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11 Drowned are undead humanoid enemies in Windrose. They appear most commonly in treasure-dig encounters on the starting island, notably the Fifteen Men on a Dead Man's Chest quest, and as guardian mobs at the Smuggler's Cache.
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33 Combat Profile
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55 Level typically Level 2 in starting-island encounters, increasing with biome.Type undead humanoid.Attacks primarily melee with some ranged attacks that can harass from distance.Grouping spawn in groups of 4 at dig sites; this group-of-four pattern is documented in multiple community sources.
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77 Where They Appear
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99 Buried treasure encounters opening a buried chest spawns 4 Drowned at Fifteen Men on a Dead Man's Chest and similar dig-site quests.Smuggler's Cache at least one Drowned guards the cache where the Fast Travel Bell recipe is hidden.Night encounters community reports describe Drowned spawning at night near some shorelines, though day-night patterns vary by biome.Cursed Swamps once you reach the Cursed Swamps biome, Drowned appear in far greater numbers around crypts and sacrificial pools, which makes the swamp the best place to farm Undead Essence in bulk.
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1111 Damage and Counters
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1313 Drowned take heavy bonus damage from Fire: their fire multiplier is well above the value most undead carry, so a flame-coated weapon or fire alchemy melts a pack quickly. They have zero Armor rating, so any weapon already cuts deep, but fire turns a slow grind into a fast clear. Their slash combo is the only real threat, and the danger comes from numbers rather than any single hit.
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1515 Combat Tips
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1717 At starting-island gear tier, pick them off one at a time. Fighting all four Drowned simultaneously without copper armor is dangerous.A Pistol or early Blunderbuss lets you weaken the pack before they close the distance.Stand inside the buried-chest hole as a choke point so they cannot all attack simultaneously.Level 2 Drowned individually are manageable, but the volume (4 at once) is the real threat.
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1919 Drops
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2121 Drowned drop Undead Essence, an alchemy ingredient used in the Standard Healing Potion alternate recipe (1 Alchemical Base + 2 Undead Essence). Because the Cursed Swamps biome has higher undead density, Undead Essence becomes more plentiful once that biome is unlocked. Beyond Undead Essence, Drowned also drop a Pearl (sling ammunition) and small silver trade items such as the Silver Spoon and Silver Button, all of which sell for coin.
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2323 Current Stats and Drops
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2525 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.
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2727 Combat Stats
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2929 StatValueHealth1,760Max Health1,760Armor0Defence120Stagger Defence3Move Speed72 - 600
3030 Traits
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3232 Gameplay traits for this creature: Human, Undead.
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3434 Damage Type Weaknesses
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3636 Damage TypeMultiplierFirex0.4
3737 Attacks
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3939 ActionDamageTypeArmor PenMelee (L1)215Slash0Melee (L2)215Slash0Melee (L3)215Slash0Melee (R1)215Slash0
4040 Drops
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4242 The drop table shows the stack size awarded when the drop rolls, and Chance shows the probability per kill.
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4444 ImageItemQuantityChanceUndead Essence1 - 2100%Silver Button125%Silver Spoon125%Pearl130%
4545 See Also
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4747 BoarSowWolfUndead - the related risen-dead enemyCursed Swamps - the biome with the densest Drowned spawnsUndead Essence - the signature drop