progression
What to Do After Eikthyr
Your first post-boss route: mine copper and tin, build smelting, and prepare for The Elder.
Field note
Direct answer
After Eikthyr, craft an antler pickaxe, mine copper and tin, build smelting, and start bronze progression before fighting The Elder.
Checklist
- +Craft antler pickaxe
- +Find copper
- +Mine tin
- +Collect surtling cores
- +Build smelter
- +Craft bronze axe
Step-by-step plan
- +Use Hard Antler to craft an antler pickaxe.
- +Search Black Forest edges for copper deposits.
- +Collect tin along Black Forest waterlines.
- +Clear burial chambers for surtling cores.
- +Build a kiln, smelter, and bronze production loop.
Common mistakes
- +Mining copper without cart or storage plan.
- +Skipping portals once fine wood is available.