In addition to pistols and swords, Edward Kenway can now equip trinkets in Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced. These are small, shiny ornaments that grant the character much needed quality-of-life additions. They fit in so naturally with the era, to the point that fans are saying they should have been included in the original game from the start.
They also blend in quite well with the outfits available in the game; and provide a good set of benefits to go with your combat mainstays of pistols and swords. In this guide, I have put up a tier list for all the trinkets available in the Caribbean alongwith the benefits and locations for each.
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Trinkets Tier List
The stats and the benefits that they provide have been the main criteria in ranking the trinkets. The rarity and the ease of obtaining each of them vary vastly, and so I have not taken them into consideration in the tier list.
| Tier | Trinket |
| S-Tier | Exotic Sea Shells Found Coin Jackdaw Totem Shark Teeth Templar Cross Wooden Eyeball Yax Tun Pendant |
| A-Tier | Black Pearl Guardian Beast Trinket Hidden Ones Sigil Obsidian Monolith Lock of Hair |
| B-Tier | Bloody Spanish Medal Brass Bird Trinket Cross Pendant Gold Earring Narwhal’s Horn Small Goblet |
| C-Tier | Anchor Medallion Diamond Trinket Lodestone Rabbit’s Foot |
S Tier Winner
Arguably the best early-game trinket in Black Flag Resynced is Exotic Sea Shells. It is such an useful item that it becomes a victim of its own success. This item provides you with additional wildlife products whenever you skin an animal. This also extends to harpoon targets, meaning you don’t have to hunt that tanky Great White Shark or Humpback Whale over and over again. But once all your pouches are upgraded to the max, its the Andy tossing away Woody scene from Toy Story – “I don’t wanna play with you anymore”.
A Tier Winner
The best trinket in the A tier, according to me, is the Black Pearl. This one is for the combat enthusiasts: it unlocks one additional takedown after a successful Perfect Parry. Combine this with swords that enable three chain takedowns, and one good counter will land you four flashy kills. This also unlocks the “Let Me Explain” trophy/achievement.
B Tier Winner
Another trinket for all the combatants out there resides in the B Tier. The Narwhal’s Horn allows you to break enemy’s defense bar faster allowing for quicker takedowns, especially on those agile officers that dump a three-hit combo on you.
C Tier Winner
There are no real “winners” in the C Tier (which is why they rank down below in the list), but if we had to pick one, it would be Lodestone. It is not much, but it satisfies the OCD this game gives to loot goblins by automatically looting corpses and tiny crates in an area around you.
All Trinkets Locations and Stats
I have listed below every trinket available in Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced with their respective stats, rarity, and locations in alphabetical order.
| Trinket Name | Rarity | Stats | Location |
| Anchor Medallion | Rare | Increases the rewards from floating loot | In a chest on Sacrifice Island (16,544) |
| Black Pearl | Legendary | Takedowns can chain to one more enemy | Bought from Treasure Dealer in Great Inagua (816,448) |
| Bloody Spanish Model | Rare | Reduces the damage from Spanish soldiers | Lauren Prins’ mansion in Kingston (594,175) |
| Brass Bird Trinket | Legendary | Rope Dart cooldown is shorter | Part of Master Assassin character pack DLC |
| Cross Pendant | Rare | Reduces damage from British Soldiers | Reward for local event “Tithes Paid” in Kingston (615, 178) |
| Diamond Trinket | Common | Oxygen drains slower while diving underwater | Underwater chest at Cape Bonavista (151,586) |
| Exotic Sea Shells | Rare | Increases the wildlife products gained from skinning animals | Chest in Havana (214,568) |
| Found Coin | Rare | Increases the amount of reales gained | Interact with Bernard after completely renovating the manor at Great Inagua |
| Gold Earring | Common | Reduces the gain of Wanted Level from acts of piracy | Underwater chest at Salt Key Bank (465,602) |
| Guardian Beast Trinket | Legendary | Health slowly regenerates while out of combat | Underwater chest at unmarked island in Dry Tortuga (356,701) |
| Hidden Ones Sigil | Legendary | Enemies’ detection time in increased while crouched | Rewarded after completing 15 assassin contracts |
| Jackdaw Totem | Rare | Falling from high places no longer damages Edward | Rewarded after completing all the “A World Without Gold” epilogue quests |
| Lock of Hair | Rare | Restore some health after a perfect parry | Reward for the first Rift quest (825,429) |
| Lodestone | Rare | Loots nearby Corpses and Curious automatically | Available at General Stores after the second store upgrade at Great Inagua |
| Narwhal’s Horn | Rare | Attacks break enemy defenses faster | Inside a house at Cat Island (706,664) |
| Obsidian Monolith | Legendary | Perfect Dodge is easier to perform | Reward from “Eye in The Dark” project in the Animus menu |
| Rabbit’s Foot | Common | Chance of staggering an enemy following a successful parry | Reward from Opia Apito’s first Templar Hunt quest (304,311) |
| Shark Teeth | Legendary | Brutes cannot deny chain takedowns | Available at General Stores after the third store upgrade at Great Inagua |
| Small Goblet | Rare | Increases the amount of health from food, drinks, and medicine. | Reward for recruiting Padre as Master-at-Arms |
| Templar Cross | Legendary | Reduce damage from enemy melee attacks | Reward for completing “Damn Fine Gear” quest |
| Wooden Eye Ball | Legendary | Quick shooting kills brutes instantly | Preserved map treasure reward on Sacrifice Island (14,554) |
| Yax Tun Pendant | Legendary | All gunshots are mysteriously absorbed | Reward for collecting all Mayan Stones. |
