Wear your pirate passion proudly with our latest addition to the @XBOX Game Studios Shop: the Sea of Thieves Bronze Reapers Mark Long Sleeve Tee! Here's a heading for those interested in this auburn attire: https://aka.ms/SoTShirt

The new weekly Emissaries of Fortune Event begins today! From 10am Wednesday until 10am Thursday (UTC), players sailing as Emissaries will receive a generous additional reward multiplier per Grade. Just make doubly sure to keep an eye open for Reapers...

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Ahoy Insiders! We're testing some Last Ship Standing fixes and changes in our Insider build this Friday, August 7th, from 8pm-11pm UTC. Play five matches and you'll receive the Rogue Tinkerer Sails as a reward! Join our Insider Programme here: https://seaofthieves.com/insider

Have you made it to the end of the current Season Pass to claim Season 20's Star Prize, the Greed's Reach Cutlass? If so, how do you feel about wielding a wiggling skeletal arm?

ICYMI: Trading Company Commendations that ask pirates to sail miles with an active Voyage have been updated so that they now also progress when the crew sails on behalf of the Company as an Emissary. No more forcing your crew to vote on Voyages you don't intend to do!

The Sea of Thieves servers are now back online following emergency maintenance. Thank you for your patience, and good luck on your Voyages!

The Sea of Thieves servers are now offline for emergency maintenance. Sorry for any inconvenience, we'll let you know as soon as it's safe to set sail again.

Attention, pirates! The Sea of Thieves servers will be offline from 12pm UTC for emergency maintenance. Please wrap up your Voyages before then to avoid losing any of your hard-earned spoils.

If you see a SoTFest Superstar on the seas, that's a @sotfest.uk VIP! Featuring an icon inspired by @middymidmid.bsky.social's logo for this year's gathering, these pirates either attended as a VIP or earned the Title at the in-person event. It doesn't mean they won't steal your loot, mind!

ICYMI: Bone Callers used on other crews’ ships have been rebalanced and are now dynamic based on ship size; each will now summon one skeleton on a Sloop, two on a Brigantine and three on a Galleon. They will still summon three skeletons when used on your own ship or on land.

ICYMI: Four new Commodities were introduced to Merchant Trade Routes in July's update, offering new ways to progress some crate-based Merchant Alliance Commendations that have proven tricky in recent times. Details in the release notes: https://www.seaofthieves.com/release-notes/3.8.1

One week remains to sail for the clouds in the sky and snap stunning screenshots of World Events for the latest #SoTShot contest! If you want a chance of winning the Golden Hour Sails, share images with #SoTShot and @seaofthieves.com by 12pm UTC August 5th to enter. 📸 mogetius_ on Twitter/X

Describe your most recent Sea of Thieves sail in three words.

We're raising our tankards to our friends at Halo Studios today to celebrate the launch of @halo.gg: Campaign Evolved. Cheers! We can't wait to see if our crew remember how to drive a Warthog after all these years, and if they still hit every rock in our path even on dry land.

Our recent update added a new official preset for Custom Seas: Pirate Practice! This preset allows you to quickly sail into a session designed for swift practice runs through World Events, naval battles and more. After all, practice makes pirates!

Seeking some Custom Seas chaos to watch this weekend? Here are a few creator highlights to check out on Twitch! Are you a pirate with your own Custom Seas event coming up? Let other social scoundrels know about it in the replies.

Twitch Drops are live! Acquire Renown, gold, an Emote, a Feline Bandana and more between now and July 29th (10am UTC), by watching a participating Sea of Thieves Partner or Affiliate Alliance stream. Earn everything on the image below over the course of six hours.

🪙 Gold & Glory Weekend now live until July 27th, 10am UTC 🪙 Enjoy boosts to reputation, gold, Seasonal Renown, Allegiance and Guild Reputation when sailing on High Seas! No matter your choice of adventure or antics, we wish you well out there pirates...

The Sea of Thieves is open once again, with today's game update bringing changes to Bone Callers, tweaks to some old Commendations, the ability to use Free Camera while Emoting in Custom Seas and more. Read about it all in the release notes: https://www.seaofthieves.com/release-notes/3.8.1

The Sea of Thieves servers are now offline while we prepare the latest game update. Use this time to come up with a new shanty verse poking fun at your favourite crewmate and we'll let you know as soon as it's safe to set sail once again.

Pirates, this is your one hour warning! Set a course to the nearest place you can turn your loot in, the Sea of Thieves servers will be offline from approximately 10am UTC.

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Attention, pirates! Sea of Thieves will be offline from roughly 9am UTC tomorrow, July 23rd, for a game update bringing changes to Bone Callers, tweaks to various Commendations, the ability to use Free Camera while Emoting in Custom Seas and more. Plan your Voyages accordingly.

You've had the keys to the seas for just over a month now, and what have you done? Explosions, mostly, when you weren't taking lovely screenshots and practising PvP. Here's a month's worth of Custom Seas in numbers:

Attention, pirates! Sea of Thieves will be offline from roughly 9am UTC tomorrow, July 23rd, for a game update bringing changes to Bone Callers, tweaks to various Commendations, the ability to use Free Camera while Emoting in Custom Seas and more. Plan your Voyages accordingly.

Emoting while using the Free Camera in Custom Seas arrives this Thursday!

Model making and skelly sketching are joined by a speedy safari in the latest celebration of the Sea of Thieves-related things you've been up to! Check them all out in our Community Hub: https://seaofthieves.com/community-hub Tag your own antics with #BeMorePirate for a chance to be featured!

#SoTShot Contest Theme: World Events Deadline: August 5th, 12pm UTC Prizes: 8x Golden Hour Sails From skirmishes at Skeleton Forts to rumbles with Ashen Lords, share shots showing one of Sea of Thieves' many World Events with #SoTShot and @seaofthieves.com to enter. 📷 xSystemsSOT on Twitter/X

Prepare your crew, a new Gold & Glory Weekend is just on the horizon! From July 24th-27th (10am UTC) you’ll earn boosted reputation, gold, Renown and Allegiance for any antics, shenanigans, tomfoolery or general piracy you get up to on the Sea of Thieves.

The credits have rolled and our crew of critics are ready to name their five star #SoTShot entries for the latest Movie Moments theme, now with Free Camera! First, Bluesky's @unknwnmonster.bsky.social and @itsgrimupn0rth.bsky.social, Instagram's xfastshot and Twitter/X's Jack__Grimm.

Calendars at the ready: the latest episode of Sea of Thieves News brings Event dates to keep pirates occupied over the next month! Plus a selection of Silver Coin cosmetics arrive in the Outpost shops, fresh Twitch Drops bring feline flair and more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4iN0K26-Po

Gold & Glory, Emissaries of Fortune and Weekly Fight Nights: Sea of Thieves News 17th July 2026

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