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Tumbaga Ingot - Version 25 vs Version 26
May 23, 2026, 07:31 AM
Repaired the armor station link to point at the Armor and Clothing Workshop page; verified ascension source, three ingots per chest, and Rare to Epic upgrade.
May 23, 2026, 08:41 PM
Corrected wikilink existence flags
11Tumbaga Ingot is the weapon ascension material in Windrose. It is used at the Weaponsmith Workshop to ascend a Rare (blue) weapon to Epic (purple) rarity, unlocking that weapon's Epic-tier special effects.22Source55Tumbaga Ingots are found in chests tied to Blackbeard Treasure Maps. Each Blackbeard Treasure Map chest typically contains three ascension ingots. Treasure Maps drop from named encounters and boss-tier enemies in Blackbeard's fleet. The exact drop rate from specific enemies continues to be documented by the community.77Ascension Process99At the Weaponsmith Workshop's upgrade tab, a Rare weapon already leveled to 8 (via the Upgrade System) can be ascended to Epic by consuming Tumbaga Ingots. Ascension grants the weapon new Epic-tier passives on top of its existing stats. For example, a Rare Reliable Musket (+faster reload) becomes an Epic Reliable Musket (faster reload + 20% Critical Damage) after ascension. A Rare Sturdy Halberd becomes Epic with +15% Critical Hit Chance and +15 base damage.1111Which Weapons to Ascend1313Tumbaga is scarce, so plan ascensions carefully. Good ascension candidates are weapons that scale with your build's primary attribute, already show strong base stats, and have meaningful Rare or Epic effects. The Plague Halberd (Epic version restores 35% of max Health at 5 Corruption stacks) and the Rapier of a Thousand Cuts (bleed stacks with kill-transfer) are standout candidates for ascension.1515Complete Crafting Uses1717Tumbaga Ingot is an ingredient in the following recipes.1919ImageRecipe OutputQuantityMajor Capricorn Ring×10Major Champion Ring×10Major Corsair Ring×10Major Cutthroat Ring×10Major Fisherman Ring×10Major Jaguar Ring×10Major Marksman's Ring×10Major Necklace of Agility×10Major Necklace of Endurance×10Major Necklace of Mastery×10Major Necklace of Precision×10Major Necklace of Strength×10Major Necklace of Vitality×10Major Prospector Ring×10Major Ring of Bravery×10Major Ring of Divine Protection×10Major Ring of Lightfoot×10Major Spear-Thrower's Ring×10Major Sun Ring×5Major Warrior Ring×1012-Pounder: Temperedx712-Pounders: Devastatingx712-Pounders: Perfectly Orderedx724-Pounders: Devastatingx824-Pounders: Perfectly Orderedx824-Pounders: Temperedx836-Pounders: Devastatingx936-Pounders: Perfectly Orderedx936-Pounders: Temperedx9Arboris Saberx7Bonebreakerx7Buccaneer's Friendx9Crusherx7Cutlassx7Dragon's Breathx9Drake's Double-Barreled Pistolx7Dueling Greatswordx9Dueling Saberx7Executionerx9Hull bracing: Iron resolvex7Hull bracing: Keelholdx7Hull bracing: Standfastx7Infantry Musketx9Plague Halberdx9Rapier of a Thousand Cutsx7Rapier of Devastationx7Razorx7Reliable Blunderbussx9Reliable Musketx9Reliable Pistolx7Soul Eaterx9Stalwart Greatswordx9Sturdy Halberdx9Sturdy Macex7Sturdy Rapierx7Sturdy Saberx72121See Also2222Upgrade System - full weapon/armor upgrade pathWeapons - rarity tiers and effectsBlackbeard - treasure map encountersWeaponsmith Workshop - ascension station2424Uses: Gear Ascension2626Tumbaga Ingot has a single use: it is the sole consumable required for Ascending Gear, the mechanic that increases an item's rarity tier and unlocks an additional passive slot on weapons and armor. The full ascension track runs Common to Rare (blue) to Epic (purple) to Legendary, with each step consuming Tumbaga Ingots from the player's inventory. In the current Early Access build the reliably testable step is Rare to Epic; Legendary is referenced in game data and in the community ascension flow but does not yet have confirmed craftable weapons or armor in the live patch, so most Tumbaga spending in practice funds Rare-to-Epic conversions.2828Tumbaga is consumed at two different workbenches depending on the item type. Weapons ascend at the Weaponsmith Workshop and armor pieces ascend at the Armor and Clothing Workshop. Both benches expose a dedicated Ascend tab that only unlocks once the target item has been upgraded past a specific threshold at the Upgrading Station, which is covered in the next section.3030Iron Stage Anvil Prerequisite3232An item cannot be ascended directly out of its base craft. It first has to be fed through the standard upgrade track at the Upgrading Station until it reaches the iron stage of the track. The iron stage is the upgrade threshold that consumes an Iron Ingot and requires an Anvil built at the player's camp. If the camp has no anvil yet, the upgrade slot that would cross the iron threshold is locked and the Ascend tab will not appear on the weapon or armor bench. Players who want to begin ascending gear therefore need to prioritise an anvil in the build order well before spending any Tumbaga.3434The full prerequisite chain is: anvil placed at camp, item upgraded to the iron stage at the Upgrading Station (typically continued to level 8 for maximum stats), Tumbaga Ingot in inventory, item carried to the Weaponsmith Workshop or Armor Bench, Ascend tab selected, ingot consumed, rarity ticked up. Missing any link in that chain causes the ascension UI to refuse the action. None of the cheaper material refunds from the Disassembly Table return Tumbaga once it has been consumed, so the chain has to be completed deliberately on the first attempt.3636Passive Unlock on Ascension3838The defining effect of spending a Tumbaga Ingot on a piece of gear is the passive unlock. Blue-and-above items already carry one passive roll: weapons grant a single active effect (faster reload, stacking Bleed, Critical Chance bump, stamina-scaling damage, and so on), and armor pieces grant stat lines or set-specific bonuses. Ascending a Rare item to Epic adds a second passive effect on top of the first, and the two effects stack. The community data from the launch build groups these passives into three broad buckets: damage (flat damage, Critical Hit, Critical Damage, condition scaling), reload speed or handling (faster reloads on firearms, faster swing recovery on melee), and damage reduction or defensive triggers (flat defense, percentage reduction, conditional self-heals).4040Because the pre-ascension passive is preserved, the Tumbaga cost buys compound value. A Musket with a reload-speed roll becomes an Epic Musket with reload speed and Critical Damage; a halberd with a damage-scaling roll becomes an Epic halberd with that scaling plus a second line on top. This compounding is what separates Epic gear from Rare gear in practice: Rare is strong, Epic carries the combined strength of two passives, and the gap typically matters most at the first tough boss where a single unbuffed hit can still kill the character.4242Also Found in Ruins Dig Spots4444In addition to Blackbeard Treasure Map chests, Tumbaga Ingots appear as a rare drop from the Ruins scattered across the archipelago. These are the same map locations that reward the player with rare crafting materials, lore fragments, and occasional unique gear, and they are reachable well before the player is strong enough to farm Blackbeard fleet encounters for treasure maps. Sweeping every ruins marker inside an island's travel loop is the baseline Tumbaga farm for early-to-mid game players; the drop rate is low enough that most sessions end with zero or one ingot, but the steady trickle over several in-game days does compound.4646The combined picture is that Tumbaga supply has two speeds. The slow, steady source is ruins exploration, which works from the first hour of the game and keeps flowing for the entire campaign. The fast, burst source is Blackbeard Treasure Map chests, which usually drop multiple Tumbaga Ingots per chest once the player is strong enough to clear the named encounters that yield maps. Planning the ascension roadmap around both sources (rather than relying on either alone) is the standard community advice for avoiding long Tumbaga-starved stretches.4848Saving Tumbaga for Late-Game Gear5050Because Tumbaga is scarce, every community build guide repeats the same piece of advice: save Tumbaga Ingots for gear you actually plan to use into the late game. Spending an ingot on a Rare weapon that the player replaces two hours later is a straight loss, since ascension cannot be reversed and the Disassembly Table does not refund Tumbaga even when the rest of the material cost comes back. The safer pattern is to carry a Rare weapon (or armor piece) unascended for several combat encounters first, confirm that the passive matches the playstyle, and only then commit the ingot.5252The two practical heuristics most veterans settle on: stockpile three to four Tumbaga before the first ascension so that a single unlucky drop window does not force the spend, and pick ascension targets whose Rare passive already reads as useful at baseline. If the Rare passive is weak on its own, the Epic second passive has to carry the whole item by itself, which rarely justifies the ingot cost. If the Rare passive is already strong, the second passive turns a good weapon into an exceptional one, which is where Tumbaga generates the most value.5454Tainted Ruins of an Ancient Temple Respawn Route5656The Tainted Ruins of an Ancient Temple in the third region is the confirmed renewable Tumbaga source in the current build. The site contains six ancient chests that pay out a single one-time batch of ingots, plus a set of ancient containers that respawn on the standard six-hour cycle. Each respawning container yields one to two ingots. A typical interior lap nets roughly eight ingots per reset, which is enough to keep a steady ascension pipeline running even after all the ancient chests have been drained.5858Fast Navigation Inside the Ruin6060The ruin is laid out around elevated walkways and walled chambers that punish a straight-line approach. Carry a stack of Plant Fiber into the run and use it to place temporary quick-stair pieces over the chamber walls. Jumping cleanly over the interior partitions is faster than pulling the warriors and hunters that patrol the access corridors, and the stair pieces dismantle for a full refund once the run is done.6262Enemy Density6464Expect to encounter plague warriors, hunters, and witches inside the ruin, along with at least one plague crocodile on the north end and a second plague crocodile near the central courtyard. The two plague crocodiles turn the same run into a dual farming loop: Tumbaga from the containers and Tainted Bile from the crocodiles on the same respawn rotation.6666Ancient chests: six unique chests, one-time loot only.Ancient containers: respawn on the six-hour cycle, one to two ingots each.Typical reset yield: around eight tumbaga ingots per interior lap.Combo target: pair the container loop with the plague-crocodile clears for bile on the same trip.
