Your first ship upgrade inSkull and Bonesis a major step up from the small Dhow used in the opening acts. While the main quest helps guide you through the process of obtaining a better ship, future upgrades are up to you. Even after getting the proper blueprints, you’ll also need to hunt down plenty of materials to properly equip your ships.

Several blueprints used for crafting Ship weapons, armor, and furniture all require Casting Sand. This item is a Specialized Material that can be easily obtained by looting ships on Trade Routes. You can also purchase Casting Sand from specific vendors if you’ve got the Silver.

The Map menu highlighting various locations near the Coast of Africa where Casting Sand can be found in Skull and Bones.

Where To Find Casting Sand

Near the Coast of Africa on the northeast side, there are several Trade Routes where ships carrying Casting Sand will travel. To find these ships,you must open your Codex and go to the Specialized Materials section.

From here, you canselect Casting Sand to track areas where this material can be found.The ships carrying Casting Sand are typicallypart of the Confederation of Ungwana, so it’s best toignore ships belonging to other organizations.

A player looking at a Merchant ship through a Spyglass, revealing what items the ship is carrying in Skull and Bones.

As you move along the Trade Route of your choice,use your Spyglass on nearby ships to reveal what items they’re carrying.Once you find a ship carrying Casting Sand,engage with combat until the ship is at half healthor less, then you should move close to the ship andexecute a Crew Boarding to gain additional loot.

Casting Sandcan also be purchased from many of the Settlementson the Coast of Africa.The Bandari and Harufu Settlementssell the material for 375 Silver.