How to find & use Mysterious Shards in Assassin’s Creed Mirage?

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How to find & use Mysterious Shards in Assassin’s Creed Mirage?

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The latest installment in the beloved award-winning franchise Assassin’s Creed: Mirage has introduced a bonus item in the game called Mysterious Shards. These shards can be used to unlock bonus items in the game. Mysterious Shards in Assassin’s Creed Mirage are golden crystals held by mysterious figures in black robes. These figures are known as the Tha’abeen. 1–2 guards usually accompany them.

After Basim encounters Nehal in the game, she will ask him to investigate the Mysterious Shards to help him. This interaction will start Nehal’s calling quest on the Investigation menu. Basim will then be asked to track down a mysterious area located in the desert. She will give him a couple of clues to help him locate the area, after which he is on his own. After this interaction, Basim can start finding Mysterious Shards in the game.

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Finding Mysterious Shards

There are a total of ten mysterious shards scattered around Baghdad and surrounding areas. Unlike certain other items in the game, you cannot purchase a map that reveals the location of all of these. You will have to find them by wandering around various areas of the map. When you approach these areas, you will learn that members of the Order of the Ancients are transporting these shards.

How to find & use Mysterious Shards in Assassin's Creed Mirage
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You can use your eagle, Enkidu, to scout the area from above and find them quickly. After you have spotted the Order member with his bodyguards, find a good place to ambush them. You will have to assassinate the shard carrier in order to get it from him. It is also possible to pickpocket the shard, but in most cases, you will get spotted and will have to fight the herd anyway.

This is how you approach getting all ten mysterious shards in the game. Collecting all of them will be required to complete Assassin’s Creed Mirage fully.

Using Mysterious Shards

You can exchange your shards for Isu-themed rewards in a secret chamber located in the Northern Oasis. A synchronisation point is next to the oasis drawing on the Northeast corner of the map. You will see a cave upon diving into the water. Head into the cave and swim through till the very end. You will see the secret chamber with pillars inside.

There are three smaller chambers protected by forcefields inside the main chamber. These pillars have plinths in front of them. The plinths feature a certain number of pips. These pips indicate the number of shards to be put inside of each pillar. Insert shards into these pillars, and you will be able to trade them in for a piece of gear. This gear is fully upgraded and has top-tier perks. Collecting all ten shards will allow you to trade them in for a dagger, a sword and a full armour set.

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