Ghost Fleet

""My keep at the Heart of Fire... My Ashen Lords... ...all are merely facets of a greater plan for this world! Your self-righteous obstinance is proof enough that the Sea of Thieves is infested... ...with 'honour' and 'sacrifice'. DISEASED! The fires I shall bring will purify the waves. I shall reign above an empire of flame! And for my first decree… I ORDER YOUR ANNIHILATION!""

- Captain Flameheart

The Ghost Fleet (also known as the Battle with The Burning Blade) is one of the World Events in Sea of Thieves Adventure Mode, indicated by the ghostly head of Flameheart in the skies. A Ghost Fleet can appear around any Large Island in the three main Regions of the Sea of Thieves. The Ghost Fleet rewards players with a handful of Ghostly Treasure as well as a Cannonball Crate of the Damned with Ghostly Cannonballs inside.

The World Event
Ghost Fleets are one of the rotating World Events. A Ghost Fleet is indicated by Flameheart's ghostly head appearing above a Large Island in the skies. The chosen Island will be circled by a Fleet of Ghost Ships. Flameheart will start taunting Crews when they get close to the World Event. When a World Event is not present, the Kraken appears to attack a single Ship. If a Ghost Fleet is not present, Players will have to first complete the currently active World Event to have a chance for the Fleet to appear. If no World Event clouds are present, the Crew might have to sail into open waters to summon the Kraken before Events switch.

Ghost Fleets appear around a Large Island in one of the three main Regions.

The Battle
Once Player Crews get close enough to the Large Island below Flameheart, he will start taunting them and a Title Card indicates the activation of the event. Flameheart has different taunts for different types of Players and Crews. The Ghost Fleet consists of four Waves.

First Wave
The first wave sees Players take on Grunt Ghost Ships that circle the Island. They act like any Ghost Ships, sailing in a set trajectory, shooting nearby Ships with Ghostly Cannonballs and leaving behind Ghost Mines if ahead of any Ships. A Ghost Ship sailing through a Player Crew's Ship will deal significant damage to the Ship's Hull, but leave Players unharmed. Each Grunt Ghost Ship takes 3 hits of any type of Cannonball to dissipate in an explosion that knocks any vessels back. Some defeated Grunt Ships can leave behind ghostly Storage Crates of the Damned with Cannonballs and Wooden Planks in them. Any Ghostly Treasure is indicated by floating Wraiths. The first wave is over after 7 Grunt Ships have been defeated.

Second Wave
After 7 Grunt Ships have been defeated, all the Ghost Ships enter portals, and two Ghost Captain Ships with the Sails of the Ashen Dragon ships with defending Grunt Ships sail out instead. The Ashen Dragon Ships act identically to Grunt Ships, however they are sturdier and take 10 Cannon hits to dissipate. The wave is over when Players take down both of the Ashen Dragon Ships, that each drop an assortment of Ghostly Treasure.

Third Wave
The third wave is identical to the first wave, requiring Players to take down 7 Grunt Ships again.

Final Wave
In the final wave, Flameheart's own ship, the Burning Blade will appear along with two Ashen Dragon Captain Ships. All the Captain Ships have Grunt Ships protecting their sides. The Ghost Fleet is considered complete when the Burning Blade is destroyed, however Players can also choose to take out the supporting Ashen Dragon Ships for more Treasure. Flameheart's Ship is the most visible of them all and takes a total of 24 Cannon hits to defeat.

Rewards
The Rewards of the Ghost Fleet can vary, depending on how many Grunt Ships dropped Storage Crates of the Damned and how many Ashen Dragon Ships the Crews took down.

Each Ashen Dragon Ship will drop:
 * 7-9 pieces of Ghostly Treasure, which include:
 * Ashes of the Damned
 * Skulls of the Damned
 * Chests of the Damned
 * A potential single Storage Crate of the Damned

The Burning Blade itself will drop:
 * 15 pieces of regular Ghostly Treasure
 * 1 Captain Skull of the Damned
 * 1 Cannonball Crate of the Damned

The Cannonball Crate of the Damned is the only way to acquire Ghostly Cannonballs for your own use. The Wraith Cannonballs found inside are like miniature projectile Gunpowder Kegs that leave more than 1 hole of Hull damage and knocks back the victim's ship on impact.

The Ghostly Crates can be sold to the Merchant Alliance, the Skulls to the Order of Souls and the Chests to the Gold Hoarders, or they can all be sold to the Reaper's Bones instead.

Flameheart
Throughout the battle, Flameheart himself will be present, continuously taunting any Crews that get too close. Curiously, Flameheart also taunts any Skeleton Ships that enter or leave or sink in the area.