Redbeard is a miniboss in The Pirate Ship. It is a Vindicator carrying an Iron Axe in its main hand and a Diamond Axe in its off hand.
It also uses a custom disguise. More importantly for the fight, player projectiles do no damage to it, so shooting first and asking questions later gets you exactly nowhere.
Overview
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Redbeard |
| Dungeon | The Pirate Ship |
| Type | Miniboss |
| Base Mob | Vindicator |
| Level | Dynamic; scales with the dungeon |
| Health Multiplier | 4.4× health multiplier |
| Damage Multiplier | 1.2× damage multiplier |
| Weapon | Iron Axe (main hand), Diamond Axe (off hand) |
| Custom Appearance | Yes, custom disguise |
| Leash Radius | 20 |
| Follow Distance | 16 |
Difficulty Scaling
This mob uses the dungeon’s dynamic level scaling. Normal uses level sync +5, Hard uses level sync 0, and Mythic uses level sync -5.
Projectile immunity, Attack Push, and Shield Wall are active on all difficulties. Gold Shotgun is added on Hard and Mythic, and Attack Poison appears only on Mythic.
Powers and Abilities
- Invulnerability Arrow: Redbeard takes no damage from player projectiles such as arrows, tridents, and similar attacks. Active on all difficulties.
- Attack Push: When Redbeard hits a player, it launches that player directly away. The global cooldown is 10 seconds. Active on all difficulties.
- Shield Wall: Has a 10% chance to trigger when a player hits Redbeard. It raises 1 to 4 shield walls that absorb player damage until broken; the cooldown is 60 seconds and the global cooldown is 7 seconds. Active on all difficulties.
- Gold Shotgun: When a player hits Redbeard, it stops for 3 seconds while smoke shows the aim, then fires 200 gold nuggets in a tight cone. It has a 20-second cooldown and a 7-second global cooldown. Active on Hard and Mythic.
- Attack Poison: A hit from Redbeard gives Poison I for 3 seconds. Active on Mythic.
What It Says
- Death: Redbeard was sent back home by the players who killed it!
- On damage: Hah!
- On damage: Ye’ll regret that!
- On damage: Taste me wrath!
- On damage: Feel me steel!
- On damage: For me crew!
Class Loot
Pirate Earrings, Pirate Vest, Pirate Trousers, Pirate Shoes, Pirate Cutlass, Pirate Musket, Cookie’s Tenderizer, Cookie’s Apron, Bilgewater Cutlass, Crushy’s Chopper, Lookout’s Longbow, Deckhand’s Persuader, Helmsman’s Trident, Keelhook, Ballast Knocker, Gangplank Pike, Saltbound Staff, Cabin Spark, Lookout’s Cap, Boarder’s Jerkin, Ratline Breeches, Deckrunner Boots, Gunwale Helm, Anchorwatch Leggings, Stormdeck Boots, Hatchcover Buckler, Bosun’s Breastplate
Quests
Redbeard is a kill objective for Backstabbed!
How to Beat It
Do not rely on player projectiles against Redbeard; arrows, tridents, and similar attacks deal no damage. Its melee hits can launch you away, and Shield Wall can add 1 to 4 damage-absorbing barriers when you attack it.
On Hard and Mythic, watch the smoke telegraph from Gold Shotgun and move sideways before the cone fires. Mythic adds Poison I on Redbeard’s hits, so getting clipped in melee carries an extra penalty.
