Days Gone has around thirty different items to craft, like Bandages that refill your health after getting attacked. With the help of this crafting guide, you can craft melee weapons, medications or traps, you can also craft blades. You can craft Molotov, Stamina & Focus cocktails, smoke bomb, proximity bomb, spiked fence post, fence post axe, bat axe, ripper axe, attractor bomb, etc. All these items require some materials, once you have them you can launch your weapon wheel by pressing R1 and craft them. Below you can find a list of all items you can craft and what materials you will need for crafting. Recipes will be unlocked as you progress through the story.
All Crafting Recipes
Consumables Crafting Recipes
- Bandage: One of the most important items you will need in Days Gone, it will restore your health. Keep bandages handy in your inventory. It requires 1x Cloth & 1x Sterilizer.
- Stamina Cocktail: You can use this when your stamina is empty, within seconds it will refill your stamina bar. You can find the crafting recipe after clearing Horse Creek Ambush camp, it is the bunker under the camp. It requires 1x Cloth, 1x Sterilizer & 1x Berry.
- Focus Cocktail: It will restore your Focus points, it will be available after you clear Belknap Caves Ambush camp. The crafting recipe is located in the bunker under the camp. It requires 1x Cloth, 1x Sterilizer & 1x Mushroom.
- Health Cocktail: It is a reward when you finish A War We Can Win mission. It will start when Deacon visits the Wizard Island at Crate Lake. It requires 1x Rag, 1x Mayweed and 1x Sterilizer.
Weapon Crafting Recipes
- Stool Leg Axe: Complete No Starting Patriots Mission to get this axe, the crafting recipe to craft Stool Leg Axe is located in the bunker below Marauder’s camp. It requires 1x Stool Leg, 1x Saw Blade and 1x Scrap.
- Fence Post Axe: In the same mission where you find the above items, crafting a recipe for Fence Post axe is located in the bunker under Marauder’s camp. It requires 1x Fence Post, 1x Sawblade and 1x Scrap.
- Spiked Stool Leg: Play No Starving Patriots mission and you will find the crafting recipe to craft Spiked Stool Leg under the bunker in robbers camp. It requires 1x Stool Leg, 1x Box of Nails and 1x Scrap.
- Spiked Fence Post: Recipe to craft Spiked Fence post is found on the same place where you will find the above Spiked Stool Leg. Inside the bunker at robbers camp. It adds more damage to the weapon. It requires 1x Fence Post, 1x Box Of Nails and 1x Scrap.
- Spiked 2×4: Find the same place where you get the above two, it requires 1x 2×4, 1x Box of Nails and 1x Scraps.
- Spiked Bat: One more recipe you can scan in the same bunker under robber’s camp is for crafting Spiked Bat. It requires 1x Wood Baseball Bat, 1x Box of Nails and 1x Scrap.
- Bat Axe: Clear Black Crater Ambush Camp, the recipe to craft Bat Axe is located in the bunker under the camp. It requires 1x Wooden Baseball Bat, 1x Sawblade and 1x Scrap.
- Superior Club: Clear Jefferson Rail Tunnel Ambush Camp, the recipe to craft Superior Club is in the bunker under the camp. It requires 1x Wood Baseball Bat, 1x Small Pipe and 1x Scrap.
- Ripper Axe: It will be unlocked after raiding Ripper’s camp and completing They Will Never Stop mission. It requires 1x 2×4, 1x Box of Nails and 1x Scrap.
- Ripper Club: The crafting recipe to unlock Ripper Club will be available after raiding Ripper’s camp and completing They Will Never Stop mission. It requires 1x Wood Baseball Bat, 1x Small Pipe, and 1x
- Ripper Blade: It will be available at the same place where you get the above two, it requires 1x Stool Leg, 1x Sawblade, and 5x Scrap.
- 2×4 Axe: It requires 1x 2×4, 1x Sawblade and 1x Scrap.
Explosive Crafting Recipes
- Molotov: Important explosive to destroy a nest, it will be commonly required in the game. It requires 1x Beer Bottle, 1x Rag & 1x Kerosene.
- Smoke Bomb: Clear the Bear Creek Hot Springs Ambush Camp to get the crafting recipe for Smoke Bomb. It is located in the bunker under the camp. It can be used as an escape point, it releases a thick smoke that makes enemies hard to spot you. It requires 1x Can, 1x Rag, 1x Gun Powder and 1x Scrap.
- Proximity Bomb: Clear Berley Lake Ambush Camp and look in the bunker under the camp to get crafting a recipe for Proximity Bomb. Proximity Bomb act as a trap, it is best to used again a horde of freakers. It requires 1x Can, 1x Spark Igniter, 1x Gun Powder, 1x Box of Nails and 1x Scrap.
- Pipe Bomb: It is a useful explosive, it can be used to kill enemies in stealth mode. The crafting recipe to craft Pipe Bomb will be available after completing They Will Never Stop mission. It will start after raiding Rippers camp. It requires 1x Small Pipe, 1x Gunpowder and 1x Scrap.
- Attractor Bomb: A bomb that can lure freakers and kill them. It is the best bait in Days Gone, to find crafting recipe to craft Attractor Bomb you have to attack Wagon Road Ambush Camp in the Iron Butte region. Look in the bunker. It requires 1x Can, 1x Gunpowder, 1x Spark Ignitre, 1x Alarm clock or Car Alarm and 1x Scrap.
Ammunition Crafting Recipes
- Crossbow Bolt: Crossbow is a useful weapon, you can kill enemies without making noise. To craft its ammunition that is crafting bolt you will need 1x Cedar Sapling and 1x Scrap. The sap can be easily found in busy regions, while scrap can be found in settlements and cars.
- Residue Bolt: It will be unlocked after completing mission They’re Not Sleeping. It requires 1x Cedar Sapling, 1x Nest Residue, and 1x Scrap.
- Incendiary Bolt: Clear Deerborn Ambush Camp and search in the bunker under the tree to get the recipe for Incendiary Bolt. The bolt is the best replacement for Molotovs. It requires 1x Cedar Seedling, 1x Rag, 1x Kerosene and 1x Scrap.
- Explosive Bolt: Clear Aspen Butte Ambush Camp, and look in the bunker under the camp to get the recipe for Explosive Bolt. It requires 1x Cedar Sapling, 1x Gun Powder, 1x Spark Igniter and 1x Scrap.
Bait Crafting Recipes
Attractor: A simple alarm clock that will help you to distract freakers. It will be available once you complete Do You Have My Back? mission. Here you will have to explore a courthouse. It requires 1x Can, 1x Alarm Clock or 1x Car Alarm and 1x Scrap.
Now you know items are used for what, it not necessary to carry everything. A few important items will be enough for you to complete missions. Along with crafting focusing skills is very important, after unlocking skins your character becomes more powerful in Days Gone. You can read our guide on Melee Skills, Survival Skills, and Ranged Skills.