Bludgeon

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Bludgeons are used whenever two or more players rumble. Rumbles can occur in sea battles, when one pirate challenges another to a rumble, at brawls in inns or on ships, or during rumble tournaments.

Each bludgeon has a different drop pattern that is used to determine what balls will be sent to an opponent during a rumble. The colors of the drop pattern will be altered by the paints used on the bludgeon. Only certain paint colors are available for bludgeons. The bludgeon palette shows all available color combinations. All drop patterns have advantages and disadvantages, but some are better than others. On subscription oceans, some bludgeons are only usable by subscribers.

All bludgeons decay, but can be stored in a bludgeon trunk to slow their decay. If a player has no bludgeon equipped, or has selected the "No bludgeons" option, they will fight rumbles using bare fists or a hook, based on their injury status.

Among high-level players, the blackjack, hammer, and chain are the most popular choices. At the lower levels, the bare fists, gaff, and rope coils are overwhelmingly popular, probably due to their low cost. Fish are also very common as they are one of the natural byproducts of a sinking blockade. See each bludgeon page below for further descriptions.

Also of note, while there are sixteen total bludgeons, only fourteen may be held in inventory; hooks and bare fists are used only when no other bludgeon is equipped via the booty panel.

Enlightened Ones use the skeleton bone bludgeon pattern.

Purchasable bludgeons

The following bludgeons can be purchased at a shipyard:

Belaying pin Blackjack Brass knuckles
Icon Belaying Pin.png

Usable by anyone
Drop Belaying Pin.png
Icon Blackjack.png

Usable by subscribers
Drop Blackjack.png
Icon Brass Knuckles.png

Usable by subscribers
Drop Brass Knuckles.png
  • Basic labor (15)
  • Leushite (6)
  • Paint (2)
  • Paint (1)
  • Stone (3)
  • Basic labor (5)
  • Skilled labor (30)
  • Expert labor (10)
  • Basic labor (15)
  • Skilled labor (5)
Doubloon cost: 1 Doubloon cost: 8 Doubloon cost: 3
Decay rate: 30 days Decay rate: 90 days Decay rate: 30 days
Cane Chain Gaff
Icon Cane.png
Usable by subscribers
Drop Cane.png Icon Chain.png
Usable by subscribers
Drop Chain.png Icon Gaff.png
Usable by anyone
Drop Gaff.png
  • Basic labor (10)
  • Skilled labor (20)
  • Expert labor (15)
  • Iron (4)
  • Lorandite (2)
  • Paint (1)
  • Paint (1)
  • Serandite (6)
  • Basic labor (15)
  • Skilled labor (15)
  • Expert labor (5)
  • Iron (1)
  • Paint (1)
  • Paint (1)
  • Wood (1)
  • Basic labor (10)
Doubloon cost: 5 Doubloon cost: 6 Doubloon cost: 0
Decay rate: 60 days Decay rate: 60 days Decay rate: 30 days
Gauntlets Hammer Leather gloves
Icon Gauntlets.png
Usable by subscribers
Drop Gauntlets.png Icon Hammer.png
Usable by subscribers
Drop Hammer.png Icon Leather Gloves.png
Usable by subscribers
Drop Leather Gloves.png
  • Basic labor (10)
  • Skilled labor (40)
  • Expert labor (30)
  • Iron (3)
  • Leushite (5)
  • Masuyite (3)
  • Paint (3)
  • Paint (2)
  • Wood (2)
  • Basic labor (10)
  • Skilled labor (30)
  • Expert labor (40)
  • Basic labor (15)
  • Skilled labor (15)
Doubloon cost: 9 Doubloon cost: 10 Doubloon cost: 5
Decay rate: 90 days Decay rate: 90 days Decay rate: 60 days
Rope coils Skull rings
Icon Rope Coils.png
Usable by anyone
Drop Rope Coils.png Icon Skull Rings.png
Usable by subscribers
Drop Skull Rings.png
  • Hemp (2)
  • Paint (1)
  • Paint (1)
  • Basic labor (15)
  • Iron (2)
  • Masuyite (3)
  • Paint (2)
  • Paint (2)
  • Serandite (4)
  • Stone (2)
  • Tellurium (4)
  • Basic labor (10)
  • Skilled labor (25)
  • Expert labor (35)
Doubloon cost: 1 Doubloon cost: 8
Decay rate: 30 days Decay rate: 90 days

Other bludgeons

The following bludgeons cannot be purchased at a shipyard and therefore do not have recipes or Doubloon fees. Additionally, some items are not held in inventory and cannot decay.

Bare fists Broken bottle Fish
Icon Bare Fists.png

Usable by anyone
Drop Bare Fists.png
Icon Broken Bottle.png

Usable by anyone
Drop Broken Bottle.png
Icon Fish.png

Usable by subscribers
Drop Fish.png
Not held in inventory Acquired via: Atlantis Acquired via: Sinking
Decay rate: N/A Decay rate: 10 days Decay rate: 5 days
Hook Skeleton bone Dark Seas only Shovel
Icon Hook.png
Usable by anyone
Drop Hook.png Icon Skeleton Bone.png
Usable by subscribers
Drop Skeleton Bone.png Icon Shovel.png
Usable by anyone
Drop Shovel.png
Not held in inventory Acquired via: Skellies or Atlantis Acquired via: Shadow Raider pack DLC
Decay rate: N/A Decay rate: 30 days Decay rate: N/A

Historical notes

  • Bludgeons were first seen with the release of rumble on the Ice Ocean with update 2006-03-02.
  • Bludgeons were originally called gloves until Ice release 2006-03-23.
  • Three test bludgeons were added to the game in July 2010 in order to help test revised drop patterns for the blackjack. These bludgeons were available to purchase from the palace shoppe for 1,000 PoE, lasted one day, and could not be wrapped or placed in a bludgeon trunk[1]. They were also misspelled, 'Bludgen,' but had its spelling revised later. For a short time, they were also unintentionally distributed through chests in Cursed Isles.

Other links

Icon rumble.png Bludgeons
Bare fists | Belaying pin | Blackjack | Brass knuckles | Broken bottle | Cane | Chain | Fish | Gaff

Gauntlets | Hammer | Hook | Leather gloves | Rope coils | Shovel | Skeleton bone | Skull rings

See also: Rumble | Drop pattern | Brawl