In Assassin’s Creed: Mirage, Basim’s Notoriety will change the way you are able to play the game, and it is essential to learn how to decrease that notoriety early. With a high Notoriety, Basim will be easily spotted throughout Baghdad and unable to avoid guards who are furtively searching for him. Fortunately, there are several ways players can decrease Basim’s Notoriety throughout the game and ensure he stays unnoticed.
Assassin’s Creed: Mirage takes place slightly before the last entry in the series, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, expanding on the story of Basim to explore how he got from street thief to the Hidden One. This entry in the series is much more focused on stealth like many of the earlier games, and being seen doing something illegal will instantly increase your Notoriety. Players should note that engaging in open combat will increase Basim’s Notoriety immediately.
How To Remove Notoriety In Assassin’s Creed: Mirage
There are four levels of Notoriety in Assassin’s Creed: Mirage that will affect how Basim can travel through the city of Baghdad. Starting at the first level, Wanted Posters will appear throughout the city, and some civilians and guards may notice Basim. At level two, guards will likely find you and start patrolling rooftops, and more civilians will recognize you. At the final level, the elite Shakiriyya guard will begin following you, and civilians will regularly notice you.
Basim should rely much more on stealth mechanics in Assassin’s Creed: Mirage to complete missions, as completing tasks without being seen will not raise his Notoriety. However, there are several points in the game, including very early on, where Basim will be forced to do something in the open, or you will accidentally murder someone in front of a civilian you did not know was there. Luckily, there are two main ways to decrease your Notoriety.
The first and perhaps easiest method to decrease Notoriety is to remove Wanted Posters. They will appear on the bar at the top of the screen when Basim is near one, and Basim can approach and interact with the poster to remove it from the city. However, this can be risky when many civilians or guards are nearby, as getting caught removing it by a guard will not decrease your Notoriety. When Basim’s Notoriety is high, Wanted Posters will almost always appear near Basim on Assassin’s Creed: Mirage‘s map.
The second main way is to use a Power Token to bribe a Munadi. Power Tokens can be acquired through quests or pickpocketing, and Munadi can often be found standing on a platform in the middle of busy areas. Approach one and offer them a Power Token to spread false rumors about you, and Basim’s Notoriety will decrease immediately. This can be done anytime in Assassin’s Creed: Mirage, even in the middle of quests, so take advantage of it if you can.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage
- Franchise:
- Assassin’s Creed
- Platform(s):
- Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Amazon Luna
- Developer(s):
- Ubisoft Bordeaux
- Publisher(s):
- Ubisoft
- Genre(s):
- Action-Adventure
- ESRB:
- M
- Summary:
- The next chapter of the Assassin’s Creed franchise arrives with Assassin’s Creed Mirage. Players will take on the mantle of Basim Ibn Ishaq as they embark on an adventure in Bagdhad, with the core plot set 20 years before Valhalla. Mirage will see the return of elements of the series’ foundations and some of the more beloved features from games such as Origins and Odyssey, with the return of the eagle mechanic. Assassin’s Creed Mirage will also be the first game in the franchise that will tell its story entirely in the world of the Assassin, meaning no future modern elements will be in this entry. Additionally, Mirage will be a core single-player experience with a reduced scope, focusing heavily on narrative and gameplay instead of a massive open world.
- How Long To Beat:
- 15–20 hours
