Ashen Captain's Chest

Type

The **Ashen Captain's Chest** is a type of Ashen Treasure Chest in Sea of Thieves. Treasure Chests are locked with locks that can only be opened by Skeleton Keys held by Gold Hoarders on every Outpost. They are willing to buy these Chests for a fraction of their worth. Ashen Chests are Devil's Roar versions of regular Treasure Chests, fetching a higher Gold and Reputation reward than their common counterparts.

## Where to Find

Ashen Captain's Chests can be found from the following sources:

* Chance to dig up from X Marks the Spot Maps received from Ashen Treasure Maps Quests or Devil's Roar Voyages
* Chance to find hidden on The Devil's Roar Islands, excluding Outposts, Seaposts and Forts
* Chance to find beached above or below the shorelines of Devil's Roar Islands, excluding Outposts, Seaposts and Forts
* Chance to find inside sunken Shipwrecks on the seas
* Chance to find among Barrels of Plenty floating on the open Seas
* Chance to find on Skeleton Ships
* Chance to find inside completed Skeleton Fort Vaults (higher chance in Molten Sands Fortress)
* Possible reward for defeating a Kraken tentacle
* Possible reward for defeating a Megalodon

## Rewards

Ashen Captain's Chests can be sold to:

* Hoarders stationed at Gold Hoarders tents on Outposts for Gold and Gold Hoarders Reputation and Emissary Value (if sailing as a Gold Hoarders Emissary)
* The Servant of the Flame at The Reaper’s Hideout for Gold and Reaper's Bones Reputation and Emissary Value (if sailing as a Reaper's Bones Emissary)
* The Sovereigns at the Sovereigns Hut on Outposts for Gold and Gold Hoarders Reputation and Emissary Value (if sailing as a Gold Hoarders Emissary)

The following is the reward chart for sold Ashen Captain's Chests:

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 V

## Notes

* Picking up and placing Treasure Chests on a Ship for the first time gives Emissary Grade Reputation to Trading Company Emissaries representing the Gold Hoarders or Reaper's Bones.
* Ashen Treasure Chests do not have Shipwrecked versions.
* All Treasure Chests emit a White Glint from a distance.
* Treasure Chests can be caught with a Harpoon.
* Ashen Chests have a small chance to appear on Islands outside The Devil's Roar Region.

## Trivia

* Before the Reaper's Bones set up shop at The Reaper’s Hideout, Ashen Captain's Chests could be sold for double Gold to the Masked Stranger on the Island for a limited time.

## Commendations

* **Grade II:** 60 Chests
* **Grade III:** 120 Chests
* **Grade IV:** 240 Chests
* **Grade V:** 360 Chests
* **Grade II:** 240 treasures
* **Grade III:** 360 treasures
* **Grade IV:** 480 treasures
* **Grade V:** 600 treasures
* **Grade II:** 120 treasures
* **Grade III:** 200 treasures
* **Grade IV:** 260 treasures
* **Grade V:** 320 treasures
* **Grade II:** 120 treasures
* **Grade III:** 240 treasures
* **Grade IV:** 360 treasures
* **Grade V:** 480 treasures
* **Grade II:** 240 items
* **Grade III:** 360 items
* **Grade IV:** 480 items
* **Grade V:** 600 items
* **Grade II:** 120 items
* **Grade III:** 200 items
* **Grade IV:** 240 items
* **Grade V:** 320 items
* **Grade II:** 50 chests
* **Grade III:** 100 chests
* **Grade IV:** 250 chests
* **Grade V:** 500 chests

## Pirate Chat

Here is the Pirate Chat Wheel of the Chest: