Greetings, aspiring misthios! We’re all oh so excited to jump into the dawn of Western Civilization and go stabbity on shadowy conspirators and mercenaries and bears. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey follows the skills tree tradition started a few entries ago. Your character can upgrade his/her abilities as soon as ability points are earned. Some abilities only unlock at a specific levels, but their price point is all the same: one ability point.
There are three categories of skills: Assassin, Hunter, and Warrior. Assassin has all of the stealth and, well, assassination abilities; Warrior provides the skills necessary for close combat; and Hunter focuses purely on ranged skills, aka your bow. The Hunter encompasses everything from bow strength, bow abilities, and scavenging from animals. It’s a big of a hodgepodge for sure, but it has a lot of hidden gems of skills within. In theory, it’s possible to level up enough to unlock all of the abilities and all three levels of each ability. All it takes is patience and dat grind. However, there are quite a few abilities your misthios should unlock as soon as possible, to make the experience (and the grind) as smooth as possible. Thus, before you attempt that death-from-above assassination (personal favorite to this day), make it a priority to focus on these skills first. Then you can branch out and mold your mercenary to fit your preferred gameplay style.

Sparta Kick (Warrior)
After playing as Leonidas in the ...