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Armored Drowned
May 22, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Expanded intro and tactical notes with armor and damage-type guidance, night-spawn farming and Pearl value; added wikilinks to weapons, biome, related drowned and materials
Armored Drowned is a drowned creature in Windrose. It spawns solo and appears during the night portion of the day-night cycle. With Armor 40 and 2,000 HP it is the most heavily plated entry in the launch-build creature roster, which makes the choice of damage type more important against it than against almost any other enemy.
Drowned are undead humanoid enemies that appear at buried-treasure dig sites, coastal smuggler caches, and at night along some shorelines. They drop Undead Essence, an alchemy ingredient used in healing potion recipes. The Armored variant is the night-only, higher-tier member of that family: it shares the Drowned silhouette and Undead Essence drop but hits harder and resists more.
The tables below summarize combat stats, traits, and drops for the current launch build. Values can change when balance patches adjust creature health, defenses, or loot.
Stat | Value |
|---|---|
Health | 2,000 |
Max Health | 2,000 |
40 | |
Defence | 140 |
Stagger Defence | 4 |
Move Speed | 72 - 600 |
Gameplay traits for this creature: Human, Undead. The Undead tag is why anti-Undead damage and the Fire resistance below both apply.
Damage Type | Multiplier |
|---|---|
Fire | x0.4 |
Action | Damage | Type | Armor Pen |
|---|---|---|---|
Melee (L1) | 215 | Slash | 0 |
Melee (L2) | 215 | Slash | 0 |
Melee (L3) | 215 | Slash | 0 |
Melee (R1) | 215 | Slash | 0 |
The drop table shows the stack size awarded when the drop rolls, and Chance shows the probability per kill.
Image | Item | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 - 3 | 100% | |
| 1 | 50% | |
| 1 | 50% | |
| 1 | 30% |
This creature spawns during the night portion of the day-night cycle and on its own rather than in a pack. The wider Drowned family also turns up at buried-treasure dig sites and at coastal Smuggler's Cache locations, but the Armored variant is gated to the night cycle. Beyond the night-only timing, exact spawn coordinates are not fixed because the world is procedurally generated.
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Category | |
HP | 2,000 |
Armor / Defence | 40 / 140 |
Stagger Defence | 4 |
Move Speed | 72 to 600 |
Traits | Human, Undead |
Weaknesses | Crude 0 (effective), Pierce 0 (effective), Fire 0.4 (heavily resisted). Slash is neutral. |
Spawn timing | Night-only |
Recommended gear tier | 8 to 12 |
Drop | Chance or Quantity |
|---|---|
2-3 (100%) | |
50% each (exclusive group) | |
1 (30%) |
Armor 40 is the highest in the launch-build roster. Slash weapons underperform sharply; use Crude (Halberd, Club) or Pierce (Musket, Rapier).
Fire is the one type to avoid: at x0.4 it deals less than half value, so leave fire ammunition and incendiary tools for living enemies.
The 3-attack L1-L2-L3 combo plus R1 deals 215 Slash each (no armor penetration). Dodge the windup, counter in the recovery.
2-3 guaranteed Undead Essence per kill makes Armored Drowned the bottleneck farm for bulk Healing Potion crafting.
Night-only spawn. Set up a Tent for daytime respawn before engaging, or commit to a full night clear.
Pearls have trade value at faction provisioners; this is the only combat source of Pearl at current documented drop rates.
From | Drop |
|---|---|
2-3 | |
1 | |
1 | |
1 |
