Best skills in Assassin’s Creed Mirage – phantom, trickster, and predator

The best skills in Assassin’s Creed Mirage should work to make Basim an even more lethal assassin and help him fare better in open combat. While there aren’t all that many skills to choose from, skill points are hard to come by, especially in the early hours, which can make choosing the right skills a little tricky. Gone is the RPG leveling system and instead skill points are handed out for completing quests and contracts.

After having blazed through everything Mirage has to offer for our review, here’s a breakdown of the skills we think are worth investing points into. For more exploring Baghdad, check out our notoriety explainer and Tokens explainer guides. Otherwise, check out the Assassin’s Creed Mirage quest list.

Here are the best Assassin’s Creed Mirage for each branch of the skill tree:

Phantom skill tree

• Breakfall – when landing after jumping from a dangerous height, Basim will roll to reduce the amount of damage taken.
• Assassin’s Focus Capacity 1 – increases the focus bar by an additional chunk so you can chain one extra stealth kill.
• Chain Assassination – after each assassination, assassinate a second nearby enemy that’s close enough or alternatively use a throwing knife to kill a distant enemy.
• Assassin’s Focus Capacity 2 – increases the focus bar by an additional chunk so you can chain one extra assassination.
• Counter Roll – dodging towards an enemy’s unblockable attack lets Basim vault directly behind them, useful against armored opponents that can only take damage from the back.

Trickster skill tree

• Extra Tool Capacity 1 – unlocks a new tool slot, which you can equip by talking to the Banu Musa at a Hidden Ones Bureau.
• Extra Tool Capacity 2 – unlocks a new tool slot, which you can equip by talking to the Banu Musa at a Hidden Ones Bureau.
• Extra Tool Capacity 3 – unlocks a third new slot for your tool kit, which you can equip by talking to the Banu Musa at a Hidden Ones Bureau.
• Elixir Pocket – add an extra elixir to the maximum number of Elixir you can carry, bumping it up to three.
• Knife Recovery – retrieve throwing knives from any guards hit by one.
• Engineer – unlock a second tier 1 tool upgrade for each of your tools.

Predator skill tree

• Pathfinder – Enkidu’s View now detects keys, gear chests, and secret entrances.
• Emergency Aim – when detected, you’ll snap to an enemy giving you the chance to assassinate and remain undetected.
• Vision Boost – boosts Eagle Vision radius.
• Stealth Recon – highlights enemies when Basim is crouched and undetected.

These are by no means set in stone but are the skills we found most useful during our playthrough. As you near the end of the game and hover up all the collectibles and side quests, you’ll have enough skill points to get pretty much every skill, so don’t worry too much. Remember that you can reset any skill to get the points back at any point, except for the three Tool Capacity skills.

If you’re after more skill points, check out all the Tales of Baghdad locations and how to get skill points. Otherwise, we also have all the Lost Books locations across the city, Qabiha’s hidden chamber book puzzle solution, and the best weapons and gear to equip in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.