Three Of My Favourite Activities in the Sea of Thieves

The Sea of Thieves has a huge amount to do. There are islands everywhere, there are world events and there are creatures in the water that want you dead. From finding sunken ships to killing Ashen Lords, there is plenty to do. Here are my favourite things to do on the Sea of Thieves.

Sea Forts

I have always liked Sea Forts. They’re a nice, simple activity that is normally always available, unless someone has recently completed the fort just before you get there. Generally, the best time to do a sea fort is just before you set off on your main voyage or adventure. Sea Forts are overrun with ghosts that protect the area, but they also have a lot of resources. You can easily grab 150 cannonballs from the three cannonball barrels found on sea forts, and there are barrels filled with basic resources, and occasionally the odd fish.

There’s also some nice ghost loot on sea forts. It’s mostly small amounts of ghostly stuff, but it looks cool and is mostly easy to pick up. You can move it all into the little elevator area, then bring your ship round to harpoon it all. There’s also a locked room at the very top of the fort that has extra loot, assuming you find the hidden key.

Veil missions

The Pirate Lord has a habit of losing powerful artifacts, and the Veil is one of them. It’s basically a device that keeps the Sea of the Damned and the Sea of Thieves (and the rest of reality) separate. Yet for some reason, people seem to think that merging things together is a good idea. In this case, Ramsey has the Veil but not the three gems needed to power it. So we have to go and find those gems, and end up confronting a ghost fleet, which has also spawned various ghost forts around a central, tornado-covered fort that has the last gem.

This voyage isn’t the easiest to do, but it does give out some pretty good loot, like a Chest of Legends, which people WILL try and steal from you. It’s important to make sure the area is clear before finishing off the battle and getting the chest to spawn.

Fishing

Fishing overall in the Sea of Thieves can actually make you some good money, depending on when and where you fish. My favourite thing to do is fish for Pondies, fish that only spawn in ponds on a handful of islands. But there are plenty of different fish to catch. Stormfish and Wreckers are the more expensive fist but they require bait, that ought to be caught in advance. However, fishing is a nice, peaceful little task, and you can make some alright money from doing so. Well, assuming that you cook all your fish. But that’s not too bad, because then you can go to a sea fort and use the four-pan stove there, cutting the time to cook by a large margin. And once your fish is cooked, you can loot the sea fort for even more cash.

Bonus: Sinking Ships

I’m not normally an aggressive person, but there’s something special about sinking another ship. Sometimes we start the fight, but other times, the fight comes to us. And I love it when that happens, because I can forget any sympathy from someone who dares attack us. The best ship to sink is a Galleon, and it’s awesome watching a boat slip beneath the waves. The best part is then watching all the loot float to the surface, alongside a flag and a notebook.

Of course, it sucks when your own boat sinks too, but that’s just a risk you have to take on the high seas…