As you can see from the timestamp below, I stopped updating this in June 09. From my server logs, I see that many people are still coming to this page. You should know that since Zynga is constantly changing the game, many (most) of this information is out of date. Take that as you will - z.
Last Updated on 13 June 2009.
As promised, here is the companion to my Mafia Wars Field Strategy Guide. The format has changed slightly since there is only one consumable item in the entire expansion.
The focus in Cuba is on cash and so I have added a column for approximate cash and one for approximate cash per energy point. Since the amount of cash is rolled randomly, I can only supply a midpoint for the range given. Results may vary. Also, as with the previous guide, these numbers may differ from yours due to the bonuses given by your Masterminds, Wheelmen, etc. Regardless, since these apply across the board, it shouldn’t affect the rank order of any of your choices.
Since the focus of advancement is on cash, you will want to outfit your businesses as quickly as possible and boost their output and quality.
A potential area that may be missed is that instead of a per-hour upkeep cost as items had in the NY Mafia Wars, items here have a percentage grift cost. What this means is that having excess weapons, armor or vehicles will greatly hinder your progress. My advice for this is to tackle one job tier at a time and get rid of the items that you will not need in subsequent tiers as quickly as possible. For instance, the machete and hatchet are not needed past the Soldado tier, so get rid of them when you master that tier and you will get an extra 0.5% cash for each job per item you dump.
As you will see in the chart, there is little variation in XP/EN or ~CASH/EN. Both seem to increase incrementally as you progress through the job tiers. The one exception is in the final tier where “Set Up A High Volume Smuggling Operation” yields quite a bit more cash per energy point. At this point though you will have pretty much conquered the entire expansion, so there is little benefit to grinding that job.
Address any questions you have in the comments and I will do my best to answer.
| El Soldado | XP | EN | XP/EN | ~CASH | ~CASH/EN |
| Rob Your Cab Driver | 16 | 11 | 1.455 | 250 | $22.73 |
| Secure A Safehouse | 51 | 33 | 1.545 | 750 | $22.73 |
| Intimidate The Locals | 74 | 48 | 1.542 | 1100 | $22.92 |
| Silence A Noisy Neighbor | 46 | 30 | 1.533 | 750 | $25.00 |
| Smuggle In Some Supplies | 47 | 31 | 1.516 | 800 | $25.81 |
| Set Up A Numbers Racket | 63 | 41 | 1.537 | 1250 | $30.49 |
| Establish Contact With The FRG | 53 | 35 | 1.514 | 1050 | $30.00 |
| Take Out The Local Police Chief | 58 | 38 | 1.526 | 1175 | $30.92 |
| “Persuade” A Local To Talk | 73 | 47 | 1.553 | 1750 | $37.23 |
| Assault A Snitch’s Hideout | 79 | 52 | 1.519 | 1800 | $34.62 |
| El Capitan | XP | EN | XP/EN | ~CASH | ~CASH/EN |
| Transport A Shipment Of US Arms | 62 | 39 | 1.590 | 1375 | $35.26 |
| Meet With the FRG Leadership | 57 | 35 | 1.629 | 1325 | $37.86 |
| Hold Up A Tour Bus | 68 | 42 | 1.619 | 1800 | $42.86 |
| Ambush A Military Patrol | 76 | 47 | 1.617 | 1950 | $41.49 |
| Capture An Army Outpost | 83 | 52 | 1.596 | 2300 | $44.23 |
| Sneak A Friend Of The Family Into The Country | 53 | 32 | 1.656 | 1600 | $50.00 |
| Ransack a Local Plantation | 64 | 40 | 1.600 | 1950 | $48.75 |
| Burn Down A Hacienda | 86 | 54 | 1.593 | 2650 | $49.07 |
| El Jefe | XP | EN | XP/EN | ~CASH | ~CASH/EN |
| Offer “Protection” To A Nightclub | 59 | 35 | 1.686 | 1900 | $54.29 |
| Rob The Banco Nacional Branch | 81 | 48 | 1.688 | 2800 | $58.33 |
| Shake Down A Hotel Owner | 61 | 37 | 1.649 | 2050 | $55.41 |
| Bring The Local Teamsters Under Your Control | 72 | 43 | 1.674 | 2700 | $62.79 |
| Help The FRG Steal A Truckload Of Weapons | 78 | 47 | 1.660 | 2800 | $59.57 |
| Hijack A Booze Shipment | 71 | 42 | 1.690 | 2850 | $67.86 |
| Pillage A Shipyard | 80 | 48 | 1.667 | 3050 | $63.54 |
| Take Over The Docks | 93 | 56 | 1.661 | 3600 | $64.29 |
| El Patron | XP | EN | XP/EN | ~CASH | ~CASH/EN |
| Muscle In On A Local Casino | 71 | 41 | 1.732 | 2950 | $71.95 |
| Establish A Loansharking Business | 78 | 46 | 1.696 | 3350 | $72.83 |
| Eliminate A Rival Family’s Agent | 67 | 39 | 1.718 | 3000 | $76.92 |
| Pass On Some Intel To The FRG | 71 | 42 | 1.690 | 2950 | $70.24 |
| Execute A Regional Arms Dealer | 80 | 47 | 1.702 | 3700 | $78.72 |
| Sink A Competing Smuggler’s Ship | 82 | 48 | 1.708 | 3550 | $73.96 |
| Gun Down An Enemy Crew At The Airport | 90 | 52 | 1.731 | 4300 | $82.69 |
| Assassinate An Opposing Consigliere | 98 | 58 | 1.690 | 4400 | $75.86 |
| El Padrino | XP | EN | XP/EN | ~CASH | ~CASH/EN |
| Raid The Arms Depot | 85 | 49 | 1.735 | 3800 | $77.55 |
| Supply The FRG With Some Extra Muscle | 74 | 43 | 1.721 | 3350 | $77.91 |
| Capture The Airport | 90 | 52 | 1.731 | 4200 | $80.77 |
| Knock Off A Visiting Head Of State | 83 | 48 | 1.729 | 4400 | $91.67 |
| Set Up A High Volume Smuggling Operation | 90 | 51 | 1.765 | 6000 | $117.65 |
| Blow Up A Rail Line | 81 | 47 | 1.723 | 4400 | $93.62 |
| Attack The Army Command Post | 93 | 54 | 1.722 | 4150 | $76.85 |
| Storm The Presidential Palace | 112 | 65 | 1.723 | 5750 | $88.46 |
14 Comments
For Cuba you should add the completion percetage (expressed as either 10 percent per job or ten times to master level on level 1 {example}) for each job/level
I am finding that I almost always get C$0 when I fight in Cuba when I win, but I lose hundreds of C$ if I lose. My Bagman and mastermind are fairly well established players (over level 100) and I don’t have this problem in NY. Do you have any suggestions on how to increase my earnings? I have tried fighting various mafia sizes from small to medium ( not usually larger than 50 members), but that doesn’t affect this problem.
the logic is
when you fight and you lose having cash-on hand (meaning existing and not deposited in bank) you will sure lose some of your cash (C$)…
and reversely.
when you fight and you won..but ddnt received any cash(c$) means that. the player you defeated doesnt have any cash on hand
so it would be better if your have cash on hand and you arent sure if you will win or lose in the fight(coz sometimes lesser mafia can defeat you also with critical hit)to deposit it to the bank , thus , the bank collects 10% service fee..for me its way safer…
tip: if you dont want to lose 10% of the amount your trying to deposit, try to deposit and exact amount of 9C$ only until you deposit all of those.. just be patient
risk: by doing this you are still prone being attack by other player… a
its your choice
I’m only level 62, but confused about if I would be better leaving the game (signing off facebook) in Cuba or New York. Does it matter? And if a person fights me in cuba and wins, does that mean I can beat them while in New York and fighting them back? Thanks very much.
Don, it doesn’t matter where you leave it. When you are “in” Cuba, your NY properties still generate income and when you are “in” New York, your factories in Cuba still produce.
I’m not sure how the fighting back works, but where you fight only affects the reward.
I completed the first level of jobs in the El Padrino job tier and now something called Politico Corrupto has popped up and I need 5 of them to complete the “Set up a high volume smuggling operation” job. Where do I obtain these?
Kim, those are new and come from the “Bribery Ring” business. Go to the businesses tab.
Zack, I figured it out once I looked at my Cuban businesses.
Thanks for the info. Very useful. I do have an idea for something I am working on currently.
Cuba has such a huge penalty for “excess” stuff you do not need. (Bribes) I am trying to put together a list of items you need for the jobs, the very minimum for each job tier, so I can sell off unneeded items.
Hi Zack. I saw a tip somewhere on the web that the best business cost/profit ratio to buy in MW-Cuba is the Tobacco plantation.
Can’t find that tip page now. Is this true or should I save up and buy Car Stereo or Raw Cocoa factories? And do you have any advice on upgrading outputs versus capacity? I know it all depends on how often I get online to sell before I max out the capacity.
Do you know if there is a calculator somewhere on the benefits of the various upgrades?
Thanks for the help.
Thank you!
Is there any way to convert New York cash into money in Cuba?
I completed all of the Cuba jobs, and am wondering if there should be some special notification?
I recieved the Cazador Assault Rifle 60 Attack 25 Defense after completing the Final Job Set.
I guess I just expected some bells and whistles or something
No obvious special bells and whistles. You should get an achievement.
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