From a small and harmless boat to the most menacing and powerful ship in the world. Here are all the different ship types in Skull and Bones.
Skull and Bones: All Ship Types
While the game is currently undergoing an open beta period, Skull and Bones does have a pretty significant collection of ships for you to experiment with. After crashing your ship against the British Navy, you will be left with a very harmless Dhow. However, if you invest the time to collect all the materials and gain the necessary infamy inside the pirate community, building bigger and more powerful ships shouldn’t be an issue. Here is the list of all the ship types in Skull and Bones:
| Ship | Description | Ship Type | Perks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhow | A small vessel originally built to hunt wildlife along rivers and coastlines. | DPS: Specialized in dealing damage and status effects, the DPS favors an aggressive playstyle. | Hunter: Preserves wildlife materials from hunting. |
| Bedar | A small maneuverable ship that can ram targets and cause flooding damage. | DPS: Specialized in dealing damage and status effects, the DPS favors an aggressive playstyle. | Lancer: Increases damage from ramming by 25%. and reduces slowing effect of Torn Sails by 50%. Applies flooded effect to an enemy ship upon ramming. |
| Hulk | More durable and capable of taking sustained damage, this ship specializes in bracing against incoming fire. | Tank: Specialized in bracing against incoming damage, the Tank excels in defense. | Ironclad: Reduces Brace Strength depletion by 20% when hit. Increases Brace Strength by 250% and Brace Strength Recovery by 25%. |
| Cutter | A ship capable of supporting other ships in the thick of combat. | Support: Specialized in aiding friendly ships, the Support excels in providing assists that can help turn the tide of a battle. | Unburden: Restores Severe Damage by 0.5% and Hull Health by 0.5% per second. Restores Hull Health of all friendly ships in a 100m radius by 2% per second. Restores 60% more Hull Health on a friendly ship while using a Repair Weapon. |
| Barge | A ship specialized in dealing fire and burning damage, before spreading the chaos to nearby ships. | DPS: Specialized in dealing damage and status effects, the DPS favors an aggressive playstyle. | Wildfire: Applying the Ablaze effect to a ship will apply the same effect to all enemies in a radius of 125m. Increase weapon damage by 20%. Burning Damage increases ablaze charge speed by 150%. |
| Sloop | With the right weapons equipped, this ship can stand toe-to-toe with multiple enemies. | DPS: Specialized in dealing damage and status effects, the DPS favors an aggressive playstyle. | Outburst: Explosive hits have a 50% chance of triggering an explosion, which deals 1500 damage within a Blast Radius of 150m. Increases damage to structures by 40% and Explosive Damage by 15%. |
| Padewakang | A larger ship capable of taking on multiple enemies when properly equipped. | DPS: Specialized in dealing damage and status effects, the DPS favors an aggressive playstyle. | Detonate: Explosive hits have a 70% chance of triggering an explosion, which deals 1000 damage within 125m Blast Radius. Increases to 100% of target ship is Ablaze. Increases damage to structures by 50% and Weapon Damage Radius by 12%. |
| Snow | A ship with increased durability and holding its ground in a fight. It specializes in bracing against incoming fire and provides resistance against the elements. | Tank: Specialized in bracing against incoming damage, the Tank excels in defense. | Tenacity: Recovers Brace Strength by 4% per second, while bracing. Increases Brace Strength by 50% and Brace Strength Recovery by 150%. |
| Brigantine | A swift ship that can ram singular targets and cause flooding damage. | DPS: Specialized in dealing damage and status effects, the DPS favors an aggressive playstyle. | Bullhorn: Increases damage from ramming by 45% and reduces the duration of Torn Sails effect by 80%. Applies Flooded to an enemy ship upon ramming. |
| Sambuk | A ship specialized in dishing out fire damage and burning its targets. It is also able to target multiple enemies nearby. | DPS: Specialized in dealing damage and status effects, the DPS favors an aggressive playstyle. | Scorched: Deals 5000 Burning Damage when you apply the Ablaze effect to an enemy ship. Ablaze will be applied to enemies in a radius of 150m. Increases damage to ships with Ablaze effect by 50%. |
Continue exploring the world and completing the different missions and quests in Skull and Bones and you will eventually get the opportunity to craft stronger ships. It is either that or you will be forced to given the strength of the enemies you’ll face.
Ready to upgrade your ship and equipment? Check out how to get Bronze Ingots in Skull and Bones.
