Windrose does not hand you powers that easily. Almost every weapon you use comes after putting certain effort - exploration, chests, or fights. From Broken Blade to Soul Eater, progression is tied directly to what you find and what you upgrade.

That is why weapon unlocking becomes more than just crafting. Windrose features eight weapon types across melee and ranged combat, each tied to a specific stat and unlock path. Weapons exist in Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Epic tiers.

This guide covers many of the major weapons in Windrose and exactly how to unlock them.

All Weapon Types in Windrose

Windrose weapons are divided into 8 categories:

• Rapier, Saber, Greatsword → Scale with Agility
• Club, Halberd → Scale with Strength
• Pistol, Musket → Scale with Precision
• Blunderbuss → Scales with Agility + Precision

Each weapon type also deals Slash, Pierce, or Crude damage, which directly interacts with enemy resistances.

All Melee Weapons and How to Unlock Them

Common Melee Weapons

• Broken Blade → Obtained during tutorial
• Club → Find in the wilderness to unlock crafting
• Halberd → Find in wilderness
• Rapier → Find in wilderness
• Saber → Find in the wilderness
• Two-Handed Sword → Find in wilderness

Crafting requires basic materials like Wood, Copper Ingots, and Rough Hide

Rare Melee Weapons

• Arboris Saber → Wilderness discovery or Crypt/Gardenruin chests
• Bonebreaker → Wilderness or Pirate chests
• Crusher → Wilderness
• Cutlass → Pirate chests
• Dueling Greatsword → Early chests or Glorious Hunter area
• Dueling Saber → Pirate chests
• Executioner → Shipwreck during “Need a Bigger Boat” quest
• Plague Halberd → Crypt and Gardenruin chests
• Rapier of Devastation → Crypt and Gardenruin chests
• Rapier of a Thousand Cuts → Buried chest or Underground Network quest
• Razor → Pirate chests
• Smasher → Catch a large fish
• Soul Eater → Reward from Ghost Captain / main quest
• Stalwart Greatsword → Pirate chests
• Sturdy Halberd → Pirate chests
• Sturdy Mace → Pirate chests
• Sturdy Rapier → Pirate chests
• Sturdy Saber → Pirate chests
• Swamp Creature’s Tooth → Dropped by swamp enemies

Most rare weapons unlock crafting after finding their original blueprint or drop

Epic Melee Weapons

Epic melee weapons are actually the upgraded versions of Rare weapons (through ascension):

Most Epic melee weapons are ascended, upgraded versions of Rare weapons, but a few are unique Epics that drop from special encounters or side quests:

• Arboris Saber (Epic)
• Bonebreaker (Epic)
• Crusher (Epic)
• Cutlass (Epic)
• Dueling Greatsword (Epic)
• Dueling Saber (Epic)
• Executioner (Epic)
• Plague Halberd (Epic)
• Rapier of Devastation (Epic)
• Rapier of a Thousand Cuts (Epic)
• Razor (Epic)
• Soul Eater (Epic)
• Stalwart Greatsword (Epic)
• Sturdy Halberd (Epic)
• Sturdy Rapier (Epic)
• Sturdy Saber (Epic)
• Swamp Creature’s Tooth (Epic)

However, the upgrade needs more than Ascension. It requires Tumbaga Ingots and additional crafting materials as well.

All Ranged Weapons and How to Unlock Them

Common Ranged Weapons

• Worn-Out Pistol → Tutorial reward
• Blunderbuss → Find in the wilderness
• Musket → Find in the wilderness
• Pistol → Find in wilderness

Rare Ranged Weapons

• Buccaneer’s Friend → Reward from Glorious Hunters quest
• Dragon’s Breath → Wilderness and Special chests
• Drake’s Double-Barreled Pistol → Pirate chests
• Infantry Musket → Pirate chests
• Reliable Blunderbuss → Pirate chests
• Reliable Musket → Pirate chests
• Reliable Pistol → Pirate chests

Epic Ranged Weapons

• Buccaneer’s Friend (Epic) → Upgrade Rare version
• Dragon’s Breath (Epic) → Upgrade Rare version
• Drake’s Double-Barreled Pistol (Epic) → Upgrade Rare version
• Infantry Musket (Epic) → Upgrade Rare version
• Plague Pistol (Epic) → Found in wilderness (unique Epic)
• Reliable Blunderbuss (Epic) → Upgrade Rare version
• Reliable Musket (Epic) → Upgrade Rare version
• Reliable Pistol (Epic) → Upgrade Rare version

Epic ranged weapons come with upgraded passives. These include fire explosions, healing effects, and multi-shot bonuses.

How to Unlock Weapons in Windrose

You can get weapons mainly in four ways in Windrose:

• Exploration → Find the original weapon to unlock crafting
• Chests → Pirate, Crypt, and Gardenruin chests drop rare weapons
• Quests → Specific weapons tied to story or side quests
• Enemy Drops → Certain weapons drop from biome enemies

After you have got your hands on weapons, most of them can then be crafted using common early metals and resources.

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Written by

Nilendu Brahma

Edited by

Aadesh Dhote