Get bandages in 99 Nights in the Forest — craft, loot, or start as Medic

Bandages restore health and can bring downed teammates back into the fight. They’re scarce early on, so planning how you’ll get them makes a big difference to your survival and your team’s uptime.

The methods below cover dependable late‑game crafting, a guaranteed class start, and opportunistic looting so you can build a steady supply.

What bandages do (healing and revives)

Bandages heal your character and can revive teammates. They function similarly to Medkits, which restore more health when you find or earn them later. Bandages are treated as tools, so they sit on your hotbar and don’t take up sack space, letting you use them quickly without inventory shuffling.

Carry a few before tough raids or late‑night objectives where attrition is high and revives keep the run going.

Craft bandages at the Anvil (Workshop)

Once rebuilt, the Anvil gives you repeatable access to bandages using common creature drops. This is the strongest long‑term supply method.

Find the Anvil Base — a tall, late‑game structure in the forest with an overgrown, boarded entrance. Look for vines on the exterior and an anvil symbol on the building.

Open the entrance and clear the hostiles inside. Removing boards with your axe and securing the interior ensures you can search safely.

Locate and place the three anvil parts scattered through the building. Check the ground level and climb vines to reach upper sections, then slot each piece into the silhouette at the center to rebuild the Anvil.

Use the crafting table next to the rebuilt Anvil and select the Bandage recipe. This station unlocks once all Anvil parts are assembled.

Gather the required materials and craft.

2 Bunny Feet.
2 Wolf Pelts.

Plan for rising costs. The number of pelts required increases by one with each successive bandage craft, so stockpile accordingly before long expeditions.

Craft multiples to establish a buffer. With the Anvil online, your bandage supply becomes limited mainly by collected pelts and feet.

Start with the Medic class

Medic provides guaranteed early healing, which smooths out the most dangerous nights and reduces downtime from revives.

Unlock Medic (40 Diamonds or 198 Robux) and choose it before starting a run. This upfront purchase gives you permanent access to the class.

Spawn with two bandages in your hotbar. Use these to stabilize early injuries or revive a teammate before you’ve found clinics or the Anvil.

Level Medic to 3 to upgrade one bandage into a Medkit. You’ll keep one regular bandage and gain a stronger heal/revive option for emergencies.

Loot hospitals/clinics

Clinics and hospitals can yield multiple bandages in one stop, making them valuable mid‑run refuel points.

Watch for medical buildings as you explore. Clinics are compact red‑and‑white structures; larger hospital variants also appear as you progress.

Search thoroughly inside. Check lockers, cabinets, and side rooms for bandages and occasional Medkits.

Approach with caution. These buildings can be guarded by wolf packs, including alphas. Bring teammates, or dash inside and close doors to create breathing room while you loot.

Open chests across the forest

Chests are the most unpredictable method, but they’re worth checking whenever you pass one.

Scout hidden and out‑of‑the‑way spots. Look inside stumps, treehouses, near ruined structures, and along the map edges where chests can spawn.

Expect rare drops. Bandages are not guaranteed, so treat chest hunting as supplemental to crafting or clinics rather than your main source.

Manage inventory efficiently. Because bandages occupy the tool hotbar, they won’t consume sack space; you can loot them even when your sack is full.

Check snowy areas when present. After the Snow Biome update, bandages tend to appear from chests more often in snowy parts of the forest.

With crafting unlocked, bandages become a renewable resource; until then, front‑load your safety by starting as Medic and detouring into clinics when you spot them. Keep a small reserve before high‑risk nights so revives don’t stall your run.