Assassins Creed Shadows: All allies

Where can you find all the allies in AC Shadows? In this part of the guide, you will learn more about potential allies - we explain the importance of the dojo, how to unlock new skills for your allies, and how to summon them during the game. You will also find a list of 6 allies with information on when and under what conditions they can you.

• List of all allies
• Gennojo
• Oni-yuri
• Yagoro
• Ibuki
• Yaya
• Katsuhime
• How to recruit allies?
• Dojo in the hideout
• How to call allies?

List of all allies

During the game, you can recruit 6 different allies. These are:

1. Gennojo;
2. Oni-yuri;
3. Yagoro;
4. Ibuki;
5. Yaya;
6. Katsuhime.

You can check the current status of the team on the Objective Board - allies are shown in the League category.

Gennojo

1. You will meet Gennojo for the first time in the Missing Missive main quest. This is one of the missions related to The Fool. After completing the main mission, you can perform subsequent quests from the Objective Board related to Gennojo.
2. You can romance Gennojo as Naoe.
3. Gennojo has an active ability that allows him to throw explosive projectiles. Her improvements allow her to draw the attention of enemies and prevent servants from raising alarms.

Oni-yuri

1. You will not encounter Oni-yuri in the main storyline. The woman will appear for the first time in the side task Sweet Lies. You can start it in Tsuruga village in the northern part of Wakasa province. Reach the place shown in the pictures. After completing the side mission, you can perform subsequent quests from the Objective Board related to Oni-yuri.
2. Oni-yuri has an active ability that can put opponents to sleep. Her improvements allow creating a poisonous cloud and delaying the arrival of enemy reinforcements.

Yagoro

1. You will not meet Yagoro in the main storyline. You can encounter the young shinobi for the first time during the side quest A Blade in the Dark, which can be unlocked in the Maniden Hall location in the western part of the Harima province (above images). If you do not see the marker for the new mission on the map, first eliminate the elite Genzaburo Soldiers encountered in this region. After completing the side mission, you can perform subsequent quests from the Objective Board related to Yagoro, thanks to which he will acquire his own hidden blade.
2. Yagoro has an active ability that instantly kills an enemy - the opponent must have no more than 3 segments of health. His improvements allow killing additional enemies, as well as those who have up to 5 health segments.

Ibuki

1. Ibuki does not appear in the main storyline. You will meet the Ronin for the first time after starting the side quest Ambush Interrupted. You can unlock it in Kashiwara village in Iga province. As Yasuke, reach the ambush site shown in the pictures. After completing the side mission, you can perform subsequent quests from the Objective Board related to Ibuki.
2. You can romance Ibuki as Yasuke.
3. Ibuki has an active ability - special strikes. His upgrades allow Ibuki to destroy opponents' armor.

Yaya

1. You will meet Yaya for the first time in The Fatherless Monk main quest. This is one of the missions related to The Wounded. After completing the main mission, you can perform subsequent quests from the Objective Board related to Yaya.
2. Yaya has an active ability that can push opponents. Upgrading it will allow her to knock down enemies and perform powerful kicks.

Katsuhime

1. You will meet Katsuhime for the first time in the Against the Koga-ryu main quest. This is one of the missions related to The Naginata. After completing the main mission, you can perform additional quests from the Objective Board related to Katsuhime.
2. Katsuhime is a romance option for Naoe.
3. Katsuhime has an active ability that can stun enemies. Upgrading it allows the woman to throw a stun grenade and create additional ricochetting bullets.

How to recruit allies?

1. Each ally requires completing their storyline. It may be related to certain story choices, but they will not have much significance. Just be careful with Katsuhime, because she can die in one of her quests. For safety, it's worth saving the game before each new ally mission.
2. At the end of each storyline, you can invite that person to cooperate (example in the picture) and only then will they become a full-fledged ally. Be careful, because the second option is refusal, meaning you may lose the chance to gain a certain ally.

Dojo in the hideout

1. The dojo building, which you can set up in the main materials to upgrade the dojo - this will allow you to increase the limit of active allies to 2 and expand the possible range of their training.
2. Upon entering the dojo, you can choose an active ally or allies - they will be waiting for your signal. You can also pay for the training of a given ally so they can gain additional ive abilities.

How to call allies?

1. Dojo allows you to set 1 or 2 active allies (depending on the building's level). During the game, track the opponent, then hold L2/LT and press the ally summon button (icons will appear in the bottom right corner - example in the picture). The chosen ally activates their ability, which they can use to, for example, kill or put a selected opponent to sleep.

See also:

1. Game guide
2. All quests
3. How do skill trees work?
4. How to unlock the forge?

Assassin's Creed: Shadows

March 20, 2025

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