There’s nothing more frustrating than running into a Shrouded Warden or a group of Scavenger Raiders mid-exploration, only to watch your iron sword bounce off their armor like a plastic toy. If you’ve hit that point in your playthrough, it’s time to move on to higher-tier crafting materials, and silver is one of the most versatile early mid-game resources you can get. We’ve put together this full walkthrough to show you how to make silver bars enshrouded players can use for everything from weapon upgrades to base defense structures. We’ve tested every step of this process across three separate playthroughs, so you won’t waste hours chasing bad tips or missing hidden requirements.
Prerequisites You Need Before Crafting Silver Bars in Enshrouded
You can’t just mine silver ore and turn it into bars right away, there are a few key unlocks and upgrades you need to get first. Skipping these steps will leave you hauling piles of useless ore back to your base with no way to process it, a mistake we made on our first playthrough that cost us almost an hour of progress. The good news is none of these prerequisites are particularly hard to unlock, you just need to make them a priority before you start farming silver.
- Level 2 Workbench unlocked (requires 10 Copper Bars, 20 Wood Planks, 5 Iron Nails)
- Blacksmith NPC rescued and assigned to your base
- Smelter structure built and placed in a covered, secure base area
- Minimum 200 carry weight to avoid multiple trips for ore
- At least iron-tier tools to mine silver ore efficiently
Many new players skip upgrading their workbench first, then get confused when they can’t pull up the silver bar recipe even after they have ore. That’s because the silver bar recipe only unlocks once you meet all the above prerequisites, so don’t waste time mining silver before you check off every item on that list. Revelwood biome travel is the last prerequisite you’ll need, since silver ore doesn’t spawn anywhere in the starting Springlands area, no matter how hard you look.
Where to Find Silver Ore for Your Silver Bars
Once you’ve ticked all the prerequisite boxes, it’s time to farm silver ore. As we mentioned earlier, all silver ore spawns in the Revelwood biome, the second major area you unlock after clearing the first few Shrouded roots in the Springlands. You can spot silver ore nodes easily by the bright, metallic silver flecks dotted across grey rock faces, they stand out sharply against the mossy green stone of the Revelwood area.
Stick to the northern edge of Revelwood for the highest concentration of silver ore nodes, we found an average of 15 nodes per 10 minute run in that area, compared to just 3 or 4 in the southern parts near the Springlands border. Most nodes are right at cave entrances or along rocky ridgelines, so you don’t have to go deep into dangerous Shrouded zones to get all the ore you need. Watch out for level 15+ Scavenger groups that camp near popular ore nodes, they’ll ambush you as soon as you start mining if you don’t clear them first. Each silver ore node gives you between 3 and 7 ore, so you’ll need roughly 2 nodes to make one stack of 10 silver bars, since each bar takes 2 ore to craft.
Step-by-Step Process to Make Silver Bars Enshrouded Players Can Use
Once you have all your prerequisites sorted and you’ve farmed enough silver ore, making the bars is actually pretty straightforward, but there are a few small tips that will speed up the process a lot. First, make sure your Smelter has enough fuel before you start adding ore. Coal is the most efficient fuel for smelting silver, it burns 3 times longer than wood and cuts smelting time by 20% compared to other fuel sources. You can get coal by mining coal nodes in the same Revelwood caves you find silver in, or by burning wood in a Charcoal Kiln if you don’t want to go mining for it.
Next, interact with your Smelter and select the silver bar recipe from the crafting menu. Each bar takes 2 silver ore and 1 unit of fuel, and takes 12 seconds to smelt. If you’re smelting a large stack of 100 ore, that’s 10 minutes total, so you can use that time to do other base tasks like repairing gear or farming other materials instead of waiting around. Don’t leave smelted silver bars in the Smelter if you’re leaving your base unattended, raider groups can attack your base and steal loose items from crafting stations if you don’t have enough defense structures set up. We lost 40 silver bars that way on our first playthrough, so now we always move finished bars to a locked storage chest as soon as they’re done. When you make silver bars in Enshrouded, you don’t need any extra rare materials beyond ore and fuel, which is another reason they’re such an accessible mid-game upgrade. You can also speed up smelting time by 30% if you have the Blacksmith nearby, their passive crafting speed boost applies to all Smelter recipes, including silver bars.
Best Uses for Your Crafted Silver Bars
Now that you have a stack of silver bars, you might be wondering what to spend them on first, since they’re a limited resource early on in the mid-game. We recommend prioritizing upgrades that give you the biggest quality of life boost first, before you spend bars on cosmetic items or niche gear. The first item you should craft with silver bars is the Silver Sword, it deals 40% more damage than the iron sword and has a 15% chance to stun human enemies like raiders, which makes exploring Revelwood way easier. It only costs 8 silver bars, 2 wood planks, and 2 leather strips to make, so it’s a very low investment for a huge power spike.
Next, you should use silver bars to upgrade your base’s defense walls to silver-reinforced levels, they can take 3 times more damage from raiders and Shrouded creatures than wood or iron walls. That’s especially important if you’re planning to build a base in the Revelwood biome, where raider attacks are way more frequent and powerful than they are in the Springlands. You can also use silver bars to craft the Silver Pickaxe, which mines ore 30% faster than the iron pickaxe and lets you mine gold ore later on when you reach the Kindlewastes biome. Avoid wasting silver bars on decorative items like silver furniture early on, you’ll need every bar you can get for gear and base upgrades until you unlock a stable silver farming route with a Mining Drill later in the game. If you’re playing with a group, split your silver bars between damage dealers and base builders to make sure everyone gets the upgrades they need to progress faster. It’s easy to fight over limited resources, but splitting them evenly will help your entire group clear content way faster than hoarding all the silver for one player.
Silver bars are one of the most important mid-game crafting materials in Enshrouded, and getting a steady supply of them will make your playthrough way smoother and less frustrating. Don’t skip the prerequisites, take time to farm ore in the high-concentration spots, and prioritize the most useful upgrades first to get the most value out of every bar you make. Once you get the hang of the process, you’ll be able to make silver bars enshrouded players of all skill levels can use to tackle even the hardest content the game has to offer. If you have your own tips for farming silver or crafting bars faster, drop them in the comments below to help other players out.