Uncommon Oscelda Magick wristcaster with Spirit and Courage attunement, requiring 8 Spirit and 7 Courage. Its 34 base ATK, 102 charged damage, 10 stagger, and 4% smite favor protected casting windows over direct crowd control. Earn fragments from 3-Star Kith of Kings Tales or Kith of Kings Enclave Favors, with Kabocha and Wraith of Wastes as additional confirmed sources. Craft at Tuvalkane after completing the fragment route. Basker's Wrest is a practical hybrid bridge after the starter Gwylen for players already splitting virtues between support and offence. Move toward Seathorn or The Erstroot when higher Spirit requirements are affordable; avoid it in single-virtue builds because the 7 Courage / 8 Spirit gate consumes investment before its modest stagger can contribute.
Nettle is a Common Sirin sidearm dirk with pure Grace attunement and notably no Virtue gate, making it the most accessible Short Blade in Preludes 15 for new players. With 41 base ATK, 82 charged attack, 20 stagger, and 3% smite, it boasts remarkably strong paper stats for a Common-tier weapon — rivaling some Uncommons. Farm whole-weapon previews from world containers (Barrels, Baskets, Crates, Collector Crates, Sword Racks) and Dendrit Chests in Midrath. Hark The Collector operations also drop whole previews. Craft at Tuvalkane with Scrap Steel, Ode Graphite, and Quenching Acid (4h). Purchase from Avakot for 125 Dracs. Nettle serves as the entry-level main-hand Short Blade before upgrading to Clivers (12 Courage) or Witan (6/6 hybrid) for gated content. Use Enhance Craftwork with Chordstones to raise quality; use Strike for learned compatible Tempers on a Level 30 target after The Steelsinger and Tuvalkane Rank 3. The lore describes Nettle as an ornamental dirk of Skelflandish make — naught more than an overlarge paper knife held in the bookbinder's grip, designed to slice open delicate page edges where secret messages were sealed. A word, as much as any blade, can cut deep. Ideal for beginners farming early-game containers.
Catalogue stats. Green highlights require matching type, virtue requirements, explicit slot, stat level and known Craftwork basis. A higher listed stat does not establish overall damage.
Different types: Magick vs Short Blades
Basker's Wrest vs Nettle
Stat
Basker's Wrest
Nettle
Type Weapon class and moveset family.
Magick
Short Blades
Virtue path Primary virtue alignment for effective use.
Spirit
Grace
Attunement Virtues this weapon can scale with.
Spirit, Courage
Grace
Virtue requirement Minimum virtue investment to wield effectively.
7 8
None
Slot Explicit equipment slot; unspecified slots are not assumed compatible.
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Combat art Listed combat art.
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Physical form Physical form is separate from weapon type, slot and combat art.
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Star tier Star tier is separate from rarity.
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Stat basis Basis for the base stats below; unknown level or Craftwork prevents ranking.
Level / Craftwork unspecified
Level / Craftwork unspecified
Rarity Catalogue rarity tier when listed.
Uncommon
Common
Base attack Listed base attack from our catalogue.
34
41
Charged attack Listed charged heavy attack value.
102
82
Stagger Stagger damage on heavy attacks.
10
20
Smite chance Chance to trigger smite on heavy attacks.
4%
3%
Craft cost Materials and Dracs from our catalogue.
