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Windrose features over 61 unique weapons across multiple categories at the April 2026 Early Access launch. Weapons are the primary means of dealing damage in combat and differ in damage type, attack speed, scaling attributes, rarity, and special effects. Weapons can be looted from various sources or crafted at the Weaponsmith Workshop.

Damage Types

Every weapon deals one of three damage types. Matching the right damage type to an enemy's weakness significantly improves combat effectiveness.

Weapon Scaling

Weapons scale with one or more of the core character attributes from the talent system. Scaling is graded S (strongest), A, B, C, and D (weakest). Investing attribute points into the stat a weapon scales with increases that weapon's damage output.

Rarity Tiers

Weapons come in four primary rarity tiers during Early Access. Higher-rarity weapons have improved base stats and carry unique special effects.

Melee Weapons

Sabers

Fast one-handed weapons dealing slash damage. Sabers are versatile all-rounders that scale with Agility, making them a natural fit for builds that also invest in dodge effectiveness.

Rapiers

Quick thrusting weapons dealing pierce damage. Rapiers scale with Precision and reward a patient, counter-heavy fighting style. Some rapiers widen the Perfect Block window, making them excellent for parry-focused builds.

Greatswords and Two-Handed Swords

Slow, heavy weapons dealing massive slash damage per hit. Greatswords are excellent for staggering enemies and breaking guard. The Captain's Greatsword is notable for its Retaliation effect, and the Soul Eater for its health drain ability. Greatswords were highlighted at the December 2025 PC Gaming Show as a confirmed weapon category.

Clubs

Blunt weapons dealing crude damage. Clubs are particularly effective against undead enemies and skeletons. They scale with Strength and are good at breaking enemy guard.

Maces

Blunt one-handed weapons dealing crude damage, confirmed in Worthplaying's launch coverage as part of the melee arsenal. Maces fill a similar role to clubs but tend to scale with Strength and offer somewhat different moveset timings. Specific named maces are not yet broadly documented in community resources; check the in-game weapon catalog for the current roster at Early Access launch.

Halberds

Polearm weapons with long reach, dealing crude damage. Halberds excel at crowd control and keeping distance from enemies. The Plague Halberd applies corruption stacks for damage over time.

Ranged Weapons

Pistols

Close-to-mid range firearms dealing pierce damage. Pistols are sidearms that complement melee weapons for finishing off enemies or pulling them from groups.

Muskets

Long-range firearms dealing heavy pierce damage. Muskets have the highest per-shot damage in the game but reload very slowly. They scale with Precision and are best used to open fights or snipe weak points.

Blunderbusses

Spread-fire ranged weapons effective at close range. Blunderbusses have a chance to knock enemies down at close range, making them useful for crowd control. The blunderbuss was highlighted alongside the greatsword and Grenadier enemy at the December 2025 PC Gaming Show.

Supernatural Weapons

Several weapons carry supernatural properties, hinting at the deeper dark forces in the game world:

Obtaining Weapons

• Craft at the Weaponsmith Workshop using gathered materials

• Loot from defeated enemies and supply crates at pirate camps

• Find in dungeon treasure chests

• Upgrade existing weapons at crafting stations with materials and special upgrade items

• Ascend Rare weapons to Epic using Tumbaga Ingots from Blackbeard Treasure Maps

• Disassemble unwanted weapons at the Disassembly Bench for partial material recovery

See Also

• Cannon Types - Guide to the 12-Pounder Cannon, cannonball and bar shot ammo, and planned future cannon types

• Naval Combat - Ship battles, broadside volleys, boarding actions, and wind-based maneuvering

• Soulslite Combat - Guard/poise system, parrying, Retaliation, dodge mechanics, and weapon effects

• Boarding - Ship boarding process, crew behavior, on-deck melee combat, and loot

• Armor and Equipment - Armor sets, equipment rarity, set bonuses, and gear progression

• Upgrade System - Weapon and armor upgrading, rarity ascension, Tumbaga Ingots, and the Disassembly Table

Reading Weapon Scaling Icons

Each weapon tooltip displays a letter grade (A through D, with S reserved for the strongest rolls) alongside a small icon that identifies which attribute the grade applies to. The icons map to the six character attributes:

• Jumping rabbit: Agility. Sabers, greatswords, and blunderbusses scale with Agility.

• Flexed arm (strength symbol): Strength. Clubs, maces, and halberds scale with Strength.

• Crosshair or target: Precision. Rapiers, pistols, and muskets scale with Precision.

• Skull with crown: Mastery. Adds flat critical hit chance and generally pairs with any weapon, though its value is low in the early game.

• Heart: Vitality. Scales the F-attack damage of certain weapons such as the Ghost Captain's Sword.

• Stamina bolt: Endurance. A few weapons scale with the size of the stamina pool.

The letter grade alone is not enough. A C-grade Precision on a rapier is not worse than an A-grade Mastery on a saber; the two grades scale different attributes. Match the weapon's icon to the stat you actually plan to invest in, then compare grades within the same attribute.

Axe Versus Early Saber

A recurring surprise for new players is that the starting copper axe is a better weapon than the starting saber for the first few hours. Raw damage at equal upgrade tier favors the axe by a wide margin (roughly 255 slash on the copper axe versus 190 on the starting saber). Until you find a proper uncommon or rare saber, swing the axe in combat and save the saber for the moment a scaling build comes together.

This does not mean the axe remains a good weapon long-term. It has no special effects, a limited moveset, and no viable scaling path because it does not benefit from any talent tree. Treat it as the default training weapon for the first island, then retire it the moment a proper agility or strength build takes shape.

Heavy Attack for Resource Gathering

Heavy attacks have a wider swing arc than light attacks. When mining clustered deposits (copper veins, stone groups, or timber stacks near the shore), walking into the middle of the cluster and using heavy swings hits multiple nodes per animation. On dense copper clusters this can be two or three times faster than light-swing pecking. The downside is stamina cost, so pair heavy-swing farming with the rested buff from a comfort level ten base.

Repair Versus Executioner

Two rare weapons ship with opposite design philosophies and players often carry both:

• Repair-type weapons (for example, certain rapiers and sabers with the Rapier of a Thousand Cuts or Rapier of Devastation line) favor living targets that can bleed. Their bonus effects scale with sustained damage over time, which matters on tanky humans, boars, and officers.

• Executioner-type weapons (such as the Executioner) favor undead and non-bleeding targets. Their Rage effect stacks on kill, so the weapon snowballs through skeletons and plague creatures where bleed would not trigger.

Carrying one of each lets you swap on the fly when the mob type changes. Because bandages and potions ride the hotbar and equipped weapons do not consume inventory slots, the dual loadout costs nothing in carry space.

Precision Elixir Synergy

Ranged Precision builds get a notable multiplier from the Elixir of Precision, which boosts ranged damage by 13% for the buff duration. Combined with the +15% ranged damage bonus from the four-piece Marksman's Rig armor set and the Marksman talent branch passives, a musketeer loadout can stack the buff types without overlap. Apply the elixir before engaging Blackbeard ship patrols or boss fights rather than random overworld mobs.