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11 Buccaneer-in-Training is a Bonfire combat challenge that rewards the Boar Trophy decoration. It is the most forgiving of the launch-build hunts because every boar variant counts toward the kill total, including Boar, Sow, Charging Boar, and Savage Boar. Players passing through the Coastal Jungle and Foothills during normal questing typically clear the challenge through ambient combat without needing to grind for it.
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33 Challenge Requirements
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55 PropertyValueChallenge nameBuccaneer-in-TrainingTypeBonfire combat challengeKill target40 boarsEligible enemiesAll boar variants (Boar, Sow, Charging Boar, Savage Boar)Trophy unlockedBoar Trophy decorationTrophy materials5 Wood, 1 Boar HeadComfort bonus+1 to base comfort when placed; trophies stack with each other
66 How to Complete
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88 Accept the challenge at a Bonfire and check the boar counter in the challenge tracker.Hunt any boar variant across the Coastal Jungle and Foothills; all four variants count toward the same 40-kill total.Collect a Boar Head drop, which comes most reliably from Savage Boars.Craft the Boar Trophy from 5 Wood and 1 Boar Head, then place it inside the Bonfire radius for the comfort bonus.
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1010 Where Boars Spawn
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1212 Boars are widespread across the launch biomes, which makes the challenge broadly compatible with whatever progression path a character is on:
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1414 VariantPrimary BiomeNotesBoarCoastal JungleMost common variant; appears in jungle clearings and along beach treelines.SowCoastal Jungle and FoothillsLarger, slower variant. Often spawns near boar groups.Charging BoarFoothillsAggressive variant with a tracking lunge attack. Counts toward the same total.Savage BoarFoothillsHighest drop rate for the actual Boar Head trophy item. Many players who hit 40 kills before getting the head specifically farm Savage Boars to close out the trophy crafting requirement.
1515 Recommended Loadout
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1717 Boars die quickly to most weapons, so loadout is more about resource efficiency than raw damage. The Saber or any Halberd clears them in two to three hits. Avoid using firearms; the gunpowder cost outweighs the trophy reward, and bows are not present in the launch build. A Boar Whistle can summon Truffle to draw aggro during the larger Foothills boar groups, which is useful when a Charging Boar joins the fight.
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1919 Why it is the First Trophy Most Players Earn
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2121 Two design choices make this the first trophy most characters complete. First, the kill total is generous relative to how often boars spawn during normal play; a player simply moving from the starting island into the Foothills naturally accumulates around 30 boar kills before reaching Israel Hands. Second, the trophy material drop (Boar Head) is consistent enough on Savage Boars that the final crafting requirement closes out within an hour of hitting the kill total. The combined effect is that the Boar Trophy frequently becomes the first comfort decoration that pushes a base past comfort 12 toward the 30-minute Rested buff threshold described on the Comfort System page.
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2323 See Also
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2525 Trophies: all trophies and their crafting requirements.Comfort System: how trophies stack with base decorations.Bird Hunt: companion challenge for the Dodo Trophy.Hunting: general hunting mechanics.Boar: boar enemy article.