Destiny 2 Sails of the Shipstealer Quest Steps

Sails of the Shipstealer Seasonal Quest

It has been discovered that Eramis has awoken after being trapped during your previous encounter and she is now on the loose with the old crew.

Eramis seems to have plans that go further than the capabilities of House Salvation, which is why she has allied with the old crews.

The burden of figuring out what Eramis is up to and putting a stop to it lies on your shoulders and with the Star Chart and Captain’s Atlas, you have a chance to succeed.

How To Get Sails of the Shipstealer Quest?

The Sails of the Shipstealer quest is obtainable after you have completed the Ahoy and Aweigh quest from the Season of Plunder.

Sails of the Shipstealer Quest StepsSails of the Shipstealer Quest Info

Sails of the Shipstealer Week 1 Quest Steps

Step 1: Visit the Star Chart in the H.E.L.M.

The Star Chart awaits, and you will need to interact with it by heading to the H.E.L.M. to see what Spider and Mithrax have prepared for you.

  • Visit Star Chart

Step 2: Examine Captain’s Atlas and Restore Treasure Map

You will need to examine the Captain’s Atlas and use Map Fragments and Treasure Coordinates to equip a map into it.

After completing the Ahoy and Aweigh quest, you should have enough for your first map which you may then equip into the Captain’s Atlas by viewing it in quests.

  • Equip Map in Captain’s Atlas

Step 3: Loot Buried Treasure at the End of an Expedition Activity

Now that you have a treasure map equipped into the Captain’s Atlas, you may use it to reveal the buried treasure at the end of an Expedition mission.

Digging up the buried treasure will provide you with rewards such as gear and Plundered Umbral Energy.

  • Dig Expedition Buried Treasure

Step 4: Claim the Successful Expedition Weekly Challenge in Season of Plunder

After completing the previous steps, the Expedition Weekly Challenge should be complete, and you may claim the rewards for it.

The weekly challenge will be called “Successful Expedition” and will reward you with XP and Repute.

  • Claim “Successful Expedition”

Step 5: Upgrade the Star Chart in H.E.L.M.

After obtaining Repute from the “Successful Expedition” weekly challenge, you will need to head over to the H.E.L.M. and upgrade the Star Chart.

Any upgrade will do and will allow you to progress to the next quest step.

Step 6: Complete Pirate Hideout: Val’aug, the Brute

The location of a Pirate Hideout has been found deep within the Themis Cluster, which is where Val’aug the Brute may be found.

This mission may be started by selecting it from the Destinations tab in the H.E.L.M.

You will need to infiltrate the hideout and claim the secrets that are hidden within.

Step 7: Visit the Ether Tank Holoprojector in the Eliksni Quarter

After your success in the Pirate Hideout, a call will be waiting for you at the Ether Tank holoprojector located in the Eliksni Quarter.

You can go to the Eliksni Quarter by selecting it in the Destination tab in the H.E.L.M.

  • Visit Eliksni Quarter Holoprojector

Step 8: Visit Spider in The Ether Tank in the Eliksni Quarter

Spider would like to play a little game and you will need to visit him in The Ether Tank to see what he has on his mind. 

Spider offers you a reward and will let you choose one of three identical engrams called Spider’s Special Engrams. Each of the Sails of the Shipstealer engram rewards will give you a random resonant weapon from Season of Plunder.

It is most likely that as you progress through the seasonal quest that Spider will continue to offer you a Sails of the Shipstealer choice as a reward for when certain milestones are reached.

We will know next week if these are just weapons or if they include the armors as well as there is only one choice for now, in this weeks choice we got the Planck’s Stride Power Weapon (Machine Gun).

Planck's Stride Power Weapon (Machine Gun)

  • Visit Spider

Step 9: Check with Spider in The Ether Tank

After completing Spider’s request, you will need to speak with him once more to discuss your reward.

  • Visit Spider Again

Step 10: End of Week 1

Mithrax and Eido are studying what you have recovered from the Pirate Hideout where you had an encounter with The Brute.

They will need time and will contact you afterward when they have more information.

This serves as the end of Sails of the Shipstealer week 1.

Sails of the Shipstealer Week 2 Quest Steps

Step 11: Visit Star Chart in the H.E.L.M.

A message awaits you near the Star Chart in the H.E.L.M. and you will need to check it out.

  • Visit Star Chart

Step 12: Loot Expedition Buried Treasure and Defeat Combatants in the Cosmodrome

Season of Plunder Expedition: Cosmodrome

You will need to equip a Treasure Map in the Captain’s Atlas and go on an Expedition to find the buried treasure. Combatants in the Cosmodrome need to be defeated as well.

  • Loot buried treasure in Expedition
  • Defeat 50 combatants in Cosmodrome

Step 13: Complete Pirate Hideout: Iriks, the Sharpshooter

The location of Irik’s the Sharpshooter’s hideout has been found in the Themis Cluster. You will need to infiltrate it and claim the relic that they have obtained.

You may start this mission from the H.E.L.M.

Step 14: Witness the conversation in The Ether Tank

Spider wishes to speak with you and Mithrax in The Ether Tank in the Eliksni Quarter.

  • Witness conversation

Step 15: Visit the Ether Tank Holoprojector in the Eliksni Quarter

A message from The Drifter awaits you on the holoprojector located in the Eliksni Quarter, interacting with it to view it.

  • Visit Eliksni Quarter holoprojector

Step 16: Visit Spider in The Ether Tank in the Eliksni Quarter

Spider would like to play a little game, most likely another choice between more of his engrams. You will need to visit him in The Ether Tank in the Eliksni Quarter.

  • Visit Spider

Step 17: Check in with Spider in The Ether Tank

After you have obtained an engram from Spider, speak with him once again to discuss what you received.

  • Visit Spider again

Step 18: End of Week 2

Mithrax and Eido need more time to study the relic that you obtained from Irik, The Sharpshooter’s hideout. 

In time they will reach out to you again when they have discovered more.

This serves as the end of Sails of the Shipstealer week 2.

Sails of the Shipstealer Week 3 Quest Steps

Step 19: Visit the Star Chart in the H.E.L.M.

There is a new message waiting for you at the Star Chart in the H.E.L.M. from Mithrax, who will give you a briefing as well as a request.

  • Visit Star Chart

Step 20: Loot Expedition Buried reassure and Defeat Combatants on Nessus

D2 Expedition Nessus Mission

You will need to find more buried treasure during an Expedition and go to Nessus to defeat combatants there.

Combatants during the Expedition Nessus mission will grant additional progress with this quest step.

  • Loot buried treasure in Expedition
  • Defeat 50 combatants on Nessus

Step 21: Complete Pirate Hideout: Tagh’al and Thagh’urn, the Blademasters

D2 Expedition Nessus Mission

The Pirate Hideout deep in the Themis Cluster of Tagh’al and Thagh’urn, the Blademasters has been found and you will need to head over to claim the relic they found.

Step 22: Witness the Conversation in The Ether Tank

Eidos will be speaking to Spider about the past and Mithrax will arrive as well in The Ether Tank within the Eliksni Quarter.

You will need to head over and be present during this conversation.

  • Witness Conversation

Step 23: Visit The Ether Tank Holoprojector in the Eliksni Quarter

The Drifter has taken over for now while Mithrax is dealing with “family business” and will give you a briefing.

  • Visit Holoprojector in Eliksni Quarter

Step 24: Visit Spider in The Ether Tank in the Eliksni Quarter

Spider wants to speak with you and will be waiting in The Ether Tank to let you choose from 3 of his Spider Engrams again.

Head over to The Ether Tank and interact with him to choose one.

  • Visit Spider

Step 25: Check in with Spider in The Ether Tank

After receiving one of Spider’s Engrams, speak with him again to conclude Week 3 of the Sails of the Shipstealer quest.

  • Visit Spider

Step 26: End of Week 3

Mithrax and Eido are studying the relic that you previously recovered from the Blademasters’ Pirate Hideout. 

You will need to give Mithrax and Eido time to study it before they contact you again.

This serves as the end of Sails of the Shipstealer Week 3.

Sails of the Shipstealer Week 4 Quest Steps

Step 27: Visit the Star Chart in the H.E.L.M.

After the long wait, a message will be waiting for you in the H.E.L.M. at the Star Chart, and you will need to head over to it and receive it.

  • Visit Star Chart

Step 28: Loot Expedition Buried Treasure on any Destination and Defeat Europa Combatants

To locate another Pirate Hideout, you will need to do an Expedition and additionally defeat Europa Combatants along the way.

Combatants during an Expedition mission will grant additional progress with this quest step.

  • Loot Expedition buried treasure
  • Defeat 50 Combatants on Europa

This quest step can easily be completed on the Expedition Europa mission.

Step 29: Complete Pirate Hideout: Alaaks, the Beast Tamer

Another Pirate Hideout has been found and this time it belongs to Alaaks, the Beast Tamer, who takes interest in taming Cabal War Beasts.

You will need to head to this Pirate Hideout to take him out and obtain a Relic that they have found but keep a look out for those nasty War Beasts as they can be dangerous.

  • Complete the Pirate Hideout: The Beast Tamer mission

Step 30: Visit The Ether Tank Holoprojector in the Eliksni Quarter

A message from Mithrax will be awaiting you at the Holoprojector located in the Eliksni Quarter, which you can find in the H.E.L.M.

He has a message for you regarding the other force that had wiped out half of the Pirate Crew which you had found leftover from during your previous Pirate Hideout encounter.

  • Visit Holoprojector in Eliksni Quarter

Step 31: Visit Spider in The Ether Tank in the Eliksni Quarter

Once again you will need to report to Spider who will let you choose another one of his Spider Engrams, which this time may provide you with something better.

Head over to The Ether Tank and interact with him to choose one.

  • Visit Spider

Step 32: Check in with Spider in The Ether Tank

Spider will be surprised by what you have picked out but will show a small sign of relief for what may seem to be the first time.

He will afterward invite you again later on for another one of his games, most likely picking out another Spider Engram.

  • Visit Spider

Step 33: End of Week 3

Thanks to you, Mithrax and Eido have another Relic that they will be able to study and will need some time to find out what they can discover.

You will need to return sometime later on to get their update on this.

This serves as the end of Sails of the Shipstealer Week 4.

Sails of the Shipstealer Week 5 Quest Steps

Step 34: Visit the Star Chart in the H.E.L.M.

Mithrax has something he needs to tell you and you will need to receive this by heading to the Star Chart in the H.E.L.M.

It seems Eido has made a decision on her own which may have put her life at risk as well as all the efforts the crew has been going through.

  • Visit Star Chart

Step 35: Loot Expedition Buried Treasure and Defeat Champions

Once again, you will need to do an expedition to find details on where the next Pirate Hideout may be and along the way, you will have to defeat some champions elsewhere.

Bonus progress is granted when defeating champions during a Ketchcrash mission, requiring that you do the master difficulty to get champions to appear.

  • Loot Expedition buried treasure
  • Defeat 50 champions

You can easily defeat a good number of champions during a Nightfall Strike Playlist but doing master difficulty Ketchrash missions can be more rewarding if you can find a fireteam.

Step 36: Complete Pirate Hideout: Arask, the Bully

The location of one of the other Pirate Hideouts has been discovered, which is the hiding place of Arask, the Bully, an enemy feared by his underlings.

There is another relic that has been found by them and you will need to head to the Pirate Hideout to retrieve it, clearing out the pirates in the process.

  • Complete the Pirate Hideout: The Bully

Step 37: Witness the Parley on the Neutral Asteroid Base

As soon as you finish the Pirate Hideout: The Bully mission, you will be at the Neutral Asteroid Base where Eido and Mithrax await Eramis’ arrival.

  • Witness the conversation

Step 38: Visit the Ether Tank Holoprojector in the Eliksni Quarter

After learning what she could from the things that Eramis has revealed, Eido seems to be in shock and is starting to realize more than she expected.

She will have a message for you which will be accessible via the holoprojector found in the Eliksni Quarter.

  • Visit the holoprojector in the Eliskni Quarter in the H.E.L.M.

Step 39: Visit Spider in the Ether Tank in the Eliksni Quarter

Once again, Spider thinks it’s time to play another game and will offer you one of his Spider Engrams as a reward for the progress you are making.

You will need to head over to the Ether Tank and speak with him to choose between 3 identical engrams with random rewards.

  • Visit Spider

Step 40: Check in with Spider in The Ether Tank

After grabbing one of the engrams from Spider, you will need to speak with him once more regarding the rewards and Eido will have something to say as well.

  • Visit Spider

Step 41: End of Week 5

Now that you have brought back another relic, it is time for Eido to do what she does best and get to work on discovering its secrets.

She and Mithrax will contact you again in the future after they have discovered something from the relic you have obtained.

This serves as the end of Sails of the Shipstealer Week 5.

Sails of the Shipstealer Week 6 Quest Steps

Step 42: Visit the Star Chart in the H.E.L.M.

The Drifter has something to tell you and you will need to head to the Star Chart to hear what he has to say.

It appears Drifter was also surprised upon finding out about Mithrax’s past but he doesn’t seem to take sides on it.

  • Visit Star Chart

Step 43: Loot an Expedition Bonus Treasure Chest and Complete Ketchcrash Activities

Another Expedition needs to be done to find the next location of the Relic of Nezarec and you will also need to do some Ketchcrash runs.

  • Loot Expedition Treasure
  • Complete 5 Ketchrash Missions

Step 44: Complete Pirate Hideout: Vrisk, the Coward

You have located the Pirate Hideout of a Pirate Lord who is known as Vrisk, the Coward, and will need to infiltrate the area to find another Relic.

It has been specified that this Relic is known as the Relic of Nazarec and you will encounter more than just Fallen Pirates this time.

Step 45: Witness the Conversation in the Eliksni Quarter

Eido and The Drifter will be at the Eliksni Quarter having a conversation about Mithrax where Eido is still someone upset about now finding out the truth from him.

You will need to head over to where they are and be present during the conversation before the quest proceeds.

  • Witness Conversation

Step 46: Visit the Ether Tank holoprojector in the Eliksni Quarter

Mithrax will be aware of the conversation that has occurred and wishes to speak to you, which requires you to go to the holoprojector.

  • Visit Holoprojector

Step 47: Visit Spider in The Ether Tank in the Eliksni Quarter

Spider wishes to play another game with you and will let you pick another one of his Spider Engrams but to his surprise, the outcome will not be as he expected.

  • Visit Spider

Step 48: Check in with Spider in The Ether Tank

It turns out Eido has interfered with a frequency that was causing you to get useless rewards in the past but now has found a way to give you a better chance.

The Spider is shocked and somewhat upset that you are starting to get better prizes from his Spider Engrams.

  • Visit Spider

Step 49: End of Week 6

After you have obtained the Relic of Nezarec, Eido and Mithrax will need time to study it which may reveal why the Lucent Hive has entered the Relic collecting game.

You will need to wait until they contact you later on with an update on what they discover with the Relic.

This serves as the end of Sails of the Shipstealer Week 6.

Sails of the Shipstealer Week 7 Quest Steps

Step 50: Visit the Star Chart in the H.E.L.M.

The Drifter has something that he wants to say to you and to get his message, you will need to head to the Star Chart in the H.E.L.M.

He mentions that as things are starting to get more serious, you should better watch your back and be ready for anything.

  • Visit Star Chart

Step 51: Loot Expedition Buried Treasure and Defeat Combatants with Season of Plunder Weapons

Enemies have started to gather and search for more relics, which makes it time to take them out and also do a bit of treasure hunting yourself.

You will need to complete an Expedition mission and loot at least 1 buried treasure as well as defeat 100 combatants with Season of Plunder weapons.

Bonus progress is granted for defeating enemies in Expedition and Ketchcrash missions.

  • Loot Expedition Treasure
  • Defeat 100 Combatants with Season of Plunder Weapons

Step 52: Complete Pirate Hideout: Ithyks, the Scrapworker

A Pirate Hideout led by Ithyks, the Scrapworker has been found and you will need to enter to locate a Relic of Nezarec that they have found.

The mission becomes available once this quest step has started and you can simply head to it using the Destinations tab and selecting the mission from the H.E.L.M. map.

Step 53: Spider Wishes to Speak with You in The Ether Tank

After your previous successful voyages, it looks like Spider has something he would like to share with you and will be waiting in The Ether Tank at the Eliksni Quarter.

  • Visit Spider

Step 54: Visit Spider in The Ether Tank in the Eliksni Quarter

While you have just recently spoken to Spider, he will want to offer you yet another Spider engram and will let you choose one from a group of three engrams.

  • Visit Spider

Step 55: Check in with Spider in The Ether Tank

Once you have collected the reward from Spider it will once again be not useless, and he will wish to talk to you once more.

  • Visit Spider

Step 56: End of Week 6

As quick as this part of the quest may have seemed, you will already have obtained another Relic and this requires more time again from Mithrax and Eido to study it.

This serves as the end of Sails of the Shipstealer Week 7.

Sails of the Shipstealer Week 8 Quest Steps

Step 57: Visit the Star Chart in the H.E.L.M.

Mithrax will want to communicate with you and you can speak with him by heading to the Star Chart in the H.E.L.M.

The last Relic of Nezarec will soon be in your hands but there is currently no sign of Eido at this moment and Mithrax blames himself for her behavior.

  • Visit Star Chart

Step 58: Loot Expedition Buried Treasure and complete Expedition and Ketchcrash activities where you celebrate with crewmates

Now that the final relic is almost yours, it’s time to find the location of where the Pirate Hideout may be located.

You will need to dig up treasure from an Expedition and also celebrate a few times with your crew after either an Expedition or Ketchrash mission.

  • Loot Expedition Treasure
  • Celebrate 3 Times With Crewmates

Step 59: Complete Pirate Hideout: The Lucent Brood

The last Pirate Hideout has been found and this time it belongs to The Lucent Brood but it appears that Eido has gone off to fetch the last Relic on her own.

After you have completed the mission, there will be a cutscene where Mithrax and Eramis fight but to show Eido he has changed, Mithrax spares Eramis.

  • Complete Pirate Hideout The Lucent Brood

Step 60: Visit The Ether Tank Holoprojector in the Eliksni Quarter

After the events that occurred during the Pirate Hideout The Lucent Brood mission, Drifter will have left a message for you at the holoprojector in the Eliksni Quarter.

  • Visit Holoprojector

Step 61: Visit Spider in The Ether Tank in the Eliksni Quarter

Spider will be waiting for you once again in The Ether Tank and will let you pick one out of three of his Spider Engrams for a reward.

  • Visit Spider

Step 62: Check in with Spider in The Ether Tank

Spider will consider the fact that you are just lucky and afterwards there will be a bit of dialogue that you can read.

  • Visit Spider

After you have spoken with Spider, the Sails of the Shipstealer Seasonal Quest will be complete.

Sails of the Shipstealer Quest Rewards

As of now, the rewards for the Sails of the Shipstealer Seasonal Quest have not been revealed but you do earn Repute as you go along for upgrading the Star Chart.

Summary

You continue to uncover secrets to figure out what Eramis is up to, but this will not be easy as everything seems to be a puzzle for now.

By going through various steps and allowing your Eliksni allies to aid you with research and serve as a crew, the combined efforts will eventually help you reach your goal.

Each week through the Seasonal Quest will help you uncover more about what lies ahead as you continue with the Season of Plunder activity.

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