Pirates

Sometimes arrive on the ferries between Selbina and Mhaura. The Pirates will usually spawn in rainy or foggy weather, but can appear in any weather. When the pirate boat pulls alongside, three Humes will walk onto the deck and begin summoning skeletons on the ferry's deck. The pirates you will face are the skeleton mobs, not the pirate humes on the other ship.

Spawn rate of Pirates per ferry trip:

Spawn rate of Pirates with NM per ferry trip:

The skeletons that appear on the deck of the ferry behave like other skeletons. They will aggro like other skeleton mobs, meaning they detect by sound and low HP and do not link; the safest place to be if you do not wish to fight the skeletons is below deck, although going up the stairs that lead to the cockpit of the ferry will keep you safer than staying on the deck itself.

Pirate attacks are always predictable. Upon zoning onto the ferry after leaving port, the doors leading from the cargo bay to the stairs will not be selectable as a target for several seconds; if a pirate attack is imminent, they will be selectable immediately. Additionally, the regular ferry music will cease several seconds before the pirate ship appears on the horizon. The music may sometimes cease after a loop and not be indicative of the pirates.

Beware, if the pirate summoner in the center is wearing what appears to be a Vermillion Cloak, one of the NM pirates, Silverhook or Blackbeard, can possibly spawn in place of the Ship Wight. These NMs are much more difficult than the normal pirates, and must be fought with care. Which NM may appear depends on whether the ferry is coming from Mhaura or Selbina.

Mobs that spawn on the deck during a pirate attack:


 * Crossbones
 * Ship Wight

(If the pirate-summoner in the middle wears a Vermillion Cloak)

(Ship Wight is the placeholder. NM will usually appear immediately, but if it does not, defeat the Ship Wight first)
 * Blackbeard (NM) (if the ferry is traveling Mhaura->Selbina)
 * Silverhook (NM) (if the ferry is traveling Selbina->Mhaura)


 * A definitive way of determining whether or not pirates will show up on your ferry ride is to watch carefully as your character enters the zone (following the black "Downloading data..." screen). If the chat log and the zone appear both at the same time, pirates will not show up on your trip.  If the chat log appears but the rest of the screen remains black for several seconds more before the zone appears, pirates will show up on that trip.
 * The pirate with the Vermillion Cloak (and consequently, Silverhook and Blackbeard) is not a Timed Spawn. Similar to the Sea Horror (and the likelihood of pirates even showing up at all), his chance of showing up is completely random, and can happen at any time, even in two subsequent ferry rides.

See also:
 * Ship bound for Mhaura
 * The Sand Charm