As you go through the different parts of Assassin’s Creed Shadow’s map, you’ll constantly get distracted by various side quests and activities. The map also feels a lot more lively because of these, and Kata is one of the most fun side activities you’ll find as it has multiple purposes.
Not only do you get Knowledge Points and EXP when you finish them, but you also learn various combinations that you can execute with different weapons on Yasuke. This activity unlocks once you have Yasuke as playable in the main story, and here’s how you can find all its locations.
Izumi Settsu Kata Locations
While there are multiple Kata locations in the first province called Izumi Settsu, you won’t be able to find them when you first explore it as Yasuke won’t be unlocked just yet. However, once he is unlocked, these will automatically get highlighted on your map in the ing areas:
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The first Kata can be found right above Sakai city in the western Osaka region. In this area, you’ll see a tiny secluded island on the far left, and this is where you can perform your first Kata. |
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For the second Kata location in Izumi Settsu, you can head over to the boundary in the northeastern part of the region. It’ll get highlighted when you’re close to the right boundary above Yawata Plains. |
Yamashiro Kata Locations
This is the region where you first unlock Yasuke, and you can find another two Kata points here:
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As you enter Yamashiro from the south and slowly go up, you’ll find the Shoryuji Castle with some islands in the middle of the water to its right. This Kata can be found on these islands. |
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Head to the northwestern boundary of Yamashiro right above the Arashiyama region to find this Kata in the middle of a couple of mountains near the boundary. |
Omi Kata Locations
During the main story, Omi will be the third region you’ll visit, and it also looks quite big even though it’s halfway covered with water. If you want to find the Kata in this region, you’ll have to make a long journey since you likely enter it from the south, while the Kata is in the north.
As you look up there, you can see two areas with the names: Goshiki Outlands and Shiotsu. As you explore the map between these areas, you’ll see a small pond, and the Kata is on the eastern side of this Pond.
Harima Kata Locations
Finding the two Kata spots in Harima is going to be the opposite of Omi since they can be found quite easily once you enter the province:
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For the first Kata point, enter Harima by ing the southern road from Izumi Settsu, and you’ll soon reach Takasago Wetlands with a bunch of islands in the water. You can find this one on the southern part of the biggest island. |
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From the first spot, the river going north until it gets divided into two paths, where you have to take the right one. Keep ing this river east from here and then a bit more north добраться до этого места. |
Yamato Kata Locations
The Yamato region can be found on the southeastern side of Izumi Settsu, and here’s how you can find the two Kata spots on it:
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For the first spot, enter Yamatro from the southeastern boundary of Settsu and keep going to the east. You’ll find it in a pond in the middle of the mountains. |
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From the first Kata point, move directly south until you cross a river and you’ll find this on the other side of the river. |
Iga Kata Locations
Iga might be the homeland of Naoe, but you can still find a couple of Kata spots in it:
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For the first location, move high up on the mountain to the north of where Hijiyama is written on Iga’s map. |
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Reach the river going through Iga by moving southeast from the first Kata location and you’ll see a smaller river going to the east. this and it’ll lead you to the second Kata. |
Tamba Kata Location
Tamba can be found to the north of Harima in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and here are the Kata locations in it:
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For the first location, the river going north from the west of The Silver Lands and take the right path when it gets divided. You’ll find it in the middle of this river path. |
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Head back to where the river above got divided and take the left one. Keep going north until you reach Yakami and then move directly west. You’ll find the Kata spot on a mountain once you reach a pond в середине. |
Wakasa Kata Locations
Wakasa is a massive region found in the northwest of the map of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and the Kata locations here are also spread quite far apart:
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For the first point, move directly in the northeast direction from where Onyu Pass is written on the map and you’ll find it in the middle of some islands surrounded by water. |
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The second Kata can be found on the northwestern edge of the map just below the secluded island at the top. |
Kii Kata Locations
Kii is the last and the southernmost region of the game, while also being the largest one. Here’s how you can get to the Kata spots in it:
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To get the first Kata location, go south from the Kinokawa Valley river by using the river going up the mountain and you can find it at its end. |
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The second location can be found on the southeastern part of the map right below where Kumano Sanzan is written on the map. You’ll see a pond to the left of this area where you can find it. |
Depending on the platform you’re playing, you’ll essentially have to press buttons in a specific order every time you perform Kata.
How Does Kata Work?
Each Kata teaches you combinations with different weapons, but you don’t have to equip these weapons. Once you start the Kata, it’ll automatically put the weapon in Yasuke’s hands and start giving you the commands after a bow. The commands for the Kata are divided into multiple groups.
Each group further has three to seven commands, and if you mess up even one of them, you’ll have to do the entire group again. So, if you mess up one of the starting commands, you can simply restart the group by using the button shown on the bottom left side of your screen.
The combinations shown by Kata can be quite useful when you enter a boss battle during assassinations, though they aren’t of much use outside of that.
The commands you get can range from the ing:
- Pressing the button when it appears.
- Pressing the button at a specific time as you see a circle going inward. You can press it as soon as the circle going in gets into the highlighted part.
- Holding a button for a certain amount of time.
Generally, the placement of certain buttons is fixed on the screen. For example, if you’re playing on a controller, you’ll always get RB/R1 on the top-right side, which helps you figure out which command you have just by looking at where it appears.
