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11 The Upgrading Station is a dedicated base building that raises the level of weapons, armor, bags, and certain accessories in Windrose. It is distinct from the Weaponsmith Workshop (which crafts and ascends weapons) and the Armor and Clothing Workshop (which crafts armor). Leveling gear up through level 8 happens exclusively at the Upgrading Station.
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33 Core Mechanics
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55 PropertyValueMax LevelLevel 8 for every eligible itemPlacementAnywhere inside a Bonfire build radiusRoof RequirementNo (confirm in-game, station does not flag weather exposure)Rarity AscensionNot performed here (use the Weaponsmith Workshop for Rare-to-Epic with Tumbaga Ingots)Refund PathDisassembly Table returns 100 percent of the material cost if relocated
66 How Upgrading Works
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88 Interacting with the Upgrading Station opens a panel that lists every upgrade-eligible item in the player's inventory alongside the materials each upgrade requires. Levels 1 to 8 typically cost progressively more of the same base material (for a Copper-tier weapon, that means Copper Ingots plus Wood; for Iron-tier, Foothills Iron Ingots; for Mire-tier, Mire Metal Ingots). Each level bumps the item's base stats (damage, defense, or bag capacity) by a fixed amount.
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1010 As a rule, an item upgrades using the ingot tier that matches the material it was crafted from, so plan your refining chain around whichever gear tier you are pushing.
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1212 Gear TierPrimary Upgrade MaterialCopper (early)Copper Ingot plus WoodIron (mid)Foothills Iron IngotMire (late)Mire Metal IngotAscension (Rare to Epic)Tumbaga Ingot, spent at the Weaponsmith Workshop, not here
1313 Once a Rare (blue) item reaches level 8, it becomes eligible for ascension to Epic (purple). That ascension step is performed at the Weaponsmith Workshop using a Tumbaga Ingot, not at the Upgrading Station. Ascension grants a permanent new perk on top of the existing effect and cannot be reversed; the Disassembly Table does not refund Tumbaga.
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1515 Plan the order of operations before spending materials: take the item to level 8 at the Upgrading Station first for maximum base stats, make sure a Tumbaga Ingot is in your inventory, then carry the item to the Weaponsmith Workshop to consume the ingot and tick the rarity up. Because the perk is permanent and the ingot is non-refundable, ascend only the gear you intend to keep.
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1717 Armor Defense Averaging
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1919 The game calculates armor defense as an average across all five equipped pieces (helmet, chest, legs, gloves, boots). Pushing one piece to level 8 while leaving the other four at level 1 wastes the investment, because the effective defense is the average of the five displayed values, not the sum. The standard advice: upgrade evenly. A full set at level 4 outperforms one piece at level 8 and four at level 1.
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2121 Community consensus from the launch build: reaching roughly 180 effective defense (the averaged value across five pieces) is the first noticeable survivability jump. Below that threshold, Rare and Epic mobs cut through the player in three to four hits; above it, the damage intake curve flattens and mistakes stop being instantly fatal.
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2323 What Does and Does Not Level Here
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2525 Levels here: weapons of every type, every armor slot, Backpacks (bag slots increase with each upgrade), certain ship-accessory gearDoes not level here: cannons and ship hulls (use the Shipwright's Workshop), cooking-fire buffs, potions, or attribute points (which are reset at the talent respec, not leveled)
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2727 See Also
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2929 Upgrade System the broader upgrade treeWeaponsmith Workshop rarity ascensionDisassembly Table the 100% refund stationTumbaga Ingot ascension materialBonfire build radius anchor