Gang Upgrades

The Gang Upgrades in Assassin's Creed: Syndicate

Gang Upgrades are an in-game user interface that allows the player to upgrade the abilities of the Rooks gang controlled by Evie and Jacob Frye. A total of 39 upgrades can be unlocked and are assigned to one of 3 trees, Ringleader, Insider, and Swindler. Upgrades can be unlocked by using in-game currency and resources.

Upgrades

Ringleader

Upgrade	Cost	Requirement	Description
Rook Training I	£1000 50 Leather	Medicine Market	Rooks receive basic combat training. They are now Level 5. Press RB/R1 to recruit them.
Allies in Arms	£2500 50 Metal 25 Chemicals	Rook Training I	When you order your Rooks to fight, they will open conflict with a volley fire.
Training Rooks II	£10000 100 Metal 50 Silk	Rook Training I and Allies in Arms	Rooks receive advanced combat training. They are now Level 7. Press RB/R1 to recruit them.
Enhanced Firepower	£6000 100 Metal 75 Chemicals	Training Rooks II	Your Rook's volley fire is more effective.
Training Rooks III	£20000 100 Metal 50 Silk	Training Rooks II and Enhanced Firepower	Rooks receive expert combat training. They are now Level 9. Press RB/R1 to recruit them
Rook Riders I	£1500 50 Leather 100 Metal	Medicine Market	Purchases carriages for your Rooks. Look for them on the streets of London.
Rook Riders II	£3000 100 Metal 50 Leather	Rook Riders I	Popularity strikes! There are more Rook-themed carriages roaming around. Look for them on the streets of London.
Rook Carriage	£5000 100 Leather 100 Silk	Rook Riders II	There was room in the budget for better wheels! The Rooks now dominate the streets of London with more resistant carriages.
Cavalry Call	£8000 150 Metal 100 Leather	Rook Carriage	Summon a carriage full of Rooks to your aid. Hold RB/R1 to open the Rooks menu and press A/X to call the carriage.
Rook Watchers	£2000 50 Leather	Medicine Market	Your gang now includes the Watcher archetype. Watchers use their firearms more often than other archetypes.
Rook Brutes	£5000 50 Leather	Rook Watchers	Your gang now includes the Brute archetype. Brutes are as tough as their name implies.
Rook Enforcers	£8000 100 Metal 50 Silk	Rook Brutes	Your gang now includes the Enforcer archetype. Enforcers use long-range weapons.
Carriage Sabotage	£4500 50 Metal 50 Chemicals	Medicine Market	The Blighter's repairman seems to have left the country. Blighter carriages are less resilient.
Poison the Well	£5000 50 Chemicals	Carriage Sabotage	Reduce the initial health of all Blighters.
Dull Blades	£3500 50 Leather 25 Silk	Poison the Well	Nothing but faulty weapon shipments arrive at the Blighter strongholds. Not so much of a threat now, are they?
Bad Powder I	£4000 100 Metal 50 Chemicals	Dull Blades	Low quality gunpowder causes the Blighters to occasionally misfire, or even cause the weapon to explode.
Bad Powder II	£6000 100 Metal 80 Chemicals	Bad Powder I	Low quality gunpowder causes the Templars to occasionally misfire, or even cause the weapon to explode.

Insider

Upgrade	Cost	Requirement	Description
Police Bribes	£5000 25 Silk	Medicine Market	Police will turn a blind eye to some of your illegal actions.
Notoriety	£7500	Police Bribes	The name of 'Frye' inspires fear in the hearts of your enemies. The Blighters won't initiate conflict with you in the streets.
Little Rooks	£1500 100 Metal 50 Chemicals	Medicine Market	Children are the best thieves in London. When using RB/R1 to interact with them, they'll give you better loot items.
Delivery Service	£1000 50 Leather 25 Silk	Little Rooks	More hanging barrels will appear around the city. Shoot the barrels to have them fall on unsuspecting enemies.
Explosive Delivery	£2000 50 Metal 50 Chemicals	Delivery Service	You'll see more explosives around the city. Press B/O to carry the crate or hold B/O to ignite it.
Growler Boom	£1500 25 Metal	Medicine Market	Increase the popularity of the Growler. Look for more of this favorite on the streets of London.
Dispatcher	£1500	Growler Boom	Nimbler, faster, and more reliable: fire trucks can reach the poorer boroughs of London.
Medicine Market	£500 10 Metal 50 Chemicals	Complete Whitechapel takeover	You can now buy medicine in shops. Use medicine ↑ during combat to quickly recover health.
Mad Science	£2500 50 Metal 25 Chemicals	Complete Breaking News Medicine Market	Unlock the first Voltaic Bomb upgrades.

Swindler

Upgrade	Cost	Requirement	Description
City-Wide Craze	£500 50 Metal 50 Chemicals	Complete Cable News Medicine Market	50% discount on Hallucinogenic Darts.
Bomb Discount	£4500 100 Metal 25 Chemicals	City-Wide Craze	A certain fireworks vendor likes it when things go boom. He will reduce the price of all bombs by 50%.
Black Market Affiliation	£3000 50 Metal 50 Chemicals	Medicine Market	Ammunition comes cheaper when you know the right person. Save 25% on gun and throwing knife ammunition at any shop.
Black Market Ties	£4000 50 Chemicals	Black Market Affiliation	Having a hand in black market dealings comes with its own benefits. Buy new weapons and other gear from the inventory at a discount of 20%.
City Takeover	£10000 50 Silk 50 Chemicals	Black Market Ties	Learn the not-so-subtle art of bribery. All other GANG UPGRADES will cost less money to purchase.
Ale Heist	£1500 50 Chemicals	Meet Ned Wynert Medicine Market	Carts containing ale shipments run throughout the city. Hijack or Escort them for a cash reward.
Shell Company	£5000 25 Silk 25 Chemicals	Ale Heist	Place your money in various accounts to Increase the payout of all income activities.
Rate of Income	£8000 25 Silk 25 Chemicals	Shell Company	Pass bills that reduce business taxes. Increase the amount of money deposited in your hideout vault by 25%.
Pub Investor	£6000 150 Leather 50 Chemicals	Medicine Market	Buy pubs in the city to increase the train hideout income by 500£ every 30 minutes and your maximum safe capacity by 500£.
Pub Games	£10000 100 Leather	Pub Investor	Sponsor street-football games around pubs, and increase pub clientele. Doing so will increase the train hideout income by 500£ every 30 minutes and your maximum safe capacity by 500£.
Bookmaker	£12000 100 Leather 50 Silk	Pub Games	Hire professional bookies and make money at the races. Doing so will increase the train hideout income by 500£ every 30 minutes and your maximum safe capacity by 500£.
Tea Magnate	£15000 50 Metal 50 Chemicals	Bookmaker	Invest in London's tea businesses to increase the train hideout by 500£ every 30 minutes and your maximum safe capacity by 500£.
Shop Investor	£20000 100 Metal 100 Silk	Tea Magnate	Buy local shops to increase the train hideout income by 1000£ every 30 minutes and your maximum safe capacity by 1000£

References

• Assassin's Creed: Syndicate