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33 The Sergeant is a mid-tier officer in Blackbeard's Crew, filling the rank between line Deckhands and named lieutenants. Sergeants are the encounter that anchors most Blackbeard outpost defenses: they hold the door, they carry the keys, and they reliably drop a Guinea when killed.
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55 Where to Find
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77 Sergeants spawn at Blackbeard Outposts and on patrolling Blackbeard ships. Specific named variants appear in scripted quest sequences:
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99 Richards' Lieutenant the Sergeant attached to Captain Thomas Richards' command branch.Hands' Lieutenant the Sergeant attached to Israel Hands' branch, encountered during the Lost Cargo quest steps.
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1111 Coastal Jungle pirate camps are a convenient early farm: scout the camp, pick off a named Sergeant before the rest of the garrison aggros, then clear the remaining Blackbeard Sailor deckhands. Sergeants also crew patrolling Blackbeard hulls, so boarding a Pirates' Ketch or larger ship is another way to meet several at once.
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1313 Combat Notes
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1515 Sergeants are pistol-and-saber officers. Engagement pattern:
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1717 Open the fight with a single pistol shot at medium range, then close to saber range.Hold a tight parry guard. Wide spinning sweeps and unblockable thrusts come in punish windows; staggers create the opening.Almost always engaged with two to three Blackbeard Sailor deckhands as escort. Break sight on the deckhands first or accept that the fight will be a 3-vs-1 from the start.Lower hit points than a Lieutenant, but higher than a regular deckhand.
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2121 ItemQtyDeckhand Insignia1Homemade Gunpowder2-4Guinea1Nuts1-2
2222 The guaranteed Guinea is the headline. Most enemies in the game pay in Piastres or in vendor-resold trophies; Sergeants are one of only a few enemy types that drop a Guinea directly. Stacking Sergeant kills across an outpost run is one of the most reliable Guinea income paths in early-to-mid game.
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2424 Reputation Value
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2626 The Deckhand Insignia is the practical reason to farm Sergeants beyond the Guinea. Sergeants drop the Insignia reliably, and the Insignia is a turn-in token for Blackbeard's Crew standing handed to the Provisioner. Climbing that Faction Reputation track unlocks higher merchant tiers, so a Sergeant run doubles as both income and reputation progress. The Homemade Gunpowder they drop also feeds firearm and explosive crafting, and the Nuts are a light food filler.
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2828 Tips
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3030 Pull Sergeants apart from their escort. A flashbang grenade or a noise distraction can split the patrol long enough to drop the Sergeant in two clean swings.Loot quickly. The Insignia stack drives Faction Reputation turn-ins, and the Guinea sits in inventory weight-free.Sergeant fights are the best place to practice parries. Their telegraphs are wide enough to read and short enough to punish without a lengthy reload window.
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3232 See Also
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3434 Pirate Sergeant the general elite pistol-and-saber pirate enemy entryBlackbeard's CrewGrenadierRichards' LieutenantHands' LieutenantBlackbeard OutpostsBlackbeard SailorThomas Richards the boss whose command branch a named Sergeant serves under
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3636 Game Data
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3838 Drops
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4040 FromDropDeckhand Insignia1Homemade Gunpowder2-4Guinea1Nuts1-2