Forge Power
Your crafting energy. It comes back over time, and you can get more from the top bar.
Player Guide
Welcome to Craftbound!
Here is a simple guide to crafting gear, finding materials, exploring biomes, using your vault, and powering up your hero.
Example craft
Quick lookWhere you place materials matters. Try a few patterns and check the Codex when you learn something new.
Scrap Shards
Sparkly pieces you can spend. Get them by scrapping extra items and finishing quests.
Materials
Things like wood, stone, and gems. Put them in the forge to make new gear.
Vault
Your treasure chest for crafted items. Keep favorites, wear gear, or scrap extras.
Crafting
How to craft
Crafting is like a little puzzle. Pick materials, place them on the forge, spend Forge Power, and open what you made.
- 1Tap spaces on the forge grid.
- 2Pick materials to place in those spaces.
- 3Move materials around or clear the grid if you want to try something new.
- 4Spend Forge Power to craft.
- 5Open your new item, then keep it in your vault or scrap it for shards.
- 6Recipes in the Codex can be cheaper to craft again.
Boost
What Craft Boost does
Craft Boost is a bigger craft attempt. It costs more Forge Power, but it helps your craft aim higher.
Power Cost
1.5xBoosted crafts use more Forge Power than normal crafts.
Rarity Chance
2x
Doubles the chance of a higher rarity. If you have already discovered that variant, Boost forges it every time.
Rarity
Item colors
Item colors show how special an item is. Higher rarity items are harder to find and usually worth a closer look.
CommonUncommonRareEpicLegendaryMythical
Some results are best turned into shards. Shards are useful, so even extra items can help.
Hero
Gear and equipment slots
Your hero can wear or hold many kinds of crafted gear.
Equipment slots
Head, Torso, Main Hand, Off Hand, Hands, Legs, Feet, Accessory, Artifact
Materials and biomes
Go exploring
Biomes are places your explorer can visit. Send them out, wait for them to come back, and collect materials for your next craft.
Start a trip
Pick an open biome and send your explorer on their way.
Find materials
Each material can help your crafts in different ways.
Watch the timer
When the timer is done, your explorer can bring something back.
Account
Membership and purchases
Grand Master membership, cards, invoices, and your real-money purchase history live on the Account page.
Open it from the account menu in the top-right. You can subscribe, cancel, or manage billing through Stripe without leaving CraftBound first.
Actions
What you can do
Here are the main things you will do while playing.
Craft items
Place materials, craft, open the result, then keep it or scrap it.
Use your vault
Look at your items, sort them, make more room, and scrap extras.
Dress your hero
Put crafted gear on your hero and swap it whenever you want.
Explore biomes
Send your explorer out, wait for them to return, and collect materials.
Check your books
Use Materials and the Codex to remember what you have found.
Collect rewards
Finish daily, weekly, and challenge goals to get helpful prizes.
Get more room and power
Add Forge Power, visit the shard shop, buy vault slots, or check upgrades.
Manage billing
Open Account to see your membership, purchase history, and billing.
Examples
Visual examples
A few quick pictures to help you remember where things are.
Crafting starts at the forge
Tap the grid, choose materials, and see what you can make.
Materials come from biomes
Send your explorer out to bring back useful finds.
Power and shards help you play
Forge Power lets you craft. Shards help with upgrades and purchases.
Ready to play
Ready to make something?
Come back here anytime you want a quick reminder.