Gang Upgrades

Upgrade your Rooks, sabotage enemies, and manipulate the environment in assassins creed syndicate. Learn costs and effects for Ringleader, Insider, and Swindler trees.

Ringleader Upgrades

The Ringleader tree focuses on improving your Rooks (gang members) and sabotaging enemy equipment. Upgrades include increasing Rook level, giving them firearms, allowing them to ride carriages, and expanding their available archetypes (Lookouts, Brutes, Enforcers). You can also sabotage Blighter carriages and reduce the health of Blighters and Templars.

Rook and Combat Upgrades:

• Rook Training I: Costs 1,000£ + 50 Leather. Rooks become Level 5.
• Allies in Arms: Costs 2,500£ + 50 Metal + 25 Chemical. Rooks initiate fights with firearms.
• Training Rooks II: Costs 10,000£ + 100 Metal + 50 Silk. Rooks become Level 7.
• Enhanced Firepower: Costs 6,000£ + 100 Metal + 50 Silk. Rook firearms are more effective.
• Training Rooks III: Costs 16,000£ + 100 Metal + 50 Silk. Rooks become Level 9.
• Rook Riders: Costs 1,500£ + 100 Metal + 50 Leather. Rooks will ride carriages.
• Rook Riders II: Costs 3,000£ + 100 Metal + 50 Leather. More Rook carriages appear.
• Rook Carriage: Costs 5,000£ + 100 Leather + 100 Silk. Rook carriages have more health.
• Cavalry Call: Costs 6,400£ + 150 Metal + 100 Leather. Summon a carriage full of Rooks.

Rook Archetype Expansion:

• Rook Watchers: Costs 2,000£ + 50 Leather. Rooks include Lookouts.
• Rook Brutes: Costs 5,000£ + 50 Leather. Rooks include Brutes.
• Rook Enforcers: Costs 8,000£ + 100 Metal + 50 Silk. Rooks include Enforcers.

Enemy Sabotage Upgrades:

• Carriage Sabotage: Costs 4,500£ + 50 Metal + 50 Chemical. Blighter carriages have less health.
• Poison the Well: Costs 4,000£ + 50 Chemical. Reduce the health of all Blighters.
• Dull Blades: Costs 2,800£ + 50 Leather + 25 Silk. Take less damage from melee weapons.
• Bad Powder I: Costs 3,200£ + 100 Metal + 50 Chemical. Blighter firearms may misfire or explode.
• Bad Powder II: Costs 4,800£ + 100 Metal + 80 Chemical. Templar firearms may misfire or explode.

Insider Upgrades

The Insider tree focuses on manipulating the environment and reducing hostility from police and Blighters. Upgrades add explosives and hanging barrels to the environment, increase certain vehicle types, and reduce police aggression.

• Police Bribes: Costs 5,000£ + 25 Silk. Police will not be as aggressive.
• Notoriety: Costs 7,500£. Blighters will not attack you in the street.
• Little Rooks: Costs 1,500£ + 100 Metal + 50 Chemical. Children give you improved items.
• Delivery Service: Costs 1,000£ + 50 Leather + 25 Silk. More hanging barrels on the map.
• Explosive Delivery: Costs 2,000£ + 50 Metal + 50 Chemical. More explosive crates on the map.
• Growler Boom: Costs 1,500£ + 25 Metal. More Growler carriages on the map.
• Dispatcher: Costs 1,500£. More fire trucks on the map.
• Medicine Market: Costs 500£ + 10 Metal + 50 Chemical. Purchase medicine from shops.
• Mad Science: Costs 2,500£ + 50 Metal + 25 Chemical. Unlocks Schematic: Voltaic Bomb Upgrade II.

Swindler Upgrades

The Swindler tree is centered around increasing passive income and saving money. It includes upgrades for your Train Hideout safe to store more money and offers discounts at stores. You can also increase revenue from associate activities and gain discounts on various items.

Money Saving Upgrades:

• City-wide Craze: Costs 500£ + 50 Metal + 50 Chemical. Provides a 50% discount on Hallucinogenic Darts.
• Bomb Discount: Costs 4,500£ + 100 Metal + 25 Chemical. Provides a 50% discount on bombs.
• Black Market Affiliation: Costs 3,000£ + 50 Metal + 50 Chemical. Provides a 25% discount on gun/knife ammo.
• Black Market Ties: Costs 4,000£ + 50 Chemical. Provides a 20% discount on weapons/gear.
• City Takeover: Costs 10,000£ + 50 Chemical + 50 Silk. Provides a discount on Gang Upgrades.

Money Earning Upgrades:

• Ale Heist: Costs 1,500£ + 50 Chemical. Adds additional Hijack/Escort tasks on the map.
• Shell Company: Costs 5,000£ + 25 Chemical + 25 Silk. Increases revenue from associate activities.
• Rate of Income: Costs 8,000£ + 25 Chemical + 25 Silk. Increases money deposited to train vault by 25%.
• Pub Investor: Costs 6,000£ + 150 Leather + 50 Chemical. Increases Safe capacity by 500£ and income by 500£/30 mins.
• Pub Games: Costs 10,000£ + 100 Leather. .
• Bookmaker: Costs 12,000£ + 100 Leather + 50 Silk. .
• Tea Magnate: Costs 15,000£ + 50 Metal + 50 Silk. .
• Shop Investor: Costs 20,000£ + 100 Metal + 100 Silk. Increases Safe capacity by 1,000£ and income by 1,000£/30 mins.