Assassin’s Creed Origins Combat Breakdown

Assassin’s Creed Origins has taken big steps forward for combat complexity and been heavily inspired by Dark Souls. You cannot simply drop a smoke bomb and assassinate every enemy within range till the end of the game anymore.

Combat basics include: fast and heavy attacks, charging heavy attacks, attack and push light attack, dodging, parrying and riposting, shield breaking, crit hits and shield charging. Jump assassinating enemies does not guarantee an instant kill if the enemy is a higher level, or your hidden blades are not upgraded enough.