The Hunter's Call is a Sea of Thieves Trading Company all about hunting, cooking, and fishing. Founded by the beloved NPC Merrick and his family, the Hunter's Call could be right up your street if you enjoy catching fish, hunting wildlife and sea beasts, or cooking meat and fish to perfection. Of course, like other Trading Companies in Sea of Thieves, leveling up the Hunter's Call can be a tricky and time-consuming process. Consequently, you might be eager to know how to level up the Hunter's Call fast, especially with Season 15 on the horizon.

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While you could work with friends to help make progress more quickly, this guide focuses on leveling up the Hunter's Call while sailing the seas solo. If you're keen to reach the maximum level as fast as possible and net plenty of rewards along the way, this Sea of Thieves Hunter's Call guide has you covered.

All Hunter's Call Seapost Locations In Sea Of Thieves

There are several things to know when first getting started with the Hunter's Call in Sea of Thieves, including where to find them and what you can sell to increase your overall Hunter's Call Reputation. As your Reputation increases, you can unlock more Hunter's Call Promotions to progress from a Fledgling (rank five) to a Master Hunter (rank 50). The Hunter's Call is where you can sell goodies like meat and fish to its representatives located at various Sea of Thieves Seaposts, as listed below:

Hunters Call NPC Name

Seapost Name

Map Co-ordinates

Region

Aifrick

Roaring Traders

U-20

The Devil's Roar

Alderick

Stephen's Spoils

L-15

The Ancient Isles

Annick

Three Paces East Seapost

S-10

The Wilds

Derrick

The Finest Trading Post

F-17

The Ancient Isles

Emerick

The Wild Treasures Store

O-4

The Wilds

Hendrick

The Spoils of Plenty Store

B-7

The Shores of Plenty

Serik

The North Star Seapost

H-10

The Shores of Plenty

Zharick

Brian's Bazaar

Y-12

The Devil's Roar

Sell Cooked Meat & Fish To Level Up Hunter's Call

One of the easiest ways to begin your Hunter's Call journey is to sell cooked meat and fish. If you're sailing on a Captained Ship, you can buy Meat Provisions for 1,725 Gold from any Sea of Thieves outpost, which includes four pieces of raw chicken, snake, pork, and three pieces of shark. Although you can also hunt animals like pigs and chickens in the wild, buying meat supplies from different outposts is much quicker.

Of course, you'll need to cook meat before you can sell it to the Hunter's Call, which you can do using the dual cooking stove on your ship, using any campfire, or the quadruple pans at a Sea Fort for more efficiency. While the Reputation gains for selling meat are fairly minimal, it's a good starting point, especially for earning Cooking Commendations.

While you'll only encounter a Megalodon or Kraken by chance, which drop meat when defeated, you can find Meg or Kraken meat randomly in barrels while exploring the open world, such as among floating treasure.

Of course, selling cooked, rare fish to the Hunter's Call also offers significantly more Reputation and Gold, such as Rare Trophy Fish like Trophy Wreckers and Trophy Shadow Stormfish, versus selling uncooked or more common fish varieties. In addition, the Hunter's Call also accepts any Treacherous Plunder you might fish up, like Old Boots.

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Search Shipwrecks For Mermaid Gems, Tridents, And Other Goodies

Of course, catching fish can be time-consuming. Fortunately, fishing isn't the only way of getting fish and leveling up the Hunter's Call in Sea of Thieves. While loot is random, searching inside Shipwrecks for hidden treasures is often a more efficient way to get fish and other items that you can sell to the Hunter's Call, including:

  • Mermaid Gems
  • Trident of Dark Tides
  • The Horn of Fair Winds
  • Cooked or uncooked meat or fish varieties inside storage barrels, including Meg and Kraken meat.

Shipwrecks typically spawn fairly regularly, so they are often a more reliable way of finding treasure like Mermaid Gems and Tridents instead of searching for other random spawns, like Cursed Mermaid Statues for Mermaid Gems. Additionally, selling valuable items like the Horn of Fair Winds offers bigger Reputation gains.

To find shipwrecks in Sea of Thieves, use your spyglass to look for groups of birds circling above shipwrecks or floating treasure. To reduce time searching, Pirate Legends can also find multiple shipwrecks in the first part of the Legend of the Veil voyage.

Search Siren Treasuries For Breath Of The Sea And Siren Gems

Another way to level up the Hunter's Call in Sea of Thieves is by finding and selling Breath of the Sea. You can get these mysterious treasures by finding Coral Message in Bottles, something that only spawns randomly in the world, such as among floating treasure, inside shipwrecks, or washed up on islands. These quests take you deep underwater to Siren Shrines or Treasuries, such as the Shrine of Hungering, leading to the Breath of the Sea as a final, high-value piece of loot.

There are several variants worth between 4,000-8,000 gold each and a significant Reputation boost with the Hunter's Call, so they are worth taking the extra time to grab. Siren Shrines and Treasuries are also a great place to find other loot you can sell to the Hunter's Call, including Tridents of Dark Tides and Siren Gems.

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Hunters Call Commendations And Rewards

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While time-consuming, focusing on completing Hunter's Call Commendations can help you level the Hunter's Call and unlock various rewards in the Hunter's Call Company Shop in the process, as detailed below:

Fishing Commendations From Hunter's Call

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There are currently around 60 Fishing Commendations to unlock by finding, catching, and cashing in fish in Sea of Thieves, with the following ten unlocking special Titles and/or fishing-related cosmetics on completion:

  • Hunter of Splashtails
  • Hunter of Plentifins
  • Hunter of Ancientscales
  • Hunter of Wildsplashes
  • Hunter of Devilfishes
  • Hunter of Islehoppers
  • Hunter of Pondies
  • Hunter of Battlegills
  • Hunter of Stormfishes
  • Hunter of Wreckers

Cooking Commendations From Hunter's Call

Hunter's Call Cooking Commendations in Sea of Thieves

If cooking is your jam, there are currently six Cooking Commendations in Sea of Thieves as follows:

Commendation

How To Unlock

Rewards

Hunter of the Dawn Caller

Deliver x50 pieces of cooked chicken to Grade V level.

  • Unlocks Hunter of the Dawn Caller Title.
  • Dawn Caller Tattoo Set becomes available to buy.

Hunter of the Wild Hog

Deliver x50 cooked pork (Grade V).

  • Unlocks Hunter of the Wild Hog Title.
  • Wild Hog Tattoo Set purchasable.

Hunter of the Serpent's Scales

Deliver x50 cooked snake (Grade V).

  • Unlocks Hunter of the Serpent's Scale Title.
  • Serpent's Scale Tattoo Set purchasable.

Hunter of Sharpened Teeth

Deliver x50 cooked shark (Grade V).

  • Unlocks the Hunter of Sharpened Teeth Title.
  • Sharpened Teeth Tattoo Set purchasable.

Hunter of the Great Maw

Deliver x50 cooked Megalodon (Grade V).

  • Hunter of the Great Maw Title.
  • Megalodon Make-up purchasable.

Hunter of the Monstrous Beast

Deliver x50 cooked Kraken (Grade V).

  • Hunter of the Monstrous Beast Title.
  • Kraken Make-up purchasable.

Merrick's Accolades From Hunter's Call

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Lastly, there are currently eight special Merrick Accolade Commendations as the ultimate test of a Hunter's skill, as outlined below:

Commendation

How To Unlock

Hunter of Treacherous Plunder

Delivery x50 Treacherous Plunder.

Captain of the Killer Whale

Buy all parts of the Killer Whale Ship (Hunter's Call shop).

Hunter of Trophy Fish

Deliver 25 Trophy Fish.

Master Hunter of Trophy Fish

Deliver 50 Trophy Fish.

Legendary Hunter of Trophy Fish

Deliver 100 Trophy Fish.

Hunter of the Sea of Thieves

Earn 15 Grade V Hunter's Call Commendations.

Master Hunter of the Sea of Thieves

Earn 35 Grade V Hunter's Call Commendations.

Legendary Hunter of the Sea of Thieves

Earn 57 Grade V Hunter's Call Commendations.

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Sea of Thieves
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Released
March 20, 2018
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SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
PHYSICAL
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ESRB
T for Teen: Crude Humor, Use of Alcohol, Violence
Developer(s)
Rare
Publisher(s)
Microsoft Game Studios
Engine
Unreal Engine 4
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
Cross-Platform Play
PC, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
OpenCritic Rating
Fair
Genre(s)
Adventure
How Long To Beat
130+ Hours
X|S Optimized
Yes
File Size Xbox Series
89 GB (December 2023)