Sea of Thieves allows players to take to the high seas with their friends and get up to all kinds of pirate-related adventures. The recent arrival of season 2 has introduced a new emote that has added even more shenanigans to the game. The Barrel Disguise emote will allow players to take on the look of a simple barrel, giving them a way to hide from each other.
Sea of Thieves has quite a few emotes, and many of them have been used in the past as a means of hiding from other players, but the Barrel Disguise emote is custom-made to give players a way to try and get the drop on each other. It can even be used to blending with a player's surroundings if they find themselves outnumber and outgunned.
To get the Barrel Disguise emote, players will need to reach Renown Level 13 of the Season 2 Plunder Pass, Sea of Thieves' version of a season pass. The good news is that players can unlock the Barrel Disguise for free and do not need to buy the premium tier of the Season 2 Plunder Pass to get it. Players who are in the market for other emotes can find a selection of them for sale at the Pirate Emporium.
To equip the Barrel Disguise, players will need to visit the Vanity chest, which can be found on the lower deck of their ship or outside the clothing shop located at every Outpost. Once it is equipped, it can be selected from the emote radial by pressing Z on the keyboard or down on the d-pad, and the player will take on the appearance of a simple barrel.
When used in a clever place, the barrel emote will possibly fool other players, but it won't help you out against the various AI enemies that make up so much of Sea of Thieves' gameplay. As such, players shouldn't expect it to save them if they come face to face with a skeleton horde while searching for Ashen Keys.
As for the effectiveness of the Barrel Disguise, it has already been proven with hilarious results by streamers Summit and XQC to fool players when used correctly. The emote does have one weakness, however. When used to hide on a ship, it will not rock back and forth like the other barrels, so eagle-eyed players will be able to spot the difference. As such, players should pay close attention to barrels on their ship when they return from some island adventures to ensure they don't have any stowaways.
Sea of Thieves is available now on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.