Sword of Altaïr

Real life replica of Altair's sword.

Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad had a personal sword that he uses throughout Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles, and Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines. The blade's hilt is shaped like an eagle's wings, while the blade itself is both long and agile, making it a light and deadly weapon. The sword is apparently the weapon of choice for the guards at Masyaf and an all metal variation is available as a weapon in Assassin's Creed II.

Availability

Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles

Altaïr equipping his sword.

Altaïr acquires this sword from a wounded guard early in the game and keeps it through the entire story.

Assassin's Creed

Altaïr starts the game with the Syrian sword, with which he is very skilled with until Al Mualim demotes him to Novice for breaking all three tenets of The Creed and decreases his abilities greatly. During his progression back into the ranks, he starts off with a sword that looks like this but does not have a cross guard - it only has a similar handle and blade. After he assassinates four targets he gets the Sword of Altaïr. He uses this sword beforethumb|300px|right|Video of Altair's Sword Being Used he is given the Syrian sword back.

Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

Altaïr still possesses his sword during the events after Assassin's Creed Bloodlines. In fact, the sword(s) can be found hung in Kantara Castle Great

Hall ('The Bull' stage), as ornaments. During the game this is the only sword that can be used. In the beginning it's attack power is quite low and enemies have to be hit with it for multiple times to be killed. The sword and other weapons of Altaïr however can be upgraded by collecting Templar coins and then used to purchase upgrades.

Assassin's Creed II

Altaïr's sword is available in the Monteriggioni blacksmith for 50,000ƒ (or less if it had been renovated) after DNA Sequence 8. This sword is one of the most powerful melee weapons in the game, as all three stats are maxed out. It is interesting to note that the picture of the weapon's hilt in the blacksmith has a leather-wrapped hilt, however the weapon does not have this leather wrapping.

Ezio using his ancestor's sword.

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

From the Gamescom footage of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Ezio can be seen wielding the Sword of Altaïr, meaning it shall make a return.

Trivia

• It is unknown why the sword is available from the Monteriggioni blacksmith since the sword (being Altaïr's personal weapon) would be available together with his armor once it is unlocked, however, a possible cause is that the sword could have been lost along with the Codex, found, and later sold off to the blacksmith.
• The sword in the game is shorter compared to the other longswords Ezio can use; the entire sword being only a little longer than the length of his arm. However, Altaïr's sword is the strongest weapon available.
• Strangely, Altaïr's sword is considered the best sword in the second game; in Assassin's Creed, the Syrian sword was the best sword; however, it is possible that Altaïr made a new sword, possibly out of the same metal as the Armor of Altaïr. This would have made the sword more durable, and perhaps more resistant to aging, unlike the Syrian sword. However, a few facts make this theory less likely; for one, the metal used in the Armor of Altaïr is golden in color, while the Sword of Altaïr is silver. Also, Altaïr mentions in the Codex that one of the virtues of the metal he used in his new armor was that it was very light. While this would be a desirable trait in the armor of an Assassin, since it would permit easier movement, it is not necessarily desirable in a sword, which are made successful in blocking incoming attacks by and deliver more powerful blows because of the weight of the metal in the blade. A very light blade, after all, is much easier for an assailant to knock away or a defender to block than a heavier blade. Furthermore, there would be little need for Altaïr to use the golden metal in his weaponry, since his enemies did not now how to duplicate this metal and whose armor would still be easily penetrable with weaponry made from the more commonplace steel. Finally, Altaïr also mentions in the Codex that he feared the knowledge of this new metal and how to obtain and work it falling into the wrong hands. With this in mind, it would have been inadvisable for him to create held weaponry, which is far more easily lost in battle than armor attached to the user's body by straps or other means, from it.
• It is interesting to note that in later memory sequences of Assassin's Creed II, if the player has the sword equipped, it is quite possible to be knocked away from Ezio by Brute guards.
• There is a glitch in the Xbox 360 and PS3 version which automatically replaces this sword with the "Common Sword" in Ezio's inventory. To fix this, you'll have to go to the weapon room in the Villa Auditore and equip Altaïr's sword again.
• Interestingly enough, in the second game, the Sword of Altaïr which is the second strongest weapon in the first game and the strongest in the second was placed in the same rack as the Old Syrian Sword which is the strongest weapon in the first game and second weakest in the second.
• Upon actual inspection, it is obvious that the sword is different from the first game, which has a brown handle and compared to having a silver handle.