Graveyard Keeper 2: How to Get a Tooth

In Graveyard Keeper 2, corpses never yield a Tooth directly; you have to manufacture one. Its production requires two tech trees, a workbench you build yourself, and one Morgue autopsy. After those pieces are ready, it ranks among the game’s least expensive conversions.

Quick answer: At the Formulation Bench in the Writing Basement, use one Skull to make a Tooth. To obtain that Skull, choose Remove skull at Autopsy Table I in the Morgue.

Teeth are locked to the full game. You cannot craft them in the demo, since the recipe sits behind a technology the demo does not let you unlock.

What you need before crafting a Tooth

Four things gate the Tooth recipe. Sort all of them before you start dragging bodies to the Morgue, because missing one sends you back across the map for a single unlock.

Skull and Teeth technology in the Anatomy and alchemy branch, which unlocks the Tooth recipe itself.
Research Blueprint: Formulation Bench within the Theology tech tree.
Unlock Bronze Polishing in Metallurgy to gain access to Polished Bronze for construction.
Learn Anatomy mastery 1, since the Formulation Bench needs it for this recipe.

Open the Tech Tree menu and check the Anatomy and alchemy tab first. The Skull and Teeth node is where the Create Tooth recipe lives, listed as crafted at the Formulation Bench.

Tech Tree: Anatomy and Alchemy — The Anatomy and alchemy branch, where the Skull and Teeth node unlocks the Tooth recipe. Shown at 00:32 in JA Guides Gaming’s video. Image: Lazy Bear Games

Unlock and build the Formulation Bench

The Tooth is crafted at the Formulation Bench, and most players stall here because the build needs Polished Bronze. Work through these steps in order.

Open the tech screen, go to the Theology tab, and find the Formulation Bench blueprint. Check its build cost so you know exactly how much Polished Bronze the placement will demand.

In Metallurgy, learn Bronze Craft and then Bronze Polishing beneath it. Production of Polished Bronze remains locked until Bronze Polishing is researched.

Use Woodworking Workbench I in the Yard to begin making Polished Bronze. Produce the full amount needed for the bench at once, avoiding a return trip for one leftover unit.

Enter the Writing Basement below the church, open the build menu, and choose the Writing Room category. Install the Formulation Bench by spending the Polished Bronze and all other required materials.

Navigating to Writing Basement — The Writing Basement beneath the church, where the Formulation Bench is built. Shown at 00:50 in JA Guides Gaming’s video. Image: Lazy Bear Games

Use the completed bench and select Tooth. Seeing only one Skull listed as the ingredient verifies that the technology and construction were both recognized.

Tooth Recipe in Formulation Bench — The Tooth recipe in the Formulation Bench, needing a single Skull. Shown at 00:43 in Quick Tips’s video. Image: Lazy Bear Games

Get a Skull at the Autopsy Table

You cannot purchase Skulls; you obtain them from corpses. Take a body into the Morgue, then process it at Autopsy Table I. If you need to collect a body first, the entrance is right of the Yard, near the Inquisition Base.

Entering the Morgue — Inside the Morgue, where corpses sit on the autopsy tables. Shown at 00:14 in JA Guides Gaming’s video. Image: Lazy Bear Games

Put a corpse on Autopsy Table I and bring up its actions. In Body Parts, choose Remove skull; the display then shows the mastery requirement and possible points.

Complete the corpse’s autopsy. Better surgeon or autopsy skill lowers the likelihood of a mishap. A clean result places the Skull in your inventory for the trip back downstairs.

Performing Skull Extraction — The Skull notification confirms a successful extraction. Shown at 01:13 in Quick Tips’s video. Image: Lazy Bear Games

Each Skull produces one Tooth. If Teeth are headed for alchemy, take Skulls from as many available Morgue corpses as possible before leaving.

Craft the Tooth and confirm it worked

Carry the Skull back to the Formulation Bench in the Writing Basement, choose the Tooth recipe, and place it in the queue.

Crafting Tooth — Queuing the Tooth at the Formulation Bench with a Skull in hand. Shown at 01:14 in Quick Tips’s video. Image: Lazy Bear Games

Let the craft run its four ticks. When it finishes, the Skull is consumed and the Tooth appears in your inventory. You will know it worked when the item notification pops and the bench pays out +1 Red and +1 Blue tech point for the craft.

A single Tooth requires very little, though a large batch in one session can consume substantial energy and insanity. The complete cost for one craft is as follows.

Detail	Value
Station	Formulation Bench
Ingredient	Skull ×1
Ticks	4
Energy per tick	2
Insanity per tick	0.2
Mastery required	Anatomy mastery 1

Teeth have a stack limit of 50, allowing a lengthy autopsy session without filling your inventory.

What the Tooth is used for

Apart from alchemy, the Tooth has one recipe that uses it directly: Summon Fairy at the Kitchen Table requires one Tooth.

For alchemy, the Tooth supplies 1 Red rune, plus 1 Green rune, making it useful in a wide range of formulas. Listed below are the formulas that depend on it most, ranked by the number of valid ingredient mixes containing it.

Alchemy formula	Mixes using Tooth
Alkali	59
Damage Potion III	51
Miracle growth elixir	46
Berserker Potion III	45
Tannin Liquid	30
Damage Potion II	23
Rich growth elixir	21
Reanimation Liquid	20
Organ Improver	16

Studying a Tooth for blue tech points

The Study Table gives +20 blue tech points for one Tooth. It also consumes 3 Science, and because an item is eligible for study only once, this reward cannot be farmed.

The study requires 8 ticks, consuming 2 energy on each tick. Researcher changes this to 5 ticks, with 1 energy spent per tick, saving energy when you process many body parts in one session. After the bench is in place and the Morgue has stock, follow this routine: extract, go downstairs, queue, then repeat.