All Gear Chest locations, solutions in AC Mirage

Gear Chests are your ticket to better gear and stronger weapons in Assassin’s Creed Mirage. These collectible chests are tucked away in every district of Baghdad, usually in restricted areas, and they contain upgrade schematics and new gear. It’s worth braving the dangers to grab these, though some are trickier than others.

This guide points out Gear Chest locations in Assassin’s Creed Mirage — broken up by the various districts of Baghdad — how to actually reach each Gear Chest, and what rewards you get from opening each Gear Chest.

Note: In Polygon’s testing, the rewards from each Gear Chest have differed slightly among those of us playing. In this guide, I’ve noted what was in each Gear Chest for me — you may end up with a different reward.

Harbiyah Gear Chest locations and solutions

Harbiyah has six Gear Chests, including one in a prison and another nestled inside the prince’s palace.

How to get the Damascus Gate Prison Gear Chest

A map shows the location of a Gear Chest in Damascus Gate Prison.

This Gear Chest is likely the first you’ll encounter in Baghdad. It’s just under the small bridge connecting the road to the prison gate, and while it seems at first glance that you have to approach it from behind, the solution is much more straightforward.

Face the prison, and head left. Use Basim’s eagle vision to check for guards, and climb over the wall. You’ll need to quietly deal with the guard on the upper walk and take care of the two on the lower path as well, though it likely won’t be as quiet for those two.

Basim aims at a hole through a gate to find a Gear Chest in Harbiyah in AC Mirage.

Approach the gate, aim a throwing knife through the hole, and target the door bar clamp on the opposite end of the room.

Climb back out onto the street, hop over the wall on the right side, dodge or defeat guards in your way, and grab the chest. This one contains an upgrade schematic for the Zanj Uprising sword.

Basim claims the upgrade schematic for the Zanji Uprising Sword in AC Mirage.

How to get the Upper Harbor Gear Chest

A map shows the location of the Upper Harbor Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

This Gear Chest takes much less finesse to grab than some of the others. Approach the ship from the side that faces away from the harbor, and climb aboard — ideally in a spot with no guards around.

Basim moves crates around on a ship looking for Gear Chests in AC Mirage.

The chest is in the rear cabin, behind some stacks of junk that you can push around. Create a space by pushing the middle crate forward, and grab the chest on your left. It contains an upgrade schematic for the Zanj Uprising outfit.

Basim opens a gear chest on a boat in AC Mirage.

How to get the Khurasan Guardhouse Gear Chest

A map shows the location of the Khurasan Guardhouse Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

You need to take a slightly roundabout approach to get to this one. Approach the guardhouse from here, and use the lift to rocket onto the roof. There are quite a few guards here, though, so you might have to do some fighting.

Basim storms the Khurasan Guard Chest while looking for Gear Chests in AC Mirage.

The gear chest is at the other end behind some movable crates.

Basim moves some crates while looking for Gear Chests in AC Mirage.

This chest contains the Zanj Uprising outfit.

How to get the Prince’s Palace Gear Chest

A map shows the location of a Gear Chest in Harbiyah in AC Mirage.

Approach the Prince’s Palace from the side, and climb into the gardens via the latticed pavilion.

Basim sneaks into the Prince’s Palace at night to find a Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

Sneak past the guard, defeat or baffle the ones in the courtyard, and head through the doorway on your left.

Basim sneaks through the Prince’s Palace at night, looking for a Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

The chest is inside and contains an upgrade schematic for the Zanj Uprising outfit.

Basim claims the Gear Chest in the Prince’s Palace in AC Mirage.

How to get the Soap Boiler’s District Gear Chest

A map shows the location of the Soap Boiler’s District Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

This Gear Chest seems a bit confusing at first glance, but the approach is surprisingly simple. Head to the building in the center of the district, and use a throwing knife to destroy the straw floor.

Basim throws a throwing knife at a straw floor in Harbiyah looking for the Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

You can climb up from there and grab the chest, which contains an upgrade schematic for the Zanj Sword.

Basim opens a Gear Chest in Harbiyah in AC Mirage.

How to get the Metal Factory Gear Chest

A map shows the location of the Metal Factory Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

This gear chest is just south of the map marker for the Metal Factory. Stand on the platform on the building’s southeastern side, and aim a dagger at the door bar through the broken window. Head back around to the door, and grab your prize inside.

Basim aims a dagger through a window looking for a Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

Abbasiyah Gear Chest Locations

Abbasiyah has six gear chests, though some of these are tougher to get than the ones in Harbiyah — fitting, since Abbasiyah is a higher-level area.

How to get the Scriptorium Gear Chest

A map shows the location of a Gear Chest in Abbasiyah in AC Mirage.

Finally, a straightforward Gear Chest! Enter the Scriptorium compound, and use the lift to reach the roof. Travel along the stonework at the back, and hop down to this ledge.

Basim crawls along a rooftop in AC Mirage while looking for Gear Chests.

Enter the window, and find a Gear Chest inside containing the Abbasid Knight Sword.

Basim opens a Gear Chest in Abbasiyah in AC Mirage.

How to get the House of Wisdom Gear Chest

A map shows the location of the House of Wisdom Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

You get to play with fire a bit for this one, albeit indirectly. Climb to the top of the House of Wisdom, and use the lift to reach the back tower. Find this window in the back of the room where the chest is, and throw a knife at the brazier hinge.

Basim aims a knife at a floating oil jar in AC Mirage.

The bowl falls, igniting the oil jars underneath and unbarring the door in the tower’s lobby. But next, you’ll need to find a key. It’s on this librarian, hanging out on the northeast wall of the House of Wisdom:

Basim sneaks up on a librarian with a key to a door near a Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

Head back to the tower. Once you unlock the door, climb up to the second floor to find the Gear Chest. You’ll find an upgrade schematic for the Abbasid Knight Sword inside.

Basim opens a Gear Chest in the House of Wisdom in AC Mirage.

How to get the Scholar’s Estate Gear Chest

A map shows the location of a Gear Chest in the Scholar’s Estate in AC Mirage.

Getting the Scholar’s Estate chest is different than many other Gear Chests: It’s locked! Enter the compound from the northwest side, and use the grass and plants for cover. Deal with the guards quietly to make life easier, and enter the building in front of you via the upstairs window, which you can break.

Basim stares at a house in the Scholar’s Estate in AC Mirage.

You’ll find the chest — and it’s locked. A note inside says the key is in the storage room, so unbar the door on the lower floor, and enter the training yard again. To your right is another building, near where the guards were practicing on combat dummies. Climb the ladder, head inside, and grab the key.

Basim approaches a guard in the Scholar’s Estate in AC Mirage while looking for Gear Chests.

This Gear Chest contains an upgrade schematic for the Abbasid Knight Sword.

Basim opens a Gear Chest in the Scholar’s Estate in AC Mirage.

How to get the Hammam Gear Chest

A map shows the location of the Hamam Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

This chest requires a bit of vandalism. It’s behind a breakable wall on the southwest side of the Hammam. Use an oil jar to destroy it, and grab the Zanj Uprising Dagger from inside.

Basim opens a Gear Chest in Abassiyah in AC Mirage.

How to get the Four Markets gear chest

A map shows the location of the Four Markets Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

No guards await you here — just a wall of breakable stone and a missing key for the house next door. I couldn’t find it, so I grabbed an extra oil jar from the Hammam due south (there are explosive jars inside the bathhouse) and lugged it the 200-odd meters back to the building.

Basim stands near a breakable wall in AC Mirage while looking for Gear Chests.

When you get inside, you’ll need to move a bookshelf on the right wall to the center of the room, then scale it to climb through a hole in the ceiling to reach the upper floor.

Basim moves a bookshelf to find a Gear Chest in the top floor of a building in AC Mirage.

You’ll find a Gear Chest with the an Abbasid Knight Dagger upgrade schematic inside.

Karkh Gear Chest Locations

Karkh is home to six Gear Chests, including one in the Grand Bazaar and some more heavily guarded locations. (Note: The rewards for these chests are in-progress.)

How to get the Great Garrison Gear Chest

A map shows the location of a gear chest in the Great Garrison in AC Mirage.

The Great Garrison is one of the more dangerous places to infiltrate, thanks to the overwhelming number of soldiers inside. Enter via a hole in the stone wall on the garrison’s south side, and crouch-walk through the grass to maintain cover. Lure guards over or slip past them, and make your way around the yard’s perimeter.

Basim sneaks near a gate in Karkh looking for Gear Chests in AC Mirage.

Climb the ladder, and work your way along the wall to the north, assassinating guards as you come across them. Walk across the rope stretched in front of the garrison entrance, assassinate guards in your way, and turn left.

Basim climbs a ladder and moves toward assassinating a guard in AC Mirage while looking for Gear Chest locations.

Enter the small tower, move the bookshelf, and crouch-walk into the next room. Lure the armored guard over with a whistle to deal with him quickly — or just loot the chest and run. I encountered a glitch where the guard wouldn’t react to the whistle, so a grab-and-run might be your best bet.

Basim walks along a rope while grabbing a Gear Chest from the Great Garrison in AC Mirage.

I found an upgrade schematic for the Abbasid Knight Outfit in this one.

How to get the Officer’s Club Gear Chest

A map shows the location of the Gear Chest in the Officer’s Club in AC Mirage.

Getting the Officer’s Club chest is refreshingly straightforward. The very fast way is just dashing up the front steps and grabbing the chest before someone kills you, as it’s tucked in an alcove at the top of the entryway stairs.

Sunshine illuminates a building with a Gear Chest location in AC Mirage.

There’s a stealthy way as well. Enter the club by climbing up the wall to the north of the main entrance, and sneak through the courtyard.

Basim stares at a castle with a Gear Chest location in Karkh in AC Mirage.

Use the red powder bags to quickly deal with groups of guards, and make your way around to the front to grab the chest. I ended up with an Abbasid Knight Dagger upgrade schematic from this chest.

Basim scales a building while getting a Gear Chest location in AC Mirage.

How to get the Tax Mansion Gear Chest

A map shows the location of a gear chest in the tax mansion in AC Mirage.

Enter the tax mansion by climbing the western wall and dropping into the courtyard.

Basim stands by a rampart with a red banner and a gear chest location in AC Mirage.

Hide in the shrubbery and lure guards in for assassinations, and do the same for the armored guard holding a key.

Basim hides in bushes looking for a gear chest location in AC Mirage.

Turn your attention to the main tower on the western side next. Climb up the balcony, unlock the door, and empty the chest inside. This one contained an upgrade schematic for the Abbasid Knight Outfit for me.

Basim opens a door leading to a gear chest in AC Mirage.

How to get the Monastery of the Virgins Gear Chest

A map shows the location of a gear chest in the Monastery of the Virgins in AC Mirage.

The Monastery of the Virgins chest is refreshingly straightforward. Clamber over the walls, and enter the courtyard. Use the shrubbery for cover if you need to, and approach the northern end.

Basim sneaks in the bushes while looking for a gear chest location in AC Mirage.

Deal with the guard inside, move the bookcase, and loot the chest. I found the Abbasid Knight Outfit here.

Basim moves a bookshelf while getting a Gear Chest location in AC Mirage.

How to get the Grand Bazaar Gear Chest

A map shows the location of the gear chest in the Grand Bazaar in AC Mirage.

Normally, you can’t access the Grand Bazaar Gear Chest until the “Gilded Butterflies” mission, when the guards let you inside while you wait for the Treasurer. However, there’s a handy glitch that treats the latticework as if it has a hole in it, allowing you to break the door bar with a precise dagger throw.

Basim stands on a banister while looking for the Grand Bazaar gear chest location in AC Mirage.

Approach the walkway opposite the room with the Gear Chest, and aim your dagger until you see the red reticule indicating you’ve found a target. Use your eagle vision to get a better view of where the bar is if you need to. Throw the dagger, cross the gap, and enter the door. The chest is to your right and contains an upgrade schematic for the Abbasid Knight Dagger.

How to get the Qasr Salih Gear Chest

A map shows the Gear Chest location in Karkh in AC Mirage.

This one is a bit trickier to reach than other Gear Chests, thanks to the number of guards in the way. The enclosure has spiked bars around most of it, except one spot on the eastern end. Climb up the building, and hop across through the gap in the stonework.

Basim stands by a castle with a hole in the wall while looking for Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

There are very few places to hide on the stone walls. Plan your next movements carefully.

Climb the ladder, and deal with the guard in front of you. Stay out of sight so the armored guard won’t spot you, or lure him over to remove the threat completely.

Basim hides while looking for Gear Chests in AC Mirage.

Turn left, and use the signboard for cover until the next guard turns his back. Use the lift to reach the next level, and stay hidden in the flowers while you deal with the guards.

Basim hides in some bushes while looking for Gear Chests in AC Mirage.

Climb the walls, deal with the guard by the oil pots, and grab one of the pots.

Basim stands on a roof near some explosive jars while looking for a Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

Clamber up the crates, drop the oil jar on the crumbling stone, and climb down to grab the chest and quite a bit of additional loot. I got the Abbasid Knight Dagger from this one.

Basim crouches in a chamber with a Gear Chest location in AC Mirage.

Round City Gear Chest Locations

The Round City only has three Gear Chests, and two of them are tucked away in high-security areas.

How to get the Shurta Headquarters Gear Chest

A map shows the location of the Shurta Headquarters Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

The Shurta Headquarters building is just east of the Palace of the Green Dome’s outer walls, and spikes cover nearly every inch of the roof. Enter from the west, avoiding detection or dealing with guards as you see fit, and climb up the wall. There’s a gap in spikes on the northwestern side. Hop up, and quietly deal with any guards in your way.

Basim scales a sandstone building covered in spikes while looking for Gear Chest locations in AC Mirage.

Hide behind the stone fixture, and whistle to lure nearby guards over. Creep up behind the armored guard for an assassination kill, and loot the chest before making a stealthy escape. This one coughed up the Hidden One outfit.

Basim sneaks toward a Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

How to get the Mazalim Courts Gear Chest

A map shows the location of the Mazalim Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

The Mazalim Courts are north of the Palace of the Green Dome and have quite a few more guards milling about. Enter from the west side, and approach the courtyard. Use stealth to defeat the guards, and then when you approach the courtyard, break cover to draw enemies toward you.

A pile of dead bodies crowds the foyer outside of a building with a Gear Chest location in AC Mirage.

Destroy the sack with red powder to create a smoke cloud, or use smoke grenades, if you have them. You can perform one-hit assassinations on anyone caught in the smoke cloud.

Basim uses eagle vision to illuminate a broken window in red with a Gear Chest behind it in AC Mirage.

Once this is all taken care of, climb up the central building. Bust the breakable window, drop inside, and loot the chest for a Hidden One Outfit upgrade schematic.

How to get the Al-Jahiz’s House Gear Chest

A map shows the location of Al-Jahiz House Gear Chest in AC Mirage.

This chest in the Round City’s western sector is gated by a puzzle, rather than actual guards. The door to Al-Jahiz’s house is barred, but there’s a weak point on the roof that you can exploit with an explosion.

Basim walks toward an explosive jar while looking for Gear Chest locations in AC Mirage.

There’s an oil jar just behind the house to the north. Grab that, and walk along the wooden beams around the house’s side until you’re outside the front door.

Basim lobs an explosive jar at a building in the Round City with a Gear Chest location in AC Mirage.

Lob the oil jar up. I had a slightly bizarre situation where the jar didn’t break, so if that happens to you as well, just climb up and break the jar manually. Drop down inside Al-Jahiz’s house, and grab your loot — another Hidden One Outfit upgrade schematic for me.

Basim walks toward a table in a room with a Gear Chest location in it in AC Mirage.

Wilderness Gear Chest locations

The Wilderness has nine Gear Chests to find, three of which are in one location.

How to get the Water Wheel Gear Chest

A map showing the Water Mill location in AC Mirage.

The Water Wheel chest is just north of the city proper, and it takes a bit of extra work to get. The chest itself is in a building just north of the wheel itself.

Slide the shelf of stuff forward – move the anvil if you need to – and head inside. The chest is locked, and the key is a bit further away.

Go around the water wheel to this point:

Dive into the water underneath the sluice, then grab the key from the bottom. This one contained a Hidden One Dagger upgrade schematic for me.

A screen saying ‘Treasure collect: Hidden One Dagger Upgrade Schematic’ in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

How to get the Anbar Viewpoint Gear Chest

A map showing Wilderness North in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

This Gear Chest is under the viewpoint that’s south of Anbar. Dive down from the viewpoint, and swim forward. Use stealth to lure the guards in one at a time, and defeat them. Take down the guards in the corridor and room to your right as well, and then go back to the room you first entered.

Move the shelf, and grab the oil jar from the room behind it. Return down the corridor, and throw the oil jar at the crumbling wall.

The path eventually spits you out in a tall chamber crawling with guards.

Basim climbing up a cliff in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

The chest is at the center of it, at the bottom. Stealth is a challenge here, though you can just rush in, loot the chest, and leave. I found another Hidden One dagger schematic here.

How to get the Anbar Gear Chest

A map showing the Winter Palace in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

The Anbar chest is comparatively simple to others in the region. Approach the compound from the north side by climbing over the wall. You pop up right outside the room with the Gear Chest.

Basim climbing up a wooden structure in black and white.

Aim a dagger at the hinge to drop the brazier, and then enter the now-unbarred door. This chest held the Hidden One Sword for me.

Basim looking up a wooden structure in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

How to get the Abandoned Caravanserai Gear Chest

A map showing Wilderness West in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

Further south and west is an Abandoned Caravanserai, which is a restricted area. Only three guards patrol here, though, so you can defeat them in open combat or use the many oil jars sitting around if you need a helping hand.

Basim looking down through a floor grate in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

Climb through the open window at the back of the compound, and look down. Use Eagle Vision to highlight the door bar, and throw a dagger at it to unlock the door. Enter, and loot the chest. I found a Hidden One Dagger here.

Basim standing next to a chest in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

How to get the South Camp Gear Chest

A map screen of Wilderness South in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

Here’s a refreshingly quick one. Sneak around the back of the camp, and crouch-walk through a hole in the palisade. Remain in the grass as you approach the chest.

Basim crouching through a whole in the palisade in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

The guard takes long enough on his round that you can loot the chest while he isn’t looking. I found a Hidden One Sword schematic here.

Basim opening a chest in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

How to get the Southern Spymaster Camp Gear Chest

A map screen showing the Wilderness in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

The spymaster camp is a bit different from most areas. Wild animals are your main foes here, though you can just run past them to avoid a fight.

Basim looking at a treehouse in black and white in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

Climb across the old tree branches to reach the chest in the makeshift treehouse. I found another Hidden One Sword schematic here.

Basim crouching next to tree branches in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

How to get the Northern Oasis Gear Chests

A map screen showing the Northern Oasis in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

Under the Northern Oasis is a set of three Gear Chests that require Mysterious Shards to unlock. Dive into the oasis, and follow the underwater tunnel until you can resurface.

Basim swimming in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

The path ahead is straightforward and dumps you into an open chamber with three barriers, behind which you’ll find:

Samsaama Dagger (2 Shards required)
Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar (3 Shards required)
Milad’s Outfit (5 Shards required)

Basim in a chamber in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

For more Assassin’s Creed Mirage collectibles, consult our guides on finding Mysterious Shards, Gear Chests, Dervis’ Artifacts, and Lost Books. You can also take note of how long Assassin’s Creed Mirage is.

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