If you main a magic build in Enshrouded, you’ve probably hit that frustrating wall mid-boss fight where your staff runs dry right as you’re about to land the killing blow. Running out of magical charges doesn’t just waste your time—it can cost you hard-earned loot and hours of progress. This guide breaks down exactly how to get staff ammo in Enshrouded, no matter what level you are or what biome you’re exploring. I’ve tested every method over 70 hours of playtime, so I can tell you which are worth your effort and which you can skip entirely.
How to Get Staff Ammo in Enshrouded: Core Crafting Methods
The most reliable way to keep your staff loaded is to craft ammo yourself, rather than relying on random loot drops. You can make every type of staff ammo at a workbench, and you don’t need to progress super far into the game to unlock the recipes for basic charges. You don’t need a late-game workstation to craft basic staff ammo — you can make low-level wand charges as soon as you unlock your first workbench and collect a few common starting resources.
Basic wand charges, the default ammo for non-elemental staves, only require 2 resin, 1 piece of wood, and 1 magic essence per 5 charges. Magic essence drops from every type of shroud enemy, from tiny starting slimes to endgame elite bosses, so you’ll never run out of supply if you kill shroud mobs as you explore. For elemental staff ammo (fire, frost, and lightning), you just add one corresponding elemental resource per batch: sulfur for fire charges, ice shards for frost charges, and static glands for lightning charges.
Always craft ammo in batches of 20 or more — the crafting time per unit is the same regardless of batch size, so you’ll save tons of time by not making 2 or 3 at a time when you’re about to head out. I used to make just 10 charges before heading into the shroud, and I ran out every single time until I started stocking up to 50 before long expeditions.
Best Farming Spots for Staff Ammo and Crafting Materials
If you don’t want to spend time crafting, you can find pre-made staff ammo in shroud chests, elite mob drops, and hidden stashes around the map. It’s less consistent than crafting, but it’s a nice bonus when you’re exploring. That said, there are a few spots where you can farm both pre-made ammo and all the materials you need to craft hundreds of charges in under an hour.
Most of these spots are accessible even for low-level players, as long as you have basic armor and a weapon to defend yourself from shroud mobs. My go-to spots for fast farming are:
- Western starting shroud meadow: Best for basic magic essence, wood, and resin for low-level staff ammo, with zero high-level enemies to worry about
- Eastern desert volcanic edge: Perfect for farming sulfur for fire staff ammo and mid-tier magic essence from fire shroud mobs that die quickly to even basic weapons
- Northern mountain frozen cave: Highest drop rate for ice shards and static glands for frost and lightning staff ammo, though you’ll need tier 2 cold-resistant armor to explore safely
Sulfur for fire staff ammo is most abundant in the desert biome near the volcanic area — you can find nodes sticking out of the ground everywhere, and you don’t have to fight high-level mobs to get to most of them. All of these spots respawn resources and mobs every 15 in-game minutes, so you can loop them repeatedly if you need to stock up for a big base raid or boss fight.
Hidden Tricks to Save Staff Ammo During Fights
Even if you have hundreds of charges stocked up, wasting ammo on weak enemies will mean you run out when you need it most for tough bosses or elite shroud mobs. I’ve picked up a few tricks after maining a frost mage for my entire playthrough that cut my ammo usage by almost 60% without slowing down my progress.
Swap to a melee weapon for basic enemies like goblins or wolves — you don’t need to waste a magic charge on enemies that die in one hit from a sword. It takes half a second to swap, and it’ll save you dozens of charges per expedition. For groups of 3 or more enemies, use your staff instead, since most staves have splash damage that lets you kill multiple enemies with one charge. You’ll clear camps way faster and use far less ammo overall.
Another easy way to save ammo is to avoid using elemental charges on enemies resistant to that element. Fire charges do almost no damage to fire shroud mobs, and frost charges bounce off ice enemies, so you’re just wasting resources if you use the wrong ammo type. I keep a small storage chest with all 3 elemental ammo types right at my base entrance, so I can grab the right type for the area I’m exploring before I leave. If you have a base near a high-traffic shroud zone, build a tiny workbench and storage chest right outside the entrance so you can restock without running all the way back to your main base.
Common Mistakes to Avoid When Collecting Staff Ammo
I’ve made every mistake in the book when it comes to managing staff ammo, so you don’t have to. The first big mistake people make is ignoring magic essence drops from low-level mobs. A lot of players skip killing small shroud slimes once they hit level 10, but those slimes drop magic essence just as often as high-level mobs, and they die in one hit. It only takes a few extra seconds to kill them as you pass by, and you’ll build up a huge stock of essence without even trying.
Don’t hoard rare elemental ammo for “later” — I had over 100 fire charges saved up for a boss fight that I never ended up using, and they just took up space in my storage for weeks. Use your better ammo when you need it, you can always farm more. Another mistake is not upgrading your workbench early. Once you upgrade to a tier 2 workbench, you can craft ammo 50% faster, and you get a 10% chance to get extra charges per craft. That adds up fast when you’re making hundreds of charges at a time.
The last mistake I see all the time is forgetting that you can salvage unused staff ammo if you switch builds. If you decide to stop using a fire staff and swap to a frost build, you can put any unused fire charges in the salvager and get 75% of the materials back to make other types of ammo or gear. No need to let perfectly good resources go to waste just because you changed your playstyle.
At the end of the day, you don’t have to struggle with empty staff charges mid-fight if you plan ahead and use the right farming and crafting methods. Whether you’re a new mage just figuring out how magic works or a veteran player gearing up for the endgame bosses, these tips will make sure you always have enough charges when you need them. Don’t be afraid to test different farming spots and ammo types to see what works best for your playstyle, and remember that the most reliable method for how to get staff ammo in Enshrouded is to craft in bulk and stock up before every long expedition. Now go out there and melt those shroud bosses without worrying about running out of firepower.