Magma Gel is a level 45 material in Enshrouded 1.0, and late-game crafting depends on it. Vorgoth’s Soulbound Set, the Eternal spells, a run of Rare armor and 14 dyes all call for it. There is only one way to get it. You cut down the glowing plants that grow along the lava in Cinder’s Cradle, then pick up what they drop.
Quick answer: Head to Cinder’s Cradle, north of the Ancient Gate. With an axe, use Cut tree on the glowing orange plant by the lava, then select Collect nearby loot.
Where Magma Gel grows in Cinder’s Cradle
Cinder’s Cradle is the volcanic biome at the top of the map. Open the world map and find the lakes and coastline around Starfish Shores and the Ancient Gate. Then keep going north until the terrain becomes lava fields. That region is where Magma Gel spawns.
You will make many trips, so place a Flame Altar inside the biome early. Fast travel will then drop you straight into harvesting range.
The plants are easy to spot once you are in the biome. They look like bright, bulbous orange sacs that glow as if they are full of molten rock. They grow on the rock edges right next to active lava flows, usually in small clusters.
How to harvest Magma Gel with an axe
The gel often bounces off the broken plant and lands on the lava itself. Collect it from the ledge rather than stepping in after it, because the lava damages you.
You will know the pickup worked when a counter like “Magma Gel +2” or “Magma Gel +4” appears on screen. To confirm, open your backpack and inspect the stack. Its card lists Level 45, Common, and Source: Cinder’s Cradle.
Magma Gel item stats
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Material |
| Rarity | Common |
| Item level | 45 |
| Stack size | 250 |
| Source | Cinder’s Cradle |
The item description calls it a dense coating that hardens more than you would expect and gives off heat from the inside. That matches what it is used for, which is fire spells, heat-resistant armor and glowing Ancient Beacon Blocks. A full stack is 250, so even the larger spell recipes fit inside one inventory slot.
How much Magma Gel each recipe needs
Plan the run around the recipe you are working toward. The spells take the most gel by a wide margin. Most gear asks for single digits.
Weapons and armor
| Item | Station | Magma Gel |
|---|---|---|
 Wailing Blade | Blacksmith | 9 |
 Vorgoth’s Soulbound Crown | Ancient Researcher | 8 |
 Flame Arcanist Hat | Alchemist | 8 |
 Golden Recruit Axe | Blacksmith | 6 |
 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 |
 Lupa’s Scalper | Blacksmith | 2 |
 Crestflame Gloves | Blacksmith | 2 |
 Emberguard Gloves | Blacksmith | 2 |
Loraine Crim, the Ancient Researcher, crafts Vorgoth’s Soulbound Crown. Her recipe needs 1 Celestium Bars, 6 Moonstone, 8 Magma Gel and 1 Vorgoth’s Bound Essence. You can find her in the Mother Flame’s Domicile and in Cinder’s Cradle. She crafts all five Vorgoth’s Soulbound pieces, but only the Crown and Gloves use Magma Gel.
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 each craft gives you 20.
Archaic Infusion, building blocks and dyes
The Infusion Altar makes 5 Archaic Infusion per craft. Each batch costs 10 Magma Gel, 4 Sparkling Dust, 6 Archaic Essence VII, 1 Archaic Core and 5 Archaic Shards. Archaic Infusion is a level 45 Common material that stacks to 250. Its recipe unlocks when you pick up Archaic Shards or the Infusion Altar.
Building takes much less. The Workbench turns 3 Magma Gel, 3 Celestium Ore and 4 Cinder Rock into 100 Ancient Beacon Blocks. Fourteen Coloring Station dyes each need 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, Gilded Contrast
Unlock requirements for Magma Gel gear
Gathering gel does not help if the recipe has not appeared at the station yet. Every item below has to be crafted under a roof, inside a shelter. Each one also has its own unlock condition.
| Item | Slot | Rarity | Unlocked by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vorgoth’s Soulbound Crown | Head (Mage) | Legendary | Picking up Vorgoth’s Bound Essence |
| Vorgoth’s Soulbound Gloves | Hands (Ranger) | Legendary | Picking up Vorgoth’s Bound Essence |
| Golden Recruit Axe | Two-Handed Axe (Warrior) | Epic | Picking up the axe |
| Lupa’s Scalper | Daggers (Ranger) | Legendary | Picking up the daggers |
| Flame Arcanist Hat | Head (Mage) | Rare | Flame level 9 |
| Flame Arcanist Gloves | Hands (Mage) | Rare | Flame level 9 |
| Sky Specter Helmet | Head (Ranger) | Rare | Flame level 9 |
| Ashwind Strider Pants | Legs (Ranger) | Rare | Flame level 9 |
| Ashwind Strider Gloves | Hands (Ranger) | Rare | Flame level 9 |
| Crestflame Gloves | Hands (Warrior) | Rare | Flame level 9 |
Both Vorgoth pieces in the table are item level 45. The Crown and Gloves are also rewards from the Cinders Of The End quest, which Loraine Crim gives you. The Rare armor pieces are all item level 45 as well and only need Flame level 9 or higher. The two weapons work differently. The Golden Recruit Axe drops in Veilwater Basin and Lupa’s Scalper drops in Nomad Highlands, and finding either one teaches you its recipe.
