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While exploring the first region of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Izumi Settsu, there are nine legendary chests to discover. Each of these chests contains powerful gear and materials, and they’re well worth hunting down. We’ve got the locations and contents of all of the legendary chests in Izumi Settsu.

(1 of 2) Old Kofun Legendary Chest location

Old Kofun Legendary Chest location (left), Old Kofun Legendary Chest rewards (right)

Old Kofun

The legendary chest in Old Kofun contains Amaterasu’s Blessing Legendary Trinket, as well as the Damage for Unused Ability Slots engraving. You can find it on the north-east border of the area, near the water. The trinket gives +10% damage per unused ability slot.

(1 of 2) Makino Kurumazuka Kofun Legendary Chest location

Makino Kurumazuka Kofun Legendary Chest location (left), Makino Kurumazuka Kofun Legendary Chest rewards (right)

Makino Kurumazuka Kofun

This legendary chest can only be accessed after unlocking Yasuke, and contains the Blush of the Earth Legendary Bow and the Extend Clear Mind engraving. The bow also extends clear mind duration by five seconds.

(1 of 2) Tozuku’s Lair Legendary Chest rewards

Tozuku’s Lair Legendary Chest rewards (left), Tozuku’s Lair Legendary Chest location (right)

Tozuku’s Lair

This legendary chest contains the Igan Sunset Legendary Tanto as well as the Slow Time on Escape Strike engraving. After arriving at Tozuku’s Lair, eliminate the enemies and then explore the nearby rooms to find the chest. The Tanto will slow down time on escape strike, but only if you’ve unlocked it in Naoe’s skill tree.

(1 of 2) Koriyama Camp Legendary Chest location

Koriyama Camp Legendary Chest location (left), Koriyama Camp Legendary Chest rewards (right)

Koriyama Camp

Here you’ll find the Otakemaru’s Battlecry Legendary Trinket, and the Health for Shinobi Mastery engraving. The trinket gives +1% health per mastery point in Shinobi and +10% to stats on equipped Katana.

(1 of 2) Takatsuki Castle Legendary Chest location

Takatsuki Castle Legendary Chest location (left), Takatsuki Castle Legendary Chest rewards (right)

Takatsuki Castle

This legendary chest is located in the north-west corner of Takatsuki Castle inside the viewpoint building. It contains the Peasant Hat Legendary Headgear, and the Adrenaline when Entering Combat engraving. To find it, you need to defeat three samurai and find the key to the chest. The Peasant Hat gives +100% of an Adrenaline Chunk upon entering combat, and removes one health segment on Air Assassinate.

(1 of 2) Amagasaki Castle Legendary Chest location

Amagasaki Castle Legendary Chest location (left), Amagasaki Castle Legendary Chest rewards (right)

Amagasaki Castle

This chest is located in the north-west corner of Amagasaki Castle, within the viewpoint building. It contains the Tools Master Mask Legendary Headgear and the Unbreakable Shurikens engraving. To access the chest you need to defeat five samurai and find the key. The Tools Master Mask means that shurikens no longer break on hard impact.

(1 of 2) Legendary Chest rewards

Legendary Chest rewards (left), Legendary Chest location (right)

Large ship west of Burnt Village of Nakajima

The location of this legendary chest is fairly self-explanatory. Inside it you’ll find the Bloodshade Legendary Katana and the Afflcition Does not Drain engraving which means the affliction you apply to enemies will not deplete over time. Bloodshade gives +20% Armor Damage, and Affliction Buildup is not lost over time.

(1 of 2) Osaka Castle Legendary Chest location

Osaka Castle Legendary Chest location (left), Osaka Castle Legendary Chest rewards (right)

Osaka Castle

This legendary chest contains Peasant Clothes Legendary Light Armor and the Assassination with Attack engraving, which adds the ability to assassinate during normal attacks on enemies. You can find the chest inside the tall building with the viewpoint on top, and there are no other prerequisites you need to meet. The Peasant Clothes mean that attacks have a 3% chance to remove one health segment on hit.

(1 of 2) Katano Castle Legendary Chest location

Katano Castle Legendary Chest location (left), Katano Castle Legendary Chest rewards (right)

Katano Castle

This legendary chest contains the Tools Master Gear Legendary Light Armor and the Kunai Throw on Assassinate engraving. It’s located in the south-west of Katano Castle, inside the viewpoint building. The Tools Master Gear allows you to throw a Kunai at the closest enemy after an assassination and gives +20% armor damage.

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  • Publisher
    Ubisoft
  • Platforms,
    Mac, PC, PS5, XB X|S
  • Genre
    Action RPG
  • Guide Release
    18 March 2025
  • Last Updated
    28 March 2025
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Assassin’s Creed has finally made its way to Japan! Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the next iteration in the classic franchise, featuring an expansive open world, set in 16th century Japan, near the end of the Sengoku period. It features two playable protagonists, Naoe, a shinobi that specializes in stealth, and Yasuke, a samurai that specializes in combat. The tale is one of revenge, as Naoe and Yasuke team up to take down the Shinbakufu, who killed her father and left her for dead. This guide will contain the following:

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