Bounty Skulls

Bounty Skulls are a range of treasure items in Sea of Thieves that are primarily associated the Order of Souls Trading Company. Skulls possess the memories and secrets valuable to the Order, whose members have the skills and magical know-how to read them, often transcribing them into into tangible maps that lead to hidden treasures. As such, the Order of Souls Representatives are willing to offer gold, Reputation and Emissary Value for these skulls.

Mechanics

A Player can only carry one Bounty Skull at a time and cannot use any other items while carrying them. When dropped, Bounty Skulls emit a light blue glint from far away, making them easier to spot. Bounty Skulls will float to the top when dropped in Water, however, they will start sinking to the bottom after 5 minutes have passed. Skulls dropped on land or on the shoreline will stay in-game for a long time. Untouched Bounty Skulls will disappear when an Island resets. Skulls that have been dropped in Deep Waters will disappear after sinking to the bottom. Every Skull can be caught with a Ship's Harpoon. Up to three Bounty Skulls can also be placed in any Container Chests. When closed, Container Chests cover the light blue glint of the Skulls. They can also be used to move multiple Skulls at once.

Like any Treasure, the main use of Bounty Skulls is to sell them for gold and Reputation.

The Ashen Winds Skull, left behind by defeated Ashen Lords, are unique Bounty Skulls that can also be used as a Fire-breathing Weapon. The attack can be performed by holding down Primary Use. As the attack is used, the crystals in the skull start to dim, until the Skull can no longer breathe fire.

Where to find

Bounty Skulls are most commonly found via Bounty Maps, which lead players to a specific Island that is home to 1-4 Crews of Skeleton Captains. Bounty Maps can be received as singular Quests or as a part of Order of Souls Voyages. When on a marked Island, Players have to locate the Skeleton Crews, which can be of any of the five types: Bone, Gold, Plant, Shadow or Ashen. Most Skeleton Captains are preceded by a couple of regular Skeleton waves before they make their appearance. Skeleton Captains have more health than their regular crewmates. The health of the skeletons is dependent on the difficulty of the Voyage. Once a Captain is defeated, it will leave behind a random Bounty Skull, the type of which is notified to the whole Crew. Captain Ghost Ships usually drop Ghostly Bounty Skulls. Singular Bounty Skulls can also be found on Islands or as rewards for completing any Encounters on the Seas.

Emissary Mechanics

Any Player Crews sailing as Order of Souls Emissaries can receive Emissary Grade Reputation for picking up and putting Bounty Skulls on their Ship for the first time. This benefit is also applicable for Reaper's Bones Emissaries who gain Emissary Reputation for any Treasure items that they steal. Selling Bounty Skulls to the two companies as Emissaries does not give Emissary Grade Reputation, however, Players do receive Emissary Value, which is counted for the respective Company Emissary Ledger leaderboards. The higher the Crew's Emissary Grade, the more gold, Reputation and Emissary Value they receive for selling Bounty Skulls.

Rewards

Bounty Skulls can be cashed in to Order of Souls Madames at any Outpost for gold and Reputation with the Company. As stated before, Order of Souls Emissaries will also receive Emissary Value with the Order for selling the Skulls while flying an Emissary Flag. Being an Emissary also increases the Gold and Reputation gains for selling Bounty Skulls. Alternatively, Crews can choose to sell any acquired Bounty Skulls to the Reaper's Bones Representative at The Reaper's Hideout instead for equal Gold and Emissary Value gains, but less Reputation gains with the Reapers. Bounty Skulls also have various achievable Commendations tied to selling them, offering players additional rewards, such as Titles, Doubloons or Reputation.

The following is a table of the multiplicative Rewards for selling Bounty Skulls as Graded Emissaries.

Emissary Grade	Rewards, Reputation & Emissary Value
Grade 1	Base Reward
Grade 2	+33% Base Reward
Grade 3	+67% Base Reward
Grade 4	+100% Base Reward
Grade 5	+150% Base Reward

When sold, the whole Crew is rewarded with equal amounts of Gold, Reputation and Emissary Value, while Alliance Members will earn half of the Gold and Reputation Gains, but no Emissary Value.

Most Bounty Skulls have a variable value with the minimum and maximum reported Gold rewards documented in the tables below.

List of Bounty Skulls

There are various types of Bounty Skulls with varying Gold, Reputation and Emissary Values:

Regular Bounty Skulls

These are the basic Bounty Skulls mainly acquired from killing Skeleton Captains during Bounty Map Quests.

Bounty Skull	Base gold Reward	Base Emissary Value
Foul Bounty Skull	90 - 180	405
Disgraced Bounty Skull	180 - 350	810
Hateful Bounty Skull	350 - 750	1,620
Villainous Bounty Skull	750 - 1,450	3,240
Dark Bounty Skull	1,000 - 1,050	3,075
Vile Bounty Skull	1,500 - 1,550	4,575
Corrupted Bounty Skull	2,440 - 2,460	7,350
Vicious Bounty Skull	3,600 - 3,650	10,875
Wrathful King's Bounty Skull	5,100 - 5,200	15450

Coral Skulls

These Bounty Skulls are found in Siren Shrines and Siren Treasuries.

Bounty Skull	Base gold Reward	Base Emissary Value
Foul Coral Skull	158 - 315	711
Disgraced Coral Skull	315 - 613	1,419
Hateful Coral Skull	613 - 1,313	2,835
Villainous Coral Skull	1,313 - 2,538	5,670

Ashen Bounty Skulls

These Bounty Skulls are commonly found in The Devil's Roar region.

Bounty Skull	Base gold Reward	Base Emissary Value
Ashen Foul Bounty Skull	180 - 350	810
Ashen Disgraced Bounty Skull	350 - 750	1,620
Ashen Hateful Bounty Skull	750 - 1,450	3,240
Ashen Villainous Bounty Skull	1,450 - 2,800	6,480
Ashen Dark Bounty Skull	1,240 - 1,260	3,750
Ashen Vile Bounty Skull	1,850 - 1,900	5,625
Ashen Corrupted Bounty Skull	3,210 - 3,230	9,660
Ashen Vicious Bounty Skull	4,800 - 4,850	14,475
Ashen King's Bounty Skull	5,800 - 5,900	17,550

Ghostly Skulls

These Bounty Skulls belong to the crew of Ghost Ships and are received as prizes for defeating Ghost Captain Ships.

Image	Bounty Skull	Base Gold Reward	Base Emissary Value	Notes
	Skull of the Damned	1,050 - 1,250	3,480	These Skulls belong to the Crew of Ghost Ships and are usually dropped in numbers by a Ghost Captain Ship. Ghostly and plain in appearance.
	Captain Skull of the Damned	1,700 - 2,950	7,290	These Skulls belong to the Captains of Ghost Ships. One is dropped by Ghost Captain Ships per Ghost Ship Voyage and Ghost Fleet. Ghostly in appearance, bearing similarities to the Skeleton Captain's Skull.

Encounter and Quest Skulls

These Bounty Skulls are more Powerful and valuable than other Skulls, received as prizes for dangerous Encounters on the Seas:

Bounty Skull	Base Gold Reward	Base Emissary Value	Notes
Skeleton Captain's Skull	850 - 2,200	4,860	Commonly found from sunk Skeleton Ships, or by vanquishing Megalodons or Kraken tentacle. A bone skull held together by leather straps, decorated with golden teeth and gold nuggets for eyes. An intense magical glow is bursting from the cracked top of the skull.
Stronghold Skull	1,800 - 4,200	9,720	Most commonly found locked away behind Fortress Vaults or from vanquishing Skeleton Fort Skeleton Lords. A dark bone skull held together with a leather strap, decorated with mystical markings, golden teeth and glowing gemstones. The markings and cracks emit an intense glow.
Gold Hoarder's Skull	10,000	n/a	Earned by defeating the Gold Hoarder during the Shores of Gold Tall Tale. A bone skull decorated with green gemstones for eyes, a medallion stamped into the forehead, golden teeth, and the lower jaw replaced entirely by sculpted gold.
Ashen Winds Skull	10,000	15,750	Earned by defeating the Ashen Lords during the Ashen Winds World Event. Can be used as a flamethrower weapon by players. A large bone skull that emits a fiery glow from its cracks, eyes, nose, and teeth.

Trivia

There are two Athena's Treasure versions of Bounty Skulls that share their models with regular variants. These Skulls are sold to the Athena's Fortune company for gold and Reputation instead.

Commendations

Commendations
Image	Commendation	Requirements	Rewards
	Hunter of Foul Skulls	Deliver 90 Foul skulls to the Order of Souls. Grade I: 5 Grade II: 15 Grade III: 30 Grade IV: 60 Grade V: 90	Rewards the Hunter of Foul Skulls Title.
	Hunter of Disgraced Skulls	Deliver 180 Disgraced skulls to the Order of Souls. Grade I: 10 Grade II: 30 Grade III: 60 Grade IV: 120 Grade V: 180	Rewards the Hunter of Disgraced Skulls Title.
	Hunter of Hateful Skulls	Deliver 270 Hateful skulls to the Order of Souls. Grade I: 15 Grade II: 45 Grade III: 90 Grade IV: 180 Grade V: 270	Rewards the Hunter of Hateful Skulls Title.
	Hunter of Villainous Skulls	Deliver 360 Villainous skulls to the Order of Souls. Grade I: 20 Grade II: 60 Grade III: 120 Grade IV: 240 Grade V: 360	Rewards the Hunter of Villainous Skulls Title.
	Hunter of Fort Skulls	Deliver 60 Skeleton Fort Skulls to the Order of Souls. Grade I: 1 Grade II: 5 Grade III: 10 Grade IV: 30 Grade V: 60	Rewards the Hunter of Fort Skulls Title.
	Gathering Secrets	Sell 600 Order of Souls Treasures while flying the Order of Souls Emissary Flag. High Seas only Grade I: 120 Grade II: 240 Grade III: 360 Grade IV: 480 Grade V: 600	n/a
	Honoured Mystic	Sell 320 Order of Souls Treasures while flying a Grade 5 Order of Souls Emissary Flag. High Seas only Grade I: 60 Grade II: 120 Grade III: 200 Grade IV: 240 Grade V: 320	n/a
	Hunter of Damned Captains	Sell 50 Captain Skulls of the Damned. Note: Progress for this Commendation will also count if the Skulls are sold to Reaper's Bones. Grade I: 1 Grade II: 5 Grade III: 10 Grade IV: 25 Grade V: 50	Unlocks the Ghost Captain Sails for purchase.
	Secrets Stolen	Sell 480 Order of Souls Treasures to the Reaper's Bones. High Seas only Grade I: 60 Grade II: 120 Grade III: 240 Grade IV: 360 Grade V: 480	n/a
	Plundered Prizes	Sell 600 of any Trading Company items while flying the Reaper's Bones Emissary Flag. High Seas only Grade I: 120 Grade II: 240 Grade III: 360 Grade IV: 480 Grade V: 600	Unlocks the Dawn Hunter instruments for purchase at Grade I, the Dawn Hunter equipment for purchase at Grade II, the Dawn Hunter clothing and vanity for purchase at Grade III, the Dawn Hunter weapons for purchase at Grade IV, the Dawn Hunter ship set for purchase at Grade V.
	Fearless Reaper	Sell 320 of any Trading Company items while flying a Grade 5 Reaper's Bones Emissary Flag. High Seas only Grade I: 60 Grade II: 120 Grade III: 200 Grade IV: 240 Grade V: 320	n/a
	Mystical Legend of the Strongholds	Sell 100 Stronghold Skulls as a Pirate Legend High Seas only Grade I: 1 Grade II: 10 Grade III: 25 Grade IV: 50 Grade V: 100	Rewards the Mystical Legend of the Strongholds Title.
	Legend of the Mystical Order	Sell 500 Bounty Skulls as a Pirate Legend High Seas only Grade I: 10 Grade II: 50 Grade III: 100 Grade IV: 250 Grade V: 500	Rewards the Legend of the Mystical Order Title. Unlocks the Legendary Tankard and Legendary Lantern for purchase.
	Mystical Master of Strongholds	Sell 10 Stronghold Skulls	+20
	Mystical Skeleton Captain	Sell 20 Skeleton Captain's Skulls	+20 Rewards the Mystical Skeleton Captain Title. Unlocks the Bone Crusher Wheel for purchase.
	Hunter of the Ashen Winds	Sell 25 Ashen Winds Skulls	+30 Unlocks the Sails of the Ashen Winds and Scorched Forsaken Ashes Instruments for purchase.
	Skull of Fire	Sell a fully ignited Ashen Winds Skull	+5
	Ashen Bones	Set fire to 20 Skeletons with the Ashen Winds Skull	+5
	Captain of Ashen Bones	Set fire to 100 Skeletons with the Ashen Winds Skull	+10 Unlocks the Scorched Forsaken Ashes Tools for purchase.
	Warsmith of the Flame	Set fire to 10 Skeleton Ships with the Ashen Winds Skull	+20 Rewards the Warsmith of the Flame Title. Unlocks the Frostbite Cannon and Scorched Forsaken Ashes Ship Components for purchase.
	Treasured Company	Sell treasures that you or another pirate earned from completing Trading Company Voyages. Grade I: 50 Grade II: 100 Grade III: 250 Grade IV: 500 Grade V: 1000	Unlocks the Cartographer Blunderbuss and Pistol for purchase.
	Treasures Fit For a King	Sell the rare Kingly treasures that can be found on the Sea of Thieves. Grade I: 50 Grade II: 100 Grade III: 250 Grade IV: 500 Grade V: 1000	Unlocks the Cartographer Cutlass and Eye of Reach for purchase. (Required to unlock the King's Chest Disguise for purchase at Grade III, in conjunction with Creeping Commodore.)