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Ancient Scraps are a Cursed Swamps resource in Windrose, found in dungeon chests, ruined ships, and at the bottom of bog pockets. They are the primary structural component of Mire Metal Ingot smelting (2 Ancient Scraps + 1 Quagmire Powder per ingot). Ancient Scraps are not dropped by enemies; they are exclusively a loot/exploration resource, making thorough Cursed Swamps exploration essential for late-game progression.

Acquisition

Uses

Farming Strategy

• Map every Cursed Swamps Ancient Ruin you find; hover the icon to see remaining chest count

• Carry an axe for breaking sunken ship wreckage; sunken ships in swamp waters are major Ancient Scraps sources

• Drop a Fast Travel Bell at major ruin clusters so you can return to gather Scraps without overland travel

• Combine Scraps farming with Quagmire Powder farming; both come from the same Cursed Swamps biome

• Stockpile Scraps in chests at your Cursed Swamps base; the Large Smelting Furnace accesses chest storage automatically

Lore

Ancient Scraps are fragments of an older metalworking tradition that predates current Caribbean colonial settlement. They appear most often in the same Ancient Ruins that contain Healing Herbs and lore notes about the ruins' original occupants, suggesting the Scraps are remnants of the same lost civilization. The fact that Ancient Scraps are smelted alongside Quagmire Powder (a Plague-derived material) implies the original metalsmiths had some understanding of the supernatural forces now corrupting the swamps.

See Also

• Mire Metal Ingot - primary recipe consumer

• Quagmire Powder - paired smelting component

• Ancient Ruins - primary chest source

• Cursed Swamps - source biome