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11 Standfast is a Hull Modification for ships in Windrose, one of three Hull Bracings available in the live build alongside Keelhold and Iron Resolve. Standfast converts the incoming-damage flow into a stack-based absorption mechanic: stacks accumulate passively, and each incoming hit consumes one stack to reduce the hit's damage.
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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 TierEffectRareBuilds up to 5 Standfast stacks over time while out of combat. Each incoming hit consumes 1 stack and reduces that hit's damage by 25% for 3 seconds. Stacks regenerate during calmer stretches of combat when incoming damage pauses.EpicStarts the engagement at a higher stack ceiling: 8 Standfast stacks total, built from the base 5 plus a 3-stack bonus. All other behavior is identical to the Rare tier.
99 Recipe and Plan
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1111 Standfast must be unlocked before it can be built. The recipe paper is Plans: Standfast Hull Bracing, a Rare paper that stacks to 1 and is consumed on use, unlocking the recipe permanently for the character that reads it. With the plan known, the bracing is crafted at the Shipwright's Workshop. The plan lists the vendor, faction rank, and price; the in-game workshop screen shows the exact material list for the craft.
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1313 Plan PropertyValueRecipe paperPlans: Standfast 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 Standfast plan is sold by the Smugglers of Port Royal Provisioner at Reputation Tier 2 for 300 Piastre. The player must first reach Rank 2 with the Smugglers by turning in Insignias or Letters of Favor through the Bounty Agent. After purchase, Standfast is crafted at the Shipwright's Workshop, the same station used for Keelhold and Iron Resolve.
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1818 Smuggler standing is tracked through Faction Reputation. Hand in Insignias from combat and Letters of Favor from faction tasks at the Bounty Agent to reach Rank 2 and open the plan in the Provisioner stock.
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2020 When to Pick Standfast
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2222 Short burst engagements where the player expects to absorb one or two alpha-strike volleys and then either finish the target quickly or disengage. The pre-built stacks front-load the bracing's value into the opening seconds.Hit-and-run playstyles that cycle in and out of combat. Each disengagement window lets the stacks rebuild, so the next engagement opens with the full absorption budget again.Fighting Blackbeard patrol squads where the opening salvo is the highest-damage moment. Blackbeard Frigates that fire a 36-pounder volley on contact lose the first hit's full impact to the Standfast stack.The Epic variant's 8-stack ceiling is particularly strong when paired with a fast Blackbeard Ketch loadout that favors strike-and-retreat over prolonged trades.
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2424 Trade-Offs
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2626 Standfast's main weakness is sustained fire. Once the stacks are consumed, the bracing provides no ongoing mitigation; it is effectively a non-upgraded 100-DEF bracing until the stacks rebuild. Prolonged Frigate engagements that never break contact favor Keelhold or Iron Resolve instead, because those two bracings contribute value throughout the fight rather than at specific stack moments.
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2828 See Also
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3030 Hull Modification the parent mechanic pageKeelhold the repair-focused sister bracingIron Resolve the low-health DR sister bracingSmugglers of Port Royal Provisioner plan sourceShipwright's Workshop crafting stationCombat Repair Kit partner consumablePlans: Standfast Hull Bracing the recipe paper that unlocks this bracing