101 Incredible Mafia Wars Tips III

Using Energy Packs

16.) Using energy packs to simply level is a waste of a good energy pack.

17.) Don’t start using energy packs before level 100. If you are smart and use you head you can reach level 100 very quickly. To make full use of the power of an energy pack you need to have a large amount of energy.

18.) The best use for energy packs is to do missions that allow you to stock up on consumables such as computer setups, concealable cameras, untraceable cell phones, and the like. You are going to use a large amount of consumable to react then upper levels.

The problem is that most of the missions in which these items can be found are pretty horrible when it comes to experience versus energy usage. Using an energy pack will help a great deal when fishing for consumables.

19.) When using an energy pack to gather consumable items go into your Top Mafia and demote your Mastermind. This will let you do the jobs many more times since the object when looking for items is not leveling its doing the job over and over.

20.) Don’t forget to promote your Mastermind when you are done.

21.) Always do your most expensive and best experience job right before you hit a new level. Use energy right up until you cannot do another job without leveling then pick a big one to give you a jump on next level.

Jobs

22. The best setup to squeeze the most experience out of jobs for the least amount of energy is the following setup.

• Top Wheelman (level 299+) for an 11% reduction on energy costs.
• The best Mastermind (level 299+) for an 11% bonus to experience on jobs.
• A Private Island for which gives a bonus of 5% experience on jobs for being a Master Underboss.

23.) Just because you have mastered a tier does not mean you should quit doing jobs there. Mafia Wars has a number of missions that requires the use of consumable goods that can only be looted from mission. You will NOT get everything that you need from mastering a tier. See above under using energy packs

24.) Look for rare items as random loot. Some jobs advertise that there is a chance to find rare items needed for some other jobs.

25.) Here is a quick list of rare items and where they are found

• .22 Pistol – Beat Up Rival Gangster
• .45 Revolver – Take Out A Rouge Cop
• .50 Caliber Rifle – Disrupt Rival Smuggling Ring
• 9mm Semi-Automatic – Rob A Pimp
• Armored Car – Invade Tong-Controlled Neighborhood
• Armored Truck – Smuggle Across The Border
• Automatic Rifle – Bust a Made Man Out of Prison
• Bodyguards – Protect Your City Against A Rival Family
• Brass Knuckles – Rough Up Dealers
• Bullet-Proof Bentley – Win 20,000 Chips In Mafia Wars Poker
• Butterfly Knife – Collect Protection Money
• C-4 – Destroy Enemy Mon Hideout
• Grenade Launcher – Repel the Yakuza
• Napalm Attack – Exterminate a Rival Family
• Night Vision Goggles – Assassinate A Political Figure
• RGP Launcher – Sell Guns to Russian Mob
• Semi-Automatic Shotgun – Fight a Haitian Gang
• Stab-Proof Vest – Kill A Protected Snitch
• Tactical Shotgun – Perform a Hit

You may not get some of these items as you master the tiers. Chances are you will have to come back and work the missions for some time to get them all.