he purchased were stored at the [[Villa Auditore]] [[armory]].<ref name="AC2"/>

===16th century===
Swords and maces continued to be a central part of combat in [[Rome]]. Ezio was more aggressive in his fights, and used a variety of new attacks against his enemies.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Additionally, Ezio learned to [[Dual-wielding|dual-wield]] his [[Hidden Gun]] with his primary weapon, in order to kill an enemy from a distance, or perform an instant double kill with both his sword and gun during a kill-streak.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

==Statistics==
===''Assassin's Creed II''===
====Left Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="25%"|Name
!scope="col" width="15%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="15%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="15%"|Deflect
!scope="col" width="15%"|Unlocked
!scope="col" width="15%"|Cost
|-
![[Common Sword]]
|1
|2
|2
|Sequence 3, [[Practice Makes Perfect|Memory 3]]
|N/A
|-
!scope="row"|Captain's Sword
|2
|4
|3
|Sequence 5, [[Four To The Floor|Memory 1]]
|5,200 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Milanese Sword
|3
|5
|3
|Sequence 8, [[Birds of a Feather|Memory 1]]
|11,300 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Schiavona]]
|4
|5
|4
|Sequence 8, Memory 1
|25,000 ƒ
|}

====Right Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!width="25%" scope="col"|Name
!width="15%" scope="col"|Damage
!width="15%" scope="col"|Speed
!width="15%" scope="col"|Deflect
!width="15%" scope="col"|Unlocked
!width="15%" scope="col"|Cost
|-
!scope="row"|[[Sword of Altaïr]]
|5
|5
|5
|
Sequence 9, [[Knowledge Is Power|Memory 1]]
|45,000 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Syrian Sabre|Old Syrian sword]]
|1
|2
|3
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|2,300 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Venetian Falchion
|1
|3
|1
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|1,900 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Florentine Falchion
|2
|3
|4
|Sequence 5, Memory 1
|5,200 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Scimitar]]
|3
|3
|5
|Sequence 6, [[Road Trip|Memory 1]]
|11,300 ƒ
|}

====Hammers Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="25%"|Name
!scope="col" width="15%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="15%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="15%"|Deflect
!scope="col" width="15%"|Unlocked
!scope="col" width="15%"|Cost
|-
!scope="row"|Mercenario War Hammer
|1
|1
|3
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|1,900 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Condottiero War Hammer]]
|5
|3
|4
|Obtained after collecting 50 [[feather]]s
|30,600 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Maul
|2
|1
|2
|Sequence 4, [[Practice What You Preach|Memory 1]]
|3,600 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Flanged Mace
|3
|3
|3
|Sequence 6, Memory 1
|10,500 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Cavalieri Mace
|4
|4
|2
|Sequence 7, [[Benvenuto|Memory 1]]
|20,800 ƒ
|}

====Special Weapons Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="40%"|Name
!scope="col" width="20%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="20%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="20%"|Deflect
|-
!scope="row"|
[[Maria Thorpe]]'s Longsword
|2
|3
|3
|-
!scope="row"|[[Fredrick]]'s Hammer
|2
|4
|4
|-
!scope="row"|Mace Of [[Moloch|The Bull]]
|4
|2
|3
|-
!scope="row"|Twins' Rapier
|2
|5
|3
|-
!scope="row"|[[Armand Bouchart|Bouchart]]'s Blade
|2
|5
|5
|}

===''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
!width="20%"|Name
!width="20%"|Damage
!width="20%"|Speed
!width="20%"|Deflect
!width="20%"|Cost
|-
|'''Captain's Sword'''
|2
|4
|3
|Obtained through [[Shop Quests#Blacksmiths Quests|Blacksmith Quest]]
|-
|'''Common Sword'''
|1
|2
|2
|Equipped by default
|-
|'''Florentine Falchion'''
|4
|5
|5
|Obtained through enemy guards
|-
|'''[[La Volpe's Bite]]'''
|3
|5
|5
|Obtained through completing [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Guild Challenges#Thieves Guild|Thieves Guild Challenges]]
|-
|'''Milanese Sword'''
|4
|4
|2
|15,700 ƒ
|-
|'''Old Syrian sword'''
|3
|4
|1
|8,800 ƒ
|-
|'''Roman Longsword'''
|1
|3
|3
|1,400 ƒ
|-
|'''Schiavona'''
|4
|2
|2
|10,400 ƒ
|-
|'''Scimitar'''
|3
|3
|5
|Obtained through enemy guards
|-
|'''Sicilian Rapier'''
|1
|4
|3
|2,600 ƒ
|-
|'''Sword of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr]]'''
|5
|5
|
5
|Obtained through completing [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Guild Challenges#Assassins Guild|Assassin Guild Challenges]]
|-
|'''Venetian Falchion'''
|1
|5
|5
|5,700 ƒ
|
|}

===''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
!width="20%"|Name
!width="20%"|Damage
!width="20%"|Speed
!width="20%"|Deflect
!width="20%"|Cost
!width="20%"|Availability
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Assassin Yataghan Sword]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|From the start
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Prussian War Hammer]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|2,990}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 2
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Persian Shamshir]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|3,163}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 2, [[The Hookblade|Memory 3]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Florentine Falchion'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|6,555}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 3
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Merovingian Axe'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|7,326}}
|
Sequence 3, [[The View from Galata|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Mercenario Warhammer'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|7,360}}
|
Sequence 4
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Condottiero Mace'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|10,120}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 4, [[Signs and Symbols, Part I|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Syrian Sabre'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|11,960}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 5
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Sledgehammer'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|13,340}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 5, [[Arsenal Infiltration|Memory 3]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Sicilian Rapier'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|23,736}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 6
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Janissary Kijil]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|28,290}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 6, [[A Little Errand|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Byzantine Arming Sword*'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|1,610}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 7
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Byzantine Mace]]*'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|18,055}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 7
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Ottoman Mace]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete all [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Guild Challenges#Thieves Guild|Thieves Guild Challenges]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Altaïr's Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete all [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Guild Challenges#Assassin's Guild|Assassin's Guild Challenges]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Yusuf's Turkish Kijil]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete "The Deacon"
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Vlad Tepes' Sword]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete the Impaler's Prison
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Captain's Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Milanese Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Schiavona'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Available only from Cappadocia vendors.

==Trivia==
'''''Assassin's Creed II'''''
* All weapons in the Special Weapons rack are obtained after synchronizing with the PSP upon completion of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]].''
* In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the Sword of Altaïr and the Condottiero War Hammer can only be purchased from the blacksmith shop in [[Monteriggioni]].
* Every purchasable weapon becomes available at Monteriggioni's Blacksmith after Sequence 11, apart from the Condottiero War Hammer, which is only unlocked after collecting 50 [[feather]]s.
* In ''Assassin's Creed II'', the Syrian Sword does less damage than the Sword of Altaïr, despite the Syrian Sword being the best sword in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''.
* The first sword Ezio is equipped with in ''Assassin's Creed II'' is the common sword, however when he is disarmed by a [[Brutes|Brute]] during the Auditore Execution, it becomes the Syrian Sword.

'''''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'''''
* The [[Captain]], a multiplayer character from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', uses a shortsword that resembles a shorter version of the Milanese Sword.
* For some reason, in ''Brotherhood'', the Scimitar, Maul, Flanged Mace, Channeled Cinquedea, and Florentine Falchion appear as weapons, but are not purchasable. However, they can be acquired by disarming a guard while Ezio is equipped with an empty sheath.

{{-}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{AC}}
{{ACII}}
{{ACBH}}
{{ACR}}
{{ACIII}}
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III Weapons]]

Sword

2012-06-16T17:43:16Z

208.54.95.2: /* Hammers Rack */

{{Era|Chronicles|AC|Bloodlines|AC2|Brotherhood|Revelations|AC3}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{youmay|the widely used weapons|the [[Pieces of Eden]] known as the [[Swords of Eden]]}}
[[File:AC2 CA 008 Swords.png|280px|right]]
'''Swords and Maces''' were [[weapons]] used by military units, [[guards]], and members of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] to engage in open combat against armed opponents, and usually acted as primary weapons alongside a [[Short blades|short blade]] or [[Firearms|pistol]]. Swords could be either one or two-handed, though the latter was mostly classified as a [[Heavy weapons|heavy weapon]].

Swords and maces both had a long reach, great power, and a quick attack rate, though not as much as [[long weapons]], heavy weapons or short blades, respectively. As such, they could be seen as the most balanced weapons available.

Aside from attack, a sword or mace could also be used to block or counter an enemy, or break through their defense. They were also the only weapons that could be used from [[Horses|horseback]].

==History==
===Third Crusade===
In the High Middle Ages, guards used no other melee weapon but swords, and the guards of [[Masyaf]] regularly practiced swordplay in the courtyard, stressing how important it was to wield a blade. Maces were uncommon at the time, and the sword was a mainstay in any arsenal, even for [[Archers]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

The sword became available to an Assassin upon reaching the second [[Ranks|rank]], with more powerful, better-quality swords being presented to him as he progressed. [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] started off with a dull-gray sword that lacked a guard, and had a curved hilt. His second sword resembled the first, though was of a more silvery make, and possessed a distinct pommel.<ref name="AC" />

His third sword was [[Sword of Altaïr|his personal sword]]. It possessed a hand guard that was shaped like an eagle's wings, and had an eagle head shape at the pommel.<ref name="AC" />

Altaïr's very last sword was the [[Syrian Sabre|Syrian sword]]. It had a curved blade, a characteristic of Arabic swords, and indicated a very high status, as the hilt and sheath were covered in gold. [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan|Al Mualim]], the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], also used this sword.<ref name="AC" />

[[File:Altair sword evolution.png|thumb|centre|600px|The swords used by Altaïr: The common sword, his personal sword, and the Syrian sword.]]

{{-}}
===15th century===
[[File:Oxcgn-assassins-creed-2-weapons.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Several weapons Ezio can use.]]

Come the [[Renaissance]], maces became equally as popular as the sword, and matched them in use and availability.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The first sword [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] obtained came from [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|his father]], and was stored in a chest hidden in the [[Palazzo Auditore]]. However, he quickly lost it when he was disarmed trying to save his father and brothers from execution.<ref name="AC2"/>

Ezio was later equipped with a similar sword, courtesy of his uncle, [[Mario Auditore]], when he arrived at [[Monteriggioni]].<ref name="AC2"/>

Following this, he could buy a variety of swords or maces from [[blacksmiths]]. Any unequipped weapons he purchased were stored at the [[Villa Auditore]] [[armory]].<ref name="AC2"/>

===16th century===
Swords and maces continued to be a central part of combat in [[Rome]]. Ezio was more aggressive in his fights, and used a variety of new attacks against his enemies.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Additionally, Ezio learned to [[Dual-wielding|dual-wield]] his [[Hidden Gun]] with his primary weapon, in order to kill an enemy from a distance, or perform an instant double kill with both his sword and gun during a kill-streak.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

==Statistics==
===''Assassin's Creed II''===
====Left Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="25%"|Name
!scope="col" width="15%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="15%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="15%"|Deflect
!scope="col" width="15%"|Unlocked
!scope="col" width="15%"|Cost
|-
![[Common Sword]]
|1
|2
|2
|Sequence 3, [[Practice Makes Perfect|Memory 3]]
|N/A
|-
!scope="row"|Captain's Sword
|2
|4
|3
|Sequence 5, [[Four To The Floor|Memory 1]]
|5,200 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Milanese Sword
|3
|5
|3
|Sequence 8, [[Birds of a Feather|Memory 1]]
|11,300 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Schiavona]]
|4
|5
|4
|Sequence 8, Memory 1
|25,000 ƒ
|}

====Right Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!width="25%" scope="col"|Name
!width="15%" scope="col"|Damage
!width="15%" scope="col"|Speed
!width="15%" scope="col"|Deflect
!width="15%" scope="col"|Unlocked
!width="15%" scope="col"|Cost
|-
!scope="row"|[[Sword of Altaïr]]
|5
|5
|5
|
Sequence 9, [[Knowledge Is Power|Memory 1]]
|45,000 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Syrian Sabre|Old Syrian sword]]
|1
|2
|3
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|2,300 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Venetian Falchion
|1
|3
|1
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|1,900 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Florentine Falchion
|2
|3
|4
|Sequence 5, Memory 1
|5,200 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Scimitar]]
|3
|3
|5
|Sequence 6, [[Road Trip|Memory 1]]
|11,300 ƒ
|}

====Hammers Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="25%"|Name
!scope="col" width="15%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="15%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="15%"|Deflect
!scope="col" width="15%"|Unlocked
!scope="col" width="15%"|Cost
|-
!scope="row"|Mercenario War Hammer
|1
|1
|3
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|1,900 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Condottiero War Hammer]]
|5
|3
|4
|Obtained after collecting 50 [[feather]]s
|30,600 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Maul
|2
|1
|2
|Sequence 4, [[Practice What You Preach|Memory 1]]
|3,600 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Flanged Mace
|3
|3
|3
|Sequence 6, Memory 1
|10,500 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Cavalieri Mace
|4
|2
|3
|Sequence 7, [[Benvenuto|Memory 1]]
|20,800 ƒ
|}

====Special Weapons Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="40%"|Name
!scope="col" width="20%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="20%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="20%"|Deflect
|-
!scope="row"|
[[Maria Thorpe]]'s Longsword
|2
|3
|3
|-
!scope="row"|[[Fredrick]]'s Hammer
|2
|4
|4
|-
!scope="row"|Mace Of [[Moloch|The Bull]]
|4
|2
|3
|-
!scope="row"|Twins' Rapier
|2
|5
|3
|-
!scope="row"|[[Armand Bouchart|Bouchart]]'s Blade
|2
|5
|5
|}

===''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
!width="20%"|Name
!width="20%"|Damage
!width="20%"|Speed
!width="20%"|Deflect
!width="20%"|Cost
|-
|'''Captain's Sword'''
|2
|4
|3
|Obtained through [[Shop Quests#Blacksmiths Quests|Blacksmith Quest]]
|-
|'''Common Sword'''
|1
|2
|2
|Equipped by default
|-
|'''Florentine Falchion'''
|4
|5
|5
|Obtained through enemy guards
|-
|'''[[La Volpe's Bite]]'''
|3
|5
|5
|Obtained through completing [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Guild Challenges#Thieves Guild|Thieves Guild Challenges]]
|-
|'''Milanese Sword'''
|4
|4
|2
|15,700 ƒ
|-
|'''Old Syrian sword'''
|3
|4
|1
|8,800 ƒ
|-
|'''Roman Longsword'''
|1
|3
|3
|1,400 ƒ
|-
|'''Schiavona'''
|4
|2
|2
|10,400 ƒ
|-
|'''Scimitar'''
|3
|3
|5
|Obtained through enemy guards
|-
|'''Sicilian Rapier'''
|1
|4
|3
|2,600 ƒ
|-
|'''Sword of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr]]'''
|5
|5
|
5
|Obtained through completing [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Guild Challenges#Assassins Guild|Assassin Guild Challenges]]
|-
|'''Venetian Falchion'''
|1
|5
|5
|5,700 ƒ
|
|}

===''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
!width="20%"|Name
!width="20%"|Damage
!width="20%"|Speed
!width="20%"|Deflect
!width="20%"|Cost
!width="20%"|Availability
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Assassin Yataghan Sword]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|From the start
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Prussian War Hammer]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|2,990}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 2
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Persian Shamshir]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|3,163}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 2, [[The Hookblade|Memory 3]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Florentine Falchion'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|6,555}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 3
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Merovingian Axe'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|7,326}}
|
Sequence 3, [[The View from Galata|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Mercenario Warhammer'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|7,360}}
|
Sequence 4
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Condottiero Mace'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|10,120}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 4, [[Signs and Symbols, Part I|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Syrian Sabre'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|11,960}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 5
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Sledgehammer'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|13,340}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 5, [[Arsenal Infiltration|Memory 3]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Sicilian Rapier'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|23,736}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 6
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Janissary Kijil]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|28,290}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 6, [[A Little Errand|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Byzantine Arming Sword*'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|1,610}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 7
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Byzantine Mace]]*'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|18,055}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 7
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Ottoman Mace]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete all [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Guild Challenges#Thieves Guild|Thieves Guild Challenges]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Altaïr's Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete all [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Guild Challenges#Assassin's Guild|Assassin's Guild Challenges]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Yusuf's Turkish Kijil]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete "The Deacon"
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Vlad Tepes' Sword]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete the Impaler's Prison
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Captain's Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Milanese Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Schiavona'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Available only from Cappadocia vendors.

==Trivia==
'''''Assassin's Creed II'''''
* All weapons in the Special Weapons rack are obtained after synchronizing with the PSP upon completion of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]].''
* In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the Sword of Altaïr and the Condottiero War Hammer can only be purchased from the blacksmith shop in [[Monteriggioni]].
* Every purchasable weapon becomes available at Monteriggioni's Blacksmith after Sequence 11, apart from the Condottiero War Hammer, which is only unlocked after collecting 50 [[feather]]s.
* In ''Assassin's Creed II'', the Syrian Sword does less damage than the Sword of Altaïr, despite the Syrian Sword being the best sword in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''.
* The first sword Ezio is equipped with in ''Assassin's Creed II'' is the common sword, however when he is disarmed by a [[Brutes|Brute]] during the Auditore Execution, it becomes the Syrian Sword.

'''''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'''''
* The [[Captain]], a multiplayer character from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', uses a shortsword that resembles a shorter version of the Milanese Sword.
* For some reason, in ''Brotherhood'', the Scimitar, Maul, Flanged Mace, Channeled Cinquedea, and Florentine Falchion appear as weapons, but are not purchasable. However, they can be acquired by disarming a guard while Ezio is equipped with an empty sheath.

{{-}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{AC}}
{{ACII}}
{{ACBH}}
{{ACR}}
{{ACIII}}
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III Weapons]]

Sword

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{{Era|Chronicles|AC|Bloodlines|AC2|Brotherhood|Revelations|AC3}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{youmay|the widely used weapons|the [[Pieces of Eden]] known as the [[Swords of Eden]]}}
[[File:AC2 CA 008 Swords.png|280px|right]]
'''Swords and Maces''' were [[weapons]] used by military units, [[guards]], and members of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] to engage in open combat against armed opponents, and usually acted as primary weapons alongside a [[Short blades|short blade]] or [[Firearms|pistol]]. Swords could be either one or two-handed, though the latter was mostly classified as a [[Heavy weapons|heavy weapon]].

Swords and maces both had a long reach, great power, and a quick attack rate, though not as much as [[long weapons]], heavy weapons or short blades, respectively. As such, they could be seen as the most balanced weapons available.

Aside from attack, a sword or mace could also be used to block or counter an enemy, or break through their defense. They were also the only weapons that could be used from [[Horses|horseback]].

==History==
===Third Crusade===
In the High Middle Ages, guards used no other melee weapon but swords, and the guards of [[Masyaf]] regularly practiced swordplay in the courtyard, stressing how important it was to wield a blade. Maces were uncommon at the time, and the sword was a mainstay in any arsenal, even for [[Archers]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

The sword became available to an Assassin upon reaching the second [[Ranks|rank]], with more powerful, better-quality swords being presented to him as he progressed. [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] started off with a dull-gray sword that lacked a guard, and had a curved hilt. His second sword resembled the first, though was of a more silvery make, and possessed a distinct pommel.<ref name="AC" />

His third sword was [[Sword of Altaïr|his personal sword]]. It possessed a hand guard that was shaped like an eagle's wings, and had an eagle head shape at the pommel.<ref name="AC" />

Altaïr's very last sword was the [[Syrian Sabre|Syrian sword]]. It had a curved blade, a characteristic of Arabic swords, and indicated a very high status, as the hilt and sheath were covered in gold. [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan|Al Mualim]], the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], also used this sword.<ref name="AC" />

[[File:Altair sword evolution.png|thumb|centre|600px|The swords used by Altaïr: The common sword, his personal sword, and the Syrian sword.]]

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===15th century===
[[File:Oxcgn-assassins-creed-2-weapons.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Several weapons Ezio can use.]]

Come the [[Renaissance]], maces became equally as popular as the sword, and matched them in use and availability.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The first sword [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] obtained came from [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|his father]], and was stored in a chest hidden in the [[Palazzo Auditore]]. However, he quickly lost it when he was disarmed trying to save his father and brothers from execution.<ref name="AC2"/>

Ezio was later equipped with a similar sword, courtesy of his uncle, [[Mario Auditore]], when he arrived at [[Monteriggioni]].<ref name="AC2"/>

Following this, he could buy a variety of swords or maces from [[blacksmiths]]. Any unequipped weapons he purchased were stored at the [[Villa Auditore]] [[armory]].<ref name="AC2"/>

===16th century===
Swords and maces continued to be a central part of combat in [[Rome]]. Ezio was more aggressive in his fights, and used a variety of new attacks against his enemies.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Additionally, Ezio learned to [[Dual-wielding|dual-wield]] his [[Hidden Gun]] with his primary weapon, in order to kill an enemy from a distance, or perform an instant double kill with both his sword and gun during a kill-streak.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

==Statistics==
===''Assassin's Creed II''===
====Left Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="25%"|Name
!scope="col" width="15%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="15%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="15%"|Deflect
!scope="col" width="15%"|Unlocked
!scope="col" width="15%"|Cost
|-
![[Common Sword]]
|1
|2
|2
|Sequence 3, [[Practice Makes Perfect|Memory 3]]
|N/A
|-
!scope="row"|Captain's Sword
|2
|4
|3
|Sequence 5, [[Four To The Floor|Memory 1]]
|5,200 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Milanese Sword
|3
|5
|3
|Sequence 8, [[Birds of a Feather|Memory 1]]
|11,300 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Schiavona]]
|4
|5
|4
|Sequence 8, Memory 1
|25,000 ƒ
|}

====Right Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!width="25%" scope="col"|Name
!width="15%" scope="col"|Damage
!width="15%" scope="col"|Speed
!width="15%" scope="col"|Deflect
!width="15%" scope="col"|Unlocked
!width="15%" scope="col"|Cost
|-
!scope="row"|[[Sword of Altaïr]]
|5
|5
|5
|
Sequence 9, [[Knowledge Is Power|Memory 1]]
|45,000 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Syrian Sabre|Old Syrian sword]]
|1
|2
|3
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|2,300 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Venetian Falchion
|1
|3
|1
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|1,900 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Florentine Falchion
|2
|3
|4
|Sequence 5, Memory 1
|5,200 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Scimitar]]
|3
|3
|5
|Sequence 6, [[Road Trip|Memory 1]]
|11,300 ƒ
|}

====Hammers Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="25%"|Name
!scope="col" width="15%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="15%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="15%"|Deflect
!scope="col" width="15%"|Unlocked
!scope="col" width="15%"|Cost
|-
!scope="row"|Mercenario War Hammer
|1
|3
|5
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|1,900 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Condottiero War Hammer]]
|5
|3
|4
|Obtained after collecting 50 [[feather]]s
|30,600 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Maul
|2
|1
|2
|Sequence 4, [[Practice What You Preach|Memory 1]]
|3,600 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Flanged Mace
|3
|3
|3
|Sequence 6, Memory 1
|10,500 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Cavalieri Mace
|4
|2
|3
|Sequence 7, [[Benvenuto|Memory 1]]
|20,800 ƒ
|}

====Special Weapons Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="40%"|Name
!scope="col" width="20%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="20%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="20%"|Deflect
|-
!scope="row"|
[[Maria Thorpe]]'s Longsword
|2
|3
|3
|-
!scope="row"|[[Fredrick]]'s Hammer
|2
|4
|4
|-
!scope="row"|Mace Of [[Moloch|The Bull]]
|4
|2
|3
|-
!scope="row"|Twins' Rapier
|2
|5
|3
|-
!scope="row"|[[Armand Bouchart|Bouchart]]'s Blade
|2
|5
|5
|}

===''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
!width="20%"|Name
!width="20%"|Damage
!width="20%"|Speed
!width="20%"|Deflect
!width="20%"|Cost
|-
|'''Captain's Sword'''
|2
|4
|3
|Obtained through [[Shop Quests#Blacksmiths Quests|Blacksmith Quest]]
|-
|'''Common Sword'''
|1
|2
|2
|Equipped by default
|-
|'''Florentine Falchion'''
|4
|5
|5
|Obtained through enemy guards
|-
|'''[[La Volpe's Bite]]'''
|3
|5
|5
|Obtained through completing [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Guild Challenges#Thieves Guild|Thieves Guild Challenges]]
|-
|'''Milanese Sword'''
|4
|4
|2
|15,700 ƒ
|-
|'''Old Syrian sword'''
|3
|4
|1
|8,800 ƒ
|-
|'''Roman Longsword'''
|1
|3
|3
|1,400 ƒ
|-
|'''Schiavona'''
|4
|2
|2
|10,400 ƒ
|-
|'''Scimitar'''
|3
|3
|5
|Obtained through enemy guards
|-
|'''Sicilian Rapier'''
|1
|4
|3
|2,600 ƒ
|-
|'''Sword of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr]]'''
|5
|5
|
5
|Obtained through completing [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Guild Challenges#Assassins Guild|Assassin Guild Challenges]]
|-
|'''Venetian Falchion'''
|1
|5
|5
|5,700 ƒ
|
|}

===''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
!width="20%"|Name
!width="20%"|Damage
!width="20%"|Speed
!width="20%"|Deflect
!width="20%"|Cost
!width="20%"|Availability
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Assassin Yataghan Sword]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|From the start
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Prussian War Hammer]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|2,990}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 2
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Persian Shamshir]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|3,163}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 2, [[The Hookblade|Memory 3]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Florentine Falchion'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|6,555}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 3
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Merovingian Axe'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|7,326}}
|
Sequence 3, [[The View from Galata|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Mercenario Warhammer'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|7,360}}
|
Sequence 4
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Condottiero Mace'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|10,120}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 4, [[Signs and Symbols, Part I|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Syrian Sabre'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|11,960}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 5
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Sledgehammer'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|13,340}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 5, [[Arsenal Infiltration|Memory 3]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Sicilian Rapier'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|23,736}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 6
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Janissary Kijil]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|28,290}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 6, [[A Little Errand|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Byzantine Arming Sword*'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|1,610}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 7
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Byzantine Mace]]*'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|18,055}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 7
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Ottoman Mace]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete all [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Guild Challenges#Thieves Guild|Thieves Guild Challenges]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Altaïr's Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete all [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Guild Challenges#Assassin's Guild|Assassin's Guild Challenges]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Yusuf's Turkish Kijil]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete "The Deacon"
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Vlad Tepes' Sword]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete the Impaler's Prison
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Captain's Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Milanese Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Schiavona'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Available only from Cappadocia vendors.

==Trivia==
'''''Assassin's Creed II'''''
* All weapons in the Special Weapons rack are obtained after synchronizing with the PSP upon completion of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]].''
* In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the Sword of Altaïr and the Condottiero War Hammer can only be purchased from the blacksmith shop in [[Monteriggioni]].
* Every purchasable weapon becomes available at Monteriggioni's Blacksmith after Sequence 11, apart from the Condottiero War Hammer, which is only unlocked after collecting 50 [[feather]]s.
* In ''Assassin's Creed II'', the Syrian Sword does less damage than the Sword of Altaïr, despite the Syrian Sword being the best sword in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''.
* The first sword Ezio is equipped with in ''Assassin's Creed II'' is the common sword, however when he is disarmed by a [[Brutes|Brute]] during the Auditore Execution, it becomes the Syrian Sword.

'''''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'''''
* The [[Captain]], a multiplayer character from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', uses a shortsword that resembles a shorter version of the Milanese Sword.
* For some reason, in ''Brotherhood'', the Scimitar, Maul, Flanged Mace, Channeled Cinquedea, and Florentine Falchion appear as weapons, but are not purchasable. However, they can be acquired by disarming a guard while Ezio is equipped with an empty sheath.

{{-}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{AC}}
{{ACII}}
{{ACBH}}
{{ACR}}
{{ACIII}}
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Weapons]]
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Sword

2012-06-16T17:40:42Z

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'''Swords and Maces''' were [[weapons]] used by military units, [[guards]], and members of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] to engage in open combat against armed opponents, and usually acted as primary weapons alongside a [[Short blades|short blade]] or [[Firearms|pistol]]. Swords could be either one or two-handed, though the latter was mostly classified as a [[Heavy weapons|heavy weapon]].

Swords and maces both had a long reach, great power, and a quick attack rate, though not as much as [[long weapons]], heavy weapons or short blades, respectively. As such, they could be seen as the most balanced weapons available.

Aside from attack, a sword or mace could also be used to block or counter an enemy, or break through their defense. They were also the only weapons that could be used from [[Horses|horseback]].

==History==
===Third Crusade===
In the High Middle Ages, guards used no other melee weapon but swords, and the guards of [[Masyaf]] regularly practiced swordplay in the courtyard, stressing how important it was to wield a blade. Maces were uncommon at the time, and the sword was a mainstay in any arsenal, even for [[Archers]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

The sword became available to an Assassin upon reaching the second [[Ranks|rank]], with more powerful, better-quality swords being presented to him as he progressed. [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] started off with a dull-gray sword that lacked a guard, and had a curved hilt. His second sword resembled the first, though was of a more silvery make, and possessed a distinct pommel.<ref name="AC" />

His third sword was [[Sword of Altaïr|his personal sword]]. It possessed a hand guard that was shaped like an eagle's wings, and had an eagle head shape at the pommel.<ref name="AC" />

Altaïr's very last sword was the [[Syrian Sabre|Syrian sword]]. It had a curved blade, a characteristic of Arabic swords, and indicated a very high status, as the hilt and sheath were covered in gold. [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan|Al Mualim]], the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], also used this sword.<ref name="AC" />

[[File:Altair sword evolution.png|thumb|centre|600px|The swords used by Altaïr: The common sword, his personal sword, and the Syrian sword.]]

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===15th century===
[[File:Oxcgn-assassins-creed-2-weapons.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Several weapons Ezio can use.]]

Come the [[Renaissance]], maces became equally as popular as the sword, and matched them in use and availability.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The first sword [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] obtained came from [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|his father]], and was stored in a chest hidden in the [[Palazzo Auditore]]. However, he quickly lost it when he was disarmed trying to save his father and brothers from execution.<ref name="AC2"/>

Ezio was later equipped with a similar sword, courtesy of his uncle, [[Mario Auditore]], when he arrived at [[Monteriggioni]].<ref name="AC2"/>

Following this, he could buy a variety of swords or maces from [[blacksmiths]]. Any unequipped weapons he purchased were stored at the [[Villa Auditore]] [[armory]].<ref name="AC2"/>

===16th century===
Swords and maces continued to be a central part of combat in [[Rome]]. Ezio was more aggressive in his fights, and used a variety of new attacks against his enemies.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Additionally, Ezio learned to [[Dual-wielding|dual-wield]] his [[Hidden Gun]] with his primary weapon, in order to kill an enemy from a distance, or perform an instant double kill with both his sword and gun during a kill-streak.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

==Statistics==
===''Assassin's Creed II''===
====Left Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="25%"|Name
!scope="col" width="15%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="15%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="15%"|Deflect
!scope="col" width="15%"|Unlocked
!scope="col" width="15%"|Cost
|-
![[Common Sword]]
|1
|2
|2
|Sequence 3, [[Practice Makes Perfect|Memory 3]]
|N/A
|-
!scope="row"|Captain's Sword
|3
|5
|3
|Sequence 5, [[Four To The Floor|Memory 1]]
|5,200 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Milanese Sword
|4
|4
|2
|Sequence 8, [[Birds of a Feather|Memory 1]]
|11,300 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Schiavona]]
|4
|5
|4
|Sequence 8, Memory 1
|25,000 ƒ
|}

====Right Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!width="25%" scope="col"|Name
!width="15%" scope="col"|Damage
!width="15%" scope="col"|Speed
!width="15%" scope="col"|Deflect
!width="15%" scope="col"|Unlocked
!width="15%" scope="col"|Cost
|-
!scope="row"|[[Sword of Altaïr]]
|5
|5
|5
|
Sequence 9, [[Knowledge Is Power|Memory 1]]
|45,000 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Syrian Sabre|Old Syrian sword]]
|1
|2
|3
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|2,300 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Venetian Falchion
|1
|3
|1
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|1,900 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Florentine Falchion
|2
|3
|4
|Sequence 5, Memory 1
|5,200 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Scimitar]]
|3
|3
|5
|Sequence 6, [[Road Trip|Memory 1]]
|11,300 ƒ
|}

====Hammers Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="25%"|Name
!scope="col" width="15%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="15%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="15%"|Deflect
!scope="col" width="15%"|Unlocked
!scope="col" width="15%"|Cost
|-
!scope="row"|Mercenario War Hammer
|1
|3
|5
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|1,900 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Condottiero War Hammer]]
|5
|3
|4
|Obtained after collecting 50 [[feather]]s
|30,600 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Maul
|2
|1
|2
|Sequence 4, [[Practice What You Preach|Memory 1]]
|3,600 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Flanged Mace
|3
|3
|3
|Sequence 6, Memory 1
|10,500 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Cavalieri Mace
|4
|2
|3
|Sequence 7, [[Benvenuto|Memory 1]]
|20,800 ƒ
|}

====Special Weapons Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="40%"|Name
!scope="col" width="20%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="20%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="20%"|Deflect
|-
!scope="row"|
[[Maria Thorpe]]'s Longsword
|2
|3
|3
|-
!scope="row"|[[Fredrick]]'s Hammer
|2
|4
|4
|-
!scope="row"|Mace Of [[Moloch|The Bull]]
|4
|2
|3
|-
!scope="row"|Twins' Rapier
|2
|5
|3
|-
!scope="row"|[[Armand Bouchart|Bouchart]]'s Blade
|2
|5
|5
|}

===''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
!width="20%"|Name
!width="20%"|Damage
!width="20%"|Speed
!width="20%"|Deflect
!width="20%"|Cost
|-
|'''Captain's Sword'''
|2
|4
|3
|Obtained through [[Shop Quests#Blacksmiths Quests|Blacksmith Quest]]
|-
|'''Common Sword'''
|1
|2
|2
|Equipped by default
|-
|'''Florentine Falchion'''
|4
|5
|5
|Obtained through enemy guards
|-
|'''[[La Volpe's Bite]]'''
|3
|5
|5
|Obtained through completing [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Guild Challenges#Thieves Guild|Thieves Guild Challenges]]
|-
|'''Milanese Sword'''
|4
|4
|2
|15,700 ƒ
|-
|'''Old Syrian sword'''
|3
|4
|1
|8,800 ƒ
|-
|'''Roman Longsword'''
|1
|3
|3
|1,400 ƒ
|-
|'''Schiavona'''
|4
|2
|2
|10,400 ƒ
|-
|'''Scimitar'''
|3
|3
|5
|Obtained through enemy guards
|-
|'''Sicilian Rapier'''
|1
|4
|3
|2,600 ƒ
|-
|'''Sword of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr]]'''
|5
|5
|
5
|Obtained through completing [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Guild Challenges#Assassins Guild|Assassin Guild Challenges]]
|-
|'''Venetian Falchion'''
|1
|5
|5
|5,700 ƒ
|
|}

===''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
!width="20%"|Name
!width="20%"|Damage
!width="20%"|Speed
!width="20%"|Deflect
!width="20%"|Cost
!width="20%"|Availability
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Assassin Yataghan Sword]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|From the start
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Prussian War Hammer]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|2,990}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 2
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Persian Shamshir]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|3,163}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 2, [[The Hookblade|Memory 3]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Florentine Falchion'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|6,555}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 3
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Merovingian Axe'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|7,326}}
|
Sequence 3, [[The View from Galata|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Mercenario Warhammer'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|7,360}}
|
Sequence 4
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Condottiero Mace'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|10,120}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 4, [[Signs and Symbols, Part I|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Syrian Sabre'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|11,960}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 5
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Sledgehammer'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|13,340}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 5, [[Arsenal Infiltration|Memory 3]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Sicilian Rapier'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|23,736}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 6
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Janissary Kijil]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|28,290}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 6, [[A Little Errand|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Byzantine Arming Sword*'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|1,610}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 7
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Byzantine Mace]]*'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|18,055}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 7
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Ottoman Mace]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete all [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Guild Challenges#Thieves Guild|Thieves Guild Challenges]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Altaïr's Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete all [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Guild Challenges#Assassin's Guild|Assassin's Guild Challenges]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Yusuf's Turkish Kijil]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete "The Deacon"
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Vlad Tepes' Sword]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete the Impaler's Prison
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Captain's Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Milanese Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Schiavona'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Available only from Cappadocia vendors.

==Trivia==
'''''Assassin's Creed II'''''
* All weapons in the Special Weapons rack are obtained after synchronizing with the PSP upon completion of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]].''
* In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the Sword of Altaïr and the Condottiero War Hammer can only be purchased from the blacksmith shop in [[Monteriggioni]].
* Every purchasable weapon becomes available at Monteriggioni's Blacksmith after Sequence 11, apart from the Condottiero War Hammer, which is only unlocked after collecting 50 [[feather]]s.
* In ''Assassin's Creed II'', the Syrian Sword does less damage than the Sword of Altaïr, despite the Syrian Sword being the best sword in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''.
* The first sword Ezio is equipped with in ''Assassin's Creed II'' is the common sword, however when he is disarmed by a [[Brutes|Brute]] during the Auditore Execution, it becomes the Syrian Sword.

'''''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'''''
* The [[Captain]], a multiplayer character from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', uses a shortsword that resembles a shorter version of the Milanese Sword.
* For some reason, in ''Brotherhood'', the Scimitar, Maul, Flanged Mace, Channeled Cinquedea, and Florentine Falchion appear as weapons, but are not purchasable. However, they can be acquired by disarming a guard while Ezio is equipped with an empty sheath.

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==References==
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