If you're looking for a Skull and Bones build that blends absurd poison damage, torpedo pressure, and near-total survivability, the Blighter Sloop of War may be one of the strongest setups in the current meta. This build is designed around stacking poison effects, amplifying toxic damage over time, and reducing incoming damage to almost nothing once enemies are properly debuffed.

 

Built for boss farming, plague dust grinding, more Skull and Bones Items and stress-free encounters, this setup shines especially in longer fights where poison stacking and status effects can fully ramp. Below, we'll break down exactly how the Blighter works, the weapons and furniture that make it oppressive, and why this build is one of the safest ways to clear high-threat content in Skull and Bones.

 

Core Concept: Poison Scaling and Damage Reduction

 

At the heart of this build is the Blighter Sloop of War, a ship that thrives on poison synergy. Its passive effects turn toxic status application into both an offensive and defensive engine.

 

When attacking an enemy ship under the Poison status effect, each consecutive hit:

 

 Increases poison damage by 6%

 Extends poison duration by 20%

 Stacks up to 30% bonus poison damage

 Extends poison duration up to 100%

 

Once poison is active, every weapon hit also has a chance to trigger a 300-meter toxic explosion, dealing 1,000 toxic damage to nearby enemies. This turns clustered fights into chain reactions of poison damage.

 

On top of that, the ship provides:

 

 20% increased toxic weapon damage

 150% increased poison charge rate

 

This means poison applies faster, stacks harder, and lasts significantly longer than on standard builds.

 

Spite Passive: Turning Enemies Against Each Other

 

The Blighter's Spite passive adds another layer of pressure. When you attack a poisoned enemy:

 That enemy deals 50 toxic damage per second to nearby ships within 300 meters for 10 seconds

 You take 30% less damage from poisoned targets

 

Once poison is applied, enemies not only melt faster but also become less threatening. In practical terms, once your target turns green, their damage output drops sharply, letting you play aggressively-or even sit still-without fear.

 

Primary Weapons: Endless Requiem Torpedoes

 

The backbone of this build is the Endless Requiem, a homing torpedo weapon. While these torpedoes aren't fully lock-on missiles, they have just enough tracking to dramatically reduce aiming difficulty-perfect for players who prefer consistent pressure over precision shots.

 

Weapon Rolls and Effects

 

The ideal rolls focus on maximizing poison application and secondary damage:

 

 Noxious-Boosts poison severity

 Amplified Toxic-Increases toxic damage

 Amplified Flooding-Provides even higher raw damage (often stronger than toxic alone)

 

While amplified toxic is ideal for poison-focused builds, amplified flooding actually produces higher overall damage numbers. This build leans into both, allowing poison and flooding to work together.

 

Example stats across hardpoints include:

 

 Toxic damage values ranging from 368 to 462

 Flooding damage reaching 500+

 High noxious severity scaling across port and starboard

 

Once torpedoes connect, poison stacks ramp quickly, and homing behavior ensures follow-up hits land consistently.

 

Stern Weapon: Mons Meg III Bombard

 

Pure torpedo builds struggle against static targets like towers. That's where the Mons Meg III comes in.

 

This bombard deals over 5,800 damage and includes:

 

 Noxious

 Siege

 Overflow

 

It exists purely as a utility solution-allowing you to safely eliminate towers or structures when torpedoes aren't practical. It ensures the build never feels locked out of certain encounters.

 

Auxiliary and Support Gear

 

Little Grace III (Auxiliary Repair)

 

Little Grace III provides:

 

 905 repair power

 Restorative effects to remove severe damage

 Empower, granting 15% increased damage

 4.4% reload speed reduction

 

Empower synergizes perfectly with poison ramping, letting you amplify damage while remaining stationary and safe.

 

Armor Choice: The Wormh

 

The Wormh armor is the defensive cornerstone of the build. It's stacked with survival-oriented bonuses:

 

 Resist All-4.9% secondary damage resistance

 Maintenance-Restores 175 hull health per second

 Stalwart-Increases total hull health by 8.1%

 

More importantly, Wormh comes with two critical traits:

 

Entrenched

 

 Reduces damage from structures by 5%

 Gains an additional 1% damage reduction for every 3,000 brace strength

 

Bastion

 While at half sails or anchored, you take 20% less damage from hits

 

This armor turns anchoring from a risk into an advantage.Major Furniture: ADC (Telluride Curvage)

 

The ADC furniture piece is doing enormous work here. While above 50% hull health, it provides:

 

 24% reduced incoming secondary damage

 10% increased weapon damage

 15% increased threat generation

 +100 armor rating to equipped armor

 

Threat generation directly speeds up plunder completion, making this build excellent for farming. Combined with poison damage reduction, ADC ensures enemies struggle to hurt you before they're overwhelmed.

 

Flooding and Torpedo Synergy Furniture

 

Several furniture pieces enhance torpedo performance and flooding damage:

 

Caustic Spall Station

 

 Flooding damage increased by 13% when attacking from over 200 meters

 

 Converts projectile speed bonuses into flooding damage

 

 Increases damage to flooded enemies by 10%

 

Torpedo Grinder

 

 Increases torpedo projectile speed by 15%

 

Tuning Station I

 

 +20% secondary torpedo damage

 +13% projectile speed

 Restores 10% crew stamina out of combat

 

Torpedo Works I

 

 +19% secondary torpedo damage

 

Projectile speed is critical here-it not only improves hit consistency but also feeds directly into flooding damage scaling.

 

Defensive Anchor Setup: Brace Gunwales

 

Brace Gunwales complete the build:

 

 Reduces incoming secondary damage by 20% while anchored

 Increases deceleration by 75% when dropping anchor

 

This allows you to anchor quickly and safely, activating Bastion, ADC, and poison damage reduction simultaneously.

 

Why This Build Feels Nearly Unkillable

 

When everything is active-Wormh armor, ADC, Brace Gunwales, and poison debuffs-poisoned enemies effectively deal no meaningful damage to you. As long as targets are toxic, their damage is reduced by 30%, while your layered defenses absorb what little gets through.

 

The only real threats are large explosions or environmental hazards, not direct enemy fire.

 

Boss Fights and Plague Dust Farming

 

This build excels against bosses like Moonshiner and Pest. While fights start slower until poison is applied, once the stacks ramp, enemies melt without posing danger.

 

It's also one of the best builds for farming Plague Dust, thanks to:

 

 High survivability

 More Skull and Bones Silver

 Easy torpedo targeting

 Consistent poison uptime

 Minimal aiming requirements

 

Even mobile or evasive targets eventually fall once torpedoes connect and poison starts ticking.

 

Final Verdict: A Top-Tier Poison Build

 

The Blighter Sloop of War build is one of the most forgiving, efficient, and powerful setups in Skull and Bones right now. It rewards smart positioning, anchoring discipline, and poison management while removing much of the mechanical stress from combat.