Assassin's Creed II/Equipment

Ezio has many types of equipment to help him, and more come along as the game progresses. Some equipment like weapons, armor and pouches can be bought at stores in the city, while others will be gained for bringing back codex pages to Leonardo from assassinations.

Weapons

There are 22 weapons in the game, all of which can be purchased at a blacksmith. Each weapon is rated from one to five stars by damage, speed and deflection. Damage indicates how powerful the weapon is; a larger damage rating means it takes less hits from the weapon to defeat an enemy. Speed is how fast Ezio can attack with the weapon. Deflection is how well the weapon can fend off enemy strikes. Bigger enemy weapons hit harder and are harder to parry, so higher deflection is needed.

In addition to purchasing the weapons when they become available, you'll also need to collect 50 feathers to unlock the Condottiero War Hammer. Both the Condottiero War Hammer and the Sword of Altaïr can only be purchased at the Monterrigioni blacksmith. All prices are listed at their normal prices, not affected by any discounts that may be available from the Monterrigioni blacksmith, except the Sword of Altaïr, which is listed at its fullest discount, as you should have the blacksmith fully upgraded by the point it becomes available.

Weapon	Type	Damage	Speed	Deflect	Available	Cost (ƒ)
Dagger	Small weapon	1	1	2	Sequence 3	500
Stiletto	Small weapon	2	4	1	Sequence 3	2,200
Knife	Small weapon	1	2	3	Sequence 3	1,300
Metal Cestus	Small weapon	3	5	1	Sequence 6	2,000
Sultan's Knife	Small weapon	3	5	3	Sequence 6	4,300
Butcher Knife	Small weapon	4	3	5	Sequence 7	6,400
Channeled Cinquedea	Small weapon	3	3	4	Sequence 5	4,100
Notched Cinquedea	Small weapon	5	5	4	Sequence 8	9,300
Common Sword	Sword	1	2	2	Sequence 1	N/A
Captain's Sword	Sword	2	4	3	Sequence 5	5,200
Milanese Sword	Sword	3	5	3	Sequence 7	11,300
Schiavona	Sword	4	5	4	Sequence 8	25,000
Sword of Altaïr	Sword	5	5	5	Sequence 10	42,500
Old Syrian Sword	Sword	1	2	3	Sequence 3	2,300
Venetian Falchion	Sword	1	3	1	Sequence 3	1,900
Florentine Falchion	Sword	2	3	4	Sequence 5	5,200
Scimitar	Sword	3	3	5	Sequence 6	11,300
Mercenario War Hammer	Hammer	1	1	3	Sequence 3	1,900
Condottiero War Hammer	Hammer	5	3	4	Collect 50 Feathers	30,600
Maul	Hammer	2	1	2	Sequence 3	3,600
Flanged Mace	Hammer	3	3	3	Sequence 6	10,500
Cavalieri Mace	Hammer	4	2	2	Sequence 7	20,800

Armor

There are five different sets of armor, each containing four pieces that protect different parts of the body. Armor can be purchased at the blacksmith, except for Altaïr's armor, which can only be acquired by finding all six assassin's seals and bringing them back to the Sanctuary under your villa. Different pieces can be mixed and matched, except for Altaïr's armor by equipping different pieces in the armor room of the villa. Equipping a piece of Altaïr's armor will put the entire set on you, and equipping a piece from another set while wearing Altaïr's armor will equip that whole set.

Armor is judged on its resistance to damage, which determines how much damage Ezio takes from enemy weapons, and the health the armor adds, which is shown as the number of squares that are added onto Ezio's synchronization bar. In addition to its natural resistance and added health, Altaïr's armor can't be broken and never needs to be repaired at a blacksmith. All prices are listed at their normal amount, without any discounts that may be available from the Monterrigioni blacksmith.

Armor	Type	Resist	Health Added	Available	Cost (ƒ)
Leather	Spaulders	3	1♦	Sequence 1	2,300
Leather	Chest Guard	4	2♦♦	Sequence 3	4,600
Leather	Vambraces	6	1♦	Sequence 4	1,100
Leather	Greaves	2.5	1♦	Sequence 3	1,200
Helmschmied	Spaulders	4.5	2♦♦	Sequence 3	6,200
Helmschmied	Chest Guard	5	3♦♦♦	Sequence 5	10,800
Helmschmied	Vambraces	3	1♦	Sequence 5	2,900
Helmschmied	Greaves	3.5	2♦♦	Sequence 3	5,200
Metal	Pauldrons	5.5	3♦♦♦	Sequence 7	12,000
Metal	Chest Guard	6	4♦♦♦♦	Sequence 7	17,200
Metal	Vambraces	4	2♦♦	Sequence 6	6,300
Metal	Greaves	4.5	2♦♦	Sequence 7	7,200
Missaglias	Pauldrons	7	4♦♦♦♦	Sequence 10	21,300
Missaglias	Chest Guard	8	5♦♦♦♦♦	Sequence 9	27,900
Missaglias	Vambraces	6	3♦♦♦	Sequence 9	12,000
Missaglias	Greaves	6.5	3♦♦♦	Sequence 8	14,600
Armor of Altaïr	Pauldrons	7	4♦♦♦♦		N/A
Armor of Altaïr	Chest Guard	8	6♦♦♦♦♦♦		N/A
Armor of Altaïr	Vambraces	6	2♦♦		N/A
Armor of Altaïr	Greaves	6.5	3♦♦♦		N/A

Other

Item	Description	Available	Cost
Small Medicine Pouch	Holds up to 5 medicine vials. Default.	Sequence 1	N/A
Medium Medicine Pouch	Holds up to 10 medicine vials.	Sequence 1	3,000
Large Medicine Pouch	Holds up to 15 medicine vials.	Sequence 1	6,000
Small Knife Belt	Holds up to 10 throwing knives. Default.	Sequence 3	N/A
Medium Knife Belt	Add five knives to the total you can carry.	Sequence 6	3,000
Large Knife Belt	Add five knives to the total you can carry.	Sequence 8	6,000
Extra-large Knife Belt	Add five knives to the total you can carry.	Sequence 4	20
Small Poison Vial	Holds up to 5 poison vials. Default	Sequence 5	N/A
Medium Poison Vial	Holds up to 10 poison vials.	Sequence 7	3,000
Large Poison Vial	Holds up to 15 poison vials.	Sequence 10	6,000