The first important choice you need to make in the sailing life skill is which of the tier 2 ships you would like to build or purchase.
This is important because choosing one of these two ships will determine your upgrade path and future ships.
- Barter Ship Line → start with Epheria Sailboat
- Battle Ship Line → start with Epheria Frigate
What about upgrading from the T1 Bartali Sailboat?
You can skip the tier 1 ship, Bartali Sailboat, and purchase or craft one of the tier 2 ships, Epheria Sailboat or Epheria Frigate. I recommend this right now, due to the much greater cost of upgrading from Bartali Sailboat to a T2 Ship. See the pros and cons of upgrading from a T1 Bartali Sailboat.
| Ship Stat | Epheria Sailboat | Epheria Frigate |
|---|---|---|
| Durability | 1,000,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Ration | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Weight Limit | 5,000LT | 4,000LT |
| Speed | 100% | 110% |
| Accel | 100% | 110% |
| Turn | 110% | 120% |
| Brake | 110% | 120% |
| Inventory | 25 | 12 |
| Cabins | 10 | 10 |
| Cannon Reload | 17s | 17s |
| Cannons | 2 (1 per side) Player mountable |
4 (2 per side) Player mountable |
Epheria Sailboat Barter Ship:
Epheria Sailboat is the start of the trader line of ships with superior weight limit and inventory.
- T1 → Bartali Sailboat
- T2 → Epheria Sailboat
- T3 → Improved Epheria Sailboat
- T4 → Epheria Caravel
- T5 → Carrack Advance or Balance
Epheria Sailboat has the added benefit of being less costly to upgrade and it’s easier for beginners to gather mats to craft themselves.
Epheria Frigate Battle Speeder
Epheria Frigate is the start of the fighter line of ships with superior cannons, speed, turn, acceleration, brake, and durability.
- T1 → Bartali Sailboat
- T2 → Epheria Frigate
- T3 → Improved Epheria Frigate
- T4 → Epheria Galleass
- T5 → Carrack Volante or Valor
Epheria Frigate is more of a challenge to craft and normally the most expensive to buy.
BDO Ship Stat Comparison
Here is a comparison of all of the highest tier ships. Ships are divided into two categories. One has better ship stats for barter and the other has better ship stats for battle. (Although all the ships below can be used for both battle and barter.)
– best in tier Manuverability & Cannons
– best in tier Inventory & Base Weight
| T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship Stat | Epheria Sailboat | Epheria Frigate | Improved Sailboat | Improved Frigate | Epheria Caravel | Epheria Galleass | Carrack (Advance) | Carrack (Balance) | Carrack (Volante) | Carrack (Valor) |
| HP | 1,000,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,350,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,250,000 | 1,300,000 |
| Rations | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,500,000 |
| Base LT | 5,000 | 4,000 | 5,000 | 4,000 | 10,000 | 8,000 | 16,500 | 15,000 | 13,500 | 13,500 |
| Speed | 100% | 110% | 100% | 110% | 100% | 110% | 110% | 115% | 120% | 115% |
| Accel | 100% | 110% | 100% | 110% | 100% | 110% | 100% | 100% | 110% | 110% |
| Turn | 110% | 120% | 110% | 120% | 110% | 120% | 115% | 115% | 125% | 125% |
| Brake | 110% | 120% | 110% | 120% | 110% | 120% | 115% | 115% | 125% | 125% |
| Inventory | 25 slots | 12 slots | 25 slots | 12 slots | 30 slots | 15 slots | 40 slots | 35 slots | 20 slots | 20 slots |
| Cabins | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Cannon per Side | 1 (player) | 2 (player) | 2 (captain) | 4 (captain) | 2 (captain) | 4 (captain) | 9 (captain) | 9 (captain) | 9 (captain) | 9(captain) |
| Reload | 17s | 17s | 13s | 13s | 13s | 13s | 13s | 12s | 12s | 11s |
Which T2 Epheria ship is best?
Epheria Sailboat is best for barter, but Epheria Frigate is best for traveling the sea and hunting sea monsters.
For more detailed guides on each ship: Epheria Frigate and Epheria Sailboat
Epheria Sailboat vs Frigate Cost Comparison
Epheria Sailboat takes much less materials. Also, the materials themselves are somewhat easy to obtain, although Logs are a bottleneck resource for both ships.
Frigate takes corals and Shining Powder, which will also take effort and time for most players to obtain.
NOTE: This comparison is for building in Port Epheria with a shipyard and workers and NOT upgrading at the <Wharf Manager>
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EPHERIA SAILBOAT COST |
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|---|---|---|
| Ship Mats | Additional Info | |
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Standardized Timber Square x400 |
Base Amounts:
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Steel x600 |
Base Amounts:
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Pine Plywood x1500 |
Base Amounts:
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Flax Fabric x300 |
Base Amounts:
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Design: Epheria Sailboat x20 | Repeatable Quest: [Daily] Falasi Family’s Kindness gives x5
Location: Port Epheria |
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EPHERIA FRIGATE COST |
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| Ship Mats | Additional Info | |
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Standardized Timber Square x500 |
Base Amounts:
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Jade Coral Ingot x400 |
Base Amounts:
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Pine Coated Plywood x800 |
Base Amounts:
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Enhanced Flax Fabric x225 |
Base Amounts:
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Design: Epheria Frigate x25 |
Repeatable Quest: [Daily] Falasi Family’s Kindness gives x5 Location: Port Epheria |
Upgrading From a Bartali Sailboat
Upgrading from a Bartali Sailboat to an Epheria Sailboat or Frigate is much more expensive than crafting at Port Epheria shipyard. The only reason to use the upgrade system at the <Wharf Manager> is to save on build time and CP. (Upgrades are instant, but pricey.)
View our Bartali Sailboat Upgrade Guide.
SOURCES & ADDITIONAL INFO
- Ship data/images verified on bdolytics.com and bdocodex.com
- 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
