Enshrouded 1.0: How to Get Magma Gel in Cinder’s Cradle

Magma Gel is a Common crafting material gathered in Cinder’s Cradle, the volcanic region of Enshrouded. It feeds a long list of high-level recipes, from Eternal spells and arrows to armor sets and building blocks, so you will want a steady supply once you reach the late game.

Quick answer: Travel to Cinder’s Cradle, find a glowing plant growing out of the lava, cut it down with an axe, then use the Collect nearby loot prompt to pick up the Magma Gel it leaves.

Where Magma Gel comes from

Magma Gel comes from the glowing plants that grow out of the lava in Cinder’s Cradle. Cut a plant with an axe, then collect the Magma Gel it leaves. The game describes it this way: “A thick gel that sets harder than it looks. Can be applied as a protective coating over most surfaces. Notably, it also generates heat from within.”

Magma Gel is a Common material and stacks to 250.

How to harvest Magma Gel

Head to Cinder’s Cradle. Check the interactive map for Magma Gel plants, then plot a route that reaches several in one outing.

Look for a bright, molten-looking plant emerging from the lava.

Equip an axe, then use the Cut tree action on the plant. Magma Gel drops when the plant breaks.

cutting the plant with an axe (Cut tree prompt) — Standing next to a Magma Gel plant with an axe equipped, ready to use the Cut tree prompt. Shown at 00:52 in HeRo Survival Guides’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

Use the Collect nearby loot prompt to pick up the Magma Gel.

the Collect nearby loot prompt next to the lava — Grabbing the dropped Magma Gel from the safe ledge using the Collect nearby loot prompt. Shown at 01:10 in HeRo Survival Guides’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

Move on to the next plant and repeat.

What Magma Gel is used for

Magma Gel goes into weapons, armor, spells, arrows, building blocks, and a large set of dyes. Knowing the counts ahead of time tells you how many plants you need to visit before you start crafting.

Weapons

Item	Station	Magma Gel
Wailing Blade	Blacksmith	9
Golden Recruit Axe	Blacksmith	6
Lupa’s Scalper	Blacksmith	2

Armor

Item	Station	Magma Gel
Vorgoth’s Soulbound Crown	Ancient Researcher	8
Flame Arcanist Hat	Alchemist	8
Flame Arcanist Gloves	Alchemist	6
Lifelock Gloves	Alchemist	6
Vorgoth’s Soulbound Gloves	Ancient Researcher	5
Crestflame Pants	Blacksmith	5
Emberguard Pants	Blacksmith	5
Sky Specter Boots	Hunter	5
Sky Specter Helmet	Hunter	5
Ashwind Strider Pants	Hunter	5
Ashwind Strider Gloves	Hunter	5
Crestflame Gloves	Blacksmith	2
Emberguard Gloves	Blacksmith	2

Spells and arrows

Item	Station	Magma Gel
Eternal Fire Totem II	Alchemist	25
Eternal Arc Lightning II	Alchemist	25
Eternal Shock Wisp II	Alchemist	25
Eternal Ember Arrow III	Hunter	25
Eternal Ball Lightning I	Alchemist	20
Eternal Shock Totem	Alchemist	20
Fireball IV	Alchemist	10

Fireball IV also needs 10 Charcoal, 2 Moonstone and 1 Diamond Dust, and makes 20 at a time. Archaic Infusion (Infusion Altar) takes 10 Magma Gel along with 4 Sparkling Dust, 6 Archaic Essence VII, 1 Archaic Core and 5 Archaic Shards, and makes 5.

Building and dyes

The Workbench recipe for Ancient Beacon Block produces 100, consuming 3 Magma Gel, 3 Celestium Ore, and 4 Cinder Rock. Each of 14 Coloring Station dyes requires 1 Magma Gel: Ancient Greenery, Bitter Harvest, Dusk Garden, Light And Shadow, Just Enough, Sun & Shore, Convergence, Violet Grove, Crimson Ground, A Distant Star, Gilded Depths, Royal Temper, Blooming Anyway and Gilded Contrast.