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What Emissaries Are

Before breaking down the meat and potatoes of Emissaries in Sea of Thieves, let's talk about what Emissaries are: Simply put, these are the multiple alliances that players can forge with outpost leaders across the Sea of Thieves. There are Gold Hoarders, Bilge Rats, the Reaper's Bones, the Order of Souls, and more. You can pledge allegiance to any Emissary, but at the same time, you can complete voyages for any other Emissary too.

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Why would you want to pledge an allegiance to an Emissary by purchasing an Emissary License Flag? Doing so makes completing voyages for that Emissary more worth your time as you'll receive more gold! Yay!

Becoming an Emissary

In order to become an Emissary, you must obtain an Emissary License, which is a one-time purchase from the Outpost Liaison at any outpost. Crews sailing together (or solo players) can vote to raise their Emissary Flags using the Emissary Table inside the chosen outpost.

With the License purchased, you're officially an Emissary. Congrats!

What the Emissary Ledger Is

Once you're an Emissary, you'll be tasked with completing voyages for whatever outpost flag you're flying. Completing these voyages earns you extra gold and experience. However, because you're an official Emissary, when you turn in items to outpost leaders, that action will be recorded in a monthly Emissary Ledger.

Pirates who place high in an Emissary Ledger receive additional awards for each season in Sea of Thieves. It's for this reason that we recommend picking an outpost to claim allegiance to and sailing as an Emissary for that one outpost throughout the season.

How to Get Emissary Rewards

Emissary rewards are one of the best parts about being an Emissary. As you complete tasks and voyages while flying an Emissary Flag, any items you hand in to an outpost leader tied to you as an Emissary (if you're flying the Order of Souls Emissary flag, we're talking about the Order of Souls outpost leader here) will be worth more in gold and reputation for your crew.

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You'll also receive experience that raises your Emissary Grade too! Emissaries who reach Grade 5 can undertake high-value voyages by speaking to an Outpost Liaison at any outpost island.

How to Get an Emissary Flag

Getting an Emissary Flag in Sea of Thieves isn't actually all that hard, although it might take some time. At a general level, an Emissary Flag can be purchased from any Emissary representative (found on outposts in Sea of Thieves) for 20,000 Gold. That's a steep price, but well worth the investment.

However, you can't just outright buy an Emissary Flag. You must prove your worth to the Emissary first. The Merchant Alliance, Order of Souls, and Gold Hoarders require that you reach Rank 15 for their alliance before you can purchase their Emissary Flag. You can raise your rank by turning in chest and other items to them. Athena's Fortune requires you to be a Pirate Legend before you can purchase their Emissary Flag.

If you ever have a question about an emissary, you can talk to an emissary's outpost leader at any outpost to learn more — you can see in the photo above that it's the bottom option with this Merchant Alliance outpost leader.

The quickest Emissary Flag to get is that of the Reaper's Bones alliance. That's because they don't require you rank up at all to get their flag. Once you've got the flag you want, sail across the Sea of Thieves and let others know of the Emissary you sail for.

How to Raise an Emissary Grade

As an Emissary, every action you complete while flying an Emissary Flag will earn you experience that goes toward your overall Emissary Grade. Things you can do to increase your grade includes defeating skeletons, completing voyages, turning in items, killing the Kraken, taking out Reaper Emissaries, and more.

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How to Gain Emissary Value

As you sell Company Treasure to your Trading Company's Representative, you will start to gain Emissary Value. This Emissary Value can only be gain while flying the Emissary Flag and currently serving as an Emissary to the Trading Company whose Representative you are trading with.

All Treasure items have a set amount of Emissary Value. Unique Company Treasure will earn you a high Emissary Value. You can increase the amount of Emissary Value you earn for each Treasure by raising the Emissary Grade of your Emissary Flag.

You can view your current Emissary Value in the Emissary Ledger, located in the Reputation tab of the Pirate Menu.

Your Emissary Value is reset at the end of every month.

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FAQs

Do Emissary Flags give you more rep? ›

A sunken Emissary Ship will leave behind a Graded Broken Emissary Flag, which the Reaper's Bones are willing to buy for increasing Gold and Reputation.

How much does a level 5 Emissary Flag worth? ›

Broken Emissary Flags
Flag TypeBase Gold ValueBase Emissary Value
Broken Emissary Flag (Grade II)3,500 - 4,90012000
Broken Emissary Flag (Grade III)5,500 - 6,50018000
Broken Emissary Flag (Grade IV)7,600 - 8,50024000
Broken Emissary Flag (Grade V)9,500 - 10,50030000
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Do flags do anything in Sea of Thieves? ›

All Emissary Flags serve the purpose of representing a single chosen Trading Company as an Emissary on the seas. Emissaries get increased Reward and Reputation gains for their Company. High Grade Emissaries can receive special powers or Emissary Quests.

Why can't I buy an emissary license? ›

You must prove your worth to the Emissary first. The Merchant Alliance, Order of Souls, and Gold Hoarders require that you reach Rank 15 for their alliance before you can purchase their Emissary Flag. You can raise your rank by turning in chest and other items to them.

Do you lose your Emissary Quest if you lower your flag? ›

If you lower your flag or sink and lose your flag, you'll lose the emissary voyage. Reaper grade 5 emissaries gain the ability to see all other emissaries on their ship's map table, instead of receiving a voyage.

What happens if you sell your own Emissary Flag? ›

Player crews can also Scuttle their own Emissary Ship to receive their Flag, but selling your own flag will only reward the Crew with 1 Gold and a note from the Servant's displeasure with you.

How much does a reaper Emissary Flag sell for? ›

Rewards
Flag TypeBase Gold ValueBase Emissary Value
Reaper's Bones Flag Grade Any (Yours)10
Reaper's Bones Flag (Grade I)1,600 - 2,4006000
Reaper's Bones Flag (Grade II)3,500 - 4,90012000
Reaper's Bones Flag (Grade III)5,500 - 6,50018000
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Can you sell reapers stuff to sovereigns? ›

Unfortunately, the Servant of the Flame is the only person you can sell the chest to since the Reaper's Bones is the only Trading Company that accepts the chest. That means that you can't sell the Reaper's Chest at any Outpost. And you can't sell the Reaper's Chest to the Sovereigns.

Can you lose emissary value in Sea of Thieves? ›

At the end of each month, every Emissary Ledger will be closed and reset, removing any gained Emissary Value.

What does the rainbow flag mean in Sea of Thieves? ›

The Rainbow Flag is a Flags cosmetic variant from the Sailor Set. The Rainbow Flag can be obtained by the following methods: Provided for free to all players by default. "This Rainbow Flag could... The rainbow flag is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and LGBT social movements.

What does the black flag mean in Sea of Thieves? ›

White: Peaceful/Give up. Checkered: Looking to have fun with others. Black: Looking to do Skeleton forts. Jolly Rodger: Looking to attack other players.

How to raise emissary flag in 2024? ›

Emissary Flags are different from regular Flags in that they cannot be hoisted from the Ship Flag Box atop the Crow's Nest. Instead they have to be raised and lowered from Company Emissary Tables, which are generally found near Trading Company Representatives on all Outposts.

How to get reaper emissary? ›

To hoist a Reaper's Bones Emissary Flag, players must first purchase it from The Servant of the Flame for 20000 Gold. This is a one-time purchase which permanently unlocks the ability for Player Crews to vote to raise a Reaper's Bones Emissary Flag at the Reaper's Bones Emissary Table.

Do Emissary Flags show your location? ›

To reflect this, the Reaper's Bones Emissary Flag acts identically to a Flag Of The Reaper's Mark, showing the location of the Emissary Ship and its Emissary Grade at all times on the Map Table for every Crew on the seas.

How to become an Athena emissary? ›

No rank or promotion barriers are in place for Athena's Fortune – they simply ask for the 20,000 gold donation from any Pirate Legend. Becoming an Emissary of The Reaper's Bones simply requires a 20,000 gold donation from anyone who is able to find them at The Reaper's Hideout.

Does emissary value do anything? ›

All players who have enough Emissary Value to be placed in the two highest tiers in an Emissary Ledger will receive special Trading Company themed Sails cosmetics after the close of a Ledger. Emissary Value gains are only shared within a player's Crew and not between Player Alliances.

Does Reaper emissary give more money? ›

Official summary. The Gold Hoarders will pay their Emissaries extra gold for any loot, but beware - the Reaper's Bones will also be offering their Emissaries much more for any Gold Hoarders' Emissary flags, and their reward will get more generous with each passing week…

What are the benefits of guild emissary? ›

Flying the Guild Emissary flag helps build Guild Reputation faster, the higher your Guild Emissary Grade the larger the multiplier. To fly the Guild Emissary Flag you need to interact with the Guild Emissary Table at the Sovereigns of any outpost.

How do I get more emissary quests? ›

Player Crews can only claim one Emissary Quest in return for reaching Grade V. If they wish to Claim more, they will need to return their Flag by lowering it at a table or having their ship Sunk, represent the Company again and progress to Grade V to claim another one.

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