Elite Pirates

Elite Pirates
Date of Addition:	September 11, 2021 (Update 15)
Purpose:	Obtaining God's Chalice, Dojo Belt (Purple), and Yama
Locations:	Port Town Great Tree Hydra Island Floating Turtle
Source:	Elite Hunter

The Elite Pirates are special Lv. 1750 enemies. They spawn every 8 minutes and 45 seconds after the previous one has been defeated and have around 60,000 HP.

List of Elite Pirates

Currently, there are three Elite Pirates in the game: Deandre, Diablo and Urban.

Quest

The quest giver called Elite Hunter is located at Castle on the Sea. Interacting with them reveals the island where the Elite Pirate is located, if it has not been defeated. These islands are Port Town, Hydra Island, Great Tree, and Floating Turtle.

Reward

• 15,000
• 60,000,000 EXP60,000,000 EXP

Other Rewards

• Once the player defeats 5 Elite Pirates, they can receive the Pretty Helmet accessory from talking to Lunoven.
• Once the player defeats 30 Elite Pirates, they can retrieve Yama located under the waterfall at Hydra Island. Although 30 is not a requirement, it guarantees the player's ability to pull out the sword.
• The player needs to kill 3 Elite Pirates to receive the Purple Dojo Belt from the Dojo Trainer.

Drops

• Around 10,000
• Around 600,000 EXP600,000 EXP
• Around 100

Possible Drops

• Black/Red/Green Hunter Cape or Bandanna
• God's Chalice

Spawn Locations

• Port Town
• Hydra Island
• Great Tree
• Floating Turtle

There is 1 spawn location in Port Town.

On the back of the hill near the Stone spawn location, opposite the Port Town docks.

There are 5 spawn locations in Hydra Island.

In this area, facing towards Castle on the Sea.

In these places near Dragon Crew Quest.

The hill above Hydra Enforcer NPC's.

Near the rocks near the arena.

To the left of the waterfall.

There are 3 spawn locations in Great Tree.

On the far right hill.

Near Marine Commodore's spawn, on a sloped hill.

On the far left hill.

There are 7 spawn locations in Floating Turtle.

On the hill behind and to the right of the Mansion.

Behind Captain Elephant's spawn, in the plains.

Behind the Musketeer Pirates spawn location and in front of Barista Cousin spawn.

Near the Jungle Pirates.

Near the Deep Forest Area 2 Quest Giver and the place with Musketeer Hat.

On the hill in front of Longma's room.

At the center of the island, on the "hill with a circle top" above the Fishman Captains' spawn.

Notes

• Only one Elite Pirate can exist at once in every server.
• Elite Pirates cannot despawn.
• The player must deal the last hit on the Elite Pirate to get the rewards.
• Elite Pirates are decent for gaining Mastery because they are not too hard to find and give a good amount of mastery EXP (can be very hard if player is new in Third Sea).
• Elite Pirates are one of three ways to obtain God's Chalice. It is also the most efficient way to obtain it.
• It is also recommended to use the gamepass x2 Drop Chance to increase the chance of obtaining God's Chalice.
• Buddha is recommended to defeat them because of its ability to take down opponents quickly, but it is not recommended to switch if not wanted.

Trivia

• Elite Pirates are one of two ways to obtain Yama, the Player Hunter being the alternative.
• The player can also obtain the Pretty Helmet by completing at least five Elite Hunter or Player Hunter quests.
• There is no requirement to take the Elite Hunter quest.
• For an unknown reason, it is possible to hit them without Aura using Melee.
• It is recommended for the player to use Instinct to make locating Elite Pirates easier.
• Using a private server is recommended.
• Love's Flamingo Ride can grab Elite Pirates without them despawning regardless of how far they're taken.

Change History

Released in Update 15