Corsairs of Cardano open beta is live Cardano · 2,000 Supply · Fixed Forever

Black
Flag

Set Sail. Claim Your Identity. Rule the Seas.

A digital pirate nation. 2,000 hand-drawn souls aboard the Cardano blockchain, and now a game to sail them in. No roadmaps. No empty promises. Just plunder, lore, and a crew worth sailing with.

A Black Flag pirate in a skull-and-dagger tricorn, holding a flintlock
2,000Total Supply
13Pirate Ranks
6Legendary Pirates
0Future Mints

What is
Black Flag?

Born from the depths of Cardano, Black Flag is a fixed-supply collection of 2,000 hand-drawn pirate NFTs. Each piece is a unique identity. Not just a JPEG, but your web3 flag planted on the high seas of the blockchain.

With 13 distinct pirate ranks, rare legendary captains, and a lore universe that grows by the day, every Black Flag holder is a crew member with purpose. Assemble your crew by rank. Unlock perks. Command the seas.

And now they sail. In Corsairs of Cardano, our pixel-art pirate game, every pirate you hold joins your crew. Their rank decides how they fight and which ships you can sail.

"Collectors collect, and pirates loot."

Built Different.

Fixed Supply Forever

Only 2,000 pirates will ever sail these seas. Zero additional mints. Your rarity is locked and guaranteed by the blockchain itself.

13-Rank Hierarchy

From Swab to Legendary, every pirate has a rank, a role, and a rarity tier. The ranking system creates genuine collectability and crew-assembly strategy.

Hand-Drawn Art

Every pirate is a genuine piece of high-quality, hand-crafted artwork. No AI generation, no shortcuts. Pure creative craftsmanship in every pixel.

Full IP Rights

Your pirate is your identity. Use it. Brand it. Build on it. You hold complete rights to your NFT's image and likeness across any platform.

Community First

No roadmap with false promises. Just pirate maps. The crew shapes the destiny of Black Flag through Discord, X, and collective lore building.

Playable Pirates

Every pirate is a playable crew member in Corsairs of Cardano. Rank sets their battle move and the ships you can sail. Not sailing them yourself? Hire them out and earn a cut.

13 Pirate Ranks

Every rank is a role at sea. In Corsairs of Cardano each one brings its own battle move.

SwabClear the Decks
DeckhandRun Out the Guns
LookoutMark Targets
CookGrog Ration
SailmakerChain Shot
CarpenterPatch the Hull
GunnerDouble Broadside
BoatswainGrapeshot
QuartermasterIron Discipline
NavigatorOutmaneuver
First MateGrapple & Board
CaptainRally the Crew
LegendaryOne of only six

Build Your Crew

The 13 ranks follow specific formulas to assemble crews that power the Black Flag world. Collect the right ranks, form your crew, build your ship, and set sail.

The fifteen Black Flag crew flags
Deckhand
Deck Dogs
Cutlass Crew
Reef Riders
Galleon Guild
Sea Dog
Pioneer
Tidal Tyrants
Regal Reapers
Beard's Bandits
Davy's Dominion
Skeleton King's Sentinels
Legend
Boatswain
Captain

⚓ Nine of these crews sail as ships in Corsairs of Cardano. See the ship ladder →

OPEN BETA · LIVE NOW

Our pixel-art pirate game is live. Sail one shared sea, raid islands, fight other captains and hold the ground you take. Your Black Flag pirates are the crew.

  • Free to play
  • No NFT needed to start
  • Phone & desktop
  • New sea every Monday
Corsairs of Cardano: a sloop at sea beside an island, with the ship panel, jobs list and minimap A sea battle against The Pale Leviathan, a giant sea serpent A shore party facing Blackbeard on a beach The Emerald Haven port screen: merchant, tavern, hideout, shipwright, stillhouse, crew for hire and harbor post The Ship and Crew screen: pirates at their posts on the deck, ship stats and cargo hold Choosing how to land on a raided island: stealth, assault or parley The hideout works: treasury, rum distillery, dry dock, chart room and more The voyage report after time away: earnings, raids, sea fights and hull

One shared sea, in real time. Take the helm yourself, or hand the wheel to your mate.

24,000Unit-wide sea
9Ships to earn
12Crew ranks
17Pirate lords
14Sea legends
MONNew map weekly
Your NFTs are the crew: Captain, Navigator, Gunner, Quartermaster, Carpenter and Lookout each unlock a battle move
YOUR NFTS ARE THE CREW

Your pirates come aboard

  • Link a Cardano wallet once and every Black Flag pirate you hold joins your roster. It is a free signature. No funds move and your NFTs never leave your wallet.
  • Each rank brings its own move. A Gunner fires a Double Broadside. A First Mate grapples and boards. A Captain rallies the whole crew.
  • Pirates earn experience and level up as they sail, raid and fight.
  • No pirates yet? You start free with a sloop and three Swabs. Hire sell-swords at any port, or hire other holders' pirates from the job board. Their owner earns a cut of what they bring in.
Nine hulls to earn, from the Deck Dogs' sloop to the Skeleton King's Sentinels' flagship
NINE HULLS TO EARN

Every crew is a ship

  • The crew formulas from the collection are the ships in the game. Collect the right ranks and step up the ladder.
  • Bigger hulls carry more, see further and hit harder. Smaller ones are faster.
ShipCrewSize
SloopDeck Dogs6
CutterCutlass Crew10
SchoonerReef Riders16
BrigantineGalleon Guild20
CorvetteTidal Tyrants24
FrigateRegal Reapers27
GalleonBeard's Bandits33
Man-o'-WarDavy's Dominion39
FlagshipSkeleton King's Sentinels43
Island Control: take an island, hold it with your own pirates, and tax every raid on it
RAID IT · TAKE IT · HOLD IT

Islands worth fighting for

  • Drop anchor, pick a shore party, then sneak in, storm the beach, or talk your way ashore.
  • Dig up treasure, fight what crawls out of the caves, and sell the haul to merchants whose prices move with what players trade.
  • Beat an island and leave your own pirates on it. Every captain who raids there pays you 10%. They defend it even while you sleep.
  • Hold up to three islands at once. Ports stay neutral.
A new sea every Monday: a pixel-art island with ships sailing past
A NEW SEA EVERY MONDAY

Learn it fast

  • The whole map is redrawn every week: new islands, trade winds, storms, sea monsters and a roaming legend.
  • Nobody can wall off the map. An island held on Sunday is gone on Monday, so every week is a fresh contest.
  • Weekly events shake it up. A Gold Rush fattens the purses. A Blockade shuts two harbours until someone sinks the fleet sitting off them.

Plenty to Plunder

Sea Battles

Broadsides, chain shot, grapple and board. Sink a rival and take 75% of what they carried. Bank your coin first.

Autopilot

Give your mate cautious, balanced or bold orders. She raids, trades and banks while you are offline.

Pirate Lords

Seventeen famous pirates of history, from Stede Bonnet to Blackbeard and Ching Shih. Sign their posting at the harbour board and fight them ashore.

Sea Legends

Fourteen legends take turns haunting the sea, from the Pale Leviathan to the Kelp Hydra. Sink one and hang its trophy on your bow.

The Hideout

Nine stations: treasury, rum distillery, dry dock, chart room and more. Post spare pirates on eight-hour shifts.

Fleets

Sail together with friends, or hunt each other. Ports are safe harbours. Open water is not.

Contracts & Feats

Harbour contracts, bounties, weekly goals and feats that unlock real perks, like cheaper repairs or ports that buy your contraband.

Plays on Your Phone

Add it to your home screen and it runs like an app. Same captain and same ship on phone and desktop.

How to Start

Three steps, a couple of minutes. You do not need to own a pirate to play.

Play the Beta ↗
  1. Open the gameGo to beta.blackflagnft.pro on a desktop browser for your first visit.
  2. Sign in with DiscordYour Discord account is your captain. It is how you log in from any device.
  3. Link a Cardano wallet onceEternl, Lace or any CIP-30 wallet. Ledger and Trezor work too. It is one free signature and no funds move. Any Black Flag pirates in that wallet join your crew. After that, play on your phone with Discord alone.

This is an open beta. Expect bugs and fast changes. Tell us what breaks in Discord and it gets fixed.

Meet Your Captains

The legendary trio who built this fleet from the keel up.

Keeper's pirate portrait
Keeper Captain · Founder

Guardian of the lore, keeper of the black book. Steers the ship through fair weather and storm alike.

cLord's pirate portrait
cLord Captain · Founder · Artist

Crafts the digital armada. Commander of artistry and creativity.

Spanners' pirate portrait
Spanners Captain · Engineer

The crew's master of tools and tinkering. When the ship needs fixing, or breaking, Spanners answers the call.

Ready to Hoist the Flag?

Join a crew that actually sails. The sea is wide, and the plunder is real.

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