Officers in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced are a new feature wherein you can recruit new crew members onto the Jackdaw to unlock extra abilities for your ship. While there are a couple of Officers who are recruited as part of the main story and can't be missed, there are also a few optional officers who you'll need to find and recruit off your own back. Below I'll show you how to unlock every crewmember for the Jackdaw in Black Flag Resynced, as well as what ability each officer unlocks.
Warning: the following guide contains minor spoilers for the plot of Black Flag Resynced, but all details are kept to an absolute minimum.
All Officers' locations in Black Flag Resynced
There are a total of 5 Officers for the Jackdaw in Black Flag, but only three are optional and unlock extra abilities. The locations of all of them are laid out in the table below.
Officer |
How to unlock: |
Optional? |
Role |
|---|---|---|---|
Adewale |
Complete the story mission "The Treasure Fleet". |
No |
Quartermaster |
Lucy Baldwin |
Complete the story mission "This Old Cove". A side quest called "A Proper Shipwright" will appear in Great Inagua (465, 608). Complete this to recruit Baldwin. |
Yes |
Shipwright |
The Padre |
Complete the story mission "This Old Cove". A side quest called "A Second Chance" will appear at Punta del Caracol (918, 340). Complete this to recruit The Padre. |
Yes |
Man-at-Arms |
Anne Bonny |
Complete the story mission "Everything is Permitted". |
No |
Quartermaster |
Tobias "Deadman" Smith |
Recruit The Padre and Lucy Baldwin, then complete the story mission "Everything is Permitted", and the side quest "A World Without Gold: I Just Want to Talk". After that, a side quest entitled "No Box Dark Enough" should appear at Great Inagua (822, 446). Complete this to recruit Deadman. |
Yes |
Weapon Master |
It's Deadman that's the late-game unlock, which arguably makes sense considering that his abilities are some of the best. However, if you want to prioritize one early on, you should definitely recruit Lucy Baldwin, as her defensive Perfect Brace power is a serious game-changer - ship battles and Black Flag Resynced Naval Convoys become noticeably easier with this ability alone!
It's also true that each optional Officer has a quest chain of three-to-four missions, though you need only complete the first one to add them to your crew.
All Officer abilities in Black Flag Resynced
I've explained all the abilities provided by the three optional Officers below and what they do when unlocked and added to your crew:
- Lucy Baldwin: Perfect Brace. Bracing just before you take damage massively increases the Jackdaw's resilience and reduces that damage even further. You won't need to repair your ship in Black Flag Resynced quite so much if you use this well.
- The Padre: Ram-Dash. Press L1+R1/LB+RB to charge the Jackdaw forward and do massive damage to the first thing it rams. Has a long cooldown.
- Tobias "Deadman" Smith: Extra Salvo and Cohort Mortar. When first recruited, Deadman adds an additional Salvo to your Broadside Cannons, increasing their firepower. However, after completing several of his missions and reaching the quest "Very Little, But Something", he also unlocks "Deadman's Cohort Mortar", an alternative fire mode for the Mortar that allows you to fire a stream of bombs.
If you plan on taking on the ultimate endgame challenge for the Jackdaw and its crew - the Black Flag Resynced Legendary Ships - you definitely need all of these officers and the best Black Flag Resynced ultimate ship upgrades too.
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