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22 Overview
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44 A well-made iron bullet with good ballistics. Where you fire, it flies.
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66 Iron Bullets are the mid-to-late-game firearm projectile in Windrose and the first bullet that applies a meaningful damage bonus. Every craft converts one Foothills Iron Ingot into five bullets and grants a 10% boost to Ranged Damage, with Good ballistics that mark a clear accuracy upgrade over Copper Bullets. Once the Foothills biome opens and iron smelting becomes routine, Iron Bullets are the default firearm ammunition across Pistols, Muskets, and Blunderbusses.
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88 Item Info
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1010 PropertyValueCategoryAmmoTier2RarityUncommonWeight0.1Stack Size40EffectIncreases Ranged Damage by 10%BallisticsGood
1111 Crafting
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1313 Iron Bullets are crafted at the Workbench upgraded to level 2. A single Foothills Iron Ingot produces five bullets per craft, so a full stack of 40 costs 8 ingots.
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1515 StationIngredientsOutputDurationWorkbench (Lvl 2)1x Foothills Iron Ingot5x Iron Bullet1s
1616 Where to Get Iron
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1818 Foothills Iron Ingots are smelted from Foothills Iron Ore at a Smelting Furnace. The Foothills biome unlocks after defeating the first Coastal Jungle boss and provides consistent iron access. Routine mining on Foothills islands keeps the iron stockpile ahead of bullet consumption for the mid-game.
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2020 Loot Sources
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2222 Iron Bullets drop from a wider spread of mid-tier chests than Copper. Guaranteed 100% chest caches are concentrated in dungeon and boss POIs, while the 1% chest roll spreads across the recurring camp/ruin chest types.
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2424 Chest drops (guaranteed)
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2626 SourceQuantityChanceLocationBuca Def 025100%Buccaneer defense campCj Battle Senkamati Ruins 0112100%Senkamati Ruins battle siteFarm Sacrifice 025100%Sacrificial farmHighlands Boss Arena 0410100%Highlands boss arenaHighlands Dungeon Firebowl 03 23100%Highlands firebowl dungeonHighlands Firebowl 01 710100%Highlands firebowlSea Brig Reefs Undead 01 315100%Undead reef brig
2727 Chest drops (1% roll)
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2929 SourceQuantityChanceLocationBlackbeard Crew Chest101.0%Ancient Fire SanctuaryBlackbeard Crew Chest101.0%Ancient TempleBuccaneers' Chest51.0%Destroyed Buccaneer FortDecrepit Chest151.0%Shipwrecked BrigOld Skeleton51.0%Ancient FarmOld Skeleton31.0%Trial Circle Ruins
3030 Best Used With
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3232 The 10% Ranged Damage bonus applies to every firearm in the player's hands, so Iron Bullets pair well with whichever weapon you already favor. Common pairings:
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3434 Reliable Pistol / Drake's Double-Barreled Pistol, where the accuracy upgrade over Copper turns mid-range shots into reliable finishers.Reliable Musket / Infantry Musket, because long-range musket shots are where Good ballistics matter most.Reliable Blunderbuss for close-range burst, where the flat 10% damage boost stacks across the entire pellet spread.
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3636 When to Upgrade
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3838 Iron Bullets remain competitive across the entire mid-game. Most players only switch up to Bullet Arborum once they reach the Ingot Arborum crafting tier, and even then the switch is typically partial: keep Iron Bullets as the default patrol load and reserve Bullet Arborum for boss openers and elite pirate officer fights where the critical damage bonus pays off.
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4040 See Also
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4242 AmmoStone BulletCopper BulletBullet ArborumGunpowderPistolsMusketsBlunderbusses