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Hands' Lieutenant is a named Sergeant-tier officer in Blackbeard's organization, attached to Israel Hands' command branch. Two distinct variants exist in the game's quest data, one tied to each step of the Lost Cargo investigation, but both carry the same kit and drop list.

Combat Notes

Hands' Lieutenant follows the standard Sergeant pattern: pistol opener, saber and parry on the close, escorted by Deckhands. Unique encounter notes:

• Always positioned to defend the cargo cache or wreck the quest is investigating. Engaging too aggressively can pull a roving patrol from the camp's outer ring.

• Drops a guaranteed Guinea.

• Quest variants may drop Hands' Crew Key to unlock Blackbeard chests in the surrounding outpost.

Danger and Strategy

As a Sergeant class officer the lieutenant hits harder than a common Deckhand and will parry a careless melee rush. The real threat is the escort: clearing the surrounding Deckhands first, or pulling the lieutenant away from them, keeps you from being surrounded while you trade blows. A ranged opener staggers the pistol phase, and saving a dodge for the saber close-in avoids the parry counter.

Both quest variants share the same fight, so the approach that works on one works on the other. Compare its kit with Richards' Lieutenant, the matching officer in the other Blackbeard command branch, which fights the same way.

Drops

See Also

• Sergeant

• Richards' Lieutenant

• Blackbeard

• Lost Cargo Journals

Game Data

Drops