Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Huge Final Update Adds Main Story Conclusion, Endgame Adventures, More

A major new update for Assassin’s Creed Shadows is out now on PlayStation 5! The update, released on June 16th, 2026 at 3:30 PM, weighs in at a little over 10GB.

This update finishes the main story with a brand new chapter and introduces a challenging endgame activity that will push even experienced Shadows players to refine their strategies. Plus, there’s a ton of unique loot to earn!

You can find the full patch notes in the original article below.

Ubisoft just revealed the last major update for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and it includes quite a few surprises – even I was impressed!

This update introduces a new main story chapter that finishes the story of Naoe and Yasuke. They’ll have to battle two powerful Templars who have arrived in Japan to track them down.

Fans have spotted clues suggesting Kassandra from Assassin’s Creed Odyssey might appear in the game. It seems she travels quite a bit!

But it’s the inclusion of ‘Domains’ that’ll probably be of more interest to hardcore players.

So, I’ve heard these late-game dungeons are seriously challenging! They really make you test out how well your character is built and how good your skills are. There are five different arenas where you fight, and each one has ten levels of difficulty. Plus, each level throws something new at you – like special rules or changes to the gameplay – so you can’t just rely on the same strategy every time.

Domains provide special rewards such as equipment collections, recognizable weapons for fans, and powerful enhancements – all of which sound exciting.

The latest update releases tomorrow, June 16th, and Ubisoft has provided a list of all the changes it includes. Here’s what you can expect…

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Final Update 1.1.11 Patch Notes

New Free Story Quest: Black Tides

A new threat washes ashore!

Two highly skilled Templars, nicknamed “Black Cross,” are sent to Japan with a mission to track down Naoe and Yasuke for the problems they’ve created. However, like many within the Templar Order, these Black Cross agents have secret objectives of their own. Now, Naoe and Yasuke must not only survive but also stop them from obtaining whatever it is they’re after.

Conditions for Black Tides

Complete Naoe & Yasuke’s main story
Complete “A Critical Encounter” post-launch quest
Complete “A Puzzlement” post-launch quest

New Crossover Projects: Riptides & Undertow

We’ve added two new limited-time events to the Animus HUB – Riptides and Undertow! By playing these Projects, you’ll have a chance to earn exclusive themed rewards like outfits, weapons, and trinkets.

You can unlock the new Projects by finishing Anomalies and earning rewards, just like you did with previous updates. Rewards are available for both the Shadows and Black Flag Resynced games, and you earn progress toward them by completing Anomalies in either game.

New End-game Feature: Domains

Test your RPG build skills with a new Animus activity featuring 5 different gameplay simulations and 10 challenging levels.

Unlock conditions: Reach level 30

New Animus Rift: Horizon

Another Rift has opened to reveal trouble stirring in its depths.

The Eagle has more information to share about the Guide.

Quality of Life HUB Improvements

Change to the access to Animus HUB features in the main menu.

We’ve made the HUB features in the main menu work the same way as they do during gameplay. You’ll now find the System menu only within the Shadows’ Memory section.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Gameplay

Damage increase for “Shurikens” fired from the “Bank Shot” and “Triple Threat” tools mastery upgrade.
All abilities that destroy enemy armor are now half as effective when used against bosses.
Fixed an issue preventing the “weak point attacks from making enemies vulnerable a second time” engraving from unlocking correctly.
Fixed an issue where Yasuke’s knowledge bonus that granted damage reduction against melee or ranged attacks had no effect.
Enemies now take fall damage from shorter heights, resulting in more overall fall damage.
Damage from “Poison Kunai” thrown by enemies is reduced.
Damage from “Explosive Grenades” thrown by enemies is reduced.
Up to 6 “Corrupted Castles” are now available each season.
Fixed an issue with Naoe’s “Katana Sheath” being stuck to her.

Forge engraving lists have been reordered, and a new “Critical Category” has been added.
Fixed an issue where some perks are shown in the wrong forge category engraving list.
Fixed an issue where some perks and knowledge skills displayed the wrong icons.
Fixed an issue where the “Damage when Hitting Vulnerable Enemies” perk was missing from the stat sheet.
Naoe’s “Peasant Hat Headgear” perk now has extra text in the stat sheet clarifying it only triggers when below 1 adrenaline.
Fixed an issue where Yasuke’s knowledge bonus “Damage with Combo Enders” showed a value 10 times higher than intended in the stat sheet.
Pins and world markers are now saved through travels in Japan and Awaji.

Gears and Perks

Perks listed below have been reworked to a % of an adrenaline chunk and have been rebalanced to a lower value:
Adrenaline Tools Adrenaline on Headshot Adrenaline on Critical Hit Adrenaline over half health Adrenaline under half health Adrenaline on afflicted enemies Adrenaline on posture attack Adrenaline on vulnerable enemies
Perk present on “Whisper of Gold Long Katana” now increases ability damage by 100% (up from 50%).
Fixed an issue where Naoe’s “Kusarigama” perk “Affliction on Entangled Enemy” dealt lower damage than intended when triggering bleed with entanglement.
Fixed an issue with “Blade of Yumminess” missing from inventory in some cases.
“Teppo” and “Bow” weapons can now be engraved with armour damage and armour piercing perks.
Fixed an issue where the “Arrownomics Bow” perk could be engraved on amulets.
Fixed an issue where the “Golden Chamber Teppo” perk could be engraved on amulets.
Perk present on Naoe’s “Ethereal Cloth Headgear” now triggers when health is below 15% (up from 10%).
Perk present on Naoe’s “Pink Petal Kosode Light Armour” and Yasuke’s “Sakura Bloom Armour” now converts adrenaline to 20% health on death (up from 10%).
Fixed an issue to prevent Yasuke’s “Riddle Scroll Beacon Trinket Perk” from reverting to default perk.
Fixed an issue where “Consecutive Enemy Kills” perk would not reset when combat ended.
Fixed an issue where “Consecutive Enemy Kills” perk would reset upon being damaged.
Perks with the condition “with backstab” can now correctly only be engraved on “Tanto” weapons.
Perks with conditions such as “with ranged weapons”, “with headshots”, and “while stationary” can no longer be engraved on melee weapons, where they would have no effect.
Perks with conditions such as “with melee weapons”, “with posture”, “with combo ender”, “when hitting multiple enemies” can no longer be engraved on ranged weapons, where they would have no effect.
Fixed an issue where some perks affecting affliction duration or granting adrenaline didn’t have their effect increased when engraved on enhanced items.
Fixed an issue where the “Critical Change with Melee Weapons” perk could be engraved on armours instead of helmets.

Quests

“Gather Mon”: Fixed the “Anomaly Quest” progression issue.
“Way of the Blacksmith”: Fixed an issue where “Heji and the forge” have been removed from the hideout and his quest is not available.
“Lost and Found”: Fixed an issue where Sentinel B-Ser.0197 is teleported out of bounds.

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