"Boost XP and Level Up Quickly in Assassin’s Creed Shadows"

*Assassin’s Creed Shadows* offers a plethora of skills for players to unlock and master, making it essential to level up your Samurai and Shinobi characters swiftly by earning XP as efficiently as possible. Here's a comprehensive guide on how to maximize your XP gains in the game.

What Awards XP in Assassin’s Creed Shadows? Answered

In *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*, you can accumulate XP through a variety of actions and activities. From slaying enemies to executing assassinations, completing main quests, and diving into side content, each action contributes to your XP. However, the XP awarded varies significantly depending on the task at hand. To optimize your XP gains, it's crucial to focus on the most rewarding activities.

You can preview the XP reward for any quest or activity by hovering over it in the map or objectives tab. The most effective XP sources in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows* are tackling castles and executing optional assassinations.

How to Get Fast XP from Castles in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Throughout Japan in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*, numerous castles serve as prime locations for XP farming. These fortresses are heavily guarded by basic and elite enemies, alongside Samurai Daisho who must be eliminated. Successfully taking down the required number of Daisho allows you to access the castle’s chest, which contains high-tier loot.

Castles are exceptional XP sources, offering thousands of XP for completing the challenge. Additionally, you earn XP for each enemy defeated, with elites and Samurai Daisho yielding significant bonuses, around 250 XP per kill. Many castles also feature synchronization points, which grant a few hundred XP and can be used as fast travel points, enhancing your strategic mobility across the game's world.

While castles are challenging, here are some tips to streamline your XP farming:

• Choose your protagonist wisely. Naoe's Eagle’s Vision ability can quickly identify and tag Samurai Daisho, making stealth assassinations efficient. Enhance Naoe's assassination damage through mastery and engravings to ensure one-hit kills.
• For lower to medium-level players, Yasuke's combat prowess is ideal. Deliberately trigger alarms to draw enemies to you, and engage in open combat to clear the castle swiftly.

By employing these strategies, skilled players can amass up to 4,000 XP or more within minutes, making castles an unparalleled XP farm.

Assassinating Targets Nets Large XP Bonuses in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

In addition to main quest assassinations, *Assassin’s Creed Shadows* features numerous optional assassination targets. You can uncover these targets by conversing with specific NPCs and using scouts to track their locations. Utilizing fast travel points like Kakurega can position you near your targets quickly. After a brief ride on your mount, you can execute the assassination swiftly.

Each assassination not only completes a quest but also awards a substantial XP bonus, typically ranging from 2,000 to 3,000 XP. Additionally, the act of killing the target provides XP similar to defeating elite enemies. Completing a series of assassinations and returning to the quest giver can net you a massive XP bonus of around 5,000 XP, making this another excellent method for rapid XP accumulation.