The Summer of Sea of Thieves is a brand new event happening in-game. Players are given a long list of Summer Challenges to complete, and the more they complete, the more rewards they receive. With several dozen to work through, players will no doubt be looking for a quick way to unlock as many as possible.
Summer of Sea of Thieves event
The Summer of Sea of Thieves event is a weeks-long event from August 19 to September 30. During this time, players can earn unique cosmetics and titles by completing Summer Challenges. There are 11 challenges, each with four goals. With 44 goals to complete, there’s plenty to keep players busy over the next six weeks.
There are a lot of goals to keep track of in the Sea of Thieves Summer event.
Each of the individual goals rewards 1,000 gold and 10 doubloons – an excellent way for players to get more doubloons. Completing four goals within a challenge unlocks a title while completing even more goals rewards equipment, a sword, emotes, as well as a ferocious figurehead.
Though not a required, completing all 44 goals will reward a unique Title. For players that only want the cosmetic items, you only need to complete 36 of the goals to get them all. Check out the Summer Event page for more information.
Meet the Locals – Title: Pirate Dandy
Pirate Queens
Speak to Amarantha near the Sea Dog’s Tavern (center of the world)
Speak to Umbra on Lagoon of Whispers
Speak to Grace Marrow on Morrow’s Peak Outpost in the Devil’s Roar
The Arena’s Top Dogs
Speak to DeMarco – only available in Arena mode
Speak with Lesedi – only available in Arena mode
Speak with Dimitri – only available in Arena mode
The Sea’s Strangest
Speak to the Servant of the Flame at the Reaper’s Hideout
Speak to Madame Olivia at Plunder Outpost
Speak to the Ferryman on the Ferry of the Damned
Tavern Friends
Speak to the Mysterious Stranger in any outpost tavern
Speak to Duke in any outpost tavern
Speak to Tallulah, the tavern keeper of the Charred Parrot at Marrow’s Peak Outpost in the Devil’s Roar
Make New Friends! – Title: Pirate Mingler
Make a Friend: Use the Make Friends emote to befriend another pirate
Shanty Share: Play a shanty alongside a member of another crew
Chest to Impress: Let another crew cash in a chest of yours
Battle Bards: Play a shanty on your ship along with a full crew of 4 pirates in the Arena
Stay Healthy – Title: Shipshape Pirate
Summer Nights: Cook up food on a campfire at night
Shipshape: Repair 3 holes on your ship using planks during an Arena contest
Fruit Salad: Eat all 5 types of fruit: bananas, coconuts, pomegranates, mangos, and pineapples
Boarding Denied: In the Arena, defeat a pirate who has boarded your ship
Legendary Generosity: Let another crew cash in your Chest of Legends
All Arena goals and challenges
Below are all of the challenges and goals that require you to play Arena.
Of the 44 goals, nearly half of them must be completed in Arena. For ease of use, here are all the goals that require Arena (taken from above). Thankfully, a few of them only require you to be in the Arena tavern lobby. Players that are trying to chase the mid-contest goals will likely have better luck queuing up with a full ship of friends.
The Arena’s Top Dogs
Speak to DeMarco – only available in Arena mode
Speak with Lesedi – only available in Arena mode
Speak with Dimitri – only available in Arena mode
Battle Bards: Play a shanty on your ship along with a full crew of 4 pirates in the Arena
Shipshape: Repair 3 holes on your ship using planks during an Arena contest.
Boarding Denied: In the Arena, defeat a pirate who has boarded your ship.
Trial By Combat: Complete a contest in the Arena
Silver Fox: Cash in a Sea Dog Chest in the Arena.
Not So Fast: During an Arena contest, board an enemy ship and drop their anchor.
Deadly Blunder: In the Arena, kill a pirate with your blunderbuss
Hidden Treasures: In Arena, dig up 3 buried chests.
Pack the Gunpowder: Fire a cannon 50 times in The Arena
Pirate Versus Pirate: Finish among the top 3 crews in Arena, three times
DeMarco Polo: In the Arena tavern, get at least one member of each crew into the hot tub at the same time
Tub Toast: In the Arena, raise the Glorious Sea Dog Tankard with 3 other pirate in the hot tub
More Grog Money: Cash in a Sea Dog Chest in the Arena while drunk
Gotta Go Fast: Cash in a Sea Dog Chest in the first 5 minutes of an Arena contest
Finders, Keepers: Hand in a stolen Sea Dog Chest during an Arena contest
Consistent Contestant: Finish among the top 3 crews in 10 Arena contests
Most Vicious Pirate: Defeat 20 pirates in Arena
Legendary Prowess: In the Arena, win a contest as a Pirate Legend
Legendary Landing: In the Arena, fire yourself from a cannon and land on the deck of an enemy ship
The Summer Sea of Thieves event has quite a few tasks for players to complete. With each of the Summer Challenges having four goals each, there are 44 objectives to do around the Sea of Thieves. With gold, doubloons, cosmetic items, and titles on offer, there are plenty of reasons to tackle the challenge. Check out the Shacknews Sea of Thieves guide page for even more helpful articles.