This page is a copy of a post on the Plunder Pirates Forum by "Dark Zero"
What is Streaking?
A Streak is a series of consecutive battles, started when you immediately recruit your crew after attacking a Rival Captain’s Island (PvP match) and go straight into the next fight without returning to your island. A Streak ends when you return to your island.
Purpose of Streaks
Chest Farming- The biggest benefit to Streaking is that it allows the player to acquire chests at a rather fast rate. Outside of Exploration Map battles, chests are the only way to gather the items necessary to upgrade your stock of Legendary Pirates. Chest Farming entails getting chests in the most efficient way possible. This Guide is based on this principle.
Rumbles – Streaking while in a rumble is a good way to help increase your score as the Grog, recruit time and Gem reduction allows you to perform cheaper, quicker raids than what would be possible by doing them individually. This bonus however comes at the price of you being unable to refill your Guild Ship troops, so use them wisely.
Chest Rewards
After winning a certain number of battles with at least 1 Star you will be rewarded with a Chest. The Chests are color coded according to their rarity.
Red = Common
Green = Uncommon
Blue = Rare
Purple = Epic
Orange = Legendary
Current streak rewards
# in streak chest rank
5 Bandits Common
10 Freebooters Uncommon
13 Bandits Common
15 Freebooters Uncommon
18 Bandits Common
20 Freebooters Uncommon
25 Marauders Epic
30 Corsairs Rare
35 Freebooter Uncommon
40 Corsairs Rare
50 Marauders Epic
60 Corsairs Rare
70 Marauders Epic
80 Corsairs Rare
90 Marauders Epic
100 Marauders Epic
125 Corsairs Rare
Streak (Victory) Bands
As you increase the amount of wins in your streak you will tier up to different Streak Bands. Each Streak Band brings progressively lower recruiting costs in terms of Grog, time and Gems. Your Victory Band will reset once you leave a Streak, as will the recruitment costs.
(Gunner recruit time is based on level 33 Gunners)
Steadfast Streak 0-9 Wins 8% Grog/Time Reduction (Gunners will take 21 seconds)
Tenacious Streak 0-9 Wins 16% Grog/Time Reduction (Gunners will take 21 seconds)
Relentless Streak 0-9 Wins 24% Grog/Time Reduction (Gunners will take 21 seconds)
Undaunted Streak 0-9 Wins 32% Grog/Time Reduction (Gunners will take 21 seconds)
Indomitable Streak 0-9 Wins 40% Grog/Time Reduction (Gunners will take 21 seconds)
Streak Buffs
As long as you get at least 1 Star on an island you get a new Streak Buff at the start of each battle. Streak Buffs include boosts to particular Pirate types, reduction in ability wait times, bonuses to looted Gold, Grog and extra BP as well as enhancements such as increase damage done to Walls and certain defenses. Each buff also has a number beneath it that shows how many battles it will be active for. The number decreases by 1 after each attack.
Like Chests, each buff has 5 rarities. The higher the rarity the bigger the increases are.
Red: common
Green: uncommon
Blue: rare
Purple: epic
Orange: legendary
Each unit has a buff available to them that can increase their Toughness or Damage dealt. Every unit that has an ability can also receive a buff to reduce the cool-down time for it. You can click on the buff icon in the Streak Buffs or Streak Summary screen and it will display the name and what it does. The main symbol in the middle of the icon indicates the type of unit that receives the buff and there’s also a smaller symbol that shows what stat is being increased or decreased.
Forceful [Unit Name]
Increases the Damage done by the unit and the symbol is a spiked circle
5 / 10 / 20 / 50 / 100%
Tenacious [Unit Name]
Increases the Toughness of the unit and the symbol is a shield
5 / 10 / 20 / 50 / 100%
Mystic Witch Doctors
Witch Doctors have a special buff that increases the effectiveness of its protection bubble. The symbol is the same spiked circle as the other Toughness buffs
5 / 10 / 20 / 50 / 100%
[Unit Name and Ability]’s Booty
Reduces the time it takes an ability to charge back up after use. The symbol is a circle with ¼ of it filled
5 / 10 / 20 / 40 / 70%
Bonuses to Gold, Grog and BP only have the Main symbol
Grog Gratuity
Increases the amount of Grog looted after the battle
5 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 75%
Gold Rush
Increases the amount of Gold looted after the battle
5 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 75%
BP Bonanza
Increases the amount of BP won after the battle
5 / 10 / 25 / 50 / 75%
Damage increase to certain defenses have the same name and icon as they do while upgrading units in the Academy
Cannon Crusher
Deals increased damage to Cannons
25 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60%
Mortar Massacre
Deals increased damage to Mortars
25 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60%
Tower Takedown
Deals increased damage to Gun Towers
25 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60%
Wall Breaker
Increases the damage done to Walls by every pirate
25 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60%
Swiftness
A special buff that increases the speed of every pirate and the only one that has 3 rarities. It has the lightning bolt symbol
5 / 10 / 20%
Starting the Streak
There are 2 ways you can start a streak, the second way is listed after these steps.
1) Win a PvP battle. You will first be shown the Victory screen. Hit the OK button.
A Streak is a series of consecutive battles, started when you immediately recruit your crew after attacking a Rival Captain’s Island (PvP match) and go straight into the next fight without returning to your island. A Streak ends when you return to your island.
Purpose of Streaks
Chest Farming- The biggest benefit to Streaking is that it allows the player to acquire chests at a rather fast rate. Outside of Exploration Map battles, chests are the only way to gather the items necessary to upgrade your stock of Legendary Pirates. Chest Farming entails getting chests in the most efficient way possible. This Guide is based on this principle.
Rumbles – Streaking while in a rumble is a good way to help increase your score as the Grog, recruit time and Gem reduction allows you to perform cheaper, quicker raids than what would be possible by doing them individually. This bonus however comes at the price of you being unable to refill your Guild Ship troops, so use them wisely.
Chest Rewards
After winning a certain number of battles with at least 1 Star you will be rewarded with a Chest. The Chests are color coded according to their rarity.
Red = Common
Green = Uncommon
Blue = Rare
Purple = Epic
Orange = Legendary
Current streak rewards
# in streak chest rank
5 Bandits Common
10 Freebooters Uncommon
13 Bandits Common
15 Freebooters Uncommon
18 Bandits Common
20 Freebooters Uncommon
25 Marauders Epic
30 Corsairs Rare
35 Freebooter Uncommon
40 Corsairs Rare
50 Marauders Epic
60 Corsairs Rare
70 Marauders Epic
80 Corsairs Rare
90 Marauders Epic
100 Marauders Epic
125 Corsairs Rare
Streak (Victory) Bands
As you increase the amount of wins in your streak you will tier up to different Streak Bands. Each Streak Band brings progressively lower recruiting costs in terms of Grog, time and Gems. Your Victory Band will reset once you leave a Streak, as will the recruitment costs.
(Gunner recruit time is based on level 33 Gunners)
Steadfast Streak 0-9 Wins 8% Grog/Time Reduction (Gunners will take 21 seconds)
Tenacious Streak 0-9 Wins 16% Grog/Time Reduction (Gunners will take 21 seconds)
Relentless Streak 0-9 Wins 24% Grog/Time Reduction (Gunners will take 21 seconds)
Undaunted Streak 0-9 Wins 32% Grog/Time Reduction (Gunners will take 21 seconds)
Indomitable Streak 0-9 Wins 40% Grog/Time Reduction (Gunners will take 21 seconds)
Streak Buffs
As long as you get at least 1 Star on an island you get a new Streak Buff at the start of each battle. Streak Buffs include boosts to particular Pirate types, reduction in ability wait times, bonuses to looted Gold, Grog and extra BP as well as enhancements such as increase damage done to Walls and certain defenses. Each buff also has a number beneath it that shows how many battles it will be active for. The number decreases by 1 after each attack.
Like Chests, each buff has 5 rarities. The higher the rarity the bigger the increases are.
Red: common
Green: uncommon
Blue: rare
Purple: epic
Orange: legendary
Each unit has a buff available to them that can increase their Toughness or Damage dealt. Every unit that has an ability can also receive a buff to reduce the cool-down time for it. You can click on the buff icon in the Streak Buffs or Streak Summary screen and it will display the name and what it does. The main symbol in the middle of the icon indicates the type of unit that receives the buff and there’s also a smaller symbol that shows what stat is being increased or decreased.
Forceful [Unit Name]
Increases the Damage done by the unit and the symbol is a spiked circle
5 / 10 / 20 / 50 / 100%
Tenacious [Unit Name]
Increases the Toughness of the unit and the symbol is a shield
5 / 10 / 20 / 50 / 100%
Mystic Witch Doctors
Witch Doctors have a special buff that increases the effectiveness of its protection bubble. The symbol is the same spiked circle as the other Toughness buffs
5 / 10 / 20 / 50 / 100%
[Unit Name and Ability]’s Booty
Reduces the time it takes an ability to charge back up after use. The symbol is a circle with ¼ of it filled
5 / 10 / 20 / 40 / 70%
Bonuses to Gold, Grog and BP only have the Main symbol
Grog Gratuity
Increases the amount of Grog looted after the battle
5 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 75%
Gold Rush
Increases the amount of Gold looted after the battle
5 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 75%
BP Bonanza
Increases the amount of BP won after the battle
5 / 10 / 25 / 50 / 75%
Damage increase to certain defenses have the same name and icon as they do while upgrading units in the Academy
Cannon Crusher
Deals increased damage to Cannons
25 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60%
Mortar Massacre
Deals increased damage to Mortars
25 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60%
Tower Takedown
Deals increased damage to Gun Towers
25 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60%
Wall Breaker
Increases the damage done to Walls by every pirate
25 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60%
Swiftness
A special buff that increases the speed of every pirate and the only one that has 3 rarities. It has the lightning bolt symbol
5 / 10 / 20%
Starting the Streak
There are 2 ways you can start a streak, the second way is listed after these steps.
1) Win a PvP battle. You will first be shown the Victory screen. Hit the OK button.
2) Next you will see the Recruit screen. YOU MUST STAY ON THIS SCREEN UNTIL YOU HAVE RECRUITED YOUR ENTIRE CREW. DO NOT LET THE GAME KICK YOU OFF FOR BEING INACTIVE. IF YOU HAVE LONGER THAN A 4 MINUTE RECRUIT TIME MAKE SURE TO KEEP TAPPING THE SCREEN. YOU CAN NOT START A STREAK UNTIL THIS IS DONE.
3) When the training is done you will see the FIGHT button. Click it.
4) After you hit FIGHT you will see the Streak Started Screen. Click OK.
5) This is where you will see what Streak Buffs you have and if you earned at least 1 Star on the previous battle you will be given another random buff. You can have up to 5 buffs at one time. Click FIGHT to search for another player’s island.
The Streak Screen
After your second battle you will be able to see the Streak Summary Screen.
After your second battle you will be able to see the Streak Summary Screen.
Streak- The number of battles you have fought. This includes battles that you have lost.
Victories- Number of battles where you scored at least 1 Star. This is the number that the Top 200 Streaks Leaderboards is based on.
Buffs- Shows all the buffs you had active in the previous battle. You can click on the icon and view information for each buff.
Reward at Victory- Tells you how many Victories you need and what type of Chest you will receive. Note: The color of the background does not necessarily coincide with the rarity of the Chest.
Stamina- Shows how many more battles you can use your Legendary Pirates
Legends- You can swap out EXHAUSTED Legendary Pirates with any that you have by clicking this button. You won’t be able to make them RECOVER though until you end your Streak and return to your island.
Exiting During Recruiting
After starting your Streak and receiving your first Streak Buff, you can exit the game safely the next time your troops are training. Always make sure you hit the RECRUIT button before exiting. When you open the game you will be asked if you want to continue your Streak. Click FIGHT to resume where you left off or Cancel to go back to your island and end your Streak.
If you choose to exit the game, the last battle will be counted in the streak as a as a loss on the streak screen unless you have just been awarded a chest.
Victories- Number of battles where you scored at least 1 Star. This is the number that the Top 200 Streaks Leaderboards is based on.
Buffs- Shows all the buffs you had active in the previous battle. You can click on the icon and view information for each buff.
Reward at Victory- Tells you how many Victories you need and what type of Chest you will receive. Note: The color of the background does not necessarily coincide with the rarity of the Chest.
Stamina- Shows how many more battles you can use your Legendary Pirates
Legends- You can swap out EXHAUSTED Legendary Pirates with any that you have by clicking this button. You won’t be able to make them RECOVER though until you end your Streak and return to your island.
Exiting During Recruiting
After starting your Streak and receiving your first Streak Buff, you can exit the game safely the next time your troops are training. Always make sure you hit the RECRUIT button before exiting. When you open the game you will be asked if you want to continue your Streak. Click FIGHT to resume where you left off or Cancel to go back to your island and end your Streak.
If you choose to exit the game, the last battle will be counted in the streak as a as a loss on the streak screen unless you have just been awarded a chest.
WARNING
As of the current version there has been some issues with the game crashing during a Streak. If the game crashes you will be able to continue your Streak however you won’t be able to recruit any of the troops that were deployed before the crash. If you exit the game after a battle but before you click the RECRUIT button you will also be unable to get back the troops you deployed. Only after you have started a Streak and have clicked the RECRUIT button are you safe to exit the game.
Starting a Streak Instantly
You can start a Streak instantly by SURRENDERING your first battle without dropping any units. Since you didn’t use any troops there is no recruit wait time so you can immediately click FIGHT again. You will start the Streak and be given a free Streak Buff. As long as you don’t mind taking a loss, this is the best way to start a Streak
Streak Leaderboards
Unlike other Leaderboards in Plunder Pirates, players on the Top 200 Streaks Leaderboard will be removed after being on there for a week, so as soon as you’re on the board make sure to tell you Guild members and everyone else quickly before it disappears. Only your longest streak will be posted so if you do another streak that’s high enough to make the Top 200 but lower than the one you are currently listed for, the lower streak will not stay on the board.
Review and a Few Extra
◦ To start a streak quickly, start a raid then forfeit immediately.
◦ You MUST have started a Streak before you can exit the game during the recruitment time and be able to continue your Streak.
◦ Having a Guild Ship with all Gunners can give you 10 battles with no recruit time if you drop 1 Gunner on an exposed PH.
◦ Blackbeard or Greenbeard, even at reasonably low level, do enough damage to take out a PH in about the same time as 2-3 Gunners. Use them alone to snipe exposed PHs (or even guarded ones - they are tough enough to take Ground Pounder beatings and survive long enough to take down the PH) to increase your streak count with zero wait time at the end of it. Particularly useful for the early stages of the streak before your Grog/Time bonuses are decently high. Other LPs can help but don't do anywhere near enough damage to solo a PH in a decent amount of time.
◦ There is no cow level.
◦ You only need 1 Star for the battle to be a victory so leaving after that helps keep your Rank low and saves time having to drop again.
◦ It’s most common to do Streaks of 20 or 30 then start over. You weigh the time it takes verses what you might get in the extra Chests.
◦ Attack at angles that put you in range of your target but outside the range of the defenses whenever possible
If you choose to exit the game during a streak, the last battle will be counted in the streak as a as a loss on the streak screen unless you have just been awarded a chest.
As of the current version there has been some issues with the game crashing during a Streak. If the game crashes you will be able to continue your Streak however you won’t be able to recruit any of the troops that were deployed before the crash. If you exit the game after a battle but before you click the RECRUIT button you will also be unable to get back the troops you deployed. Only after you have started a Streak and have clicked the RECRUIT button are you safe to exit the game.
Starting a Streak Instantly
You can start a Streak instantly by SURRENDERING your first battle without dropping any units. Since you didn’t use any troops there is no recruit wait time so you can immediately click FIGHT again. You will start the Streak and be given a free Streak Buff. As long as you don’t mind taking a loss, this is the best way to start a Streak
Streak Leaderboards
Unlike other Leaderboards in Plunder Pirates, players on the Top 200 Streaks Leaderboard will be removed after being on there for a week, so as soon as you’re on the board make sure to tell you Guild members and everyone else quickly before it disappears. Only your longest streak will be posted so if you do another streak that’s high enough to make the Top 200 but lower than the one you are currently listed for, the lower streak will not stay on the board.
Review and a Few Extra
◦ To start a streak quickly, start a raid then forfeit immediately.
◦ You MUST have started a Streak before you can exit the game during the recruitment time and be able to continue your Streak.
◦ Having a Guild Ship with all Gunners can give you 10 battles with no recruit time if you drop 1 Gunner on an exposed PH.
◦ Blackbeard or Greenbeard, even at reasonably low level, do enough damage to take out a PH in about the same time as 2-3 Gunners. Use them alone to snipe exposed PHs (or even guarded ones - they are tough enough to take Ground Pounder beatings and survive long enough to take down the PH) to increase your streak count with zero wait time at the end of it. Particularly useful for the early stages of the streak before your Grog/Time bonuses are decently high. Other LPs can help but don't do anywhere near enough damage to solo a PH in a decent amount of time.
◦ There is no cow level.
◦ You only need 1 Star for the battle to be a victory so leaving after that helps keep your Rank low and saves time having to drop again.
◦ It’s most common to do Streaks of 20 or 30 then start over. You weigh the time it takes verses what you might get in the extra Chests.
◦ Attack at angles that put you in range of your target but outside the range of the defenses whenever possible
If you choose to exit the game during a streak, the last battle will be counted in the streak as a as a loss on the streak screen unless you have just been awarded a chest.