In Enshrouded, after building your initial Flame Altar and setting up camp, you’ll have several objectives to branch off to, strengthening your altar as one of many paths you’ll venture down. One of the materials required to strengthen the Flame Altar is resin, which is also used as a crafting material for several in-game items. Let’s talk about how to get resin early on so you can make your first sacrificial offering.
How to Find Resin Easily in Enshrouded
An easy way to find resin early on is to search for and chop downtrees with orange, red, or brown leaves. Unlike regular trees which have a chance of dropping resin, these are guaranteed to give you resin, with the exact amount dependent on their size.
You can find several inLongkeep, the camp just outside the cave you exited shortly after starting the game.

As you enter the wild and explore the world, you’ll spot more that’ll give you resin.
How to Make an Axe in Enshrouded
To chop down trees, you’ll first need a basic axe, requiring the following resources:
You’ll findstoneson the ground, withtwigsharvestable from nearby bushes and string crafted using plant fiber. You’ll naturally gain plant fiber as you search for twigs.

Once you have all the materials, look for theaxe optionin your crafting menu and make one to chop down some trees and gatherwood logs,resin, andother resources.
What Is Resin Used for in Enshrouded?
In the early game, resin is a material you’ll need to craft and offer to yourFlame Altar. In particular, your Flame Altar’s levels require multiple resources, with its first upgrade using the following items:
you’re able to also make various tools and weapons using resin, with a staff being an early-game example. Apart from that, the following items also make use of Resin in Enshrouded:

Over time, you’ll unlock more recipes requiring multiple resources, including resin, so keep some on hand when needed.
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Madison Benson
Madison was a staff writer at Prima Games who has played video games for over twenty years and written about them for over two years. Her love for video games started with turn-based strategy games like Heroes of Might and Magic and has since extended to casual farming sims, MMORPGs, and action-adventure RPGs.
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