Guides on Guts & Blackpowder wiki cover the knowledge that public lobbies do not teach instinctively. These pages fill the gaps between spawning with a Musket and understanding why your Barricade just vanished mid-holdout — the mechanics, priorities, and decisions that separate a wipe from a clear. Whether you need a class breakdown, Franc farming route, or Chaplain unlock path, start here.
All Guides
How to Play
Beginner overview: classes, controls, game modes, and zombie priorities.
How to Get Francs
Best Franc farming methods, daily runs, and upgrade priorities.
Surgeon Guide
Surgery basics, positioning, chip damage healing, and revive timing.
Beat Infection
Infection mechanics, Chaplain Blessing and Mercy, grab survival.
Protect Your Team
Defensive positioning, barricade placement, and keeping healers alive.
Zombie Types
Full breakdown of all six zombie variants with combat strategies and wave scaling.
Achievement Guide
Badge list, one-life challenges, and unlock requirements.
Unlock Chaplain
Steps to earn Soldier's Grace badge and unlock the Chaplain class.
San Sebastian Guide
Capstan mechanics, hay bale puzzle, and sacrifice objective walkthrough.
Related Resources
Trello
Community roadmap and dev updates.
Scripts
User scripts and automation tools.
Codes
Redeemable codes and rewards.
Guides by Topic
Getting Started
New to Guts & Blackpowder? Read How to Play first — it covers class selection, the four core game modes, zombie type basics, and the core combat loop. After your first successful lobby, head to How to Get Francs to learn the most efficient farming routes so you can afford your first real loadout upgrade from Bubbles' shop.
Class Guides
Each class has a specific role that public lobbies desperately need filled. Surgeon Guide covers how to stay alive as the team's medic, manage chip damage, and position for revives. The Unlock Chaplain guide walks through the Soldier's Grace badge requirement for a class that becomes essential on infection modifier maps.
Combat and Survival
Zombie Types is the reference for every zombie variant in the game — Shamblers, Runners, Bombers, Zappers, Cuirassiers, and Igniters. Know their behaviors, health scaling, and kill priorities before they catch you off guard. Beat Infection explains the infection tick system, how Chaplain Blessing and Mercy work, and how to interrupt Runner grabs to save teammates. Protect Your Team focuses on Sapper barricade placement, defensive positioning during holdouts, and keeping your Surgeons and Chaplains alive when riflemen and specials pressure your backline.
Campaign and Objectives
San Sebastian Guide breaks down the capstan mechanics, hay bale capstan puzzle, and the sacrifice objective that requires one player to descend the winch alone so the team reaches HMS Undaunted. Full campaign walkthroughs for Vardøhus Fortress, San Sebastian, Leipzig, and London are in the Walkthrough hub.
Progression
Achievement Guide lists every badge — one-life clears, sacrifice objectives, specific map feats — along with the unlock requirements. Badges track your progression and some unlock class paths like Chaplain.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best guide to start with for new players?
Start with How to Play — it covers classes, controls, game modes, and basic zombie priorities. After that, How to Get Francs explains the economy so you can upgrade your loadout efficiently.
Which guide covers zombie types and combat priorities?
Zombie Types is the dedicated reference for every zombie variant from Shamblers to Igniters, with wave scaling tables, priority target order, and infection mechanics.
How do I unlock the Chaplain class?
The Unlock Chaplain guide covers the Soldier's Grace badge requirement and every step needed to unlock the class for infection-heavy missions.
What guide helps with infection and grabbing zombies?
Beat Infection explains how infection builds, how Chaplain Blessing and Mercy cancel it, and how to save grabbed teammates before they convert.
Are there guides for specific objective maps?
Yes — the San Sebastian Guide covers capstan mechanics and the sacrifice objective. Full campaign walkthroughs for Vardøhus, San Sebastian, Leipzig, and London are in the Walkthrough hub.
Where can I find team composition and protection tips?
Protect Your Team covers defensive positioning, Sapper barricade placement, and how to keep Surgeons and Chaplains alive during holdouts.