Gear

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey offers a large variety of weapons. Each performs in a unique way, providing their own strengths and weaknesses. There are six classifications of weapons: swords, daggers, spears, heavy blunt, heavy bladed, and staves.

These weapons come in four rarities: common, rare, epic, and legendary. The rarity of the item determines the number of perks that item has, imparting bonuses to your stats and abilities. The more powerful the item, based on its rarity, the more raw damage it will do. So sometimes, even though an item may not have the perks you want, it may still do more damage because it has a higher rarity.

This section also lists all of the legendary items and legendary set items found in the game. These items have unique engravings, and once you earn them the engravings can be used on other pieces of gear as well. Engravings found on legendary items are extremely powerful and allow you to really focus on specific abilities to customize your play style any way you see fit.

Swords

The sword is a straightforward, short-range weapon. The first regular attack closes small gaps, so use it to cover short distances. After a parry, triggering a heavy attack performs a very powerful but slow strike that knocks enemies down.

Due to how quickly swords attack, they are very good against fast enemies and are great for adrenaline regeneration. Swords are versatile weapons that can be effectively used against all enemy types.

Daggers

Daggers are the fastest weapon, and are dual-wielded. One of the great strengths of using a dagger comes from its lack of knock-back, which allows you to stay close to your target and lock it down. Regular attacks deal damage and regenerate adrenaline quickly, giving you enough time and adrenaline to unleash a devastating finisher. Use the heavy attack to leap across the battlefield while attacking. This is a great way to avoid attacks by quickly changing targets.

Spears

If you want to be in melee combat but still keep enemies at range, a spear is an excellent choice. The regular attack moves you forward, while the heavy attack takes a small step back before lunging forward into an attack. While the majority of the attacks are singletarget, the dodge heavy attack and the charge heavy attack hit all nearby enemies. These heavy attacks are a great way to crowd control lesser enemies.

Heavy Blunt

The strongest and slowest weapon, the heavy blunt type has both area-of-effect and single-target capabilities. It is by far the best weapon to parry with due to the high damage of each hit.

Heavy Bladed

Slightly faster than heavy blunt weapons, these weapons offer a good balance between slow and powerful. Because they perform sweeping attacks, they excel at taking down groups of enemies when you use heavy and charged heavy attacks.

Staves

While seemingly simple, the staff has some hidden tricks. The regular attack is perfect for locking enemies down, while the heavy attack works well for hitting enemies from a safe distance. Using a heavy attack after a parry hits all nearby enemies.

Legendary Gear

These items are the most powerful available in the game. The following information lists each item, where you can find it, how you obtain it, and any special perks it confers.

Swords

Gorgoneion Xiphos

• Unique Engraving: Low chance to stun on melee hit

This weapon is found by looting the cultist called “the Hydra.”

Harpe of Perseus

• Unique Engraving: -25% cooldown duration for all abilities

Find this weapon by looting Medusa in the Petrified Temple on Lesbos.

Nikolaos’s Sword

• Unique Engraving: +20% damage with Sparta Kick ability

This weapon is received after you complete the quest The Wolf of Sparta in Megaris.

Pandora’s Kopis

• Unique Engraving: +100% damage and +50% health for tamed beasts

Loot this from the legendary animal “the Nemean Lion,” found in Argolis.

Prometheus’s Sika

• Unique Engraving: +15% fire damage and build up

This weapon is found by looting the mercenary called “the Spark.”

Sword of Damokles

• Unique Engraving: +10% to all adrenaline gained

This weapon is found by looting the cultist Deimos.

Xiphos of Dionysos

• Unique Engraving: +20% damage with Hero Strike ability

This weapon is found by looting the cultist Pausanias. He can only be killed during his quest line in the main story.

Xiphos of Peleus

• Unique Engraving: +20% damage with Rush Assassination ability

Found in a legendary chest in the Artemisia Fort in Kos.

Daggers

Arachne’s Stingers

• Unique Engraving : Weapon damage becomes poison damage

This weapon is found by looting the mercenary called “the Weaver.”

Atlantean Blade

• Unique Engraving: +30% armor penetration

Found in a chest within the cultist stronghold on Lemnos after opening the vault unlocked by completing Phidias’s side quest Journey’s End in Elis.

Dagger of Kronus

• Unique Engraving: +40% damage when attacking from behind

This weapon is found by looting the cultist “Nyx the Shadow.”

Heavy Blunt

Hammer of Jason

• Unique Engraving: +20% damage with Shield Breaker ability

Found in a legendary chest at Mycenae in Argolis.

Mallet of Everlasting Flame

• Unique Engraving: Weapon damage becomes fire damage

This weapon is found by looting the mercenary called “the Smoldering.”

Herakles’s Mace

• Unique Engraving: +40% damage with bows when above target

Found in a legendary chest at the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore in Arkadia.

Typhon’s Mace

• Unique Engraving: +20% damage with charged heavy attack ability

This weapon is found by looting the mercenary/cultist “Exekias the Legend.”

Heavy Bladed

Elysian Axe

• Unique Engraving: +20% damage with Rain of Destruction ability

This weapon is found by looting the cultist called “Polemion the Wise.”

Minotaur’s Labrys

• Unique Engraving: -1 adrenaline cost for Overpower abilities

Find this weapon by looting the Minotaur at the Knossos Palace in Messara.

Polyphemos Cyclops Bludgeon

• Unique Engraving: +25% damage on elites and bosses

Find this weapon by looting the Cyclops at the Cave of the Forgotten Isle in Phokis.

Staffs

Rod of Asklepios

• Unique Engraving: Convert crit chance to damage (but cannot crit)

This weapon is found by looting the cultist “Iokaste the Seer.”

Spears

Achilles Spear

• Unique Engraving: +20% damage with Multi-Shot ability

Found in a legendary chest at the Olynthos Fortress in Makedonia.

Athena’s Spear

• Unique Engraving: +25% damage and health while in conquest battles

This weapon is received after you complete the quest The Final Battle or Nemesis.

Falx of Olympos

• Unique Engraving: +100% damage but health capped to 25%

Found in a legendary chest at the Palace of Amphitrite, underwater in the sea north of Thera.

Griffin’s Scythe

• Unique Engraving: +20% damage with Spread Shot ability

This weapon is found by looting the mercenary “the Patricidal.”

Hades’s Bident

• Unique Engraving: +20% damage with Ring of Chaos ability

Found in legendary chest at Mount Ithome Fort in Messenia.

Hermes’s Kerukeion

• Unique Engraving: +15% poison damage and buildup

This weapon is received after you complete the quest Let My Patients Go.

Staff of Hermes Trismegistus

• Unique Engraving: Low chance to gain 30% health shield when hit

This weapon is received after you complete the quest Ancient Revelations.

Poseidon’s Trident

• Unique Engraving: Breathe underwater

Found in a legendary chest at the Temple of Poseidon on the uncharted island south of Chios.

Bows

Achilles’s Bow

• Unique Engraving: +20% damage with Devastating Shot ability

This weapon is found by looting the mercenary “the Marksman.”

Artemis’s Bow

• Unique Engraving: +20% damage with Predator Shot ability

This weapon is received after you complete the quest The Daughters of Artemis.

Eros’s Bow

• Unique Engraving: +50% chance to not consume special arrows

Found in a legendary chest at the Andania Mine in Messenia.

Fanged Bow

• Unique Engraving: Basic arrows become poison arrows

Found in a legendary chest at the Cave of Mount Zas in Naxos.

Hades’s Bow

• Unique Engraving: Basic arrows become fire arrows

This weapon is found by looting the mercenary “of the Ashen Wake.”

Herakles’s Bow

• Unique Engraving: +20% damage with Bull Rush ability

Found in a legendary chest at Koinyra Fortress in Thasos.

Paris’s Bow

• Unique Engraving: +20% damage with Ghost Arrows of Artemis ability

This weapon is found by looting the cultist “Kleon the Everyman.”

Armor

Achilles Set

• Unique Engraving: +2% damage dealt restored as health

This set is earned by killing all the cultists of the Heroes of the Cult.

Agamemnon Set

• Unique Engraving: +50% burning rate

This set is earned by killing all the cultists of the Silver Vein.

Arena Fighter’s Set

• Unique Engraving: 10% health restored with Overpower abilities

To earn this set you must complete all Arena fights, then complete them again at maximum level.

Artemis Set

• Unique Engraving: +15% damage with Hunter abilities

To earn this set you must complete all of the Daughter of Artemis quests.

Athenian War Hero Set

• Unique Engraving: All arrows pierce shields

This set is earned by killing all the cultists of the Delian League.

Demigod Set

• Unique Engraving: +10% damage with all abilities

Earn this set by looting the cultist Deimos.

Greek Hero Set

• Unique Engraving: +20% all resistances

This set is earned by killing these mercenaries: “the Flash,” “the Frenzied,” “the Translucent,” “the Resplendent,” and “the Lucky Drunk.”

Immortal Set

• Unique Engraving: 20% health restored on death (2-minute cool down)

This set is earned by killing all the cultists of the Worshippers of the Bloodline.

Pilgrim Set

• Unique Engraving: -40% adrenaline consumed by Shadow of Nyx ability

Earn this set by finding legendary chests in the Temple of Britomartis at Messara, in the Akropolis of Argos in Argos, in the Sanctuary of Eleusis in Attika, in the Temple of Artemis Orthia in Lakonia, and in the Temple of the Golden Bowed Goddess in Malis.

Pirate Set

• Unique Engraving: +15% damage with Assassin abilities

This set is earned by killing all the cultists of the Gods of the Aegean Sea.

Snake Set

• Unique Engraving: +10% intoxicated damage and weakening effect

This set is earned by killing all the cultists of the Eyes of Kosmos.

Spartan War Hero Set

• Unique Engraving: +15% damage with Warrior abilities

This set is earned by killing all the cultists of the Pelopponesian League.