Strengthening the Flame is how your character grows strong enough to push deeper into Embervale. Each step raises the Flame at a Flame Altar, and every step asks for Spark, a batch of regional materials, a boss trophy from the second upgrade onward, and a growing number of survivors living in your base. Here is exactly what each level costs in Enshrouded 1.0.
Quick answer: Upgrading takes you through ten steps, beginning at Flame Level 1 and ending at Flame Level 11. Each step consumes Spark and other materials; starting with Level 3, you also need a boss trophy and survivors assigned sheltered beds. The survivor requirement is 2 at Level 3, then increases by 2 per level until it reaches 18 at Level 11.
Open the Strengthen the Flame screen
Interact with any Flame Altar and select Strengthen the Flame to open the Upgrade Requirements list. For every ingredient, it displays your stock and the amount needed, with its source beneath the item name; Spark, for instance, is labeled “Found in Flame Shrines and Sanctums”. Only survivors assigned to sheltered beds count toward the survivor requirement. Where each trophy boss is, and which quest leads to it, is in our bosses in order guide.
Flame Level upgrade requirements for every level
The boss trophies set the order you progress through: Scavenger Matron Helmet, Fell Wispwyvern Head, Fell Monstrosity Head, Fell Sicklescythe Head, Fell Cyclops Head, Fell Dragon Youngling Head, Hydrak’Dal Head, the Broken Guard Of The North Crown, and finally Vorgoth’s Bound Essence and Vorgoth’s Eye.
| Upgrade | Survivors | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 → 2 | — | 1 Spark, 5 Resin, 5 Penny Bun, 5 Bones, 5 Shroud Liquid, 5 Animal Fur |
| Level 2 → 3 | 2 | 5 Spark, 10 Wax, 10 Salt, 10 Shroud Wood, 10 Flintstone, 25 Mycelium, 1 Scavenger Matron Helmet |
| Level 3 → 4 | 4 | 10 Spark, 15 Goo, 15 Corrupted Boar Tusk, 15 Indigo Plant, 15 Amber, 15 Copper Ore, 1 Fell Wispwyvern Head |
| Level 4 → 5 | 6 | 20 Spark, 20 Mint Mushroom Meat, 20 Fossilized Bone, 20 Ammonia Gland, 20 Tin Ore, 20 Rooibos, 1 Fell Monstrosity Head |
| Level 5 → 6 | 8 | 30 Spark, 30 Enshrouded Vulture Talon, 30 Saffron, 30 Iron Ore, 30 Lapislazuli, 30 Brittle Shroud Flakes, 1 Fell Sicklescythe Head |
| Level 6 → 7 | 10 | 30 Spark, 30 Wool, 30 Gentian, 30 Ice, 30 Granite, 30 Flammable Goo, 1 Fell Cyclops Head |
| Level 7 → 8 | 12 | 40 Spark, 40 Obsidian, 40 Silver Bars, 40 Mauveine, 40 Wolfsbane, 40 Amethyst, 1 Fell Dragon Youngling Head |
| Level 8 → 9 | 14 | 50 Spark, 50 Gold Ore, 30 Green Vitriol Dust, 30 Passionflower, 50 Aquamarine, 30 Pearl, 1 Hydrak’Dal Head |
| Level 9 → 10 | 16 | 60 Spark, 1 Broken Guard Of The North Crown, 15 Gleam Root Dust, 10 Piscine Ivory Dust, 30 Drak Blood, 10 Shroud Sludge, 30 Daylily |
| Level 10 → 11 | 18 | 20 Spark, 10 Celestium Bars, 15 Moonstone, 20 Diamond Dust, 15 Ember Carapace, 1 Vorgoth’s Bound Essence, 1 Vorgoth’s Eye |
Where the harder ingredients come from
Spark comes from Flame Shrines and Sanctums (see the Flame Shrine map), and you will need it for every single level. The rest of the awkward pulls split between boss trophies and crafted goods.
Boss trophies
- You can obtain the Scavenger Matron Helmet from either the Scavenger Gorger Matron or the Scavenger Grizzler Matron. One location to check is the Hill of Scavengers in the Springlands.
- Find the Fell Monstrosity Head by defeating the Fell Monstrosity in the Nomad Highlands’ Cradle of Dusk.
- At Ternion Mine in Kindlewastes, defeat the Fell Sicklescythe to get its head.
- The Fell Cyclops in the Albaneve Summits drops the Fell Cyclops Head; completing “Ignite The Coldest Elixir Well” also awards it.
- In the Veilwater Basin, Hydrak’Dal is the source of the Hydrak’Dal Head.
- Fell Wispwyvern Head and Fell Dragon Youngling Head — both come from flying bosses.
- In the Veilwater Basin, look for the Broken Guard Of The North Crown in the Cromville Throne Room.
- Vorgoth’s Bound Essence and Vorgoth’s Eye — Vorgoth, the final boss in Cinder’s Cradle.
Crafted materials
- Goo and Shroud Sludge — the Alchemist.
- Flammable Goo, Green Vitriol Dust and Mauveine — the Laboratory.
- Wool — the Spinning Machine.
- Silver Bars and Celestium Bars — the Blast Furnace.
- Gleam Root Dust, Piscine Ivory Dust and Diamond Dust — the Mill.
- Wax — a Beehive.
Where each Flame material comes from
| Material | Source |
|---|---|
 Amber | Revelwood Shroud |
 Amethyst | Albaneve Summits |
 Ammonia Gland | Fell Mushroom Crabs, Nomad Highlands Shroud and Kindlewastes Shroud |
 Animal Fur | Animals; or Hunter (String + Fur Patch or Wet Boot) |
 Aquamarine | Veilwater Basin |
 Bones | Springlands |
 Brittle Shroud Flakes | Kindlewastes Shroud |
 Broken Guard Of The North Crown | Cromville Throne Room, Veilwater Basin |
 Celestium Bars | Blast Furnace |
 Copper Ore | Revelwood |
 Corrupted Boar Tusk | Fell Boars, Revelwood Shroud |
 Daylily | Veilwater Basin |
 Diamond Dust | Mill |
 Drak Blood | Veilwater Basin Enemies |
 Ember Carapace | Cinder's Cradle Enemies |
 Enshrouded Vulture Talon | Fell Draconian Vulture, Kindlewastes Shroud and Albaneve Summits Shroud |
 Fell Cyclops Head | Fell Cyclops (Albaneve Summits); also the reward of Ignite The Coldest Elixir Well |
 Fell Dragon Youngling Head | Fell Dragon Youngling boss |
 Fell Monstrosity Head | Fell Monstrosity (Cradle of Dusk, Nomad Highlands) |
 Fell Sicklescythe Head | Fell Sicklescythe (Ternion Mine, Kindlewastes) |
 Fell Wispwyvern Head | Fell Wispwyvern boss |
 Flammable Goo | Laboratory |
 Flintstone | Springlands |
 Fossilized Bone | Giant Fossils |
 Gentian | Albaneve Summits |
 Gleam Root Dust | Mill |
 Gold Ore | Veilwater Basin, Underwater |
 Goo | Alchemist |
 Granite | Albaneve Summits |
 Green Vitriol Dust | Laboratory |
 Hydrak'Dal Head | Hydrak'Dal (Veilwater Basin) |
 Ice | Albaneve Summits |
 Indigo Plant | Revelwood |
 Iron Ore | Kindlewastes Shroud |
 Lapislazuli | Kindlewastes |
 Mauveine | Laboratory |
 Mint Mushroom Meat | Nomad Highlands Shroud |
 Moonstone | Cinder's Cradle |
 Mycelium | Shroud |
 Obsidian | Albaneve Summits |
 Passionflower | Veilwater Basin, At Night |
 Pearl | Veilwater Basin, Underwater |
 Penny Bun | Springlands |
 Piscine Ivory Dust | Mill |
 Resin | Trees, mainly stumps and red-leaved trees |
 Rooibos | Nomad Highlands |
 Saffron | Kindlewastes |
 Salt | Springlands Shroud |
 Scavenger Matron Helmet | Scavenger Gorger Matron and Scavenger Grizzler Matron (Hill of Scavengers, Springlands) |
 Shroud Liquid | Springlands Shroud |
 Shroud Sludge | Alchemist |
 Shroud Wood | Shroud, Dead Trees |
 Silver Bars | Blast Furnace |
 Tin Ore | Nomad Highlands Shroud |
 Vorgoth's Bound Essence | Vorgoth, the final boss (Cinder's Cradle) |
 Vorgoth's Eye | Vorgoth, the final boss (Cinder's Cradle) |
 Wax | Beehive |
 Wolfsbane | Albaneve Summits |
 Wool | Spinning Machine |
What the last two upgrades unlock
At Flame Level 10, your character can maintain up to 15 active Flame Altars, so you can establish more bases around the world. After you defeat Vorgoth, Flame Level 11 increases the maximum to 16 and enables Flame Altars to push back the Shroud. The Flame Level 11 guide walks through the last upgrade, and the Cinder’s Cradle guide covers Level 10.
