How to Customize Your Ship in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Throughout your journey in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, you’ll spend a lot of time sailing the seas aboard The Adrestia. At first, your ship won’t look like much, but as you progress, you’ll unlock ways to upgrade and customize it. If you want to know how to customize your ship in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and make your vessel stand out, check out the guide below.

How to Customize The Adrestia

You can customize your ship through the Ship tab in the player menu.

After taking command of The Adrestia during The Big Break story mission, the Ship tab will unlock on your menu screen. This tab lets you modify various aspects of your ship, including:

• Ship Cosmetics – Customize the appearance of your sails, figurehead, and crew.
• Special Lieutenants – Assign crew members who provide combat bonuses.
• Arsenal – Manage your ship’s weapons.
• Weapons Damage – Upgrade your offensive capabilities.
• Ship & Crew Endurance – Improve your defenses for tougher battles.

Each of these options enhances your ship visually or makes it stronger in combat. Below, we’ll break down how each feature works.

Ship Cosmetics

Ship cosmetics let you change the visual appearance of your ship and crew. You can modify:

• Sail and hull designs – Alter your ship’s color and patterns.
• Figurehead – Change the decorative ornament on the bow.
• Crew appearance – Choose how your crew looks.

Cosmetic items range from Common to Legendary and can be unlocked by:

• Defeating enemy ships.
• Completing side quests.
• Exploring the world.
• Beating the game.

If you want to sail in style, keep an eye out for these customization options.

Special Lieutenants

Special Lieutenants act as passive buffs for your ship. Assigning them provides bonuses like:

• Increased arrow damage.
• Improved ramming strength.
• Faster stamina regeneration.

Initially, you can equip one Special Lieutenant, but upgrading your ship’s hull allows you to add up to four. These lieutenants vary in rarity, just like cosmetics, and can be recruited throughout your journey.

Ship Upgrades

While cosmetics make your ship look better, upgrades improve its performance in battle. There are nine different upgrades available:

• Arrow Volleys – Increases the number of arrows fired.
• Javelin Throws – Improves javelin damage.
• Fire Braziers – Enables fire attacks.
• Arrows – Enhances arrow damage.
• Ram – Increases ramming power.
• Javelins – Boosts javelin effectiveness.
• Hull – Strengthens ship durability.
• Rower Stamina – Increases stamina for faster maneuvers.
• Crew Armor – Improves overall ship defense.

Each upgrade can be improved four times, meaning there are 36 total upgrades to work toward. Upgrades require various materials, including:

• Iron Metal
• Soft Leather
• Ancient Tablets
• Drachmae

Each of the 9 available upgrades affects a different aspect of your ship, so choose wisely based on your playstyle. You can upgrade each category up to 4 times, giving you a total of 36 possible upgrades. To upgrade your ship, you’ll need to gather materials such as Iron Metal, Soft Leather, Ancient Tablets, and Drachmae.

We hope this guide has helped you make informed decisions when upgrading your ship in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Be sure to check out our other guides, including our walkthrough of The Blind King quest, tips for obtaining Legendary equipment, and how to access your DLC items.

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