Pick The Starling only if you own the Founders Collection — pure Grace at 7 Grace (45 attack, 6% smite, 113 charged). — Soulframe weapon comparison.
Weapon overview
Maestro
Bows · Grace · Uncommon
Maestro is an Uncommon Sirin ceremonial bow requiring 13 Spirit, serving as the premium Spirit-gated ranged weapon for dedicated Oscelda and Sirin caster builds in Preludes 15. With 45 base ATK, 24 stagger, and 5% smite, it matches Juniper's damage but demands higher Spirit investment. Farm fragments from Banneret, Kabocha, or The Mendicant King, the three post-Thawtide sources recorded in the official Preludes 13 patch notes. Organ operations at Fortress O'Dell and Fuirlands, Dendrit Chests in Alca's Bounty, and world containers (Barrels, Baskets, Crates, Sword Racks) remain supplemental whole-weapon preview routes. Forge 2 fragments at Tuvalkane with Knotwood and Dendrit Weave (10h). Purchase from Avakot for 240 Dracs. Maestro is the natural Sirin bow progression after Juniper when Spirit gate rises beyond 7. Compare The Starling for pure Grace burst builds. The lore describes Maestro as a Thawtide ceremonial hunter's bow with uniquely carved arrows that whistle to mimic the Cardinal's call — used in the annual rite to summon the flock before dawn, as the Cardinals' morning song wakes Mora from her slumber. Effective against Spirit-weak Omen beasts and in Organ operations.
Uncommon Sirin Founders bow requiring 7 Grace, with 45 ATK and 113 charged damage. Obtain it through Wares of Sovereign with the Founders Collection; it is not a world drop. Its fast-draw moveset trades the raw damage of farmable bows for pure Grace-gated speed, making the Founders Collection purchase worthwhile mainly for players who already committed early to the pack rather than a farming target.
