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Plague Halberd
April 19, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Split roster/comparison scaling grades into Rare and Epic tiers
Plague Halberd is a Rare / Epic halberd-class melee weapon in Windrose. Wounds the body, destroys the soul. It stinks like a ship's hold after a long voyage.
Halberds are two-handed long-reach Crude weapons that scale with Strength. Halberds cannot Perfect Block, so builds rely on spacing, long pokes, and dodge-punishes rather than parry timing.
Field | Value |
|---|---|
Weapon Class | |
Rarity | Rare / Epic |
Damage | 355 Crude |
Scaling | Strength (- at Rare, B at Epic) |
ATK (Item Level 15) | 380 |
ATK (Level 1 crafted) | 100 |
Stack Size | 1 |
Flavor | Lost by the Spaniards in the Swamps ages ago, it has absorbed the full power of the tree plague. |
Rare and Epic variants share a base effect. Ascending the Rare to Epic at the Weaponsmith Workshop preserves the Rare effect and stacks an additional bonus on top.
Tier | Effect |
|---|---|
Rare | Dealing Damage grants you a stack of Plague Echoes effect. At 5 stacks, the special [F] attack becomes available. |
Epic (adds) | Using the special attack instantly restores 35% of your maximum Health. |
Craft at the Weaponsmith Workshop (Level 1). Base recipe: Wood x10, Copper Ingot x3, Ingot Arborum x5.
Ascending the Rare variant at the Weaponsmith Workshop converts it into the Epic variant and unlocks the Epic bonus line. Ingredients: Plague Halberd x1, Tumbaga Ingot x9. The ascension consumes the Rare weapon. See Tumbaga Ingot for sourcing notes and Upgrade System for the full ascension mechanic.
Crypt and Gardenruin chests in the Swamps biome.
Can drop during plague-themed story beats that unlock the Ingot Arborum vendor route.
Specific chests and drop locations currently listed on the live item card:
Chest Source | Location | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Old Skeleton | 10.0% | |
Old Skeleton | Crypt | 5.0% |
Old Skeleton | Ruin with a Flowerbed | 5.0% |
Old Skeleton | Tainted Ruins | 5.0% |
Strong Strength two-hander. Plague Echoes stacks quickly on wide AoE sweeps, and the Epic tier's 35% max-HP refund on the F-attack makes it a DPS-and-sustain package.
Lead with dodges because halberds cannot Perfect Block. Long-reach pokes during enemy recovery frames are the bread-and-butter pattern; heavy swings are your punish tool when the enemy whiffs.
Strength-scaling weapons pull from the Strength and Mastery branches of the Talent System. Relevant picks include talents that boost Crude damage, two-handed melee damage, posture break on staggered enemies, and stamina-efficient heavy attacks. Strength weapons also pair well with the Crusher talent branch when it is available as a training option.
See the Talent System article for the current list of unlockable talents and their exact bonus values. Respeccing talents costs an in-game currency, so early-game branch commitments tend to lock in weapon pairings for the rest of the playthrough.
Plague Halberd sits alongside 3 other halberds on the current live index. Consider the alternatives:
Halberd: Uncommon, 340 Crude, Strength (B). no special effect
Executioner: Rare / Epic, 365 Crude, Strength (C at Rare, B at Epic). Killing enemies grants stacks of Decimation effect. Each stack increases your Critical Hit Chance by 10%, up to 30%.
Sturdy Halberd: Rare / Epic, 370 Crude, Strength (A at Rare, S at Epic). Increases Critical Hit Chance by 10%.
Melee Weapons for the full melee index.
Weapons for the cross-class roster.
Halberds for the halberd category roster.
Strength is this weapon's scaling attribute.
Upgrade System covers Rare-to-Epic ascension with Tumbaga Ingot.
Weaponsmith Workshop is the crafting and ascension station.
Combat covers stamina, posture, and Perfect Block timing.
