How To Beat And Sink The Burning Blade in Sea of Thieves

The Burning Blade belongs to Captain Flameheart—the mighty warship of a powerful sea monster within Sea of Thieves. This gigantic ship could be run either by AI or other players; it would be a very tough opponent. Still, using planned strategy and quick thinking, even a solo Sloop captain could win.

Defeating the Burning Blade is not about demolition; it's about opportunity. Bringing this monstrosity to its knees grants not just a measure of prestige over its defeat but meaningful rewards and the satisfaction of ruining Flameheart's plans. This guide will discuss how a solo Sloop player has to approach fighting the AI version of the Burning Blade.

How To Beat The Burning Blade In Sea Of Thieves

Tips For Beating The Burning Blade

Defeating the Burning Blade, especially when controlled by good players or during frantic multiplayer battles, is far from an easy task. Still, with the proper approach, even a single sailor can claim victory. Since gamers have different playing styles, these general hints will still substantially improve your prospects of beating the AI version of the Burning Blade:

Get Up Close And Attack From The Side

Here, the player will have to achieve a fragile balance between proximity and safety to have effective engagement against the Burning Blade. Keeping safe means having enough distance; being within an accurate cannon firing radius means getting up close. Focus your attacks on broadsides and rear attacks, hitting the lower deck. Do not waste time and effort firing fire-based ammunition because the Burning Blade is immune to fire damage. Instead, pepper them with cannonballs in rapid fire to maximize the most damage possible while their crew would not be able to repair the enemy ship. Take down the Burning Blade and do this again as you maintain your ship while keeping an eye out on water control—is how to win.

For more advanced strategies, use chain shots that can disable masts and scattershot cannonballs that can create further vulnerabilities. While one can easily shoot at enemies from a far distance, such shots are generally less reliable than those fired at medium to short distances.

Avoid The Burning Blade's Flamethrower Attack

Be careful when closing in on the Burning Blade, as it fires much strong fireballs that will rapidly consume your ship in flames should you be careless. Attempt to get in at an angle so you don't take the full brunt of these hazardous projectiles. Note that one mistake in your approach can mean the difference between successfully boarding a ship and turning into a flaming wreck.

Take Out the Obsidian Skeletons or Other Players First

Although it is quite feasible to board the Burning Blade with the aim of destroying the Obsidian skeleton crew, it's a very dangerous task. It gets very complicated because other players may be attempting to take over your ship as well. You can improve your chances of success if you ally yourself with another crew, but then you have to put out the effort of coordination and trust required in the partnership.

Rewards And Achievements For Sinking The Burning Blade In Sea of Thieves

After one causes enough damage with cannon firing, a message will pop up on screen, thus signifying that the Burning Blade is defeated. The general idea is to bombard the ship repeatedly until it starts to sink in order for the creature to die and grant the rewards.

Upon being sunk, the Burning Blade spills its treasure chest worth a highly valuable load. Among those are the Blade of Souls, a flaming sword dealing damage with knockback. The value differs depending on who previously controlled the ship, if it was the skeleton crew or a player crew, but it is always quite a valuable reward.

Other possible awards for the sinking of Burning Blade include the Obsidian Ashen Winds Skull, a Chest of Fortune, Ashen Captain's Chest, Ashen Maurauder's Chest, Devil's Remnants, and Magma's Grail.

Sinking the Burning Blade rewards the achievement Burning Vengeance, and selling the Blade of Souls gives the achievement Sweltering Sword. Those who go on to ally with Captain Flameheart will have a different avenue for rewards through the completion of Rituals. The choice of what ultimately happens to the Burning Blade and which route to take is totally in the player's hands.

The Burning Blade is rather a difficult encounter. It requires patience, teamwork, and strategic planning to win.