AC Mirage: How to unlock poison blowdarts? AC Mirage guide, tips
Sleeping arrows are one of the tools that Basim will get access to during his adventure in AC Mirage. This guide page will help you understand how to obtain them, as well as how to earn the "Don't sleep or you'll get robbed" achievement using them.
Last update: 12 October 2023
One of assassin tools you'll have a chance of using in AC Mirage are blowdarts, that allow Basim to silently put enemies to sleep, incapacitating them from a distance. Although the base version of this tool allows only temporary incapacitation of enemies, its upgraded versions may remove the enemy from action for good. Using poison blowdarts is one of the required steps for the You Snooze, You Lose achievement. Completing the associated challenge may produce some problems, so on this page we help in unlocking it.
How to get blowdarts?
Aside from the basic version of throwing knives and the torch, most of assassin's tools are unavailable during the initial hours of AC Mirage. The option to buy and upgrade your tools is unlocked soon after defeating the first boss - Al-Ghul. Upon returning to the Hidden Ones bureau after that kill, you'll be accosted by Ahmad Ibn Musa, who will offer his services, unlocking access to new tools and the option to upgrade them. At this stage, you can unlock 1 new tool from the choice of available ones and this might as well be the Blowdarts.
If you have the needed materials, you can additionally upgrade your tools. Tools have 3 upgrade tiers, each offering an additional effect or modifier.
If the initially chosen modifier doesn't agree with your playstyle, the game allows resetting the upgrades and choosing different ones.
The blowdart is a silent weapon that is perfect for pacifying lone guards from a safe distance. You can additionally approach and execute the incapacitated opponent. Remember, however, that in its basic version, the effect lasts for a very short period of time, and a sleeping guard can be revived by his alarmed companions when they find him.
How to get poison blowdarts?
Poison blowdarts can be unlocked by buying one of Tier 2 upgrades for the blowdarts. With this modifier, the target struck by the dart doesn't fall asleep and instead has poison applied to him that makes him convulse violently.
This type of dart can be very useful in a situation where you want to cause as much chaos among the enemy units as possible. A guard rolling on the floor with pain and coughing will surely distract incoming enemy reinforcements.
How to unlock You Snooze, You Lose achievement
You Snooze, You Lose is one of the trophies from the game that involves getting a certain effect based on using a specific tool. Although, after reading the description, the task may seem easy, but getting the necessary results may cause trouble.
The achievement involves pickpocketing sleeping guards 10 times. However, the problem here is that in the case of most put-to-sleep guards, the only option available after approaching the enemy is executing him. However, the situation changes if you approach a downed enemy that carries an important plot item, such as a key. In this case, Basim, after approaching the unconscious keyholder, will be able to pickpocket him.
Our tip for successful unlocking of this trophy is unlocking the poison blowdarts as soon as possible, and using them in missions where key-holding enemies are present. Distract additional guards to be able to focus on the keyholder and quickly put them to sleep from a safe area. This way, the trophy will be easily unlocked.