Fastest Ways to Make Gold in Sea of Thieves

The Fastest Ways to Make Gold in Sea of Thieves in 2023!

Every great pirate needs a good amount of gold or treasure in hand, and the most efficient tips to follow will help any crew build up the best haul.

Making money in Sea of Thieves matters a great deal. Luckily, there are some easy ways to get gold and earn it quickly. One of the main parts of being a true pirate is a love of gold. Every pirate wants it, and in Sea of Thieves every pirate needs it. From cosmetics to pets and weapons, most of this open-world game's content requires money. The only problem is that earning it can be incredibly tedious.

Because of this, if a player is after a new cannon or a new set of legs, they'll usually need more than a million gold. Gathering that much money can seem fairly daunting and time-consuming. Still, with the right tips, tricks and battles, any player can end up with a treasure hoard happy to hand over enough gold to make them feel like a real pirate.

What Are the Ways to Make Fast Gold in Sea of Thieves?

Emissary Flags

Emissary Flags aren't exactly a brand-new addition to Sea of Thieves, but they hand out big rewards. That said, some players are hesitant to use them, since a crew sailing around with a rank-five flag becomes a bit of a target.

Any player looking to make money in Sea of Thieves should always fly an Emissary Flag while completing voyages or quests for the various Trading Companies. The flag's rank rises quickly, giving a bigger, compounding bonus on loot once it's sold back to the represented Trading Company. The bonuses are as follows:

Rank 1	0 Bonus
Rank 2	33% bonus gold and reputation
Rank 3	67% bonus gold and reputation
Rank 4	100% bonus gold and reputation
Rank 5	150% bonus gold and reputation

The best Trading Companies to represent are:

• Gold Hoarders
• Reapers (though this will leave the ship marked on the map)
• Merchant Alliance
• Order of Souls

Stealing Emissary Flags and Captain's Logs

If a player is feeling a bit chaotic, they can sink an unsuspecting ship and steal its flag, then sell it to the Servant of the Flame at Reaper's Hideout. Doing this gives a fairly good reward depending on the flag's rank. It's best done while flying a high-rank flag of your own, so that all the stolen loot gets a heavy bonus.

The Season 7 Captaincy update also lets players sell Captain's Logs to the Reapers, so since some can be quite valuable, it's worth keeping an eye on the water for floating logs and rogue loot from captained ships.

Gold Hoarder Vaults

One of the best quests to complete for fast gold is a Gold Hoarder vault voyage while flying the Gold Hoarder's Emissary Flag.

The crew sails the seas together and deciphers clues to find a hidden vault. The voyage involves heavy map reading and puzzles finished off with a frantic looting of the vault before the door closes. It's a fun voyage to complete, and depending on how long it takes, it rewards the crew with a few good emissary notes plus plenty of chests, fancy treasures and gold for their time.

Ways to Make Gold in Sea of Thieves in 2023

Lost Shipment Voyages

Lost shipment voyages while representing the Merchant Alliance are a great way to make a lot of money quickly. Taking on this voyage once is almost guaranteed to give the crew a rank-five flag and plenty of treasure to sell afterward.

Grab the Merchant Alliance Emissary Flag and accept the lost shipment voyage quest. It sends the player on a puzzle-solving journey to find a sunken ship full of lost treasures. Once players find the Captain's Key and the Manifest, they'll find a large amount of treasure to sell. Make sure to sell the Manifest to the Merchant Alliance last, before the flag, since it brings in a solid sum.

PVP Picks

Of course, nothing beats taking a big haul of loot off another player's ship. It's high risk, but if the right ship is picked and the crew is strong and organized enough to deal quick, devastating damage, it often pays off handsomely.

This is going to be risky, but any ship flying an Emissary Flag, especially the Reapers, will be worth a significant amount of gold and will give a serious boost to the crew's reputation. Just remember the crew will have a bit of a target on their back for the rest of the session, so keep your eyes open and sell quickly.

Skeleton Forts for a Generous Reward

Along with plenty of different world events, forts are a great way to earn some gold while taking a break from tougher quests and voyages like the Fort of Fortune. Just sail toward the green skulls floating in the sky and the ship should end up near a Skeleton Fort. Orange means someone is already fighting there.

Skeleton Forts require the crew to beat waves of skeletons, including bosses. It's a real challenge, but once the waves are cleared, along with the skulls some skeletons drop, there's a valuable vault left for the crew to loot. Just watch out for other players trying to get in on it.

Sea Forts for Fast Gold

One of the fastest ways to earn gold in Sea of Thieves is completing 1 or more of the 6 Sea Forts added in Season 6. These forts are especially good for solo players since they're short and not too demanding. They give players a fairly large ghostly treasure hoard behind 2 locked doors, including random chests and skulls, though it's not as much treasure as you'd find in a Gold Hoarder vault.

It's worth it for players flying the Gold Hoarder's or Order of Souls Emissary Flag for maximum, fast loot, and for completing more than one fort in a single session.

Siren Treasures

Sometimes overlooked by players, Siren Treasures are a fairly fast way to earn treasure, up to around 20 items, including the Ancient Tribute Chest, which fetches a reasonable price on its own.

There are 3 Treasuries in total, including the Treasury of Secret Wilds, so it's worth putting together a crew to sail quickly to each one and fight off the waves of enemies, keeping in mind that the difficulty scales with crew size. Siren Shrines tend to be a bit tougher and more time-consuming by comparison, so players short on time may prefer the Treasuries.

Ways to Make Gold Fast in Sea of Thieves in 2023

Hunt for the Reaper's Bounty Treasure

One of the most valuable items in the game is the Reaper's Bounty Treasure Chest, which can be worth 10,000 gold or more when sold at Reaper's Hideout, and its value goes up the higher your rank as a Reaper's Emissary.

Carrying a Reaper's Chest is a risky business, since its location becomes visible to other players on the map, making the crew a magnet for PVP attacks. Whether a Reaper's Chest even shows up is also down to chance. Even so, the reward can be worth the risk.