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Understanding Attack and Defense Numbers in Mafia Wars

Phillip Scott — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:05:54 +0000

A have received a few emails lately asking if I would talk a bit about attack and defense statistics and what they really mean. I will do my best to explain and show you which items you should be concentrating on.

Weapons, Armor and Vehicles are important when attacking and defending but they are not the only things that you need to have. The most important item that you can have is a full strong mafia of 501 members. There are many ways that you can grow your mafia and I discuss them in detail in The Ultimate Mafia Wars Leveling Guide.

When attacking or defending each of your 501 mafia members brings 1 weapon, 1 armor item, and 1 vehicle and you must provide the items. When attacking your members will be using the items that you have with the best attack score. If you do not have 501 of the best items the game some of your mafia will be given lesser items in descending order. The same holds true for defending. The game will hand out the best defensive score items that you have and then work its way down. As you can see having the best of both offensive and defensive items is paramount if you want to control your own destiny in Mafia Wars.

To help you find the best items in the game I have listed them below. You will find a list of the top 25 items of each type, offensive and defensive. Since not everyone wants to fork over real money for Godfather Points or has been around for crates or holiday events I have also included a version that displays the top 25 looted items for each stat.

Top 25 Attack Items
Item	ATT	DEF	Location	Tier
Cazador Assault Rifle	60	25	Cuba	El Cacique
The Drakon	54	22	Moscow	Pakhan
Avispa Machine Gun	54	24	Cuba	El Jeffe
Boss Karpov’s Pistol	50	38	Moscow	Boets
Ex-KGB Bodyguard	48	30	Moscow	Brigadir
Chariot	48	12	Crate	Colosseum
Che’s Beret	46	34	Cuba	El Patron
Shturmovik	45	28	Moscow	Avtoritet
Shturmovik	45	28	Special	Moscow Reward
Liger	45	12	Holiday	Tigers Unleashed
Jaguar	45	24	Limited Loot	GF Points
Kodiak	44	28	Limited Loot	GF Points
Zoloto Sports Car	43	22	Moscow	Pakhan
Ubijca Assault Rifle	43	18	Moscow	Vor
The Sneak Attack	43	22	Limited Loot	GF Points
Laser Squirrel	43	12	Holiday	Halloween
TNT	42	20	Cuba	El Padrino
Cocodrilo APC	42	56	Cuba	El Padrino
Canonazo	42	22	Cuba	El Cacique
Parl Handle Revolver	40	10	Crate	Woodsman
Jet Ski	40	14	Limited Loot	GF Points
Inferno SAM Launcher	40	25	Limited Loot	GF Points
El Rey Roadster	40	34	Cuba	El Soldado
Curare Gun	40	12	Limited Loot	GF Points
CM Dragon	40	18	Crate	Cuban

Top 25 Attack Lootable Items
Item	ATT	DEF	Location	Tier
Cazador Assault Rifle	60	25	Cuba	El Cacique
The Drakon	54	22	Moscow	Pakhan
Avispa Machine Gun	54	24	Cuba	El Jeffe
Boss Karpov’s Pistol	50	38	Moscow	Boets
Ex-KGB Bodyguard	48	30	Moscow	Brigadir
Shturmovik	45	28	Moscow	Avtoritet
Liger	45	12	Holiday	Tigers Unleashed
Zoloto Sports Car	43	22	Moscow	Pakhan
Ubijca Assault Rifle	43	18	Moscow	Vor
TNT	42	20	Cuba	El Padrino
Cocodrilo APC	42	56	Cuba	El Padrino
Canonazo	42	22	Cuba	El Cacique
El Rey Roadster	40	34	Cuba	El Soldado
Aguila HV .50 Sniper Rifle	40	16	Cuba	El Jeffe
Osa 17 Snowmobile	38	24	Moscow	Vor
Guerrilla Commando	38	35	Cuba	El Capitan
Track Loader	37	32	Cuba	El Cacique
Shchuka Speed Boat	36	22	Moscow	Brigadir
Ru-78 Heavy Machine gun	36	12	Moscow	Avtoritet
Ronin Motorcycle	36	14	Crate	Yakuza
Hu-9 Helicopter	36	27	Cuba	El Padrino
Barsuk SUV	36	52	Moscow	Baklan
ASC45	36	18	Cuba	El Patron
Razoritel Grenade Launcher	34	15	Moscow	Avtoritet
Para 322	34	14	Cuba	El Jeffe

Top 25 Defensive Items
Item	ATT	DEF	Location	Tier
ZPR Palemut	28	64	Moscow	Vor
Cocodrilo APC	42	56	Cuba	El Padrino
Barsuk SUV	36	52	Moscow	Baklan
Tiger Tank	18	48	Holiday	Tigers Unleashed
Cossack Armored Vest	18	48	Moscow	Avtoritet
Russian Bear	22	45	Limited Loot	GF Points
Executive Overcoat	22	45	Moscow	Pakhan
Galea	18	45	Crate	Colosseum
Dillinger’s Wooden Gun	12	45	Holiday	Labor Day
Zmeya Carbon Blade	28	44	Moscow	Pakhan
Guerrilla Bodyguard	25	44	Limited Loot	GF Points
Konstantin Cargo Carrier	18	44	Moscow	Pakhan
Low Rider	12	44	Crate	Street
Klyk-9 Machine Pistol	21	43	Moscow	Vor
Armored State Car	30	42	Cuba	El Padrino
Articheskij Gus’	22	42	Moscow	Vor
Tesla PD Gun	18	42	Limited Loot	GF Points
Ghillie Suit	16	42	Crate	Cuban
Capone’s Armored 341A	14	42	Holiday	Labor Day
Kraken	24	41	Holiday	Halloween
Fugama Gureihaundo-X	22	41	Limited Loot	GF Points
Orel Armored Helicopter	24	40	Moscow	Avtoritet
Arana Net Gun	16	40	Limited Loot	GF Points
Private Jet	12	39	New York	Boss
Boss Karpov’s Pistol	50	38	Moscow	Boets

Top 25 Defensive Lootable Items
Item	ATT	DEF	Location	Tier
ZPR Palemut	28	64	Moscow	Vor
Cocodrilo APC	42	56	Cuba	El Padrino
Barsuk SUV	36	52	Moscow	Baklan
Cossack Armored Vest	18	48	Moscow	Avtoritet
Executive Overcoat	22	45	Moscow	Pakhan
Zmeya Carbon Blade	28	44	Moscow	Pakhan
Konstantin Cargo Carrier	18	44	Moscow	Pakhan
Klyk-9 Machine Pistol	21	43	Moscow	Vor
Armored State Car	30	42	Cuba	El Padrino
Articheskij Gus’	22	42	Moscow	Vor
Orel Armored Helicopter	24	40	Moscow	Avtoritet
Private Jet	12	39	New York	Boss
Boss Karpov’s Pistol	50	38	Moscow	Boets
Armored Limousine	16	37	New York	Boss
Armored Briefcase	25	36	Moscow	Brigadir
Volk Luxury Sedan	24	36	Moscow	Brigadir
Guerrilla Commando	38	35	Cuba	El Capitan
Gaff Hook	20	35	Cuba	El Jeffe
Che’s Beret	46	34	Cuba	El Patron
El Rey Roadster	40	34	Cuba	El Soldado
Camofalge Body Armor	18	34	Cuba	El Capitan
Track Loader	37	32	Cuba	El Cacique
Si-14 Cargo Plane	31	31	Cuba	El Padrino
PNV	21	31	Moscow	Boets
Ex-KGB Bodyguard	48	30	Moscow	Brigadir

With these lists you now have the knowledge to head out and start building up the best offensive and defensive weapons available. If necessary stop leveling and spend some time farming items to make you the best that you can be.

Experimental Crates – New Weapons, Armor and Vehicles in Mafia Wars

Phillip Scott — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:50:28 +0000

Right now you can get your hands on some very nice items by purchasing Experimental Crates. They went on sale on November 10th and it is unknown when the sale will be over.

The cost for these crates must be paid in Godfather Points (Reward Points) and are as follows.

One Crate – 20 Points

Three Crates – 55 Points

In the crates are weapons, armor and vehicles. Some are good and others so-so.

When purchasing an Experimental Crate you have the following chance of finding the best items.

60% chance for common items

30% chance for uncommon items

10% chance for rare items

The chance remains the same regardless of purchasing one or three crates.

Here is a quick list of items that may be found in the crates.

Experimental Crate Loot
Item	Att	Def	Type	Rarity
EMP Bomb	4	32	Weapon	Uncommon
Gravity Gun	35	20	Weapon	Uncommon
Vortex Ring Gun	12	33	Weapon	Uncommon
Chevalier Exoskeleton	18	43	Armor	Rare
Gene Splicer	27	14	Armor	Common
Ocular Implants	25	26	Armor	Common
Baloon Boy	10	28	Vehicle	Common
Executoner Drone	42	22	Vehicle	Rare

Most of the items are not that great, as it seems to be with all crates but the Chevalier Exoskeleton and the Executioner Drone are quite nice. Unfortunately the only way to get these items is to spend Godfather Points and as we all know these points are earned very slowly by playing the game or by purchasing them.

I have never purchased points and never intend to, but you never know, something truly wonderful may come along and I could change my mind. If you have points built up and want to take a chance on getting some fairly unique loot then maybe crates are your cup of tea.

Mafia Wars – The Importance of Armor

Phillip Scott — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:34:47 +0000

Everyone knows that in order to win a war there are many things that must be considered when developing a winning strategy. One of the most important things that many new players over look in Mafia Wars is the importance of obtaining the best armor for their mafia.

Armor is used not only by players as job prerequisites or for use in a mafia war, working the hitlist, fighting bosses, and other players, it is used by each member of the player’s mafia.

Getting your hands on the best armor is of paramount importance and today I am going to give you some insight on how to get that armor. Below is a list of armor that is currently the best in the game.

Best Armor Currently

Offensive
Item	Attack	Defense	Found In
Ex-KGB Body Armor	48	30	Moscow, Episode 3: Brigadir Mastery
Che’s Beret	46	34	Cuba, El Patron Mastery
Shturmovik	45	28	Moscow, Episode 4: Brigadir, Chapter 2, Vory, Rob a Troop Convoy
Veteran’s Dog Tags	40	42	25 Godfather Points
Guerrilla Commando	38	35	Cuba, El Capitan Mastery
Jetpack Prototype	38	7	25 Godfather Points
Spetsnaz Operative	38	32	25 Godfather Points
Paratrooper’s Gear	36	15	25 Godfather Points

Defensive
Cossack Armored Vest	18	48	Moscow, Avtoritet, Matyoryj
Executive Overcoat	22	45	Moscow, Episode 6: Acquire Classified Files on Crime Syndicates
Galea	18	45	Colosseum Crate
Guerilla Bodyguard	25	44	25 Godfather Points
Chevalier Exoskeleton	18	43	Experimental Crate
Tesla PD Gun	18	42	25 Godfather Points
Ghillie Suit	16	42	Cuban Crate
Veteran’s Dog Tags	40	42	25 Godfather Points
Traje De Balas	10	39	Cuban Crate
Ranger Body Armor	15	38	25 Godfather Points
Red Coat	8	38	4th of July Loot

Most of these items come from spending Godfather Points or from crates. This is Zynga’s way of ensuring that the game is profitable for them.

My advice, if you don’t want to fork over real money is to pick the Shturmovik as your offensive armor, and the Executive Overcoat as your defensive and work the jobs until you have 501 of each.

Until you can build up 501 of these items make sure that you substitute the best that you can buy or the best dropped in missions. Armoring is one of the most important part of the game to ensure success.