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Mafia Wars Italy – Region 1 – Roma

Phillip Scott — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:27:43 +0000

Roma is the first region in the new Italy expansion from Zynga for their popular Mafia Wars social network game.

Here is our breakdown of Roma including jobs, stats, and mastery item.

Roma Jobs

Job	Mastery %		Payout L$	Energy or Stamina	Experience	Ratio
Connect With la Familia	Bronze	10	333	4	4	1.00
	Silver	8	500	5	6	1.20
	Gold	6	665	6	8	1.33
	Ruby	4	596	8	11	1.37
Job	Mastery %		Payout L$	Energy or Stamina	Experience	Ratio
Recruit Some Local Muscle	Bronze	10	666	7	8	1.14
	Silver	8	1,000	9	13	1.44
	Gold	6	1,332	12	16	1.33
	Ruby	4	1,191	16	22	1.37
Job	Mastery %		Payout L$	Energy or Stamina	Experience	Ratio
Set Up the Italian Operation	Bronze	10	715	10	14	1.40
	Silver	8	1,500	15	19	1.26
	Gold	6	1,999	18	25	1.38
	Ruby	4	1,786	24	33	1.37
Job	Mastery %		Payout L$	Energy or Stamina	Experience	Ratio
Take Over the Italian Operation	Bronze	7	555	8	14	1.75
	Silver	6	1,163	11	19	1.72
	Gold	4	1,551	14	25	1.78
	Ruby	3	1,386	18	33	1.83
Job	Mastery %		Payout L$	Energy or Stamina	Experience	Ratio
Intercept a Handoff in the Colisseum	Bronze	10	1,100	14	23	1.64
	Silver	8	2,309	19	33	1.73
	Gold	6	3,708	25	41	1.64
	Ruby	4	2,749	32	55	1.71
Job	Mastery %		Payout L$	Energy or Stamina	Experience	Ratio
Assassinate a Corrupt City Official	Bronze	8	862	12	18	1.50
	Silver	6	1,746	17	26	1.52
	Gold	4	2,328	21	33	1.57
	Ruby	3	2,808	27	44	1.63
Job	Mastery %		Payout L$	Energy or Stamina	Experience	Ratio
Discover the Conspiracy	Bronze	10	1,191	18	27	1.50
	Silver	8	2,501	25	39	1.56
	Gold	6	3,333	31	49	1.58
	Ruby	4	2,977	40	66	1.65
Job	Mastery %		Payout L$	Energy or Stamina	Experience	Ratio
Defeat the Di Rossi Hired Muscle	Bronze	8	832	12	18	1.50
	Silver	5	1,746	17	26	1.52
	Gold	4	2,328	21	33	1.57
	Ruby	2	2,080	27	44	1.63
Job	Mastery %		Payout L$	Energy or Stamina	Experience	Ratio
Send a Message to the Di Rossi Family	Bronze	7	1,191	18	27	1.50
	Silver	6	?	25	39	1.56
	Gold	4	?	31	49	1.58
	Ruby	3	2,977	40	66	1.65
Job	Mastery %		Payout L$	Energy or Stamina	Experience	Ratio
BOSS: Confront Don Antonion Di Rossa	Bronze	100	?	1	2	2.00
	Silver	100	?	2	4	2.00
	Gold	100	?	3	6	2.00
	Ruby	100	?	4	8	2.00

“?” denote unknown data and will be replaced as soon as complete data is available


*** All totals are based on being a Wheelman, Mastermind, and Bagman in a Top Mafia as well as owning your own Private Island.

Roma Mastery Item

Job Tier Mastery Item
Di Rossi’s Shotgun
Level	Attack	Defense
Bronze	75	51
Silver	85	57
Gold	96	63
Ruby	107	69

Mafia Wars Animals With Stats and Location

Phillip Scott — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:21:46 +0000

With animals becoming a big part of the Mafia Wars experience I thought that I would give you a list of all of the available animals, their stats, and where they came from.

As you will notice some of these animals are not available at the moment because they came from special events or holidays but not to worry since Zynga seems to recycle items and moves them into the Marketplace on a regular basis.

In the following list the current location of each animal is listed. If they are available in the Marketplace but came from say St. Patrick’s Day only the Marketplace will be listed.

Mafia Wars Animals List
Animal	Att	Def	Type	Availble From	Notes
African Lion	58	36	Weapon	Marketplace	35 RP
Anaconda	42	23	Weapon	Marketplace	25 RP
Armored War Elephant	96	69	Vehicle	Bangkok	Mastery Reward: Commandant
Attack Cobra	24	20	Weapon	Bangkok Loot	Raid One of Suchart’s Gambling Dens
Best Friend	23	40	Vehicle	Marketplace	25 RP
Blitzen	19	21	Vehicle	Holiday	Free Gift Christmas 2009
Chinese Tiger	26	48	Armor	Marketplace	25 RP
Dublin Stallion	26	51	Vehicle	Marketplace	35 RP
Forest Scorpion	25	37	Weapon	Bangkok Loot	Arrange To Process It In Bangkok
Highball	36	24	Weapon	Holiday	Mastery Reward: Valentine’s Day Massacre
House Cat	50	37	Armor	Marketplace	30 RP
Howler Monkey	20	37	Weapon	Marketplace	25 RP
Hyena On Chain	20	16	Weapon	Free Gift	Free Gift
Irish Wolfhound	48	29	Weapon	Holiday	St. Patrick’s Day 2010
Jaguar	45	24	Weapon	Holiday	Holiday Sale 2009 (25 RP)
Kodiak	44	28	Vehicle	Marketplace	25 RP
Komodo Dragon	34	22	Weapon	Bangkok Loot	Ship the Cargo to Jakarta
Kraken	24	41	Vehicle	Holiday	Halloween 2009
Laser Squirrel	43	12	Weapon	Holiday	Halloween 2009
Liger	45	12	Weapon	Holiday	Tigers Unleashed
Pair of Pet Tigers	28	12	Vehicle	Marketplace	25 RP
Pit Bull	34	57	Weapon	Marketplace	35 RP
Rabit Parrot	34	28	Weapon	Marketplace	25 RP
Red Boa	19	38	Armor	Holiday	Holiday Blowout Sale 2009
Riding Elephant	18	30	Vehicle	Bangkok Loot	Set up A Bogus Chess Tournament
Royal White Elephant	34	48	Vehicle	Marketplace	25 RP
Russian Bear	22	45	Weapon	Marketplace	25 RP
Siberian Tiger	36	14	Weapon	Holiday	Tigers Unleashed
Sled and Dogs	53	25	Vehicle	Marketplace	35 RP
Snow Leopard	37	25	Weapon	Marketplace	25 RP
Spitting Cobra	46	28	Weapon	Crate	Bangkok Crate and Random Rare from Weapons Depot
Timber Wolf	41	20	Armor	Holiday	Black Friday and Holiday Blowout Sales 2009
Vicious Anaconda	20	42	Weapon	Crate	Vicious Crate
Vicious Cobra	30	55	Weapon	Crate	Vicious Crate
Vicious Hyena	28	28	Weapon	Crate	Vicious Crate
Vicious Kodiak	41	24	Weapon	Crate	Vicious Crate
Vicious Parrot	18	31	Weapon	Crate	Vicious Crate
Vicious Scorpion	31	12	Weapon	Crate	Vicious Crate
Vicious Tiger	52	34	Weapon	Crate	Vicious Crate
Vicious Wolf	39	30	Weapon	Crate	Vicious Crate
Wild Mustang	16	34	Vehicle	Crate	Wild West Crate
Zombie Cow	25	15	Vehicle	Holiday	Halloween 2009

Last but not least here is a quick breakdown of the top 10 offensive and defensive animals.

Top 10 Offensive Animals			Top 10 Defensive Animals
Animal	Att	Def	Animal	Att	Def
Armored War Elephant	96	69	Armored War Elephant	96	69
African Lion	58	36	Pit Bull	34	57
Sled and Dogs	53	25	Vicious Cobra	30	55
Vicious Tiger	52	34	Dublin Stallion	26	51
House Cat	50	37	Royal White Elephant	34	48
Irish Wolfhound	48	29	Chinese Tiger	26	48
Spitting Cobra	46	28	Russian Bear	22	45
Jaguar	45	24	Vicious Anaconda	20	42
Liger	45	12	Kraken	24	41
Kodiak	44	28	Best Friend	23	40

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 Complete Armor List

Phillip Scott — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:19:43 +0000

As promised here is the next installment of the Mafia Wars loot lists. This time we are doing armor.

New York Armor
Item		ATT	DEF	Tier/Location
Body Armor		4	7	NY Store
Bodyguards		8	25	Hitman
Bullet Proof Vest		2	4	NY Store
Falsified Documents		2	30	Underboss
Federal Agent		15	25	Boss
Lucky Shamrock Medallion		1	7	Soldier
Night Vision Goggles		5	16	Hitman
Stab-Proof Vest		2	5	Soldier

Cuba Armor
Item	ATT		DEF	Tier/Location
Camo Fatigues	14		8	Cuba Store
Camofalge Body Armor	18		34	El Capitan
Che’s Beret	46		34	El Patron
Guerrilla Commando	38		35	El Capitan
Guerrilla Squad	34		30	El Padrino
Hired Thug	16		12	Cuba Store
Jungle Tracker	10		15	Cuba Store
Local Guide	5		8	Cuba Store
Local Thug	10		12	Cuba Store
Rebel Sniper	24		20	Cuba Store
Street Gang Member	20		14	El Soldado
Wise Guy	20		14	Cuba Store

Moscow Armor
Item	ATT		DEF	Tier/Location
Arctic Camo Suit	20		15	Moscow Store
Armored Briefcase	25		36	Brigadir
Balaclava	12		17	Moscow Store
Bronezhilet	10		20	Moscow Store
Cossack Armored Vest	18		48	Avtoritet
Enforcer	22		18	Moscow Store
Executive Overcoat	22		45	Pakhan
Ex-KGB Bodyguard	48		30	Brigadir
Forest Camo Suit	20		15	Moscow Store
PNV	21		31	Boets
Riot Helmet	14		18	Moscow Store
Shturmovik	45		28	Avtoritet
Tracksuit	14		14	Moscow Store

Limited Loot $10,000
Item	ATT		DEF
A Pint o’ Green Beer	15		29
Flack Jacket	10		25
Half Dollar Body Armor	13		30
I <3 Mom Tattoo	15		22
Lefty Guns’ Leather Coat	10		24
Riot Shield	14		26

Limited Loot Godfather Points
Item	ATT		DEF
Armed Guards	8		25
Body Double	10		25
Bullet Proof Trench Coat	10		25
Dragon Skin Body Armor	12		28
Guerrilla Bodyguard	25		44
Jackpet Prototype	38		7
Off Duty Cop	22		18
Panama Hat	18		35
Paratrooper’s Gear	36		15
Ranger Body Armor	18		38
Riot Gear	12		28
Tesla PD Gun	18		42

Holiday Loot
Item	ATT		DEF	Holiday
Davy Crocket Hat	21		9	4th of July
Monkey Brain Stew	2		27	Halloween Weekend
Ness’ Fedora	28		22	Labor Day
Red Coat	8		38	4th of July
Tri-Point Hat	8		12	4th of July
YoZombie	21		18	Halloween Weekend

Crate Items
Item	ATT		DEF	Crate
10 Gallon Hat	13		27	Woodsman Crate
Bandanna	11		19	Street Crate
Cowboy boots	15		25	Woodsman Crate
Galea	18		45	Colosseum Crate
Gas Mask	8		20	Godfather’s Crate
Ghillie Suit	16		42	Cuban Crate
Hunter’s Vest	14		26	Woodsman Crate
Lorica	18		32	Colosseum Crate
Mesh Trucker Hat	10		20	Woodsman Crate
Parma	15		25	Colosseum Crate
Samurai Helmet	12		28	Yakuza Crate
Traje de Balas	10		38	Cuban Crate
Ubashanka	10		20	Red Hammer Crate

Special Loot
Item	ATT		DEF	Event
Shturmovik	45		28	Moscow Expansion Reward
Ghost Thug	10		20	Rob a Candy Truck
Tigerskin Armored Vest	12		30	Tigers Unleashed Weekend

Happy hunting all, if you have any questions feel free to leave them in the comments section.