Cursed Mermaid Statues

The Cursed Mermaid Statues are an environmental hazard that were permanently added to the game with the time-limited The Sunken Curse Content Update.

The Types of statues
There are currently three types of Cursed Mermaid Statues with varying health and rewards. The weakest of the statues is the Blue Mermaid Statue, that will drop a Sapphire Mermaid Gem upon its collapse. The second Mermaid Statue is the Green Mermaid Statue that drops an Emerald Mermaid Gem upon defeat. The Red Mermaid Statue is the hardiest of the three, dropping a Ruby Mermaid Gem when overcome.

Where to Find them
Cursed Mermaid Statues can be found on the shores of small and large Islands with the exceptions of Forts, Outposts and Seaposts. The Statues can also be found on the two Uncharted Islands. These statues can appear either in shallow or deep waters that are surrounding Islands, but never on land. The proximity of a Cursed Mermaid Statue is indicated by a piercing ominous hum that gets louder the closer you get to the statue. The Gemstone core of the statues will shine with a different coloured glint, based on the type of the statue, allowing the player to make out the statue and its type from afar.

Destroying the Statues
The Curse of the Mermaid Statues will affect anyone that dares to get close to them, weakening the approaching pirate until their death. This means that any player attempting to approach or break these statues from their curse will have to prepare Food to prevent the statue from killing them. Mermaid Statues can be destroyed when enough damage is inflicted to them, releasing the precious Gemstone hidden within their core. Note that when left alone, Mermaid Statues will restore the integrity of their stone shell, regenerating them to their original form. Therefore a statue needs to be constantly damaged to stop it from regenerating. As the statues sustain damage, the integrity of the statue becomes weaker, with the Gemstone core letting out more light, until the stones disassemble and the Gem breaks free.

Mermaid Statues can be damaged by any weapon, Gunpowder Barrel explosions and even regular Cannonballs, however the hit detection of Cannonballs is unreliable and the Gunpowder Barrels need to be very close to the statue to sustain any significant damage. Therefore the easiest way to take down Mermaid Statues is with your own weaponry. One Flintlock pistol shot is equal to a three hit Cutlass combo, surpassed in power by an Eye of Reach shot and a point-blank Blunderbuss shot. When using explosives for taking down the statues, you will need to wait for the Barrels to sink to the bottom beside the Statue for them to do significant damage. Beached Mermaid Statues are therefore much easier to collapse with explosives. The general strategy of taking down Mermaid Statues is to offload one's Blunderbuss or Eye of Reach ammunition at the statue and then keep hacking at the statue with the Cutlass until they break apart. Note that the amount of players trying to topple a Mermaid Statue does not multiply the damage output. Also note that the health regeneration effect of cooked food cannot surpass the damage output of a Mermaid Statue.

The three different Mermaid Statues have differing health based on the value of their gem and therefore need different sized crews to be comfortably taken down:


 * Blue Mermaid Statues have the least health and can be taken down by a single pirate. It takes 5 Flintlock shots or Cutlass combos, 4 Eye of Reach shots or 3 point-blank Blunderbuss shots to collapse the Blue Statue.
 * Green Mermaid Statues have moderate health and take the cooperation of at least two pirates to be comfortably defeated. These statues can be taken down solo, but this requires the player to heal themselves as the curse of the green statue is more than enough to kill a player with full health. It takes around 20 Cutlass combos to topple a Green Statue (other weapon data requires further testing).
 * Red Mermaid Statues are the hardiest of the three, requiring three to four pirates to be taken down with ease. It is possible to take down a Red Statue with two crewmates if both of them take turns to eat food to replenish health (and/or surface for air when the statues are below water) to stop the statue from regenerating. While possible, it is very difficult to break a Red Mermaid Statue alone unless using explosives. It takes five close-proximity Gunpowder Barrels to blow up a Red Statue, which itself is often time-consuming and difficult due to the number of required explosives and the time one needs to wait for the barrels to sink to the Statue when it spawns deep in water.

Mermaid Gems
Main article: Mermaid Gems When broken apart, Cursed Mermaid Statues will release the valuable Gemstone core that held the Statue together. The value of these Gems depends on the difficulty and integrity of the statue it was a part of. Mermaid Gems are unique Treasure in that with the exception of Sea Dogs, they can be turned in to any of the Company Representatives for reputation and gold for that chosen Company. That and the higher than average gold yield of the Gems makes them a highly sought after treasure for increasing reputation with any given Company.

Commendations and Titles
Various Bilge Rat Commendations and titles regarding the destruction of the Cursed Mermaid Statues were added with The Sunken Curse update.

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