Snake Heart: 12-2

Master the Snake Heart: 12-2 mission in Assassin's Creed Chronicles. Learn to sneak past guards, jump flames, and overcome traps with this step-by-step guide.

Alright, let's get through Snake Heart: 12-2! This section is all about careful movement and a bit of timing. You'll start off needing to decide if you want to go in quiet or loud. The guide suggests sneaking, which means walking and staying out of sight. But honestly, taking out the guards directly is often faster and less hassle if you're feeling confident.

You'll head north and up some steps to your first checkpoint. Watch out for fire blocking your path – a good running start should let you leap right over it. After that, there's a guard at the top of the next hill; take him down, then head down the other side, jumping over more flames.

After you pass another checkpoint, you'll see a bunch of archers watching an area covered in tar. Your goal is the southeast corner. Stick to the paths between the tar pits and move as fast as you can to avoid getting shot. Once you reach the corner, deal with the guards and head down the stairs. More flames to jump over here, then you'll encounter a guard. Take him out and you'll get his clothes – these are important for what's coming up next. After another flame jump, you'll need to walk north past some guards and enter a building. Grab the checkpoint and orbs as you go inside.

Now for some traps! First, you've got a tar pit and spikes coming out of the wall. You need to time your run across the tar pit for when the spikes retract. Tap [A] quickly to dash across. The next trap is similar, but with spikes in the walls *and* flames on the ground. You have to wait for *both* the flames to die down *and* the spikes to retract before you can run and jump across. Once you're past that, grab the checkpoint. You'll then need to jump onto a moving platform when it's close enough, then to the next one, and finally to a safe ledge. There's another checkpoint waiting for you there.

Things get a little trickier with these next rows of flames. One set will go down, then the next set goes down, but the first set comes back up. You need to be aware of this pattern. Hold [R] and walk across, taking it one row at a time. Once you're clear, you'll change out of those guard clothes. Head up the stairs to a checkpoint. Now, sneak up on the guard ahead and take him out. You can grab some daggers from a nearby box if you need them, or just keep moving to the next checkpoint. Head down the stairs for yet another checkpoint. You'll spot Harash and one of the templars here.

After watching the exchange between Harash and the templar, it's time to confront Harash. Head southeast to face him. He'll have a couple of guards with him, so be ready for a fight. Take them all down, and once the battle's over, you'll be on your way to Tyre. Nice work!