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22 Hard Grog is the damage-resistance member of the Windrose grog family, a Rare drink crafted at the Alchemy Table that layers on top of food buffs. It is the go-to grog for outnumbered naval engagements and for boarding scenarios where soaking incoming damage matters more than pushing raw dps.
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44 "A fortified ration of grog, blended with brandy and lime. Issued to help the crew withstand hardship, scurvy, and remain at their posts under fire."
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66 Effect
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88 PropertyValueRarityRareCategoryConsumable drinkEffect+15% Damage ResistanceDuration30 minutes of real time
99 Recipe
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1111 StationIngredientsOutputTimeAlchemy Table with Stove and Pot upgrade4 Rum Bottle + 2 Brandy + 3 Lime1 Hard Grog10 seconds
1212 Brandy is the bottleneck: it is an Epic-rarity resource tied to late-game trading and rare merchant stock. Lime is a Common food item farmable at any farm plot and sold in every port. Rum Bottle comes from Grenadiers, Supply Caches, and Tortuga merchants.
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1414 Effect Details
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1616 Hard Grog grants a flat 15% Damage Resistance for 30 minutes of real time, the same magnitude every grog uses. The flat reduction stacks on top of food buffs and on top of armor set bonuses, so a Damage Resistance armor build plus Hard Grog compounds into a noticeably tougher boarding fighter. Equipping Naval Tactics III: Stretch the Supply on your ship extends the 30-minute window to 90 minutes, which is the efficient way to keep the buff up across a long voyage.
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1818 Only one grog can be active at a time, so Hard Grog competes with the damage Dead Eye Grog and the reload Gunroom Grog. Pick Hard Grog whenever staying alive matters more than killing fast. See the Grogs overview for the full decision table.
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2020 When to Use
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2222 Outnumbered naval fight: 1v2 or 1v3 where survival matters more than outgoing damageBoarding a Brig or Frigate: when soaking the defender's opening volleys is the limiting factorCursed Swamps clears: multi-wave rooms where you cannot dodge everything and need the damage-resistance cushion
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2424 See Also
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2626 Grogs - the full grog family overviewDead Eye Grog - damage variant of the grog familyGunroom Grog - reload speed variantAlchemy Table - the crafting station
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2828 Game Data
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3030 Properties
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3232 PropertyValueStack10
3333 Crafted By
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3535 Crafted at: Alchemy Table
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3737 IngredientQuantityRum Bottlex4Brandyx2Limex3
3838 Unlocked By
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4040 DISCOVERY: LimeFoothillsLime
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4242 Sources
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4444 SourceDetailSourceQty, Chance, Locations