Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Guide Reference & Analysis

Crafting

Crafting is the process of creating upgrades to Kenway’s equipment by consuming ingredients obtained through hunting. The crafting operation itself is extremely simple. You do not need to find recipes or even visit a merchant, and there is no order to follow: simply open the Pause menu and select the upgrade of your choice before confirming.

Crafting Upgrades

Name	Effect/Capacity	Crafting Recipe
Health Upgrade I	Health +25%	Iguana Leather x2 (mandatory story upgrade)
Health Upgrade II	Health +25%	Deer Hide x2
Health Upgrade III	Health +25%	Jaguar Pelt x2
Health Upgrade IV	Health +25%	Great White Shark Bone x2
Pistol Holster II	Pistol +1	Ocelot Pelt x2 (mandatory story upgrade)
Pistol Holster III	Pistol +1	Humpback Whale Skin x2
Pistol Holster IV	Pistol +1	Crocodile Leather x2
Pistol Ammo Pouch I	Bullets +10	Wild Pig Hide x2
Pistol Ammo Pouch II	Bullets +10	Hammerhead Shark Bone x2
Smoke Bomb Pouch I	Bombs +5	Hutia Hide x2
Smoke Bomb Pouch II	Bombs +5	Rabbit Pelt x2
Rope Dart Pouch I	Rope Darts +5	Black Jaguar Pelt x2
Rope Dart Pouch II	Rope Darts +5	Crocodile Leather x2
Dart Pouch I	Darts +5 (both Blowpipe varieties)	Howler Monkey Skin x2
Dart Pouch II	Darts +5 (both Blowpipe varieties)	Killer Whale Skin x2
Sleep Dart I	Sleep duration +20 seconds	Black Jaguar Pelt x2
Sleep Dart II	Sleep duration +20 seconds	Great White Shark Bone x2
Berserk Dart I	Berserk duration +20 seconds	Bull Shark Skin x2
Berserk Dart II	Berserk duration +20 seconds	Capuchin Monkey Pelt x2
Hunter Outfit	Reduces the detection range of animals	Red Howler Monkey Skin x1, White Jaguar Pelt x1
Feline Pelt Outfit	-	Ocelot Pelt x1, Jaguar Pelt x1
Shark-Hunter Outfit	-	Bull Shark Skin x1, Hammerhead Shark Bone x1
Whaler Outfit	-	White Whale Skin x3
Sleep Dart	Darts +1	Bone x1
Berserk Dart	Darts +1	Bone x1
Rope Dart	Darts +1	Bone x1