Recipe updated Nov 12, 2026 · Game version: Launch (Nov 10, 2026)

Anti-Wizard Flintlock Evolution in Warhammer Survivors

1 eligible boss or elite chest completes Anti-Wizard Flintlock after you max the Flintlock Pistols and carry the Ardcoat.

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Anti-Wizard Flintlock evolution recipe

Flintlock Pistols Max level

+ Ardcoat Any level →

Anti-Wizard Flintlock Boss chest

The Anti-Wizard Flintlock evolution starts with the Flintlock Pistols in Age of Sigmar runs. You need the Ardcoat at any level.

Multiple launch-week guides list this pairing. This is a source cross-check, not a claim that this site tested the recipe in game.

How do you get Anti-Wizard Flintlock?

This pairing is for Age of Sigmar runs. A familiar passive can lead to a different recipe in the other universe, so check the universe label before building around it.

Anti-Wizard Flintlock evolution checklist: use the Flintlock Pistols, carry Ardcoat at any level, and open a boss or elite chest. This is the core requirement set for the Anti-Wizard Flintlock evolution in Age of Sigmar runs.

• Base weapon: Flintlock Pistols; max level is required before its evolution step.
• Passive: Ardcoat at any level.
• Chest: a boss or elite chest after the requirements are ready.
• Result: replaces the base weapon (standard evolution).

Things to know

Guides built from the game files call this evolution Aqshian Firestakes. Most launch-week guides call it the Anti-Wizard Flintlock. The recipe is the same either way.

Step by step

Keep the weapon, passive and eligible chest requirements in view together. A matching weapon and passive do not trigger an evolution by themselves; the chest is the final step.

1. Level the Flintlock Pistols to max. Most weapons max out at level 8.
2. Pick up the Ardcoat. Any level works, so you do not need to upgrade it.
3. Open a boss or elite chest. Kill a boss or elite enemy and open the chest it drops. If the weapon and passive are both ready, the chest gives you Anti-Wizard Flintlock.

Other weapons the Ardcoat evolves

• In Warhammer 40,000 runs, the Ardcoat evolves the Smite into Fury of the Ancients.

Anti-Wizard Flintlock evolution recipe facts

Also called

Aqshian Firestakes

Universe

Age of Sigmar

Base weapon

Flintlock Pistols

Passive item

Ardcoat

Passive level

Any level

What it does

Replaces the base weapon (standard evolution)

Recipe status

Consistent across launch-week guides

More Age of Sigmar evolutions

• Whirlwind Axes (Tempest Axes + Sabaton)
• Duelling Pistols (Brace of Pistols + Bandolier)
• Aquatic Illusions (Nebulous Sea-Fog + Bugman's Tankard)
• Long-Fusil (Fusil-Cannon + Amberbone)
• Typhoon Crossbow (Boltstorm Pistol + Dice Cube)
• Celestial Greatsword (Grandblade + Tape Measure)
• Voice of the God-King (Cyclone Sword + Magnet)
• Zangrom-Thaz (Fyrestorm Greataxe + Kragg Blackhammer's Master Rune)
• Uskavar the Sunderer (Stormcharged Warhammer + Tactical Rock)
• Ghal Maraz (Uskavar the Sunderer + Null Pendant)
• Master of Runes (Brazier Staff + Liquid Green Stuff)
• Enchanted Glove (Twin-Tailed Cat + Golden Demon)
• Thengavar (Blade of the High Heavens + Figure Case)
• Bladed Vortex (Poisoned Throwing Knives + Gauntlet)
• Ghost of Rhea (Rope & Grapnel + White Dwarf)
• Warding Lantern (Mystical Ward + Glue)

See every recipe in one place with the evolution finder and cheat sheet, or read the full evolution rules.