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Overview

Every craftable weapon in Windrose upgrades along a fixed item-level track from 1 to 15. Each upgrade is performed at the Weaponsmith Workshop and raises the weapon's ATK by a fixed amount per level. Weapons share a table structure with different material costs by weapon class; the tables below cover every class that has documented bands.

Bands group adjacent levels together because those levels share the same recipe. The workshop tier required (Lvl 1, 2, or 3) scales with the band. Firearms require Master's Tools from Level 7 upward; standard melee weapons use Smithing Flux instead. After Level 15, a weapon is eligible for ascension; see Upgrade System for the ascension rules.

Pistols

Applies to: Pistol, Reliable Pistol, Drake's Double-Barreled Pistol. Worn-Out Pistol cannot be upgraded.

Item Level	Station	Materials
Lvl 2-5	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 1	Wood x10, Copper Ingot x5
Lvl 6	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 2	Hardwood x5, Foothills Iron Ingot x3, Master's Tools x3
Lvl 7-10	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 2	Hardwood x10, Foothills Iron Ingot x5, Master's Tools x3
Lvl 11	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 3	Hardwood x4, Mire Metal Ingot x3, Master's Tools x3
Lvl 12-15	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 3	Hardwood x7, Mire Metal Ingot x5, Master's Tools x3

Muskets and Blunderbusses

Applies to: Musket, Reliable Musket, Infantry Musket, Buccaneer's Friend, Blunderbuss, Reliable Blunderbuss, Dragon's Breath.

Item Level	Station	Materials
Lvl 2-5	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 1	Wood x10, Copper Ingot x7
Lvl 6	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 2	Hardwood x5, Foothills Iron Ingot x4, Master's Tools x3
Lvl 7-10	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 2	Hardwood x10, Foothills Iron Ingot x7, Master's Tools x3
Lvl 11	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 3	Hardwood x4, Mire Metal Ingot x4, Master's Tools x3
Lvl 12-15	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 3	Hardwood x7, Mire Metal Ingot x7, Master's Tools x3

Plague Pistol

The Plague variant pistol uses a distinct recipe because it requires Ingot Arborum for every band. Copper Ingot costs are reduced compared to other pistols, but the Arborum requirement makes mid-Foothills sourcing a prerequisite.

Item Level	Station	Materials
Lvl 2-5	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 1	Wood x10, Copper Ingot x3, Ingot Arborum x5
Lvl 6	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 2	Hardwood x5, Foothills Iron Ingot x2, Ingot Arborum x4, Master's Tools x3
Lvl 7-10	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 2	Hardwood x10, Foothills Iron Ingot x3, Ingot Arborum x7, Master's Tools x3
Lvl 11	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 3	Hardwood x4, Mire Metal Ingot x2, Ingot Arborum x4, Master's Tools x3
Lvl 12-15	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 3	Hardwood x7, Mire Metal Ingot x3, Ingot Arborum x8, Master's Tools x3

Polearm and Club Three-Band

Applies to: Club, Halberd. These weapons compress the 15-level track into three bands and use Smithing Flux instead of Master's Tools.

Item Level	Station	Materials
Lvl 2-5	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 1	Wood x10, Copper Ingot x7
Lvl 6-10	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 2	Hardwood x12, Foothills Iron Ingot x5, Smithing Flux x3
Lvl 11-15	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 3	Hardwood x8, Mire Metal Ingot x5, Smithing Flux x3

Note: the Club base recipe uses Copper Ingot x5; the Halberd base recipe uses Copper Ingot x7. The upper bands match.

Smasher Five-Band

Applies to: Smasher only. The Smasher uses a five-band track instead of the standard three-band pattern for other clubs, reflecting its fishing-reward origin and single-tier rarity.

Item Level	Station	Materials
Lvl 2-5	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 1	Wood x10, Copper Ingot x5
Lvl 6	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 2	Hardwood x6, Foothills Iron Ingot x3, Smithing Flux x3
Lvl 7-10	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 2	Hardwood x12, Foothills Iron Ingot x5, Smithing Flux x3
Lvl 11	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 3	Hardwood x4, Mire Metal Ingot x3, Smithing Flux x3
Lvl 12-15	Weaponsmith Workshop Lvl 3	Hardwood x8, Mire Metal Ingot x5, Smithing Flux x3

After Level 15: Ascension

Once a weapon hits Item Level 15, ascension converts the Rare variant into its Epic counterpart. Ascension is a one-time recipe that uses Tumbaga Ingot (typical cost 7 for one-handed weapons, 9 for two-handed weapons). The Epic resulting weapon keeps the same upgrade level as the input, so pushing to 15 before ascending is usually the best path. See Upgrade System for the full mechanic and rarity-line explanation.

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