⚒️ Everwind Crafting Guide — All Recipes, Workbenches & Materials
Crafting in Everwind is discovery-driven: pick up any new material and related recipes automatically unlock in your crafting menu. Advanced recipes require Blueprints found in ruins, dungeons and shipwrecks. Mastering the crafting system — knowing which workbench produces what, and where to find rare materials — is the fastest path to progression in Everwind.
🔓 How Recipes Unlock in Everwind
Everwind uses three distinct unlock methods. Understanding the difference between them prevents you from spending time searching for a recipe that you already have access to — or missing critical Blueprints in dungeons.
| Method | How It Works |
|---|---|
| Material Discovery | Pick up a new material for the first time. All basic recipes using that material auto-unlock instantly. |
| Blueprint (single-use item) | Found in dungeon chests, ruined structures, and shipwreck debris. Right-click to consume and permanently unlock the advanced recipe. |
| Workbench Unlock | Some recipes only appear in your menu after the required workbench is built and nearby. Example: Smithing recipes only show at the Smithing Station. |
🔨 All Everwind Workbenches
Every crafting recipe in Everwind belongs to a specific workbench. Build them in the order listed below. The Crafting Station unlocks first, then progressively more advanced stations as your material tier improves. All workbenches can be placed on your Airship as well as on land.
| Workbench | Materials | Unlocks | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔨 Crafting Station | 8 Wood + 4 Stone | Basic tools, basic armor, basic building blocks, containers | First workbench to place. Required to unlock most other workbenches. |
| 🪚 Carpenter Station | 12 Wood Planks + 6 Stone | Wood Planks, Hull Blocks, Cloth, Rope, Furniture, Airship structural parts | Wood Planks (2 Logs → 4 Planks) are the core building block. Cloth requires Fiber (dropped by plants and animals). |
| 🔥 Furnace | 10 Stone + 4 Clay | Copper Ingot (2 Ore → 1 Ingot), Coal processing | Requires fuel: Wood Logs or Coal. Coal burns 3× longer. Essential before building the Smithing Station. |
| ⚒️ Smithing Station | 8 Stone + 6 Copper Ingots | Copper & Iron weapons, armor, Airship components, Rune socketing | Requires a Furnace nearby to smelt. Rune slots can be added to gear here once Rune Socketing Table blueprint is found. |
| 🔧 Repair Station | 6 Stone + 4 Wood | Repair all tools, weapons and armor using base materials | Repairs cost roughly 30% of the original materials. Essential — place adjacent to Smithing Station. |
| 🍳 Cooking Station | 6 Stone + 4 Clay + 2 Copper Ingots | Cooked meals that restore Health and grant timed stat buffs | Raw food restores minimal health. Cooked meals can grant +15% Max Health, +20% Stamina Recovery or +10% damage for 5 minutes. |
| ⚗️ Alchemy Station | 8 Copper Ingots + 4 Crystal Shards | Healing Potions, Stamina Potions, elemental resistance flasks, Spirit Dust (for magic recharge) | Crystal Shards drop from Altitude 2 bosses. Spine Jaw loot is a key alchemy ingredient for early potions. |
| 🏭 Forge (Iron Smelter) | Blueprint required + 14 Stone + 8 Copper Ingots | Iron Ingot (2 Iron Ore → 1 Ingot). Required for Core Level 2 upgrade and Iron-tier gear. | Blueprint found in Steamer-style ruins (square stone buildings with pipes). Iron Ore found exclusively at Altitude 2. |
| 🧱 Block Station | 10 Stone + 6 Wood Planks | Decorative and structural blocks: stone walls, arches, roofing, windows | Not required for progression but essential for building a proper ship base and home island. |
📦 Material Tiers — Progression Overview
Everwind gates materials by altitude zone. You cannot access Iron Ore without first upgrading your Airship Core. Plan your progression by knowing which tier unlocks where. See the Altitude Zones Guide for full biome details.
🪵 Tier 1 — Wood & Stone
📍 Altitude 1
Gear: Stone Axe, Stone Pickaxe, Wooden Armor, Wooden Shield, Campfire
🟠 Tier 2 — Copper
📍 Altitude 1
Gear: Copper Sword, Copper Pickaxe, Copper Armor Set, Airship Core (base), Energy Generator
⚙️ Tier 3 — Iron
📍 Altitude 2
Gear: Iron Sword, Iron Armor Set, Airship Core Level 2, Iron Axe, Iron Pickaxe
💎 Tier 4 — Crystal / Rare
📍 Altitude 2–3
Gear: Alchemy Station, Airship Core Level 3, Rune Socketing upgrades, Advanced Staves
📋 Everwind Crafting Recipes — Key Items
The table below lists all critical recipes for progression. Items marked with "Blueprint required" cannot be crafted until the relevant Blueprint is found and consumed. Full Airship component recipes are covered in the Airship Guide.
| Item | Workbench | Ingredients | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Axe | Crafting Station | 5 Wood + 3 Stone | First tool — essential |
| Stone Pickaxe | Crafting Station | 5 Wood + 4 Stone | Mines Stone Ore and Copper Ore |
| Campfire | Crafting Station | 8 Wood + 4 Stone | Warmth + cooking base |
| Clay Pot | Crafting Station | 6 Clay | Boil Tainted Water → Clean Water |
| Wooden Shield | Crafting Station | 8 Wood Planks + 2 Rope | Essential for parry mechanic |
| Wooden Armor Set | Crafting Station | 18 Wood Planks + 6 Fiber (full set) | Helmet + Chest + Legs |
| Fur Cloak | Crafting Station | 4 Animal Pelt + 2 Fiber | Passive warmth vs Hypothermia |
| Wood Plank | Carpenter Station | 2 Wood Log → 4 Planks | Core building block |
| Cloth | Carpenter Station | 4 Fiber → 1 Cloth | Required for Balloons |
| Rope | Carpenter Station | 3 Fiber → 1 Rope | Used in Shields, Hull rigging |
| Balloon | Carpenter Station | 12 Cloth | Airship lift — place in pairs |
| Cockpit | Carpenter Station | 10 Wood Planks + 4 Copper Ingots | Airship control — place first |
| Copper Ingot | Furnace | 2 Copper Ore → 1 Ingot | Core progression material |
| Copper Sword | Smithing Station | 6 Copper Ingots + 3 Wood | First proper weapon |
| Copper Armor Set | Smithing Station | 24 Copper Ingots (full set) | Blueprint from first dungeon |
| Energy Generator | Smithing Station | 6 Ancient Metal Scraps + 4 Copper Ingots | Required for Airship Core power |
| Airship Core | Smithing Station | 12 Copper Ingots + 4 Ancient Metal Scraps | Ship's altitude controller |
| Engine | Smithing Station | 8 Copper Ingots + 6 Iron Ingots | Horizontal thrust |
| Rudder | Carpenter Station | 6 Wood Planks + 2 Copper Ingots | Improves turn speed |
| Healing Potion | Alchemy Station | 2 Spine Jaw Fluid + 1 Crystal Shard + 1 Clean Water | Restores 40% Max Health |
| Spirit Dust | Alchemy Station | 3 Crystal Shards + 1 Rare Metal Scrap | Required to recharge Staves |
| Iron Ingot | Forge | 2 Iron Ore → 1 Ingot | Forge Blueprint required |
| Iron Sword | Smithing Station | 6 Iron Ingots + 3 Wood | Tier 3 weapon |
| Iron Armor Set | Smithing Station | 28 Iron Ingots (full set) | Altitude 2 recommended minimum |
🎬 Everwind Alchemy System — Basics Guide
The Alchemy Station unlocks potions and Spirit Dust — essential for late-game survival and magic builds. This video covers the basics of the Everwind alchemy crafting system.
⛏️ Resource Farming Locations & Tips
Knowing where to find each material efficiently saves hours. Ancient Metal Scraps in particular are non-renewable — they exist only in fixed ruin locations and do not respawn.
| Resource | Location | 💡 Tip |
|---|---|---|
| Wood Log | Any tree, all altitudes. Dense Forests on Altitude 1 respawn trees slowly. | Use the Stone Axe from day 1. Upgrades to Copper Axe speed up chopping by ~40%. |
| Stone | Surface outcrops everywhere at Altitude 1. | Mine veins instead of surface stones for 3× yield. |
| Copper Ore | Orange-tinted outcrops on cliff faces and in caves, Altitude 1. | Cave deposits yield 5–8 ore per vein vs 2–3 for surface outcrops. |
| Fiber | Tall grass, bushes, and plant nodes. Common in meadows. | Harvest en route to other resources — fiber regenerates within 1 in-game day. |
| Clay | Riverbanks and near standing water, Altitude 1. | Gather 20+ on your first pass — Clay Pot and Alchemy Station both require it. |
| Animal Pelt | Wolves, Boars at Altitude 1. Elite Wolves appear after day 3. | Boars do not aggro unless attacked. Safe early pelt source. |
| Ancient Metal Scraps | Ruined towers and underground chambers, Altitude 1. | Always loot every ruin. These don't respawn — each ruin is a one-time source. |
| Coal | Deep cave systems, Altitude 1–2. | Worth stockpiling early. Coal provides 3× Furnace burn time vs Wood. |
| Iron Ore | Rocky veins at Altitude 2 (all biomes). | Iron Ore does not exist at Altitude 1. Upgrade your Airship Core first. |
| Crystal Shards | Boss drops from Altitude 2 dungeon bosses. | Each Altitude 2 boss drops 2–4 Crystal Shards. Clear every dungeon in the biome. |
| Spine Jaw Fluid | Dropped by Spine Jaw creatures in Jungle biome. | Spine Jaws spawn in groups. Bring a Wooden Shield — they lunge rapidly. |
📚 Related Guides
❓ Everwind Crafting FAQ
❓ How do I unlock new recipes in Everwind?
Most recipes unlock automatically when you pick up a new material for the first time. Advanced recipes require Blueprints — single-use items found in dungeon chests and ruined structures. Right-click a Blueprint to permanently unlock its recipe.
❓ Where do I find Iron Ore in Everwind?
Iron Ore is only available at Altitude 2 and above. You must upgrade your Airship Core to Level 2 before you can reach Iron Ore deposits. It appears as dark grey veins in rocky cliffs across all Altitude 2 biomes.
❓ How do I make Cloth in Everwind?
Craft Cloth at the Carpenter Station: 4 Fiber → 1 Cloth. Fiber is harvested from tall grass, bushes and plant nodes. You need 12 Cloth per Balloon, so farm significant amounts of Fiber early.
❓ What is Spirit Dust used for in Everwind?
Spirit Dust is required to recharge Staves and Spell Books when you are away from a Charging Station. Without it, magic weapons become unusable mid-dungeon. Craft it at the Alchemy Station from Crystal Shards + Rare Metal Scraps.
❓ Can I craft on my airship in Everwind?
Yes. All workbenches can be placed on your airship deck and function identically to land-based ones. This lets you process materials and craft equipment while travelling between islands.
❓ What does the Cooking Station do in Everwind?
The Cooking Station converts raw food into cooked meals that restore Health and apply timed stat buffs. Examples: Roasted Boar Meat restores 30 HP + grants +15% Max Health for 5 minutes. Raw food gives minimal restoration with no buffs.