In Skull and Bones, the meta often shifts between fast interceptor builds, long-range bombard spam Skull and Bones Items, and heavy tanking trade routes. But today’s focus is something far more deliberate and devastating: a Paddle King medium ship build designed for controlled destruction, siege dominance, and sustained plundering pressure.
This is the “Bad Patty” build-an upgraded Paddle King setup that prioritizes survivability, explosive chain damage, and burn-based synergy to melt both structures and enemy fleets in prolonged engagements.
Ship Overview: The “Bad Patty” Paddle King
This build uses a Paddle King (medium ship, rank 9, upgraded 7/7) designed for stability rather than speed. It’s not meant to chase targets-it’s meant to control the battlefield and grind everything down within its zone of influence.
Key base stats:
Health: 63,360
Brace Strength: 13,060
Speed: 12 knots
Turning Speed: 16 knots
Weight Limit: 150,000
This is a slow, methodical plunder ship. You are not dodging fights-you are owning space and forcing enemies into your damage zone.
The core playstyle revolves around alternating between half sails and anchored positioning, maximizing stability while maintaining consistent firing angles.
Defensive Layering: Resistance and Survival Focus
One of the strongest aspects of this build is its layered damage mitigation system:
Explosion resistance: 49%
Fire resistance: 43%
Piercing resistance: 32%
Flooding resistance: 21%
Electric resistance: 21%
Poison resistance: 5%
This makes the Paddle King exceptionally durable against common PvP and PvE pressure types, especially explosive and fire-based bombard builds.
While poison is a weak point, the build relies on range control and positioning to avoid sustained toxin pressure.
Ship Identity: Detonate + Siege Playstyle
The Paddle King comes with two defining traits:
Detonate
Siege
These traits define the entire combat loop:
You are not just damaging ships-you are triggering chain reactions through explosive interactions and structural destruction.
The build thrives in plundering scenarios, where static targets, towers, and grouped ships can be systematically dismantled.
Primary Weapon Setup: Mons Meg 3 Cannons
The main damage source is the Mons Meg 3 bombard system, delivering around:
~9,300+ damage per volley
7.5 second reload
These cannons are configured with mixed elemental and physical scaling:
Incendiary
Explosive amplification
Piercing support
Flooding synergy
Each stern and broadside loadout is tuned slightly differently, but the goal remains consistent:
maximize sustained DPS while maintaining burn uptime.
Key Ammo Philosophy
Incendiary Amplified Explosive (primary focus)
Overflow bonuses for sustained pressure
Occasional piercing variants for structural tearing
Even small differences in damage values (~20-40 DPS variance) are acceptable because consistency matters more than perfection in siege warfare.
Auxiliary Weapon: Little Grace 3 (Rapid Reload Core)
The auxiliary slot uses Little Grace 3, optimized for:
Repair utility (896 heal scaling)
Rapid reload functionality
Damage consistency uptime
Because this is a medium ship with only one auxiliary slot, uptime is everything. Rapid reload ensures:
Constant pressure output
Faster recovery after volleys
Reduced downtime during siege rotations
This is less about burst and more about never stopping pressure cycles.
Armor Core: Buccaneer’s Oath (The Engine of Damage)
The centerpiece of the build is the Buccaneer’s Oath armor, which enables the entire damage loop.
Blood and Gold Effect:
When a target is destroyed:
Gain +25% weapon damage
Gain +25% armor
Duration: 30 seconds
This turns every kill into a temporary power spike, allowing chain destruction during plundering runs.
Additional rolls include:
+4.8% universal damage resistance
Ironclad stacking bonuses
Total armor scaling near 25% effective boost
This armor ensures that momentum never drops once a fight begins.
Furniture Synergy: Explosive Siege Engine
The build relies heavily on furniture that amplifies multiple damage vectors:
1. Worm’s Breath Turner
+20% secondary explosive damage
+5% explosive weapon damage
2. Bombard Mastery Modules
+10% bombard damage
+8% structure damage
+5% repair efficiency
3. High Velocity Kick System
+12% piercing secondary damage
+8% range increase
4. Ammo Priming Bench
+20% siege structure damage
+10% projectile speed
Enhanced repair scaling at range
5. Gunpowder Bench
+10% damage vs burning targets
This is where synergy becomes lethal. Every system reinforces:
Fire uptime
Explosion scaling
Structural collapse speed Core Synergy Mechanic: Burn → Explosion Chain
The most important interaction in the entire build is:
If a target is ablaze, explosive hits trigger an additional explosion (100% chance per hit)
Combined with:
+50% structure damage bonus
+12% explosion radius
Burn amplification effects
This creates a chain reaction system where:
1.Ships ignite
2.Explosions trigger secondary detonations
3.Structures collapse faster
4.Nearby targets are pulled into splash damage loops
This is what turns the Paddle King from a tank into a siege execution platform.
Combat Flow: How the Build Actually Plays
Early Engagement: Controlled Positioning
You do not rush. You anchor or slow sail and begin soft pressure with cannons.
Goal:
Apply burn stacks
Force enemy repositioning
Identify grouped targets
Mid Engagement: Area Denial Collapse
Once enemies commit, explosive synergy begins:
Burn spreads
Explosions chain
Structures weaken rapidly
At this stage, you are controlling entire zones of the battlefield.
Late Engagement: Execution Phase
With Buccaneer’s Oath active:
Damage spikes dramatically
Ships melt faster under sustained fire
Defensive formations collapse
This is where plundering becomes effortless.
Tactical Identity: Why This Build Works
The Paddle King “Bad Patty” build succeeds because it combines three layers:
1.Sustainability-high health and resistances
2.Scaling damage loops-burn + explosion synergy
3.Momentum mechanics-Blood and Gold chaining buffs
Unlike glass cannon builds, this setup does not rely on burst timing. It relies on inevitability.
Once the fight starts, pressure continuously escalates until enemies have no safe positioning left.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths:
Extremely strong siege and plunder control
High durability under focus fire
Chain explosion synergy
Excellent structure destruction speed
Strong buff-driven momentum
Weaknesses:
Very low mobility (12 knots)
Weak poison resistance
Requires setup time to reach full damage potential
Struggles in fast chase scenarios
Final Verdict
The Paddle King “Bad Patty” build is not about speed or flashy duels-it is about systematic destruction and battlefield control. With layered burn mechanics, explosive amplification, and armor-driven momentum, it turns every plunder into a controlled demolition sequence.
When fully set up, enemies are not simply defeated-they are systematically erased through chained explosions and structural collapse.
If you enjoy slow cheap Skull and Bones Silver, dominant siege gameplay where positioning and pressure win fights before they even begin, this is one of the most satisfying builds in Skull and Bones.
