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{{Youmay|the widely used weapons|the [[Pieces of Eden]] known as the [[Swords of Eden]]}}
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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===
[[File:Altair sword evolution.png|thumb|right|250px|The swords used by Altaïr: The common sword, his personal sword, and the Syrian sabre]]
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]].
 
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]] began with a dull-gray sword that lacked a guard and had a curved hilt. His second sword resembled the first, though it possessed a silvery sheen and a distinct pommel.
 
His third sword was [[Sword of Altaïr|his personal weapon]], which was constructed of a hand guard that was shaped like an eagle's wings, along with an eagle's head at the pommel.
 
Altaïr's very last sword was the [[Syrian Sabre|Syrian sabre]]. 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>''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>
 
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===Renaissance===
[[File:ACII-Armory 2.png|thumb|250px|Weapon room in the Villa Auditore]]
Come the [[Renaissance]], maces had become equally as popular as the sword, and matched them in use and availability. 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 in his attempt to save his father and brothers from execution.
 
Ezio was later equipped with a similar sword, courtesy of his uncle, [[Mario Auditore]], when he arrived at [[Monteriggioni]].
 
Following this, he could buy a variety of swords or maces from [[blacksmiths]]. Any unequipped weapons he later purchased were stored at the [[Villa Auditore]] [[armory]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
 
Swords and maces continued to be a central part of combat in [[Rome]]. Around this time, Ezio was more aggressive in his fights, and used a variety of new attacks against his enemies.
 
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>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
 
==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]]
|5,200ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Milanese Sword]]
|3
|5
|3
|Sequence 7, [[Birds of a Feather|Memory 1]]
|11,300ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Schiavona]]
|4
|5
|4
|Sequence 8, Memory 1
|25,000ƒ
|}
 
====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]]
|45,000ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Old Syrian Sword
|1
|2
|3
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|2,300ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Venetian Falchion]]
|1
|3
|1
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|1,900ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Florentine Falchion]]
|2
|3
|4
|Sequence 5, Memory 1
|5,200ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Scimitar]]
|3
|3
|5
|Sequence 6, [[Road Trip|Memory 1]]
|11,300ƒ
|}
 
====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
|1,900ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Condottiero War Hammer]]
|5
|3
|4
|Collecting 50 [[feather]]s
|30,600ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Maul
|2
|1
|2
|Sequence 4, [[Practice What You Preach|Memory 1]]
|3,600ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Flanged Mace
|3
|3
|3
|Sequence 6, Memory 1
|10,500ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Cavalieri Mace
|4
|4
|2
|Sequence 7, [[Benvenuto|Memory 1]]
|20,800ƒ
|}
 
====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''===
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" 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|Blacksmith shop quest]]
|-
|'''[[Common Sword]]'''
|1
|2
|2
|N/A
|-
|'''[[Florentine Falchion]]'''
|4
|5
|5
|Obtained through enemy guards
|-
|'''[[La Volpe's Bite]]'''
|3
|5
|5
|Obtained through completing [[Guild challenges (Brotherhood)|Thieves guild challenges]]
|-
|[[Milanese Sword]]
|4
|4
|2
|15,700ƒ
|-
|'''Old Syrian sword'''
|3
|4
|1
|8,800ƒ
|-
|'''[[Roman Longsword]]'''
|1
|3
|3
|1,400ƒ
|-
|'''[[Schiavona]]'''
|4
|2
|2
|10,400ƒ
|-
|'''[[Scimitar]]'''
|3
|3
|5
|Disarming enemy guards
|-
|'''[[Sicilian Rapier]]'''
|1
|4
|3
|2,600ƒ
|-
|'''Sword of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr]]'''
|5
|5
|
5
|Obtained through completing [[Guild challenges (Brotherhood)|Assassin guild challenges]]
|-
|'''[[Venetian Falchion]]'''
|1
|5
|5
|5,700ƒ
|}
 
===''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''===
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" 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"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 1
|-
|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}}
|style="text-align:center"|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}}
|style="text-align:center"|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"|N/A
|Complete all [[Guild challenges (Revelations)|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"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|Complete all [[Guild challenges (Revelations)|Assassin 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"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|Complete [[The Deacon, Part 1]]
|-
|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"|N/A
|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"|N/A
|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"|N/A
|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"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Available only from Cappadocia vendors.
 
===''Assassin's Creed III''===
====Swords====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!width="20%"|Name
!width="20%"|Damage
!width="20%"|Speed
!width="20%"|Combo
!width="20%"|Cost
!width="20%"|Availability
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Normal Sword'''
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|£700
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 6
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''French Rapier'''
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|£3955
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 6
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Light Cavalry Saber'''
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|£3500
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 6
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Hanger Sword'''
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|£1250
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 6
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''French Cutlass'''
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|£1575
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 6
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Officer's Sword'''
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|£5000
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 6
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Cuttoe Sword'''
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|£4100
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 9
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[Captain Kidd's Sawtooth Cutlass]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|Complete [[The Ruins at Cerros]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[Lincoln's Sword (Replica)]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|Crafted item
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 9
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[Washington's Battle Sword (Replica)]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|Crafted item
|style="text-align:center"|
|}
 
====Blunt Weapons====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!width="20%"|Name
!width="20%"|Damage
!width="20%"|Speed
!width="20%"|Combo
!width="20%"|Cost
!width="20%"|Availability
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Gunstock War Club'''
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|£6500
|style="text-align:center"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Wooden War Club'''
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|£2650
|style="text-align:center"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Stonehead War Club'''
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|£3850
|style="text-align:center"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[Obwandiyag's War Club]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|DLC
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Iron Blade War Club'''
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|Crafted item
|style="text-align:center"|
|}
 
==Trivia==
'''''Assassin's Creed II'''''
*All weapons on the special weapons rack could be 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 could only be purchased from the blacksmith shop in [[Monteriggioni]].
*Every purchasable weapon was available at Monteriggioni's blacksmith after Sequence 11, apart from the Condottiero War Hammer, which was unlocked after collecting 50 [[feather]]s.
*In ''Assassin's Creed II'', the Syrian sabre dealt less damage than the Sword of Altaïr, despite the Syrian sabre having been the best sword in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''.
*The first sword that Ezio acquired in ''Assassin's Creed II'' was the common sword. However, when he was disarmed by a [[Brutes|Brute]] during the execution of his family, it became the Syrian sabre.
 
'''''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'''''
*The [[Captain]], an Animi Avatar from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', used a shortsword that resembled a shorter version of the Milanese Sword.
*In ''Brotherhood'', the Scimitar, Maul, Flanged Mace, Channeled Cinquedea, and Florentine Falchion were used by the guards, but were not purchasable from the blacksmiths. However, they could be acquired by disarming a guard while Ezio did not have a weapon equipped.
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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Revision as of 11:28, 18 August 2013

Revamped.