Life at sea can be lonely, but luckily for Sea of Thieves players, Rare has included a way for players to buy themselves some furry companions to set sail with. Of course, potential pet choices include the classic parrots and monkeys - two pirate favorites, but there are also dogs and cats.
While pets aren’t particularly useful in Sea of Thieves, they do provide nice companionship and can be interacted with in many different ways. They won’t fight by your side or bring you treasure, but they’re fun to play with and customize. Each type of pet has numerous breeds and colors, as well as different behaviors.
How To Buy Pets In Sea Of Thieves
Acquiring pets in Sea of Thieves is rather straightforward. Players will need to make their way to the Pirate Emporium, the in-game shop where players can spend Ancient Coins in exchange for various items. Ancient Coins are intended to be purchased in bundles as microtransactions, but they can also be earned by killing Ancient Skeletons, or by progressing through the Plunder Pass.
Each pet will cost either 499 or 649 Ancient Coins. For context, 550 Ancient Coins, if purchased from the Microsoft or Steam store, will cost players $5.99. After a pet is purchased, that pet can be equipped at any Pet Chest around the world. Pet Chests can be found by Pirate Emporium shops at each Outpost, or onboard ships. These chests can also be used to select any pet outfits that players own. Upon equipping a pet, players will give them a name, and they can choose to rename it at any time they please. Players can also swap out their active pets at Pet Chests.
As for prices, the pets that cost 499 Ancient Coins tend to be the more standard, real-world cosmetic options for pets, such as calico cats, azure macaws, or cloudy capuchin monkeys. The more costly 649 Ancient Coin options are the mythical alternatives. Skeletal, cursed, and pirate-themed pets are included in these, as well as countless other interesting options. While players are shopping, they can also consider purchasing outfits for their pets, which will cost them 249 Ancient Coins a piece.
What To Do With Pets In Sea Of Thieves
There are loads of things that players can do with their pets, but as mentioned before, all of these options are purely for fun, and they won’t provide any real utility. Players can interact with their pets to pick them up, after which they can choose to pet them with the primary use button. When not being held, pets will wander around players' ships to various hangout spots, or follow players around when they’re on land.
When animals are held, players can choose to place them atop many hangout spots around ships and outposts by interacting with the spot while holding their pet. Pets will gravitate to these points when left alone on ships, and these hangout spots differ based on the species. For monkeys and parrots, the number of available hangout spots is much larger, as they can sit atop railings, banisters, bells, and other surfaces that cats and dogs cannot.
Pets will also react to player actions with a variety of pet emotes. These include:
Most of these emotes can be triggered by the player making the corresponding emote, as pets will try and mime players.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, pets can be placed into and fired out of cannons. Don’t worry, they will be perfectly fine, and will return shortly covered in soot. They will teleport back to the player after the player reaches their destination, so they need not be worried if their pet isn’t back after a few minutes.
