Stats
- Damage
- 56
- Range
- 4,200
- Shop price
- 25c
- Rank required
- —
- Ammo
- Charge
- Category
- Firearm (matchlock)
Where it sits on the Anvil ladder
The Weapon Upgrade Anvil runs two ladders: upgrading walks a piece up its own family, while trading jumps sideways into a different weapon — and trades can bypass rank locks the shop enforces.
Cosmetic twins
The Aged Cthulhu Matchlock Musket is a stat-identical reskin of this weapon. If a shop or pack is charging you for the engraved version, it buys nothing but the engraving.
The rest of the firearm (matchlock) rack
What else fills the same slot, ordered by damage.
| Weapon | Dmg | Range | Cost | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cthulhu Matchlock Musket | 63 | 5,800 | 30c | 1 |
| Matchlock Arquebus | 63 | 5,800 | 30c | 1 |
| Matchlock Pistol | 60 | 3,900 | 20c | 1 |
| Aged Cthulhu Matchlock Musket | 56 | 4,200 | 25c | — |
| Aged Matchlock Pistol | 51 | 3,300 | 15c | — |
| Decayed Matchlock Arquebus | — | — | — | — |
| Decayed Matchlock Pistol | — | — | — | — |
Carrying it
Every shot feeds the forest's awakening timer, so a ranged kill is never free — see noise discipline. This is a matchlock: the fuse cannot ignite wet powder, so it is dead weight in rain unless Saint Eulalia clears the sky. Ammunition economics are on the items page.
This is an Agedpiece — one rung below its finished version, which is exactly why it's worth buying. Measured across all seventeen aged/finished pairs the damage penalty runs 8–15%, while range drops much harder. Buy it for the low entry price and the missing rank lock, then feed it to the Anvil.
Keep reading
All 51 distinct weapons with the Anvil ladder.
The four roles a crew settles into.
What this is pointed at, with HP and multipliers.
How the shop opens up as you climb.
Michael for blades, Barbara for guns.
Affording the tier you actually want.
Aged Matchlock Arquebus questions
How much damage does the Aged Matchlock Arquebus do in The Mound?
56 damage, with 4,200 range. That ranks it 12 of 36 among weapons with published figures. The game never shows you this number in-game, so it is a community measurement — we publish it only because two independent databases agree on it.
How much does the Aged Matchlock Arquebus cost?
25c in the shop, with no rank requirement at all. As an Aged piece it's the cheap entry to its family — the Anvil finishes the job.
What does the Aged Matchlock Arquebus upgrade into?
The Matchlock Arquebus, for 20 tokens at the Weapon Upgrade Anvil aboard the Tempestad. It can also trade sideways into a Flintlock Musket for 30 tokens.