The Mound wiki
Firearm (matchlock)51 DMG · 14 OF 36 BY DAMAGE

Aged Matchlock Pistol

The cheapest gun in the game. Fifteen coin, no rank, 51 damage — the standard opening purchase for a new explorer.

Last updated 2026-07-25 · Patch patch 1.01
Aged Matchlock Pistol

Stats

Damage
51
Range
3,300
Shop price
15c
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.

Upgrades into Matchlock Pistol for 20 tokens9 more damage and 600 more range.
Trades into Flintlock Pistol for 30 tokens — a rank-3 weapon reached without ever meeting that rank.

The rest of the firearm (matchlock) rack

What else fills the same slot, ordered by damage.

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

Aged Matchlock Pistol questions

How much damage does the Aged Matchlock Pistol do in The Mound?

51 damage, with 3,300 range. That ranks it 14 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 Pistol cost?

15c 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 Pistol upgrade into?

The Matchlock Pistol, for 20 tokens at the Weapon Upgrade Anvil aboard the Tempestad. It can also trade sideways into a Flintlock Pistol for 30 tokens.