Enshrouded’s gold crafting chain has three stages: mine Gold Ore underwater, smelt it into Gold Bars, then grind those bars into Gold Dust. Each is a level 40 Common material with a stack limit of 250, and each serves a different branch of crafting.
Quick answer: Mine Gold Ore underwater with the Mining Sieve, which you get from the Blacksmith’s quest at Orville. Smelt it into Gold Bars in a Blast Furnace, then grind bars into Gold Dust in a Mill.
Get the Mining Sieve first
Gold deposits sit underwater, so you need the right tool before you can work them. The Mining Sieve is described in-game as “A hand scraper and sieve that can be used to mine gold and other materials underwater.” You pick it up through a Blacksmith quest rather than crafting it from scratch the first time.
If you ever lose the tool or want a second one, the Blacksmith can craft it from 3 Steel Bars, 2 Palm Wood Logs, 1 Wax, and 2 Plant Fiber or Paper Reed.
Mine Gold Ore underwater
Gold Ore’s own description sets the scene: “The most tantalizing gold ore is often hidden beneath the water’s surface, but be careful when spotting a glint of golden light at the bottom of a stream. The gold rush may swallow you if the waves don’t.”
Other ways to get Gold Ore
Several Drak’Dal enemies and Ancient Constructs can drop Gold Ore.
| Source | Drop |
|---|---|
| Drak’Dal (Spearfisher 1, Hunter, Priest, Broodwarden 1–3, Chieftain 4–6, Hydrak’Dal 7) | 50% chance |
| Most Ancient Constructs | 2 to 3 Gold Ore (80% chance) |
| Ancient C.R.T.R. Construct | 1 Gold Ore every time |
The bodies of Drak’Dal lying in the Veilwater Basin can hold Gold Ore too.
Smelt Gold Ore into Gold Bars
Gold Bars are “Solid gold bars that serve as both a crafting material and a status symbol.”
Open your Blast Furnace; the Gold Bars recipe appears once you have picked up Gold Ore. Put in 40 Coal and 20 Gold Ore for 20 Gold Bars. Each batch takes 660 seconds. Archaic Shards can stand in for the Gold Ore in this recipe.
Grind Gold Bars into Gold Dust
Gold Dust is “Gold ground to powder. It sparkles even more beautifully than before.” You produce it at the Mill, and the recipe appears once you have Gold Bars on hand.
Each run takes 1 Gold Bars to make 1 Gold Dust, and each one takes 240 seconds.
What each gold material is used for
Gold Ore
Raising your Flame from level 8 to 9 takes 50 Gold Ore. Beyond that, the Drak Relief Showcase from the Bard and the Large Drak’Dal Door from the Carpenter each need 10.
Gold Bars
Gold Bars appear in 190 recipes. A few of the notable ones:
- Veilwater Basin Bone Key (1)
- Diving Helmet (2)
- Gilded Pickaxe (3) and Gilded Axe (2)
- Enormous Magic Chest (2)
- Golden Bulwark Chestplate and Helmet (2 each)
- Tidecaller Tunic (2)
- Gold Dust at the Mill
Gold Dust
Gold Dust shows up in 51 recipes, including several workstations and higher-end gear:
- Gem Forge (10) and Infusion Altar (10) at the Ancient Researcher
- Coffee Brewery (10) and Coffee Drum Roaster (4) at the Farmer
- Golden Bulwark Boots (10)
- Underwater Grappling Hook (2)
- Golden Steel Arrow and Celestium Arrow (2)
- Eight Coloring Station dyes (1 each)
