Assassin's Creed Mirage Beginner's Guide | Gameplay Tips & Tricks

This guide equips you with the essential strategies to thrive in the early hours of Assassin's Creed Mirage. You will learn where to get potent Hidden Ones weapons, beautiful clothes, quick money, and skills and tools that you need to play.

If you follow these tips, you'll be able to confidently and smartly move through Baghdad's busy streets and dangerous desert.

Hidden Ones Sword & Dagger

The pair of Hidden One's Sword and Hidden One's Dagger not only boasts an impressive aesthetic—complete with a bird-shaped dagger handle and the iconic Hidden One's crest on the sword's hilt—but also synergizes in combat.

Every fifth melee hit applies poison, dealing damage over time, while the dagger's perk creates a poison cloud when you finish off a poisoned foe with a melee strike.

To get the Hidden Ones' Sword, journey to the marked location on the map as soon as the "Bound" primary mission is complete.

Dismount, defeat three guards, use an oil jar to break through the wall, and claim the chest. The Hidden Ones Dagger can be earned by diving from a nearby fast-travel point into the water, entering a hidden cave, and completing the challenge within.

Amazing Early Outfit

One of the most visually striking and practical early outfits is the Zan Uprising Outfit, found in a gear chest aboard a boat in Baghdad.

Its color palette and design evoke the spirit of earlier entries in the series, and its perk reduces the notoriety impact of illegal actions by up to 40% once fully upgraded.

To upgrade the armor, locate two schematics in the Harbiyah Region—one in the palace and another atop an outpost roof—then visit any tailor with the required materials.

Get a Ton of Money Early

Securing a steady stream of coins and a permanent discount at shops hinges on acquiring Merchant Tokens.

Head to the Round City District, where wealthy inhabitants abound; pickpocket them repeatedly to stockpile tokens and valuable trinkets.

Use tokens to negotiate a 30% discount with any vendor—this applies to all merchants, including the Far East Merchant Costume, which will cost 350 instead of 500 coins.

After looting, sell trinkets in bulk to amass the necessary funds for this and other purchases.

Best Use for Tokens

In addition to Merchant Tokens, pickpocketing yields Power Tokens (to clear notoriety at specific map icons) and Scholar Tokens.

Scholar Tokens can be exchanged with the Cartographer in Baghdad for the locations of gear chests and collectibles—arguably their best use.

Remember to zoom the map to spot newly unlocked icons, especially when traversing the wilderness.

Don't Make the Same Mistake

If you put off the first main tasks, you can only use throwing knives to fight armored enemies, which will be very hard. Prioritize completing the initial Order Target mission to unlock all tool abilities.

After eliminating the first target, return to the Hidden Ones Bureau to gain a free tool, then invest seven skill points—using the "Auto Collect" skill first—to unlock the remaining tools.

Should you overspend, the skill-reset option allows you to reallocate points toward these vital abilities, vastly enhancing both stealth and combat versatility.

Best Skills to Get ASAP

Besides being able to use tools, these skills will change your early game:

The Elixir Pocket gives you an extra drink that can save your life.

Pathfinder highlights environmental objects, making hidden items and throwing-knife opportunities easier to spot.

Knife Recovery lets you reclaim thrown knives from defeated enemies, effectively granting unlimited ammunition for headshots, puzzle solving, and breaching bells.

Breakfall and Chain Assassination ensure that consecutive kills—especially those requiring a throwing knife—can be executed smoothly and replenished.

Amazing Sword Early

The Rustam Sword becomes available through the weapons-dealer contract at a Hidden Ones Bureau board early in the story.

Maintaining a perfect, damage-free run during this contract rewards you with this blade, which features the highest base attack in the game and increases damage by 5% per consecutive hit (up to 50%).

This weapon excels at quickly eliminating groups of foes while looking suitably imposing.

Another Amazing Early Outfit

A uniquely designed warrior outfit awaits in the Karkh District's first gear chest. Its distinct appearance offers no parallel among early gear, and its perk provides 1% health regeneration every two seconds while unseen.

When health is low outside of combat, equip this armor momentarily to recover, then switch back to your preferred ensemble.

Two further schematics in the Karkh District—located in the tax collector's mansion and the Officer's Club—allow you to upgrade the health-regen bonus even further.