Combat answer
How combat works in Black Flag Resynced routes
Combat matters whenever a route turns into guards, officers, boarding decks, forts, or naval pressure. Edward's tools solve land fights, while the Jackdaw decides how safely a sea fight reaches the boarding phase.
- Use swords, pistols, smoke tools, darts, and health prep before dense guard memories.
- Use stealth first when optional objectives punish detection or open fighting.
- Use Jackdaw armor and broadside power before boarding large ships.
- Use mortars, ram strength, and fire barrels before forts, heavy ships, or pursuit routes.
Fight types
Match the fight to the right preparation
A combat page should tell the player what kind of fight they are entering, because each one asks for different prep.
On foot Guards and officers Prep tools and read optional objectives before starting a dense memory. Boarding Ship deck fights Upgrade the Jackdaw first if the deck fight begins after a hard naval exchange. Forts Cannons into cleanup Treat fort routes as naval damage followed by on-foot cleanup. Contracts Targeted fights Read the objective and nearby map context before committing to the route.
Remake note
What returning players should adjust
Because Resynced lists reworked combat and parrying, returning players should test timing before relying on old counter habits.
- Do not assume old parry timing will feel identical.
- Replay optional objectives only after reading the current mission tracker.
- Treat failed stealth as a combat route only if the objective allows it.
- If the fight starts at sea, fix the Jackdaw problem before changing Edward's tools.