Soaring above Embervale’s mist-shrouded valleys isn’t just a fantasy-crafting the glider in Enshrouded lets you turn every cliff edge into a launchpad for adventure. But before you can ride the winds and escape the dangers below, you’ll need to brave the Shroud, hunt elusive creatures, and gather rare resources to assemble this essential survival tool. Ready to leave the ground behind? Here’s how to build your own wings and unlock the skies.
Our Enshrouded guide will explain how to craft the glider, and run down what you need to craft the two improved versions: the advanced glider and the extraordinary glider.
How to craft the glider in Enshrouded
To craft the glider in Enshrouded, you first need access to a workbench, which becomes available after placing a Flame Altar and progressing through the early quests, including rescuing the Blacksmith NPC. Once you have your workbench set up, gather the required materials: 8 Shroud Wood (obtained by chopping down decaying trees in Shroud-covered areas), 2 Animal Fur (dropped by creatures like goats, sheep, or wolves), 2 String (crafted from Plant Fiber collected from bushes), and 2 Shroud Spores (dropped by cursed enemies in the Shroud). With these resources in hand, interact with the workbench, find the glider under the “Survival” section, and craft it. After crafting, equip the glider from your inventory to enable gliding across Embervale, making exploration much easier and safer from fall damage.
Your first glider can be made pretty early in your game. You’ll need:
- 8 Shroud wood. Shroud wood is, get this, wood you find in the Shroud. Not just any wood is Shroud wood, though. You’ll need to find a tree that is fully in the Shroud and chop it down with an axe. The Shroud wood that drops will look different from normal wood – it’s grayer and more twisted.
- 2 animal fur. The goats and the wolves you encounter on the surface drop these.
- 2 string. String can be manually crafted (no workbench necessary) from 2 plant fiber that you pick up just about anywhere.
- 2 Shroud spores. The human-like Fell that populate the Shroud (and spawn outside of your Flame Altar’s influence at night) will drop Shroud spores when you kill them.
Once you’ve gathered the materials, head to your workbench to craft the glider.
That basic glider doesn’t have the best glide ratio – you lose a lot of elevation for the distance you fly forward – but it will revolutionize how you get around.
That first glider is also going to last you a while – at least until you start making linen.
How to craft the advanced glider in Enshrouded
To craft the advanced glider in Enshrouded, you must first awaken the Carpenter NPC by rescuing him from an ancient vault and bringing him to your base. Once the Carpenter is available, complete his quest to unlock the advanced glider recipe. Before crafting, you’ll need to gather specific materials: Linen (crafted from flax flowers using the Hand Spindle, which is unlocked through the Hunter’s questline), String (made from plant fiber), Shroud Wood (harvested from trees in shrouded areas), and Shroud Sacks or Fog Sacks (collected from spore plants or enemies within the Shroud). After obtaining these resources, interact with the Carpenter’s crafting menu to assemble the advanced glider, which offers improved stamina efficiency and greater range, making exploration across Enshrouded’s vast landscapes much easier.
A lot of things need to happen before you can craft the next glider – the improved glider. You’ll need to find the Hunter and the Carpenter, and you’ll need to find the Hunter’s Hand Spindle.
The Hunter and the Carpenter can be found in their respective Ancient Vaults. You’ll find them as part of “Hunter Becomes The Hunted” and “Carpentry Assistance” quests. You’ll be tasked with finding the Hunter’s hand spindle in the Revelwood for the aptly named “The Hunter’s Hand Spindle” quest.
Once the Carpenter, Hunter, and hand spindle are all in place, you’ll be able to craft the improved glider at the Carpenter with:
- 6 Shroud wood.
- 4 linen. Linen is made at the Hunter’s hand spindle and requires 2 flax for each 1 linen. Flax is a purple flower that you’ll find around the Revelwood biome in the north.
- 4 string.
- 8 Shroud sack. Around the Revelwood biome, you’ll also find spitting plants. You’ll get poison sacks from the regular, purple and orange ones. Inside the Shroud, you’ll find similar plants that glow blue and drop Shroud sacks when killed.
How to craft the extraordinary glider in Enshrouded
To craft the Extraordinary Glider in Enshrouded, you first need to unlock the Carpenter NPC, as this advanced glider is only available through their crafting menu. The recipe for the Extraordinary Glider requires several key materials: 4 Shroud Wood, 2 Leather, 2 Linen, and 25 Shroud Adhesive, plus you must have Alchemical Base, which is crafted at the Alchemy Station. Leather is unlocked via the Tanning Station, which becomes available as you progress through the Hunter’s questline, while Alchemical Base is tied to the Alchemist’s questline. Once you have gathered all the required components and unlocked the necessary stations and NPCs, interact with the Carpenter to craft your Extraordinary Glider instantly, granting you much greater speed and range for traversing Embervale’s vast landscapes.
Just like crafting the advanced glider, there’s a lot of work you’ll need to do before you can craft the extraordinary glider.
The Hunter will ask you to retrieve a tanning station from the Nomad Highlands to the east as part of her “In Need Of A Tanning Station” quest.
You’ll have to have gotten the Blacksmith’s crucible as part of “Crucible Needed For A Smelter” and be able to make copper bars.
The Carpenter will need a table saw from the “Table Saw For The Carpenter” quest that takes you to Thornhold to the northeast.
You’ll need to get the both the Alchemist’s mortar for “The Alchemist’s Mortar” (if you haven’t yet) and the black cauldron he requests for “A Black Cauldron For The Alchemist.” You’ll find his mortar in Lone Thistle north-northeast of the Ancient Spire – Springlands fast travel tower. The black cauldron takes a lot more work (and more fighting) to find in Rattlebleak far to the northeast.
When you return to the Alchemist with the black cauldron, you can craft an alchemy station (20 fired brick, 6 wood planks, 10 nails, 3 wood logs, 5 copper bars, and 1 black cauldron).
- 4 Shroud wood.
- 2 leather. Leather can be made at the Hunter’s tanning station from 10 dried fur, 20 salt, and 2 ammonia glands. For ammonia glands, you’ll have to head into the Shroud in the Nomad Highlands to the northeast of your starting point. You’re looking for the red walking mushrooms. Those creatures(?) drop ammonia glands when you kill them.
- 2 linen.
- 4 alchemical base. Alchemical base can be made at the alchemy station from 1 Shroud liquid, 1 mycelium, 1 water, and 1 Shroud Spore.
Once you (finally – it’s going to take you a long time) have everything in place, head to the Carpenter to craft the advanced glider.
How to equip the glider
After crafting the glider at the workbench, open your inventory and locate the glider in your backpack. Right-click on the glider and select the “Equip” option. This action will add the glider to your character’s gear, making it ready for use whenever you need it. To deploy the glider during gameplay, simply press and hold the spacebar (or the corresponding button on your controller) while jumping or falling, allowing you to glide safely across large gaps or down from high places. Equipping the glider is a one-time process-once equipped, it remains available until you choose to unequip or replace it.
Once you craft any of the gliders, you have to equip it before you can use the wing suit. Head to the Character menu. The fourth slot down on the left is for your glider. Open it and select the best glider you’ve crafted.
What are the key materials needed to craft the Enshrouded glider
Key Materials Needed to Craft the Glider in Enshrouded
To craft the basic glider in Enshrouded, you will need the following materials:
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8 Shroud Wood
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2 Animal Fur
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2 String
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2 Shroud Spores
You can gather Shroud Wood by chopping down trees in Shroud-covered areas, obtain Animal Fur by hunting wildlife such as rams or wolves, craft String from Plant Fiber, and collect Shroud Spores by defeating cursed enemies in the Shroud. All crafting is done at the Workbench once you have the glider blueprint.
Do I need a specific blueprint to craft the Enshrouded glider
Yes, you do need a specific blueprint to craft the glider in Enshrouded. After you rescue the Blacksmith NPC, he will inform you about new tools you can create, including the glider. Once you have the glider blueprint and a Workbench in your base, you can craft the glider using the required materials.
