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Plans: Keelhold Hull Bracing is a recipe paper in Windrose. Learning it unlocks the crafting recipe for Hull Bracing: Keelhold at the Shipwright's Workshop. Plans are consumed on use; one copy unlocks the recipe permanently on that character.
Overview
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Category | Ship Hull Modification (recipe paper) |
Rarity | Rare |
Stack Size | 1 |
Unlocks | |
Vendor | |
Faction Rank | Level 2 |
Price | Piastre x300 |
To craft an item, you must first learn its plan.
In-Game Effect (Once Crafted)
Rare tier: Taking damage no longer affects the duration of repair kits.
Epic tier (via Ascend): Taking damage no longer affects the duration of repair kits. Repair Kit effect duration is increased by 30%.
Where to Buy
Sold by the Smugglers of Port Royal Provisioner at Level 2 Smugglers of Port Royal faction reputation. The plan costs Piastre x300 per copy.
All three hull-bracing plans share the same Level 2 Smuggler reputation gate and 300 Piastre price, so they are typically bought together once a captain reaches the rank. Learning all three plans costs 900 Piastre in total.
What it Unlocks
Using the plan teaches the crafting recipe for Hull Bracing: Keelhold, a Rare hull modification. After learning the plan, the recipe appears in the Shipwright's Workshop crafting menu. The Level 1 tier recipe requires Wooden Plank x10, Copper Ingot x5, Nails x5; higher station tiers unlock upgraded material pipelines.
How It Compares to Other Bracings
All three hull bracings are crafted at the Shipwright's Workshop and occupy the same hull-modification slot, so a ship runs only one at a time. They suit different captains. Hull Bracing: Keelhold is a sustain pick that protects repair-kit uptime, Hull Bracing: Iron Resolve is a clutch option that scales its bonus the lower your hull drops, and Hull Bracing: Standfast trades on timed damage-reduction stacks.
Bracing | Rare Effect | Best For |
|---|---|---|
Taking damage no longer affects repair-kit duration | Steady drawn-out fights where repair kits run constantly | |
Damage Resistance rises as hull falls, up to 25% at 30% Ship Health | Surviving a hull that has already been beaten low | |
Builds 5 stacks over time; each hit spent cuts incoming damage 25% for 3 seconds | Absorbing short bursts of incoming fire |
Because every variant shares the Level 2 Smugglers of Port Royal reputation gate and the same 300 Piastre price, many captains buy and learn all three, then swap the installed bracing to match the encounter rather than committing to one.
Crafting Notes
Once the plan is learned, Hull Bracing: Keelhold is crafted at the Shipwright's Workshop. The Rare tier uses Wooden Plank x10, Copper Ingot x5, and Nails x5. Upgrading the finished bracing to its Epic tier through Ascend keeps the base effect and adds the bonus listed above, so it is worth holding spare materials for the upgrade once the Rare version is installed.
See Also
Hull Bracing: Keelhold: the bracing this plan unlocks
Hull Bracings: full hull-modification roster
Smugglers of Port Royal Provisioner: vendor that sells every hull-bracing plan
Smugglers of Port Royal: faction whose reputation gates the purchase
Shipwright's Workshop: crafting station
Ship Plans: all ship-related recipe papers
Plans: Iron Resolve Hull Bracing: related Iron Resolve plan
Plans: Standfast Hull Bracing: related Standfast plan
Vendor Details
Vendor | Quantity | Faction Rank | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Level 2 | Piastre x300 |