Drum
The Drum is an Instrument that Players can use to play Shanties with 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.
Variants
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 | Requires | Set | In-game description |
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Admiral Drum | Equipment Shop | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | Admiral | "With this, if you must play, no one will notice you're not actually playing on beat." | |
Aristocrat Drum | Equipment Shop | 30 ![]() |
n/a | Aristocrat | "If there's one thing aristocrats do right, it's beat their own drum." | |
Azure Ocean Crawler Drum | Equipment Shop | 4,950 ![]() |
Azure Ocean Crawler | "Beat out some tunes and get your crewmates out of their shells." | ||
Bilge Rat Drum | Equipment Shop | 3,500 ![]() |
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 | Equipment Shop | 3,500 ![]() |
Bone Crusher | "Now this is a drum that will rattle your bones." | ||
Castaway Bilge Rat Drum | Equipment Shop | 3,500 ![]() |
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 | Equipment Shop | 3,500 ![]() |
Ceremonial Admiral | "With this, if you must play, no one will notice you're not actually playing on beat." | ||
Cultured Aristocrat Drum | Equipment Shop | 47,250 ![]() |
Cultured Aristocrat | "If there's one thing aristocrats do right, it's beat their own drum." | ||
Dark Adventurers Drum | Athena's Fortune Shop | 1,181,250 ![]() |
Dark Adventurers | "The Reapers comprehend a forbidden truth: everyone prefers drummers." | ||
Dawn Hunter Drum | Equipment Shop | 47,250 ![]() |
Dawn Hunter | "The question is... where did you get the skin for this drum?" | ||
Deep Ocean Crawler Drum | Equipment Shop | 31,500 ![]() |
n/a | Deep Ocean Crawler | "Beat out some tunes and get your crewmates out of their shells." | |
Drum of Plenty | Pirate Emporium | 249 ![]() |
n/a | Festival of Plenty | "Merrick’s greatest passions, drumming and feasting, brought together in one instrument." | |
Drum of the Ashen Dragon | Equipment Shop | 4,950 ![]() |
Ashen Dragon | "Beat a hot rhythm fast enough to make even a dragon dance." | ||
Drum of the Bristling Barnacle | Equipment Shop | 47,250 ![]() |
Bristling Barnacle | "Dredged up from a shipwreck, this drum plays with the echoes of the deep." | ||
Drum of the Damned | Equipment Chest | n/a
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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 | Equipment Shop | 47,250 ![]() |
The Silent Barnacle | "Dredged up from a shipwreck, this drum plays with the echoes of the deep." | ||
Drum of the Wailing Barnacle | Equipment Shop | 30 ![]() |
n/a | Wailing Barnacle | "Dredged up from a shipwreck, this drum plays with the echoes of the deep." | |
Eastern Winds Jade Drum | Equipment Shop | 47,250 ![]() |
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 Sapphire Drum | Twitch Drops | 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." | |
Fearless Bone Crusher Drum | Equipment Shop | 30 ![]() |
n/a | Fearless Bone Crusher | "Now this is a drum that will rattle your bones." | |
Forsaken Ashes Drum | Equipment Shop | 4,950 ![]() |
Forsaken Ashes | "Watch your fingers on this red-hot drum!" | ||
Frostbite Drum | Equipment Shop | 47,250 ![]() |
Frostbite | "If the cold starts getting to you, why not dance along to the beat and warm yourself up?" | ||
Frozen Horizon Drum | Pirate Emporium | 249 ![]() |
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 | Athena's Fortune Shop | 24,550 ![]() |
Ghost | "The beats of this drum echo in ways that some find most unsettling... like ghostly heartbeats." | ||
Gilded Phoenix Drum | Twitch Drops | 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 | Equipment Shop | 4,000 ![]() |
n/a | Glorious Sea Dog | "A steady beat will help your crewmates work together and seize victory!" | |
Grand Admiral Drum | Equipment Shop | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | Grand Admiral | "With this, if you must play, no one will notice you're not actually playing on beat." | |
Graveyard Gladiator Drum | Pirate Emporium | 249 ![]() |
n/a | Graveyard Gladiator | "A battle drum passed down thrugh generations of people who savour the sensation of hitting things." | |
Guardian Ghost Drum | Athena's Fortune Shop | 24,550 ![]() |
Guardian Ghost | "The beats of this drum echo in ways that some find most unsettling... like ghostly heartbeats." | ||
Hunter Drum | Equipment Shop | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | Hunter | "The question is... where did you get the skin for this drum?" | |
Imperial Sovereign Drum | Equipment Shop | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | Imperial Sovereign | "For the style conscious pirate who doesn't know how to play the other instruments." | |
Inky Kraken Drum | Equipment Shop | 31,500 ![]() |
n/a | Inky Kraken | "This sea-monster inspired drum would surely appeal to a certain 'Merry' Merrick..." | |
Kraken Drum | Equipment Shop | 4,950 ![]() |
n/a | Kraken | "This sea-monster inspired drum would surely appeal to a certain 'Merry' Merrick..." | |
Labyrinth Looter Drum | Pirate Emporium | 249 ![]() |
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 | Athena's Fortune Shop | 4,950 ![]() |
Legendary | "When a pirate like you designs to drum a beat, all who hear will tap their feet." | ||
Magpie's Glory Drum | Emissary Ledger | n/a
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Legendary Spirit | "The shipwright, Magpie, was such a perfectionist he ensured that all of his ships carried a full complement of instruments." | |
Masked Renegade Drum | Emissary Ledger | 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 | Equipment Shop | 30 ![]() |
n/a | Mercenary | "You often like to keep an emergency stash of gold inside this drum." | |
Merchant Ambassador Drum | Emissary Ledger | 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." | |
Nightshine Parrot Drum | Equipment Shop | 31,500 ![]() |
n/a | Nightshine Parrot | "Perfect for dancing to the beat of the jungle!" | |
Obsidian Drum | Equipment Chest | 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 | Equipment Shop | 4,950 ![]() |
n/a | Ocean Crawler | "Beat out some tunes and get your crewmates out of their shells." | |
Parrot Drum | Equipment Shop | 4,950 ![]() |
n/a | Parrot | "Perfect for dancing to the beat of the jungle!" | |
Relic of Darkness Drum | Emissary Ledger | 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 | Equipment Shop | 3,500 ![]() |
Rogue Sea Dog | "This can't help you play better but it also can't help you play worse. Win win." | ||
Royal Sovereign Drum | Equipment Shop | 3,500 ![]() |
Royal Sovereign | "For the style conscious pirate who doesn't know how to play the other instruments." | ||
Ruffian Sea Dog Drum | Equipment Shop | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | Ruffian Sea Dog | "This can't help you play better but it also can't help you play worse. Win win." | |
Sailor Drum | Equipment Chest | n/a
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n/a | Sailor | "You won't impress anyone at shanty practice with this, but at least you showed up." | |
Sapphire Blade Drum | Insider Programme | n/a
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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 | Equipment Shop | 4,950 ![]() |
Scorched Forsaken Ashes | "Watch your fingers on this red-hot drum!" | ||
Scurvy Bilge Rat Drum | Equipment Shop | 10,050 ![]() |
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 | Equipment Shop | 3,500 ![]() |
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 | Equipment Shop | 4,950 ![]() |
Seared Forsaken Ashes | "Watch your fingers on this red-hot drum!" | ||
Silver Blade Drum | Insider Programme | n/a
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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 | Equipment Shop | 3,500 ![]() |
n/a | Sovereign | "For the style conscious pirate who doesn't know how to play the other instruments." | |
Sunshine Parrot Drum | Equipment Shop | 47,250 ![]() |
Sunshine Parrot | "Perfect for dancing to the beat of the jungle!" | ||
Thriving Wild Rose Drum | Equipment Shop | 47,250 ![]() |
Thriving Wild Rose | "George and Rose learnt to play drums from Merrick. Thankfully, they didn't summon any Megalodons." | ||
Tribute Peak Drum | Emissary Ledger | 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 | Equipment Shop | 17,200 ![]() |
Triumphant Sea Dog | "A steady beat will help your crewmates work together and seize victory!" | ||
Twilight Hunter Drum | Twitch Drops | 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 | Equipment Shop | 47,250 ![]() |
Venomous Kraken | "This sea-monster inspired drum would surely appeal to a certain 'Merry' Merrick…" | ||
Wild Rose Drum | Equipment Shop | 25 ![]() |
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.