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Welcome to the How to Get an Emissary Flag and What They Are page of the official IGN Wiki Guide and Walkthrough for Sea of Thieves. Here, we'll break down what Emissary Flags are and how to get them.

What Emissary Flags Are

Before breaking down what Emissary Flags are, let's talk about Emissaries. These are the multiple alliances forged in the Sea of Thieves. There are Gold Hoarders, Bilge Rats, the Reaper's Bones, the Order of Souls, and more. You can pledge allegiance to any Emissary, but at the same time, you can complete voyages for any Emissary.

Why would you want to pledge an allegiance (by way of flag) to an Emissary though? Doing so makes completing voyages for that Emissary more worth your time as you'll receive more Gold! Yay!

How to Get an Emissary Flag

Getting an Emissary Flag in Sea of Thieves isn't actually all that hard, although it might take some time. At a general level, an Emissary Flag can be purchased from any Emissary representative (found on outposts in Sea of Thieves) for 20,000 Gold. That's a steep price, but well worth the investment.

However, you can't just outright buy an Emissary Flag. You must prove your worth to the Emissary first. The Merchant Alliance, Order of Souls, and Gold Hoarders require that you reach Rank 15 for their alliance before you can purchase their Emissary Flag. You can raise your rank by turning in chest and other items to them. Athena's Fortune requires you to be a Pirate Legend before you can purchase their Emissary Flag.

If you ever have a question about an emissary, you can talk to an emissary's outpost leader at any outpost to learn more — you can see in the photo above that it's the bottom option with this Merchant Alliance outpost leader.

The quickest Emissary Flag to get is that of the Reaper's Bones alliance. That's because they don't require you rank up at all to get their flag. Once you've got the flag you want, sail across the Sea of Thieves and let others know of the Emissary you sail for.

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