One of the biggest progression systems in Haze Seas isn’t tied to your level—it’s your Bounty, Reputation, and Mastery. Whether you’re hunting other pirates, climbing the Marine ranks, or trying to unlock every move on your favorite weapon, these systems play a huge role throughout your adventure.
If you’re planning to reach the endgame, it’s worth understanding how each system works early on. Here’s everything you need to know.
Haze Seas Bounty System Explained
If you’re playing as a pirate, your Bounty represents how infamous you’ve become across the seas. The stronger you are and the more players you defeat, the higher your bounty climbs.
As your bounty increases, you’ll unlock exclusive Pirate Titles, receive special server announcements, and eventually earn one of the rarest items in the game.
How to Earn Bounty
You can increase your bounty in several different ways.
- Defeat Island Bosses.
- Defeat Super Bosses.
- Defeat other players.
- Continue progressing until PvP becomes your primary bounty source.
During the early game, Island Bosses are your main source of bounty.
- Island Bosses reward bounty equal to their level × 2.
- Example: A Level 25 boss rewards 50 Bounty.
Once you reach 1 Million Bounty, Island Bosses will no longer increase your bounty.
Super Bosses provide much larger rewards.
- Super Boss bounty equals Boss Level × 50.
- Example: A Level 500 Super Boss rewards 25,000 Bounty.
Super Bosses can increase your bounty until you reach 3 Million.
After hitting 3 Million Bounty, the only way to continue increasing it is by defeating other players in PvP.
How Bounty Loss Works
Every death comes with a risk.
If your bounty is below 5 Million, each PvP death causes you to lose 20,000 Bounty, while the player who defeated you gains the same amount.
Once you pass 5 Million Bounty, the system becomes much harsher.
- You lose 40,000 Bounty every time you die.
- The player who defeated you still only gains 20,000 Bounty.
This system helps slow down bounty inflation across the server.
There are also a few safety rules.
- Players under 100,000 Bounty cannot lose large amounts.
- The minimum possible loss is 5,000 Bounty.
- If another player’s level differs from yours by more than 1,000 levels, no bounty will be gained or lost.
Combat Logging Penalty
Leaving the game during combat won’t save your bounty.
If you disconnect while flagged for PvP, the server records the fight.
When you join again, you’ll automatically lose the bounty you would have lost normally.
Players below 100,000 Bounty are exempt from this punishment.
Bounty Server Messages
Reaching major bounty milestones causes dramatic announcements to appear for everyone on the server.
5 Million Bounty
“Danger pulses through the seas as PLAYER makes their entrance!”
10 Million Bounty
“The seas darken as PLAYER, a notorious pirate, cuts through the waves. Brace yourselves, none will be spared—no soul is safe from their wrath!”
Pirate Titles
Pirates unlock exclusive titles as they increase their bounty.
- Bounty Hunter — Reach 1 Million Bounty.
- Sea Tyrant — Reach 3 Million Bounty.
- Sea Warlord — Reach 10 Million Bounty.
- Sea Emperor — Reach 20 Million Bounty.
Haze Seas Reputation System Explained
If you’d rather fight for justice instead of piracy, Reputation works almost identically to Bounty.
Instead of becoming an infamous pirate, you’ll rise through the Marine ranks.
Reputation unlocks exclusive Marine Titles while also triggering special announcements whenever you join a server.
Reputation Server Messages
5 Million Reputation
“The tides grow heavy as PLAYER, a relentless Marine, steps ashore.”
10 Million Reputation
“The sea trembles as PLAYER, an unwavering Marine enforcer, arrives with the weight of justice at their back. No pirate is safe from their wrath.”
Marine Titles
Marine players unlock these titles through Reputation.
- Marine Officer — Reach 1 Million Reputation.
- Marine Captain — Reach 3 Million Reputation.
- Marine Admiral — Reach 10 Million Reputation.
- Fleet Admiral — Reach 20 Million Reputation.
Demon Spawner Reward
One of the coolest rewards tied to the Bounty and Reputation system is the Demon Spawner.
You’ll permanently unlock this tool after reaching either:
- 25 Million Bounty, or
- 25 Million Reputation
The Demon Spawner summons a demon companion that attacks enemy players automatically.
It won’t attack NPCs, making it a PvP-focused reward designed for experienced players.
Haze Seas Mastery System
Mastery determines how quickly your character becomes stronger with a specific weapon, Devil Fruit, or Fighting Style.
Instead of unlocking every skill immediately, you’ll gradually unlock new moves as your Mastery Level increases.
Every weapon, fruit, and Fighting Style has its own separate mastery level.
The maximum Mastery is 500.
Mastery Skill Unlock Requirements
Every build follows the same progression.
- Z — Available immediately
- F — Available immediately
- X — 25 Mastery
- C — 50 Mastery
- V — 75 Mastery
- B — 100 Mastery
- E — 125 Mastery
- N — 150 Mastery (currently only Gum and Dragon)
- P — 175 Mastery (currently exclusive to Gum)
How to Gain Mastery EXP
Different actions reward different amounts of Mastery Experience.
- Landing an M1 attack — 0.1 EXP
- Hitting with a Skill — 1 EXP
- Defeating an NPC — 2 EXP
- Defeating a Boss — 10 EXP
- Defeating a Super Boss — 150 EXP
Fighting stronger enemies is by far the fastest way to level Mastery.
Mastery Stat Bonus
Mastery doesn’t only unlock new skills.
Every 2 Mastery Levels grant 1 additional stat point for that combat category.
This continues until you reach:
- 250 Bonus Stats
This gives players another reason to keep leveling their favorite weapon or fruit long after unlocking every move.
EXP Penalty
There is a penalty for farming enemies that are far weaker than you.
If an NPC or Boss is 200 or more levels below your current level, you’ll only receive 20% of the normal Mastery EXP.
The same rule applies to Super Bosses once the level difference becomes extremely large.
Because of this, it’s always better to farm content close to your current level.
Mastery Titles
Several exclusive titles can only be earned by mastering different combat styles.
- Edge Sovereign — Reach 500 Mastery on any Sword.
- Archon of Power — Reach 500 Mastery on any Devil Fruit.
- Supreme Brawler — Reach 500 Mastery on any Fighting Style.
- Avatar of Combat — Reach 500 Mastery on five Fighting Styles.
- Warlord of Blades — Reach 500 Mastery on five Swords.
- Harbinger of Power — Reach 500 Mastery on five Devil Fruits.
Tips for Increasing Mastery Faster
If your goal is unlocking every skill as quickly as possible, keep these tips in mind.
- Fight enemies close to your current level to avoid EXP penalties.
- Farm Bosses and Super Bosses whenever possible since they reward much more Mastery EXP.
- Continue using the same weapon, fruit, or Fighting Style until it reaches higher Mastery before switching.
- Unlock Sea 2 and Sea 3 as soon as possible since stronger enemies significantly speed up Mastery progression.
- Once you’ve unlocked every move, continue leveling to 500 Mastery for the extra stat points and exclusive titles.
By understanding how Bounty, Reputation, and Mastery work together, you’ll progress much faster and unlock many of Haze Seas’ most valuable rewards while preparing for the game’s toughest endgame content.