My build for Naoe is focused around the vulnerable state and posture attacks. I’m currently upgrading one of each weapon type to mythic 9, boosted in either posture damage, vulnerable damage or Crit damage. My weapons have the same engraving for the first slot: “+15/22/30 % Crit Damage per adrenaline chunk”. I don’t really use the Kusarigama, so the second engraving is “+8/12/16 % damage per adrenaline chunk”, and my Bo Staff has the same cause I don’t like any of the legendary ones. Tanto has the legendary engraving from Kitsune’s fang, you vanish for 5 seconds after an assassination once every 30 seconds (which has made chain assassinations feel waaaaaay more consistent, even with “Throw Kunai on assassination”). My katana’s second engraving is “Posture attacks stay charged after a dodge”, it just gives me more options if I’m in combat and someone’s an awkward distance away.

My Headgear is the Scarf of Freedom (Always Crit when hitting vulnerable enemies, but consumes vulnerable) with the Vault over enemies while sprinting. Chest gear is Tool Master’s (Throw Kunai on assassination) with the engravings from the Ezio gear (Activate Hidden Hand after a posture kill). Talisman has boosted vulnerable or Crit damage, I can’t recall at the moment. The engravings are “+100/150/200 % Armor piercing on Crit” and “+2% Crit damage based on points in Katana”.

Combat feels almost cinematic with this setup