Best Offensive and Defensive Weapons.
Best weapons for Better Fight
In Mafia Wars, not including reward points weapons, the TNT is the best weapon for attacking, and the Gaff Hook is the best weapon for defending. TNT is dropped from the "Raid the Arms Depot" job and the Gaff Hook is dropped from the "Pillage a Shipyard" job. If you are going by combined stats, TNT has the highest at 62.
Canonazo Track Loader - drops from the "Loot The National Museum" at El Cacique
(lvls 151+)
TNT (+62) Cuban Weapon found in the job 'Raid The Arms Depot'
Armored State Car (+72) Cuban Vehicle found in the job 'Storm The Presidential Palacet'
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Track Loader - drops from the
"Take Over The Havana Reconstruction" at El Cacique
(lvls 151+)
Guerrilla Squad (+64) Cuban Armor found in the job 'Supply The FRG With Some Extra Muscle'
What is the best weapon in Mafia Wars?
In Mafia Wars, not including reward points weapons, the TNT is the best weapon for attacking, and the Gaff Hook is the best weapon for defending. TNT is dropped from the "Raid the Arms Depot" job and the Gaff Hook is dropped from the "Pillage a Shipyard" job. If you are going by combined stats, TNT has the highest at 62.
Canonazo Track Loader - drops from the "Loot The National Museum" at El Cacique(lvls 151+)
 42 Attack |  22 Defense |
TNT (+62) Cuban Weapon found in the job 'Raid The Arms Depot'
TNT - 42 Attack, 20 defense - drops from the "Raid the Arms Depot" job in the El Padrino tier.
Vehicle:
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Track Loader - drops from the | 37 Attack | 32 Defense |
(lvls 151+)
Armor:
Guerrilla Squad (+64) Cuban Armor found in the job 'Supply The FRG With Some Extra Muscle'Guerrilla Squad - 30 attack, 34 defense - drops from the "Supply the FRG with Some Extra Muscle" job in the El Padrino tier.
In Cuba
Weapons
New York Bonus Weapons are not better items so only buy what you need for jobs here.
Armour
Rebel Sniper (+42) are the winning items here, buy as many as you can, but remember each one bought increases your 'Bribe Penalty' by 0.5% up to the Max of 80%Vehicles
Commercial Helicopter (+44) Sell all the town cars and replace them with Choppers, because there is nothing more scary then 501 Mafia coming over the horizon in Choppers carrying bonus Weapons! But don't forget your Bribe Penalty!New York Weapons
Chain Gun (+30) This can be bought early on, and as soon as you can afford it max out your inventory with them When reaching Level 99 Swap out the
chain guns for Bonus Weapons (+40).Armour
Body Armor (+11) is the best, but any loot is better! Vehicles
Town cars (+22) is good.There is a achievement bonus for owning 500 Town cars, (after you have bought them you can sell them to reduce your upkeep).Try to collect the following good items
These are all Good Weapons spanning from a +40 to a +56 all great weapons to get you out of trouble!
Armour
AR-15 +42
M16A1 +42
RA-92 +40
Para 322 +48
Gaff Hook +55
ASC45 "Conquistador" +54
Cane Knife +46
Aguila HV .50 Sniper Rifle +56
Ru-38 Pistol +44
AR-15 +42
M16A1 +42
RA-92 +40
Para 322 +48
Gaff Hook +55
ASC45 "Conquistador" +54
Cane Knife +46
Aguila HV .50 Sniper Rifle +56
Ru-38 Pistol +44
Camouflage Body Armor +54
Federal Agent +40
Bodyguards +33
These are not so good only ranging from +33 to +46
Vehicles
Si-14 Cargo Plane +62
Hu-9 Helicopter +63
Montaine 320 +50
Chucho FAV +45
Mini-Sub +55
Mara Serpiente +42
Cigarette Boat +52
Ocelot Armored Truck +46
Armored Limousine +52
Humvee +48
Private Jet +50
Police Cruiser +50
What job has the best experience points to energy ratio?
Answer: It depends on what perks you have:
If you have the best wheelman (-11% energy cost on jobs), the best mastermind (+11% exp on jobs), and a private island (+5% exp on jobs, for being a master underboss):
- Technically, the "Run an Illegal Poker Game" is the most efficient job - 38 energy cost for 17 energy, giving it 2.4 energy per exp point. However, when you include collecting the consumeable items, it only gives 1.94 exp per energy point.
- The "Bank Heist" job gives 17 experience points for 8 energy, or 2.125 experience points per energy used.
- The "Settle a Beef... Permanently" job gives 74 exp for 35 energy, or 2.11 experience points per energy (not much lower than Bank Heist). I find the Settle a Beef job superior since it gives a lot more money, and doesn't need to be done as many times to level up.
If you do not have a private island (as in you are not a master boss):
- The "Settle a Beef... Permanently" job gives 71 experience points for 35 energy - giving it 2.03 exp per energy used.
If are not yet level 100 and do not have access to the "Settle a Beef... Permanently" job:
- The Bank Heist job gives 16 experience points for 8 energy, at a ratio of 2 experience points per energy used.
If you do not have a good wheelman and mastermind, get one! They are easy to find, look for recruitment groups and discussion sections on facebook!
Good Weapons For Better Fight.
How do you get bodyguards in Mafia Wars?
Bodyguards have a chance to drop "Protect your City against a Rival Family" job in the Hitman job tier. If you are missing them, it is because they do not have a very good chance to drop. Make sure you are a master hitman before you try to collect them - this increases their drop rate by 10% (that is, the drop rate is probably around 5-10% to start, so after you are a master boss, they have a 15% drop rate, or 2-3 times greater then before). They also have a small chance to drop from fights, so make sure you are at least collecting your easy wins!
