Enshrouded Building Materials — the Collection and Craft Chain

Materials in Enshrouded are a chain, not a shopping list. Each tier feeds the next, and the whole system sits on two raw inputs: wood and stone.

The wood chain

Wood Logs are the foundation — chopped from trees in every starting zone. Logs feed three paths:

1. Direct crafting — rough wood blocks cost 2 logs each
2. Charcoal — via the Kiln, feeding the Smelter for metal fittings
3. Planks — the Table Saw converts 1 log into 2 planks in 60 seconds

Planks are the real currency of permanent builds: refined wood blocks, ornate blocks, and most furniture all draw on them. A serious build is measured in stocked logs, not placed blocks.

The stone chain

Stone drops from mining nodes everywhere and crafts rough stone blocks directly. Limestone — common in mid-tier regions — mixes with planks for fancy stone blocks. Castle-grade sets arrive with later-region materials, so fortress builds are implicitly gated on progression.

The themed materials

• Shroud Wood — chopped from Shroud-touched trees; unlocks its dark block set
• Tar — refined from pine-ish resins; tarred wood blocks cost 10 logs plus 5 tar
• Flintstone — early-game specialty for rough flintstone blocks

Planning a material run

Before a large build, do the math: a 100-pack of ornate blocks costs 10 planks, which is 5 logs per pack through the Table Saw. Multiply by your wall plan, then chop one extra grove’s worth — removal refunds protect you from overbuilding, but hauling mid-project is the chore that kills momentum.

Related guides

• Building blocks
• Base building tips
• Carpenter vault walkthrough

Sources: allthings.how 1.0 plank data, official wiki Building Materials entry, Dot Esports block recipes. Gathering locations intentionally excluded per site scope — materials come from playing, not from a map. Last verified 2026-10-22 for v1.0.