Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is massive, full of hundreds of optional quests for players to uncover and complete. Anyone tackling the game without a guide or the internet handy is going to miss a lot, even after pouring over one-hundred hours of game time into the experience. One might argue about whether Assassin’s Creed Valhalla or Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is better, but in terms of time, even the franchise’s most recent game can’t touch the size and scope of this one.
With a world so large, inevitably, the average player will either miss, forget about, or simply not be aware of certain side quests if they aren’t following a walkthrough. Even then, walkthroughs sometimes don’t cover every single part of the world or help players get to the side quests that they describe, which is a shame, because these moments in the game are what enrich the world for the fans.
Updated November 28th, 2020 by Hodey Johns: Since the writing of this article, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has received expansion packs, DLC, and additional side quests. Due to the release of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, it felt fair to give this article a complete refresh for those gamers who are exploring the world of ancient Greece. Brand new players and veterans alike are prone to missing some worthy side quests and that’s not good for anyone.
10 Merciful Gods
During the quest, players are tasked with investigating the disappearance of tributes from a shrine dedicated to Hermes in a small cave. After defeating the bandits, players will leave the cave and report the discovery to the quest giver.
It can be tricky to find as the woman may not always appear and players will move on not realizing they missed out on this amusing quest. Exiting from an unorthodox passage allows the misthios to stumble across a woman praying to the gods for financial help. The player must pretend to be a god and promise to deliver wealth to the woman, to kick-start Merciful Gods.
9 He Waits
This quest is often passed over because of how much is required to begin it. After reaching at least level 35 the player must go to Messara and seek out a young boy named Andros near Knossos Palace. This begins a string of quests with many moving parts until, finally, the player accesses the Labyrinth.
Beating the Minotaur is a tough fight, one of the toughest in the game in fact. Where many players stumble is sheer frustration either giving up on the string of seemingly meaningless quests or finding they’re too weak to beat the Minotaur, leave, and then get sidetracked with other quests.
8 The Blood Fever
It’s almost unbelievable that this quest was a side quest at all; NPCs all over have unique dialogue for the misthios depending on the decision made here. More unbelievable is how easy it is to miss despite being in the starting area.
When thinking about the awesome and frustrating areas within Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, don’t forget about the starting area. A side road through Kausos goes through a plague-ridden village and players will have to decide what to do with the infected.
7 Call To Arms
Discovering this mission requires players to spend some considerable time exploring the Island of Melos. Hardcore completionists will eventually find the Spartan Polemarch. Talking to him reveals a conquest battle called Call To Arms.
This massive battle royale requires the player to grind through ninety-nine enemies before the battle is won. For those not looking for achievements it may be tempting to ignore this one, especially for all the searching it takes to find the right camp.
6 The Goddesses’ Hunt
This quest has it all: romance (one of the best choices for either Alexios or Kassandra), an exclusive armor set, a boss fight, and a dire boss fight. Starting it requires finding one hidden area where Daphnae, leader of the Daughters of Artemis, awaits for the misthios to approach.
There are more hidden areas to find after this one as the player is tasked with hunting down eight legendary creatures from all over the Grecian Isles which are, themselves, in hidden places. Only then does this lengthy side quest come to its harrowing conclusion and provide a set of gear to inspire the latest and greatest Kassandra cosplays.
5 Writhing Dead
Finding and accessing Medusa requires a few steps, some of which require the player to have a good memory. It all starts with the Romancing the Stone Garden in Lesbos with a quest that involves saving a lost lover from the petrified temple, the hiding place of Medusa. Don’t get any funny ideas about romancing someone you shouldn’t, Medusa means business.
To actually access the temple you’ll need to find a mercenary on the Island of Chios who has the key. After this long series of quests that you’ll likely perform over the course of the main quest, you’ll finally have access to one of the toughest boss fights in the entire game.
4 What Lies Below The Surface
It’s a second Minotaur fight! At least, that’s how it’s structured. But in order to face this “beast” and acquire his mask, players will first have to complete other side quests, starting with “Minotaur De Force” on the Island of Pephka.
Leiandros will give the misthios a bunch of busy work to do, calling them “challenges.” Most players don’t put up with these objective wastes of time because they’ll be gearing up for the actual Arena challenge, but those who do are treated to a terrifying and hilarious encounter.
3 Art Leading Life
This quest starts off innocently as the player is instructed to simply go around all of Greece and observe the artwork there. The quest giver, Phidias, is not hidden himself, as the misthios will drop him off at his shop as part of the main quest, but these statues are all over the place and some are terribly inconvenient to get to.
Just because gamers can complete this quest doesn’t mean they should. As a forewarning, this optional sidetrack will unravel a conspiracy that results in the death of a central character, so uncover this mystery with that word of warning in mind.
2 Heart Of Stone
Players might elect to skip the Pirate Isles entirely, since most everything there is optional, but even those who do track down these thieves on the high seas might pass over the island of Seriphos since there’s no mandatory reason to visit it.
A man named Aetios is hosting his very own version of The Bachelor as he chooses a wife. Viewers who dislike the pretentious show and the annoying contestants will enjoy completing this side quest, as one of the possible wives, Kallikleia, aims to win by less-than-honorable methods.
1 Birds Of A Feather
The starting point of this side quest isn’t so bad; players will meet Xenia on Keos as early as chapter six as they hunt pirates for a set of gear that would be considered by even the best Alexios cosplayers. Players might even do a little extra conversation and get lucky enough to pick up this quest. But that’s only the start of what can easily be the hardest hidden quest in the game.
She’s looking for the Golden Feather of Ajax and she’s got a bunch of treasure maps that give approximate areas all over the world map. Only one of them is correct. Even those who find the right map can easily miss the objective without diligent exploration.
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