Winona (Don't Starve Together)

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Main article: Winona Filter

These are special abilities unique to Winona.

• For a small hunger cost, she crafts items & structures at twice the speed as other Characters, finishing one craft in 0.5 seconds.
• She can dodge a single hit from Charlie after walking away from a light source. This means that she takes no damage or Sanity loss from the first attack after entering darkness.
• She can properly identify Wagstaff's tools during the Moonstorm event.
• She has five special items in her own Winona Filter which only she can build.
  • Trusty Tape – Winona's signature item that can be used to repair damaged Clothes and patch boat leaks. It is also a material component of her buildable structures. She starts with three Trusty Tapes in her Inventory.
  • Winona's Catapult – A structure that deals area-of-effect damage and needs power from a generator.
  • Winona's Spotlight – A structure that illuminates nearby players and needs power from a generator.
  • Winona's Generator – A structure that powers her unique structures for up to one day. It is fueled by Nitre,
  • Winona's G.E.M.erator – A structure that powers her unique structures for up to six days. It can be fueled by any Gem but not the Iridescent Gem.

Disadvantages

When Winona crafts, she loses a small amount of hunger (5 hunger) if she hasn't crafted in the last minute. If her hunger is below a certain threshold (50 hunger), her crafting speed will be twice as slow as other characters, but she no longer suffers the hunger cost.

Skill Tree

See also: Insight

Shelf 1

Skill	Prerequisites	Description	Notes
Hotlight	Available from start	Upgrade your Spotlights to give off heat.	Light from Spotlights placed by Winona with this skill will radiate 88 units for all players and Thermal Stones at light. This works during all seasons except summer. In summer, it will cool the players and Thermal Stones down. In winter, it will work all day. In summer, it will lower the temperature to prevent overheating at night.
Spacious Spotlight	Available from start	Upgrade your Spotlights to illuminate a larger area.	The Spotlights will illuminate a larger and further area.
Portability	Available from start	Easily dismantle your machines, and learn how to build a Handy Remote to remotely control Catapults.	Winona can dismantle all her own structures into their item form (Winona's Catapult, Winona's Spotlight, Winona's Generator, Winona's G.E.M.erator and Teletransport Station) and place them wherever she wants. Also, this skill allows Winona to craft Handy Remote, which can turn on Winona's Catapults. Be careful to place all your precrafted Winona structures before learning this skill since all the material used for precrafting will be wasted. ×15
Quick Charge	Unlock "Portability"	Gadgets placed next to a Generator or G.E.M.erator recharge 100% faster.	Gadgets like the Handy Remote, W.I.N.bot, and Portasol will rechange 100% faster.
Energy-Saver	Available from start	Generators and G.E.M.erators no longer consume energy while they're not in use. Machines connected to Generators won't consume energy while in sleep mode.	All gadgets from Winona with this skill will no longer consume energy while they're not in use.

Shelf 2

Learn 3 skills on the Shelf 1 to unlock.

Skill	Prerequisites	Description	Notes
Rapid-Fire I	Learn 3 skills on the Shelf 1 to unlock.	Tune-up your Catapults to increase their firing rate by 5%.	The Catapults placed by Winona with this skill will have increased firing rate.
Rapid-Fire II	Unlock "Rapid-Fire I"	Tune-up your Catapults to increase their firing rate by 10%.
Rapid-Fire III	Unlock "Rapid-Fire II"	Increase their firing rate by 20%.
Explosive Volley I	Learn 3 skills on the Shelf 1 to unlock.	Modify your Catapults to deal damage to a 25% larger area.	The Catapults placed by Winona with this skill will deal damage to a larger area.
Explosive Volley II	Unlock "Explosive Volley I"	Modify your Catapults to deal damage to a 50% larger area.
Explosive Volley III	Unlock "Explosive Volley II"	Deal damage to a 100% larger area.
Greater Generator I	Learn 3 skills on the Shelf 1 to unlock.	Boost the efficiency of Generators and G.E.M.erators by 25%.	Boost the efficiency (charge) of Generators and G.E.M.erators placed by Winona with this skill.
Greater Generator II	Unlock "Greater Generator I"	Boost the efficiency of Generators and G.E.M.erators by 50%.
Greater Generator III	Unlock "Greater Generator II"	Boost the efficiency of Generators and G.E.M.erators by 100%.
Precise Targeting	Learn 3 skills on the Shelf 1 to unlock. Unlock "Portability"	All Catapults within range of your Handy Remote fire at your selected target.	With this skill, Winona can use Handy Remote to choose where to fire.
Barrage	Learn 3 skills on the Shelf 1 to unlock. Unlock "Portability"	All Catapults within range of your Handy Remote have an increased firing rate for a short period of time.	With this skill, Winona can use Handy Remote to make catapults fire 50% faster for 20 seconds.

Shelf 3

Learn 6 skills on the Shelf 2 to unlock.

Skill	Prerequisites	Description	Notes
Shadow Seeker I	Learn 6 skills on the Shelf 2 to unlock.	The Queen imparts a design for enchanted glasses that reveal hidden traces of shadow magic. Does she want you to find her?	Winona can now craft and use the Rose-Colored Glasses. While wearing it, Winona can "Closely Examine" (Hold Alt + Right Click) some objects in the Constant. ×12 Dark Vestige (which can be "Closely Examine" again to remove it) will appear with the following action: Examine related Charlie or Shadow structures: Drop Nightmare Fuel. Edge of the land: An up to 3 tiles long Vine Bridge will appear.
Shadow Seeker II	Requires the Shadow Seeker I skill, and to not have Founder's Keepers II to unlock.	Become more adept at locating traces of shadow magic. The Queen will watch over you.	Winona can access more powers from using the item: Examine related Charlie or Shadow structures: 5% to drop Pure Horror (25% chance for some ruins structures) instead of Nightmare Fuel. Worm Holes and Big Slimy Pits: Teleport to the Worm Hole or Big Slimy Pit that she selected. Flowers: Turn any flowers into a Fragile Rose that can be picked up. When Winona dies with the Fragile Rose in the inventory, she will be revived by Charlie and respawn next to the Florid Postern or a Night Light. If dropped, the item will disappear. Additionally, Winona will not be attacked by Darkness / Charlie, but she is not immune to insanity from the dark.
Nightmare Generator	Learn 6 skills on the Shelf 2 to unlock.	Learn how to utilize Nightmare Fuel as a fuel source for Generators.	Winona can use Nightmare Fuel to charge Winona's Generator. The Nightmare Fuel value will overwrite the Nitre value that still remains in the generator.
Pure Horror Generator	Unlock "Nightmare Generator"	Learn how to utilize Pure Horror as a fuel source for Generators.	Winona can use Pure Horror to charge Winona's Generator. The Catapults charged by Pure Horror will throw out a dark energy ball that deals 30 physical and 17 planar damages Bonus +10% bonus damage for Lunar Aligned creatures.
Shadow Strike	Unlock "Pure Horror Generator" and "Portability"	Use your Handy Remote to select a target for a shadow-infused Catapult attack.	Winona can use the Handy Remote to make Catapults cast Shadow Strike. When cast, all catapults deal 0 physical damage and 30 planar damage. After landing, it will spawn a temporary patch of thorny rose vines (the radius is affected by the Explosive Volley skills) on the ground that slows and deals 34 damage (17 physical and 20 planar damage) to any creatures that are moving within it. Vines do not deal damage to friendly followers or creatures that are standing still. Shadow Strike will work only on catapults charged by a Winona's Generator with Pure Horror.
Founder's Keepers I	Learn 6 skills on the Shelf 2 to unlock.	Build a device inspired by the Cryptic Founder's designs to track down hidden supply caches. Gain mastery over all technology found in Cacheboxes.	Winona can craft the Inspectacles that can be used to search for Cachebox, which guarantees to drop exclusive items like the Calibrated Perceiver and Doohickey. Scanning W.O.B.O.T using the Calibrated Perceiver to unlock W.I.N.bot. ×8 ×4
Founder's Keepers II	Requires the Founder's Keepers I skill, and to not have Shadow Seeker II to unlock.	Broaden the scope of your Inspectacles to locate higher-grade supply caches. Gain mastery over all technology found in Advanced Cacheboxes.	Winona has a 25% chance to find Advanced Cachebox instead of Cachebox, which guarantees to drop exclusive items like Gizmo and the Unstable Transmission if they haven't learnt it. Scanning the two Unstable Transmissions with the Calibrated Perceiver unlocks the following recipe: ×4 ×4 ×4 ×6 ×6
Enlightened G.E.M.erator	Learn 6 skills on the Shelf 2 to unlock.	Learn how to utilize Enlightened Shards as a fuel source for G.E.M.erators.	Winona can use Enlightened Shard to charge Winona's G.E.M.erator. The Enlightened Shard will provide the G.E.M.erator with infinite energy if not drained too quickly. With more shards plucked in, the more power capacity and recharge time it gets. If the G.E.M.erator is overloaded, it goes into a 10-second cooldown, and all the Catapults will go into sleep mode and needs to be turned on again after the generator is recharged.
Brilliance G.E.M.erator	Unlock "Enlightened G.E.M.erator"	Learn how to utilize Pure Brilliance as a fuel source for G.E.M.erators.	Winona can use Pure Brilliance to charge Winona's G.E.M.erator. The Catapults charged by Pure Brilliance will throw out an illuminated ball that deals 30 physical and 17 planar damages. Bonus +10% damage to Shadow Aligned creatures.
Enlightened Strike	Unlock "Brilliance G.E.M.erator" and "Portability"	Use your Handy Remote to select a target for a lunar essence-infused Catapult attack.	Winona can use the Handy Remote to make Catapults cast Enlightened Strike. The Enlightened Strike will deal 0 physical damage and 120 Planar Damage (the radius is affected by the Explosive Volley skill). It will also destroy natural objects and some built structures where it lands. The Enlightened Strike will work only when catapults are powered by a G.E.M.erator with Pure Brilliances.

Tips

• Winona's perks make her an effective base-builder. Alongside her useful structures, she can create a safe haven for herself and other survivors that provides both a defendable base (Winona's Catapult) and a solution to surviving darkness (Winona's Spotlight).
• Winona makes good use of Nitre, which is otherwise limited to surviving Summer through Endothermic Fires, or creating Gunpowder. However, it's optimal to get the Nightmare Generator skill to fuel the generator more efficently.
• Winona will not suffer the hunger drain penalty when standing still after crafting something. This is intended to stop punishing players who spend time navigating through the crafting menu.
• Since her hunger drain only applies to the first craft within the last minute, Winona should prioritize crafting large amounts of items whenever its needed.
• As the hunger drain from crafting stacks up quite quickly even for basic crafts (such as a Torch), extra food should always be prepared when exploring the map.
• Winona's increased crafting speed really shines when she is building complex structures or items that require refined resources (like an Alchemy Engine), as she can speed through creating materials.
  • Her increased crafting speed is also helpful when dodging or fleeing (e.g. being chased by a group of Spiders, Shadow Splumonkeys or Terrorbeaks). It's much easier to find the shorter time window to craft a new torch, weapon or armor when dodging or in pursuit. Be mindful of her hunger when crafting.
• Utilizing her special ability to dodge a single hit from Charlie, she can be in the dark longer and can go insane quite quickly (or have Shadow Seeker II skill for Charlie hit immunity), if one wants to farm Nightmare Fuel from Shadow Creatures. In addition, after the first dodge, Winona can stand in the light for a very short moment to reset her dodge cooldown.
• As Winona starts with 3 Trusty Tapes in her inventory, space can be saved by crafting a few of her structures early-on if one has the resources, unless she has the Portability skill.
• Using her Trusty Tape, she can effectively repair Clothing items, Thermal Stone or Boat leaks. This makes her a useful asset when spelunking or sailing.
• Webber can easily supply Winona the Silk she needs to make her Trusty Tape, providing more supplies for her.
• The Portability skill can be used to move structures if they were placed incorrectly.
• Winona's favorite food is Spicy Vegetable Stinger, meaning that she gains 15 bonus when the food is consumed.