Sword

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Swords and maces were weapons used by military units, guards, and members of the Assassin Order to engage in open combat against armed opponents, and usually acted as primary weapons alongside a short blade or pistol. Swords could be either one or two-handed, though the latter was mostly classified as a 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 horseback.

History

Third Crusade

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 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 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. 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. Al Mualim, the Mentor of the Levantine Assassins, also used this sword.

Renaissance

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 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.

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-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.

Statistics

Assassin's Creed II

Left rack

Name	Damage	Speed	Deflect	Unlocked	Cost
Common Sword	1	2	2	Sequence 3, Memory 3	N/A
Captain's Sword	2	4	3	Sequence 5, Memory 1	5,200ƒ
Milanese Sword	3	5	3	Sequence 8, Memory 1	11,300ƒ
Schiavona	4	5	4	Sequence 8, Memory 1	25,000ƒ

Right rack

Name	Damage	Speed	Deflect	Unlocked	Cost
Sword of Altaïr	5	5	5	Sequence 9, Memory 1	45,000ƒ
Old Syrian Sword	1	2	3	Sequence 3, Memory 3	2,300ƒ
Venetian Falchion	1	3	1	Sequence 3, Memory 3	1,900ƒ
Florentine Falchion	2	3	4	Sequence 5, Memory 1	5,200ƒ
Scimitar	3	3	5	Sequence 6, Memory 1	11,300ƒ

Hammers rack

Name	Damage	Speed	Deflect	Unlocked	Cost
Mercenario War Hammer	1	1	3	Sequence 3, Memory 3	1,900ƒ
Condottiero War Hammer	5	3	4	Collecting 50 feathers	30,600ƒ
Maul	2	1	2	Sequence 4, Memory 1	3,600ƒ
Flanged Mace	3	3	3	Sequence 6, Memory 1	10,500ƒ
Cavalieri Mace	4	4	2	Sequence 7, Memory 1	20,800ƒ

Special weapons rack

Name	Damage	Speed	Deflect
Maria Thorpe's Longsword	2	3	3
Fredrick's Hammer	2	4	4
Mace Of The Bull	4	2	3
Twins' Rapier	2	5	3
Bouchart's Blade	2	5	5

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Name	Damage	Speed	Deflect	Cost
Captain's Sword	2	4	3	Obtained through 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 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	5	5	5	Obtained through completing Assassin guild challenges
Venetian Falchion	1	5	5	5,700ƒ

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Name	Damage	Speed	Deflect	Cost	Availability
Assassin Yataghan Sword	1	2	1	N/A	Sequence 1
Prussian War Hammer	1	3	3	2,990	Sequence 2
Persian Shamshir	1	4	3	3,163	Sequence 2, Memory 3
Florentine Falchion	1	3	5	6,555	Sequence 3
Merovingian Axe	1	5	5	7,326	Sequence 3, Memory 4
Mercenario Warhammer	2	1	1	7,360	Sequence 4
Condottiero Mace	2	2	2	10,120	Sequence 4, Memory 4
Syrian Sabre	2	4	3	11,960	Sequence 5
Sledgehammer	3	4	1	13,340	Sequence 5, Memory 3
Sicilian Rapier	3	5	5	23,736	Sequence 6
Janissary Kijil	4	2	2	28,290	Sequence 6, Memory 4
Byzantine Arming Sword*	1	2	2	1,610	Sequence 7
Byzantine Mace*	3	5	3	18,055	Sequence 7
Ottoman Mace	4	4	2	N/A	Complete all Thieves Guild Challenges
Altaïr's Sword	5	3	4	N/A	Complete all Assassin guild challenges
Yusuf's Turkish Kijil	5	5	5	N/A	Complete "The Deacon" Part 1
Vlad Tepes' Sword	5	4	4	N/A	Complete the Impaler's Prison
Captain's Sword	2	3	3	N/A	Unlocked through Uplay
Milanese Sword	3	3	2	N/A	Unlocked through Uplay
Schiavona	3	2	3	N/A	Unlocked through Uplay

*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 feathers.
• In Assassin's Creed II, the Syrian Sword does less damage than the Sword of Altaïr, despite the Syrian Sword having been the best sword in Assassin's Creed.
• The first sword that Ezio acquires in Assassin's Creed II is the common sword. However, when he is disarmed by a Brute during the execution of his family, it becomes the Syrian Sword.

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

• The Captain, an Animi Avatar 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.