Skull and Bones – 5 Ways To Raise Your Infamy

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Skull and Bones is out now on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Amazon Luna, and PC via Ubisoft Connect and the Epic Games Store. You'll start Skull and Bones as a pirate outcast, but quickly gain Infamy to help you raise your rank as you earn new ships, weapons, attachments, outfits, pets, and more. Gain enough Infamy and you'll become a pirate Kingpin and experience Skull and Bones' robust endgame. While nearly everything you do in Skull and Bones will net you some Infamy, here are our five favorite ways to rank up fast.

Follow the Golden Path (early on)

As a pirate outcast, you'll have nothing to your name until you arrive at the pirate den of Sainte-Anne. While you may be enticed to speak with merchants and explore the nearby shallow waters, we recommend going straight to John Scurlock's office. Nothing gets done in Sainte-Anne without Scurlock's say-so, and as he's the pirate kingpin of Sainte-Anne, you'll need to get in good with him to make any progress. Speak with him immediately to follow the main campaign as he'll set you on the path to crafting your first seaworthy ship, the Bedar.

Once you have your first ship, be sure to outfit it with weapons and fulfill the First Blood contract. From there, the world of Skull and Bones will open up quite a bit.

Take Out Merchant Convoys

You'll periodically be notified of various world events taking place in Skull and Bones. One such world event tips you off to a merchant convoy with valuable cargo traveling along a nearby trade route. If you're able to intercept them before they reach their destination, and successfully sink their ships, you'll be rewarded with goods and Infamy, but that's easier said than done.

These merchant convoys are stout ships with their own armed escorts.