Discover everything you need to know about all biome discoveries in Windrose, including how to get crucial materials while exploring the world.
Resources are essential for upgrading items, cooking food, and building the base, making biome discoveries crucial in Windrose. Some are easier to get your hands on, while others can be a bit challenging. Coastal Jungle, Foothills, and Cursed Swamps are three distinct biomes, each offering materials you can use for progression.
When you pick up a resource for the first time, it gets added to your Discovery system. This unlocks new recipes, crafting options, and upgrades. Finding biome discoveries in Windrose can be hectic, so our guide covers how to find and use them.
All Discoveries in the Coastal Jungle
This is your first biome, and almost everything here is about basic survival and early crafting unlocks. Wood, Stone, Plant Fiber, and Clay are the crafting stations and tools. Copper Ore and Copper Ingot are your mining resources and are the first progression step into metal crafting.
Resources in Coastal Jungle
Each new resource you find unlocks recipes, tools, and systems. The biome itself is designed as a learning and progression gate. Each resource requires the right tool, like an axe and a pickaxe. Resources in the Coastal Jungle are used for crafting tools, building bases, cooking food, and upgrading ships.
Key Discoveries
| Name | Where To Find | Unlocks |
| Fast Travel Bell | Crafted at the workbench | Fast Travel Bell |
| Copper Ore | Coastal Jungle mines | Smelting Furnace
Charcoal Kiln |
| Copper Ingot | Smelted in a Smelting Furnace | Weaponsmith
Cutting Board Sawing Rack Saber Copper Axe Copper Pickaxe Shovel Wooden Plank Lamp Copper Pot |
| Rough Hide | Kill the Boars | Armor Workshop
Sailor Backpack Survivor’s Jacket Survivor’s Pants Survivor’s Boots Survivor’s Gloves Survivor’s Bandana |
| Misty Orchid | Glowing blue plants | Alchemy Table
Stove and Pot Clay Pot Alchemical Base Homeward Journey Minor Healing Potion Elixir of Cruelty |
Major Discoveries
| Name | Where To Find | Unlocks |
| Lamp | Crafted at the workbench | Refill Lamp Oil |
| Clay | Located in rocky deposits along the ground | Clay Bottle |
| Banana | Banana Trees | Coconut Milk with Bananas |
| Dodo Egg | Dodos | Spicy Breaded Kebab
Bacon and Eggs |
| Cayenne Pepper | Pepper plants, grown with seeds | Spicy Chicken with Sweet Potato
Spicy Skewered Crab |
| Sweet Potato | Potato plants, grown with seeds | Hearty Egg Broth
Coconut Soup |
| Undead Essence | Drowned and Thorn Fiddlers | Healing Potion |
| Healing Herbs | Located inside Ancient chests and containers | Healing Potion |
| Rum Bottle | Inside Decrepit Chests. Defeat Sailors and Grenadiers. | Gunroom Grog |
| Steel Nails | Decrepit Chests and Shipwrecks | Combat Repair Kit |
| Crab Shell | Drop from normal red crabs | Crab Trophy |
| Banana Seeds | Harvest Bananas | Banana Sapling |
| Palm Seeds | Dropped when cutting Palm trees | Palm Seedling |
| Ficus Seeds | Dropped when cutting Ficus trees | Ficus Seedling |
| Shrub Seeds | Dropped when cutting shrubs | Shrub Seedling |
Other Coastal Jungle resources
| Name | Where To Find |
| Plant Fiber | Harvest cut shrubs |
| Wood | Drops from trees |
| Stone | Stones, poor ore veins |
| Coconut | Harvested from Palm Trees |
| Triton’s Horn | Near the Beach |
| Closed Scallop Shell | Near the Beach |
| Pearl | Drowned and Thorn Fiddlers |
| Crab Meat | Pick up crabs along beaches. |
| Bird Meat | Dodos |
| Meat | Boars, Sows, Wolves, Goats |
| Animal Meat | Boars, Sows, Wolves, Goats |
| Feather | Dodos |
| Boar Tusk | Boars |
| Boar Head | Rare drop from boars |
| Dodo Head | Rare drop from Azure Dodos |
All Discoveries in Foothills
Resources in Foothills are advanced materials you gather that unlock iron-tier crafting, farming systems, firearms, and stronger gear. This biome introduces iron, farming, cloth, and gunpowder systems. Every resource you find is part of the Discovery system, unlocking new crafting recipes.
Resources in Foothills
Many Foothills resources are tied to landmarks, enemies, and specific trees or plants. Missing key resources can also block crafting stations, weapon upgrades, and farming progression. Foothills is where you build your first real farming system.
Key Discoveries
| Name | Where To Find | Unlocks |
| Fertile Soil | Ancient Farms, Villages | Foothills Patch
Potato Sapling Pepper Sapling Flax Seedling Aloe Sapling Corn Seedling Tomato Sapling |
| Foothills Iron Ore | Mined from the Iron Deposit | Anvil
Cookware Shelf Regent Table Iron Ingot Iron Axe Iron Pickaxe 24-Pounders 36-Pounders Nails Iron Nails |
| Hardwood | Harvested from Divi-Divi trees | Toolbox
Fishing Rod Master Combat Repair Kit Seafood Platter Chowder Seafood Skewer Timber |
| Tree Bark | Harvested from Divi-Divi trees | Tanning Rack
Tannin Tanned Leather Bosun Backpack |
| Flax Fiber | Blue plants in the central parts of the Foothills | Spinning Wheel
Shoemaker’s Bench Linen Fabric |
| Corn | Located near the Ancient Village | Millstones
Millstone Parts Cornmeal Burrito Banana Muffin Tortilla Pastechi Tangy Nut Roll |
| Silver Ingot | Inside the Ancient chests and containers | Jeweler’s Bench |
Major Discoveries
| Name | Where To Find | Unlocks |
| Sulfur | Mined from Sulfur deposits | Homemade Gunpowder |
| Wolf Fang | Kill the Wolves | Elixir of Precision |
| Bezoar | Kill the Goat | Elixir of Concentration |
| Coffee Beans | Located in ocean crates and ship caches | Coffee
Deadeye Grog |
| Nuts | Dropped by pirates | Fish and Tostones
Sunmilk Tonic |
| Lime | Chop Lime Trees | Hard Grog
Sweet Lime Juice Refreshing Tomato Juice |
| Tomato | Harvest Tomatoes | Crab with Diced Tomatoes
Meat Salad |
| Lime Seeds | Harvest Limes | Lime Sapling |
Other Foothills resources
| Name | Where To Find |
| Aloe Leaf | Aloe Plants |
| Salt | Located in caches drifting in the sea |
| Cane Sugar | Found in Ancient chests |
| Wolf Head | Rare drop from wolves |
| Head of a Mountain Goat Leader | Rare drop from Goat Leaders |
All Discoveries in Cursed Swamps
Resources in Cursed Swamps are high-tier materials tied to endgame crafting systems like enchanting, advanced alchemy, and top-tier gear. This biome unlocks level 11+ crafting and rare ammo tiers. Resources here are stronger, rarer, and tied to enemies. You can find Ancient Scraps from here, which are used for the Large Smelting Furnace.
Resources in Cursed Swamps
Jeweler’s Bench and high-tier crafting systems. Corruption-based materials, such as Plaque Wood, are used in the enchanting system and for creating Ingot Arborum. Plague enemies, boss drops, and corrupted zones are the key resources to obtain the items in this late-game biome. The biome has corruption zones and toxic plants, so some resources are poisonous and located in dangerous areas.
Key Discoveries
| Name | Where To Find | Unlocks |
| Ancient Scraps | Mined around the Ancient Ruins | Jeweler’s Bench
Large Smelting Furnace Blacksmith Bellows |
| Crocodile Hide Piece | Dropped by Crocodiles | Material Rack
Quartermaster Backpack |
| Essence Arborum | Crafted at the Alchemy Table | Ingot Arborum
Bullet Arborum Minor Sun Ring |
| Crocodile Tail | Dropped by Crocodiles | Skewered Crocodile Meat
Crocodile in Swamp Sauce |
| Bromeliad | Found in the pinkish plague forests | Infused Elixir of Firm Hand
Infused Elixir of Precision Infused Elixir of Concentration Infused Elixir of Cruelty |
Major Discoveries
| Name | Where to Find | Unlocks |
| Tar | Harvested from Tarwood Trees | Tarred Fabric
Tarred Planks |
| Plague Wood | Harvested from Tainted Trees | Essence Arborum |
| Firefly | Green flies in the Cursed Swamps | Elixir of Firm Hand |
| Tear of Sorrow | Rare drop from undead | Great Healing Potion |
| Cocoplum | Blue plum plants | Swamp Pie
Spicy Swamp Juice Cocoplum Pie |
| Leek | Found in Fertilized Soil near Ruin with a Flowerbed | Tamale |
| Beans | Found in Fertilized Soil near Ruin with a Flowerbed | Bean Soup |
| Lobster Mushroom | Yellow mushrooms | Meat in Tangy Mushroom Sauce
Beans with Mushrooms and Sweet Potato |
| Mysterious Spice | Found in Ancient chests and containers | Taco
Meaty Croc Kebab Gazpacho |
| Cocoplum Seeds | Harvest Cocoplums | Cocoplum Seedling |
| Bean Seeds | Harvest Beans | Bean Sapling |
| Leek Seeds | Harvest Leeks | Leek Sapling |
Other Cursed Swamps resources
| Name | Where To Find |
| Tainted Bile | Infected Crocodiles |
| Crocodile Head | Rare drop from Crocodiles |
What Are the Rarest and Most Important Materials in Windrose?
Windrose has some materials that can’t be obtained by simply exploring the biomes. These are crucial to get because they unlock major systems, gate weapons, ship, and gear upgrades.
Important Materials in Windrose
- Mire Metal Ingot: Use 2x Ancient Scraps, 1x Quagmire Powder, and a Large Smelting Furnace to craft it. This material is used for advanced crafting stations, strong weapons, and ship upgrades.
- Ancient Scraps: Located inside the Ancient Ruins, sunken ships, and swamp chests. This unlocks Large Smelting Furnace and late-game crafting systems.
- Quagmire Powder: Drops from Plague Thralls in Cursed Swamps and is required for Mire Metal Ingots. You must kill the boss to get this material and then use it to craft advanced metals.
- Essence Arborum: Chop plague-corrupted trees and smelt Plague Wood into Essence Arborum. This material unlocks the Enchanting Table and endgame gear upgrades.
- Ingot Arborum: Use 2x Essence Arborum, 2x Mire Metal Ingot, and 1x Tainted Bile to craft it. This is one of the strongest materials in the game and is used for the best weapons, jewelry, and high-end upgrades.
- Tear of Sorrow: Dropped by plague enemies and High Priestess. This item is used for Great Healing Potions and high-tier alchemy.
Tips & Tricks For Farming Discovery Items
Below are the best tips and tricks for biome discoveries in Windrose.
Tips & Tricks For Resource Farming
- Always farm what unlocks progress, not just random materials.
- Plant crops before logging off and focus on Flax for crafting and food crops for healing.
- Ores like copper and iron are more efficient in bulk runs, so do 1 big mining run.
- Clay nodes give 50-60 per deposit and respawn later, requiring you to place a base near clay, trees, and mining spots.
- Use the Discovery system, as picking up a resource once unlocks recipes permanently.
- Don’t waste time farming low-tier resources in high-tier zones.
