Introduction
Did you ever find yourself on one of my BK trips only to be left wondering“Uhh why does she have so many rules? I know they are effective for us winning quickly... but why?”
“Did I get a trinket?”
“How much are they worth?”
This article should hopefully answer most of your queries.:)
BKs are a fairly recent obsession of mine... in relative terms. I started doing them possibly in May 2012. Since then, I've gotten Gold Longship, Baghlah, Junk and diamond MB (one and only) just from doing BK Compasses.
If you think you’ve seen parts of this guide before, you probably have. It was once the BK FAQ I linked to on the crew page, before the blog existed xD
Have a question not already answered? Leave a comment for me to add it!
Longship BKs
How many do we sail with?
We start BKing with full ship, which is 15. Type /w to see how many currently aboard.Why do we need to hop till 8 left?
The short answer is, to spawn an easier BK.The long answer, involves understanding of might rings and spawn difficulty.
The difficulty of the bots you fight is dependent on the number of people on the ship.
So we technically spawned a BK for 8, and then fighting it with 15.
Can we hop till 7 or 5 or something?
No. If the number is too low, the spawn will be too easy, and the BK will flee (refuse to engage).What is DND, CAH?
Do Not Disturb (needs to be off so you can hear the whistle) and Call all Hands.I can’t hear the whistle!
Turn DND off. ‘Nuff seid.I can’t seem to hop off the ship!
When ships are out of port (when you can see the ship on the mini map), you will not be able to “leave the vessel” by clicking the mini-map or “leave the vessel”.Instead, click “to home”.
Who are the BKs?
From left to right:
Madam Yu Jian | Widow Queen | Brynhild Skullsplitter | Barnabas the Pale | Gretchen Goldfang | Admiral Finius | Azarbad the Great | Vargas the Mad
Don't team on them until the end!!
Why do we need to kill BK last?
This is one that is highly debated.Most recently, it has been
This makes me a sad panda because I do believe that it does make a difference, and very noticeably too in the cases of brynhild, WQ and Barnabas.
The "minions" tend want to "avenge" their King, so they start to fight much harder and tend to become super hard to kill, doing full screen clears and instas to the humans.
This is especially true in the case of Barnabas the Pale.
I am going to ask for you to kill the BK last when on my trips, just for consistency’s sake. It isn't too much to ask to check your teaming after every kill.
I don’t think I got a trinket?
If you have a pirate badge or above, you got it.There is no line of text that says “Ye received xxx”. The BK defeat speech is it.
Barnabas the Pale says, "Very well, I shall give each of yer dedicated hands one Ectoplasm in ransom for my release."
Which BKs are SF and which are Rumble?
Barnabas and Azarbad (Brigand King) are always SF.Vargas (Barbarian King) is always Rumble
The rest can be either/or.
I need to leave soonish... how do I let you know?
Preferably by saying in a tell “Hey, this upcoming battle is my last” BEFORE the battle ends.This is so I can plan around it, and thus faster battles for all.
How many of these do you have?
That’s not really relevant, but I usually do anywhere from 6-12 of them in a row depending on my schedule.For reference, my highest record is 28 wins 3 losses in a day, and 22 wins straight. Yes, that takes a long time.
Sloop BKs
Why do we not team on sloop BKs?
They have 12...while we only have 7. We’re vastly outnumbered.
When they're maxed, they only have half a board. If we don't spread out and "waste" our resources on the same half-dead bot, then the others will have time to build "instas or semi instas".
By not teaming, we get to bring their numbers down efficiently to 6 or 7.
Otherwise, we'd only being able to knock out 3-4 at the beginning, leaving them with 8 or more still.
I also noticed that sloop BK spawns tend to stall more if you team in 3s on them.
The rest of this is more informational rather than FAQ-y.
Informational
How many wins for each of the BK trophies again?
| Wins | Trophy |
| 1 | Bronze |
| 10 | Silver |
| 25 | Gold |
How many types of trinkets are there?
total of 49 different types of trinkets
How many colors do the trinkets come in?
Either 6 or 7 colors.All BK trinkets come in Red, Orange, Green, Aqua, Blue, Violet.
The 7th color is Yellow, and only applies to Azarbad, Brynhild, Yu Jian (a.k.a. the new BKs)
This brings the total of unique trinkets to 312.
Wow that is a lot of trinkets!
Yes, and to get them all in your name is a giant pain in the behind. (Well, the Galene Doll kinda makes up for it :P)To date, on Emerald, I think only Everclearboy and Shooshy have complete sets all inscribed with their name.
Delores is currently missing one, and I am currently missing two.
But I have no idea which colors I got!
Blue and aqua can be quite confusing, and some of the trinkets are really hard to tell apart.Okay, how about you just match them to my trinkets here and see which ones you got :)
What is the point of the trinkets?
You can either trade them for BK eggs and banners at the Trading Post, or you can collect the trinkets on their own.And then of course you can sell the trinkets. Different rarities have different values.
Which trinket is the rarest?
I used to keep data, then it became too tedious. So I do list the rarest/second rarest first, and the most common ones last. But everything in between is “by feel”, and loosely corrected based on ECB's numbers.
Gretchen Goldfang – Lucky Rabbit’s Foot
| Rarest | Most Common | Most Common | |||
| Lucky Rabbit’s Foot | Ivory Toothpick | Wooden Amulet | Salt Shaker | Golden Horseshoe | Stained Wishbone |
Widow Queen – Arsenic Ring
| Rarest | Rarest | Most Common | Most Common | ||
| Arsenic Ring (HAHA I typed “arse”) | Rose Goddess Perfume | Jeweled Brooch | Silk Handkerchief | Concealed Blade | Ruffled Garter |
Barnabas the Pale – Music Box of Lamentations
| Rarest | Most Common | Most Common | |||
| Music Box of Lamentations | Ectoplasm | Will o’ Wisp | Cursed Idol | Spectral Chain | Key to the Nether-sea |
Admiral Finius – Baby Portrait of Admiral Finius
| Rarest | Rarer | Most Common | Most Common | Most Common | ||
| Baby Portrait of Adm. Finius | Porcelain Cup | Fish Eye Lens Monocle | Royal Anchovy Tin | Prestigious Naval Medal | Self-Addressed Love Letter | Pearl Pocket Watch |
Azarbad the Great – Exotic Confection
| Rarest | Most Common | Most Common | |||
| Exotic Confection | Ornate Earring | Jeweled Dagger | Heart of Fire | Scented Beard Oil | Golden Oil Lamp |
Vargas the Mad – Siren’s Comb
| Rarest | Rarer | Most Common | Most Common | ||
| Siren’s Comb | Reading Pipe | Jigsaw Puzzle Piece | Scientific Tome | Grimoire Page | Yo-Yo |
Madam Yu Jian – Cut Stone Box
| Rarest | Most Common | Most Common | |||
| Cut Stone Box | Jade Comb | Hand Fan | Jeweled Finger Guard | Jade Carving | Lucky Coin Tailsman |
Brynhild Skullsplitter – Mjolnir Amulet
| Rarest | Most Common | Most Common | |||
| Mjolnir Amulet | Engraved Wristband | Solar Compass | Runestone | Wyrm Scale | Hoard Brooch |
That moment when mistyping “BKs” to “BJs” every single time when writing this guide,
Squishat
This is why Squish runs the most excellent and successful BKs. Totally awesome.
ReplyDeleteWow, I totally only saw this comment today, but thanks so much :)
ReplyDeletePut a smile on my face.