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Ancient Scraps
April 17, 2026 at 04:59 PM
Audit fix: Overview table, factual corrections, source-verified details
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.
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Category | Resource |
Rarity | Common |
Item Level | 3 |
Stack Size | 10 |
Source | Notes |
|---|---|
Cursed Swamps Ancient Ruins chests | Common; multiple chests per ruin yield 1-3 Ancient Scraps each |
Sunken ships in swamp waters | Loot from underwater wreckage; bring an axe to break planks |
Bog pocket bottoms | Some bog pockets contain visible Scraps that can be picked up (Shovel may be required for fully buried scraps) |
Cursed Swamps Pirate Camp supply boxes | Occasional drop |
Renewable? | No; once a chest is looted or a ruin is cleared, those specific Ancient Scraps do not respawn. The world has a finite supply, but the supply is large enough that Mire Metal Ingot production is sustainable through full Early Access content |
Recipe | Materials | Output |
|---|---|---|
Mire Metal Ingot | 2 Ancient Scraps + 1 Quagmire Powder | 1 Mire Metal Ingot at the Large Smelting Furnace |
Possibly other recipes | Continues to be community-documented | Specific endgame crafting |
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
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.
Mire Metal Ingot - primary recipe consumer
Quagmire Powder - paired smelting component
Ancient Ruins - primary chest source
Cursed Swamps - source biome
