Windrose Guide: How to Get Master Combat Repair Kit

Your ship is everything in Windrose. It gets you across biomes, onto new islands, and into naval battles against enemy pirates. The problem is those battles hit hard, and without a reliable repair option you can watch your hull crumble faster than you can react. The Master Combat Repair Kit is the answer: an epic-rarity item that restores 60% of your ship's total health over 10 seconds, giving you a real fighting chance when things go sideways.

What is the Master Combat Repair Kit?

According to the item's in-game description (via Kraken Express), the Master Combat Repair Kit is "an improved repair kit designed for work under fire. Includes tools, materials, and strong spirits — for cleaning wounds and steadying the hands of those making repairs at the worst possible moment."

In practical terms, it tells your crew to patch up the ship while you keep sailing. The repair is gradual, not instant: 60% of your ship's maximum health returns over a 10-second window. That distinction matters, because incoming cannon fire during those 10 seconds will chip away at the remaining effect. The kit holds epic rarity, and a single inventory slot holds up to 10 of them. You can also sell any surplus to a provisioner for 30 piastres each.

Level 2 workbench crafting screen

How to find the Master Combat Repair Kit without crafting

Crafting is the reliable route, but you can stumble onto the Master Combat Repair Kit through exploration before your workbench is ready. According to Destructoid, the kit appears inside Decrepit chests along the coastlines of the Foothills Biome, which is the second biome you unlock. The drop is RNG-based but reportedly common enough that you should find at least one without too much grinding.

Two other sources worth checking:

• Floating barrels scattered across open water
• Shipwrecks found throughout the game world

The ordinary Repair Kit also drops from these same locations, so you may need to sift through a few finds before landing the Master version.

Foothills Biome chest locations

How to craft the Master Combat Repair Kit

Crafting gives you a consistent supply rather than relying on chest luck. The catch is that you need a Level 2 Workbench first. Once upgraded, gather the three materials below and you can produce the kit on demand.

What materials do you need?

Timber is the most involved ingredient. You craft it from Hardwood, which drops from Divi-Divi trees. Each Timber requires 5 Hardwood, so for 2 Timber you need 10 Hardwood total. Rum Bottles and Steel Nails both come from Blackbeard Crew chests, with Steel Nails also available in shipwrecks.

How to use the Master Combat Repair Kit in Windrose

Using the kit correctly is just as important as having it. Two sources describe slightly different UI paths, but the core steps align:

Method 1 (via Deltia's Gaming):

1. Take control of the helm of your ship.
2. Watch for the hotkeys that appear in the bottom-right corner of your screen.
3. Press the button assigned to the Master Combat Repair Kit.
4. Track the repair progress via the icon that appears on the right side of the screen.

Method 2 (via Destructoid):

1. Approach the steering wheel after your ship takes damage.
2. Open the Ship Management option.
3. Select the kit from your inventory and click to activate.

Both methods end at the same place: the kit activates, your crew begins repairs, and 60% health returns over 10 seconds. The hotkey approach is faster in the middle of a firefight.

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