Gang Upgrades — Assassin's Creed Syndicate eGuide

Gang Upgrades affect the world around you in various ways. The upgrades are paired into three different groups: Ringleader, Insider, and Swindler.

Ringleader

The Ringleader upgrade path provides options to upgrade the Rooks and weaken the Blighters. If you like taking friendlies into combat, or if you find that you’re too low of a level to fight the enemies in the area you are trying to explore, upgrade the level of the Rooks and let them do the work for you!

Name	Description	Cost	Prereq.
Rook Training I	Rooks receive basic combat training. They are now Level 5.	£1000 50 Leather	None
Allies in Arms	When you order your Rooks to fight, they open conflict with a volley fire.	£2500 50 Metal 25 Chemical	Rook Training I
Training Rooks II	Rooks receive advanced combat training. They are now Level 7.	£1000 100 Metal 50 Silk	Allies in Arms
Enhanced Firepower	Your Rook’s volley fire is more effective.	£6000 100 Metal 75 Chemical	Training Rooks II
Training Rooks III	Rooks receive expert combat training. They are now Level 9.	£20000 100 Metal 50 Silk	Enhanced Firepower
Rook Riders I	Rooks now appear in carriages too, instead of exclusively on foot.	£1500 50 Leather 100 Metal	None
Rook Riders II	Even more Rooks now appear in carriages too, instead of exclusively on foot.	£3000 100 Metal 50 Leather	Rook Riders I
Rook Carriage	Rook Growlers are made from sturdier material.	£5000 100 Leather 100 Silk	Rook Riders II
Cavalry Call	Summon a carriage full of Rooks to your aid. Hold R1 / RB to open the Rooks Menu and press / to call the carriage.	£8000 100 Leather 150 Metal	Rook Carriage
Rook Watchers	Your gang now includes the Watcher Archetype. Watchers use their firearms more often than other Archetypes.	£2000 50 Leather	None
Rook Brutes	Your gang now includes the Brute Archetype. Brutes are as tough as their name implies.	£5000 50 Leather	Rook Watchers
Rook Enforcers	Your gang now includes the Enforcer Archetype. Enforcers favor long range weapons.	£8000 100 Metal 50 Silk	Rook Brutes
Carriage Sabotage	The Blighter’s repairman seems to have left the country. Blighter carriages are less resilient.	£4500 50 Metal 50 Chemical	None
Poison the Well	Reduces the initial health of all Blighters.	£5000 50 Chemical	Carriage Sabotage
Dull Blades	The Blighter’s blades are in dire need of sharpening and deal less melee damage.	£3500 50 Leather 25 Silk	Poison the Well
Bad Powder I	Low quality gunpowder causes the Blighters to occasionally misfire, or even causes the weapon to explode.	£4000 100 Metal 50 Chemical	Dull Blades
Bad Powder II	Low quality gunpowder causes the Templars to occasionally misfire, or even causes the weapon to explode.	£6000 100 Metal 80 Chemical	Bad Powder I

Insider

The Insider path makes life in London easier. The first thing you should research is Medicine Market. This enables you to buy medicine from the shops. The Insider path also increases the amount of objects available for you to wreak havoc on your enemies with, such as more Growler carriages running through the streets or more crates of explosives sitting about the city.

Name	Description	Cost	Prereq.
Police Bribes	Police will turn a blind eye to some of your illegal actions.	£5000 25 Silk	None
Notoriety	The name of “Frye” inspires fear in the hearts of your enemies. The Blighters won’t initiate conflict with you in the streets.	£7500	Police Bribes
Little Rooks	Children are the best thieves in London. When using R1 / RT to interact with them, they’ll give you better loot items.	£1500 100 Metal 50 Chemical	None
Delivery Service	More hanging crates will appear around the city. Shoot the crates to have them fall on your unsuspecting enemies.	£1000 50 Leather 5250 Silk	Little Rooks
Explosive Delivery	You’ll see more explosives around the city. Press / to carry the crate or hold / to ignite it.	£2000 50 Metal 50 Chemical	Delivery Service
Growler Boom	Increase the popularity of the Growler. Look for more of the gang favorite on the streets of London.	£1500 25 Metal	None
Dispatcher	Nimbler, faster, and more reliable: fire trucks can reach the poorer boroughs of London.	£1500	Growler boom
Medicine Market	You can now buy medicine in shops. Use medicine during combat to quickly recover health.		None
Mad Science	Unlock the first Voltaic Bomb upgrade. Visit the crafting menu to use the new plan.	£2500 50 Metal 25 Chemical	Medicine Market

Swindler

The Swindler path is focused on saving you as much money as possible. Consider saving up and working your way up to the City Takeover option before researching the rest of Gang upgrades, this saves you more than the £10,000 that you spend on the upgrade, netting you a profit in the end. The earlier you research City Takeover, the larger the eventual profit.

Name	Description	Cost	Prereq.
City-Wide Craze	50% discount on Hallucinogenic Darts.	£500 50 Metal 50 Chemical	None
Bomb Discount	A certain fireworks vendor likes it when things boom. He will reduce the price of all bombs by 50%.	£4500 100 Metal 25 Chemical	City-Wide Craze
Black Market Affiliation	Ammunition comes cheaper when you know the right person. Save 25% on gun and throwing knife ammunition at any shop.	£3000 50 Metal 50 Chemical	None
Black Market Ties	Having a hand in the black market dealings comes with its own benefits. Buy new weapons and other gear from the inventory at a discount of 20%.	£4000 50 Chemical	Black Market Affiliation
City Takeover	Learn the not-so-subtle art of bribery. All other Gang Upgrades will cost less to purchase.	£10000 50 Chemical 50 Silk	Black Market Ties
Ale Heist	Carts containing ale shipments run throughout the city. Hijack or Escort them for a cash reward.	£1500 50 Chemical	None
Shell Company	Place your money in various accounts to increase the payout of all Income Activities.	£5000 25 Silk 25 Chemical	Ale Heist
Rate of Income	Pass Bills that reduce business taxes. Increase the amount of money deposited in your hideout vault by 50%.	£8000 25 Silk 25 Chemical	Shell Company
Pub Investor	Buy pubs in the city to increase the train hideout income by £500 every 30 minutes and your maximum safe capacity by £500.	£6000 150 Leather 50 Chemical	None
Pub Games	Sponsor street-football games around pubs and increase pub clientele. This increases the train hideout income by £500 every 30 minutes and your maximum safe capacity by £500.	£10000 100 Leather	Pub Investor
Bookmaker	Hire professional bookies to make money at the races. This increases the train hideout income by £500 every 30 minutes and your maximum safe capacity by £500.	£12000 100 Leather 50 Silk	Pub Games
Tea Magnate	Invest in London tea businesses and increase the train hideout income by £500 every 30 minutes and your maximum safe capacity by £500.	£15000 50 Metal 50 Chemical	Book Maker
Shop Investor	Buy shops in the city to increase the train hideout income by £1000 every 30 minutes and your maximum safe capacity by £1000.	£20000 100 Metal 100 Silk	Tea Magnate