Stats
- Damage
- 63
- Range
- 5,800
- Shop price
- 30c
- Rank required
- 1
- 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 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 Pistol | 60 | 3,900 | 20c | 1 |
| Aged Cthulhu Matchlock Musket | 56 | 4,200 | 25c | — |
| Aged Matchlock Arquebus | 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.
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.
Matchlock Arquebus questions
How much damage does the Matchlock Arquebus do in The Mound?
63 damage, with 5,800 range. That ranks it 4 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 Matchlock Arquebus cost?
30c in the shop, and it needs explorer rank 1 before it appears.
What does the Matchlock Arquebus trade for?
A Flintlock Musket, for 25 tokens.