Unlocking the Zashiki in Assassin’s Creed Shadows transforms your Hideout into a sanctuary that boosts your ration efficiency by 20%, enhancing your healing prowess. To gain access, you must complete a pivotal quest line involving the Iron Hand Guild and take down Merchant Tamao in Kyoto-a challenge that intertwines stealth, strategy, and exploration. Mastering this unlock not only strengthens your base but also deepens your immersion in the game’s rich narrative and world.
How to unlock the Zashiki in Assassin’s Creed Shadows
To unlock the Zashiki in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, you need to complete the side quest “The Iron Hand Guild,” which becomes available after progressing through the main story and unlocking Yasuke. This quest starts in the Settsu province, where you meet Imai Sokun. You will then be tasked with hunting down several targets, including Merchant Tamao in Kyoto. To lure Tamao out, create some chaos by breaking jars, then assassinate him. Once this is done, the Zashiki will be unlocked for construction in your Hideout, enhancing your ration efficiency by 20%. Building it requires resources such as crops, stone, and mon.
When you first reach the Hideout, the Zashiki will be locked with a message that you have to “offer support to a Settsu merchant.” It doesn’t tell you who to talk to or where to go – or that you’re actually looking for a specific quest and will have to finish the first act of the main story before that quest will even show up.
After you unlock Yasuke, you’ll get a new quest marker on your map in Sakai in the Settsu province. It will only say “The Iron Hand Guild” when you hover over it.
When you head there, you’ll find Imai Sokun, who you last saw during the tea ceremony during the “Searching Sakai” quest.
When you talk to him, he’ll unlock a new board of quests on your Objectives menu – predictably named The Iron Hand Guild – and five new assassinations to track down.
Killing the first of these targets will unlock the Zashiki.
Where to find the first Iron Hand Guild target in Assassin’s Creed Shadows
The first Iron Hand Guild target in Assassin’s Creed Shadows is Merchant Kanta. He can be found in Otsu Port within the Mouth of Seta area in the Omi region, specifically at the Rice Shipyard. This target appears after completing the quest “Missing Ship” and is part of the side quest given by Imai Sokun to dismantle the Iron Hand Guild’s influence. Players can choose to either spare or kill Merchant Kanta, as this decision does not affect the overall quest outcome.
The assassination targets you’re after in The Iron Hand Guild are spread across the map – and are likely found in areas you’re not leveled up enough to explore yet. Luckily, one of them – Merchant Tamao – is in Kyoto, a town you’ve already explored.
You’ll find him in central Kyoto east of Honnoji Temple and west of Honpoji Temple.
When you get to his location, you’ll overhear the workers there talking about how their manager doesn’t want to be disturbed. All you have to do to bring him out of hiding is to wreck up the place a bit. So unleash your inner Link and smash a bunch of jars.
Once you draw him out, all that’s left is the stabbing. As soon as he’s dead, the Zashiki will unlock and you’ll be able to build it for 90 crops, 370 wood, 280 stone, and 960 mon.
What secret benefits does the Zashiki unlock in my Hideout
The Zashiki room in your Hideout in Assassin’s Creed Shadows provides a secret but valuable benefit: it increases your ration efficiency by 20%, enhancing the healing effects of rations for both Naoe and Yasuke. This boost stacks with the similar effect from the Tea Room, making your health restoration significantly more effective during missions. Additionally, the Zashiki offers two display stations where you can showcase outfits, artwork, or weapons, adding a personalized touch to your Hideout. This themed room is unlocked by completing a key quest involving the Iron Hand Guild and dealing with Merchant Tamao in Kyoto.
How does the Zashiki boost my ration efficiency in Hideout gameplay
The Zashiki boosts your ration efficiency in Assassin’s Creed Shadows by increasing the healing effect of each ration by 20% when built in your Hideout. This means that every ration you consume restores more health, making your healing more effective during missions. To unlock and build the Zashiki, you must complete the Iron Hand Guild side quest in the Setsu region, after which you can invest resources to construct the room. This boost stacks with the similar 20% increase from the Tea Room, allowing for a combined 40% improvement in ration efficiency if both are built. This upgrade is crucial for maintaining survivability, especially in the mid to late game where standard rations alone may not fully restore health.
