Sea of Thieves Trophy Guide

Pirate Perfectionist
Become the Pirate Perfectionist.

Become Pirate Legend
Become a Pirate Legend.

In order to become a pirate legend, you’ll need to become level 50 in 3 emissaries.
Your choices are:
1. Merchant [MA]
2. Order of Souls [OOS]
3. Gold Hoarder [GH]
4. Reaper
5. Hunters Call [HC]

You will gain levels by completing missions from that emissary and raising the emissary flag. As you gain levels, you’ll need to buy promotions at each emissary to level up your levels to 50. Speak to the NPC in front of each stand, and you can upgrade your levels by pressing promotion. You can view your current levels by going into the menu and pressing reputation.

A summary of each emissary is as followed:

Merchant
You’ll sail the sea looking for lost shipments. Follow clues to find your key to a sunken ship. Towards the end you’ll find the sunken ship, and you’ll be able to open up the captain quarters. Pick up all the loot and you’ll be a rich pirate!

Loot includes: Cannonball/Wood and Food crates, Tea, Spices, Minerals, Kegs (of all sorts) and so on
Great World Events: Non

Order of Souls
You’ll be fighting skeleton captains on ships or on land! Complete these quests, and you will be able to find yourself skulls which can be sold for a good amount of coins!

Loot includes: Skulls of all sorts
Great World Events: Ashen Winds, Ghost Fleet

Gold Hoarder
For the gold hoarder, you can pick from two quest types; Either “Mark the spot” where you will need to dig up treasure on islands! The other option is an ancient vault! Find clues on islands and find yourself a vault key! Now go to that vault and ransack the place! Solve the riddle and get yourself an awesome chest!

Loot includes: Chests
Great World Events: Fleet of Fortune, Fleet, Fort

Reaper
The Reaper is intended to kill other pirate ships and steal their loot. You can sell anything you stole at the reaper hide-out, which is located at i12. If you don’t really like killing other pirates, you can do any quest you like and still sell your loot at the hideout. Emissary flags are the best loot available, certainly at max level (5) and will greatly increase your overall level!

Loot Includes: Everything
Great World Events: Ashen Winds, Ghost Fleet, Fleet of Fortune, Fleet, Fort, Fort of Fortune, Fort of the Damned

Hunters Call
The hunters Call focus on fishing. You can only sell fish, Megalodon meat, shark meat and kraken meat at any sea post. Mermaid gems are also accepted. It’s NOT recommended to level this up as part of your pirate legend.

Loot includes: Fish
Great World Events: None

Athena is the final faction that you will unlock upon becoming a pirate legend. This trading company has some cool cosmetics, so make sure to level it up too, there are a few bronze trophies tied to it.

Laden With Treasure
Have 20 chests in your crew’s possession… at the same time!

This one is pretty straight forward. You can complete any quest and you will be rewarded loot. This may be skulls, chests or spices as it doesn’t really matter for this trophy. Don’t sell until you have 20 or more, which shouldn’t be that hard.

You Can Always Trust the Untrustworthy
Cash in a stolen Captain’s Chest.

A captain chest can be found almost anywhere. So it shouldn’t be too hard to find a friendly (or enemy) ship and ask them nicely (with a cannonball or two) to for a captain’s chest.

I’ll Drink to That
Enjoy a tankard of grog with another crew at an Outpost.

There are multiple outposts within the game, those being:
A) Port Merrick [D10]
B) Sanctuary Outpost [F7]
C) Plunder Outpost [JK18]
D) Dagger Tooth Outpost [M8]
E) Ancient Spire Outpost [Q17]
F) Galleon’s Grave [R8]
G) Morrow’s Peak Outpost [V17]

You’ll have to encounter a friendly crew at one of these outposts, and ask them to sit down with you and have a nice grog! The grog can be found in your equipment wheel.

In Good Company
Upgrade a Trading Company item to its maximum.

An item can include a spying glass or a pocket watch for example (Merchant). As you gain levels, you will be upgrade these items to a better looking variant. For other emissaries, you can upgrade different items.

Kraken Good Job
Be victorious in a Kraken encounter and live to tell the tale!

A kraken is a negative world event. World events spawn at random throughout your server. Only a single one is active at the same time.
You’ll notice them by their presence within the sky. If any crew clears a world event, there will be a small window where no world event is active.
During this time, a kraken may spawn on any ship within the server.

An important condition is that the ship must be in open waters, meaning not near any island or large rock. A kraken will scale with your ship and crew size. A sloop will kill a kraken easier than a galleon, as the kraken will have more HP.

A kraken consists out of multiple tentacles that you will need to kill. You can do so by shooting your cannons and guns (pistol and sniper are most effective).

That’s ‘Captain’, Mate…
Set Sail as Captain of Adventure for the first time

You’ll need to buy your very own vessel from the main menu. Select “My ships” and you’ll be able to purchase your own. Do note that these are expensive for new players, as they are around 250.000 gold each. You may pick a Sloop, Brigantine, or a Galleon. Recommended is a Sloop or Brigatine if you have a couple of friends. You may own up to 25 ships.

Bone-Cronch
Kill a skeleton while it’s ‘cronching’ on a banana.

Skeletons may appear on any island, and certainly during an Order of Souls quest. Depending on your crew size, they may take 2–4 hits to be defeated. Hit the skeleton 2 times, and it will try to heal itself with a banana. As it eats this banana, kill it with your sword and this trophy is yours!

A Titanic Ensemble
Give your ship a Captain’s send-off by playing a song aboard it while it sinks.

When somebody shoots your ship, it will take holes. If you are unable to fix these holes, your ship will fill up with water. If the water levels rise too high, your ship will sink. While it sinks, equip yourself with any of the available instruments and play a nice tune.

Dead Pirates DO Tell Tales
Use Pirate Chat to communicate with another dead pirate on the Ferry of the Damned.

As you die, you will be transported to the Ferry of the Damned. This is a shared place where all dead pirates spawn within that specific server.
Hold R1 and select any chat, unlocking this trophy.

Hold My Grog!
Launch yourself from a ship’s cannon onto another ship.

You can load yourself into a cannon on your own ship. Find yourself another ship and shoot yourself onto their deck. This may take some practice.

I Don’t See Your Ship
Take part in the sinking of another crew’s ship.

Sink any other pirate ship. This doesn’t count for NPC ships. You may use your cannons to inflict damage. You can also find yourself a stronghold keg and blow them up that way. Be creative in sinking your enemies!

I’m On A Whole New Adventure
Vote for and begin a voyage put forward by one of your crew.

On each ship is a table where you can start missions. Interact with the table and vote down any mission of your liking. If you are playing with multiple people, a majority of the people need to vote for that voyage.

When You’re a Professional Pirate
Earn 10 Commendations.

There are thousands of commendations to be earned within the Sea of Thieves, and they may all be viewed from the reputation menu. Each emissary has their own commendations. There are also commendations for specific things, such as the “Fort of the Damned”, “Crew of Rage” and many more. It’s easiest if you stick to the default ones from the emissaries. Those includes earning gold for each, and selling specific chests.
Do note that each commendation has five graves [I, II, III, IV, V]. Unlocking level I counts towards a commendation.

Tactical Chunder
Throw vomit on an opposing pirate while they’re wielding a sword.

In order to pull this of, we will need to couple of things:
1. Raw meat or worms or a lot of grog in order to vommit
2. A player from a different crew
3. Your bucket

Eat some worms or drink some grog. This will make you puke. Catch your own puke with your bucket. Have the other crew mate hold their sword. Now throw your bucket with vommit onto them, gross!

Now Bring Me That Horizon
Set sail for the first time

Set sail for the first time, pirate!

Full Billow
Sail with all sails fully to the wind.

For this you’ll need to set the sail angles of your ship. When doing this, you’ll notice wind blowing. You will need to allign the sails of your ship into the wind. This is only possible if the wind is coming from behind you, or from the sides.

A sloop has 1 sail, a brig has 2 sails and a galleon has 3 sails.

Handbrake Turn
Change course by dropping anchor while the ship’s wheel is at full lock.

Turn the wheel all the way left or right, untill you can go no further. Now have somebody drop the anchor and your ship will do a nice anchor turn.

I Wanna Be a Pirate!
Increase your reputation level with a Trading Company for the first time.

Once you start sailing, you’ll need to choose any trading company (emmisarry) that you will be leveling. As mention before, you can level Gold Hoarder, Merchant, Reaper of Order of Souls. Raise the emmisary flag and start doing missions for it.

Sell the loot at the trading company and you will gain levels, unlocking this trophy.

Shopping for a Promotion
Purchase your first Trading Company Promotion.

Refer to “Become Pirate Legend” for more information on this.

What Shall We Do With a Drunken Sailor?
Vomit for the first time.

Drink some grogs (beer) and you will be vomitting in no time.

#BeMorePirate
Purchase a new hook, peg leg, eyepatch and hat from the Clothing Shop.

The clothing stores are found on any outpost. Pay them a visit and buy a hook, peg leg, eyepatch and a hat.
Note that these items cost gold, so you may need to do a few voyages before you got enough coin to spend.

Aye of Reach
Purchase a new Eye of Reach from the Weaponsmith.

The weapon smith can be found at any outpost. Purchase a new Eye of Reach (sniper) from it. These are cosmetics only.

Blundarrrrbuss
Purchase a new blunderbuss from the Weaponsmith.

Refer to “Aye of Reach” for more information on this.

Colourful Sails
Purchase a new ship customisation from the Shipwright.

The Shipwright is located close to the merchant, at the dock. You can buy various cosmetics from her, such as a new hull, sails or wheel.
Pay her a visit and buy any cool cosmetic you like.

You Fight Like a Merchant
Block a melee attack, then strike your opponent within five seconds.

Block a melee attack by holding L2 with your sword equipt. Now strike back with R2 once the enemy (NPC or player) has attacked you with its sword.

How Appropriate! You Fight Like a Chicken
Have an attack blocked by an opponent, then be hit by them within five seconds.

Reversed as explained above.

But You Have Heard of Me?
Purchase the Promotion at Reputation Level 25 in any Trading Company.

Refer to “Become Pirate Legend” for more information on this.

Self-Entitled
Own 10 Pirate Titles.

Pirate Titles are unlocked by completing commendation or leveling up during a season. You will also get them by gaining traiding company levels or participating during events. Titles can be viewed in your ship, within the vanity chest.

Did Everyone See That?
Use a heavy attack to knock a member of another crew off their ship.

Equip your sword and hold R2. This will launch yourself forward, performing an heavy attack. Now for this trophy, you’ll need another crew ship and a crew on it. Board them and knock one off with a heavy attack.

Ignoring the Rules of Engagement
Kill an opponent from behind with a blunderbuss.

Defeat another crew member with a blunderbuss (shotgun) from behind. The closer you are, the more damage you will inflict.

Perfect Dark
Sail through a storm with no lights during the night.

For this trophy you’ll need to sail through a storm with all lights off. For this trophy we will go with a Brigitine. A brig has 3 light on top, 2 in front and 1 in the back. Below deck it has 5 lights. 1 behind the stair and the second one in front of the stairs. Then 2 off the sides of the prison and the last one above the world map.

Storms can be found anywhere in the world and can be spotted by their dark clouds, thunder, rhough waves and rain.

Friends Not Foe
Perform the pirate salute gesture to befriend someone in-game.

Press left d-pad and you’ll open up the emotican wheel. Select the pirate salute gesture and make a friend.
Emotes can be selected from the vanity chest. Do note that you’ll need to find another player in the seas to pull this off.

It’s a Pirate’s Life for Me
Complete a Gold Hoarders Voyage.

On your ship, go to the voyage table and put down a Gold Hoarder voyage. It’s easiest to go for the “A pirate Treasure map”. It will give you a quest map, found in your mission wheel. Find the island on the world map and set sail. Dig on the X spot and find yourself a chest!

Master Gold Hoarder
Purchase the Master Gold Hoarder Promotion from the Gold Hoarders Trading Company.

Refer to “Become Pirate Legend” for more information on this.

Taking Orders
Complete an Order of Souls Voyage.

Select any quest you like. The “A bounty for a Skeleton Crew” is the easiest one available. You’ll have to destroy a single captain on an island. After you get the quest, sail towards the island shown on the questmap. It will have a clue in which direction to look.

Master of the Order
Purchase the Master of the Order Promotion from the Order of Souls Trading Company.

Refer to “Become Pirate Legend” for more information on this.

I Am Not Obsessed With Treasure
Complete a Merchant Alliance Voyage.

For this trophy you’ll be completing a merchant voyage. The lost shipment is the best one out there is terms of loot for the Merchant Alliance.
More details on how to complete a lost shipment can be found here.

Master Merchant
Purchase the Master Merchant Promotion from the Merchant Alliance Trading Company.

Refer to “Become Pirate Legend” for more information on this.

Dining With the Stars
Cook a piece of food on a campfire at night.

Most island have a campfire that can be lit, including outposts. You’ll need a plank and your lanturn to lit the fire. Then put on something to cook. It may be a piece of meat or perhaps a banana.

Well Done!
Burn a piece of food.

Put a piece of fruit on the stove and have it burn by not interacting with it while it is cooking.

Not So Well Done
Become sick from undercooked food.

Slay a snake, chicken, shark or pig and pick up its meat. Now eat it without cooking and you’ll get sick.
Animals are found on any island, sharks are found in the sea.

Five a Day
Eat at least one piece of every kind of fruit.

Available fruits are: Banana, Coconut, Pomegranate (Tomato), Mango and a Pineapple. Fruits can be found in any barrel or bought from the shipwright.

Collector of Legendary Treasures
Find and sell at least one of each Legendary Treasure.

In order to find and sell these, you’ll need to start a Athena quest. This will require you to be a Pirate Legend. You may also join anybody who is already a Pirate Legend and complete the quest with him.

Legendary treasures include:
1. Chalice of Ancient Fortune
2. Gilded Relics of ancient Fortune
3. Skulls of Ancient Fortune
4. Villainous Skulls of ancient fortune
5. Crates of Legendary Voyages
6. Kegs of Ancient Black Powder

Items 1-5 can be found commenly. The Black power keg is a bit trickier. The easiest way to get it as followed:
Level up your emissary flag to level 5 (Athena) and claim the emissary quest from the myterious stranger at any outpost.
Now complete the 3 quests given to you. upon completing those, a 4th one will be handed over to you. This quest has 2 dig spots on an island nearby. One spot has a chest of legend, the other spot is an ancient keg. Dig it up carefully and sell it to the mysterious stranger at any outpost.

Golden Ticket
Be part of a crew that votes to raise an Emissary Flag for the Gold Hoarders.

Emissary flags can be raised at the trading company of choice. It provides a great boost to money earned:
Level 1: No boost
Level 2: +33%
Level 3: +67%
Level 4: +100% (Double the base value)
Level 5: +150%

If you sell a chest that is worth 1000 gold, you will get 2500 gold at level 5. Be warned: Reaper with level 5 emmisary can see the outline of any emmisary ships on their map.

Ship of Souls
Be part of a crew that votes to raise an Emissary Flag for the Order of Souls.

Emissary flags can be raised at the trading company of choice. It provides a great boost to money earned:
Level 1: No boost
Level 2: +33%
Level 3: +67%
Level 4: +100% (Double the base value)
Level 5: +150%

If you sell a skull that is worth 1000 gold, you will get 2500 gold at level 5. Be warned: Reaper with level 5 emmisary can see the outline of any emmisary ships on their map.

Trade Ambassador
Be part of a crew that votes to raise an Emissary Flag for the Merchant Alliance.

Emissary flags can be raised at the trading company of choice. It provides a great boost to money earned:
Level 1: No boost
Level 2: +33%
Level 3: +67%
Level 4: +100% (Double the base value)
Level 5: +150%

If you sell a crate that is worth 1000 gold, you will get 2500 gold at level 5. Be warned: Reaper with level 5 emmisary can see the outline of any emmisary ships on their map.

For Athena
Be part of a crew that votes to raise an Emissary Flag for Athena’s Fortune.

Emissary flags can be raised at the trading company of choice. It provides a great boost to money earned:
Level 1: No boost
Level 2: +33%
Level 3: +67%
Level 4: +100% (Double the base value)
Level 5: +150%

If you sell legendary loot that is worth 1000 gold, you will get 2500 gold at level 5. Be warned: Reaper with level 5 emmisary can see the outline of any emmisary ships on their map.

The Reaping Begins
Be part of a crew that votes to raise an Emissary Flag for the Reaper’s Bones.

Emissary flags can be raised at the trading company of choice. It provides a great boost to money earned:
Level 1: No boost
Level 2: +33%
Level 3: +67%
Level 4: +100% (Double the base value)
Level 5: +150%

If you sell a chest that is worth 1000 gold, you will get 2500 gold at level 5. As a Reaper with level 5 emmisary you can see the outline of any emmisary ship on your own map.

O Captain!
Set sail on a Captained Ship as one of the crew

Join a friend or random crew on their captained ship.

A Crewed Wisdom
Read another crew’s Captain’s Logbook

Captain’s logbooks are found on the voyage table on each ship. It requires a captained ship, however. Find yourself another crew ship and interact with the logbook.

The Art Collector
Place 15 trinkets aboard a Captained ship all at once

Trinkets are tied to commendations. As you progress through the game you will unlocking many new ones. These can all be purchased at the Shipwright on any outpost. You can place those trinkets at various spots on your ship, as seen below.

Ready for the Next Time
Save a fully-decorated, Captained ship in the Ship Customisation Chest and Ship Flag Box

You can change the looks of your ship at the Shipwright. Equip the cool colours you like and save them to your ship by pressing triangle.

Chasing the Horizon
Spend 10 days at sea aboard a Captained ship, either as the Captain or as one of the crew

Spend 10 days at sea aboard a Captained ship, either as the Captain or as one of the crew. You’ll notice when a day passes when it gets night in the game. You can also see the spend days at sea inside the captain’s logbook.

Just Getting Started
Complete all 3 Tutorials

The tutorial is available from the main menu and is called Maiden voyage.

Voyager of Gold
Complete A dive Voyage for GH

A raid voyage is a special voyage that is a World Event of some kind. It will teleport (dive) you to another server where you will spawn close to the event that you are doing. As a reward you’ll get a special item tied to that trading company.

Voyager of the Soul
Complete a dive Voyage for OOS

Refer to the “Voyager of Gold” trophy for more information about this.

Voyager for the Alliance
Complete a dive Voyage for MA

Refer to the “Voyager of Gold” trophy for more information about this.

Legendary Plunge
Complete a dive Voyage for Athena’s Fortune

Refer to the “Voyager of Gold” trophy for more information about this.