Boar

Boars are the most common aggressive wildlife in Windrose's Coastal Jungle and Foothills biomes. They appear singly or in small groups, charge the player on sight, and drop Rough Hide (1 to 2 per kill), Boar Tusks, and Animal Fat. Boars are an essential early-game farming target because Rough Hide is the primary leather material for the Tanning Rack and Animal Fat fuels the Oil Lamp.

Combat Profile

Attack Patterns

Drops

Where to Find Boars

Boars spawn in:

• Coastal Jungle islands (most common; close to the starting island)

• Foothills biome (denser populations, sometimes with Mountain Goat and Wolf companions)

• Around Pirate Camps (secondary spawn; sometimes act as ambient threats during camp clearing)

Boars do not respawn instantly; allow several in-game days for a hunted area to repopulate.

Hunting Strategy

• Bait the charge attack: stay still until the boar commits to its red-glow charge, then dodge laterally and counter-attack the side

• Use ranged weapons (pistol, musket, blunderbuss) to soften from a distance before the boar reaches you

• Engage one boar at a time; multiple boars can stagger-lock the player

• Eat a Strength +20 food buff (Spicy Chicken with Sweet Potato) before hunting for faster kills

Savage Boar Variant

The Savage Boar is a tougher named variant of the standard Boar, found primarily in the Foothills. It has higher HP, deals more damage, and uses additional attack patterns including a jump-and-trample (unblockable AoE) and 4-attack combo chains. See the Savage Boar article for combat details.

Lore

Wild boars were genuinely common in the Caribbean during the Age of Piracy, having been introduced by Spanish explorers and quickly establishing feral populations. The Boar's role as a primary game animal in Windrose mirrors the historical reality: Caribbean buccaneers were originally cattle and pig hunters, and the word "buccaneer" itself derives from "boucan," an Arawak (Taino) word for the smoked meat preparation method used on these wild herds.

Current Stats and Drops

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.

Combat Stats

Traits

Gameplay traits for this creature: Animal, Living.

Attacks

Drops

The drop table shows the stack size awarded when the drop rolls, and Chance shows the probability per kill.

See Also

• Savage Boar - the tougher named variant

• Sow - female boar variant

• Enemies - all enemy types overview

• Tanning Rack - the crafting station that processes Rough Hide

Beginner's Note: Do Not Over-Invest in Starter Gear

Boars drop Rough Hide, which feeds the earliest armor and upgrade path. A common beginner trap is to farm boars for hours and pour every hide into upgrading the starter set to maximum level. The community advice is the opposite: hunt enough boars to clear the first few tiers of starter gear, then move on. The gear you loot from Ancient Ruins and complete through quest rewards quickly replaces anything the Tanning Rack chain can produce, so heavy hide investment into starter pieces is wasted material once the story opens up.

The exception is when a specific early recipe (like the Survivor's Set core pieces or a first weapon upgrade) has a fixed hide cost and unlocks something you actually need for the next story beat. In that case spend the hide and keep moving. Save the bulk farming for later, when better animals and merchant routes offer hide more efficiently than grinding boars one at a time.

Details

Drops