Iron

Iron
Data ID	102894

Iron is the skill of causing direct damage.

Effects

Each point of Iron increases the damage dealt by all ship weapons in combat.

WeaponDamageBonus = round( Iron * 0.16 )

Note this bonus does not scale with the weapon's base damage, unlike the Mirrors speed bonus. It depends only on your Iron score, meaning faster weapons (Deck, Forward) benefit more than slower ones (Aft). Also note that at the maximum possible level of ~250 (200+bonuses) it's equal to about 40, making the damage differences between strongest and weakest weapons barely noticable.

Obtaining

Iron can change temporarily or permanently. Ship and weaponry upgrades can quickly increase total Iron, but not base Iron.

Temporary

You can increase or decrease Iron temporarily by having the following:

Officers

Name	Effects
Brisk Campaigner	+3 x Iron
Indomitable Campaigner	+5 x Iron
Irrepressible Cannoneer	+8 x Iron
Longshanks Gunner	+1 x Iron
Maybe's Daughter	+3 x Iron
Maybe's Rival	+6 x Iron
Presbyterate Adventuress	+6 x Iron
Wistful Deviless	+1 x Iron
Wretched Mog	+2 x Iron

Items

Name	Slot	Effects
Memento Mori	Forward	+6 x Iron
Awakened Seal of the Red Science	Bridge	+3 x Iron
Anatomical Cabinet	Auxiliary	+7 x Iron
The Zong of the Zee	Auxiliary	+3 x Iron
The Fulgent Impeller	Engine	+5 x Iron

Ships

Name	Effects
Stymphalos-class Steam Launch	-20 x Iron
Lampad-class Cutter	-10 x Iron
Phorcyd-class Corvette	+5 x Iron
Maenad-class Frigate	+5 x Iron
Eschatologue-class Dreadnaught	+25 x Iron

Permanent

You can permanently increase or decrease base Iron with the following:

Officers

• Talk to any Gunnery Officer to increase +1 x Iron

Interactions

Item location	Action name	Effect	Notes
Hunter's Keep	Lunch with Cynthia	+1 x Iron	Make sure you have Salt's Attention first.

Random events

Random event name	Action name	Effect	Notes