Resources
Resources Guide
Use this hub to plan what to gather, what to store, and which materials unlock the next step of survival progression.
Best Resource Page Structure
- Material name, common use, and progression tier.
- Tool requirement or recommended tool tier before farming.
- Safe early routes for repeat gathering and quick return to storage.
- Recipe links that show why the material matters.
High-demand Umbral Sands resources
Confirmed desert progression materials include Adamant Ore, Yew Wood and Red Dragonhide. They connect to tools, weapons, armour and Fishing equipment, making their source locations and safe farming loops strong long-tail topics. Sunscorch means route efficiency must include shade and hydration rather than only travel distance.
Use the Adamant gear list, Yew uses and Red Dragonhide overview while exact node maps and recipe quantities are being verified.
Verified Phase 2 guides
Latest Resource News
Five official-source updates selected for this topic. Each article separates live changes from announced future features.
Adamant, Yew and Red Dragonhide Arrive in 0.12
Update 0.12 adds three major material families that expand melee, ranged, armour and gathering progression.
Infinity Cloth and Four Vestige Sets Added
Infinity Cloth and Vestige gear broaden endgame equipment choices beyond the basic Adamant and Dragonhide material paths.
Mining and Woodcutting Storage Unlock at Level 59
Both gathering tracks gain a specialized storage building at level 59, reducing pressure on mixed general storage.
Ascension Cores Upgrade Masterwork and Vestige Weapons
The July 24 official preview confirms both sides of the loop: earn cores through Nightmare Crucible, then use the relevant core type at the Mystic Forge.
Traders Added Across All of Ashenfall
The trader expansion gives surplus materials and loot a new use instead of leaving every excess item in storage.
Explore the game database
Browse verified characters and factions, items, special modes and the current Demo status.
New item, crafting and enemy database pages
Material-use index
- Bronze BarVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- Iron BarVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- Ash LogsVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- Oak LogsVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- BlightwoodVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- Coarse ThreadVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- Wool ThreadVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- Swamp ThreadVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- Hard LeatherVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- Vault ShardVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- Vault CoreVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- RedberriesVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- DwellberriesVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- MarrentillVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- HarralanderVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- Clay VesselVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- Bittercap MushroomVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- OnionVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- PotatoVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
- CabbageVerified recipe uses and storage priorities
Enemy drop-source index
Use these 18 pages to choose a source without inventing drop percentages.
- Zamorakian Warrior Pack5 verified enemy sources
- Zamorakian Mage Pack2 verified enemy sources
- Garou Pack6 verified enemy sources
- Goblin Pack4 verified enemy sources
- Skeleton Pack9 verified enemy sources
- Zombie Pack1 verified enemy source
- Ectoplasm3 verified enemy sources
- Soul Fragment9 verified enemy sources
- Undead Bone9 verified enemy sources
- Withered Heart7 verified enemy sources
- Vault Shard8 verified enemy sources
- Rune Essence8 verified enemy sources
- Dragon Blood4 verified enemy sources
- Dragon Tooth3 verified enemy sources
- Raw Bestial Meat1 verified enemy source
- Animal Hide4 verified enemy sources
- Swamp Tar2 verified enemy sources
- Naphtha2 verified enemy sources
Map, locations and routes
Five new official-source news analyses
Five additional, independently indexable articles connect official updates to this navigation topic.
Ascension Core Upgrade Loop Added to Mystic Forge
The official loop connects Nightmare Crucible rewards with relevant Masterwork and Vestige weapon upgrades at the Mystic Forge.
Four Umbral Material Progression Paths Compared
Adamant, Yew, Infinity Cloth and Red Dragonhide serve different crafting families, so farming routes should start from the target equipment type.
Rebuilding Specialized Crafting Benches Safely
Players should collect refunded components and rebuild only the Blacksmith, Fletching, Mystic Forge and Armour stations their current production route requires.
Planning Around Level 59 Resource Storage
Mining and Woodcutting each gain specialized storage in the expanded progression, making base layout and material movement part of the unlock value.
How New Traders Change Surplus Material Decisions
Traders give selected spare materials and loot another use, but live shop inventories should be checked before committing to a sell or farm route.