Epheria Caravel and Improved Epheria Sailboat were introduced in the The Great Expedition Update on 23 October 2019. Both ships are upgrades from Epheria Sailboat and require an Epheria Sailboat to craft.
Top Benefits of Upgrading Your Epheria Sailboat:
- Cannons are faster and “Captain” controlled (You control the cannon fire by RMB or LMB)
- 2 cannons on each side (2x cannons for increased damage)
“Captain” controlled cannons are a huge improvement over the “player” controlled cannons of lower tier ships, like Epheria Sailboat. Without captain controlled cannons, you have to stop your boat, release the wheel, and run to the cannon, hoping the sea monster gets within firing range. (Or have a friend on board firing the cannon, while you steer the ship.)
All the ships upgraded from Epheria Sailboat allow you to sail (move your ship) and shoot cannons at the same time.
| Epheria Sailboat Upgrade Comparison Chart | |||
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| T2 | T3 | T4 | |
| Ship Stat | Epheria Sailboat | Improved Sailboat | Epheria Caravel |
| HP | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Rations | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,100,000 |
| LT Limit | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| Speed/Accel | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Turn/Brake | 110% | 110% | 110% |
| Inventory | 25 | 25 | 30 |
| Cabins | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Cannons per Side | 1 (player) | 2 (captain) | 2 (captain) |
| Reload Speed | 17s | 15s | 15s |
Upgrade to Improved Epheria Sailboat:
- no improvements to ship stats besides improved cannons
- less time cost (materials are more easily obtainable via worker nodes and processing.)
Upgrade to Epheria Caravel:
- 5,000 more Weight Limit (twice as much LT)
- 20 more Cabin rooms for Sailors (3x the Cabin space)
- 5 more Inventory
- 100,000 more Max Rations
- greater time cost (requires more planning and gathering of rare materials from Barter and Sea Monster drops)
Best Barter & Trade Ships
Improved Epheria Sailboat and Epheria Caravel are best for barter and trade because they have better Inventory and Weight Limit compared to the battle line of ships (Epheria Frigate and its upgrades). The ships that are upgraded from the Epheria Sailboat have less cannons and lower Speed, Acceleration, Turn, and Brake.
My Experience Sea Monster Hunting with Improved Epheria Sailboat
Improved Epheria Sailboat can be used for light sea monster hunting, but it has less cannon power. (It has 4 less cannons than the Improved Epheria Frigate and its upgrades.) Four extra cannons equals a lot more damage and faster Sea Monster hunting.
In my experience, the Improved Epheria Sailboat works well enough with a +5 or greater enhanced blue cannon when hunting Hungry and Young Sea Monsters and ghost ships. The adult Sea Monsters, however, take time to kill.
| Improved Sailboat vs Improved Frigate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Barter ——T3 —— Battle | ||
| Ship Stat | Improved Sailboat | Improved Frigate |
| HP | 1,000,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Rations | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| LT Limit | 5,000 | 4,000 |
| Speed/Accel | 100% | 110% |
| Turn/Brake | 110% | 120% |
| Inventory | 25 | 12 |
| Cabins | 10 | 10 |
| Cannons per Side | 2 (captain) | 4 (captain) |
| Reload Speed | 15s | 15s |
| Epheria Galleass vs Epheria Caravel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Barter ——T4 —— Battle | ||
| Ship Stat | Epheria Caravel | Epheria Galleass |
| HP | 1,000,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Rations | 1,100,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Base LT | 10,000 | 8,000 |
| Speed | 100% | 110% |
| Accel | 100% | 110% |
| Turn | 110% | 120% |
| Brake | 110% | 120% |
| Inventory | 30 slots | 15 slots |
| Cabins | 30 | 30 |
| Cannon per Side | 2 (captain) | 4 (captain) |
| Reload | 15s | 15s |
Improved Epheria Sailboat vs Epheria Caravel: Materials
The materials for the Caravel require bartered goods and Sea Monster drops, unlike the Improved Epheria Sailboat.
Chances are, you already have a lot of the materials for the Improved Epheria Sailboat through nodes, gathering, and quests.
Which Ship Should I Upgrade To First?
Upgrade to Improved Epheria Sailboat, if you don’t have a friend that can help you with sea monster hunting. It’s more difficult to hunt sea monsters solo with an Epheria Sailboat. An Improved Epheria Sailboat helps in fighting the sea monsters that drop the parts needed for the Caravel.
Upgrade directly to an Epheria Caravel if you have a friend that can help you with sea monsters. It will save you some time and cost, if you can skip the Improved Epheria Sailboat and upgrade directly to Epheria Caravel.
NOTE: The material costs below assume the best level of Processing. (2.5 average yield per process recipe completion)
NOTE #2: Quantities below are the FULL cost, excluding Ravinia’s quest line, which yields half of many materials for Caravel.
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Improved Epheria Sailboat Materials |
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| Ship Mats | Additional Info | |
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Standardized Timber Square x250 |
Base Amounts:
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Steel x200 |
Base Amounts:
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Pine Plywood x500 |
Base Amounts:
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Flax Fabric x100 |
Base Amounts:
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Hard Pillar x30 |
Base Amounts:
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Ultimate Armor Reform Stone x10 |
Exchange 50 Hunter’s Seal or craft in Lv. 2 Refinery Base Amounts:
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Epheria: Old Figurehead x1 |
Sold by Philaberto Falasi in Port Epheria. Read our Epheria Old Ship Gear Guide |
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Epheria: Old Plating x1 | |
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Epheria: Old Cannon x1 | |
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Epheria: Old Wind Sail x1 | |
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Epheria Caravel Materials |
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| Ship Mats | Additional Info | |
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Graphite Ingot for Upgrade x100 |
Processing > Heating:
Ravinia Quest Line Days 1 & 4 (x50 total) |
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Timber for Upgrade x100 |
Processing > Chopping:
Ravinia Quest Line Days 1 & 4 (x50 total) |
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Adhesive for Upgrade x100 |
Processing > Heating:
To craft 1 Adhesive for Upgrade: Process 100 of each sap with 1 Ooze OR process 300 of one sap with 1 Ooze. Ravinia Quest Line Days 1 & 4 (x50 total) |
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Ship Upgrade Permit: Epheria Caravel x1 | Sold by Philaberto Falasi  in Port Epheria $400,000,000 |
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Island Tree Coated Plywood x100 |
Barter 1x Sea Trade Good for x100 Plywood
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Rock Salt Ingot x100 |
Barter 1x Sea Trade Good for x100 Ingot
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Deep Sea Memory Filled Glue x4 |
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Seaweed Stalk x4 |
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Epheria: Old Figurehead enhanced to +10 |
Sold by Philaberto Falasi in Port Epheria. Read our Epheria Old Ship Gear Guide |
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Epheria: Old Plating enhanced to +10 | |
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Epheria: Old Cannon enhanced to +10 | |
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Epheria: Old Wind Sail enhanced to +10 | |
 [Level 2] Narvo Sea Cucumber
 [Level 2] Pirate Gold Coin
 [Level 2] Conch Shell Ornament
 [Level 2] Balanced Stone Pagoda
 [Level 2] Urchin Spine
[Level 3] Torn Pirate Treasure Map
[Level 3] Gooey Monster Blood
 [Level 3] Rare Herb Pile
 [Level 3] Blue Candle Bundle
 [Level 4] Stolen Pirate Dagger
 [Level 4] Pirate’s Key
 [Level 4] Bronze Candlestick*NOTE: Plywood Hardener doesn’t seem to follow the usual rate of 2.5 per craft. The rate seems to be about 1.5, from my own testing with Artisan 9 Alchemy on 9-16-22. You will probably need more than what is listed in the chart above. I got 35 Plywood Hardener from 21 recipes. I’m not sure if this is a temporary bug or working as intended. Ouch!
Epheria Caravel Materials
Upgrading Epheria Sailboat to Epheria Caravel requires materials that can be obtained via Barter, sailing quests, and sea monster hunting.
Obtaining Epheria Caravel Materials:
- Sea Monster Hunting: obtain Caravel mats from Hekaru, Ocean Stalker, Young Hekaru, Young Ocean Stalker, Sea of Silence Young Candidum, Young Nineshark, and Young Black Rust
- Rare procs from gathering or worker nodes (various tree saps)
- Regional Sea Monster Quests
- Spend Crow Coin at the Crow Coin Shop
- Barter with [Level 2 to 5] Sea Trade Goods and use Ship Material Refresh
- Sailing/Barter Quests:
- Great Expedition Main Sailing Questline (Vigorous Velia)
- Ravinia’s 7 Day Quest Line
- Repeatable Sailing/Barter Quests
With just a glance, you can see it may take days to obtain everything you need. Depending upon your luck, it could be many weeks.
Total Materials for Caravel
You will need all of the following materials in order to upgrade an Epheria Sailboat to an Epheria Caravel.
| Â | Galleass Material | Qty |
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Epheria: Old Cannon | 1 |
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Epheria: Old Plating | 1 |
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Epheria: Old Figurehead | 1 |
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Epheria: Old Wind Sail | 1 |
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Tidal Black Stone for +10 Ship Gear Enhancement Level | 40 |
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Ship Upgrade Permit: Epheria Caravel | 1 |
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Island Tree Coated Plywood | 100 |
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Deep Sea Memory Filled Glue | 4 |
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Seaweed Stalk | 4 |
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Rock Salt Ingot | 100 |
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Acacia Sap – for Adhesive for Upgrade White Cedar Sap – for Adhesive for Upgrade Elder Tree Sap – for Adhesive for Upgrade To craft Adhesive for Upgrade: Process 100 of each sap with 1 Ooze OR process 300 of one sap with 1 Ooze. |
30,000 |
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Red Tree Lump  – for Timber for Upgrade | 10,000 |
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Old Tree Bark  – for Timber for Upgrade | 10,000 |
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Zinc Ingot – for Graphite Ingot for Upgrade | 10,000 |
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Sea Monster’s Ooze – for all Upgrade parts | 300 |
How to Upgrade Epheria Sailboat
To upgrade your sailboat to the Improved Epheria Sailboat or the Caravel, vist the <Wharf Manager> in Veila, Port Epheria, or Illya Island. Take out your sailboat and remove any gear that is currently being worn by your ship. All ship gear must be fully repaired in Durability and Max Durability. Put your ship back into the wharf.
All ship parts and upgrade materials must be in your inventory. When going to purchase the ship permit, make sure you have enough silver in your inventory. Port Epheria doesn’t have access to the Warehouse.
See the charts below for detailed information on how to acquire materials.
SOURCES & ADDITIONAL INFO
- GrumpyG’s Epheria Caravel guide
- Great Expedition Guide Google Doc – Thank you to BDO family name: Airie (SEA), Akiri (Global-Lab), Discord: Kiri Airie#6217
- Official BDOÂ The Launch of a Great Expedition
- Official BDOÂ The Great Expedition Update
- BDO Sailing/Vell Discord – talk and chat web app for everything Sailing
Thanks info gan,, i always follow step by stpe
Great guide but the quantities for Plywood Hardener needs to be adjusted as there is no multi-proc. It’s 1 per and that’s it. (recent Alch change?) So it’d be
Yup! Basically makes improved harder than caravel for some reason, because BDO logic.
I did this fine with 200 reagent, 600 knots, 600 trace, and 800 sap. Got me to 298 plywood hardener.
I’m only pro 9 alch as well.
I am not getting any barters [Island Tree Coated Plywood] for [Pirate Gold Coin] they are all [Cron Castle Gold Coins]
Here is a Checklist for Galleass and Caravel
Maybe Late also Caracke
U can Copy that for u stuff
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ycpVZWODBiCd21UiYILMTT6yZVC2i4Id8-LmlR9bA4o/edit?usp=sharing
The Permit of Epheria Caravel is 400,000,000, not 400,00,000
Hello! 🙂 Thanks for spotting that! Fixed.
Can I upgrade the Improved Sailboat to Caravel later? Cuz that amount of materials needed for the Caravel is too much to gather at once.
Hello 🙂 Yes, you can upgrade from Improved to Caravel later. The cost for Caravel doesn’t decrease, however, if you are upgrading to Caravel from Improved. So you’re actually paying more in the long run, but if you don’t have a friend with a ship to help you skip the Improved and upgrade directly to Caravel, then I recommend upgrading to Improved first. Step by step wins the stairs. Have fun! 🙂
Hello 🙂 I just tested this and Plywood Hardener does seem to have it’s own unique rate. Thanks for the heads up. I made a note of it in the guide, but didn’t change the numbers, as I’m not sure if that is working as intended or a temporary bug. Also, I’m not sure of the exact rate at this time. Seems to be 1.5%?
Cant find Grade 3 reform stones in any refinery now. AFAIK from google, they plan to remove them, so they cant be created any more. Saddly the recipe for ultimate ones stay the same, so now only way to get ultimate reform stones it the central market. Hope they fix it somehow…
Thanks for catching that old info. It’s updated now.