Windrose Wiki

Gameplay6/4/2026 23 min read

Complete guide to base building in Windrose, including bonfire mechanics, building controls, material tiers, comfort system, outpost establishment, and building tips.

MikoTanaka

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Ship Types

Gameplay6/4/2026 11 min read

Guide to all ship classes in Windrose, from the starter boat to the frigate, including progression, equipment, customization, and crew mechanics.

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Boarding Party Gear

Gameplay6/4/2026 5 min read

Ship-mounted equipment (7 Copper Ingot + 7 Rough Hide + 7 Coarse Fabric) that raises NPC crew HP, Defense, and Attack during boarding.

willowmist

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Rapiers

All four rapiers currently in Windrose, with ATK, damage, scaling, and effect lines.

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Bosses

Gameplay6/4/2026 6 min read

Overview of the clearly documented launch-build bosses in Windrose, including the three main biome bosses and how boss progression fits into Chapter 1.

runecaster44

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Trading and Merchants

Guide to Windrose trading and merchants, covering currencies, Buyers, Provisioners, Bounty Agents, buildable merchant stations, and the practical selling routes players use in the live build.

j0shlore

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Flibustier's Attire

Gameplay6/4/2026 6 min readQquietember

Flibustier's Attire is an armor set in Windrose that reduces attack stamina cost and boosts one-handed weapon damage. Ideal for Fencer rapier and saber builds.

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Pikeman's Armor

Gameplay6/13/2026 5 min readNNeonDrift

Pikeman's Armor is a Rare heavy plate armor set in Windrose, sold by the Smugglers of Port Royal faction trader. The 2-piece bonus grants +160 max HP and the 4-piece bonus grants +15 percent two-handed weapon damage, making it the optimal set for greatsword, halberd, and club builds.

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Stats and Talents

Gameplay6/4/2026 14 min read

Complete guide to Windrose's six core stats, talent tree, and recommended leveling order.

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Respec

Gameplay6/4/2026 5 min readAArcanix

The mechanic for resetting and redistributing attribute points and talent points.

Ship Customization

Guide to ship types, upgrades, and customization in Windrose, covering the ketch, brig, and frigate classes, the Wharf and Shipwright's Workshop, cannons, hull bracing, and boarding gear.

duskvalley

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Greatswords

All four greatswords currently in Windrose, with ATK, damage, scaling, and effect lines.

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Upgrade System

Guide to the weapon, armor, and ship upgrade system in Windrose, covering the Upgrading Station, rarity ascension, Tumbaga Ingots, station attachments, and the Disassembly Table.

MikoTanaka

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Boarding

Gameplay6/13/2026 21 min read

Complete guide to the ship boarding mechanic in Windrose, covering the step-by-step process, crew behavior, equipment upgrades, loot, and combat strategies.

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Sabers

All seven sabers currently in Windrose, with ATK, damage, scaling, and effect lines.

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Blunderbusses

All three blunderbusses currently in Windrose, with ATK, damage, scaling, and effect lines.

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Armor Sets

Gameplay5/23/2026 8 min read

Complete guide to Windrose's six rare armor sets: Conquistador, Flibustier, Marksman, Pikeman, Privateer, Tracker. Set bonuses and build recommendations.

willowmist

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Backpack Progression

Gameplay6/4/2026 10 min read

The five-tier bag chain from Torn Sailcloth Bag to Traveler Backpack. Each tier is crafted from the previous.

Conquistador's Armor

Gameplay6/13/2026 7 min read

Conquistador's Armor is a Rare heavy plate armor set in Windrose, sold by the Smugglers of Port Royal faction trader. The 2-piece bonus grants +15 percent damage resistance and the 4-piece bonus grants Bulwark, making the first hits in any encounter uninterruptible.

willowmist

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Blackbeard Treasure Maps

The multi-stage Blackbeard treasure map chain: how to find the maps, dig the buried chests, and use the Tumbaga Ingot rewards for weapon ascension.

Pistols

All five pistols currently in Windrose, with ATK, damage, scaling, and effect lines.

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NPC Crew

Gameplay6/4/2026 12 min read

Guide to the NPC crew system in Windrose, covering Doctor Galen, merchant stalls, farming and mining contractors, ship crew behavior, and the economy.

DarkKnight_X

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Muskets

All four muskets currently in Windrose, with ATK, damage, scaling, and effect lines.

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Gunpowder

Gameplay6/4/2026 14 min read

Guide to Gunpowder in Windrose, covering early pirate-camp farming, the full Sulfur and Ash crafting chain, and why most players save ammunition for bosses and hard encounters.

ghostpetal

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Workers

Gameplay6/4/2026 7 min readQquietember

Workers are hireable camp specialists in Windrose. Four named station workers improve alchemy, armor upgrading, cooking, and gunpowder production, while the Farming Contractor automates crop jobs.

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Halberds

All four halberds currently in Windrose, with ATK, damage, scaling, and effect lines.

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Swamp Creature's Tooth

Swamp Creature's Tooth is a Rare / Epic club melee weapon in Windrose, dealing Crude damage and scaling with Strength.

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Melee Weapons

All 26 Windrose melee weapons across Sabers, Greatswords, Rapiers, Halberds, Clubs, and Fists, with damage, scaling, and signature effects.

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Conquistador Set

Gameplay6/4/2026 4 min readN

Tank armor set with +15% damage mitigation 2-piece and Bulwark 4-piece. Upgraded with Ingots.

Mastery

Mastery adds 0.5% critical hit chance per point. Crit-focused builds stack Mastery with Privateer Set and Razor.

Privateer Set

Gameplay6/4/2026 7 min readL

Critical-hit armor set with +10% crit chance 2-piece and +10% crit damage per nearby enemy 4-piece (max +30%). Upgraded with Cloth/Linen.

Flibustier Set

One-handed melee armor set with -20% attack stamina 2-piece and +15% 1H damage 4-piece. Upgraded with Leather.

Perfect Block

Perfect Block is Windrose's parry mechanic: timing a block right before an enemy attack lands depletes enemy poise, creates openings, and does not consume the player's own guard.

Fish Species

Gameplay6/4/2026 4 min readN

Roster of the 10 fish species available at Windrose's Early Access launch. All produce Fish Fillet when gutted.

Bleeding

Bleeding is a damage-over-time status effect in Windrose applied by certain weapons like the Rapier of a Thousand Cuts. Stacks up to 5x. The kill-transfer chain mechanic is a weapon-specific Ascended Epic perk, not a general Bleeding feature.

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Divi-Divi Tree

Gameplay6/4/2026 3 min readA

Divi-Divi trees grow in the Foothills biome of Windrose and yield Hardwood and Tree Bark when chopped.

Quests

Guide to Windrose quests in the current Early Access build, including the main story sequence, faction and treasure routes, and how co-op quest sharing works in current worlds.