Short blade

A 12th century Levantine short blade

Short blades are a class of bladed weapons that trade power and reach for speed.

History

Middle Ages

Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's short blade was returned to him after he had reached the third rank in the Assassin Order, following his demotion. Like the sword, his skill with the short blade increased as he progressed higher through the Order's ranks. The first short blade he obtained had a wooden handle, though he received an all metal variation at a later rank. In both instances, he carried the short blade in a sheath strapped across his back, with the handle facing down. In battle, Altaïr wielded a short blade with an icepick grip, and often used it in conjunction with throwing knives.

Renaissance

In a similar fashion to Altaïr, Ezio Auditore da Firenze was equipped with both a sword and a short blade, though they were sheathed together at his side. He could purchase various types of short blades from blacksmiths, each with unique speed, damage, and deflection properties. In battle, he would wield the short blade much as Altaïr did, utilizing the same icepick grip, though he did not learn to use it alongside throwing knives until he became a Master Assassin. Several of his allies, such as thieves and courtesans, also used short blades in battle. Certain agile guards and some assassination _targets like Rodrigo Borgia also made use of short blades, though none held their weapons in icepick grips.

Combat

Ezio dual-wielding the short blade and a throwing knife

Short blades strike more quickly than medium weapons, which made them ideal for dispatching large numbers of low-ranked enemies. However, as an enemy's rank increases, the short blade's effectiveness diminished, due to the higher quality armor they wore. When used with the short blade, Altaïr could throw a single throwing knife mid-combat. Similarly, Ezio could dual-wield the short blade with throwing knives, and could throw multiple throwing knives at once. Ezio also had a special, close-ranged attack with short blades which could only be performed from behind—slitting an enemy's throat, or stabbing them in the shoulder or back—and would always result in an instant kill.

Weapon statistics

Peloponnesian War (5th century BCE)

Name	Rarity	DPS (Max Level 99)	Default Engravings	Availability
A Helot's Dagger*	Rare	7469	+23% Assassin Damage +10% All Damage	Complete Command and Control
Aconite-Bathed Blade**	Epic	7829	+24% Assassin Damage +30% Damage with Daggers +40% Poison Damage	Complete Popular
Arachne's Stingers	Legendary	8257	+25% Assassin Damage +40% Poison Damage Weapon Damage becomes Poison Damage	Defeat a mercenary with the epithet "the Weaver"
Assassin's Dagger	Rare	7469	(Randomised)	Blacksmith, Loot
	Epic	7829
Atlantean Blade	Legendary	8257	+25% Hunter Damage +50% CRIT Damage +30% Armor Penetration	Complete The Message, the Stick, and the Artist
Barnabas' Dagger	Epic	7829	+24% Hunter Damage +20% Damage with Overpower Abilities +10% All Damage	Complete Retribution
Champion's Dagger	Rare	7469	+23% Assassin Damage +30% Damage with Daggers	Complete Legend No More
Combat Blade	Rare	7469	(Randomized)	Blacksmith, Loot
	Epic	7829
Dagger of Kronus	Legendary	8257	+25% Warrior Damage +30% Damage with Daggers +40% Damage when Attacking from Behind	Eliminate Nyx the Shadow
Dagger of Messara	Rare	7469	+23% Assassin Damage +50% CRIT Damage	Complete It's Complicated
Dagger of Momokos	Legendary	8257	+25% Assassin Damage +50% Adrenaline on Assassination Kill +200% Assassination damage when it's night	Purchase the Tartaros Weapon Pack DLC
Dionysos' Tears	Legendary	8257	+25% Assassin Damage +40% Adrenaline per CRIT 2% Chance to Deal 25% Assassin Damage on Melee Hit	Purchase the Dionysos Pack DLC
Edge of Time*	Legendary	8257	+25% Assassin Damage +30% Adrenaline per Hit Reduces all Cooldowns by 10% on successful Parry	Complete Protector of Persia
Elixir Knife	Rare	7469	+23% Assassin Damage +40% Poison Damage	Complete The Elixir
Expert's Blade	Rare	7469	(Randomized)	Blacksmith, Loot
	Epic	7829	(Randomized)
Forged Dagger of the Isu**	Rare	7469	(Randomized)	Blacksmith, Loot
	Epic	7829	(Randomized)
The Greek Hello	Legendary	8257	+25% Assassin Damage +50% CRIT Damage +15% All Damage but -15% Health	Helix Store, Oikos of the Olympians
Hunting Knife	Rare	7469	(Randomized)	Blacksmith, Loot
	Epic	7829
Huntress Blade**	Epic	7829	(Randomized)	Defeat Aegea
Hyrkanos' Dagger	Rare	7469	+23% Warrior Damage +40% Adrenaline per CRIT	Defeat Hyrkanos
Isu-Forged Assassin's Blade**	Legendary	8257	+25% Assassin Damage +30% Damage with Daggers Reduce all Cooldowns by 10% on Assassin Ability Kill	Use the Forge of Atlantis
Isu-Forged Hunter's Blade**	Legendary	8257	+25% Hunter Damage +30% Damage with Daggers Reduce all Cooldowns by 10% on Hunter Ability Kill	Use the Forge of Atlantis
Isu-Forged Warrior's Blade**	Legendary	8257	+25% Warrior Damage +30% Damage with Daggers Reduce all Cooldowns by 10% on Warrior Ability Kill	Use the Forge of Atlantis
Kephallonian Dagger	Epic	7829	+24% Assassin Damage +30% Damage with Daggers +20% Warrior Damage	Complete Undoing What's Been Done
The Knife of Dallwun	Legendary	8257	+25% Assassin Damage +20% Warrior Damage Enemies at weapon's level or below can always be assassinated but Health capped at 25%	Loot from jailor's corpse during No Rest For the Misthios
Lyra's Dagger**	Epic	7829	+24% Assassin Damage +50% CRIT Damage +50% Damage on Animals	Complete In Dreams
Nymph's Blade	Rare	7469	+23% Assassin Damage +40% Poison Damage	Complete Age is Just a Number
Okaleia's Lotus Dagger	Epic	7829	+24% Assassin Damage +30% Damage with Daggers +40% Poison Damage	Defeat Okaleia the Lotus Eater
Ornate Dagger	Rare	7469	(Randomized)	Blacksmith, Loot
	Epic	7829	(Randomized)
Penitent's Blade	Rare	7469	+23% Hunter Damage +40% Adrenaline per CRIT	Complete A God Among Men
Petrified Blade	Rare	7469	(Randomised)	Complete Love's Long Shadow
Pirate's Blade	Rare	7469	+23% Warrior Damage +40% Fire Damage	Complete Recruitment Drive
Poisoner's Dagger	Epic	7829	+24% Hunter Damage +40% Poison Damage +40% Adrenaline per CRIT	Defeat The Poisoner
Rogue Dagger	Rare	7469	(Randomized)	Blacksmith, Loot
	Epic	7829
Shapur's Crooked Dagger	Epic	7829	(Randomized)	Defeat Shapur the Unforgiving
Skinning Knife	Rare	7469	(Randomized)	Blacksmith, Loot
	Epic	7829	(Randomized)
Stylets of the Sly Slayer	Epic	7829	(Randomised)	Loot a chest in the Abandoned Mine
Surgical Blade	Epic	7829	(Randomised)	Complete The Hunting Party
Swift Dagger	Rare	7469	(Randomised)	Blacksmith, Loot
	Epic	7829
Talon Dagger	Legendary	8257	+25% Assassin Damage +10% All Damage +10% CRIT Chance but -50% CRIT Damage	Purchase the Athena Pack DLC
Theatrical Blade	Rare	7469	+23% Hunter Damage +30% Damage with Daggers	Loot the main thug's body in Dagger to the Heart
Thyia's Gift	Epic	7829	+24% Assassin Damage +30% Damage with Daggers +40% Adrenaline per CRIT	Complete Blood for Aphrodite (choose "Weapons")
Tiny Blade	Epic	7829	(Randomised)	Complete Across the Border

*Only available after downloading Legacy of the First Blade
**Only available after downloading The Fate of Atlantis

Ptolemaic Egypt (1st century BCE)

Dual Swords

Name	Rarity	Quality (Max Level 55)	Damage (Max Level 55)	Attributes	Availability
Blades of Thoth*	Legendary	123	527	Adrenaline Regeneration IV Combo Multiplier I Health on Kill	Complete Shards from a Star
Courage and Justice	Legendary	122	524	Adrenaline Regeneration II Combo Multiplier III Health for Critical	Purchase the Eastern Dynasties Pack DLC
Daggers of Tutankhamun**	Legendary	121	517	Adrenaline Regeneration II Critical Hit Damage IV Health for Critical	Complete National Treasures
Eyes of Horus	Legendary	123	524	Adrenaline Regeneration II	Helix Store, Nomad’s Bazaar
Fatal Duet	Legendary	122	527	Adrenaline Regeneration III Adrenaline on Kill I Health on Kill	Blacksmith, Loot
Flickering Daggers	Legendary	123	524	Adrenaline Regeneration III Adrenaline on Hurt III Health on Hit	Purchase the First Civilization Pack DLC
Hash and Slash	Rare	117	520	Adrenaline Regeneration II Critical Hit Damage II	Blacksmith, Loot
Jutes & Cimbri	Common	115	517	Adrenaline Regeneration III	Blacksmith, Loot
Mirror Blades	Rare	114	517	Adrenaline Regeneration I Combo Multiplier I	Blacksmith, Loot
Motivational Duet	Common	115	524	Adrenaline Regeneration I	Blacksmith, Loot
Scissor Blades	Common	114	517	Adrenaline Regeneration II	Blacksmith, Loot
Storm Blades	Legendary	122	524	Adrenaline Regeneration III Critical Hit Rate II Instant Charging	Blacksmith, Loot
Twin Blades	Common	114	520	Adrenaline Regeneration I	Blacksmith, Loot
Venomous Grace**	Legendary	121	520	Adrenaline Regeneration II Combo Multiplier III Poison on Hit	Complete The Lady of Grace
Wadjet's Knives	Legendary	122	524	Adrenaline Regeneration IV Critical Hit Damage I Poison on Hit	Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar

*Only available after downloading The Hidden Ones
**Only available after downloading The Curse of the Pharaohs

Mobile Animus 4.38

Name	Tier	Damage	Speed	Miss Chance	Modifiers	Requirements
Fang of the Goddess	★★★★★	1.5k-1.7k	0.75	6%	+180 Defense +30 Health +2% Critical Chance +12% Critical Bonus +10% Dodge +52 Lethality +20 Agility	300,000 Coins 200 Gold ingots 50 Fine Silk 1 Ancient tablet

Islamic Golden Age Baghdad

Name	Dam (Max)	Def.Dmg (Max)	Perk	Availability
Initiate of Alamut Dagger	39	39	Aggressive Defense Parries deal +25 Defense damage	Received from Rebekah during A New Beginning
Hidden One Dagger	27	47	Spread Melee kills of Poisoned enemies spreads a poison cloud that damages nearby enemies	Found in a chest in the Wilderness
Zanj Uprising Dagger	47	27	Second Wind Successful Dodges refill 10% of Stamina	Found in a chest in Abbasiyah
Abbasid Knight Dagger	39	50	Resilient When Basim's Health is lower than 50%, Damage Resistance is increased by 30%	Found in a chest in Karkh
Rostam Dagger	47	27	Point Blank Hitting enemies with Throwing Knives from close range deals +10% damage	Complete The Satiric Poet
The Samsaama	27	47	Life Steal Every fifth Hit heals Basim for 10% of his health	Trade for 2 Mysterious Shards in the vault under the Northern Oasis
Dagger of Time	43	35	Dagger of Time Perfect Parries slow down time for 3 seconds	Purchase the Deluxe Pack
Lightning Dagger	39	39	One-man Army When surrounded by more than 2 enemies, Damage and Damage Resistance are increased by 50%	Purchase the Lightning Weapons Pack
Jinn Dagger	47	50	Amplify Parrying an enemy under an Affliction increases the Affliction duration by 4 seconds	Purchase the Jinn Pack
Demon Fang	39	39	In Flames Parries set the enemy on fire	Purchase the Fire Demon Pack

9th century Viking Expansion

Name	Class	Atk	Spd	Stun	Crit Pre	Wgt	Availability
Yngling Seax	Raven	86	80	80	84	10	Loot chest in Eikundarsund
Hundtoth	Bear	96	70	80	84	11	Purchase from merchant for 370 silver
Suttungr's Claw	Wolf	91	75	85	84	10	Loot chest in Venta Belgarum bureau
Iberian Seax	Raven	86	80	75	85	10	Trade 20 pieces of clothing, 20 texts, and 20 luxuries with Azar
Huldufolk Blade	Raven	86	80	80	84	10	Purchase the Huldufolk Pack
Dokkalfar's Revenge	Raven	92	74	80	84	10	Bought from Hildiran
Kopis	Raven	87	79	81	84	10	Complete Storming the Walls
Ljosalfar's Glory	Raven	90	79	80	84	12	Bought from Hildiran
Drengiligr	Wolf	90	74	84	84	10	Complete The Lost Drengir of Ragnar Lothbrok
Ormr-tooth	Raven	94	70	80	84	11	Purchase the Frost Serpent Pack
Mōdraniht Ceremonial Seax	Bear	97	69	80	84	11	Purchase from Norvid during Yule
Jörd's Blade	Raven	94	70	80	84	11	Purchase the Mystical Pack
Sacrificial Dagger	Raven	94	70	80	84	11	Purchase the Sorcerer Weapon Pack
Fenrir's Incisor	Raven	93	75	85	84	10	Loot treasure chest at Grimsteinhus, Vangrinn
Ljosalfar Blade	Bear	97	69	80	84	11	Purchase for 350 Helix Credits

Third Crusade

Name	Tier	Damage	Speed	Miss Chance	Modifiers	Requirements
Mirage Blade	★★★★★	1.5k-1.7k	0.75	5%	+170 Defense +30 Health +10% Critical Chance +10% Critical Bonus +10% Dodge +80 Lethality +35 Dexterity +20 Agility	300,000 Coins 150 Damascus steel 80 Gold Ingots 1 Ancient tablet

Spanish Renaissance (15th century)

Name	Tier	Damage	Speed	Miss Chance	Modifiers	Requirements
Knife	★	9-13	0.75	5%	+1% Critical Chance +5 Dexterity	1,200 R 15 Copper Ore 15 Tin Ore
Stiletto	★	10-12	0.75	5%	+5 Health +1% Critical Chance	1,100 R 10 Copper Ore 10 Tin Ore
Dagger	★★	30-40	0.75	5%	+10 Health +2% Critical Chance +2% Dodge	6,000 R 75 Iron Ore 75 Tanned Leather
Fine Knife	★★	29-35	0.75	5%	+2% Critical Chance +8 Dexterity	4,000 R 50 Iron Ore 50 Leather Scraps 1 Knife
Fine Stiletto	★★	30-34	0.75	5%	+2% Critical Chance +8 Agility	3,600 R 40 Iron Ore 40 Leather Scraps 1 Stiletto
Poignard	★★★	85-95	0.75	5%	+3% Critical Chance +15 Dexterity	13,500 R 125 Steel Ingot 125 Silver Ingots
Fine Dagger	★★★	80-100	0.75	5%	+15 Health +3% Critical Chance +3% Dodge	10,000 R 150 Steel Ingot 150 Hardened Leather 1 Dagger
Cinquedea	★★★★	225-245	0.75	5%	+4% Critical Chance +20 Dexterity +8 Agility	28,000 R 225 Toledo Steel 225 Steel Ingot
Master Poignard	★★★★	230-255	0.75	5%	+4% Critical Chance +18 Dexterity	21,000 R 200 Toledo Steel 200 Silver Ingot 1 Poignard
Concealed Dirk	★★★★★	1.3k-1.4k	0.75	5%	+50 Defense +70 Health +7% Critical Chance +10% Critical Bonus +10% Dodge +70 Dexterity +20 Agility	150,000 R 200 Damascus Steel 130 Fine Silk 1 Obsidian
Nimble Poignard	★★★★★	1.3k-1.3k	0.75	5%	+5% Critical Chance +65 Dexterity +25 Agility	150,000 R 110 Damascus Steel 45 Gold Ingots 1 Coral
Brisk Cinquedea	★★★★★	1.3k-1.3k	0.75	5%	+185 Defense +145 Health +5% Dodge	150,000 R 85 Damascus Steel 45 Gold Ingots 1 Soapstone
Vibrant Palette	★★★★★	1.5k-1.6k	0.75	5%	+85 Health +175 Defense +15% Dodge +7% Crit Chance +10% Crit Bonus +60 Dexterity +20 Agility	300,000 Reales 170 Damascus steel 60 Gold ingots 1 Ancient tablet

Italian Renaissance (15th century)

Name	Damage	Speed	Deflect	Cost	Availability
Butcher Knife	4	3	5	6400ƒ	Sequence 7
Channeled Cinquedea	3	3	4	4100ƒ	Sequence 5
Dagger	1	1	2	500ƒ	Sequence 3
Knife	1	2	3	1300ƒ	Sequence 3
Notched Cinquedea	5	5	4	9500ƒ	Sequence 8

Italian Renaissance (16th century)

Name	Damage	Speed	Deflect	Cost	Availability
Bone Dagger of Romulus	2	4	4	1,900ƒ	Sequence 4
Butcher Knife	3	5	3	5,000ƒ	Renovate 5 blacksmiths
Channeled Cinquedea	5	2	4	N/A	Sequence 3
Dagger	2	4	1	6,250ƒ	Sequence 6
Dagger of Brutus	5	5	5	N/A	Retrieval of Romulus' treasure
Dark Oracle's Bone Dagger*	2	4	4	N/A	Sequence 3

*Only available after connecting the completed Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines to Assassin's Creed II on PS3.

Ottoman Empire (16th century)

Name	Damage	Speed	Deflect	Cost	Availability
Kurdish Jambiya	1	2	2		Sequence 2
Macedonian Dagger	2	2	2		Sequence 3
Standard Stiletto	1	3	2		Sequence 3
Arabian Dagger	2	4	1		Sequence 4
Butcher Knife	3	5	3		Sequence 5
Afghani Khyber Blade	4	4	2		Sequence 6
Bayezid's Knife	5	3	4		Sequence 6
Romani Stiletto	5	3	4	N/A	Complete all Romani challenges
Mehmet's Dagger	5	5	5	N/A	Complete The Trickster, Part 1

American Revolution

Name	Damage	Speed	Combo	Cost	Availability
Stone Dagger	1	3	5	£450	Sequence 6
Iron Dagger	3	4	4	£2450	Sequence 6
Dirk	2	5	3	£3750	Sequence 6
"Broken Sword" Knife	5	5	4	N/A	Crafted

Colonial Louisiana

Name	Damage	Speed	Combo kill	Chain-kill	Cost	Persona
Kuba	3	5	3	4	25,000 écu	Assassin, Slave

Victorian era

Name	Level	Attack	Stun	Lethality	Availability	Upgrade
Ivory Kukri	2	2	1	4	Complete Somewhere That's Green	£500 +1 all stats
Adept Kukri	3	3	1	3	Buy for £3,000	£1,000 +1 all stats
Ruby Kukri	4	4	1	4	Reach Loyalty Level 1 with Henry Green	£2,000 +1 all stats
Iron Kukri	4	4	1	4	Craft: £2,000 and 80 Metal	£2,000 +1 all stats
Bold Eagle Kukri	5	5	2	5	Complete Friendly Competition	£2,500 +1 A, +1 L
Guard Kukri	5	5	2	5	Buy for £4,000	£2,500 +1 A, +1 L
Jade Kukri	6	6	3	6	Complete A Case of Identity	£3,500 +2 A, +1 L
Master Ruby Kukri	6	6	3	6	Reach Loyalty Level 2 with Henry Green	£3,500 +2 A, +1 L
Henry's Kukri	6	6	3	6	Craft: £3,000 and 120 Metal	£3,500 +2 A, +1 L
Assassin Kukri	7	7	3	7	Craft: £3,750 and 140 Metal	£4,500 +2 A, +1 L
Gold Blessing Kukri	7	7	3	7	Conquer the borough of The Thames	£4,500 +2 A, +1 L
Ancient Kukri	8	8	4	8	Buy for £10,000	£5,000 +2 A, +1 L
Master Assassin's Kukri	8	8	4	8	Reach Loyalty Level 4 with Henry Green	£5,000 +2 A, +1 L
Serrated Death	9	9	4	9	Reach Loyalty Level 4 with Ned Wynert	£6,000 +2 A, +1 S, +1 L
Eagle's Splendor Kukri	9	9	4	9	Craft: £6,000, 160 Metal and 50 Chemical	£6,000 +2 A, +1 S, +1 L
Legendary Assassin Kukri	10	10	5	11	Reach Loyalty Level 5 with Henry Green	£10,000 +3 A, +1 S, +2 L
Ceremonial Kukri	3	3	1	3	Purchase the Streets of London Pack	£2,000 +2 A, +2 S +1 L
Golden Kukri	3	3	1	3	Purchase the Streets of London Pack	£2,000 +2 A, +2 S +1 L
Ram's Kukri	3	3	1	3	Purchase the Streets of London Pack	£2,000 +2 A, +2 S, +1 L
Vorpal Kukri	7	9	4	9	Purchase the Victorian Legends Pack	£7,000 +4 A, +2 S, +3 L
Obsidian Kukri	10	10	7	11	Complete all The Last Maharaja missions	£10,000 +3 A, +1 S, +2 L

Mobile Animus 4.38

Name	Tier	Damage	Speed	Miss Chance	Modifiers	Requirements
Bold Eagle Kukri	★★★★★	1.6k-1.7k	0.75	5%	+180 Defense +100 Health +10% Critical Chance +10% Critical Bonus +10% Dodge +60 Lethality	300,000 Coins 200 Damascus steel 50 Fine Silk 1 Ancient tablet

Behind the scenes

Only very few individuals held the short blade with an icepick grip. These included Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Tamir, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Francesco de' Pazzi, Bernardo Baroncelli, Claudia Auditore da Firenze, Ratonhnhaké:ton, Kanen'tó:kon and Desmond Miles. However, Ratonhnhaké:ton held only his Pivot Blade in an icepick grip, while Desmond also held only a bowie knife in an icepick grip with his left hand.

Assassin's Creed

Altaïr was the only person to use a short blade, other than Malik Al-Sayf and his brother Kadar, until Malik lost his arm and Kadar his life.

Assassin's Creed II

An unusable Notched Cinquedea could be seen stuck in the table in Ezio's room at the Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni.

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Once all throwing knives had been used up, Ezio would throw sand to momentarily blind and incapacitate his _target, although Ezio could also do this when in unarmed combat.

At the blacksmiths in Brotherhood, the Notched Cinquedea had the store image of the Channeled Cinquedea, and vice versa. The Channeled Cinquedea was also a weapon that could not be purchased, and was only available through disarming guards that wielded it.

Assassin's Creed III

Stephane Chapheau's meat cleaver is a unique short blade. It cannot be used by the player or acquired by any means.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed II
• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
• Assassin's Creed: Revelations
• Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
• Assassin's Creed III
• Assassin's Creed: Rogue
• Assassin's Creed: Unity
• Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
• Assassin's Creed: Origins
• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
• Echoes of History (mentioned only)
• Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR (mentioned in Database entry only)