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11 Torn Doublet is the Common-rarity starter chest armor in Windrose. Every character begins the game wearing it after the prologue ambush.
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44 Stats
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66 PropertyValueRarityCommon (grey tier)SlotTorsoDefense90Item Level1Flavor Text"These rags were once fine clothes."
77 How to Acquire
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99 The Torn Doublet is not crafted; it is already equipped when the player washes up on the starting island after the prologue shipwreck. There is no formal way to obtain a second copy once the original is replaced, so it primarily is a tutorial-tier garment that players discard within the first few hours.
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1111 Role in the Progression
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1313 As a Common-rarity item, the Torn Doublet has no set bonuses and cannot be ascended. It is also not upgradeable at the Upgrading Station beyond very basic levels (Common items gain minimal benefit from upgrades). The recommended progression: replace the Torn Doublet as soon as the first Uncommon piece is crafted at the Armor and Clothing Workshop (typically a Survivor's Set chest piece).
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1515 Historical Flavor
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1717 The "once fine clothes" flavor text ties into the protagonist's backstory: a freelance courier whose ship and crew were lost in Blackbeard's ambush. The torn state of the doublet is the game's visual shorthand for the character's reduced circumstances at the start of the story.
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1919 Standalone Starter Piece
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2121 The Torn Doublet is not part of any named armor set. It belongs to no collection and grants no set bonus, which is one more reason it is meant to be replaced quickly rather than upgraded. It occupies the Torso slot only, so the rest of your starting loadout (head, hands, legs, feet) is filled separately as you craft or find pieces. With a Defense value of 90 it is the weakest Torso option in the game and exists mainly to give the player something to wear out of the prologue.
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2323 Early Replacement
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2525 The first meaningful upgrade most players reach is the Survivor's Jacket, the Uncommon Torso piece of the Survivor's Set. It is crafted at the Armor and Clothing Workshop and raises Torso Defense from 90 to 100, while opening the door to a real set bonus once you complete more of the set. The table below shows the jump.
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2727 PieceRaritySlotDefenseTorn DoubletCommonTorso90Survivor's JacketUncommonTorso100
2828 Disassembly Value
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3030 Rather than dropping or selling the Torn Doublet when you outgrow it, break it down at the Disassembly Table to recover Coarse Fabric x3. Coarse Fabric is a core early tailoring material, so reclaiming it feeds straight back into your first crafted clothing, including the very Survivor's Jacket that replaces the doublet. At Weight 2.0 it is light enough to carry until you reach a bench, so there is no rush to discard it in the field.
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3232 See Also
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3434 Armor and Equipment: broader armor systemRarity System: why Common items cannot ascendSurvivor's Set: common first replacement setIslander Quest: the tutorial where this doublet is wornSurvivor's Jacket: the Uncommon Torso piece that first replaces this doublet.Coarse Fabric: the material recovered when this doublet is disassembled.
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3636 Game Data
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3838 Properties
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4040 PropertyValueWeight2.0
4141 Disassembles Into
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4343 MaterialQuantityCoarse Fabric×3