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Everyone wants to change up their appearance every now and then in Sea of Thieves, and now you have that option. You can reset your character's looks as you head back to the bottom of the ship to choose a premade pirate based on their gender and unique appearance. It is possible that you grew bored of your current character, or never took the time to make a great selection in the first place.

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Now you can have that chance by following a few simple steps, but it isn't free if you want to keep all of your progress. Luckily, it is fairly cheap and is a great way to change things up when you want a new look for your pirate in Sea of Thieves!

Updated July 22, 2023, by Sean Murray: A pirate's life isn't meant to be tied down to a single appearance. Evading the law means changing things up from time to time. Gotta keep fresh on the high seas, right? That's why we've also refreshed this guide with improved formatting and a few breakout tips to make it easier to understand how to change your pirate's appearance in Sea of Thieves.

Changing Your Cosmetics Vs. Changing Your Character

When Sea of Thieves first launched, you got to choose from a randomly generated set of pirates. After that, there are lots of options to change your hair, hair color, makeup, clothes, and more by purchasing cosmetics with money you make in-game.

You may be happy just making a few edits to those things! But if not, actually changing your character will allow you to choose a pirate with a different body type, gender presentation, skin color, and facial features.

Load The Main Menu

Sea of Thieves - Main Menu with arrow directing the viewer to the Pirate Emporium

The first step is to load into the main menu of Sea of Thieves until you reach the part where you are asked to choose your experience. This is the screen where you would generally choose to enter Adventure Mode (where you can complete Tall Tales) or Arena Mode (where you compete with other pirates).

It also tells you what the latest update has changed about and/or added to the game!

Go Into The Pirate Emporium

Sea of Thieves - Pirate Emporium with arrow directing the viewer to the Pirate tab

When you are in the main menu, you will see a box that says Pirate Emporium in the upper right-hand corner. When you click on this it will bring you to a new window where you can buy things like cosmetics for your ship, pirate, or pets.

Click The "Pirate" Tab To Find The Item That Changes Your Appearance

Sea of Thieves - Pirate Emporium with arrow directing the viewer to the Pirate Appearance Potion

When you look at the top of your screen, you will see several different tabs that you can cycle through in the Pirate Emporium to view different kinds of content.

The tab you are looking for is the Pirate tab, and you will see a range of weapon cosmetics, costumes, and emotes - as well as the Pirate Appearance Potion!

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Buy The "Pirate Appearance Potion" With Ancient Coins To Change Your Pirate

Sea of Thieves - Pirate Emporium with the Pirate Appearance Potion

Once you land on the main page of the Pirate tab, you will see something called the Pirate Appearance Potion in the bottom center of your screen. It will cost you 149 Ancient Coins, which comes out to around $2.09 USD (or $2.69 CAD).

If you don't have enough Ancient Coins you can always purchase more by clicking on the icon at the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. They often run sales on these coins, as well as hold special events where you can earn them for yourself in-game; one example is to take on Ancient Skeletons.

Here are the prices for Ancient Coin packages on the Microsoft Store:

Number of Coins

Cost in USD

Cost in USD with Discount From Owning Game Pass

Cost in CAD

Cost in CAD with Discount From Owning Game Pass

150

$1.99

$1.79

$2.49

$2.24

550

$5.99

$5.39

$7.69

$6.92

1000

$9.99

$8.99

$12.79

$11.51

2550

$22.99

$20.69

$29.99

$26.99

4250

$34.99

$31.49

$44.99

$40.49

Prices are subject to change based on your preferred platform and location.

Relaunch Sea Of Thieves And Choose A New Character

Pirate appearance in Sea of Thieves

Once you have acquired the potion you need to relaunch Sea of Thieves in order to use it. You will then be taken to the bottom of the ship where you can choose a new character, and you won't lose any of the progress you have made.

Don't settle on a pirate you only kinda like! You just spent money to switch, after all. If you don't like any of the options that Sea Of Thieves has given you, just shut it down and reboot it again to get a new set of characters.

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