Last updated Jun 17, 2024 at 1:25PM | Published on Dec 15, 2019 | Black Desert Online, Life Skills, | 14
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Improved Epheria Sailboat Materials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ship Mats | Additional Info | |
 | 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 |
 | Epheria: Old Plating x1 | |
 | Epheria: Old Cannon x1 | |
 | Epheria: Old Wind Sail x1 | |
Epheria Caravel Materials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ship Mats | Additional Info | |
 | Graphite Ingot for Upgrade x100 | Processing > Heating:
Ravinia Quest LineDays 1 & 4 (x50 total) |
 | Timber for Upgrade x100 | Processing > Chopping:
Ravinia Quest LineDays 1 & 4 (x50 total) |
 | 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 LineDays 1 & 4 (x50 total) |
 | Ship Upgrade Permit: Epheria Caravel x1 | Sold byPhilaberto Falasi in Port Epheria $400,000,000 |
 | 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 |
| Epheria: Old Plating enhanced to +10 | |
| Epheria: Old Cannon enhanced to +10 | |
| Epheria: Old Wind Sail enhanced to +10 | |
[Level 2] Filtered Drinking Water
[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 theCrow Coin Shop
- Barterwith [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.
| Galleass Material | Qty | |
|---|---|---|
| Epheria: Old Cannon | 1 |
| Epheria: Old Plating | 1 |
| Epheria: Old Figurehead | 1 |
| Epheria: Old Wind Sail | 1 |
 | Tidal Black Stone for +10 Ship Gear Enhancement Level | 40 |
 | Ship Upgrade Permit: Epheria Caravel | 1 |
| Island Tree Coated Plywood | 100 |
| Deep Sea Memory Filled Glue | 4 |
| Seaweed Stalk | 4 |
| Rock Salt Ingot | 100 |
   | Acacia Sap –forAdhesive for Upgrade White Cedar Sap –forAdhesive for Upgrade Elder Tree Sap –forAdhesive 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 |
 | Red Tree Lump – forTimber for Upgrade | 10,000 |
 | Old Tree Bark – forTimber for Upgrade | 10,000 |
 | Zinc Ingot – forGraphite Ingot for Upgrade | 10,000 |
 | 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 GuideGoogle Doc– Thank you toBDO family name: Airie (SEA), Akiri (Global-Lab),Discord: Kiri Airie#6217
- Official BDOThe Launch of a Great Expedition
- Official BDOThe Great Expedition Update
- BDO Sailing/Vell Discord– talk and chat web app for everything Sailing
