Navigating the Caribbean as Edward Kenway means keeping track of a lot more than just your enemies. Whether you're mid-brawl on a Havana rooftop, commanding the Jackdaw through a naval siege, or hunting down secrets across the open sea, you need to know the meaning of all the Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced icons. Knowing these symbols will make your run better.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Gameplay Icons

These are the icons you will be staring at most during your time on foot, covering everything from your equipped tools to Edward's health and enemy states in combat.

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1. Green diamond iconNext Mission / Task - The direction and location of your current active mission objective.
2. White gauge barCompass - Displays your directional heading and nearby points of interest in the environment.
3. White eagle iconViewpoints - Marks synchronization points that must be climbed to reveal the surrounding map area.
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4. Two arrows with triple Z iconSleep Dart - A stealth tool that silently incapacitates enemies without raising alarms.
5. Two guns iconPistol - Ranged weapon used for Quick Shots to break enemy defense.
6. Metallic blade with rope iconRope Dart - Pulls enemies in from range, counters ranged attacks, and drags enemies off rooftops.
7. Bomb iconSmoke Bombs - Creates a smoke screen to break the enemy's line of sight, allowing Edward to escape or reposition.
8. Gun with four dots iconCurrent Bullet Amount - Displays how many shots are currently loaded and available for use.
9. White gauge bar iconEdward's Health Bar - Track Edward's remaining health.
10. White exclamation point inside red diamond iconEnemy Alert - Indicates enemies are fully alerted and actively searching for on engaging Edward.
11. Crosshair iconCurrent Weapon Target - Shows which enemy or target is currently locked on for ranged attacks.
12. Foot icon facing rightSweep Enemies - A low attack that trips enemies, instantly breaks their defense, and opens them up for a ground takedown.
13. Foot icon facing upKick Enemies - Stagger enemies and create space. Kick enemies into walls for Wall Takedown or off ledges for fatal kicks.
14. Gun iconShoot Enemies - Fire your pistol at a targeted enemy to deal ranged damage or break their defense.
15. Blade with rope iconRope Dart - Pulls enemies in from range, counters ranged attacks, and drags enemies off rooftops.
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16. Hood iconStealth Mode - Activates Edward's hood, lowering your profile and reducing enemy detection chance.
17. Potion bottle iconIncrease Health / Health Upgrade - Restore Edward's health mid-combat or mark an available health upgrade to collect.
18. Music note iconWhistle - Attracts nearby enemies to your position, useful for luring guards into a stealth ambush.
19. Small white gauge barEnemy's Health - Tracks the remaining health of the individual enemies during combat.
20. Yellow gauge barEnemy's Stagger Bar - Needs to be fully depleted through attacks or special moves before you can use takedown for instant kill.

Ship Combat Icons

The moment you take command of the Jackdaw, a whole new layer of HUD elements takes over your screen. Here is what each one means when the cannonballs start flying.

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21. Three cannons with a ball icon facing leftLeft-Mounted Cannon - Fires a broadside volley of cannonballs to the left side of the Jackdaw.
22. Three cannons with a ball icon facing forwardFront-Mounted Cannon - Fires cannonballs directly ahead of the Jackdaw for forward engagements.
23. Three cannons with a ball icon facing rightRight-Mounted Cannon - Fires a broadside volley of cannonballs to the right side of the Jackdaw.
24. Ship sail iconCurrently Sailing - Your current status of the ship, indicating that the Jackdaw is in sailing mode.
25. White gauge bar iconShip's Health Bar - Tracking the Jackdaw's full integrity. If it is depleted, it will sink.
26. White gauge bar with red diamond iconEnemy's Ship Health Bar - Displays the remaining hull strength of the currently targeted enemy vessel.
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27. Three cannons with shots coming out facing leftLeft-Mounted Cannon Fire - Fires a broadside volley of cannon fire to the left side of the Jackdaw.
28. Two cannon balls with a chain iconFront-Mounted Chain Shot - Fires chained cannonballs that shred enemy sails and significantly slow their movement.
29. Three cannons with shots coming out facing rightRight-Mounted Cannon Fire - Fires a broadside volley of cannon fire to the right side of the Jackdaw.
30. Barrel on fire iconExplosive Barrel - Drops a flaming barrel into the water that detonates when thrown.
31. Red fort iconForts - Marks enemy fort locations; capturing them removes enemy naval influence from the surrounding area.
32. Harpooning Bull Shark - Indicates an active harpooning encounter with a Bull Shark from the Jackdaw's rowboat.
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34. Cannon facing up with ball iconHand Cannon - A powerful single-shot ceck cannon used for high-damage targeted fire against ships or structures.
35. Two ships crashing iconRam the Ship - Orders the Jackdaw to ram into the enemy vessel at full speed.

Map Icons

The open Caribbean is packed with things to do beyond the main story. These map icons help you track down every point of interest scattered across the islands and open water in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced.

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36. Two houses iconCamp - Marks pirate camps that can be raided for resources or used as fast travel points.
37. Coconut tree iconJungle - Indicates a jungle area with wildlife and harvestable resources available for hunting and crafting.
38. Eagle iconWaypoint - A player-placed or mission-set marker indicating the destination to navigate toward.
39. Tower with a wall beside it iconCity - Marks major populated settlements that Edward can freely explore.
40. Dice iconMinigame - Indicates a location where minigames such as dice, drinking challenges, or arm wrestling can be played.
41. A circle inside a house iconWarehouse - Marks contraband warehouses that can be raided to acquire valuable goods and resources.
42. Soil and plant iconPlantation - Marks plantation locations, often tied to missions, assassination contracts, or collectible resources.
43. Fort iconFort - Marks a capturable enemy fort; taking forts clears enemy naval patrols from the surrounding sea region.
44. Triangle iconRuins - Marks ancient ruin sites, often connected to Mayan puzzles or historical mysteries to explore.
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45. Mask iconMayan Stelae - Collectible stone tablets tied to the Mayan puzzle set; collecting them unlocks a special reward.
46. Chest iconChest - Marks treasure chests on the map containing reales, resources, or crafting materials.
47. Paper with musical note iconSong Sheets - Collectible music sheets that unlock new sea shanties for Edward's crew to sing while sailing.
48. Magnifying glass iconSecrets - Marks hidden items or locations not visible on the map until discovered through exploration
49. Animals iconAvailable Wild Animals to Hunt - Indicates locations where specific wildlife can be found and hunted for crafting materials and upgrades.
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50. Wine bottle inside a jar iconTaverns - Marks tavern locations where Edward can recruit crew members, play minigames, or use as fast travel points.
51. Skull inside a diamond iconAssassin Contracts - Marks the assassination mission boards where Edward can accept contracts for reales and rewards.
52. Ship steering wheel inside a diamond iconNaval Contracts - Marks boards where Edward can take on naval combat missions for ship upgrade materials and resources.

That covers all Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced icons currently in the game. Keep this page bookmarked for reference as you work through the story.

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