Metal Cestus

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The Metal Cestus as it appears in Assassin's Creed II.

The Metal Cestus is an upgrade to Ezio Auditore's fists weapon slot. It can be purchased from any blacksmith for 2000f in Assassin's Creed II and by Leonardo da Vinci for 6100f in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. When equipped, it will boost the damage of fists from 1 to 3. It will be automatically equipped when purchased, and cannot be unequipped.

Assassin's Creed II

The Metal Cestus upgrade will give you a slight advantage for Beat Up events, and any other instances that involve unarmed fighting. A particularly useful moment to have the Metal Cestus equipped is during the last fight against Rodrigo Borgia, wherein you are disarmed of all weapons except the Metal Cestus/Fists. The origin of this weapon is the ancient Roman Empire, where gladiators used weapons similar to the Cestus in arena fights.

Weapon Stats Assassin's Creed II

Name	Damage	Speed	Deflect	Unlocked	Cost
Fists	1	5	1	Sequence 1, Boys Will Be Boys	N/A
Metal Cestus	3	5	1	Sequence 6, A Blade With Bite	2000f

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

"Now nothing will be out of my reach."

―Ezio Auditore, getting the Climb Leap Glove from Leonardo da Vinci

In Brotherhood, the Metal Cestus is known as the Climb Leap Glove. It grants Ezio the same damage and speed boosts gained from the gloved weapon in Assassin's Creed II, as well as the previously lost Climb Leap ability taught to Ezio by Rosa in Venice. The Metal Cestus is the only small weapon you can have equipped along with another small weapon, though they can't be used together.

Climb Leap Glove

Weapon Stats Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Name	Damage	Speed	Deflect	Unlocked	Cost
Fists	1	5	1	After the Siege of Monteriggioni.	N/A
Climb Leap Glove	3	5	1	Sequence 4, An Unexpected Visitor	6100f

Trivia

• At the beginning of Brotherhood when Ezio is wearing the Armor of Altaïr, the Metal Cestus is not present.
• In Assassin's Creed II, Ezio did not require the assistance of the Metal Cestus/Climb Leap Glove in order to perform the jumping maneuver taught to him by Rosa, however in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, the glove has to be bought before Ezio gains back the ability. In the Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel, by Oliver Bowden, it says that the glove that Leonardo sells to Ezio will improve his climbing abilities to that of a gecko.
• When replaying DNA Sequence 2: Memory 4 with the Armor of Brutus worn, then re-equipping the Roman Spaulders from a Blacksmith, the glove will be removed but the metal connected to the glove will remain on Ezio's hand, making it look like it is attached.

Gallery

• The Cestus makes fist fights easier
  The Cestus makes fist fights easier