AC Black Flag Resynced Templar Hunts Guide: All 4 Grand Master Keys
How to complete all 4 Templar Hunt missions in Black Flag Resynced. Templar locations, assassination strategies, and how to unlock the Templar Armor; the best outfit in the game.
- •There are 4 Templar Hunt chains. Complete all 4 to get the 4 Grand Master Keys and unlock the Templar Armor.
- •Templar Hunts unlock progressively as you complete story sequences. You cannot do them all at once.
- •The Templar Armor reduces all damage by 50%; it is objectively better than any other outfit.
- •Use the rooftops. Every Templar target has guards around them. Air assassinate from above to skip the bodyguards entirely.
Templar Hunts are multi-target assassination missions. Each hunt chain has 3-4 targets, and each target requires finding clues before they appear on your map. Complete all four chains and you earn the Templar Armor; the best defensive outfit in the game.
How Templar Hunts Work
- A hunt chain becomes available after reaching a specific story sequence.
- Go to the Templar Hunt icon on your map (templar cross symbol).
- Find the clues (letters, dead drops, overheard conversations). Use Eagle Vision; clues glow gold.
- Once all clues are found, the target's location is revealed on the map.
- Assassinate the target. Repeat for each target in the chain.
- After killing the final target of a chain, you get a Grand Master Key.
Once you have all 4 Grand Master Keys, return to the Templar armor vault on Great Inagua. The armor is inside.
Chain 1: Opia Apito (Unlocks after Sequence 4)
Theme: Slave trade investigation. Opia Apito is an Assassin ally who tasks you with eliminating Templars profiting from the Caribbean slave trade.
Target 1; Kenneth Blackburn (Havana): He patrols the Havana docks with 4 guards. Climb the warehouse overlooking the dock. Air assassinate from the rooftop as he passes beneath the crane. His guards cannot reach the rooftop before you escape.
Target 2; Darby O'Gara (Kingston): He drinks at the tavern on the east side of Kingston. Wait for him to exit through the back alley (he leaves at night). The alley is unguarded. Strangle him from behind; no combat required.
Target 3; Milos Baudin (Nassau): He oversees a sugar plantation outside Nassau. Five guards patrol the grounds. The plantation has tall sugar cane fields surrounding it; you can crouch-walk through them to reach the main house undetected. Baudin is alone on the second floor balcony. Pull him over the railing for a silent kill.
Reward: Grand Master Key #1, 5,000R.
Chain 2: Antó (Unlocks after Sequence 5)
Theme: Maroon rebellion. Antó is the leader of the Maroons (escaped slaves living in hidden communities) and wants you to kill Templars suppressing the rebellion.
Target 1; Jose Dominguez (South Cuba): He commands a small fort garrison; about 8 soldiers. Do not go through the front gate. Swim around the fort's seaward side and climb the cliff face. Dominguez's command post is at the top of the cliff. Kill the single guard at the post, then air assassinate Dominguez from the post's roof.
Target 2; Ezequiel Castillo (Abaco Island): He is a plantation owner with a private militia. The plantation has 12 guards; too many for stealth. Instead, use berserk darts on the two guards flanking Castillo. They will attack the other guards, creating chaos. During the chaos, Castillo runs to a panic room in the main house. Follow him and kill him there; the panic room has no other guards.
Target 3; Francois La Verendrye (North of Nassau): He commands a frigate that patrols the north Nassau waters. You must disable and board his ship (naval combat, then boarding). Unlike most targets, this is a combat kill; you fight him and 6 crew members on the deck. Use smoke bombs to control the crowd and focus damage on La Verendrye. He dies, the crew surrenders.
Reward: Grand Master Key #2, 7,000R.
Chain 3: Rhona Dinsmore (Unlocks after Sequence 7)
Theme: Pirate hunters. Rhona is a survivor of a Templar attack on her village and wants revenge on the Templar captains who ordered it.
Target 1; Lucia Marquez (Havana): She holds court at the governor's mansion with 8 guards. The mansion has a garden with tall hedges; navigate through the hedges to reach the back entrance (unguarded). Marquez is in the study on the second floor. She is alone. Strangle her and exit through the balcony.
Target 2; Vance Travers (South of Kingston): He sails a Man O' War as part of a convoy (his ship + 2 frigates). Sink or disable the frigates first, then board Travers' Man O' War. He fights with a heavy axe; parry instead of attacking. His swings are slow and easy to parry. Counter-kill after a successful parry.
Target 3; Jing Lang (East of Havana): She is a smuggler who operates from a cave network in the cliffs. The cave has multiple entrances; use the underwater entrance on the north side (dive and swim through a submerged tunnel). Lang is in the central chamber with 3 guards. Kill the guards with throwing knives from the shadows, then confront Lang alone.
Reward: Grand Master Key #3, 9,000R.
Chain 4: Assassin Contracts (Unlocks after Sequence 9)
Theme: The Assassin Bureau in the Caribbean is in ruins. By hunting the remaining Templar leadership, you rebuild the Bureau.
Target 1; Hilary Flint (Great Inagua): A Templar spy has infiltrated your own hideout. He wanders the Great Inagua port area disguised as a merchant. Use Eagle Vision to identify him (he glows red, unlike normal NPCs). Follow him until he is alone on the beach path, then kill him quietly. If guards are alerted, he flees in a schooner and you must chase him at sea.
Target 2; Commodore Peter Chamberlaine (South-West, Fort Navassa): This is primarily a naval battle; sink his escort fleet (4 frigates), then assassinate him during the boarding phase. He wears heavy armor and has high health. Disarm him (press the disarm button during his attack animation); his own sword kills him in 2 hits when used against him.
Target 3; Torres (Already completed via Main Story; Sequence 12): If you have finished the main story, this target is auto-completed. If not, it unlocks after Sequence 12.
Reward: Grand Master Key #4, 10,000R.
Templar Armor: Stats and Acquisition
Once you have all 4 keys, go to Great Inagua. The vault is a stone door in the cliff face behind the mansion. Insert the 4 keys into the mechanism and the door opens. The armor is on a stand inside.
| Stat | Mayan Armor | Templar Armor | |------|:----------:|:-------------:| | Melee damage reduction | 30% | 50% | | Ranged damage reduction | 30% | 50% | | Bullet resistance | 0% | 100% parry | | Acquisition effort | Find 16 Mayan stelae | Complete 4 Templar Hunt chains |
The Templar Armor lets you parry bullets (normally impossible). Combined with the 50% damage reduction, you can face-tank entire squads of enemies on the highest difficulty. It is the single best reward in the game for completionists.
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