Drake's Double-Barreled Pistol is a rare ranged sidearm in Windrose built around two fast consecutive shots and a Vulnerability debuff once upgraded to Epic. It scales with Precision (B), pushes 420 Pierce, and tops out at item level 15 through the Weaponsmith Workshop.
Where Drake's Double-Barreled Pistol drops
The pistol is a world drop tied to pirate-themed and ruined locations. Because Windrose generates each archipelago procedurally, the exact island layout shifts between worlds, but the point-of-interest types and their chest pools remain consistent. Every listed chest below has a 20% chance to contain the weapon.
| Chest | Location type | Drop chance |
|---|---|---|
| Blackbeard Crew Chest | Blackbeard Pirate Camp | 20% |
| Blackbeard Crew Chest | Blackbeard Camp Near Shipwreck | 20% |
| Blackbeard Crew Chest | Large Pirate Camp | 20% |
| Blackbeard Crew Chest | Cliffside Pirate Camp | 20% |
| Blackbeard Crew Chest | Small Pirate Camp | 20% |
| Buccaneers' Chest | Abandoned Buccaneer Camp | 20% |
| Decrepit Chest | Pirate Remains | 20% |
| Decrepit Chest | Shipwreck | 20% |
| Old Skeleton | Destroyed Buccaneer Fort | 20% |
| Old Skeleton | Jungle Cave | 20% |
| Old Skeleton | Ancient Farm | 20% |
| Old Skeleton | Ancient Fire Sanctuary | 20% |
| Smugglers' Chest | Smuggler's Cache | 20% |
| Thomas Richards' Chest | Blackbeard Pirate Camp | 20% |
The Coastal Jungle biome is the most practical early-game hunting ground. Pirate camps along the shoreline contain the Blackbeard Crew Chests and Buccaneers' Chests that share the loot pool, and the biome's Jungle Cave hides Old Skeleton chests that can also roll the pistol. Expect to clear several camps before it appears, since each chest rolls independently against its 20% chance.
How to unlock the crafting recipe
Windrose unlocks weapon plans the moment you pick up a copy of the weapon itself. Looting Drake's Double-Barreled Pistol from any of the chest types above registers the recipe in your Weaponsmith Workshop, after which you can craft additional copies without finding more drops.
If you're playing on a shared world, a crewmate handing you a spare pistol works the same way. Holding it in your inventory once is enough to learn it.
Crafting and upgrade materials
The base recipe is cheap and accessible from a tier 1 Weaponsmith Workshop. Higher item levels need progressively rarer ingots and a higher-tier workshop fitted with the right attachments.
| Item level | Workshop tier | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 1–5 | Lvl 1 | 10 Wood, 5 Copper Ingot |
| 6 | Lvl 2 | 5 Hardwood, 3 Foothills Iron Ingot, 3 Master's Tools |
| 7–10 | Lvl 2 | 10 Hardwood, 5 Foothills Iron Ingot, 3 Master's Tools |
| 11 | Lvl 3 | 4 Hardwood, 3 Mire Metal Ingot, 3 Master's Tools |
| 12–15 | Lvl 3 | 7 Hardwood, 5 Mire Metal Ingot, 3 Master's Tools |
Upgrading to Epic rarity
The rare version of the pistol already fires two quick shots in succession. Ascending it to Epic adds the defining trait: each shot applies Vulnerability, increasing all damage dealt to affected targets by 15%. That stacks with whatever melee or ranged follow-up you bring, which is why the weapon works well as a secondary alongside a Precision or Agility-scaling primary.
The Epic upgrade is processed at a Weaponsmith Workshop using the rare pistol itself plus 7 Tumbaga Ingot. Tumbaga is gated behind progression into ruin-tier content, so the Epic version is realistically a mid-game goal rather than an early-game one.
Stats summary
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Ranged weapon (pistol) |
| Max item level | 15 |
| ATK (at level 15) | 380 |
| Pierce | 420 |
| Precision | B |
| Rarities | Rare, Epic |
| Stack size | 1 |
For ranged builds leaning into Precision, the pistol pairs cleanly with a slash or strike weapon as the primary, letting the Vulnerability stacks amplify heavier follow-up hits. Keep clearing pirate camps until the first copy drops, then commit your Hardwood and ingot reserves to leveling it alongside whatever workshop tier you currently have available.