Corrupted Seas V04a Bluebite Top Now

After the v04a patch, an NPC known as "Scabbs the Tainted" spawns on random small islands every 3 real-world hours. He trades the Bluebite Top for 50x Corrupted Nautilus Shells and 1x Heart of the Trench. Be warned: Scabbs’ location is broadcast to the entire server, so expect a PvP fight.

When worn, the Bluebite Top provides:

Dev Note: v04a caps swarm spawn rate to once per 8 seconds to prevent VFX overload. corrupted seas v04a bluebite top

The most reliable (though still rare) method is defeating Kraken-Maw, the Corrupted Spawn in the "Abyssal Trench" dungeon. The v04a update gave the boss a 4% chance to drop a "Blighted Armor Cache," which has a 1/3 chance of containing the Bluebite Top. Pro tip: Killing the boss while your entire squad is afflicted with "Stage 2 Brine Rot" increases the drop rate to 7%. After the v04a patch, an NPC known as

Once you own the Corrupted Seas v04a Bluebite Top, you aren't done. The v04a system allows for "Brine Infusion." Dev Note: v04a caps swarm spawn rate to

Warning: Upgrading has a 60% success rate in v04a. Failure does not destroy the item, but it resets it to +0 and applies a 24-hour cooldown before you can try again.