Mafia Wars Strategy Guide: Inventory & Loot

This is a part of my Mafia Wars strategy guide, which I have broken up into several mini guides for easier browsing. Be sure to check out my other guides for Mafia Wars. I play this game on Facebook but most of the strategies work the same on other platforms, such as MySpace.

INVENTORY

Many of the jobs in Mafia Wars require special items (weapons, armor, vehicles) or loot in order to do them. The inventory section is where you can either purchase (or sell) items that you need, keep track of the loot that you acquire, and gift items to your fellow Mafia members.

Loot items can be acquired during jobs or fights. Each job tier offers the possibility to acquire different loot; each job that offers the possibility to acquire loot as a little icon next to it that tells you exactly what you might pick up by doing the job. You are not guaranteed the item but rather it is a random thing. A list of the loot that you can acquire is as follows:

STREET THUG (Levels 1-4)
Beat Up Rival Gangster - .22 Pistol 2 ATK 0 DEF
Rob a Pimp - .9mm Semi-Automatic 3 ATK 2 DEF
Diamond Flush Collection can be looted from any job

ASSOCIATE (Levels 5-8)
Collect Protection Money - Butterfly Knife 2 ATK 1 DEF
Rough Up Dealers - Brass Knuckles 2 ATK 2 DEF
Take Out a Rogue Cop - .45 Revolver 3 ATK 2 DEF
Preform a Hit - Tactical Shotgun 3 ATK 2 DEF
Heart Flush Collection can be looted from any job

SOLDIER (Levels 9-12)
Clip the Irish Mob's Local Enforcer - Lucky Shamrock Medallion 1 ATK 7 DEF
Lucky Shamrock Medallion Attack: 1 Defense: 7
Destroy Enemy Mob Hideout - C4 5 ATK 2 DEF
Kill Protected Snitch - Stab-Proof Vest 2 ATK 5 DEF
Bust Made Man Out of Prison - Automatic Rifle 4 ATK 4 DEF
Fight Haitian Gang - Semi-Automatic Shotgun 5 ATK 4 DEF
Steal a Tanker Truck - Firebomb 4 ATK 2 DEF
Sculptures, Poker Chips and Club Flush Collections can be looted from any job

ENFORCER (Levels 13-17)
Smuggle Across the border - Armored Truck 4 ATK 8 DEF
Rob an Electronics Store:
Computer Set-up Attack: 0 Defense: 0
Untraceable Cell Phone Attack: 0 Defense: 0
Concealable Camera Attack: 0 Defense: 0
Cigars and Spade Flush Collections can be looted from any job

HITMAN (Levels 18-24)
Obtain Compromising Photos - Black Mail Photos
Repel the Yakuza - Grenade Launcher 14 ATK 10 DEF
Disrupt rival smuggling ring - .50 Caliber Rifle 16 ATK 11 DEF
Invade Tong Neighborhood - Armored CAR 14 ATK 15 DEF
Sell Guns to the Russian Mob - RPG Launcher 20 ATK 12 DEF
Protect your City From Rival Family - Bodyguards 8 ATK 25 DEF
Assassinate Political Figure - Night Vision Goggles 5 ATK 16 DEF
Exterminate Rival Family - Napalm 25 ATK 9 DEF
Rings and Ties Collections can be looted from any job

CAPO (Levels 25-34)
Steal an Air Freight Delivery - Prop plane 5 ATK 20 DEF
Run a Biker Gang Out of Town - Harley Davidson Motorcycle 18 ATK 6 DEF
Steal Bank Records - Illegal Transaction Records
Paintings and Cufflinks Collections can be looted from any job

CONSIGLIERE (Levels 35-59)
Influence a Harbor Official - Luxury Yacht 10 ATK 20 DEF
Ransom a Businessman's Kids - Porche 911 20 ATK 14 DEF
Fix the Big Game - Bookie's Holdout Pistol 24 ATK 12 DEF
Great Race Horse Collection can be looted from any job

UNDERBOSS (Levels 60-99)
Break Into the Armory - Humvee 26 ATK 22 DEF
Rip Off the Armenian Mob - AR-15 Assault Rifle 32 ATK 10 DEF
Take Over an Identity Theft Ring - Falsified Documents 2 ATK 30 DEF

BOSS (Levels 100+)
Buy Off a Federal Agent - Federal Agent 15 ATK 25 DEF
Make a Deal with the Mexican Cartel - Private Jet 12 ATK 38 DEF
Blackmail the District Attorney - Police Cruiser 22 ATK 28 DEF
Shake Down a City Council Member - Armored Limosine 16 ATK 36 DEF

Gifting is a good thing because it allows you and your Mafia family to give or trade items that you each need, to make it easier for each other. Some jobs require dozens or hundreds of specific items in order to master them, so anything to help it along is a good thing. Gift often because you never know when another member of your Mafia might have something that you need in the future.