If you’ve spent any time exploring the mist-shrouded valleys of Embervale, you’ve probably run into a wall where you can’t upgrade your workbench or craft high-tier gear without one specific, tricky material. Learning how to make resin enshrouded is one of the most useful skills you can pick up in your first 10 hours of play, and it unlocks dozens of recipes that make surviving the harsher biomes far easier. I spent three playthroughs testing the fastest methods to get this material, and I’ve cut out all the useless steps so you don’t waste hours wandering the wrong zones.
What You Need Before You Can Make Resin Enshrouded
First, don’t make the mistake I did my first run: you can’t make enshrouded resin from regular pine resin alone. You’ll need to hit a few basic milestones first before you can even access the recipe, and skipping these will leave you running in circles for hours. First, you need to have rescued the Carpenter NPC from his small camp in the Revelwood biome, as he’s the only character that unlocks the enshrouded resin crafting recipe. You’ll also need to have upgraded your basic workbench to level 2, which requires 10 planks, 5 iron nails, and 2 pieces of charcoal. Finally, you’ll need access to at least a tier 2 shroud survival buff, so you can stay in low-level shroud zones long enough to gather the required raw materials. If you try to go into a shroud zone without that buff, you’ll take damage every 2 seconds, and you won’t have enough time to gather what you need.
Step-by-Step Process to Make Resin Enshrouded
Once you’ve checked off all the prerequisites, the actual crafting process is pretty straightforward, as long as you have all the required materials on hand. First, gather these four components before you head to your workbench:
- 15 units of regular pine resin, harvested from tall pine trees in the northern Revelwood areas
- 3 units of shrouded wood, chopped from dead, grey trees inside low-tier shroud zones
- 2 units of charcoal, made by burning regular wood in a campfire for 30 seconds per piece
- 1 empty glass vial, crafted from sand at your furnace
Once you have all these items, head to your level 2 workbench and look for the “Enshrouded Resin” tab under the crafting materials section. Click craft, and the process will take 45 seconds to complete, and you’ll get 2 units of enshrouded resin per craft. This is the most reliable method to make resin enshrouded consistently, as you don’t have to rely on random drops from enemies or chests. That means you can double your output if you gather double the materials, which I always recommend doing if you’re planning to upgrade your base anytime soon. You don’t need to stay near the workbench while it crafts, so you can go chop more wood or clear out nearby enemies while you wait. Just don’t leave the area entirely, or the crafting process will pause until you come back.
Fastest Ways to Farm Required Materials for Enshrouded Resin
When I first started making enshrouded resin, I wasted almost 2 hours wandering random zones looking for pine resin, so I’ve put together a few hacks to cut your farming time in half. For pine resin, the best spot is the grove of tall pine trees just north of the first Ancient Spire you unlock in Revelwood. Every tree you chop there drops between 2 and 4 units of resin, plus extra wood you can turn into charcoal later. For shrouded wood, stick to the very edge of the shroud zone west of the Carpenter’s camp. You only need to go 10 or 15 feet into the mist to find dozens of shrouded trees, and you can run back out to regenerate your shroud protection bar every few minutes so you never take fatal damage. For sand, the small beach on the eastern edge of the starting biome has more than enough, and you don’t have to fight any high-level enemies to get it. One important note: don’t waste your shrouded wood on regular building materials. It’s far more valuable for crafting enshrouded resin and other high-tier items, so keep it stored in a separate chest so you don’t accidentally use it up when you’re building walls for your base.
Top Uses for Enshrouded Resin You Should Prioritize
Once you have a stockpile of enshrouded resin, you might be tempted to use it on every new recipe you unlock, but there are a few uses that give you way more value than others. First, use it to upgrade your workbench to level 3 as soon as possible. That unlocks all the mid-game crafting recipes, including iron tools and armor that make exploring higher level zones 10x easier. Second, use it to craft shroud-resistant torches that let you stay in shroud zones for twice as long without needing to refresh your buff. That makes farming shrouded wood and other rare materials far faster, so you can build up your stockpiles even more quickly. Third, use it to craft reinforced chests for your base. Regular chests can be destroyed by wandering enemies if you leave your base unguarded, but reinforced chests made with enshrouded resin are completely indestructible, so you never have to worry about losing your hard-earned resources when you’re out exploring. I made the mistake of using my first 10 units of enshrouded resin to craft decorative wall lights, and I regretted it for hours when I realized I didn’t have enough left to upgrade my workbench. Save the cosmetic crafts for later, when you have dozens of units saved up.
At the end of the day, learning how to make resin enshrouded isn’t just a random crafting skill to check off your list. It’s a core part of progressing past the early game and accessing all the best content Enshrouded has to offer. If you follow the steps and tips we laid out, you’ll have a steady supply of enshrouded resin in no time, and you won’t have to waste hours wandering the wrong zones like I did my first playthrough. If you have a favorite farming spot we didn’t mention, drop it in the comments below to help out other survivors.