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11 Iron Resolve is a Hull Modification for ships in Windrose. It is one of three Hull Bracings available in the live build, alongside Keelhold and Standfast. Iron Resolve favors players who expect to fight at low health; the bracing converts the dangerous phase of an engagement into a survivability spike rather than a race to finish the fight before the hull breaks.
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33 Summary
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55 PropertyValueTypeHull Bracing (Hull Modification)RarityRare / EpicCrafting stationShipwright's WorkshopPlans sold bySmugglers of Port Royal Provisioner at Rep 2, 300 PiastreDefense100 at base tier (scales with Item Level)
66 Effects
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88 TierEffectRareDamage Resistance scales up as Ship Health drops. The boost climbs continuously until the hull hits roughly 30% health, at which point the effect caps at +25% Damage Resistance.EpicKeeps the Rare scaling effect and adds a flat +30% Repair Kit effectiveness on top. The combined result is a bracing that both survives the low-health phase and restores more hull per Combat Repair Kit use than any other bracing during that phase.
99 Recipe and Plan
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1111 Iron Resolve cannot be crafted until its plan is learned. The recipe paper is Plans: Iron Resolve Hull Bracing, a Rare recipe paper that stacks to 1 and is consumed on use, unlocking the recipe permanently for the character that reads it. Once the plan is known, the bracing itself is built at the Shipwright's Workshop. The plan pages list the vendor, faction rank, and price; the exact material list for the craft is shown on the workshop screen in-game.
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1313 Plan PropertyValueRecipe paperPlans: Iron Resolve Hull BracingPlan rarityRareStack size1 (consumed on use)VendorSmugglers of Port Royal ProvisionerFaction rankLevel 2Price300 PiastreCrafting stationShipwright's Workshop
1414 How to Obtain
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1616 The plan is sold by the Smugglers of Port Royal Provisioner at Reputation Tier 2. Reaching that tier requires roughly 100 reputation points with the Smugglers, accumulated by turning in Insignias (combat drops) and Letters of Favor (non-combat faction quest rewards). Once the plan is purchased, Iron Resolve is crafted at the Shipwright's Workshop at the player's base. Upgrading from Rare to Epic uses the same station via the rare-to-epic ascension process.
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1818 Reputation with the Smugglers is tracked through Faction Reputation. Turn in Insignias earned from combat and Letters of Favor from faction tasks at the Bounty Agent to climb from the starting rank to Rank 2, the tier that unlocks the plan in the Provisioner stock.
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2020 When to Pick Iron Resolve
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2222 Prolonged Frigate engagements where the fight is expected to spend time below 40% hull health. The scaling DR compounds with Combat Repair Kit usage to swing what would be a sinking into a survivable comeback.Outnumbered patrols where the player expects sustained incoming fire from multiple angles. The low-health phase is unavoidable in that profile; Iron Resolve turns the risk into a buff.Duo or solo players who prefer kiting and repositioning rather than sustained volley trades. Iron Resolve rewards staying alive through the danger phase, which is exactly what kiting playstyles spend most of their time doing.
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2424 Comparison to the Other Hull Bracings
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2626 The three Hull Bracings cover three different survivability profiles:
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2828 Keelhold: removes the interrupt on Repair Kit duration (Epic also adds +30% duration). The community-consensus meta pick for most engagements.Iron Resolve: scales DR as hull health drops, capping around +25% at 30% health. Epic adds +30% Repair Kit effectiveness.Standfast: builds damage-absorption stacks over time; each incoming hit consumes a stack and reduces the hit's damage by 25% for 3 seconds. Epic starts with 8 stacks instead of 5.
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3030 Keelhold is usually the default pick because Repair Kit consistency compounds across every engagement. Iron Resolve is the alternative for players who want the low-health buff and are comfortable letting the hull drop. Standfast is the alternative for short-duration fights where the pre-built stacks can absorb the opening volley.
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3232 Defense by Item Level
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3434 Hull Bracings scale Defense with Item Level through the upgrading process at the Shipwright's Workshop. Iron Resolve starts at 100 Defense at Item Level 1 and climbs through the standard bracing progression; the community has not published the exact per-level DEF table for each bracing, but Keelhold, Iron Resolve, and Standfast share the same DEF scaling curve as ship bracings generally.
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3636 See Also
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3838 Hull Modification the parent mechanic pageKeelhold the repair-focused sister bracingStandfast the damage-absorption sister bracingSmugglers of Port Royal Provisioner plan sourceShipwright's Workshop crafting stationCombat Repair Kit the primary partner consumablePlans: Iron Resolve Hull Bracing the recipe paper that unlocks this bracingMaster Combat Repair Kit the upgraded repair consumable that pairs with the Epic tier bonus