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# Legend of Rustbeard III

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The Legend of Rustbeard II event **began on August 8th at 00:00 UTC, and ends at 00:00 UTC on August 22nd**.

This iteration unlocks the Steampunk Frigate Skin for crafting with Rustbeard’s Gears. Collect Rustbeard’s Golden Gear to unbind this new ship skin for trade.&#x20;

You will be able to claim End of Event loot based on your FINAL RANK

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Rules:

* This event will not include token rewards, top Leaderboard placements will instead award Rustbeard’s Golden Gear as well as Raffle Tickets and Gems.&#x20;
* Earning rewards will require a Founder's Pirate or an active VIP Pass
* Top 1000 rewards will not be distributed to multiple accounts operated by a single player
  * In this case the player will receive the highest ranking reward only
  * Rewards from other accounts will be given to the next ranked unique player