Windrose Gunpowder Guide: Early Sources & Late-Game Crafting (2026)

Rarity
★★★☆☆
Early Source
Smuggler Stashes & Pirate Camps
Crafting
10 Sulfur + 20 Ash = 10 Gunpowder
Crafting Station
Millstone

Method 1: Early Game — Looting Gunpowder (Recommended)

Smuggler's Treasure Cave (First Island)

This is the best early-game source of gunpowder. On the first island in the Coastal Jungle biome, look for a smuggler's treasure stash:

  1. Locate the entrance — find the wooden barricades blocking a cave opening
  2. Break the wood piles using your Stone Axe or Pickaxe
  3. Go down the stairs into the underground chamber
  4. Defeat the Drowned enemies — bring weapons and bandages
  5. Open the chest on the right side — contains 10 Gunpowder + 4 Rum Bottles
Pro Tip: The Smuggler's Treasure is available almost immediately after starting the game. This is enough gunpowder to craft your first batch of Copper Bullets and experience ranged combat early.

Blackbeard Pirate Camp

Clear out pirate camps to find gunpowder among the loot:

  • Defeat pirate enemies — they drop gunpowder as loot
  • Search supply crates and barrels throughout the camp
  • Check the map icon: the number below (e.g. 0/3) indicates chest progress — fully clearing a camp yields the best rewards

Other Pirate Camps & Shipwrecks

Additional early sources include:

  • Other smuggler hideouts scattered across islands
  • Enemy ship wrecks along the coastline
  • Random barrels and crates in coastal areas

Method 2: Late Game — Crafting Gunpowder

Step 1: Reach the Foothills Region

You must progress the main story until you reach the Foothills (mountain foothills) biome. This requires upgrading from the starter island.

Step 2: Mine Sulfur

In Foothills, locate Sulfur deposits (yellow crystalline formations) and mine them with an Iron Pickaxe (Copper Pickaxe won't work on Sulfur).

Step 3: Produce Ash from Charcoal Kiln

Build a Charcoal Kiln (25 Wood + 20 Clay). Burning wood produces Charcoal — ash is a byproduct or collected separately from fire sources.

Step 4: Build a Millstone

The Millstone is required to combine Sulfur and Ash. It requires Iron Ore to craft.

Step 5: Craft Gunpowder

Gunpowder Crafting Recipe
Result Materials Station
Gunpowder (x10) 10 Sulfur + 20 Ash Millstone

How to Use Gunpowder

Gunpowder is the core resource for ranged combat ammunition:

  • Gunpowder + ammo materials automatically enter your ammo slot
  • Ammo Tier Progression: Stone Bullet → Copper Bullet → Iron Bullet
  • Higher-tier bullets deal more damage and work with better guns
  • Bullets are crafted at the Workbench
Ammo Crafting Recipes
Ammo Type Materials Quantity Workbench Lv
Stone Bullet 3 Stone x5 Lv1
Copper Bullet 1 Copper Ingot x5 Lv1
Iron Bullet 1 Foothills Iron Ingot x5 Lv2

Pro Tips

  • Pearl backup: Right-click scallop shells from beach enemies — pearls work as emergency ammo when gunpowder runs out
  • Conserve ammo: Use melee weapons for trash mobs, save gunpowder ammo for bosses and tough enemies
  • Early priority: Hit the Smuggler's Treasure as soon as you craft a Stone Pickaxe
  • Pirate camp farming: Camps reset after some time — revisit for more gunpowder and Rum Bottles

FAQ

Where is the Smuggler's Treasure cave?

On the first Coastal Jungle island. Look for an area with stacked wooden planks/barricades. Break them with your axe and descend into the cave.

How much gunpowder do I get from one Smuggler's Treasure?

The first chest gives exactly 10 Gunpowder and 4 Rum Bottles. Enough to craft 50 Copper Bullets.

Can I craft gunpowder without reaching Foothills?

No, you must reach Foothills to mine Sulfur. Before that, rely on looting from smuggler stashes and pirate camps.

What's the Millstone recipe?

The Millstone requires Iron Ore to craft. Exact recipe details will be confirmed as more players reach the Foothills region.