Drum
The Drum is an Instrument that Players can use to play Shanties in Sea of Thieves.
Usage
Every Player Pirate acquires a Drum during their Maiden Voyage, which they can use at any time during their adventures on The Sea of Thieves. The Drum can be accessed from the Equipment Radial Menu. The Cosmetic design of the Player's Drum can be switched at Equipment Chests. These designs can be purchased from Equipment Shops and only change the visual appearance of the Instrument.
Drums have one Interaction, which is to play Music! Players can take out any Instrument to start playing a Sea Shanty. The Shanty will play as long as the Player holds down the button. If a player lets go of the button and holds it down again, another Shanty will play from the start. Other Player Pirates can join in on the Shanty with instruments of their own. The first Pirate to start playing a Shanty will be the lead Instrument, playing the melody of the song. Other Pirates will then play backing to the lead instrument. When the Lead Instrument player lets go of the button, they will give the lead Instrument to another Player, who will then play the melody instead. Once the previous lead player starts playing again, they will then play backing instead.
The melody of the Drum is whistled by the Player Pirate.
Players will start to play out of tune if they are drunk with Grog. Instruments also sound muffled if Players are using them below water.
Players can acquire the Shanty of Legends from the Mysterious Stranger once they achieve the status of Pirate Legend. With the shanty, they can use their Instruments to play the tune in front of the stairs of any Tavern to gain access to the Athena's Fortune Hideout.
List of Drums
All new players are equipped with a basic Sailor Drum by default. Other versions are available for purchase from the Equipment Shop.
Image | Name | Source | Cost | Ltd | Requires | Set | In-game description |
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Admiral Drum | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Admiral | "With this, if you must play, no one will notice that you're not actually playing on beat." | ||
Aristocrat Drum | 30 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Aristocrat | "If there's one thing aristocrats do right, it's beat their own drum." | ||
Azure Ocean Crawler Drum | 4,950 ![]() |
n/a | Azure Ocean Crawler | "Beat out some tunes and get your crewmates out of their shells." | |||
Azure Scout Drum | 4,950 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Azure Scout | "Pirate battlefields are already loud places. Why not make them even louder?" | ||
Bilge Rat Drum | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Bilge Rat | "Not sure this can still be called a drum but it's an interesting conversation piece that sounds like a drum." | ||
Bone Crusher Drum | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | Bone Crusher | "Now this is a drum that will rattle your bones." | |||
Castaway Bilge Rat Drums | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Castaway Bilge Rat | "Not sure this can still be called a drum but it's an interesting conversation piece that sounds like a drum." | ||
Ceremonial Admiral Drum | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | Ceremonial Admiral | "With this, if you must play, no one will notice that you're not actually playing on beat." | |||
Cultured Aristocrat Drum | 47,250 ![]() |
n/a | Cultured Aristocrat | "If there's one thing aristocrats do right, it's beat their own drum." | |||
Dark Adventurers Drum | 1,181,250 ![]() |
n/a | Dark Adventurers | "The Reapers comprehend a forbidden truth: everyone prefers drummers." | |||
Dawn Hunter Drum | 47,250 ![]() |
n/a | Dawn Hunter | "The question is... where did you get the skin for this drum?" | |||
Deep Ocean Crawler Drum | 31,500 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Deep Ocean Crawler | "Beat out some tunes and get your crewmates out of their shells." | ||
Drum of Plenty | 249 ![]() |
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n/a | Festival of Plenty | "Merrick's greatest passions, drumming and feasting, brought together in one instrument." | ||
Drum of the Ashen Dragon | 4,950 ![]() |
n/a | Ashen Dragon | "Beat a hot rhythm fast enough to make even a dragon dance." | |||
Drum of the Bristling Barnacle | 47,250 ![]() |
n/a | Bristling Barnacle | "Dredged up from a shipwreck, this drum plays with the echoes of the deep." | |||
Drum of the Damned | n/a
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n/a | Damned | "You don't have to be a ghost to create a stirring rhythm with a dead pirate's drum. Use it to honour their adventures!" | |||
Drum of the Deep | Equipment Chest | n/a
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n/a | The Hungering One | "This drum has a legacy of hunger, violence and blood. So... yeah, have fun with that." | |
Drum of the Silent Barnacle | 47,250 ![]() |
n/a | Silent Barnacle | "Dredged up from a shipwreck, this drum plays with the echoes of the deep." | |||
Drum of the Wailing Barnacle | 30 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Wailing Barnacle | "Dredged up from a shipwreck, this drum plays with the echoes of the deep." | ||
Eastern Winds Jade Drum | 47,250 ![]() |
n/a | Eastern Winds Jade | "Vigorous drum beats are said to mirror a dragon's mating call. Maybe take it easy with that next drum solo." | |||
Eastern Winds Ruby Drum | n/a
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n/a | Eastern Winds Ruby | "Vigorous drum beats are said to mirror a dragon's mating call. Maybe take it easy with that next drum solo." | ||
Eastern Winds Sapphire Drum | n/a
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n/a | Eastern Winds Sapphire | "Vigorous drum beats are said to mirror a dragon's mating call. Maybe take it easy with that next drum solo." | ||
Fates of Fortune Drum | 150,000 ![]() |
n/a | Fates of Fortune | "Try not to lose the rhythm to your lucky streak with this tub thumper." | |||
Fearless Bone Crusher Drum | 30 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Fearless Bone Crusher | "Now this is a drum that will rattle your bones." | ||
Flaming Jackal Drum | 4,950 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Flaming Jackal | "The perfect instrument for drumming out a marching beat as you venture into battle." | ||
Forsaken Ashes Drum | 4,950 ![]() |
n/a | Forsaken Ashes | "Watch your fingers on this red-hot drum!" | |||
Frostbite Drum | 47,250 ![]() |
n/a | Frostbite | "If the cold starts getting to you, why not dance along to the beat and warm yourself up?" | |||
Frozen Horizon Drum | 249 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Frozen Horizon | "The tinkling timbre of this frosty drum has been known to help pirates unwind after a long day of buccaneering." | ||
Ghost Drum | 24,550 ![]() |
n/a | Ghost | "The beats of this drum echo in ways that some find most unsettling... like ghostly heartbeats." | |||
Gilded Phoenix Drum | n/a
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n/a | Gilded Phoenix | "A simple instrument in a magnificent form, not unlike a simple pirate in a Gilded Phoenix Jacket." | ||
Glorious Sea Dog Drum | 4,000 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Glorious Sea Dog | "A steady beat will help your crewmates work together and seize victory!" | ||
Gold Hoarders Drum | 500,000 ![]() |
n/a | Gold Hoarders | "Excellent aim is needed when playing this drum, so that you don't strike the pointy parts by mistake." | |||
Grand Admiral Drum | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Grand Admiral | "With this, if you must play, no one will notice that you're not actually playing on beat." | ||
Graveyard Gladiator Drum | 249 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Graveyard Gladiator | "A battle drum passed down through generations of people who savour the sensation of hitting things." | ||
Guardian Ghost Drum | 24,550 ![]() |
n/a | Guardian Ghost | "The beats of this drum echo in ways that some find most unsettling... like ghostly heartbeats." | |||
Hunter Drum | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Hunter | "The question is... where did you get the skin for this drum?" | ||
Imperial Sovereign Drum | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Imperial Sovereign | "For the style conscious pirate who doesn't know how to play the other instruments." | ||
Inky Kraken Drum | 31,500 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Inky Kraken | "This sea-monster inspired drum would surely appeal to a certain 'Merry' Merrick..." | ||
Kraken Drum | 4,950 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Kraken | "This sea-monster inspired drum would surely appeal to a certain 'Merry' Merrick..." | ||
Labyrinth Looter Drum | 249 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Labyrinth Looter | "If a drum isn't enough for you, it doubles as a maze puzzle to keep you entertained on long nights at sea." | ||
Legendary Drum | 4,950 ![]() |
n/a | Legendary | "When a pirate like you deigns to drum a beat, all who hear will tap their feet." | |||
Lucky Hand Drum | 600 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Lucky Hand | "The source of many a tense drum roll during high-stakes card games out at sea." | ||
Maestro Drum | 47,250 ![]() |
n/a | Maestro | "Each beat of the drum echoes with the hundreds of shanties it has played before." | |||
Magpie's Glory Drum | n/a
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Magpie's Glory | "The shipwright, Magpie, was such a perfectionist he ensured that all of his ships carried a full complement of instruments." | ||
Masked Renegade Drum | n/a
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Masked Renegade | "The deep, booming sound of this drum is the ideal accompaniment to a volley of deadly cannon fire." | ||
Mercenary Drum | 30 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Mercenary | "You often like to keep an emergency stash of gold inside this drum." | ||
Merchant Alliance Drum | 500,000 ![]() |
n/a | Merchant Alliance | "Emblazoned with the symbol of the Merchant Alliance. It's Mollie's gentle reminder to stop playing music and get back to work." | |||
Merchant Ambassador Drum | n/a
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Merchant Ambassador | "It's wise not to drum too loudly during a Cargo Run. You wouldn't want to risk cracking the rum bottles." | ||
Motley Mariner Drum | 249 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Motley Mariner | "Be sure to punctuate all your endeavours with a percussive sting for maximum hilarity." | ||
Nightshine Parrot Drum | 31,500 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Nightshine Parrot | "Perfect for dancing to the beat of the jungle!" | ||
Obsidian Drum | n/a
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n/a | Black Dog | "A dark drum beats a dark tune, in time with your dark heart." | ||
Ocean Crawler Drum | 4,950 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Ocean Crawler | "Beat out some tunes and get your crewmates out of their shells." | ||
Order of Souls Drum | 500,000 ![]() |
n/a | Order of Souls | "Supposedly, this drum can communicate with lost souls. They bang once for yes, twice for no..." | |||
Parrot Drum | 4,950 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Parrot | "Perfect for dancing to the beat of the jungle!" | ||
Rascal Sea Dog Drum | n/a
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n/a | Rascal Sea Dog | "This can't help you play better but it also can't help you play worse. Win win." | ||
Reaper's Heart Drum | 249 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Reaper's Heart | "Echo the pulse of your beating heart for all to hear!" | ||
Relic of Darkness Drum | n/a
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Relic of Darkness | "Madame Olivia claims that music can soothe the soul - coming from her, that may not be a figure of speech..." | ||
Rogue Sea Dog Drum | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | Rogue Sea Dog | "This can't help you play better but it also can't help you play worse. Win win." | |||
Royal Sovereign Drum | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | Royal Sovereign | "For the style conscious pirate who doesn't know how to play the other instruments." | |||
Ruffian Sea Dog Drum | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Ruffian Sea Dog | "This can't help you play better but it also can't help you play worse. Win win." | ||
Sage Sea Dog Drum | n/a
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n/a | Sage Sea Dog | "This can't help you play better but it also can't help you play worse. Win-win." | ||
Sailor Drum | Default item |
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n/a | n/a | Sailor | "You won't impress anyone at shanty practice with this, but at least you showed up." | |
Sapphire Blade Drum | n/a
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n/a | n/a | Sapphire Blade | "The crew of this doomed vessel barely had a chance to practise their shanties before sailing headlong into danger." | ||
Scorched Forsaken Ashes Drum | 4,950 ![]() |
n/a | Scorched Forsaken Ashes | "Watch your fingers on this red-hot drum!" | |||
Scurvy Bilge Rat Drum | 10,050 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Scurvy Bilge Rat | "Not sure this can still be called a drum but it's an interesting conversation piece that sounds like a drum." | ||
Sea Dog Drum | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Sea Dog | "This can't help you play better but it also can't help you play worse. Win win." | ||
Seared Forsaken Ashes Drum | 4,950 ![]() |
n/a | Seared Forsaken Ashes | "Watch your fingers on this red-hot drum!" | |||
Silver Blade Drum | n/a
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n/a | n/a | Silver Blade | "The crew of this doomed vessel barely had a chance to practise their shanties before sailing headlong into danger." | ||
Sovereign Drum | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Sovereign | "For the style conscious pirate who doesn't know how to play the other instruments." | ||
Starburst Drum | n/a
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n/a | Standalone Cosmetics | "Every beat sounds merry when it's played on an instrument so bursting with festive colour." | ||
Stormy Sea Dog Drum | n/a
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n/a | Stormy Sea Dog | |||
Sunshine Parrot Drum | 47,250 ![]() |
n/a | Sunshine Parrot | "Perfect for dancing to the beat of the jungle!" | |||
Thriving Wild Rose Drum | 47,250 ![]() |
n/a | Thriving Wild Rose | "George and Rose learnt to play drums from Merrick. Thankfully, they didn't summon any Megalodons." | |||
Tribute Peak Drum | n/a
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Tribute Peak | "The triangular design on this drum comes from a very infamous golden coin..." | ||
Triumphant Sea Dog Drum | 17,200 ![]() |
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Triumphant Sea Dog | "A steady beat will help your crewmates work together and seize victory!" | |||
Twilight Hunter Drum | n/a
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n/a | Twilight Hunter | "The question is... where did you get the skin for this drum?" | ||
Venomous Kraken Drum | 47,250 ![]() |
n/a | Venomous Kraken | "This sea-monster inspired drum would surely appeal to a certain 'Merry' Merrick..." | |||
Wild Rose Drum | 25 ![]() |
n/a | n/a | Wild Rose | "George and Rose learnt to play drums from Merrick. Thankfully, they didn't summon any megalodons." |
Pirate Chat
Here is the Pirate Chat Wheel for Drums:
Patch history
- 1.1.0 (May 29, 2018)
- Introduced.