Assassin's Creed Shadows: Best Bleed Build for Naoe
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If you’re looking to turn Naoe into a walking bloodstorm, this Bleed build is the way to go. It’s sharp, fast, and stacks damage in a way that turns fights into short-term investments. You’ll focus on Kusarigama for groups and Tanto for clean one-on-one kills—both weapons work great with Bleed effects, and Naoe has plenty of passives and gear to push it even further.
Best Weapons for Bleed Build
Tanto – Scarlet Fate
Scarlet Fate is your best single-target weapon. It comes with high Bleed buildup and a built-in engraving that increases all attack impact.
The best engraving for it? Yukimitsu’s Revenge. It makes any afflicted enemy instantly vulnerable, which pairs perfectly with a Bleed-heavy playstyle.
Kusarigama – The Bloodletter
The Bloodletter is your go-to for crowd control. Its passive applies Bleed the moment you tangle enemies up.
Look for the Stone Heart engraving—it spreads Bleed buildup when you finish combo chains. Very useful when you're surrounded.
Best Armor for Bleed Build
Noh Masterstroke Set
This light armor set is made for Bleed. It boosts your Tool Bleed Buildup, and every enemy you kill spreads Bleed to others nearby. The real bonus is the engraving you can find in Obama, Wakasa—it turns all Tool afflictions into Bleed afflictions. That means kunai, shuriken, and whatever else you throw is now drawing blood.
Noh Masterstroke Mask
This piece generates +20% Adrenaline when you land affliction attacks. Pair it with a common engraving found in Omi, which adds +25% damage to enemies already bleeding, or go with the more common +20% to affliction damage in general.
Best Trinket
Flight of the Ubagabi
This legendary trinket boosts adrenaline gain depending on how many Kusarigama mastery points you’ve invested. Add a common engraving that gives +30% of an Adrenaline Chunk when hitting an afflicted enemy, and you’ll be swimming in ability energy every time you attack.
Best Skills and Passives
Focus on anything that increases Affliction Buildup, Bleed duration, or Adrenaline gain.
Affliction Effectiveness (Katana Tree): Increases damage on afflicted enemies.
Entanglement (Kusarigama): Essential—this passive makes Bloodletter’s bleed effect work.
Affliction Builder + Multi-Target Expert (Global): Good for bleeding multiple enemies.
Tool Affliction Proficiency (Tools Tree): Boosts bleed on tools like kunai and shuriken.
Kunai and Shuriken upgrades: Pair beautifully with your armor for extra bleed output.
Damage With Affliction (Global, Rank 6+): Increases all affliction damage by up to 40%.
Also invest in Adrenaline Chunk Upgrades under the Vigor branch, so you can spam abilities more often.
Best Abilities for Bleed Build
Cyclone Blast (Kusarigama) – Big AOE, big Bleed, melts groups.
Scarlet Fate (Tanto) – Fast and brutal, ideal for one-on-one fights.
Snake Bite (Kusarigama) – Optional, but a solid backup for single targets.
Hidden Hand / Shadow Piercer (Tanto) – Great for Bleed-inflicting sneak attacks.
Lightning Kicks (Shinobi) – Handy for melee fights when stealth isn’t an option.
Heightened Senses (Assassin) – If you want to sneak more and bleed quietly.
Final Blurb
Naoe’s Bleed build isn’t about subtlety. It’s about fast-moving chaos, stacking damage while your enemies slowly realize they’re already dying. With the right weapons, armor, and passives, you’ll be spreading Bleed like wildfire—and your adrenaline meter will barely have time to drop. Whether you’re clearing a crowd or taking down a boss, this build turns Naoe into a one-woman bloodletting machine.
