Shroud Liquid is an alchemy ingredient you harvest by hand from growths inside the Shroud. No enemy drops it, and you cannot craft it, so gathering runs into enshrouded areas are the way to stock up.
Quick answer: Enter a valley under Shroud in the Springlands, approach the light-colored, spherical growths scattered across the ground, and collect them. Each growth yields 1 to 3 Shroud Liquid.
In the item description, Shroud Liquid reads: “The liquified essence of the Shroud, harvested from enshrouded growths of the Springlands biome. The brown fluid emits a violet vapor and is used for many powerful alchemical purposes.”
How to collect Shroud Liquid
On our own run, one growth broke when we hit it with the axe. Holding E on the “Collect nearby loot” prompt then picked up what it dropped.
The pickup list on the left confirmed it as Shroud Liquid.
Later, we found a glowing blue growth under giant fungus caps in the Shroud near the Saline Quarry in the Springlands. Walking up showed an “E Harvest” prompt, and pressing E picked up Shroud Liquid straight away, no axe needed.
Where Shroud Liquid is most common
The growths appear across several regions, but not in equal numbers. The Springlands and Revelwood are the richest, so either is a reliable place to farm.
| Region | How many growths |
|---|---|
| Springlands | The most of any region |
| Revelwood | About as many as the Springlands |
| Albaneve Summits | A smaller number |
| Blackmire | A few |
| Cinder’s Cradle | A few |
| Nomad Highlands | A few |
Locked material chests can also contain Shroud Liquid, which gives you a second way to pick some up while exploring.
What Shroud Liquid is used for
Shroud Liquid feeds into base upgrades, alchemy, gear, and building. The amounts below show how much each recipe takes.
| Use | Where | Shroud Liquid needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flame Altar level 1 to 2 | Flame Altar | 5 |
| Shroud Core | Alchemist | 10 |
| Improved Grappling Hook | Carpenter | 2 |
| Well Block (100 blocks) | Workbench | 2 |
| Ice Bolt I (makes 20) | Alchemist | 5 |
| Armor trousers (each) | — | 5 |
Upgrading the Flame Altar from level 1 to 2 needs 5 Shroud Liquid alongside 5 Resin, 5 Penny Bun, 5 Bones, 5 Animal Fur, and 1 Spark. A Shroud Core is 10 Shroud Spores plus 10 Shroud Liquid at the Alchemist. The Improved Grappling Hook at the Carpenter takes 1 Shroud Core, 2 Shroud Liquid, 3 Shroud Spores, and a Grappling Hook.
For building, the Well Block recipe at the Workbench is 8 Stone and 2 Shroud Liquid for 100 blocks. The Alchemist Apprentice Trousers, Rising Fighter Trousers, and Scout Pants each cost 5 Shroud Liquid.
