Resources

## Overview

**Resources** are items that can be obtained by either mining, hunting, or completing a Chrono Quest, and are used in multiple crafting recipes.

There are currently 24 resources that can be acquired in the game: wood, stone, gold, diamond, amethyst, reidite, Emerald, ground, sand, ice cube, green gem, orange gem, blue gem, blue orb, blue cube, white wolf fur, black wolf fur, rabbit fur, wolf fur, thread, winter fur, dragon heart, lava dragon heart, piranha scale, kraken skin and crab claw

To see which resource is required for each recipe, please go here.

## Mining Resources

**Mining resources** are obtained by hitting their respective stationary source (a certain tier pickaxe might be needed). These slowly generate units of their resource until the maximum capacity is reached. The mining resources stone, gold and diamond also have a chance to be obtained when digging with a shovel.

Although berries are not considered as a resource, they have about the same regeneration speed and are also obtained by hitting their source, however they do not naturally appear in different sizes.

* Wood
* Stone
* Gold
* Diamond
* Amethyst
* Redite
* Redite

### Obtaining

Mining trees, recycle items made from wood

**Wood** is the most common resource in starve.io. It can be gathered with a pickaxe or by hand when hitting a tree. This resource is the most essential one in the game and cannot be missed. This resource is used in a lot of recipes, so always try to keep some wood in the inventory. With a better pickaxe, gathering wood can be done a lot more efficiently. 1 wood is collected per hit by hand, 2 wood from a wooden pickaxe, 3 wood from a stone pickaxe, 4 wood from a golden pickaxe, 5 wood from a diamond pickaxe, 6 wood from an amethyst pickaxe, and 7 wood from a Reidite Pickaxe.

### Obtaining

Mining stone deposits

**Stone** is the second most common resource in starve.io. It can be gathered with any pickaxe when hitting a stone deposit. Like wood, it can be found everywhere and is used in numerous recipes. With a wooden pickaxe, players can gather 1 stone per hit, with a stone pickaxe, 2 stone per hit, with a golden pickaxe 3 stone per hit, etc.

Stone may also be gathered randomly when digging with a shovel.

### Obtaining

Mining gold deposits

**Gold** is a resource which can be gathered with a stone pickaxe or higher when hitting a gold deposit. Due to its rarity, farming this resource may require traveling around the map. Gold follows the same principle as other resources: players will gather 1 gold with a stone pickaxe, 2 with a gold pickaxe etc.

Gold may also be gathered randomly when digging with a shovel.

### Obtaining

Mining diamond deposits

**Diamond** is currently the third rarest resource in the game, not counting quest-exclusive items. Players can gather it with only a gold or above pickaxe when hitting a diamond deposit. They can only be found in the winter or in the cave guarded by the dragons. Diamond follows the same principle as other resources: players will gather 1 diamond with a gold pickaxe, 2 with a diamond pickaxe, and 3 with an amethyst pickaxe.

Diamond may also be gathered randomly when digging with a shovel.

Diamond deposits:

### Obtaining

Mining amethyst deposits

Amethyst is currently the second rarest resource in the game, not counting quest-exclusive items. They can be found in the lava and generates in the cave which is guarded by dragons. There are three deposits in the cave and three in the lava. Amethyst was added in the April 28th update "Winter is Finally Here". Amethyst can be gathered using diamond or amethyst pickaxes, or digging with a shovel.

Amethyst deposits:

### Obtaining

Mining reidite deposits

Reidite is the most powerful and second rarest mining resource in the game, beaten only by emeralds. 5 *[verify]* reidite deposits can be found in the upper right corner of the lava biome. Reidite was added in the "It smells like burning!" update. Reidite can be gathered with an Amethyst Pickaxe or a Reidite Pickaxe.

It is the highest tier of mining resources, tied with Emerald.

Reidite deposits:

### Emerald

Emerald is the rarest mining resource in the game, added in the "Desert" update. It can be mined with an Amethyst Pickaxe or Reidite Pickaxe. 3 emerald deposits can be found in the bottom left corner of the Desert biome. It is used to craft the Emerald Machine and the Dragon Bow & Arrows.

It is the highest tier of mining resources, tied with Reidite.
## Ground Resources

**Ground resources** are resources that require a shovel to mine. They can be mined indefinitely by holding left click in their respective biomes. Ground resources were added in the "Vamos a la Playa" update.

### Obtaining

Digging with shovel

**Dirt** is a resource found anywhere in the forest. A shovel is needed to collect this resource. It was added in the "Vamos a la Playa" update. Currently, the purposes for dirt is to make a plant plot and well.

* Mine in: forest and lava biome

### Obtaining

Digging the beach with a shovel

**Sand** is a resource that can be gathered infinitely by using a shovel on the beach or any island. The only use for sand currently is to craft it into a bottle.

* Mine in: beach, island or desert

### Obtaining

Using Shovel in the snow biome

**Ice Cube** is a resource that can be gathered infinitely by using a shovel in the winter. They can be melted at a heat source into water (for water bottles), are an ingredient for cakes and can be consumed to lower your heat bar, essential if you want to survive in the Lava biome. They were added in the "Vamos a la Playa" update.

* Dig in: winter

## Quest Rewards

**Quest rewards** are items that players can obtain by completing quests. They are used for exclusive items. There are nine types in game: Green Gem, Orange Gem, Blue Gem, Blue Orb, Blue Cube, Lava Orb, Lava Cube, White Wolf Fur, and Black Wolf Fur.

### Green Gem

**Green gem** is used to craft the Crown of Life. The crown of life allows a player's life bar to regenerate 3x faster when equipped. This was added in the "Chrono Quests" Update. It can be obtained by completing the "Survive Without Losing Life" Quest. In this quest, players must survive without being damaged for four days, without using chests, boxes, survival kits, or a hood.

### Orange Gem

**Orange gem** is used to craft the Crown of Luck. The crown of luck increases the chances of getting rare items in treasure chests. It was added in the "Purge" update. It can be obtained by completing the "Open 5 Treasure Chests" Quest. In this quest, players must open five treasure chests within two days. There are no added constraints for doing this quest.

### Blue Gem

**Blue gem** is used to craft the Crown of the Angel. The crown of the angel allows for resurrection without having a dragon heart. Players still need the resurrection stone to resurrect. It was added in the "Purge" update. It can be obtained by completing the "Be Peaceful" Quest. In this quest, players must not harm any other players or rabbits for five days.

### Obtaining

Gathering a dragon heart in less than 5 days

### Blue Orb

**Blue Orb** is a quest reward that is used to craft the dragon sword and dragon spear . This was added in the "Chrono Quests" update. To obtain this item, players must gather a dragon heart in less than five days without using chests, boxes, survival kits, or a hood.

### Blue Cube

**Blue Cube** is a quest reward that is used to craft the dragon helmet. It was added in the "Chrono Quests" Update. To obtain this item, players must complete the "Gather 1 Amethyst in 2 Days" Quest. It is not possible to complete the quest by destroying an amethyst building. Players also cannot use chests, boxes, survival kits, or a hood.

### Obtaining

Survive 4 days in the winter after 1/2 day of preparation.

### Black Wolf Fur

**Black Wolf Fur** is a quest reward that is used to craft the winter hood. It was added in the Sounds Good update. To obtain this item, players must complete the After 1/2 Day, Survive in Winter quest. After 1/2 day, players must survive in the winter until the end of the fourth day. They cannot use chests, boxes of dead people, survival kits, or hood.

### Obtaining

Collect 100 Bread in the Deep Winter in 4 days

### White Wolf Fur

**White Wolf Fur** is a quest reward that is used to craft the winter peasant's tunic. It was added in the Sounds Good update. To obtain this item, players must complete the Collect 100 Bread in the Deep Winter in 4 Days quest. Players must use their own wheat, windmill, and bread oven, and cannot use chests, boxes of dead people, survival kits, or hood.

### Lava Orb

**Lava Orb** is a quest reward that is used to craft the Lava Sword and the Lava Spear. It was added in the "Time is running out!" update. To obtain this item, the player has to kill a Lava Dragon within the Lava Biome.

## Lava Cube

From the depths of the Lava Biome lies a True Treasure

### Lava Cube

**Lava Cube** is a quest reward used to make the Lava Helmet, added in the "Time is running out!" update. To obtain this item, the player must get one Reidite in the Lava Biome within five days.

## Drops

**Drops** are obtained by killing mobs. The currently 11 mobs (Rabbits, Wolves, Spiders, Arctic Foxes, Polar Bears, Dragons, GMO Piranhas, and Krakens), which all have a unique drop listed below. These are used to craft items which don't need to be crafted in order to survive, (e.g. build a base or kill others) but they support you by enhancing cold resistance, increasing inventory space etc.

### Rabbit Fur

**Rabbit fur** is a type of fur dropped exclusively by rabbits upon death. They are used to craft earmuffs, peasant's tunic and the explorer's hat.

### Obtaining

Killing wolves

Rabbits can be hunted in the forest:

### Wolf Fur

**Wolf fur** is a type of fur dropped exclusively by wolves upon death. They are used to craft the coat, the IKEA Manual and the bag.

Wolves can be hunted in the forest:

### Thread

**Thread** is dropped by spiders upon death. They drop two per kill. Thread can be used to craft bandages, chapkas and many other useful items.

Spiders can be hunted in the forest:

### Hawk Feather

**Hawk Feather** is dropped by hawks upon death. They drop two per kill. Hawk feather can be used to craft bows, arrows and some other items.

Hawks can be hunted in the forest:

### Winter Fur

**Winter fur** is dropped by mobs in the winter, the polar bear and arctic fox. Winter fur is used to craft the cap & scarf.

Arctic foxes and polar bears can be hunted in the winter:

### Penguin Feather

The **Penguin Feather** is dropped only by penguins upon death. It is used to craft sled, pilot hat and some other things.

Penguins can be found in the winter:

### Dragon Heart

The **dragon heart** is dropped exclusively by dragons upon death. The **dragon heart** allows players to revive themselves after they die. If they are carrying a dragon heart upon death, they will be given 60 seconds to reach a resurrection stone. If they succeed, their lives will be restored at full health.

Dragons can be hunted in the cave:

### Piranha Scales

**Piranha Scales** is a resource dropped by GMO Piranhas found in the ocean. They can be used to create diving mask and diving suit.

Piranhas can be hunted in the ocean:

### Kraken Skin

The Kraken skin is from the Kraken boss in the ocean biome. It is used to craft the Diving Suit which is made with the Diving Mask, and the Super Hammer.

Kraken can be hunted in the ocean:

### Obtaining

Dropped by Crab

**Crab claws**is a crafting resource/item which is dropped by crabs, (single piece) along with one crab stick, upon death. It is used in the crafting of the crab helmet and crab spear.

Crabs can be hunted near the beach:

### Vulture Feather

The **Vulture Feather** is a resource that can be gained by killing vultures. It is used to make the pilot hat and bows.

Vultures can be found in the desert:

## Lava Heart

Is lava the lava dragon's replacement for blood?

### Lava Heart

The **Lava Heart** is a resource gained by killing a Lava Dragon; it is used in making the Lava Helmet, Lava Sword and Lava Spear!

Lava Dragons can be hunted in the Lava Biome: