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Blackbeard Frigate is a blackbeard variant of the Frigate ship class in Windrose. A frigate is a true ship of war, meant to dominate open waters. 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.

Overview

Strategic Role

The Blackbeard Frigate 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.

Mobility

The hull shape is shared with the stock Frigate, so the gear-by-gear speed, turn rate, and turning radius figures match that class exactly. Hull bracing, hold load, and wind angle still apply on top of the baseline values below.

Build Cost

Construct Blackbeard Frigate at the Wharf after learning Ship Design: Frigate. The following materials are consumed when the keel is laid:

Equipment Loadout

Each Frigate carries dedicated slots for ship cannons, hull bracings, naval tactics, and crew equipment. The following items can be mounted on Blackbeard Frigate at the Wharf interface once the hull is built.

Cannon Slot

Blackbeard Frigate carries a main battery of 12 guns at 24 or 36 lbs and a secondary battery of 6 guns at 12 or 24 lbs. 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.

Hull Slot

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.

Naval Tactics Slot

Crew Equipment Slot

How to Unlock

To build Blackbeard Frigate you must first own the Ship Design: Frigate 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.

See Also

• Ships The top-level Windrose ship index

• Wharf Where ships are built and rigged

• Naval Combat The broader naval combat system

• Boarding Crew-vs-crew boarding actions

• Frigate The stock Frigate variant

• Brethren Frigate The brethren Frigate variant