Mafia Wars

34.) Best Items in the game for defense
Weapon

• Gaff Hook – 30 defense – “Pillage a Shipyard” job in the El Jefe tier in Cuba.

Armor

• Guerrilla Squad – 34 defense – “Supply the FRG with Some Extra Muscle” job in the El Padrino tier in Cuba

Vehicles

• Armored State Car – 38 defense – “Storm the Presidential Palace” job in the El Padrino tier in Cuba.
• Private Jet – 38 Defense – Dropped from jobs and fights

New York Equipment
52.) Chain Gun – Since you can buy them early fill your inventory as soon as you can.
New York Weapons
53.) Body Armor – Not the greatest but beats a pinstriped suit. Most loot is better so switch it out when you can.
54.) Town Cars – +22 and there is an achievement for owning 500.
Cuban Equipment
55.) New York weapons are better than Cuban weapons at this time.
56.) Rebel Sniper armor it is +42 but increases the bribe penalty by 0.5% up to 80% max.
57.) Commercial Helicopter – Dump the town cars and replace them with these.

MW items you need 501 of
58.) TNT – 42 attack, 20 Defense – found in the job :”Raid the Arms Depot”, Cuban

59.) Guerrilla Squad – 34 Attack, 30 Defense – found in “Supply the FRG with Some Extra Muscle”, Cuban
60.) Armored State Car – 30 Attack, 38 Defense – found in “Storm the Presidential Palace”, Cuban

Halfway decept equip

• Aguila HV .50 Sniper Rifle +56
• AR-15 +42
• ASC45 “Conquistador” +54
• Cane Knife +46
• Gaff Hook +50
• M16A1 +42
• Para 322 +48
• RA-92 +40
• Ru-38 Pistol +44

Armor (+45 -+63)

• Hu-9 Helicopter +63
• Si-14 Cargo Plane +62
• Mini-Sub +55
• Cigarette Boat +52
• Armored Limousine +52
• Montaine 320 +50
• Private Jet +50
• Police Cruiser +50
• Humvee +48
• Camouflage Body Armor +46
• Ocelot Armored Truck +46
• Chucho FAV +45

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87.) Button Man
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89.) Safecracker
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Godfather Points
You should only be using Godfather points for 2 ..well maybe 3 things.
91.) Don’t waste Godfather points on crates of loot. The stuff is not that great and you can find better by doing jobs.
92.) Don’t waste points on energy refils, the +4 skill points are much better in the long run.
93.) Use Godfather points for 4 skill point upgrade when needed. Points are better than loot hands down.
94.) You can use points to change your name it the cops get too close. Or just for a change of pace.

General Tips

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