Where to find all Assassin's Creed Mirage Mysterious Shards

There are 10 Assassin’s Creed Mirage Mysterious Shards to find around Baghdad that unlock the Assassin's Creed Mirage secret armor and weapons. These Shards are a collection of Isu artifacts carried around by members of the Order of the Ancients that you can find wandering around in Assassin’s Creed Mirage. 

Some of these people can be quite easy to find accidentally as you play, as they'll appear as an icon on your compass when you get close. But the Baghdad map is pretty big, so not all the shards are easy to just walk into. For that reason, I’ve laid out all 10 of the Mysterious Shards locations in Assassin’s Creed Mirage below to help you.

Assassin's Creed Mirage Mysterious Shard locations

Each map zone contains two Mysterious Shards and there are 10 in total to find – so that’s eight across the four main city zones, and two in the desert wilderness. Each one can be pickpocketed or taken from the Tha’abeen members corpse. That's up to you and either way it will contribute to the investigation case from Nehal called “The Calling”.

Below are maps showing the general area of where I found each Mysterious Shard, and a few more specific locations. Just be aware that because all the shard holders wander around, they might not be in the exact same spots for you. Be sure to track them using your compass and map whenever possible – the Mysterious Shard icon should appear on your compass when you happen to get within 100m or so!

Here's a Baghdad map of all the mysterious shards you can find there:  

Assassin's Creed Mirage Baghdad mysterious shards map

1. Harbiyah Shard 1: Just outside Damascus Gate in the Quadrangle of the Persians area of Harbiyah.
2. Harbiyah Shard 2: Near the Upper Harbor in the eastern Khuld area of Harbiyah.  
3. Abbasiyah Shard 1: Near the Four Markets location in the Suburb of Kahtabah area on the east side of Abbasiyah.
4. Abbasiyah Shard 2: Next to the archway southwest of the Tax Collector’s Mansion in the Fief of Rayasanah area of Karhk. The archway itself is on the border between the fief area in Karhk and the Haylanah area of Abbasiyah.
5. Karhk Shard 1: Near the west entrance of the Bazaar in the Tabik area of Karhk.
6. Khark Shard 2: Near a scaffolding archway northeast of the Confiscation Warehouse and northwest of Sharqiyah Gate. The archway is on the border between the Sharqiyah and Tabik areas of Karhk.
7. Round City Shard 1: In the Round City’s Administrative District, near the northernmost viewpoint and the Mazalim Courts.
8. Round City Shard 2: Near the Kufa Gate on the southwestern border of the Round City. Follow the gate road northeast towards the main palace and you’ll the Tha’abeen member should be nearby.

Assassin's Creed Mirage Wilderness mysterious shards map

9. Wilderness Shard 1: In the western part of Anbar across the bridge. Anbar is northwest of Baghdad across the ‘Aqarquf Dunes.

10. Wilderness Shard 2: Around the west side of the town of Jarjarayah, which is south-southeast of Baghdad on the bank of the river Tigris.

Once you have all the Mysterious Shards take them to the hidden temple found below the Northern Oasis. There you’ll be able to unlock the special secret armor, sword, and dagger to give Basim some unique powers, including disorienting lightning bolts and double damage at the expense of reduced maximum health.
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