Discover all types of treasure in Sea of Thieves, from chests to artifacts. Learn where to find them and which Trading Companies pay the most for your hard-earned loot.
Walkthrough
- 1Finding Treasure: Treasure can be discovered in various locations, including islands, shipwrecks, floating barrels, and within forts. Enemies like Skeleton Ships, Megalodons, and the Kraken may also drop treasure. Treasure items emit a colored glint or glow, making them visible from a distance.
- 2Carrying Treasure: Treasure must be carried by hand to a Trading Company Representative at an Outpost. While carrying treasure, a pirate cannot use equipment or resource items and has limited mobility. Dropping the treasure allows for full control. Harpoons can also be used to retrieve treasure from afar. Smaller treasures can be stored in Container Chests, which hold up to three items and hide their glow.
- 3Treasure Persistence: Treasure left on land remains until interacted with. Treasure dropped in water will sink after approximately 5 minutes, except for Trade Good Crates which float longer.
- 4Emissary Value: Sailing as a Trading Company Emissary grants Emissary Grade Reputation when picking up relevant treasure. Additional reputation is awarded for placing these items on a ship, with increases given only on the first claim.
- 5Trading Companies: Each Trading Company specializes in certain types of treasure and has representatives at every Outpost. They offer Voyages (quests) that lead to treasure.
- 6Types of Treasure: Treasure items are categorized by the Trading Company that purchases them: Gold Hoarders, Order of Souls, and Merchant Alliance. Within these, they can be Regular, Ashen, Stronghold, Skeletal, or Ghostly variants.
- 7Gold Hoarders Treasure: This category includes Treasure Chests and Artefacts.
- 8Treasure Chests: These are locked chests sold to the Gold Hoarders. Types include Regular, Shipwrecked, Coral, Ashen (found in The Devil's Roar, double price), Valuable, and Cursed Treasure Chests. They emit a White Glint.
- 9Artefacts: Smaller items found individually, in chests, or fortress vaults. They emit a Golden Glint.
Tips
- Use a Harpoon to quickly grab treasure from a distance.
- Store smaller treasures in Container Chests to make transport easier and hide their glow.
- Pay attention to the glint and glow to identify treasure types from afar.
- Prioritize selling treasure relevant to your current Emissary Trading Company for maximum gains.
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