All Skull And Bones Treasure Map Answers And Locations

Do you have more questions about Skull and Bones? As a huge live service game, we don’t blame you – there’s a ton of mechanics at play. From all you need to know about Skull and Bones infamy to a Skull and Bones pet list to make your pirate ship a little bit more pleasant, we’ve got you well covered. Otherwise, read on to find out all you need to know about treasure maps, including answers as to where to find the treasure.

How to get Skull and Bones treasure maps

At the moment, we’ve discovered four ways to obtain treasure maps:

Rewards for contracts, which are side quests As part of the main mission contracts Looted from sinking enemy ships Obtained as a reward for completing PvP and PvE events

Note that you can use your spyglass to view other ships to see if they have a treasure map on them before you attack; however, boarding an enemy has the chance to drop a map as a bonus item, which won’t show up on the spyglass.
There are two kinds of treasure maps that we’ve discovered so far. These are common treasure maps and the much harder to obtain legendary treasure maps, which are only available as a reward from PvP and PvE events. Furthermore, maps obtained during contracts do not slot into either category.

Skull and Bones treasure locations

Once you have the map in hand, the ability to claim the treasure will unlock. This requires docking at Outposts and searching for the treasure on foot. A shining red light will glow once you’re close to the treasure location.

Contract maps

Common maps

Old maps

Old maps can be deciphered slightly differently to normal treasure maps. You will need to head to areas and use the Spyglass to look at the hand-drawn version of the outpost. Compare this with the treasure map drawing. If both look identical, that’s where the treasure can be found. If you’ve already visited an outpost, you can hover over it in the overworld map to see the image. When disembarking on the correct outpost, you’ll also see a message that pops up to confirm “treasure is in this outpost”.

Legendary maps

Legendary Skull and Crossbones maps can be claimed in PvP world events that occur at random. As you explore the world around you, keep an eye out for a pop up in the left of the screen, asking if you want to participate in a Cutthroat Cargo Hunt. Upon accepting the event invite, a new location is pinned on your map, marked by a red skull icon. You have less than five minutes to get to this location before the event goes live, at which point the first person to get there can claim the map. It’s not over there, though, as anyone else who wants that legendary loot can try and take it from you – along with your life. Similarly, if you miss out, don’t be afraid to punch holes in your opponent’s ship.
With the map in your possession, read it, and try and get to the location within before you’re taken out be an enemy. Reach the location alive, and the hunt will end, giving you free reign of the outpost as you hunt for your buried treasure, just like you would any of the treasure chests above.
You’ll need a ship to reach all these treasure locations, especially as you’ll be sinking ships and fleeing from fleets of ships in search of these treasure maps and chests. Therefore, you should definitely take a peek at every Skull and Bones ship to see what options are available to you. And maybe you have a craving for more plunder and loot after Skull and Bones whetted your appetite. We’ve got a handy list of the best pirate games on PC if that’s the case.