Materials, ranked

Every material ranked by tier-rarity and end-game value. Titanium and Advanced Fuel are uncontested at the apex.

S
1 entries
Apex tool material; near-zero node-harvest time.
A
1 entries
Bonfire Level 5 composite; Cargo Ship + Kraken drop.
B
2 entries
High-yield Bonfire fuel; weather-event survival anchor.
Bonfire Level 4 composite; Steel Cutlass craft.
C
3 entries
Bonfire Level 4 composite partner.
Smelter composite + direct Bonfire fuel.
Mid-game excavation primary; routes through Smelter.
D
4 entries
Grinder input; bulk conversion to base components.
Mid-tier salvage; Chemistry Station input.
Brick composite; Iron Vein Island harvest.
Brick composite partner; Iron Vein Island harvest.
F
3 entries
Day 1 Purifier + Chemistry Station input.
Early Bonfire fuel; depleted past Day 15.
Foundational; loses efficacy past Bonfire Level 4.