Ode'n long blade (Courage 12, Common). Added in Preludes 15: Gods & Ghosts (2026-06-10). Lowest Courage gate among P15 Ode swords — 52 ATK, 104 charged attack, 34 stagger, 8% smite. Primary farm: **Gruul Seeker Ruthos** (whole weapon previews with Craftwork and Tempers on the ground). Alternates: Sinecure-errant Vella, Gruul Seeker Sontaro, Sinecure Officer, elite soldiers, and Polearm Racks across Midrath sieges. Not sold at Wares of Zenith (community-verified). P15 loop: preview on ground → Nightfold dismantle for Lampyrite → **Chordstone Refine** at Tuvalkane (Ichor×20, Quenching Acid×20, Corrupt Onyx×20, Joinery×1, Verite or Gildaur, 2,500 Dracs, Bond 2, Instant). Pair with **Veilk** polearm on the same Sinecure rotations. HF5 fixed Tuvalkane Chordstone tab listing. Current P16: Refine is now Enhance Craftwork; use Strike for learned compatible Tempers on a Level 30 target after The Steelsinger and Tuvalkane Rank 3. Inspect unlearned Tempers before dismantling; ground dismantles and recently picked-up Inventory dismantles before Nightfold are documented, including Client pickup dismantling.
Juniper is an Uncommon Sirin hybrid bow requiring 5 Spirit and 7 Grace, making it the earliest accessible dual-virtue ranged weapon for Spirit-invested Sirin builds in Preludes 15. With 45 base ATK, 24 stagger, and an impressive 6% smite chance, it punches above its Uncommon tier. The primary farm method is unique: Juniper Echo Stones at three map locations — pond NE of Curlail, Rivernest woods, and Pensives orchard — grant a fully-built bow on interaction (known as Music Shrines on the wiki). This makes Juniper one of the few weapons obtainable without fragment crafting. Legacy Envoys with pre-P15 fragments can still craft 3 fragments at Tuvalkane. Occasional whole drops from Collector Crates and Hark The Collector operations supplement the Echo Stone route. In P15, ground previews can be dismantled at Nightfold and Refined at Tuvalkane with Chordstones. The lore describes Juniper as Grandfather's bow, hewn from a sacred tree, with living wood that grows arrows and Salz Agate stones bridging realms between man and Fey. Compare Maestro (13 Spirit) for higher Spirit-gated Sirin routes. Current P16: Refine is now Enhance Craftwork; use Strike for learned compatible Tempers on a Level 30 target after The Steelsinger and Tuvalkane Rank 3. Inspect unlearned Tempers before dismantling; ground dismantles and recently picked-up Inventory dismantles before Nightfold are documented, including Client pickup dismantling.
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: Long Blades vs Bows
Ilverac vs Juniper
Stat
Ilverac
Juniper
Type Weapon class and moveset family.
Long Blades
Bows
Virtue path Primary virtue alignment for effective use.
Courage
Grace
Attunement Virtues this weapon can scale with.
Courage
Grace, Spirit
Virtue requirement Minimum virtue investment to wield effectively.
12
5 7
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.
Common
Uncommon
Base attack Listed base attack from our catalogue.
52
45
Charged attack Listed charged heavy attack value.
104
113
Stagger Stagger damage on heavy attacks.
34
24
Smite chance Chance to trigger smite on heavy attacks.
8%
6%
Craft cost Materials and Dracs from our catalogue.
