This page contains helpful information, tips and strategies for players on their adventure through Egypt in Assassin’s Creed Origins.

Assassin’s Creed Origins eschews many of the franchise’s past mechanics in favor of a more RPG-like gameplay experience. Below you’ll find tips for surviving the new combat system, leveling up quickly and how to power up your character and arsenal.

EditGeneral Tips

There are lots of mechanics to master throughout AC Origins – here are a few pointers that are handy to keep in mind.

EditBreak Things Down

  

Crafting materials can be a pain to collect, so it’s much easier if you just dismantle your old gear. Money isn’t very difficult to come across, but crafting materials can be a pain, so instead of selling things just dismantle them!

EditLoot Crafting Supplies

If you’re in need of crafting supplies and can’t go hunting, Senu can spot couriers moving mercantile goods that can be stolen. Use caution, though – they’re usually escorted by at least a few guards.

EditA.B.S.: Always be Scanning

While exploring every nook and cranny of the world is undoubtedly part of the fun, if you don’t want to miss anything be sure not to forget about your Animus Scan ability.

Use the scanner to ping petty loot, treasure boxes or other important items and interactables.

EditDIY Fire Arrows

If you want to add extra heat to your long-range attacks, drop a torch near your position and point your arrowhead into it to light it on fire.

These can be used to do bonus damage or ignite pools of spilled oil around the environment.

EditUpgrade Your Weapons

Long time fans might get tripped up by the new RPG systems, so make sure you routinely check your characters Gear, and upgrade appropriately.

This is important for your weapons, but the easiest thing to forget is your Hidden Blade. It doesn’t automatically kill like it did in the old games, it simply does a lot of damage. Make sure you upgrade it with crafting materials as often as you can to guarantee your always one-hit killing enemies.

EditUnleash the Hounds

Or, more accurately, lions or hyenas, we guess. Much like in the Far Cry series, many of the enemy camps now have caged animals that can be set free to wreak havok and create distractions for you to remain unnoticed or gain a better vantage.

EditLeveling Up

Like most RPGs, passing your first few charcacter levels should be easy enough. However, the more powerful you get, the harder it is to increase your player level. With that in mind, here are some things you should know about leveling up.

EditMissions Are the Best XP Source

It may seem obvious, but nothing will boost your level faster than completing main and side missions. While you obviously don’t need to tack every single side mission in an area before moving on to the next location, it’s always a good idea to tackle at least a couple of local issues to bump yourself up towards your next milestone.

EditCollect Free Ability Points

It may not increase your Player Level, but you can earn free ability points by exploring the many Ancient Tombs and Hermit Locations scattered around Egypt.

EditFind Your Groove, Upgrade Accordingly

There are upgrades that grant you bonus XP for eliminating enemies in specific ways – with bow headshots, assassinations, Adrenaline kills, etc. Depending on your play style, choose one or several of these upgrades to focus your ability points on early on.

EditUnlock the Map Early On

Your pet eagle Senu has no boundary when it comes to how far she can fly. This means that once you leave Siwa after completing the mission The False Oracle, you’re able to unlock all of the regions in the game world once you reach Iment Nome.

While you can’t unlock Fast Travel points until you physically visit each area, you’ll earn at least two or three levels worth of XP, and get a much better sense of the world around you.

This section offers helpful hints and strategies for when you’re facing your enemies head-on.

EditTougher Combat

The new combat system is more akin to a sword-and-shield dungeon crawler than the Batman-esque “counter-and-insta-kill” of previous series entries.

Combat is now focused on your ability to dodge, parry and counter the attacks of a few opponents as opposed to chaining together an ongoing killstreak versus a dozen enemies.

EditDon’t Hold Shield

You have the option to either hold or toggle your shield – we recommend using the toggle function, as it lets you remain focused on the other actions you need to perform during a combat encounter.

EditAvoid Groups of Enemies

It may seem like a no-brainer, but in past Assassin’s Creed games it was easy to counter and chain together multiple kills at once.

You’ll find that Bayek, while a very capable fighter, isn’t the invincible warrior that Ezio or the Kenways were, so if you must engage in direct conflict, try to limit the amount of enemies who can get pulled into the fight if possible.

EditUnlock Regeneration and Parry ASAP

While Regeneration is a no-brainer first skill to pick up, since it lets you recover health while in a fight, you’ll also want to unlock Parry as soon as you can, too.

It allows you to deflect an incoming attack with your shield, and then opens your enemy up to a counterattack that that can do bonus damage.

EditTriple Dodge

You can dodge up to three times in quick succession without having the wait to catch your breath and recover.

EditA Terrible Curse

If you find a weapon with the Cursed trait, use caution – these items will deal double damage, but their tradeoff is that your health is capped at just 33% of it’s normal total.

EditPoison Is Your Friend

The Poison ability, whether it’s from your own darts or imbued on a weapon, is very good. When someone dies, their body emits toxic fumes that will also poison, damage or even stun other enemies who walk into it. A single dead, poisoned body can drastically turn the tides of battle simply by stinking up the place.