Treasure Maps
Treasure Maps are Legendary-tier misc items that mark the location of hidden chests placed across the archipelago before the current troubles. Reading one reveals a pin on the player's world map; sailing to the marked island and digging at the indicated spot rewards the chest's contents.
Maps are single-use: the pin is cleared once the chest has been opened, and the paper is consumed from inventory.
Blackbeard's Crew Maps
The signature series is a set of nine maps drawn by Blackbeard's crew during their raids. Each belongs to a different crew member and points to a distinct cache on a specific island. Collecting and cashing in all nine is a long-running exploration goal and the basis of a dedicated Blackbeard Treasure Maps article.
Image | Map | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| Blackbeard Crew's First Map | First mate's cache |
| Blackbeard Crew's Second Map | Quartermaster's cache |
| Blackbeard Crew's Third Map | Boatswain's cache |
| Blackbeard Crew's Fourth Map | Gunner's cache |
| Blackbeard Crew's Fifth Map | Carpenter's cache |
| Blackbeard Crew's Sixth Map | Sailmaker's cache |
| Blackbeard Crew's Seventh Map | Cook's cache |
| Blackbeard Crew's Eighth Map | Powder monkey's cache |
| Blackbeard Crew's Ninth Map | Lookout's cache |
Each cache rewards a mix of Piastre, raw materials, and occasionally a unique cosmetic or recipe paper. See Blackbeard Treasure Maps for the full loot tables and island locations.
How to Obtain
Dropped by Blackbeard's named crew members and lieutenants during ship-to-ship encounters.
Found in rare loot tables of arsenal chests unlocked with the Arsenal Key.
Occasionally purchased from Smugglers of Port Royal at high reputation.
Tips
Maps do not expire. A player can hold the full nine-map set indefinitely and cash them in on one dedicated voyage.
Chest contents are fixed per map, not random. If the spoiler tables are consulted, low-value maps can be sold to smugglers instead of cashed in.
Bring a shovel or the appropriate digging tool. The dig spot will not yield the chest otherwise.