Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced 100% Achievement Guide

Steam Community guide by iJxxDestiny.

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Ahoy! Thanks for checking out my Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced 100% Achievement Guide. This is my first EVER game guide so please be nice and leave feedback! I hope that I am able to help you achieve the 100% as quick and efficiently as possible. My goal is to provide as much information for you as possible. That way you will not have to search on other guides or platforms in order to gain the information you may need. If you have absolutely any questions on how a certain quest, trophy, or activity works then leave a comment! I am always happy to help.
Whether you are a brand new player to Black Flag or a returning veteran, this game has something for everyone! Get ready to set sail across the Caribbean and re-live the epic tale of Pirate turned Assassin, Edward Kenway! Let's get started.

Before You Begin

Here are some important starting notes for you to keep in mind:

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is a SINGLE-PLAYER experience, meaning ZERO multi-player trophies (thank God)
There are NO difficulty related challenges. You can play on Easy if you'd like or Hard if you are searching for a challenge!
There are NO missable achievements. Don't stress about having to play a certain way or having to complete something before a certain point. Everything can be done after beating the main story.
There are NO glitched or broken achievements upon release as far as I am aware. I know Ubisoft has a reputation, but they seemed to have genuinely cooked with Black Flag Resynced!
Black Flag Resynced has CONSIDERABLY less collectibles than the original. That being said, I would advise getting them all at each location as you go to drastically speed up end-game clean-up.
NO DLC's are needed for 100%.
DLC's on the Steam Store page and the Ubisoft In-Game store are cosmetic ONLY! Get them if you want some cool outfits, weapons, and ship cosmetics.
Do all viewpoints, collect all chests, and get at least one song sheet
Farm Reales! Save as many as possible for ship upgrades and hideout upgrades
Try not to sell your ship goods. You use them for bartering with the Map Repair Specialist as well as trade during Kenway's Fleet
Loot all warehouses as you come across them. Saves some grinding later down the road. Warehouse cooldowns are about 2 hours
Capture all forts to unlock the entire region. This helps you see all locations for the "Cartographer" achievementThe only DLC that I would "recommend" is the Map Pack DLC. It depends on personal preference as you can find EVERYTHING yourself just by exploring. However, if you were afraid to miss something or just want to speed up the collectible process you can get the Map Pack DLC for $4.99. Here's a quick link should you want it.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4496660/Assassins_Creed_Black_Flag_Resynced__Map_Pack/?curator_clanid=46094181

Time to Set Sail!

Congratulations! You made it through the boring part and are now ready to take on the King's Navy and the pesky Templars.

Playthroughs required: 1
Difficulty required: No (Play whatever you want!)
Online/Offline: Offline only (Online needed for Animus Hub but not required for 100%)
Missable Achievements: No
Glitched Achievements: No (As far as I am aware on launch. I have them all)
Free Roam After Story: Yes
Collectibles: Yes. (I would get all viewpoints, chests, song sheets, and Mayan stelae)
DLC's Required: No
Estimated Completion Time: About 40-60 Hours depending on your playstyle
RNG Achievements: Yes :(Remember these key details playing from the start:
Sync all viewpoints and collect all chests. This makes the final cleanup and art collector achievement MUCH MUCH MUCH easier
Save your reales! There are many ways to farm reales. You will need a ton for upgrading your ship and your hideout.
Save as many ship ingredients as possible. They will be needed for bartering with storefronts and trading in Kenway's FleetI am going to divide this guide into sections that match up nicely with each other. Cluttered guides are a huge pet peeve of mine so I will not list out every achievement into their own sections. That way you do not need to scroll for 5 minutes to get to the one you may need. You can always use 'CTRL-F' and type the name of the achievement you need to locate faster. Here are the sections:
STORY
KENWAY COMBAT
NAVAL COMBAT
EXPLORATION
JACKDAW UPGRADES
GREAT INAGUA UPGRADES
SIDE QUESTS
MISCELLANEOUS

Story Achievements

These achievements are automatically unlocked as you progress in the story. They are unmissable.
TrophyNameDescription

Lively HavanaGet a tour of Havana (complete Sequence 2, Memory 1)

A Poxy BirdCaptain your own ship (complete Sequence 2, Memory 6)

Walls That Hold Back The WindSettle in a new home (complete Sequence 4, Memory 1)

In A World Without GoldWitness the end of a legend (complete Sequence 8, Memory 1)

Ever a SplinterStop a Templar plot (complete Sequence 12, Memory 5)

Edward Combat Achievements

Silence, Fool!

Kill a guard ringing a bell

This achievement is a little trickier in Resynced than in the original. You must kill the guard WHILE they are ringing the bell. You cannot attack them on the bell as they will enter an animation that is NOT ringing. The easiest way to do this trophy is to shoot the guard in the head while they are in the ringing animation. You can find bells at locations with warehouses. There are warehouses in Havana, Nassau, Kingston (2 here), New Bone, Tortuga, Black Island, Cat Island, and Matanzas.

The Hangman

Kill 10 enemies by hanging them with the rope dart

This one you will want to keep in the back of your mind while playing. You get the rope dart much much earlier on in the story in Resynced so use it whenever you have a chance. You can hang guards from tree branches, clotheslines, and anything else that extends over an open area containing a guard. Get 10 of them over the course of the game.
**Make sure you have the rope dart equipped before attempting to hang guards or you may alert them and have to find different ones! See in the bottom left here... **

Articles of Agreement

Ensure the survival of all pirates in a street fight

You will see random events appear on your map/compass that look like a..chain or something I guess? There are save pirate events and street fight events. Mine popped during a save pirates event so I thought I would include both just in case. To be on the safe side, clear all that you see until it unlocks. The icon will be the same, but you will see some Pirate buddies clashing with Spanish or English forces. Take them out without losing a Pirate buddy to unlock this one. See the picture below on the top of the screen in the compass to see what the icon looks like.

Backs To The Wall

Kill an enemy with a wall takedown

This one is pretty easy. Just break the guard stance next to a wall and hit the assassinate button. You can break the stance by perfect parrying or by slowly whittling down the yellow stance bar until it breaks.

Caught 'Em All

Catch at least 5 enemies within a single smoke bomb

Another straight forward one. I'd recommend looking for big groups of enemies clustered together. The smoke bomb has a decent radius so don't be afraid to try if you have a whole bunch around. You could also just try running around a warehouse or fort gathering as many guards as possible!

Double Tap

Parry 2 Ocelots in rapid succession

You must perfect parry 2 rapid attacks back to back from an OCELOT! Make sure you are not fighting a jaguar while attempting this! The earliest you can do this is at Abaco Island during the crafting tutorial mission. Just block when you see the blue light on the ocelot's attack. He will get back up and attack quickly after. You may also get lucky and have 2 ocelots spawn walking together. The same thing applies then, just perfect parry 2 attacks and don't miss! Bring some healing! ;)

Matador

Dodge three charge attacks from a Wild Pig

You can do this one as early as taking control of Edward on your first island (Cape Bonavista). When the Wild Pig is doing a charge attack, it cannot be parried or blocked. You must dodge out of the way. You can tell it is a charge attack because the pig lowers his head and a red light appears above him. Just dodge three of his attacks for your achievement.

Let Me Explain

After a perfect parry, perform a total of 4 takedowns

Another easy one here. When selecting a weapon, make sure it says maximum number of takedowns 4. You could also use the Black Pearl trinket to add another takedown to a weapon with a max of 3 if you really wanted. See the weapon stats on the right.

Gun-kata

Use pistols to kill 4 enemies in a row within five seconds

I would recommend doing this on a ship boarding as enemies are compact and focused on your allies. This makes it a lot easier to get 4 unique kills in a row without having to worry about every guard attacking you at once. You will need to fully upgrade your holster in order to get this achievement. Holster 2 uses TWO ocelot pelts. Holster 3 uses TWO rabbit pelts. Holster 4 uses FOUR bull shark skins. If you don't like hunting or want an easy way, you can always buy the skins at a general store. You will need bones to purchase each animal product, 4 for each. Which means you will need 32 bones with this method. If you purchased the Map Repair guy in Great Inagua {guy second furthest down the docks) you can purchase bones for 1,000 Reales each.

Overdesign IV

Kick a berserk enemy caught in smoke off a ship

Oh boy. Another one of these. Fortunately, it is not NEARLY as hard as you think. But, if there's one you ditch me to watch PowerPyx for, it is this one. First, you have to be boarding a ship. Any will do. I would recommend a brig or higher for a few more enemies just in case you require a few attempts. Next, you will want to berserk an enemy. Some might say smoke first, but smoke doesn't last nearly as long as berserk darts (even not upgraded) and I personally found more success with it. Make sure to berserk an enemy that is near the railing of a ship. The shorter, the better. Then, approach and smoke your feet. Notice it says "assassinate." DO NOT ASSASSINATE! Do the kicking attack on him FIRST. Finally, you will notice the "assassinate" changes to "takedown." As long as they are berserked and smoked you have done it correctly. It may take a few tries, but you've got it! Don't be like me and constantly be kicking a poor English guard in the balls, wondering why he isn't failing off. Upgrading your berserk darts might make it easier but it is not necessary.

Naval Combat Achievements

Last To Leave

Take a seat on a burning ship

I am putting this one first because it is probably the most RNG achievement in the game. It requires sitting in a chair on a burning ship. A burning ship is a random event that spawns while sailing the Caribbean. You can tell it is a burning ship but its lack of masts. You can also use the spyglass to lock on the ship and get the "Burning Ship" icon in order to confirm if you are not sure. These events are random and rare. It is EVEN rarer for the ship to have a chair to sit on. Some people claim that you can only find a chair if your exact ship is a...ahem...2 star British Brig called the HMS Hind. This is NOT true. Any ships and any class can have the chair. It is just rare. One strategy I had was fast traveling to the Black Trench in the Castillo de Jagua region. They spawn fairly frequently there.
HOWEVER, a very easy strategy has been discovered. If you progress in the story PAST when you sail for Principe, it will unlock as a fast travel point. Go ahead and fast travel to Principe. Let go of the Jackdaw's wheel and make a manual save point. Now, grab the wheel to travel BACK to the Caribbean. If you look West (in front of you and a bit to the left when you spawn in) you should see a burning ship. It will be approximately 700 meters away from you. Sail to it and check for a table and chair in the MIDDLE of the ship. It is plainly obvious you will not miss it. If it is not there, go into your saves and reload the manual save. Fast travel back to the Caribbean and repeat. Eventually, the burning ship will have a table and chair for you to sit in. The achievement will unlock immediately. Thank you to JoaLoft on PSNProfiles[forum.psnprofiles.com] for this find!
NOTE: The burning ship will NOT spawn during bad weather or storms. If you have bad weather going on, just wait it out and resume the process. I found this out the hard way.

Hunter Hunted

Defeat a Pirate Hunter when at max Wanted level

Very self-explanatory. Gain the maximum wanted level, which is 4, and sink a Pirate Hunter. I would recommend doing this AFTER upgrading the Jackdaw a lot since Hunter Man-O-War's will be coming after you. See the top right.

King of the Castle

Capture all forts

This one is easy, it will come with time. Just capture all of the forts. I wont post a picture of all of them because the strategy is basically the same. The mortar is your best friend, use it. Upgrade your ship as much as possible for the forts in the hard regions. Dry Tortuga has 3 defenses and is easy. Gibara has 3 defenses and is easy. Eleuthera has 4 defenses and is easy. Punta Guarico is part of the story but has 4 defenses and is medium. Navassa has 9 defenses and is medium. Cruz has 4 defenses and is medium. Castillo de Jagua has 6 defenses and is medium. Conttoyor has 7 defenses and is medium. Charlotte has 4 defenses and is hard. Chinchorro has 5 defenses and is hard. Serranilla has 4 defenses and is hard. Good luck.

Strike the Colors

Board a Lead Convoy ship

Whenever you unlock a tavern, fight the bullies guarding it. After this, you can speak with the barkeep. For 100 reales, he will disclose a location of a convoy. It is usually a frigate accompanied by schooners or brigs. Board and DO NOT SINK the main ship (frigate) and your achievement will unlock.

Return The Favor

Dash ram a ramming Brig

When a brig looks like it is barreling towards you, it is probably doinng the ram attack. For this achievement you will need to have unlocked Padre as your Master-At-Arms. When he is a part of your crew he gives you a special ramming ability of your own. Therefore, when YOU are being rammed by a Brig and specifically a Brig, use your ram attack as well. This will unlock the achievement.
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