After spending over 100 hours in Enshrouded, I’ve gathered some of the best advanced strategies to help maximize your efficiency, minimize frustration, and truly optimize your experience. Whether you’re struggling with crafting, traversal, combat, or resource gathering, these tips will give you the edge you need to succeed. Stick around until the end for a bonus combat tip that might just save your life!

1. Unlock Recipes by Crafting Everything

One of the core mechanics in Enshrouded is unlocking new recipes by discovering items and crafting materials. Many players struggle to find essential materials like goo, simply because they haven’t crafted bug dust. The best way to avoid missing key recipes is to craft one of everything at least once from each workstation. This simple habit can significantly streamline your progression and prevent unnecessary bottlenecks.

2. Cancel Glide Actions to Prevent Accidental Deaths

Gliding is a fantastic way to traverse the world, but have you ever glided towards a ledge only to tumble into lava or off a cliff? To avoid this, you can cancel your glide just before landing by right-clicking. Mastering this technique will help prevent accidental falls and unnecessary deaths.

3. Bypass Traps and Obstacles Using Terrain Manipulation

Instead of dealing with deadly traps, you can often find creative ways to bypass them. Whether it’s jumping onto a ledge, flying over hazards, or using the terrain to dig a tunnel around an obstacle, Enshrouded allows for flexible solutions. Walls, in particular, can often be blown up with bombs or mined through, saving you from tedious searches for keys or switches.

4. Use Higher Tier Arrows for More Damage

In the early game, wooden arrows seem like a cost-effective choice, but higher-tier arrows deal significantly more damage for a small increase in resource investment. If you’re a ranger, upgrading to stronger arrows will improve your efficiency in combat, making enemies much easier to take down.

5. Craft Lockpicks at the Blacksmith for Resource Efficiency

While you can craft lockpicks on the go, doing so costs twice the materials compared to crafting them at the Blacksmith. Given that metal scraps are useful for many upgrades, always craft lockpicks at a workstation to maximize efficiency.

6. Use the Spinning Wheel for More Efficient Flax Processing

Instead of using a hand spindle, which requires two flax per linen, switch to a spinning wheel as soon as you unlock it. This method doubles your linen output, making crafting much more resource-efficient.

7. Climb Mountains Using Angle Tricks

A handy traversal trick is to jump and roll into mountain slopes at the right angle. This allows you to climb steep terrain without walking around. If you time your double jump correctly, you can scale difficult cliffs with ease, cutting down travel time significantly.

8. Prioritize These Key Skills Early

• Double Jump – Crucial for mobility, avoiding danger, and navigating terrain.
• Desert Stomach – Grants an extra food slot, allowing for more buffs.
• Updraft – Enhances gliding, making exploration much easier.
• Resource Gathering Skills – A great choice for solo players or dedicated builders.

For multiplayer, Earth Aura reduces damage for all teammates and Water Aura provides free healing, making them excellent choices for team-based gameplay.

9. Carry Materials for Flame Altars When Traveling

Flame Altars allow for teleportation, but some biomes lack stone, making it impossible to build one on the spot. Always carry materials for an altar when venturing into new areas to ensure you can set up a teleportation point when needed.

10. Keep a Campfire for On-the-Go Rested Buffs

The rested buff increases stamina regeneration and can last up to an hour if your Comfort level is high. If you’re traveling far from home, bring a campfire and use it in a sheltered spot to regain the rested buff without returning to base.

11. Use Arrows to Hit Multiple Enemies

If you time your shots correctly, arrows can hit multiple enemies at once. Funnel enemies together and fire a well-aimed shot to maximize damage efficiency, especially in crowded fights.

12. Eat High-Quality Food for Massive Stat Buffs

Basic food is fine for early-game survival, but as you progress, cooking higher-tier meals is essential. Advanced food buffs can increase range damage by over 30%, boost stamina, and enhance regeneration. Always stock up on cooked meals before heading into battle.

13. Spread Dirt Roads Efficiently with the Rake

If you’re building a farm or creating roads, place a few dirt blocks first, then use the rake to spread them out. This significantly reduces the amount of resources needed to create paths or farm plots.

14. Workaround for the Rake Bug

Currently, a bug prevents players above level 5 from crafting the rake unless they created one beforehand. To work around this, create a new character, craft the rake, and transfer it to your main character via a shared chest.

15. Optimize Resource Collection and Respawn Mechanics

Resources respawn frequently, making farming materials relatively easy. However, if you need resources immediately, you can force them to respawn by restarting your game (for solo play) or resetting the server (for multiplayer). While some consider this an exploit, it remains a viable method for quickly gathering materials.

Bonus Tip: Weapon Swapping for Quick Combos

You can equip a secondary weapon and use the Q key to swap to it instantly. This allows rangers to fire a quick shot before switching to melee, ensuring you can land ranged damage without losing precious reaction time in close-quarters combat. It’s a lifesaver in fast-paced fights and should be used by every combat-focused player.

Conclusion

Mastering Enshrouded requires a mix of smart resource management, optimized crafting, and efficient exploration techniques. By following these 15 advanced tips, you’ll drastically improve your gameplay experience, making progression smoother and combat more effective.

If you found this guide helpful, be sure to apply these strategies in your next session and watch your efficiency skyrocket!