Poison Blade
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- "It's another blade design...for delivering poison!"
- ―Leonardo da Vinci
The Poison Blade is one of the upgrades invented by Altaïr ibn-La'Ahad for the Hidden Blade, essentially a hollow needle filled with poison. Whomever Ezio injects with the poison will go berserk, swinging their weapon or fists wildly and attacking all those in range before dying. Ezio can replenish his supply of poison by buying poison vials from Doctors.
This weapon is one of the best the player will get in the game, as Ezio can easily assassinate someone without attracting any attention to himself. Crowds and enemies will stop to watch the poisoned victim, thus if one of the spectators is a target, Ezio can assassinate them quickly and silently. Additionally, the player can make poison someone as a distraction to draw guards away from a target before assassinating him. This is especially helpful during Assassination Contract missions, as most of the time the targets have at least one Guard with them.
Poison vials cost 175 florins each and Ezio can carry up to five vials, but poison pouch upgrades bought from a local Tailor raises the amount of vials Ezio can carry at once (by up to 15).
In the novel Assassin's Creed: Renaissance, the blade does not cause guards to go berserk, but instead kills them instantly. Here, it is commonly used by Ezio during combat.
Ways to use the Poison Blade efficiently:
The Poison Blade is the most discrete weapon in the game, and as such, has multiple uses that all pertain to stealth assassinations:
- Silent Kill - Guards will never notice the poisoning process, even if it is right in front them.
- Attention - Distraction is an important tool to use during missions. If you cannot find thieves to lure the guards away, mercenaries to fight them, or courtesans to distract them, the Poison Blade helps out a lot. Poisoning a peasant or anyone else in front of the guard (5-10 meters away) will cause to guards to move to where the poisoned victim is going berserk and investigate. When the victim goes crazy and draws the attention, the player has two choices: assassinate the guards (which whill be noticed if the victim is still alive), or head on to your objective.
- Clean Kill - When doing an Assassination Contract mission, a single target has at least one body guard. One way to easily finish the job is to poison the guard, he will later go through the effects of the poison and "accidentally" hit the target with his weapon, resulting in him maiming or killing the target instantly.