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Overview

Melee Weapons are the hand-to-hand loadouts players use to clear outlaws, plague beasts, and Blackbeard crews. Windrose currently exposes 26 unique melee weapons across six classes: Sabers, Greatswords, Rapiers, Halberds, Clubs, and unarmed Fists. Each class has its own scaling attribute, damage type, and distinct moveset.

This page is the melee root directory. For firearms see Pistols, Muskets, and Blunderbusses on the Weapons roster. For raw stat comparison across every weapon, also see Weapons.

Classes at a Glance

Class	Hand	Damage Type	Scaling	Count	Notable Names
Sabers	One-handed	Slash	Agility	7	Razor, Cutlass, Dueling Saber
Greatswords	Two-handed	Slash	Agility	4	Soul Eater, Dueling Greatsword
Rapiers	One-handed	Pierce	Precision	4	Rapier of a Thousand Cuts, Sturdy Rapier
Halberds	Two-handed	Crude	Strength	4	Plague Halberd, Executioner
Clubs	One-handed	Crude	Strength	6	Sturdy Mace, Bonebreaker, Swamp Creature's Tooth
Fists	Unarmed	-	-	1	Fists

All Melee Weapons

Complete roster with the max Item Level 15 ATK, damage, and scaling shown on each weapon's item card.

Weapon	Class	Rarity	ATK	Damage	Scaling	Key Effect
Bonebreaker	Clubs	Rare / Epic	380	300 Crude	Strength (B / A)	The more Stamina you have, the more Damage the weapon deals.
Club	Clubs	Uncommon	380	280 Crude	Strength (B)	Baseline, no effect.
Crusher	Clubs	Rare / Epic	380	290 Crude	Strength (C / B)	Hits have a small chance to knock enemies down. The higher your Strength, the higher the chance.
Smasher	Clubs	Uncommon	380	225 Crude	Strength (A)	Hits have a small chance to knock enemies down. The higher your Strength, the higher the chance.
Sturdy Mace	Clubs	Rare / Epic	380	295 Crude	Strength (A / S)	Increases Posture Points by 1.
Swamp Creature's Tooth	Clubs	Rare / Epic	380	280 Crude	Strength (B)	Critical Hits with this weapon no longer deal bonus Damage, but instead trigger a burst of Distortion, dealing Damage to all nearby enemies.
Fists	Fists	Common	380	-	-	Starter weapon, no effect.
Dueling Greatsword	Greatswords	Rare / Epic	380	315 Slash	Agility (B / A)	Each successful Perfect Block applies Retaliation effect increasing your Melee Damage by 10%. Stacks up to 3 times. Taking Damage removes the effect.
Soul Eater	Greatswords	Rare / Epic	380	325 Slash	Agility (C / B)	This weapon has a special attack [F] that drains Health from nearby enemies. Cooldown: 2 min.
Stalwart Greatsword	Greatswords	Rare / Epic	380	310 Slash	Agility (A / S)	Increases Posture Points by 1.
Two-Handed Sword	Greatswords	Uncommon	380	300 Slash	Agility (B)	Baseline, no effect.
Executioner	Halberds	Rare / Epic	380	365 Crude	Strength (C / B)	Killing enemies grants stacks of Decimation effect. Each stack increases your Critical Hit Chance by 10%, up to 30%.
Halberd	Halberds	Uncommon	380	340 Crude	Strength (B)	Baseline, no effect.
Plague Halberd	Halberds	Rare / Epic	380	355 Crude	Strength (- / B)	Dealing Damage grants you a stack of Plague Echoes effect. At 5 stacks, the special [F] attack becomes available.
Sturdy Halberd	Halberds	Rare / Epic	380	355 / 370 Crude	Strength (A / S)	Increases Critical Hit Chance by 10%.
Rapier	Rapiers	Uncommon	380	205 Pierce	Precision (B)	Baseline, no effect.
Rapier of a Thousand Cuts	Rapiers	Rare / Epic	380	125 Pierce	Precision (C / B)	Dealing Damage applies Bleeding. Stacks up to 5 times. Each stack deals 25 Damage per second.
Rapier of Devastation	Rapiers	Rare / Epic	380	210 Pierce	Precision (- / B)	Light Attacks apply up to 8 Plague marks. Heavy Attacks consume all accumulated marks, dealing bonus Damage for each.
Sturdy Rapier	Rapiers	Rare / Epic	380	215 Pierce	Precision (A / S)	Increases the Perfect Block opportunity window.
Arboris Saber	Sabers	Rare / Epic	380	215 Crude	Strength (C / B)	Dealing Damage grants you a stack of Plague Echoes effect. At 5 stacks, the special [F] attack becomes available. Deals Crude Damage and scales with Strength.
Broken Blade	Sabers	Common	90	190 Slash	Agility (C)	Starter weapon, no effect.
Cutlass	Sabers	Rare / Epic	380	215 Slash	Agility (B / A)	Hits apply Take Aim! effect up to 9 stacks. Your next shot deals 10% bonus Damage per stack.
Dueling Saber	Sabers	Rare / Epic	380	220 Slash	Agility (B / A)	Each successful Perfect Block applies Retaliation effect increasing your Damage by 8%. Stacks up to 3 times. Taking Damage removes the effect.
Razor	Sabers	Rare / Epic	380	225 Slash	Agility (A / S)	Increases base Critical Hit Chance by 10%.
Saber	Sabers	Uncommon	380	210 Slash	Agility (B)	Baseline, no effect.
Sturdy Saber	Sabers	Rare / Epic	380	225 Slash	Agility (A / S)	Increases Posture Points by 1.

Damage Types and Matchups

Every melee hit deals one of three damage types. The type matters for armor matchups: Crude blunt damage handles heavy plate best, Slash is strongest against lightly armored targets, and Pierce is narrow-profile and preferred for Precision duelists.

Scaling Attributes

Each weapon scales primarily with one of three combat attributes. The scaling grade (D, C, B, A, S) multiplies that attribute's contribution to final damage. Epic variants of the Reliable and Sturdy weapon families push their grade up to S, which is the single biggest damage jump available through ascension.

Attribute	Weapon Classes	Example Weapons
Strength	Clubs, Halberds, Arboris Saber	Sturdy Mace, Plague Halberd, Bonebreaker
Agility	Sabers, Greatswords	Razor, Dueling Greatsword, Soul Eater
Precision	Rapiers	Rapier of a Thousand Cuts, Sturdy Rapier

Rarity and Ascension

Rarity determines base ATK and which effect lines appear. Most named weapons ship as both Rare and Epic variants; the Epic is produced by running Ascension at the Weaponsmith Workshop with Tumbaga Ingots, and it keeps the Rare effect while stacking an additional bonus line.

Common: 2 weapons (Broken Blade, Fists).
Uncommon: baseline crafted pieces such as Club, Saber, Rapier, Halberd, Two-Handed Sword, and Smasher.
Rare / Epic: 18 named weapons with signature effects.

Weaponsmith Workshop and Upgrade Path

Every melee weapon in Windrose is crafted and upgraded at the Weaponsmith Workshop. Base recipes at Level 1 use Wood, Copper Ingot, and Rough Hide; upgrade bands swap to Foothills Iron Ingot at Level 6-10 and Mire Metal Ingot at Level 11-15, with Smithing Flux added once the shop is Level 2. Ingot Arborum is the additional ingredient for plague weapons (Arboris Saber, Plague Halberd, Rapier of Devastation, Swamp Creature's Tooth).

Variants

A complete list of Melee Weapons variants in Windrose is shown below, with thumbnail, build cost, and comfort bonus for each entry. Click any name to open its dedicated page.

Variant	Build Cost	Comfort
Arboris Saber	Copper Ingot x3, Rough Hide x2, Ingot Arborum x5	-
Bonebreaker	Wood x10, Copper Ingot x5	-
Broken Blade	Copper Ingot x10, Rough Hide x2	-
Club	Wood x10, Copper Ingot x5	-
Crusher	Wood x10, Copper Ingot x5	-
Cutlass	Copper Ingot x7, Rough Hide x2	-
Dueling Greatsword	Copper Ingot x10, Rough Hide x2	-
Dueling Saber	Copper Ingot x7, Rough Hide x2	-
Executioner	Wood x10, Copper Ingot x7	-
Fists	-	-
Halberd	Wood x10, Copper Ingot x7	-
Plague Halberd	Wood x10, Copper Ingot x3, Ingot Arborum x5	-
Rapier	Copper Ingot x7, Rough Hide x2	-
Rapier of a Thousand Cuts	Copper Ingot x7, Rough Hide x2	-
Rapier of Devastation	Copper Ingot x3, Rough Hide x2, Ingot Arborum x5	-
Razor	Copper Ingot x7, Rough Hide x2	-
Saber	Copper Ingot x7, Rough Hide x2	-
Smasher	Wood x10, Copper Ingot x5	-
Soul Eater	Copper Ingot x10, Rough Hide x2, Undead Essence x7	-
Stalwart Greatsword	Copper Ingot x10, Rough Hide x2	-
Sturdy Halberd	Wood x10, Copper Ingot x7	-
Sturdy Mace	Wood x10, Copper Ingot x5	-
Sturdy Rapier	Copper Ingot x7, Rough Hide x2	-
Sturdy Saber	Copper Ingot x7, Rough Hide x2	-
Two-Handed Sword	Copper Ingot x10, Rough Hide x2	-
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