Basic Crafting Guide for RuneScape: Dragonwilds

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If you’re trying to craft gear, tools, or just figure out what the heck to do with that mysterious flax you picked up, welcome to the club. Crafting in RuneScape: Dragonwilds isn’t exactly explained well, and the game doesn’t hold your hand. At all.

But once you figure out how it works, it’s pretty satisfying. Here’s a simple guide to get you started crafting in the game.

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How Crafting Works

Crafting is unlocked by simply... doing stuff. There are no skill trainers or menus to walk you through it. If you want to learn how to make something, you’ll need to:

• Pick up an ingredient

• Unlock its recipe

• Build the correct station

• Experiment from there

Once you gather a crafting material for the first time, it might unlock related recipes. But the actual process is trial-and-error, especially in early game.

Basic Crafting Setup

Here’s the setup most players will need early on:

• Spinning Wheel (build it at your base)

  • Use this to turn Flax into Coarse Thread

• Crafting Table

  • Use this to make gear like bows, arrows, and armor

Example (Bow Crafting):

1. Gather Flax from the field near Bramblemead Valley

2. Build a Spinning Wheel and place it under a roof

3. Turn Flax into Coarse Thread

4. Take Coarse Thread + Ash Logs to your Crafting Table

5. Craft an Ash Shortbow

It’s not complicated—it’s just buried under zero explanation and a bunch of walking.

No Recipe List? No Problem

Most recipes unlock automatically when you find a new material. But if you’re lost:

• Open the Build Menu (B key) to check for stations

• Use the Crafting Table to scroll through craftable items

• Check what’s greyed out—that usually means you’re missing a single item

And remember, no recipes will show up until you pick up the key ingredients. So don’t just wait for crafting prompts—go exploring, loot everything, and recipes will start popping up.

Final Blurb

Crafting in Dragonwilds is all about stumbling forward with a handful of logs and hope. There's no tutorial, no recipe book, and no helpful ghost whispering in your ear. But once you figure out the station flow and unlock some recipes, you’ll be able to gear up without a problem. Just don't expect a magical crafting menu to walk you through it—this isn’t that kind of game.

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