There are 41 commendations for you to unlock during Season 14, Pirates of Mischief. While many are straightforward, several can take time to complete.
To complete them all, you must master the Grapple Gun, Blowpipe, Disguises, Hanging from Ledges, and Traps! However, at the moment, you’ll have to wait to work on commendations related to Hanging and Traps, as those will arrive later during Season 14.
Pressgang Grappler
Using the Grapple Gun, bring an enemy player from their ship to yours.
To complete this Commendation, you must use your Grapple Gun to Harpoon an enemy player from their ship to your ship. It doesn’t matter what ship type it is, if either ship is moving, or where on the ship you Grappled them from. However, we found Grappling players from a higher angle helpful, so you can try using the Grapple Gun from your ship’s crow’s nest or the helm of the Sloop and Galleon. Just make sure they are on their ship when you Harpoon them with your Grapple Gun. They cannot be in the water.
Bony Boarder
Using the Grapple Gun, board a Skeleton Ship.
To complete this Commendation, you must use your Grapple Gun to Harpoon a Skeleton Ship. To successfully board a ship using a Grapple Gun, you’ll want to Grapple onto the Skeleton Ship’s deck or the back balcony if it is a Skeleton Galleon Ship. Grappling the ship’s ladder and climbing to the deck will not count. Again, getting an angle while using the Grapple Gun up high is easy, so try Grappling down onto a Skeleton Ship from your crow’s nest. However, you don’t need to be on a ship to do this. You can Grapple from the water, an island, or tower.
You can find Skeleton Ships randomly sailing the sea or during the Skeleton Fleet World Event that you can dive to using your Quest Table.
Return to Sender
Using the Grapple Gun, board an enemy ship and then return to your own vessel.
To complete this Commendation, you must use the Grapple Gun to board an enemy ship and then use the Grapple Gun again to board your vessel. To board a ship using the Grapple Gun, you’ll want to aim for the ship’s top deck or the back balcony of a Galleon.
Grappling a ship’s ladder and climbing up will not count toward the Commendation. You also cannot start in or touch the water while you Grapple back and forth. You will want to start on your ship and use your Grapple Gun to propel you to the top deck of the enemy ship to start.
Isle Hopper
Travel a distance using the Grapple Gun.
To complete this Commendation, you must travel 10,000 meters using the Grapple Gun. Anytime you Grapple any part of the environment and propel yourself forward, you will progress in this Commendation. So, you can Grapple rocks, cliffsides, the ground, ships, and other hard surfaces that allow you to propel towards it to increase your distance. Harpooning chests and other pirates with the Grapple Gun will not count.
Governor of the Grapple Gun
Complete all Grapple Gun Commendations.
To complete this Commendation, you must complete the Pressgang Grappler, Bony Boarder, Return to Sender, and Isle Hopper Commendations.
Rusty Bucket Bay
Using a Lure Dart, attract Gold Skeletons into water.
To complete this Commendation, you must attract 25 Gold Skeletons into the water using a Lure Dart. You can shoot Lure Darts in shallow water, allowing you to lure Gold Skeletons into the water.
To complete this Commendation, you’ll want to sail or dive to Order of Souls Bounty for Skeleton Captains Voyages. You will only sometimes fight Gold Skeletons during the Voyage. However, you can ensure that at least the last wave you fight will have Gold Skeletons.
To guarantee you’ll always fight Gold Skeletons, check your Quest after voting for the Voyage to see which Skeleton Captains you are after. You can vote for a Voyage that will send you to three Gold Skeleton Captains. That wave will always have Gold Skeletons.
Once you reach a wave with Gold Skeletons, have them follow you toward a shoreline. Then, shoot a Lure Dart into the shallow water surrounding the shoreline to attract the Gold Skeletons. You can use the same Gold Skeletons multiple times to progress the Commendation. It does not need to be different Gold Skeletons each time.
They Work for Me Now
Using a Lure Dart, persuade enemies to destroy their Captain.
To complete this Commendation, you must persuade enemies to destroy their Captain using a Lure Dart 25 times.
While you can work on this Commendation with emergent Skeleton Captains that you find randomly on islands, we found voting for the Bounty for Skeleton Captains Voyage much more reliable.
Once you reach the island with the Skeletons Captains for your Voyage, clear the first waves until you progress to a wave with one or more Skeleton Captains. As you make your way through the waves, try to save any Ammo Pouches that the Skeletons drop for the Captain waves, as they will come in handy when you need to restock your Lure Darts.
Shoot a Skeleton Captain with a Lure Dart and wait until two or three other Skeletons start to damage it. You only need to shoot one Lure Dart at a time. The Skeletons will destroy the Lure Dart before they destroy the Skeleton Captain, so it will take a few Lure Darts to have one Skeleton Captain killed by other Skeletons. However, you can always speed up the process by damaging the Skeleton Captain until they start eating Bananas.
Having the other Skelton Captains help destroy the Skeleton Captain with a Lure Dart is also helpful, as they can do considerable damage and are less likely to die. Once a Skeleton or other Skeleton Captain kills the Skeleton Captain stuck with a Lure Dart, you will progress the Commendation.
If you are not having much luck with the Bounty Voyages, you can always try having the Phantoms at Sea Forts kill the Phantom Captain on the final wave. The Captain of the Fortress will also count for this Commendation.
Pied Pirate Piper
With a Lure Dart attached to you, be pursued by 5 enemies while playing music for 10 seconds.
To complete this Commendation, five enemies must follow you while you play any instrument for 10 seconds with a Lure Dart attached to you. You can’t stick yourself with a Lure Dart, so you’ll need a crewmate or a pirate from a rival crew to shoot you with one.
Once you have a Lure Dart in you, find any five enemies to follow you. After a train of foes is chasing you, pull out any instrument and play music for ten seconds.
The Lure Dart will stay stuck in you for five minutes or until the enemies destroy it. So try to remain unharmed while you play your instrument, as the enemies might destroy the Lure Dart.
Enticing Explosion
Using a Lure Dart, hit a skeleton holding a Gunpowder Barrel.
To complete this Commendation, you must hit a skeleton holding a Gunpowder Barrel using a Lure Dart 25 times.
You can find Skeletons holding Gunpowder Barrels randomly on islands, during Order of Souls Voyages, and throughout Skeleton Fort World Events. However, you are guaranteed to find Skeletons holding Gunpowder Barrels in the Ancient Temples below Skeleton Camps while trying to stop a Ritual.
You can sail or dive to a Skeleton Camp to encounter the Skeletons holding Gunpowder Barrels. Once you are at the Skeleton Camp, use the lift down to the Ancient Temple and solve the Constellation Puzzle.
After you solve the puzzle, several waves of Obsidian Skeletons will attack you. Each wave will have one Skeleton holding a Gunpowder Barrel. Shoot the Skeleton holding the Gunpowder Barrel with a Lure Dart to progress the Commendation.
Make sure you hit the Skeleton with the Lure Dart. Hitting the Gunpowder Barrel, the Skeleton is holding will not count. You can aim for its feet to ensure you hit the Skeleton.
While you can hit different Skeletons holding Gunpowder Barrels for credit, it is possible to hit the same Skeleton repeatedly.
Diabolical Deviousness
Complete the Commendations 'Rusty Bucket Bay', 'They Work for Me Now', 'Pied Pirate Piper' and 'Enticing Explosion'.
To complete this Commendation, you must complete the Rusty Bucket Bay, They Work for Me Now, Pied Pirate Piper, and Enticing Explosion Commendations.
Poisonous Pirate
Poison other pirates or enemies with Poison Darts.
To complete this Commendation, you must Poison 150 pirates or enemies with Poison Darts. Poison Darts will kill most enemies, such as Skeletons and Phantoms, with just one hit, so taking on waves of Skeletons at Skeleton Forts or Phantoms at Sea Forts is a great way to work on this Commendation. You can also do Bounty for Skeleton Captains Voyages for the Order of Souls to find many enemies quickly.
You can hit the same enemy multiple times to receive credit numerous times. So, you can hit the same Ocean Crawler, Skeleton Captain, or Skeleton Lord several times to progress the Commendation with each Poison Dart.
Oceans of Venom
Kill Ocean Crawlers with Poison Darts.
To complete this Commendation, you must kill 100 Ocean Crawlers with Poison Darts. Each Ocean Crawler takes several Poison Darts to kill, so you’ll need lots of ammo to get this done. Heading to the nearest Treasury is a great way to work on this Commendation. You will encounter dozens of Ocean Crawlers in the Treasury, which has an Ammo Box to replenish your Darts. Use the Tridents of Dark Tides to quickly clear the Siren waves and move on to the Ocean Crawler waves again.
Revenge at Last
Kill a snake with Poison Darts.
To complete this Commendation, you must kill 25 Snakes with Poison Darts. You only need one Poison Dart to kill a Snake, so simply hitting any Snake you see with one Poison Dart will kill it. You can quickly find which islands have Snakes by checking out your handy interactive map here!
Practically Poisonous in Every Way
Complete the Commendations 'Poisonous Pirate', 'Oceans of Venom' and 'Revenge at Last'.
To complete this Commendation, you must complete the Poisonous Pirate, Oceans of Venom, and Revenge at Last Commendations.
The Power of Three
Using a single Black Powder Dart, you ignited a group of 3 or more Phantoms that were under the influence of a Lure Dart.
To complete this Commendation, you must ignite a group of three or more Phantoms under the influence of a Lure Dart with a single Black Powder Dart.
You can ignite any group of Phantoms, whether they be on islands or Sea Forts. However, we found igniting Phantoms on Sea Forts most efficient as you can try multiple times quickly with several waves of Phantoms to fight.
Once you are at a Sea Fort, step onto the stone docks surrounding the Sea Fort near the staircase to the entrance. Shoot one of the angled walls between the stairs and the end of a stone dock. Ensure you aim above a Phantom’s height so they can’t reach the Dart, and no crates or barrels are blocking their path to the wall.
After you shoot your Lure Dart, put some distance between you and the Dart by making your way to the end of the dock. The Phantoms should go to the Lure Dart as they exit the Sea Fort and walk down the stairs. Since they can’t reach it, they can’t damage it, giving you plenty of time to shoot a Black Powder Dart.
Shoot a Black Powder Dart at their feet once three or more distracted Phantoms. Hopefully, none of the Phantoms phase away, and you can ignite at least three. If they run away or you don’t get three, you can try again with the next wave of Phantoms.
Bang-Bang-A-Boom
Detonate a Gunpowder Barrel using a Black Powder Dart.
To complete this Commendation, you must detonate 50 Gunpowder Barrels using a Black Powder Dart. The Gunpowder Barrels don’t need to be in a Skeleton’s hands. Gunpowder Barrels, which you can find on islands, Skeleton Forts, and Treasuries, will all count. Skeleton Forts, active or inactive, usually have ten or so Gunpowder Barrels, so they are a great place to work on this Commendation. Just shoot the Gunpowder Barrel with the Black Powder Dart, and you will progress the Commendation as soon as the Dart and Gunpowder Barrel explode.
Fire on Fire
Using a Black Powder Dart, you ignited another Black Powder Dart.
To complete this Commendation, you must ignite another Black Powder Dart with a Black Powder Dart. The Darts don’t need to be from other pirates. You can simply shoot the ground with one Black Powder Dart and immediately shoot another next to it to blow up both simultaneously, progressing the Commendation.
Wash Out
Using water, extinguish an enemy pirate's Black Powder Dart.
To complete this Commendation, you must extinguish an enemy pirate’s Black Powder Dart. If an enemy shoots your crewmate with a Black Powder Dart, you can splash a Bucket of water on them to extinguish it. If an enemy shoots you with a Black Powder Dart, you can splash a Bucket of water on yourself to extinguish it. And if the enemy misses completely and shoots the environment, you can still put the Black Powder Dart out with a Bucket of water to unlock the Commendation.
Black Powder Hot Shot
Complete the Commendations 'The Power of Three', 'Bang-Bang-A-Boom', 'Fire on Fire' and 'Wash Out'.
To complete this Commendation, you must complete the The Power of Three, Bang-Bang-A-Boom, Fire on Fire, and Wash Out Commendations.
Bewildering Blowpipes
Complete all Commendations for the Lure, Poison and Black Powder Darts.
To complete this Commendation, you must complete all Commendations for the Lure, Poison and Black Powder Darts.
Sneak Thief
While crouching, sneak onto enemy pirate ships and steal supplies.
To complete this Commendation, you must sneak onto enemy pirates ships and steal 50 supplies. You don’t have to steal all 50 Resources from one ship or all at one time. You can work on the Commendation over several different ships and sailing sessions. Just make sure you are crouched when you take the Resources from the Resource Barrels.
Skeleton Skulduggery
While crouching, sneak onto Skeleton Ships and steal supplies.
To complete this Commendation, you must sneak onto Skeleton Ships and steal 100 supplies. Again, you don’t have to steal all 100 Resources from one ship or all at one time. You can work on the Commendation over several different ships and sailing sessions. Just make sure you are crouched when you take the Resources from the Resource Barrels. We found shooting a Lure Dart on the ship to distract the Skeletons away from you while you take Resources helpful.
Comfortable Sneaker
While crouching, travel a distance on enemy pirate or Skeleton Ships.
To complete this Commendation, you must travel 1,500 meters on enemy pirate or Skeleton Ships while Crouching.
Once on another ship, whether a pirate or Skeleton Ship, find somewhere you can hide away and walk around while Crouched without being detected. Finding a Galleon would be ideal, as you’ll have more space to walk without running into the crew. You can make your way to the lowest level of the hull and walk around without being interrupted.
It doesn’t matter if the ship is sailing the sea and traveling any distance. The distance you need to travel for this commendation is you walking around on the enemy ship while Crouched.
Behind You!
While crouching, hide near an enemy pirate for 10 seconds without being seen.
To complete this Commendation, hide near an enemy pirate for 10 seconds without being seen. As long as you are crouched and near another pirate who isn’t looking at you for 10 seconds, you will unlock this Commendation. You can unlock while you crouch behind someone at their helm, Map Table, or Resource Barrels. It doesn’t need to be on a ship if you encounter a pirate who is preoccupied browsing one of the shops.
Creeping Commodore
Complete the Commendations 'Sneak Thief', 'Skeleton Skulduggery', 'Comfortable Sneaker' and 'Behind You!'.
To complete this Commendation, you must complete the Sneak Thief, Skeleton Skulduggery, Comfortable Sneaker, and Behind You! Commendations.
Hidden in Plain Sight
While disguised, sneak for a distance on an enemy player ship.
To complete this Commendation, you must sneak 10,000 meters on an enemy player ship while Disguised.
Once on another pirate’s ship, find somewhere you can hide away and move around without being detected. Finding a Galleon would be ideal. The Galleon is such a large ship that you are less likely to run into the crew. You can make your way to the lowest level of the hull and walk around there in Disguise, hopefully without being interrupted. You could also try walking around the back balcony of a Galleon for a safe place to walk and increase your sneak distance.
It doesn’t matter if the ship is sailing the sea and traveling any distance. The distance you need to sneak for this Commendation is you walking around on the enemy ship.
Chest Buster
While in disguise as a chest, be forced from cover by an enemy pirate interaction.
To complete this Commendation, you must be forced from cover by an enemy pirate interaction while disguised as a Chest. It can be any one of the Chest Disguises. Other pirates can break your disguise when interacting with the prompt to ‘Pick up Chest’ or damage you. As long as the pirate is on another crew and not a crewmate, they will reveal you, and you will unlock the Commendation.
You can disguise yourself as a Chest by crouching and opening up your Disguise Radial. While crouched, you will open your Disguise Radial instead of your Item Radial.
Broken Barrel
While in disguise as a barrel, be forced from cover by an enemy pirate interaction.
To complete this Commendation, you must be forced from cover by an enemy pirate interaction while disguised as a Barrel. Other pirates can break your disguise when interacting with the prompt to ‘Open Barrel’ or damage you. As long as the pirate is on another crew and not a crewmate, they will reveal you, and you will unlock the Commendation.
You can disguise yourself as a Barrel by crouching and opening up your Disguise Radial. While crouched, you will open your Disguise Radial instead of your Item Radial. Make sure you use your Barrel Disguise from crouching and not your Barrel Disguise Emote.
Demon of Disguise
Complete the Commendations 'Hidden in Plain Sight', 'Found You', 'Chest Buster' and 'Broken Barrel'.
To complete this Commendation, you must complete the Hidden in Plain Sight, Found You, Chest Buster, and Broken Barrel Commendations.
Hangin' on the Skelly Bone
While hanging on a Skeleton Ship, travel a distance.
To complete Commendation, you must travel 500 meters while hanging on a Skeleton Ship. Skeleton Ships have most of the same hanging points as their pirate counterparts. Once you find a hanging point, Crouch and interact with the “Hang from Ledge” prompt to jump over the side and hang on.
Before vaulting yourself over, you might want to fire a Lure Dart to distract the Skeletons, allowing you to safely get in position to hang over the ledge. Firing Lure Darts on the mast of the Skeleton Ship, above the Skeleton’s reach, is ideal so they can’t quickly destroy it.
If you are on a Skeleton Sloop, you’ll want to hang off the ledge between the cannon and the stairs to the helm. The Skeleton with the Eye of Reach in the crow’s nest has difficulty shooting you there.
Keep Me Hangin' On
While hanging on an enemy pirate ship, travel a distance.
To complete Commendation, you must travel 10,000 meters while hanging on an enemy pirate ship.
A Sloop has six symmetrical hanging points, three on each side. A Brigantine has four symmetrical hanging points, two on each side. And A Galleon has ten symmetrical hanging points, five on each side.
Hang off any of the hanging points of an enemy ship while the vessel is moving to make progress on the Commendation.
Hanging with the Enemy
When boarding an enemy ship, hang off all the hanging points.
To complete Commendation, you must hang off all the hanging points on an enemy ship. Depending on the ship type, the number of hanging points will vary.
A Sloop has six symmetrical hanging points, three on each side. A Brigantine has four symmetrical hanging points, two on each side. And A Galleon has ten symmetrical hanging points, five on each side.
While standing on the ship, approach each spot, Crouch, and interact with the “Hang from Ledge” prompt at all the hanging points to complete the Commendation.
You must hang on all the hanging points of the same ship without leaving it to receive credit for the Commendation. So, make sure you don’t fall in the water, die, or leave any other way before hanging from every point.
Hung Out to Dry
Hang from five shipwrecks at Galleon's Grave, Shipwreck Bay, Morrow's Peak Outpost, Discovery Ridge and Thieves' Haven.
To complete this Commendation, you must hang from five shipwrecks at Galleon’s Grave, Shipwreck Bay, Morrow’s Peak Outpost, Discovery Ridge, and Thieves’ Haven.
The shipwreck you must hang from on Galleon’s Grave Outpost is on top of the Outpost on the highest peak. You will want to hang off the left side of the bow.
The shipwreck you must hang from on Shipwreck Bay is on the island’s South side. You’ll want to hang off the right side of the helm above the Captain’s Cabin.
The shipwreck you must hang from on Morrow’s Peak Outpost is the shipwreck near the Tavern. You’ll want to hang off the right side of the helm above the Captain’s Cabin.
The shipwreck you must hang from on Discovery Ridge is the shipwreck on the island’s North West side. You’ll want to hang off the ledge sticking out of the sand.
The shipwreck you must hang from on Thieves’ Haven is the shipwreck near the water in the middle of the island. You will want to hang off the left side of the bow.
Covert Corsair
Complete the Commendations 'Hangin' on the Skelly Bone', 'Keep Me Hangin' On', 'Hanging with the Enemy' and 'Hung Out to Dry'.
To complete this Commendation, you must complete the Hangin’ on the Skelly Bone, Keep Me Hangin’ On, Hanging with the Enemy, and Hung Out to Dry Commendations.
Dance Off Danger
Set a trap with a Jigball loaded and make at least two enemies dance.
To complete this Commendation, you must have two enemy pirates trigger your Trap loaded with a Jigball.
You can find Jigballs randomly in Resource Barrels, Rowboats, and Storage Crates across the Sea of Thieves. Once you have one, you can load it into your Trap by Crouching and interacting with the Trap.
The tricky part will be having two pirates near the Trap when it is triggered. You can place your Trap in front of a Trading Company Representative, in front of the vault at an active fort, or in other high-traffic areas where multiple pirates are likely to pass.
Secret Snare Setter
Dispatch other pirates with buried traps.
To complete this Commendation, you must dispatch five other pirates with buried traps. Traps deal about 25 damage, one-fourth of a pirate’s health, so you’ll want to load the Traps with items such as Blunderbombs and Firebombs to deal additional damage needed to dispatch a pirate.
You can also bury two Traps near each other as triggered Traps can trigger nearby Traps causing a chain reaction.
To bury a Trap, you must deploy it on sand or dirt. Then, equip your Shovel, approach the Trap, and use the same Button or Key you would use to bury a piece of treasure to bury the Trap. You can bury it twice.
While you can hurt pirates in your crew, they will not count toward the Commendation. You must dispatch pirates in other crews to receive credit.
Red Alert Raider
Set a trap on your ship with a red flare loaded and have another pirate or enemy trigger it.
To complete this Commendation, you must have another pirate or enemy trigger your trap placed on your ship with a red flare loaded.
You can only load a Trap while you are Crouched, so after you deploy it on your ship, Crouch and approach it. Load it with one of the red flares from your ship’s Cannonball Barrel. Placing a Trap at the top of your ship’s ladders is ideal, as it will be hard for another pirate to bypass it.
Trap Ease Artist
Disarm enemy traps.
To complete this Commendation, you must Disarm ten enemy Traps. You can only Disarm Traps while Crouched.
When you encounter a Trap deployed by another crew, Crouch and slowly approach it until you see a prompt to Disarm it. Interact with the prompt to Disarm the Trap.
If you have room in your inventory, you will pick up the Trap so you can use it yourself.
Pitfall Practitioner
Complete all other trap Commendations.
To complete this Commendation, you must complete the Dance Off Danger, Secret Snare Setter, Red Alert Raider, and Trap Ease Artist Commendations.
Pirate of Magnificent Mischief
Complete all Commendations for the Lure, Poison and Black Powder Darts, as well as crouching, disguises, hanging points and traps.
To complete this Commendation, you must complete all Commendations for the Lure, Poison and Black Powder Darts, as well as crouching, disguises, hanging points and traps.
