# Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition Sea of Thieves Release Notes - 3.6.0 - Product: Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sea-of-thieves-2026-edition) - Vendor: Rare Ltd - Date: 2025-12-11 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1172620/view/491584577841661649 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sea-of-thieves-2026-edition/releases/2025-12-11-sea-of-thieves-release-notes-3.6.0-7e55612d What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Introduce the Eternal Guard, a new enemy that uses ancient magic to cloak and stalk targets, attacking with blowpipe, spear, and poison bomb before returning to shadows - **added** — Add Sanctuaries of the Banished, three ancient structures hidden beneath Cinder Islet, Flame's End, and Brimstone Rock in The Devil's Roar that can be unlocked with keys dropped by the Eternal Guard - **added** — Add the Trident of the Banished, a corrupted weapon with three bubble sizes that deal damage and inflict poison effects - **added** — Add two new Smugglers' League hideouts in The Devil's Roar operated by Elias beneath Fetcher's Rest and Lucia in a tunnel through Ruby's Fall - **added** — Add the Smugglers' Route Run as a new location shifted into The Devil's Roar and marked on the ship's map - **added** — Add new Commendations in the Secrets of the Banished Reputation tab with rewards including weapons from the Forsaken Ashes set, Mark of the Widow Tattoo, Chest of Banished Tribute Disguise, Effigy of Rage Trinket, Saltbones Elias' Hook, and Laughing Fox Lucia's Mask - **added** — Add new time-limited Act 1 Deeds that grant Seasonal Renown progression boost and the A Dark Discovery Painting upon completion - **added** — Add new Xbox, Steam achievements, and PlayStation 5 trophies for progressing through new in-game Commendations - **added** — Add Morrow's Peak Outpost as a potential starting location for crews at the beginning of a session - **changed** — Increase the frequency of Chest of Rage discovery in treasure hordes across a range of activities in The Devil's Roar - **changed** — Rebalance environmental hazards in The Devil's Roar to reduce frustration while adventuring - **changed** — Boost gold and reputation rewards for cashing in loot within The Devil's Roar during Season 18 depending on the Trading Company or Smugglers representative - **changed** — Increase the frequency of shipwreck discoveries and make an equal chance of finding regular shipwrecks or Smugglers' Shipwrecks - **changed** — Change washed-up Rowboat discoveries to have an equal chance of finding any of the different types of Rowboat - **changed** — Reduce the frequency of ambushes by Black Powder-wielding Skeletons and washed-up Smugglers' Caches - **changed** — Alter washed-up Message in a Bottle to provide a range of different activities instead of only Smugglers' Runs - **changed** — Reduce Skeleton Ships' stockpiling of Smugglers' League treasures to provide a more balanced hoard - **changed** — Return emergent discoveries and sandbox balancing to pre-Season 17 levels as Smugglers' influence on the seas has waned ##### Secrets of the Banished Get ready to take on the Eternal Guard, raid Sanctuaries of the Banished and generally risk life and limb returning to The Devil's Roar! To learn more about this Season’s headline features, head over to our [dedicated Season 18 page](https://www.seaofthieves.com/season-18). **The Eternal Guard** - Pirates can now encounter a resourceful new enemy – the Eternal Guard. Crews out scouring islands across the Sea of Thieves may stumble across ancient sarcophagi, and perform a summoning ritual to bring forth these ferocious combatants. - The Eternal Guard use ancient magic to cloak and stalk their targets around the battlefield. They are invulnerable while cloaked, so crews should keep an eye on their surroundings and seek the telltale signs of a Guard readying an attack. - When ready to strike, the Guard will cross the veil to take mortal form and unleash attacks with blowpipe, spear and poison bomb before returning to the shadows. - During this encounter, pirates should also be prepared to face off against Banished Ancient Skeletons who can be summoned by the Eternal Guard during a challenging encounter. - Upon defeat, the Guard will release a powerful shockwave – so stay back! Pirates who take down one of these uncanny enemies will be rewarded with a key to unlock a nearby Sanctuary of the Banished. - While they are most frequently discovered in The Devil’s Roar, the sarcophagi of the Eternal Guard can now also be discovered on large islands in other regions. **Sanctuaries of the Banished** - The Smugglers’ League have excavated three Sanctuaries in The Devil’s Roar. These Ancient structures can be found hidden beneath Cinder Islet, Flame’s End and Brimstone Rock, and each site is shown on the ship’s map. - Crews using a recovered Sanctuary of the Banished Key to make their way inside will discover Ancient Treasure littering the Sanctuary and the new Trident of the Banished weapon. Locked compartments can be opened with Ashen Keys to fully plunder the Sanctuary. **Trident of the Banished** - The Trident of the Banished is a corrupted weapon, enhancing the power of the Trident and inflicting poisonous effects. - A small bubble can be charged quickly and releases a fast-moving shot to deal both direct damage and lasting poison effects. - A medium-sized bubble deals greater damage than its Trident of Dark Tides counterpart with a larger blast radius, also poisoning enemies in the area. - The largest bubble deals high damage and poison; however, it moves very slowly when fired, allowing pirates to follow-up with a well-aimed shot to detonate it. **The Devil’s Roar** - Crews venturing into The Devil’s Roar will be handsomely rewarded for their efforts by the local Trading Companies and Smugglers. Cashing in loot within The Devil’s Roar during Season 18 will offer boosted gold and reputation depending on the representative. - Crews exploring this volcanic region will find that the frequency of discovering the ferocious Chest of Rage in their treasure hoard has increased across a range of activities. - Across The Devil’s Roar, environmental hazards have been rebalanced to reduce frustration while adventuring. Crews should continue to watch their step and keep a keen eye on the horizon, however, as this volcanic region remains a dangerous part of the seas. - Morrow’s Peak Outpost is now a potential starting location for crews at the beginning of a session. **The Smugglers’ League** - The Smugglers‘ League have established two new trap-laden hideouts in The Devil’s Roar. Elias operates from a cave beneath Fetcher’s Rest and Lucia can be found in a tunnel cutting through Ruby’s Fall. Both contacts are now available as delivery locations for Smugglers’ treasure. - The Smugglers’ Route Run has now shifted location into The Devil’s Roar and this new treacherous pathway has been marked on the ship’s map for all to see. **Sandbox Balancing** - With Season 17 drawing to a close, the Smuggle _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1172620/view/491584577841661649]_