The Botanist is a standout contract mission in Assassin’s Creed Mirage that tasks Basim with stealing medicine samples from the Pharmacy of Haylanah in Baghdad. It’s memorable both for its lush garden setting and its blend of stealth, exploration, and careful planning. Completing this mission challenges players to navigate elegant hedges and guarded paths while avoiding detection, looting crucial items, and delivering them without alerting anyone. Mastering it rewards both coins and valuable schematics.
How to Unlock the Botanic Contract
The Botanist contract becomes available after completing the main mission Zeroing In, which unlocks the Hidden One Contract Boards in the Harbiyah bureau. Once you’ve also completed The Satiric Poet contract, you’ll gain access to The Botanist from the board. Tracking the mission puts icons and waypoints on your HUD, directing you to the Pharmacy of Haylanah in southwestern Baghdad.
Mission Objectives & Layout
- Infiltrate the garden and pharmacy without being detected.
- Assassinate or bypass guards silently using cover and tools.
- Find the Botanist’s list and gather three marked pots containing medicine samples.
- Avoid traps or traps unmarked jars release poison gas.
- Deliver the samples to Abu Jafar’s stash to complete the mission.
The location features winding hedgerows, eyepatched guards, and three specific pots marked with an X. Eagle Vision is essential for identifying the correct ones others trigger toxic gas.
Stealth Tactics for Success
Gear and Disguise
Wear the Rostam outfit to minimize your noise when moving through flower beds and courtyards. Pair this with shoeless movement to avoid detection.
Guard Handling
- Start by eliminating isolated guards silently, ideally near gardens or planters.
- Use noisemakers and blow darts to draw enemies into hiding spots for covert takedowns.
- When multiple guards patrol an area, wait for patrols to separate before picking them off one by one.
Pot Investigation
After retrieving the botanist’s list, look for the three X-marked pots. Open only these with Eagle Vision active. The first can be found near the botanist, with the second in the central garden, and the third in a building’s second floor. Opening unmarked jars results in instant poison gas damage.
Delivery & Exit Strategy
Once all three samples are collected, the final step is exiting the restricted area undetected and delivering the items to Abu Jafar’s stash. Follow the waypoint and remain unseen to avoid failing the optional objective.
Rewards and Benefits
- Base rewards: 45 components, 2 Power Favor Tokens, and the Rostam Dagger schematic.
- Completing the silent objective (optional request): additional 2 Scholar Favor Tokens and 65 dirhams.
The mission not only strengthens your equipment roster but also earns favors used to unlock powerful gear upgrades within Hidden One bureaus.
Why the Botanist Mission Stands Out
This contract shines by offering a lush, confined environment that encourages methodical stealth. Unlike sprawling assassination quests, its compact layout provides creative opportunities from blending in gardens to planning multi-stage takedowns. The tension of distinguishing between safe and poisonous pots injects a fresh sense of caution into the usual stealth formula.
Tips for a Perfect Ghost Run
- Activate Eagle Vision whenever approaching clusters of pots or guards.
- Use flower beds and high grass as cover when traveling between objectives.
- Clear side corridors gradually to avoid path overlaps.
- Reserving smoke bombs and poison darts can help bypass guard-heavy zones.
The Botanist contract in Assassin’s Creed Mirage is equal parts beauty and tension. With a blend of stealth, deception, and environmental awareness, it stands out among side missions. Success grants powerful rewards and satisfaction, offering a model of how well-crafted side content can elevate a game beyond its main narrative. Approach the garden with care, plan each move, and the Pharmacy of Haylanah will yield both medicine and mastery.
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