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The Plague Pistol is an A-tier pistol in Windrose that combines standard ranged damage with plague status effects on hit. Found primarily in the Cursed Swamps and dropped by plague-themed enemies, the Plague Pistol applies a damage-over-time stack on each successful hit, similar to the Plague Halberd's corruption mechanics. It pairs naturally with plague-themed melee weapons for stacking debuffs against tough enemies.

Stats

Plague Stack Mechanic

Each Plague Pistol hit applies a Plague stack to the target. Stacks tick damage over a brief duration. Multiple shots stack the effect, dramatically increasing damage against tough enemies that survive multiple hits. The Plague Pistol's stack is the same status effect as the Plague Halberd's Corruption stacks, so they can be combined: shoot a Plague Pistol round to apply 1 stack, then close to melee with a Plague Halberd for additional Corruption stacks toward the F-attack threshold.

Build Synergy

• Talents: Marksman branch (Deep Impact +3-9% pierce damage); plus any Crusher or Fencer talents that pair with your melee weapon

• Armor: Marksman's Rig (-30% sprint/jump/dash stamina, +15% Ranged Damage); or any plague-themed armor variant

• Attributes: Precision (primary), Mastery (for crit), some Vitality

• Pairing: Plague Halberd (Rare or Epic) for combined Corruption stack farming; Plague enemies and bosses (especially the High Priestess) take significant damage from the combined plague effects

Where to Get

• Cursed Swamps Plague enemy drops (rare); specifically Plague Hunters and Plague Warriors

• Cursed Swamps Ancient Ruins chest loot

• Late-game faction Provisioner inventory at Rank 2-3 reputation

• Crafted at the Weaponsmith Workshop using a Plan recovered from Cursed Swamps content

Strategy

• Use against high-HP enemies (Plague Warriors, bosses) where the DoT stacks compound for major damage over the fight

• Pair with a Plague Halberd or other plague-themed weapon for synergistic Corruption stacking

• Conserve gunpowder; the Plague Pistol uses standard gunpowder and ammo is scarce

• The plague status effect is itself useful as a soft DoT against fleeing enemies

See Also

• Weapons - all weapon categories

• Plague Halberd - synergistic plague-themed melee

• Reliable Pistol - the S-tier pistol counterpart

• Marksman's Rig - matched ranged armor

• High Priestess - boss particularly vulnerable to plague stacking