Advanced Techniques

Once you have mastered the basics, you'll probably be looking for some ways to up your game and speed through the game even faster.

Mastering Social Stealth

To become a master of stealth, there should be several things you focus on. One of these is the methods in which you take out the enemy. Use your recruits whenever needed. They have a speedy cool down, and using them won't have a negative effect as they don't draw attention to you. When selecting a weapon, keep in mind the 3 sneakiest weapons are poison, hidden blade, and crossbow. Crossbow for archers at distance, blade for archers in close proximity, and poison for groups of guards.

Advanced Execution Streaks

The normal execution streaks are simply highlighting an enemy and tapping X. But there is another, more efficient way. If you are positioned in between two guards, hold X down. If you are using a sword, Ezio will stab the first guard and pistol the other. If using a dagger, Ezio will punch the first guard, kill the second with a throwing knife, and then return to the first one to slit his throat. The tricky part of this isn't the timing or the button mashing. The hardest part is positioning yourself in between two guards at once.

Mastering Free Running
You will probably want to complete Leonardo's War Machine side missions. Doing so will grant you a parachute, will up your free running skills tremendously. This can aid you in clearing larger distances. If you know you can't make it by jumping, then what you'll want to do is right after you leave the building hit X, deploying a parachute and gliding closer to the building. Once near the building, hit B. You should grasp onto the ledge. This should help even more in races in thief missions.