How to unlock the Blacksmith for your hideout in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Early on in Assassin’s Creed Shadows you unlock and start building up your hideout. One of the early NPCs you can unlock and recruit for your hideout is Heiji, the Blacksmith. Here is how to unlock the Blacksmith for your hideout in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

How to recruit the Blacksmith – Way of the Blacksmith quest guide

The first step toward recruiting the Blacksmith to your hideout in Assassin’s Creed Shadows is to start the Way of the Blacksmith questline. Head to the indicator on your map for the Way of the Blacksmith quest, or look at the reference spot on the map戋� above. Here you will find the Blacksmith engaged with three assailants which you will need to take out, though they are very easy to kill.

Afterwards speak with Heiji, the Blacksmith, and offer for him to join your hideout, which he will agree to. Make sure you grab the collectible items behin軎 and near Heiji here as they are Minerals that you will need for building later.

The next step of the Way of the Blacksmith is to build a Forge, which you can do at your Hideout, so fast travel there. Head in軎縮ide the HQ to the table in the back corner where you can Improve H饾攭ideout and open up the build menu.

Build the Forge at your Hideout

From here, you want to build the Forge. The Forge is a non-connectable room meaning i鈾憈 has to be a standalone building and not connected to your main HQ. Here are the materials required to bui馃崒ld the Forge:

• 40 Wheat
• 30 Wood
• 10 Minerals

If you are short on Wheat or Wood, you can explore nearby landmark locations for the resources randomly lying around, or you can head to the Kakurega you built at your Hideout as part of the main story quest and compl馃惢ete various Contracts. Some of these Contracts will reward you with resources including Wheat, Food, and Minerals, and it should only take one or two to have enough to build the Forge.

Once you’ve built the Forge, Heiji the Blacksmith will become a permanent resident of your Hideout. From this point on, visit Heiji at your Hideout and you can craft, upgrade, and dismantle your gear.