How to get Gold in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Gold is one of the rarest and most coveted resources in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, essential for powerful tool upgrades. There are some strategies to boost your chances of getting your hands on this precious currency, and we’re here to show you what to do.

Where to find Gold in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

You can acquire Gold in AC: Shadows by using the following methods:

• Trading with Itinerant Vendors
• Completing Contracts
• Eliminating Bandits
• Assassinating mini-bosses
• Exchange Keys in the Animus

If you have some extra Mon to spend, you can find traders with Gold in their inventory. While the other techniques will require more time and patience, they’ll at least provide it to you at no cost. However, it should be noted that you can’t farm a ton of Gold all at once, as you typically only get one or two from each drop. Let’s break down each method to help you understand their procedures.

Trading with Itinerant Vendors

Itinerant Vendors are traders who pop up in various regions. One of the first ones I encountered was a Port Trader in Osaka, where she had a couple of Gold for sale. The only downside is that the price is pretty steep, costing 10,375 Mon for one Stock. You may have better luck with other vendors, especially with seasonal changes, to hopefully lower the cost of Gold.

Completing Contracts

When unlocking a Hideout, you’ll gain access to Contracts, including ones from the Settsu Board. Gold sometimes appears as a reward, but you must complete a specific objective first. The tasks shouldn’t be too complicated to achieve, from killing a particular target to destroying goods.

Eliminating Bandits

Almost every region has an Objective hub that’s exclusive to their locations. Like the Contracts, you’ll occasionally get Gold when eliminating a certain amount of Bandits. For instance, the Out to Pasture quest in the People of Settsu section offers a Gold piece after you’ve killed 100 Bandits. Other residents may provide you with this rare resource, so ensure to return to them once you’ve reached the target goal.

Assassinating mini-bosses

The mini-bosses, known as the Samurai Daisho, have the potential to drop Gold. Raid enemy castles to find these enemies, where they’ll be marked with their distinct boss icon. I got a piece of Gold after taking a Samurai Daisho down at Katano Castle, and there are likely more of them at the other strongholds.

Exchange Keys in the Animus

Enter the Animus Exchange in the menu to unlock Gold rewards with Keys. You’ll earn Keys with enough Data Fragments, which you’ll obtain when stabilizing Anomalies throughout the map. With enough currency, you can exchange them from an active project and acquire the Gold from specific tiers (similar to a standard game battle pass).

How to use Gold in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

You can utilize Gold to upgrade tool levels to match your player rank. Typically, you’ll have to increase a tool’s rank one by one with resources, but with the Gold, you can skip this entire process to match your level automatically. For instance, if I had a Level 10 Kusarigama and my rank was at Level 18, my weapon would instantly change to Level 18. Speak to the forge master, Heiji, at the Hideout to unlock these enhancements, where you can choose to ‘Use 1 Gold’.

In addition to the rank boost, you won’t need to use other crafting materials when exchanging Gold. Every upgrade generally utilizes a specific set of resources, but with Gold, you’ll get to save up on these materials.