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Overview

Ranged Weapons are the firearms players use for ambushes, long-range engagements, and boarding-crew close-range scatter. Windrose currently exposes 12 unique ranged weapons across three classes: Pistols (one-handed sidearms), Muskets (two-handed long-range rifles), and Blunderbusses (two-handed close-range scatter). Every firearm deals Pierce damage, consumes Gunpowder as ammunition, and crafts or upgrades at the Weaponsmith Workshop.

This page is the ranged root directory. For melee loadouts see Melee Weapons. For raw stat comparison across every weapon, also see Weapons.

Classes at a Glance

Class	Hand	Range	Damage Type	Primary Scaling	Count	Notable Names
Pistols	One-handed (off-hand)	Short to medium	Pierce	Precision	5	Reliable Pistol, Drake's Double-Barreled Pistol, Plague Pistol
Muskets	Two-handed	Long	Pierce	Precision (3), Agility (1)	4	Reliable Musket, Buccaneer's Friend, Infantry Musket
Blunderbusses	Two-handed	Close (point-blank)	Pierce	Agility	3	Reliable Blunderbuss, Dragon's Breath

All Ranged 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
Blunderbuss	Blunderbusses	Uncommon	380	150 Pierce	Agility (D)	Baseline, no effect.
Dragon's Breath	Blunderbusses	Rare / Epic	380	160 Pierce	Agility (C)	Dealing Damage has 60% chance of triggering fire explosion around the target.
Reliable Blunderbuss	Blunderbusses	Rare / Epic	380	180 Pierce	Agility (B)	At close range, shots have a small chance to knock enemies down.
Buccaneer's Friend	Muskets	Rare / Epic	380	585 Pierce	Precision (A)	While standing still, weapon spread is almost eliminated.
Infantry Musket	Muskets	Rare / Epic	380	575 Pierce	Agility (A)	Allows you to perform a special bayonet attack with [F]. This weapon's Damage scales with Agility.
Musket	Muskets	Uncommon	380	550 Pierce	Precision (B)	Baseline, no effect.
Reliable Musket	Muskets	Rare / Epic	380	600 Pierce	Precision (S)	Reloads faster than other muskets.
Drake's Double-Barreled Pistol	Pistols	Rare / Epic	380	420 Pierce	Precision (B)	Can fire two quick shots in succession.
Pistol	Pistols	Uncommon	380	360 Pierce	Precision (B)	Baseline, no effect.
Plague Pistol	Pistols	Epic	380	400 Pierce	Precision (B)	Restores 40% of dealt Damage as Health.
Reliable Pistol	Pistols	Rare / Epic	380	380 Pierce	Precision (S)	Can fire 3 shots without reloading.
Worn-Out Pistol	Pistols	Common	90	300 Pierce	Precision (C)	Starter weapon, no effect.

Damage Types

Every ranged weapon in Windrose deals Pierce damage. Pierce is the narrow-profile type that cuts through light armor effectively, so ranged firearms are strongest against outlaws, pirates, animals, and plague creatures. Against heavy plate enemies, Crude melee damage from clubs or halberds still outperforms Pierce per hit, so ranged builds typically keep a melee fallback in the main-hand or switch loadouts for armored fights.

Scaling Attributes

Ranged weapons scale with one of two attributes. The scaling grade (D, C, B, A, S) multiplies that attribute's contribution to final damage. Epic variants of the Reliable-line firearms push their grade up to S, which is the single biggest damage jump available through ascension.

Attribute	Weapon Classes	Example Weapons
Precision	All pistols, three of four muskets	Reliable Pistol, Reliable Musket, Buccaneer's Friend
Agility	All blunderbusses, Infantry Musket outlier	Reliable Blunderbuss, Dragon's Breath, Infantry Musket

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: 1 weapon (Worn-Out Pistol), the starter sidearm that cannot be upgraded or ascended.
Uncommon: 3 baseline crafted pieces (Pistol, Musket, Blunderbuss).
Epic-only: 1 weapon (Plague Pistol), a plague-biome drop with no Rare variant listed on the public item pages.
Rare / Epic: 7 named weapons with signature effects and a Tumbaga Ingot ascension path.

Gunpowder and Ammunition

Every firearm consumes Gunpowder as ammunition. Gunpowder is crafted at the Workbench from Sulfur and Charcoal; without a stockpile, ranged weapons cannot fire at all. The Worn-Out Pistol is famously inert at game start until the player crafts the first batch of Gunpowder. Reliable-line Epic variants reduce per-shot ammunition cost, which matters in extended fights or boss encounters.

Weaponsmith Workshop and Upgrade Path

Every ranged weapon in Windrose is crafted and upgraded at the Weaponsmith Workshop. Base recipes at Level 1 use Wood plus Copper Ingot; upgrade bands swap to Foothills Iron Ingot at Level 6-10 and Mire Metal Ingot at Level 11-15. Master's Tools becomes a required ingredient from Level 7 onward, so any ranged build should stockpile Master's Tools before committing to Rare firearm crafts. Plague Pistol is the only firearm with Ingot Arborum in the base recipe.

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