Score & Progression — Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag eGuide

Scoring System & Bonuses

To repeat our earlier advice, it is your score that matters – not kills. If you sprint over to a target in the street and brazenly execute them at the first opportunity, you might score a paltry 100 points. However, if you exercise a little restraint and incorporate just a few additional stalking techniques for bonuses, you could increase your points haul significantly, up to 1,000 or more. In essence, one good kill is worth several bad ones. With a time limit on the session, maximizing each kill score will enable you to make the most of a finite number of contracts.

Broadly speaking, you can score by achieving the following game actions:

Killing targets and stunning pursuers.
Cooperative actions (such as reviving teammates).
Mode objectives (such as capturing an Artifact).
Special feats (such as being the first to kill a target).

Familiarize yourself with the following bonus tables, then gradually try to incorporate them into your playing strategies.

Levels and Progression

XP:

The points you earn from participating in multiplayer matches are converted into experience points (or “XP”) that are recorded in your online profile. You can earn XP by:

Finishing game sessions. Your score in most sessions is converted to XP – so if you end the session with 1,800 points, you will receive 1,800 XP. The only exceptions are Wolfpack (where a ratio is applied to your score), Game Lab and Private sessions (where your XP reward is based on your final rank and the time you spent in the session).
Completing Challenge steps.

Levels:

Whenever your total XP reaches a new threshold, you will “level up” and gradually advance from Level 1 to Level 55 – and beyond, with Prestige Mode. A Level increase usually grants a reward of one or more of the following.

New Abilities, Perks, Kill Streaks or Loss Bonuses.
A new Ability Set.
Profile elements (emblem, patron picture and title) and character customization parts (such as body parts and colors, weapons, stun and taunt animations). These are cosmetic upgrades and have no effect on gameplay.
Storyline files.
Possibility to craft Abilities (only from Prestige 1 onwards).

Level progression improves your capabilities and increases your chance of success against other players online.

Rewards and items are not automatically awarded when you level up. To obtain newly unlocked features, you must purchase them using Abstergo Credits (). You earn credits based on:

Abstergo Credits:

Your ranking at the end of each adversarial game session.
The amount of sequences completed in each Wolfpack session.
The accolades you obtain.

Note that a daily boost is applied to your first 20 minutes of play, doubling the XP and Abstergo Credits you earn during that period.

Erudito Credits:

If you struggle or cannot wait to meet the requirements (both in terms of Levels and Abstergo Credits) to obtain a specific unlockable item such as an Ability, you can buy Erudito Credits and spend them to bypass these requirements entirely – and obtain your reward immediately.

The diagram overleaf reveals which elements are unlocked throughout the course of a standard leveling progression.

Kill & Stun Bonuses

Name	Condition	Score
Kill	Kill your target from the ground. The value of the kill depends on the status of your Approach Meter when you perform it.	+100-450
Aerial	Kill your target from an elevated position.	+100
Stun	Stun a pursuer.	+200
Booby Trap	Kill your target with a Booby Trap.	+100
Pistol	Kill your target with the Pistol Ability.	+100
Poison Dart	Kill your target with the Poison Dart Ability.	+300
Animus Hack	Kill your target with the Animus Hack Kill Streak. The value of the bonus increases with each consecutive use.	+100

Kill Multipliers

Name	Condition	Score
Bench	Kill your target from a bench.	x3
Grab	Kill your target from below while your target is on a rooftop.	x3
Hidden	Kill your target while hidden in a crowd or in a hiding place.	x2
Acrobatic	Kill your target while climbing or crouching.	x1.5
Contested	Kill your target at the same moment that your target stuns you.	x0.5

Action Bonuses

Name	Condition	Score
Focus	Keep the Assassinate/Stun button icon displayed above a target or a pursuer.	+50 (1.5s) +150 (3s)
Poison	Kill your target with the Poison Ability.	+200-300
Chain	Perform two main actions in 10 seconds (kill or stun).	+50
Variety	Collect 4 bonuses (from the following 6: Focus, Chain, Acrobatic, Hidden, Grab, Bench) in the same game session. Can be earned multiple times.	+400
First Blood	Perform the first kill of the session.	+50
Revenge	Kill your previous pursuer before they’re killed by another player.	+50
Savior	Kill your target when they’re less than 10 meters away from their own target.	+50
Poacher	Kill your target while another of their pursuers is in a range of 10 meters.	+50
Execution	Kill your target with the Pistol Ability while he or she is running.	+50
Streak Score x2	Kill or Stun a player with the corresponding Loss Bonus active.	x2

Wolfpack Bonuses

Name	Condition	Score
Objective	Complete an objective.	+200-500
Sync-Kill	Perform a sync-kill move.	+250
Remaining Packets	Earned for each remaining Healthy Packet when you complete an Infection sequence.	+250
Defense	Complete a Defense sequence. The bonus value is based on the remaining loot.	+100-250
Remaining Loot	Earned every 5 seconds in Defense for as long as you still own chests.	+20-50

The values in these tables may be adjusted in post-release updates.

Cooperative Bonuses

Name	Condition	Score
Revive	Help a stunned ally stand up.	+50
2 Multi Kill	2 kills are performed in a period of 3 seconds by the player or a teammate.	+100
3 Multi Kill	3 kills are performed in a period of 6 seconds by the player or teammates.	+250
4 Multi Kill	4 kills are performed in a period of 9 seconds by the player or teammates.	+400
Assist	A teammate kills/stuns a target/pursuer locked by the player.	+50

Other Bonuses

Name	Condition	Score
Lure	Have an opponent kill or stun a civilian lookalike that you spawned using an ability.	+100
Bodyguard	Your Bodyguard stuns a pursuer.	+100
Decoy	Have an opponent kill your own Decoy.	+100
Ground Finish	Perform a finish move on a target killed by another player.	+50
Intercepted	A poisoned target is killed by another player.	+50

Name	Condition	Mode	Score
Hidden Alone	Earned every 5 seconds when the player is hidden (blend, bench, haystack) as a prey.	Manhunt	+20
Team Hidden	Earned every 5 seconds when the player is hidden with 1, 2 or 3 teammates in range.	Manhunt	+35 (1) +45 (2) +50 (3)
Artifact Stolen	Earned when the player steals the opposition Artifact.	Artifact Assault	+150
Artifact Score	Earned when the player carries the opposition Artifact to their own base.	Artifact Assault	+400
Support	Earned when the player kills/stuns an opponent within a range of 20 meters from a teammate carrying the Artifact.	Artifact Assault	+50
Zone Captured	Earned when the player captures an enemy-controlled territory.	Domination	+200
Zone Secured	Earned every 5 seconds when the player is in a zone captured by their own team, with no enemy contesting it.	Domination	+20
Domination	Earned every 5 seconds when the team owns all the territories.	Domination	+50

Adversarial Mode Bonuses

The values in these tables may be adjusted in post-release updates.

Leveling Progression Chart

The values revealed in this diagram may be adjusted in post-release updates.

Challenges

Four types of Challenge are recorded in the Progression menu. These are unlocked by repeating the corresponding feat a certain number of times. Most Challenges have three milestones that reward you with an XP bonus when the related benchmark is reached.

Note that you can choose to reset your progression in unlocking Challenges once you have completed at least 80% of them. If your long-term goal is to reach the highest Levels (rather than simply completing all Challenges once and for all), this option enables you to start over and complete all Challenges one more time – and therefore receive the associated XP rewards again.

Abilities

Name	Condition	Step 1		Step 2		Step 3
Name	Condition	Milestone	XP	Milestone	XP	Milestone	XP
The Deceiver	Stun a pursuer while using Disguise.	x5	1,000	x25	2,000	x75	3,350
The Liar	Kill a target while using Disguise.	x5	750	x25	1,500	x5	2,500
The Generous	Use a Money Bomb to reveal and kill a blended target.	x5	750	x20	1,500	x50	2,500
The Trouble Maker	Use a Money Bomb to form a crowd and slow down your pursuer.	x1	1,000	x10	2,000	x25	3,350
The Knife Thrower	Use Knives to slow down and kill a target.	x10	750	x50	1,500	x150	2,500
The Timewalker	Use Time Phase to confuse and stun a pursuer or kill a target.	x5	1,000	x20	2,000	x50	3,350
The Etheral	Use Time Phase to capture a Territory or an Artifact.	x5	1,000	x20	2,000	x50	3,350
The Puppet Master	Make another player kill your Decoy or Bodyguard.	x5	1,000	x25	2,000	x75	3,350
The Clear Sighted	Use Disruption to confuse and kill a target.	x1	1,000	x10	2,000	x25	3,350
The Distractor	Use Disruption to confuse and stun a pursuer.	x1	1,500	x10	3,000	x25	5,000
The Observant	Use Morph or Mass Morph to reveal and kill a target.	x1	1,000	x10	2,000	x25	3,350
The Chameleon	Perform a stun while in morphed crowd.	x10	750	x50	1,500	x150	2,500
The Pyrotechnician	Use Firecrackers and kill a blinded target.	x5	750	x25	1,500	x75	2,500
The Vanquisher	Use Firecrackers and stun a blinded pursuer.	x1	1,000	x10	2,000	x25	3,350
The Brain	Use Sabotage to trap and stun a pursuer or kill a target.	x5	1,000	x20	2,000	x55	3,350
The Sly	Use a Tripwire Bomb to stop a pursuer.	x5	750	x25	1,500	x75	2,500
The Master Hunter	Use a Tripwire Bomb to stop and kill a target.	x1	1,500	x5	3,000	x20	5,000
The Noble	Use Bodyguard to stun a locked pursuer.	x5	1,000	x20	2,000	x50	3,350
The Trapper	Kill another player with a Booby Trap.	x5	1,000	x20	2,000	x50	3,350
The Spiritualist	Use Glimmer to stun a pursuer.	x5	1,000	x20	2,000	x50	3,350
The Ghost	Use Glimmer to kill a target.	x5	750	x20	1,500	x50	2,500
The Cleaner	Use Wipe and kill a target or stun a pursuer.	x5	1,000	x20	2,000	x50	3,350
The Defensive	Use Animus Shield to block another player’s ranged weapon.	x1	1,500	x10	3,000	x25	5,000
The Impassive	Use Animus Shield to block a bomb then kill a target or stun a pursuer.	x5	1,000	x20	2,000	x50	3,350
The Pistolier	Use the Pistol to kill a jumping or running target.	x5	1,000	x25	2,000	x75	3,350
The Shaman	Use Teleport to cross the frontier in team game modes.	x5	750	x20	1,500	x50	3,350
The Evader	Use Teleport while less than 10 meters away from a pursuer.	x5	1,000	x20	2,000	x50	3,350
The Apothecary	Use Poison after focusing a target.	x5	1,500	x20	3,000	x50	5,000
The Herbalist	Poison one target and kill another before the poison takes effect.	x1	1,500	x10	3,000	x25	5,000
The Magician	Use a Smoke Bomb to stop and stun a pursuer.	x10	750	x50	1,500	x150	2,500
The Marauder	Use a Smoke Bomb to stop 2 or more players.	x5	1,500	x25	3,000	x75	5,000
The Hurried	Hit your target with a Pistol or a Poison Dart before the end of the aiming time.	x5	1,000	x20	2,000	x50	3,350
The Quick Thinker	Use Wipe to counter a ranged weapon, a Bomb or Teleport.	x1	1,500	x10	3,000	x25	5,000
The Gifted	Trigger a Revelation.	x1	1,000	x10	2,000	x25	3,350
The Changeling	Trigger a Mass Morph or a Silent Mass Morph.	x1	1,000	x10	2,000	x25	3,350
The Eager	Trigger a +250 Streak Bonus or a +550 Streak Bonus.	x1	1,000	x10	2,000	x25	3,350
The Fury	Trigger a Daze.	x1	1,000	x10	2,000	x25	3,350
The Psychic	Trigger an Animus Hack.	X1	1,500	x10	3,000	x25	5,000

Style

Name	Condition	Step 1		Step 2		Step 3
Name	Condition	Milestone	XP	Milestone	XP	Milestone	XP
The Good Samaritan	Revive a teammate.	x10	1,000	x50	2,000	x50	3,350
The Vengeful	Earn a Ground Finish bonus.	x50	750	x150	1,500	x350	2,500
The Inventive	Kill or stun a target using the environment.	x10	750	x50	1,500	x150	2,500
The Bird of Prey	Earn an Aerial Kill bonus or an Acrobatic multiplier.	x20	750	x75	1,500	x175	2,500
The Unseen	Earn a Hidden Kill multiplier.	x10	1,000	x50	2,000	x150	3,350
The Sneaky	Perform a kill with a Grab or Hidden multiplier.	X5	1,000	x25	2,000	x75	3,350
The Silent Master	Earn a Focus bonus.	x5	1,000	x20	2,000	x75	3,350
The Artist	Perform a kill worth at least 700 points.	x5	750	x25	1,500	x75	2,500
The Stealth Master	Perform 3 kills with a perfect approach (450 points) in a single game session.	x5	1,000	x20	2,000	x50	3,350
The Medium	Kill a target that is close to at least 2 lookalikes.	x10	750	x50	1,500	x150	2,500
The Sagacious	Stun your pursuer and kill your target within 7 seconds.	x5	1,000	x25	2,000	x75	3,350
The Wrestler	Stun a pursuer.	x50	1,500	x150	3,000	x350	5,000
The Punisher	Earn a Focus bonus on a stun.	x5	1,000	x25	2,000	x75	3,350
The Versatile	Earn a Variety bonus.	x5	1,000	x25	2,000	x75	3,350
The Resourceful	Earn three Variety bonuses in a single game session.	x1	1,500	x10	3,000	x25	5,000
The Provoker	Taunt a target you have just stunned or killed.	x10	750	x25	1,500	x75	2,500
The Inquisitor	Taunt then kill or stun another player.	x1	1,500	x5	3,000	x15	5,000
The Usurper	Take the lead in the last 20 seconds and keep it until the session ends.	x1	1,500	x5	3,000	x15	5,000
The Competitor	Activate 2 Kill Streaks in a single game session.	x5	1,500	x20	3,000	x50	5,000

The values in these tables may be adjusted in post-release updates.

Adversarial

Name	Condition	Step 1		Step 2		Step 3
Name	Condition	Milestone	XP	Milestone	XP	Milestone	XP
The Ambitious	Earn the First Blood bonus.	x5	750	x20	1,500	x50	2,500
The Audacious	Survive at least 15 seconds while hearing whispers.	x5	1,500	x25	3,000	x75	5,000
The Enduring	Earn a Multi-Kill bonus in any team mode.	x25	750	x100	1,500	x250	2,500
The Infiltrator	Earn 200 points of Hidden Bonuses in Manhunt.	x10	1,000	x50	2,000	x150	3,350
The Highwayman	Score an Artifact in an Artifact Assault game session.	x5	1,000	x25	2,000	x75	3,350
The Eradicator	Kill a target that is holding the Artifact.	x5	750	x25	1,500	x75	2,500
The Conqueror	Have all territories captured in Domination for at least 10 seconds.	x1	1,500	x10	3,000	x25	5,000
The Conquistador	Capture a zone occupied with at least one opponent in Domination.	x5	1,000	x20	2,000	x50	3,350
The Crafty	Capture a territory and kill a target in less than 5 seconds in Domination.	x5	1,000	x20	2,000	x50	3,350
The Show-Off	Taunt an opponent from across the frontier.	x5	750	x25	1,500	x75	2,500
The Deathless	Stay alive for 60 seconds in Deathmatch.	x10	750	x50	1,500	x150	2,500
The Vulture	Kill a target that has just performed a kill in an Assassinate game session.	x5	1,000	x25	2,000	x75	3,350
The Patriot	Score at least 6,000 points in a single game session.	x1	1,000	x5	2,000	x25	3,350
The Mass Murderer	Kill 10 targets in a single game session.	x1	1,000	x5	2,000	x25	3,350
The Rebel	Complete a public session with the Rebel.	x3	750*	x10	1,500**	x20	2,500***
The Wayfarer	Complete a public session with the Wayfarer.	x3	750*	x10	1,500**	x20	2,500***
The Huntsman	Complete a public session with the Huntsman.	x3	750*	x10	1,500**	x20	2,500***
Lady Black	Complete a public session with Lady Black.	x3	750*	x10	1,500**	x20	2,500***
The Mercenary	Complete a public session with the Mercenary.	x3	750*	x10	1,500**	x20	2,500***
The Buccaneer	Complete a public session with the Buccaneer.	x3	750*	x10	1,500**	x20	2,500***
The Physician	Complete a public session with the Physician.	x3	750*	x10	1,500**	x20	2,500***
The Navigator	Complete a public session with the Navigator.	x3	750*	x10	1,500**	x20	2,500***
The Night Stalker	Complete a public session with the Night Stalker.	x3	750*	x10	1,500**	x20	2,500***
The Puppeteer	Complete a public session with the Puppeteer.	x3	750*	x10	1,500**	x20	2,500***
The Adventurer	Complete a public session with the Adventurer.	x3	750*	x10	1,500**	x20	2,500***
The Cutthroat	Complete a public session with the Cutthroat.	x3	750*	x10	1,500**	x20	2,500***
The Dandy	Complete a public session with the Dandy.	x3	750*	x10	1,500**	x20	2,500***
The Duelist	Complete a public session with the Duelist.	x3	750*	x10	1,500**	x20	2,500***
The Firebrand	Complete a public session with the Firebrand.	x3	750*	x10	1,500**	x20	2,500***
From Saba Island	Complete a public session on this map.	x3	750****	x10	1,500*****	x20	2,500******
From Portobelo	Complete a public session on this map.	x3	750****	x10	1,500*****	x20	2,500******
From Santa Lucia	Complete a public session on this map.	x3	750****	x10	1,500*****	x20	2,500******
From Palenque	Complete a public session on this map.	x3	750****	x10	1,500*****	x20	2,500******
From Carthagena Jail	Complete a public session on this map.	x3	750****	x10	1,500*****	x20	2,500******
From La Havana	Complete a public session on this map.	x3	750****	x10	1,500*****	x20	2,500******
From Tampa Bay	Complete a public session on this map.	x3	750****	x10	1,500*****	x20	2,500******
From Saint Pierre	Complete a public session on this map.	x3	750****	x10	1,500*****	x20	2,500******

Wolfpack

Name	Condition	Step 1		Step 2		Step 3
Name	Condition	Milestone	XP	Milestone	XP	Milestone	XP
The Cool-Headed	Successfully complete a Sync-Kill.	x5	1,000	x25	2,000	x75	3,350
The Collaborator	Complete 10 sequences in a row.	x5	750	x20	1,500	x50	2,500
The Defender	Successfully complete a Defense Sequence.	x5	1,000	x20	2,000	x50	3,350
The Shirker	Successfully complete an Infection Sequence.	x5	1,000	x20	2,000	x50	3,350
The Templar Adventurer	Win a Wolfpack session with the Adventurer or in Palenque.	x1	1,000	-	-	-	-
The Templar Rebel	Win a Wolfpack session with the Rebel.	x1	1,000	-	-	-	-
The Templar Mercenary	Win a Wolfpack session with the Mercenary or in Santa Lucia.	x1	1,000	-	-	-	-
The Templar Puppeteer	Win a Wolfpack session with the Puppeteer or in Palenque.	x1	1,000	-	-	-	-
The Templar Firebrand	Win a Wolfpack session with the Firebrand or in Saint-Pierre.	x1	1,000	-	-	-	-
The Templar Lady Black	Win a Wolfpack session with Lady Black or in La Havana.	x1	1,000	-	-	-	-
The Templar Duelist	Win a Wolfpack session with the Duelist or in Tampa Bay.	x1	1,000	-	-	-	-
The Templar Dandy	Win a Wolfpack session with the Dandy or in Saba Island.	x1	1,000	-	-	-	-
The Templar Cutthroat	Win a Wolfpack session with the Cutthroat or in Carthagena Jail.	x1	1,000	-	-	-	-
The Templar Buccaneer	Win a Wolfpack session with the Buccaneer.	x1	1,000	-	-	-	-
The Templar Physician	Win a Wolfpack session with the Physician.	x1	1,000	-	-	-	-
The Templar Navigator	Win a Wolfpack session with the Navigator.	x1	1,000	-	-	-	-
The Templar Huntsman	Win a Wolfpack session with the Huntsman.	x1	1,000	-	-	-	-
The Templar Wayfarer	Win a Wolfpack session with the Wayfarer.	x1	1,000	-	-	-	-
The Templar Night Stalker	Win a Wolfpack session with the Night Stalker.	x1	1,000	-	-	-	-
The Wolfpack Leader	Win a Wolfpack Unleashed session on all standard maps.	x1	3,000	-	-	-	-

The values in these tables may be adjusted in post-release updates.

Accolades

Accolades are rewards given at the end of each session that acknowledge special feats; they reveal a great deal about your play style. By claiming Accolades, you can earn additional .

Accolades

Icon	Name	Condition	Game Modes
	The Expert	Had the best single Kill score.	Free For All Modes
	The Stunner	Performed the most Stuns.	Free For All Modes
	The Poacher	Earned the most Poacher bonuses.	Wanted
	The Savior	Earned the most Savior bonuses.	Wanted
	The Hard-Boiled	Earned the most Chain bonuses.	Deathmatch
	The Audacious	Spent the most time with whispers.	Deathmatch
	The Elusive*	Was acquired the least.	Assassinate
	The Visionary	Revealed the most pursuers.	Assassinate
	The Liberator	Revived the most allies.	Team Modes

Icon	Name	Condition	Game Modes
	The Wingman	Earned the most Assist bonuses.	Team Modes
	The Practiced	Had the most Kills without being Stunned.	Manhunt
	The Lurker	Blended with a teammate the longest.	Manhunt
	The Glutton	Scored the most Artifacts.	Artifact Assault
	The Stalwart	Killed the most Artifact thieves.	Artifact Assault
	The Despot	Captured the most Territories.	Domination
	The Mole	Spend the most time securing Territories.	Domination
	The Monster	Scored the most Multi-Kills.	Wolfpack
	The Sneaker*	Revealed the least by targets.	Wolfpack

* You can only earn this Accolade if you have played at least 90% of the overall session duration.