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Gold Making & Efficiency
Sea of Thieves

Gold Making & Efficiency

Learn the best strategies for gold making and efficiency in Sea of Thieves. Discover how to find, sell, and maximize your treasure haul with this comprehensive guide.

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Learn the best strategies for gold making and efficiency in Sea of Thieves. Discover how to find, sell, and maximize your treasure haul with this comprehensive guide.

Walkthrough
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    Treasure items are transportable goods that can be sold to Trading Companies at Outposts for Gold, Reputation, and Emissary Value.
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    Each Trading Company specializes in certain types of treasure.
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    Voyages are quests offered by Trading Companies that lead to treasure.
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    Random treasure can be found on islands, in shipwrecks, floating in the sea, or obtained from defeating enemies like Skeleton Ships, Megalodons, or the Kraken.
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    Treasure items emit a visible glint or glow to help players spot them.
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    Treasure must be carried by hand to a Trading Company Representative. A pirate can only carry one item at a time and cannot use equipment or fight while carrying treasure.
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    Harpoons can be used to retrieve treasure from a distance.
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    Smaller treasure items can be stored in Container Chests, which hold up to 3 items and can hide their glow.
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    Treasure dropped in water sinks after approximately 5 minutes, except for Trade Good Crates.
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    Picking up relevant treasure while sailing as an Emissary grants Emissary Grade Reputation.
Tips
  • Treasure Chests are locked and sold to the Gold Hoarders. They can be found via Treasure Maps, Riddle Maps, Ancient Vaults, or randomly on the seas. They emit a white glint.
  • Types of Treasure Chests include Regular, Shipwrecked, Coral, Ashen (found in The Devil's Roar, double price), Valuable, and Cursed.
  • Artefacts are smaller items found on their own, in chests, or in Fortress Vaults. They emit a golden glint.
  • Different types of treasure exist for the Gold Hoarders, Order of Souls, and Merchant Alliance, with variants like Ashen, Stronghold, Skeletal, and Ghostly.

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