# Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition Sea of Thieves Release Notes - 3.7.2 - Product: Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sea-of-thieves-2026-edition) - Vendor: Rare Ltd - Date: 2026-05-21 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1172620/view/666114279352565993 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sea-of-thieves-2026-edition/releases/2026-05-21-sea-of-thieves-release-notes-3.7.2 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 Last Ship Standing, a mass battle between up to six Sloops in the Seas of Sailor's Grave within the Sea of the Damned - **added** — Enable solo and duo Sloop crews to join Last Ship Standing battles during Act 3, with separate matchmaking for fair fights - **added** — Add three distinct environments in the Seas of Sailor's Grave: the Fingers of Dread, Fate's Passage, and the Ruins of Lost Freedom - **added** — Implement shrinking Battle Bounds during Last Ship Standing that contract at set intervals to bring ships together and end battles climactically - **added** — Award Allegiance to all participating Sloop crews based on final placement, with the last ship standing earning a significant amount - **added** — Introduce new Act 3 rewards including Champion of Flame and Champion of Fortune Battle-Scarred Sails, Hulls, and Flags - **added** — Provide Faction Storage Crates to participating crews with low stocks to ensure competitive readiness without prior stocking - **changed** — Increase Reaper's Chests reward to 20 Doubloons when handed in to The Reaper's Bones - **changed** — Improve audio and visual treatment of Battle Bounds by retaining deep red sea colour while shifting player screen to greyscale instead of red - **changed** — Soften audio mix when players are caught in Battle Bounds to provide danger cues without overwhelming players - **changed** — Modify deck grates on each ship to prevent throwables from being thrown through, causing them to explode on impact instead - **changed** — Expand Streamer Mode Support section to include Mute All Other Crews' Voice, Text and Phrases Chat controls during sessions - **added** — Add Painted Peacock clothing set for purchase with gold at Outpost clothing shops - **added** — Introduce Shoreline Scouts Ship Collection, weapon bundle, clothing bundle, spyglass, and compass to the Pirate Emporium - **added** — Add Crustacean Celebration Emote and Mystery Egg Emote to the Pirate Emporium - **added** — Return Shovel Skills Emote to the Pirate Emporium as a free item - **fixed** — Optimize client framerate in scenarios where multiple objects are created in rapid succession, such as approaching busy gameplay areas or spawning large enemy groups - **fixed** — Address hitches impacting smoothness of high-framerate gameplay with a range of smaller improvements ##### Last Ship Standing Join a mass battle between up to six Sloops in the strange surroundings of the Sea of the Damned! Last Ship Standing's debut appearance will be live for the duration of Season 19: Act 3. **Solo and Duo Sloop Battles** - Sloop crews can now join in a battle to the death within the Sea of the Damned to become the Last Ship Standing! During Act 3, both duo and solo Sloops will only battle in Last Ship Standing, while Brigantines and Galleons will continue to dive into 1v1 Faction Battles. - Crews ready to fight should choose their Faction at the Hourglass of Fate, unfurl the War Map and prepare to dive. Solo and duo crews are matched separately to ensure a fair fight. - All participating Sloop crews will be held beneath the waves until six ships are ready to battle. If matchmaking cannot find enough rivals for the fight after a short time, it will reduce to five and then further to four to allow battles to commence in a timely fashion. - On arrival, all crews will be eligible for Faction Storage Crates if their stocks are low, ensuring they can be competitive without prior stocking. During the battle, resources from sunk ships will continue to resurface and can be collected for mid-battle restocking. - During the fight, the Battle Bounds will shrink in size at set intervals to bring ships together, discourage fleeing and ensure the fight is brought to a climactic end with one crew victorious. **Seas of Sailor's Grave** - Last Ship Standing takes place in a new location within the Sea of the Damned: the Seas of Sailor’s Grave. This battle area has three distinct environments, each with unique characteristics to provide a varied landscape for crews to master in battle. - The Fingers of Dread test crews’ navigation through a jagged gauntlet of towering stones; Fate’s Passage has low-lying sea stacks perfect for trading shots at distance and retreating for cover; and the Ruins of Lost Freedom are littered with crumbling structures perfect for hide-and-seek engagement. **Earning Allegiance** - Ships sunk during the battle are returned to the High Seas, but will be rewarded with Allegiance for their chosen Faction based on their final placement. The last ship standing will earn a significant amount of Allegiance and is then free to leave through the portal when ready. **Act 3 Rewards** - Crews diving into Last Ship Standing and completing Act 3’s Deeds can earn new ship items to proudly represent Athena’s Fortune or the Servants of the Flame in battle. - Servants of the Flame can earn the Champion of Flame Battle-Scarred Sails, Hull and Flag, while those battling on behalf of Athena’s Fortune can earn the Champion of Fortune Battle-Scarred Sails, Hull and Flag. ##### Gameplay Improvements **Reaper’s Chests** - Reaper’s Chests handed in to The Reaper’s Bones now reward crews with 20 Doubloons, and continue to offer boosted returns when sailing as a Reaper’s Bones Emissary! **Shrinking Battle Bounds Improvements** - The audio and visual treatment of the Seas of Fate found at the edge of Faction Battles has been improved to address player feedback. - Crews sailing into the Battle Bounds will find the sea retains its deep red colour to signify the perilous nature of sailing near to the edge. The player’s screen, however, will no longer turn red and will instead shift to greyscale, ensuring players retain the danger cue but can still stay competitive during the battle. - When players are caught in the Battle Bounds, the audio mix has been softened to continue providing clear danger cues but not overwhelming players navigating through this perilous zone. **Deck Grate Improvements** - The deck grates on each ship now prevent throwables from being thrown through and will instead cause them to explode on impact. Players will, however, continue to be able to shoot and bail water through the grates. **Performance Improvements** - This update includes an optimisation to provide a smoother client f _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1172620/view/666114279352565993]_