Quick Answer: Summary of Steps
- Finish Finding Masonry Tools. Recover them from the Nomad Highlands Research Camp for the Carpenter.
- Place the Masonry Tools by the Carpenter. The well recipe needs them nearby.
- Craft a Wooden Bucket. 2 Wood Planks, 1 Metal Sheets, 1 Charcoal.
- Gather 20 Linen and 100 Revelwood Stone. Spin Flax into Linen; mine Revelwood rock.
- Craft and place the Water Well. Collect 5 water at a time, up to 12 stored.
Prerequisites & Materials Needed
Required tools & items
- Enshrouded on PC or PS5 — current 1.0 build
- The Carpenter rescued — and living at your base
- Masonry Tools — from the quest Finding Masonry Tools
- Materials — 20 Linen, 100 Revelwood Stone, 2 Wood Planks, 1 Metal Sheets, 1 Charcoal
Estimated time
- Preparation: About 30–60 minutes to gather materials, depending on your Flax supply
- Execution: Under 2 minutes to craft and place
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Unlock the recipe with Finding Masonry Tools
Both the bucket and the well stay hidden until the Carpenter has his Masonry Tools.
- Take the Carpenter quest Finding Masonry Tools.
- Travel to the Research Camp in the Nomad Highlands and pick up the Masonry Tools.
- Return and place them within reach of the Carpenter.
- Look out for: The Nomad Highlands are a level 15–20 area; go in under-levelled and the camp is dangerous.
How you know it worked: Water Well appears in the Carpenter's crafting list.
Step 2: Craft the Wooden Bucket
The well needs exactly one bucket, and it has its own recipe.
- Open the Carpenter.
- Craft Wooden Bucket from 2 Wood Planks, 1 Metal Sheets and 1 Charcoal.
- Pro Tip: Craft two if you plan an Improved Water Well later; it also needs a bucket.
How you know it worked: A Wooden Bucket is in your inventory.
Step 3: Spin 20 Linen
Linen is the slowest part of the recipe.
- Load Flax into a Hand Spindle, Spinning Wheel or Spinning Machine.
- Wait for at least 20 Linen.
- Pro Tip: The Spinning Machine gives 15 Linen per 10 Flax, the best ratio.
How you know it worked: Your storage shows 20 or more Linen.
Step 4: Mine 100 Revelwood Stone
The basic well uses Revelwood Stone, not ordinary Stone.
- Go to the Revelwood region.
- Mine rock there with a pickaxe until you hold 100.
- Look out for: Ordinary Stone from the Springlands will not satisfy the recipe.
How you know it worked: The well recipe shows the stone requirement in green.
Step 5: Craft and place the Water Well
Placing it in your base lets stations and pouches use it.
- Craft Water Well at the Carpenter.
- Place it inside your base near cooking and farming stations.
- Interact with it to draw 5 water.
How you know it worked: The well shows a stored water amount and refills after you draw from it.
A Water Well gives your Enshrouded base water that refills on its own, so you stop running to the river with a Water Pouch every time a cooking station or a crop bed needs some. The recipe sits behind a Carpenter quest, and the bucket it needs has its own chain of ingredients. This guide lays out the whole chain in order, then shows when the Improved Water Well is worth building.
How this guide was made: researched with AI assistance from the official Enshrouded wiki (wiki.gg) and the Steam store, then edited by Tulasiram Pemmadi. We have not tested it in our own game, so each step says how to tell it worked.
Water Well vs Improved Water Well
Detail | Water Well | Improved Water Well |
|---|---|---|
Crafted at | Carpenter, with Masonry Tools placed | Carpenter, with Masonry Tools placed |
Unlock | Quest: Finding Masonry Tools | Finding Masonry Tools, plus having collected Sand and Iron Ore |
Ingredients | 20 Linen, 100 Revelwood Stone, 1 Wooden Bucket | 20 Linen, 100 Limestone, 1 Wooden Bucket, 2 Bronze Bars |
Water stored | Up to 12 | Up to 15 |
Taken per use | 5 | 5 |
Refill | Gradually over time | Faster (reaches groundwater quicker) |
Figures from the official wiki pages for the Water Well and Improved Water Well, checked 30 October 2026. The wiki does not publish an exact refill rate, so we do not give one.
The full ingredient chain
The well itself looks cheap, but each part has its own recipe. Planning the chain saves a second trip.
Part | Recipe | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
Masonry Tools | Found in the Nomad Highlands Research Camp (quest); later craftable from 6 Charcoal, 6 Iron Bars, 2 Wood Planks at the Blacksmith Forge | Must be placed near the Carpenter |
Wooden Bucket | 2 Wood Planks, 1 Metal Sheets, 1 Charcoal at the Carpenter | Unlocked by Finding Masonry Tools |
Linen x20 | 2 Flax per Linen (Hand Spindle), 1 Flax (Spinning Wheel), 10 Flax for 15 (Spinning Machine) | Flax from farms and the world |
Revelwood Stone x100 | Mined from stone in the Revelwood | Pickaxe on Revelwood rock |
Sources: Masonry Tools, Wooden Bucket, Linen on the official wiki.
Which spinning station is best for 20 Linen?
According to the wiki, the Hand Spindle makes 6 Linen a minute but costs 2 Flax each, so 20 Linen eats 40 Flax. The Spinning Wheel needs only 20 Flax but runs at 2 Linen a minute, about 10 minutes. The Spinning Machine makes 15 Linen per 10 Flax in a 4-minute batch, so two batches give 30 Linen from 20 Flax. If you are short on Flax, use the wheel or the machine; if you are short on time, use the spindle.
Where to put the well
Next to water-hungry stations. Since the Wake of the Water update, stations draw water portions from nearby storage, so a well beside your kitchen and farm saves pouch trips.
Inside your Flame Altar's build area. Furniture outside the base area cannot be placed.
Build two if you farm heavily. Each stores only 12 (or 15 improved) and gives 5 at a time.
For carrying water by hand, see our Water Pouch guide. For the quest order that leads to the Nomad Highlands, see our Enshrouded walkthrough.
Enshrouded price and platforms (checked 30 October 2026)
Store | Region | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Steam | US | $39.99 | Standard price, no discount on 30 October 2026 |
Steam | UK | £34.99 | Standard price |
Steam | Eurozone (DE) | €39.99 | Standard price |
Steam | India | ₹1,799 | Regional price |
PlayStation Store | All regions | Not rechecked | The PS Store sale ended 29 October; see our game guide for the current PS5 price |
Steam prices were read from the Steam store API on 30 October 2026. Enshrouded is on PC and PS5; an Xbox Series X|S version has not been dated. Everything in this guide works the same on both current platforms, in every region.
For players in India
The Indian Steam price of ₹1,799 is the regional price, far below a straight conversion of the US $39.99. Nothing in this guide is region-locked. If you play on a busy shared server at Indian evening peak, recipes and station behaviour are the same as solo; only the server owner's world settings (such as night length) can differ.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Bringing Springlands Stone The recipe needs Revelwood Stone, so the craft stays greyed out.
- Placing the Masonry Tools in storage They must be placed as a workshop near the Carpenter.
- Using the Hand Spindle when Flax is short It costs twice the Flax of the Spinning Wheel.
- Expecting infinite water instantly The well holds 12 and refills over time; build a second for big farms.
Frequently asked questions
How do you make a well in Enshrouded?
Craft a Water Well at the Carpenter from 20 Linen, 100 Revelwood Stone and 1 Wooden Bucket. The recipe unlocks after the quest Finding Masonry Tools.
How much water does an Enshrouded well hold?
A Water Well stores up to 12 water and gives 5 per use. The Improved Water Well stores up to 15.
Why can't I craft the Water Well?
Usually the Masonry Tools are not placed near the Carpenter, or you have ordinary Stone instead of Revelwood Stone.
What do you need for the Improved Water Well?
20 Linen, 100 Limestone, 1 Wooden Bucket and 2 Bronze Bars, crafted at the Carpenter with Masonry Tools.
Does the well work on PS5?
Yes. Recipes and well behaviour are the same on PC and PS5.
Sources & verification
Sources last verified on . This article covers published information, not hands-on testing.
