To get sand in Enshrouded, you dig the ground with the Pickaxe. The Kindlewastes gives you Sand and Fine Sand, while the Veilwater Basin and Cinder’s Cradle each give their own sand. Picking up your first Sand unlocks the Glass recipes.
Quick answer: With the Pickaxe equipped, keep Mine pressed while targeting terrain in the Kindlewastes to gather Sand.
Where to get each kind of sand
In Enshrouded 1.0, Sand comes from digging terrain with the Pickaxe. Your region determines the variety you collect, but the method is the same for each type. There are four naturally occurring sands, along with Shroud Sand and one crafted sand.
| Sand | Where you get it | Item text |
|---|---|---|
| Sand | Dig the ground in the Kindlewastes | “A mix of soil, rock, and sediment.” |
| Fine Sand | Dig the ground in the Kindlewastes | “A mix of soil, rock, and sediment.” |
| Veilwater Basin Sand | Dig the ground in the Veilwater Basin | “A bright, silvery white sand that mostly consists of crushed seashells.” |
| Cinder’s Cradle Sand | Dig the ground in Cinder’s Cradle | “Fine, dark sand found along volcanic shorelines.” |
| Shroud Sand | Dig the ground in the Kindlewastes Shroud, or make it at the Laboratory | “Fine sand that’s been infused with Shroud spores. Commonly found in the Kindlewastes biome.” |
| Fertile Kindlewastes Sand | Craft it at the Workbench | “A mix of soil, rock, and sediment.” |
Sand, Fine Sand and Fertile Kindlewastes Sand all have the Drainage property, which reads “This material drains a small amount of water when overflown.” Sand, Fine Sand, Veilwater Basin Sand, Cinder’s Cradle Sand and Fertile Kindlewastes Sand stack to 1000. Shroud Sand stacks to 250.
In the journal, Sand, Fine Sand and Fertile Kindlewastes Sand sit in the Kindlewastes Terrain Materials set. Veilwater Basin Sand belongs to the Veilwater Basin set, and Cinder’s Cradle Sand to the Cinder’s Cradle set.
How to dig sand
If you dig a hole you did not mean to, see how to undo digging.
Use the Enshrouded interactive map to plan your route to each region.
Sand recipes that accept any sand
Most recipes that call for sand take Sand, Fine Sand, Veilwater Basin Sand or Cinder’s Cradle Sand interchangeably. Use whatever you have the most of.
| Item | Made at | Sand needed | Other materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glass (makes 10) | Smelter | 30 | 10 Charcoal |
| Glass (makes 20) | Blast Furnace | 40 | 15 Coal |
| Blast Furnace | Blacksmith | 30 | 20 Fired Bricks, 1 Bellows, 10 Lump of Clay, 10 Iron Bars |
| Crucible | Blacksmith | 5 | 3 Lump of Clay, 3 Springlands Dirt |
| Mortar | Alchemist | 5 | 10 Lump of Clay, 3 Sulfur, 2 Nitrate, 5 Charcoal |
| Beehive Smoker | Farmer | 2 | 3 Lump of Clay, 3 String |
| Fertilised Farm Soil (makes 10) | Farmer | 10 | 10 Farm Soil, 3 Nitrate, 2 Fossilized Bone Dust |
| Nitrate (makes 5) | Laboratory | 5 | 5 Shroud Sand, 1 Wood Acid, 1 Salt |
| Fertile Kindlewastes Sand (makes 10) | Workbench | 9 | 1 Fertilised Farm Soil |
| Kindlewastes Rubble (makes 10) | Grinding Stones | 4 | 5 Sandstone, 1 Rubble |
The Glass recipes at the Smelter and the Blast Furnace appear once you have picked up Sand, the Kindlewastes kind. After that, any of the four sands can go into them. The Glass guide walks through the Smelter batch.
Seedlings at the Seedbed
Several Seedbed seedlings also take any sand. Two exceptions need Fine Sand specifically, so dig some in the Kindlewastes if you plan to grow cactus or date palms.
| Seedling | Sand | Other materials | Makes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yucca Palm Seedlings | 1 (any kind) | 1 Yucca Fruit, 1 Water | 5 |
| Grapple Plant Seedlings | 1 (any kind) | 1 Grapple Plant, 1 Water | 5 |
| Kindlewastes Flower Seedlings | 1 (any kind) | 1 Kindlewastes Flower, 1 Water | 5 |
| Aloe Seedlings | 1 (any kind) | 1 Aloe, 1 Nitrate, 1 Water | 10 |
| Cactus Seedlings | 1 Fine Sand | 1 Twigs, 1 Water | 5 |
| Date Palm Seedlings | 1 Fine Sand | 1 Date, 1 Water | 5 |
Recipes that need one specific sand
A handful of recipes will not take a substitute. Check the sand column before you head out, because Veilwater Basin Sand and Cinder’s Cradle Sand only come from their own regions.
| Sand | Item | Made at | Recipe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand | Refined Sandstone Block (makes 100) | Workbench | 2 Sand, 5 Sandstone, 2 Lump of Clay, 1 Indigo Plant |
| Sand | Lamp | Carpenter | 1 Sand, 2 Lump of Clay, 1 Wood Logs |
| Veilwater Basin Sand | Ground Coffee Beans (makes 5) | Mill | 3 Veilwater Basin Sand, 5 Roasted Coffee Beans |
| Veilwater Basin Sand | Fertile Veilwater Basin Dirt (makes 10) | Workbench | 1 Veilwater Basin Sand, 8 Veilwater Basin Dirt, 1 Shell Limestone |
| Cinder’s Cradle Sand | Light And Shadow, Gilded Depths and Gilded Contrast palettes (make 5 each) | Coloring Station | 2 Cinder’s Cradle Sand, 1 Magma Gel, 1 Gold Dust, plus Sparkling Dust or Moonstone Dust |
How to get Shroud Sand and what it makes
Dig for Shroud Sand in the Kindlewastes Shroud, or craft it at the Laboratory instead. There, combine 10 Sandstone with 5 Acidic Mycelium to produce 100 Shroud Sand. You can dig up Acidic Mycelium in the Nomad Highlands Shroud.
Shroud Sand goes into these recipes:
- Nine pairs of armor boots, 20 Shroud Sand each: Assassin, Deadeye and Deerstalker Boots at the Hunter
- Soldier, Rogue and Warden Boots at the Blacksmith
- Warlock, Sage and Archmage Boots at the Alchemist
- Spice at the Laboratory: 15 Shroud Sand, 1 Saffron, 1 Chamomile, 1 Rooibos, 1 Kindlewastes Flower (makes 10)
- Heal Beam at the Alchemist: 5 Shroud Sand, 5 Lapislazuli, 2 Fell Heart (makes 20)
- Shroud Infused Farm Soil at the Farmer: 10 Shroud Sand, 5 Chitin Powder, 5 Farm Soil (makes 10)
- Nitrate at the Laboratory: 5 Shroud Sand
Keep the lower stack size in mind when you farm it. Shroud Sand caps at 250 per stack.
