Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag Guide: Templar Keys & Legendary Ships

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Templar Keys & Legendary Ships

WARNING: This guide could contain spoilers! Please keep that in mind as you read.

Note: I played the Xbox 360 version.

Opia Apito

The Taino Assassin

Start this side quest by going to Cayman Sound (327, 334) and talk to Opia. She's going to challenge you to a hunting contest. Use your Eagle Vision to find animals, then kill them quickly and skin them. After you skin four animals, a white jaguar will spawn. Kill it to finish the quest. Make sure to keep the skin if you plan on crafting the clothing that goes with it.

Templar Ships

Sail to Grand Cayman (397, 324) and meet up with Opia again. Follow her throughout the town. When she's finished talking, use Eagle Vision to find Alvin. Eavesdrop and follow him, then pickpocket him when finished.

Right-Hand Man

Go talk to Opia on Grand Cayman again. Follow her through the town again, and when she tells you to hide, jumps into the palm leaves pile nearby. After the cutscene, chase after Vargas and jump onto the Jackdaw. Incapacitate Vargas's ship, then board it.

The Trail of Lucia Marquez

Sail to Pinos Isle (335, 469) and talk to Opia. Tail the guard with her. It's really easy if you mirror her movements. Once you two are done following, take out all the guards. Now a second wave of guards will come, take them out, also. Finally, chase after Lucia and assassinate her to get her key.

Rhona Dinsmore

Bureau Under Attack

Havana is where it all starts with this series of Templar side quests. Meet up with Rhona Dinsmore. Help her clear out the guards by taking them out during waves. When there isn't a wave, Rhona will have you grab a powder keg and set it down somewhere where the guards will run over it. Shoot it when they get near. There will only be four waves, then you're done.

A Thief in the Market

Talk to Rhona again where she tells you to find a thief. Run over to the market and search for him with Eagle Vision. Chase after him and tackle him to finish the quest.

Arms Race

Meet with Rhona to start this quest. She will tell you to take out powder reserves. These areas are heavily guarded. Take out the guards either by killing them or knocking them out with sleep darts. Light the kegs and run away. You only need to blow up three.

Flint's End

Rhona will want to end things finally. This little mission is annoying. She will distract all the guards down by the docks while Edward is supposed to go after Flint. He will start running away after a minute of watching her. Chase after and assassinate him. The annoying part is that if you're not quick enough, Rhona will die. It took a few tries for me to get.

Anto

The Maroon Assassin

Sail to Kingston to meet up with Anto. After talking to him, eavesdrop on some guards throughout the town. After a while, they will start running. Run after and tackle one to finish.

Recruiting Maroons

Find and talk to Anto again. While the guards are fighting, find and free the slaves while taking out guards that are too close or annoying. You only need to free three to be done.

Under Attack

Run to the bureau to defend it. This will go in a certain order. First kill off the guards at the bureau, then run over to the checkpoint and kill the guards there, then go back to the bureau. This will go on for a bit before the guards stop coming.

The Commander's Ruse

Meet up with Anto again. Follow the guard throughout the town. Once they reach the area, go back towards the plantation house and use Eagle Vision to find your man. Kill him, then run away to finish this side quest.

Vance Travers

Oh Brother...

Meet up with Vance in Nassau. Find some guards to tail and eavesdrop until they lead you to the target, Upton. Take him out, oh nevermind. He's a good guy.

The Other Brother

Find and talk to Upton. Now, tail him and Vance while eavesdropping. When a spy shows up, take him out. They will keep showing up throughout this mission. Just keep following and eavesdropping until you need to take out Upton's assassin.

Upton's Sorrow

Find Upton and defend him. Basically, this is a constant protect Upton quest. Pretty basic and easy.

Queen of Pirates, King of Fools

Find and talk to Upton. Go to the swamp to find the two love birds. I used the branches in the trees to easily move around, but be careful guards can still see you occasionally. You will reach a little island camp near the back of the swamp where they are hanging out. Take out Vance, then chase after Jing and kill her.

Once that is all done, go back to the island where you found the armor, then unlock it with all of your keys. This armor is pretty sweet because Edward will take less damage.

Legendary Ships

Before setting out to take out the legendary ships, make sure that at least majority of the Jackdaw is fully upgraded. These ships are hard, fast, and hit hard. Do not try to board these ships; if Edward touches the ship, he is instantly killed.

HMS Fearless and Royal Sovereign

The second hardest legendary ship.

These two ships are located in the north-eastern corner of the map in the Eleuthera region. These ships' strategies are to get on either sides of the Jackdaw and fire continuous shots. The easiest strategy is to chain shot, then ram a ship. Try to stay on the outside of the two ships so that they don't surround the Jackdaw. Instead of focusing on taking down one ship at a time, try to get both low. When one sinks, the other will light itself on fire and ram the Jackdaw.

El Impoluto

The hardest legendary ship.

This ship is located in the north-western corner of the map in the Dry Tortuga region. This ship likes to ram the Jackdaw. Now, this ram is not any ordinary ram. Instead, this ram can take out the Jackdaw's whole health bar in one hit. This ship is also extremely swift, making it hard to ram it back.
Try to use mortars and mainly heavy shots to take down the ship. Be patient and avoid the ram at all costs. If it gets behind you, let off some fire barrels.

HMS Prince

The easiest legendary ship.

This ship is located in the south-eastern corner of the map in the Navassa region. The main strategy of the HMS Prince is to fire many mortars onto the Jackdaw. When you reach the area, it will be foggy. When lightning strikes, you should be able to see the ship. Get up close to it so that it can't use the mortars on you. Ramming and using chain shots is the easiest strategy.

La Dama Negra

The second easiest legendary ship.

This ship is located in the south-western corner of the map in the Serranilla region. This ship likes to shoot mortars, however it does not show where the mortars will land, making it very difficult and annoying. An even more annoying portion of this ship is that the sides are armored so heavily that it is pointless hitting them. Keep an eye on the ship when the Jackdaw is far away. When it fires mortars, change which direction you are currently going; La Dama Negra aims for where your bow will be. Stay nearby the ship and close to the rear. Ram and shoot heavy shots when you have a clear shot at the rear.

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