Prizes and Plunder Walkthrough in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced

Prizes and Plunder is the training-wheels mission for naval piracy in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced. It picks up the moment Now Hiring wraps, hands you Edward Thatch and Ben Hornigold as tutors, and walks you through marking a target, boarding it, and cashing in your loot on a ship upgrade.

Quick answer: Start the mission at the bonfire on the north docks of Nassau, mark a schooner with your spyglass (F), cripple it with cannons without sinking it, board it and drain the crew’s morale bar, then sail to Salt Key Bank and buy the hull upgrade from the Harbourmaster to finish the quest.

Start the expedition at the Nassau bonfire

After finishing Now Hiring, head to the northern side of Nassau near the docks. Follow the quest marker to the bonfire and take a seat there.

Quest marker at the bonfire on the north side of Nassau — The bonfire sits on the northern docks of Nassau (Ubisoft).

Wait at the bonfire until morning. A cutscene plays with Ben Hornigold and Edward Thatch, and Thatch agrees to join you to teach the basics of plundering ships. Once it ends, you’ll be back at sea aboard the Jackdaw.

Mark and board a schooner

After a short conversation with Hornigold on deck, your objective is to mark a schooner. Raise your spyglass with the F button and scan the horizon until you lock onto a target ship.

Using the spyglass to mark a schooner as a target at sea — Use the spyglass to identify and mark a schooner (Ubisoft).

Steer the Jackdaw toward the schooner and close the distance. Fire your cannons to damage it, but ease off before the ship sinks. The goal is to immobilize it, not destroy it, so you can board and take everything it’s carrying.

Once the schooner stops moving, order a boarding and fight its crew. Watch the morale indicator on the left side of the screen. When that bar empties, the fighting stops and a cutscene triggers where Hornigold intimidates the surviving sailors.

Note: Destroying a ship outright instead of boarding it costs you half its cargo, so keep your cannon fire measured on this first target.

Sail to Salt Key Bank and upgrade the hull

With the schooner plundered, get back on the Jackdaw and follow the quest marker to Salt Key Bank. Dock your ship at the designated spot when you arrive.

Approaching the Harbourmaster at the Salt Key Bank docks — The Harbourmaster handles ship upgrades at the Salt Key Bank docks (Ubisoft).

At the docks, follow the marker to the Harbourmaster. Interact with him and pick the Upgrade Ship option.

From the upgrade menu, select the hull upgrade to make the Jackdaw more resilient in combat. Purchasing it completes Prizes and Plunder.

How to confirm the quest is done and what comes next

You’ll know Prizes and Plunder is finished the moment you buy the hull upgrade from the Harbourmaster. The mission closes out right after the purchase, no extra step required.

Raise the Black Flag begins immediately afterward. Speak to Hornigold in Salt Key Bank to kick off that next main quest, using the same crew and upgraded ship you just earned.