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11 Blackbeard Brig is a blackbeard variant of the Brig ship class in Windrose. A brig is a versatile war-capable ship that stands between trader and warship. Favored by captains who expect trouble. Blackbeard ships are natural-born raiders. They sacrifice armor and cargo hold space, but make up for it with speed and the ability to mount larger-caliber guns. However, the durability of their hulls leaves much to be desired. Build one at the Wharf with the right Ship Design plan, then outfit the cannon, hull, naval tactics, and boarding party slots before setting sail.
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55 Overview
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77 PropertyValueHitpoints50,000Max Speed22Cargo size16Main battery6 guns, 12 or 24 lbsCrew50SecondaryNoneRestoration costMedium
88 Strategic Role
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1010 The Blackbeard Brig trades hull durability and cargo capacity for speed and heavier guns. Boards faster, runs faster, survives less. Favored by pure PvP raiders who plan to overwhelm targets before the target can close range. Pair with high-damage cannons like the Tempered or Devastating line and stay out of 2v1 broadsides.
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1212 Mobility
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1414 The hull shape is shared with the stock Brig, so turn rate and turning radius are similar to the stock class, while the variant's Max Speed is listed in the Overview above and may differ from the stock Gear 4 reading. The variant's listed Max Speed differs from the stock class because the Blackbeard variant runs faster than the stock baseline (Max Speed 22 kn vs 20 kn). The gear-by-gear table below lists the stock Brig speeds as a reference; the Blackbeard variant's actual gear speeds will be higher across all gears. Hull bracing, hold load, and wind angle still apply on top of these baseline values.
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1616 See the Overview for this variant's Max Speed. The gear-by-gear breakdown is listed on the parent class article and applies subject to the variant's specific Max Speed cap (some variants top out below the parent's Gear 4 reading).
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1818 Build Cost
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2020 Construct Blackbeard Brig at the Wharf after learning Ship Design: Brig. The following materials are consumed when the keel is laid:
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2222 ImageIngredientQuantityNailsx200Copper Ingotx80Timberx40Wooden Plankx200Linen Fabricx40Coarse Fabricx120Ropex40Shipwright's Toolsx30
2323 Equipment Loadout
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2525 Each Brig carries dedicated slots for ship cannons, hull bracings, naval tactics, and crew equipment. The following items can be mounted on Blackbeard Brig at the Wharf interface once the hull is built.
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2727 Cannon Slot
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2929 Blackbeard Brig carries a main battery of 6 guns at 12 or 24 lbs (no secondary battery on this hull class). Each slot can mount the baseline cannon of its caliber or any of the three ascendable variants (Devastating, Perfectly Ordered, Tempered). See Ship Cannon Loadouts for each variant's exact Rare and Epic effect, and Shipwright's Workshop for the crafting interface.
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3131 Hull Slot
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3333 The Hull Slot accepts the baseline Hull Bracing or any of three Rare-tier ascendable variants: Hull Bracing: Iron Resolve (fortified HP), Hull Bracing: Keelhold (repair-kit duration unaffected by damage), and Hull Bracing: Standfast (cheap-material tradeoff). See Ship Cannon Loadouts for the full bracing table.
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3535 Naval Tactics Slot
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3737 ImageNaval TacticEffectNaval Tactics I: AmbushPatient first strike: +130% damage on next volley after 2 min of neither taking nor dealing damageNaval Tactics II: No QuarterAggression buff during sustained combatNaval Tactics III: Stretch the SupplyReduces consumable usage for extended engagementsNaval Tactics IV: ShipshapeOut-of-combat hull regenerationNaval Tactics V: Silence the GunsSuppressing fire pressure on enemy reloads
3838 Crew Equipment Slot
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4040 Crew GearEffectBoarding Party GearImproves boarding party performance.
4141 How to Unlock
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4343 To build Blackbeard Brig you must first own the Ship Design: Brig plan. Ship Design plans are typically rewarded through faction reputation quests, purchased from Provisioners at matching reputation rank, or dropped by named ships during fleet engagements.
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4545 See Also
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4747 ShipsThe top-level Windrose ship indexWharfWhere ships are built and riggedNaval CombatThe broader naval combat systemBoardingCrew-vs-crew boarding actionsBrigThe stock Brig variantBrethren BrigThe brethren Brig variant
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4949 Details
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5151 Properties
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5353 PropertyValueHitpoints50,000Max Speed22Cargo size16Main battery6 guns, 12 or 24 lbsCrew50
5454 Build Cost
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5656 IngredientQuantityNailsx200Copper Ingotx80Timberx40Wooden Plankx200Linen Fabricx40Coarse Fabricx120Ropex40Shipwright's Toolsx30
5757 Taught By
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5959 PlanShip Design: Brig