The Elegant Samurai is a Legendary set of two parts – hat and outfit, available in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. This guide will tell you where to find the gear pieces, what the set looks like and what boosts it provides.
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How Armor works in Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Armor Sets in Assassin’s Creed Shadows consists of two gear pieces – an armor and a head piece. For Naoe, the armor pieces are light, for Yasuke – heavy. Naoe’s head piece is called Headgear and those are often various masks or hoods. Yasuke is wearing Helmets or Bands.
Each character has their own unique selection of gear and you cannot mix and match them between Naoe and Yasuke.
Each armor piece above common grade always comes with an engraving. The quality of items is defined by their level, which you can upgrade (costs resources) and rarity tier, which you cannot change.
The game makes an effort to match the gear you loot to your current level. The higher your level, the higher tier rarity items you will find. The top tier is Legendary.
You can use the built-in Transmog feature to alter the appearance of any gear piece and replace it or parts of it with something else you own. This allows you to keep using lower-level gear that you outgrow quickly but love its appearance.
We have a thorough guide on how gear works in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which you can read for more in-depth overview and explanation of everything else you need to know.
Elegant Samurai Set Visual Overview
The Elegant Samurai set is a ceremonial garb used by samurai known as Kamishimo. It is an outfit that is elegant yet demands respect of those observing it.
The left sleeve features the Kuginiki pattern, a pattern believed to grant the wearer luck and success. With the midnight blue and gold colors, Yasuke almost resembles highly refined form of lazurite.
Stats and Effects
The set consists of two pieces, an armor and a helmet. Both are Legendary tier. The engravings are both useful for the assassin playstyle. The hood’s engraving increases the removed health segments on assassinations and the armor’s engraving helps Naoe heal up on every successful hit.
Elegant Samurai Hat
Stats Boost
+ Health
+ Critical Chance
+ Adrenaline Gain
Engraving
Reduce damage taken by 5% per enemy in conflict
Elegant Samurai Outfit
Stats Boost
+ Health
+ Critical Damage
+ Vulnerable Damage
Engraving
+20% Posture Damage per Adrenaline Chunk filled
How to get the Set
Both the Hat and the Outfit are available in Yamato. You will not be able to obtain the full set without participating in some fighting.
Elegant Samurai Hat Location
You can loot the hat from a large treasure chest in the Yama Camp. It’s located in Takatori, in Yamato. The location is southeast from Takatori Castle, in the forest. Ishibutai Kofun is not far to the southwest from the camp as well.
This is a guarded and hostile camp. You have to clear the enemies before you can loot the chest.
Elegant Samurai Outfit Location
You can loot the Elegant Samurai Outfit from the large treasure chest in the Megalithic Vault Kofun. The Kofun is located north of Koriyama and west of Todaiji, in Yamato. You will easily recognize it once you approach the aream thanks to the artificial water pool surrounding the entrance.
