If you’ve sunk even 10 hours into Enshrouded, you’ve probably already dealt with the frustration of flimsy wood walls getting torn apart by roaming Fell enemies or rotting away after a few days near the Shroud. Rough stone holds up a little better, but it’s still far from ideal for a permanent base you want to last through late-game raids and harsh Shroud exposure. This is exactly why learning how to make brick in Enshrouded is one of the most game-changing crafting skills you can pick up early in your playthrough. I’ve tested every part of the brick making process across three separate saves, and I’m breaking down everything you need to know to skip the guesswork and start crafting this durable material fast.
Core Ingredients Required to Make Brick in Enshrouded
Before you can start cranking out stacks of brick, you’ll need to gather a few core supplies and unlock the right crafting station. The recipe itself is fairly simple once you have access to the right tools, but many new players get stuck looking for the rarer of the two required raw materials. For every batch of 10 brick you craft, you’ll need: Clay (8 units per batch of 10 bricks), Sand (4 units per batch of 10 bricks), and Stone Masonry Workbench (unlocked at Flame Level 2), plus any type of fuel to power the workbench.
Clay is the harder of the two materials to find if you don’t know where to look. It spawns in wet, muddy areas, usually along riverbanks or in low-lying Shroud edges. Sand is more common, spawning in dry, open areas like desert edges and uncovered flat ground near mountain bases. But don’t waste hours wandering the map looking for scattered nodes. After testing dozens of farming routes, these are the three most reliable spots to gather both materials fast:
- Reed-filled riverbanks west of the Cinder Vault fast travel point – you’ll find 200+ clay nodes in a 10-minute walk, with only low-level enemy patrols to worry about
- Desert edges north of the Ancient Spire – sand spawns in large, unobstructed patches with zero enemy interference, so you can fill your inventory in 15 minutes or less
- Shroud lowlands near the starting Farmer NPC camp – both clay and sand spawn side by side, so you can farm both materials in a single trip without traveling across the map
Just make sure you bring a good pickaxe when you go farming. A bronze pickaxe will cut your gathering time in half compared to the starting stone pickaxe, and you won’t waste durability on nodes that take too long to break. If you don’t have access to bronze yet, a upgraded iron pickaxe works almost as well.
Step-by-Step Process to Craft Brick
Once you have all your ingredients gathered, the actual crafting process is pretty straightforward, but there are a few small tricks you can use to speed things up significantly. First, you’ll need to make sure you’ve upgraded your Flame Altar to Level 2. This unlocks the Stone Masonry Workbench recipe, which you can build with 15 rough stone, 5 wood planks, and 2 iron bars. Place the workbench inside your base’s Shield of the Flame range, and make sure it’s covered by a roof – leaving it exposed to the Shroud will slow down crafting speed by 50%.
From there, just open the workbench menu, select the brick recipe, and add your clay and sand to the input slots. You’ll also need to add fuel to the workbench’s fuel slot – regular wood works, but coal is far more efficient. Each batch of 10 brick takes 30 seconds to craft, and you can queue up to 10 batches at a time if you have enough materials stored. You don’t have to stay near the workbench while it crafts, so you can go work on other base tasks or farm more materials while your brick is being made.
You can speed up crafting time by 40% if you assign the Blacksmith NPC to the Stone Masonry station. I only learned this trick after 20 hours of slow crafting, and it cut down my total brick making time for my last base by nearly two full hours. Just make sure the Blacksmith has a bed assigned to him near the workbench, and he’ll automatically man the station whenever you have materials queued up. You don’t have to do anything else once he’s assigned, which is a huge quality of life boost.
Best Uses for Brick in Your Enshrouded Playthrough
Brick is one of the most versatile building materials in the game, but it’s also more resource-intensive than wood or rough stone, so you don’t want to waste it on structures that don’t need that extra durability. Brick walls have 3x the durability of wood walls and 1.5x the durability of stone walls against both Shroud decay and enemy attacks, so it’s the perfect choice for parts of your base that need extra protection.
The most common use for brick is for the outer walls of your permanent main base. I once made the mistake of building my first mid-game base out of rough stone, and a pack of Fell Wolves tore through three walls in 10 seconds while I was out farming ore. Once I rebuilt with brick, I didn’t have a single breach for 20 hours of play, even during multiple late-game raid attempts. It’s also fully resistant to low-level Shroud decay, so you can build parts of your base right up to the Shroud edge without worrying about walls rotting away every few days.
You can also use brick for decorative builds like fireplaces, patios, and decorative pillars to make your base look more polished. Many players also use brick to build dedicated crafting rooms for their NPCs, as NPCs get a small happiness bonus from living in sturdier homes. That happiness bonus translates to 10% lower prices on their shop items, which adds up fast when you’re buying large quantities of late-game crafting supplies.
That means brick isn’t ideal for temporary outposts you only plan to use for a day or two. Save the brick for your permanent main base, and use rough stone for small temporary structures near resource farms. It’s not worth wasting the clay and sand on a structure you’re going to abandon in a few days. You can always dismantle temporary stone structures later and reuse the materials if you need to.
Common Mistakes to Avoid When Making Brick in Enshrouded
I’ve made every possible mistake when it comes to making brick in Enshrouded, so you don’t have to. These are the most common errors new players make that waste hours of time and tons of resources. Most of these are easy to avoid once you know what to look for.
The first mistake is only farming clay and forgetting to stock up on sand. It’s easy to focus on clay since it’s the rarer material, but you need half as much sand as clay for every batch of brick. I once spent an hour farming 400 clay, only to realize I had no sand stored and had to make a second trip across the map to gather enough to use all that clay. Now I always gather sand and clay at the same time using the dual farming spot near the Farmer NPC camp I mentioned earlier, which cuts my total farming time in half.
Another common mistake is placing your Stone Masonry Workbench outside your base’s shield range or leaving it uncovered. If the workbench is exposed to the Shroud, it will take damage over time and craft items 50% slower. You also run the risk of enemies destroying the workbench while you’re away, which will make you lose all the materials you had queued up inside. I always place my workbench right next to my Flame Altar to make sure it’s always covered by the shield and close to storage chests.
Using coal instead of regular wood cuts fuel consumption by 60%, so you won’t have to restock the bench every 20 minutes. I used to use regular wood for the first few batches, but I found myself running back to the workbench every half hour to add more fuel. Once I switched to coal, I could queue up 10 batches of brick and leave to go farm other materials without worrying about the workbench running out of fuel mid-craft. You can get coal easily from mining nodes in most mountain areas, so it’s not hard to stock up.
The last big mistake is crafting too much brick before you’ve settled on a permanent base location. Brick is heavy, and you can only carry 50 units of it in your inventory at a time. If you craft 300 brick then decide to move your base across the map, you’ll have to make 6 separate trips to carry all that brick, which is a huge waste of time. Wait until you’ve found a base spot you’re happy with before you start bulk crafting brick. You can always make small batches for test builds in the meantime.
Whether you’re building a small cozy base for you and your NPCs or a giant castle to fend off late-game raids, knowing how to make brick in Enshrouded is one of the most valuable skills you can master. It doesn’t require any super rare materials or late-game unlocks, and the extra durability it gives your base will save you hours of repair time down the line. Next time you’re heading out to farm resources, swing by the riverbank near the Farmer NPC camp to grab some clay and sand, and start testing out the brick crafting process for yourself. You’ll be glad you did when your first big raid hits and your walls hold up without a scratch.