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A wise pirate knows the devil’s dance of combat: The swerve and the thrust, the swipe and the parry. An even wiser pirate knows that “he who fights and runs away lives to fight another day.” The wisest pirate of all knows that combat is a job best suited to your lackeys. Your time, meanwhile, is better spent sweeping in with a blunderbuss to pick up the pieces once the dust settles, and hoisting sail to the nearest vendor. There you can sell the remains of your dear departed colleagues and use it for grog money.<\/p>\n

Don’t give us that look. This is a game about pirates!!<\/p>\n

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Truthfully though, combat is an unavoidable pillar of Sea of Thieves’ gameplay, and knowing the ins and outs of a fight is the difference between a plunder and a blunder (guess which one ends with you walking away with the loot). Every player can carry two weapons, so choose wisely. What you bring into the battle is going to play a huge difference in your role. To help you decide, we’ve put together a guide that will hopefully make that choice a little easier.<\/p>\n

Pistol<\/h3>\n

Powerful and versatile, each player begins a match with a pistol and cutlass by default. You’d think that any starting weapons are sub-par when compared to ones you’d pick up later, but in the case of Sea of Thieves, you’d be wrong. The weapons here are a balancing act in this title, and the deciding factor of any PvP is rarely the weapon a player is using, but the angle from which he is attacking. Every weapon has its place, and the pistol is no exception.<\/p>\n

** Any upgrades or purchases you make at a vendor are aesthetic only<\/em> <\/strong>and will not have any effect on a weapon’s damage or utility. You’ll just look cooler.<\/p>\n

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The pistol outmatches the blunderbuss in terms of accuracy (as you might expect) and it also has a faster reload speed, meaning that you can fire off a second shot before<\/em> the other guy does. This is important for one big reason:<\/p>\n

A single shot from the pistol will deal 53% damage<\/strong> to a human target. That means if you can land two shots, they’re down<\/em>. See where we’re going with this? You dominate mid-range combat with the pistol. It may not feel like it fires all that quickly, but the fact of the matter is that it’s still firing faster than the other two firearms. Combine that with the two-shot kill and you have a very powerful weapon indeed.<\/p>\n

Cutlass<\/h3>\n

Your other default weapon, the cutlass is the mark of the true buccaneer. Yes, it has less range than any other weapon. Yes, it does the least damage. Yes, it takes three hits to kill even a basic skeleton. We still think it’s the best weapon you can get your hands on in this game.<\/p>\n

Hear us out.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, the sword is only as good as the swordsman. Mastering the cutlass will take time, practice, and patience (at least two traits that pirates do not have in abundance). The primary attack is a sword slash that deals a small 20% damage<\/strong>. Logically, landing the three-hit combo will do 60% damage<\/strong>. Now we’re getting somewhere. In addition, hitting another player can slow them<\/em>, hindering their ability to turn. Unable to adjust their view angle, you should be able to dispatch them far more easily.<\/p>\n

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The sword’s lunge ability does a mighty 49% damage<\/strong>, and is one of its defining features in Sea of Thieves. The lunge lends a unique balance to the rock-paper-scissors combat for this game. Charging the lunge (primary attack button) will slow your walk speed, BUT if you block you will negate the movement penalty. Jump at the start of your lunge and you can cover still more distance, closing the gap between you and the guy with the pistol or Eye of Reach.<\/p>\n

The cutlass is also the only weapon in the game that can block<\/strong>, making it your best defensive option. On top of all that, and this is a no-brainer, the cutlass does not use ammo<\/em>! We recommend having a cutlass as a backup weapon on most of your adventures. Its defense, mobility, infinite usage, and general classiness make it our top choice.<\/p>\n

For more advice on the best ways to use a cutlass, definitely give this video a thorough look:<\/p>\n