Building Materials Guide — Wood, Stone & What to Farm

TotK uses a diverse material system — Wood and Stone for the Tarrey Town build chain, Zonai devices for construction, gems for upgrading armor, and monster parts for cooking and elixirs. This guide covers the building-specific materials and where to efficiently farm them.

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Wood (Lumber)

What it is: Wood obtained by cutting down trees Primary use: Tarrey Town / Hudson's rebuild chain — Hudson requests lumber for construction phases

How to Gather Wood

• Cut any tree with a metal weapon (axes, swords, claymores — anything metal)
• Trees fall and break into Logs (large pieces) and Wood (smaller bundles)
• Fastest method: 2-handed claymore (sweeping attack) cuts through trees quickly
• Pro tip: A sword fused with a sharp rock or Stone Slab cuts trees faster than bare metal

Where to Farm Wood Fast

Best wood farming areas:

• Eldin lowlands: Dense forest below Death Mountain — dozens of trees in a small area
• Necluda forests: East of Kakariko, thick woodlands
• Faron Grasslands: Mixed forest/grassland with many harvestable trees
• Korok Forest vicinity: Extremely tree-dense area — 50+ trees in a short circuit

Efficient method:

1. Enter a dense forest area
2. Drop your heaviest/fastest swinging weapon
3. Sprint through trees swinging — each hit harvests
4. Collect Wood and Logs after the circuit

Wood respawns: Tree stumps do NOT regrow immediately. However, separate trees in the same area will remain. For bulk farming, use different forest areas or wait for Blood Moon (trees regrow).

Wood Uses

• Tarrey Town: Hudson requests 10-20 Wood per construction phase
• Campfire fuel: Drop wood on the ground, ignite with Fire Fruit or Flame torch → campfire
• Fuse (Log): Large Log fused to weapon = club-type damage + extra length
• Building: Large logs are Ultrahand-moveable building blocks for bridges, structures

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Stone

What it is: Rock material mined from deposits Primary use: Tarrey Town construction + various crafting

How to Gather Stone

• Mine rock deposits — gray spotted rock formations in terrain (not gem ore, just standard rock)
• Use any weapon — hit the rock deposit multiple times
• Bombs: Bomb Flowers or Bomb Arrows break rock deposits instantly
• Yunobo's charge: Smashes rock deposits without weapon durability use — free mining

Where to Farm Stone

• Death Mountain / Eldin: Rocky terrain everywhere — Stone deposits on every path
• Akkala Highlands: Limestone-heavy terrain, many deposits
• Hyrule Castle ruins: Broken stone all over the castle grounds
• Cave systems: Stone is the primary cave material

Important distinction: Regular Stone (light gray) is a building material. Ore Deposits (darker with sparkles) yield gems (Amber, Opal, Topaz, etc.) — different item, different farming routes.

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Zonai Device Materials

Zonai devices (Fans, Rockets, Flames, etc.) are obtained from:

Sky Island Supply Dispensers

• Ball-shaped dispensers on sky islands drop random device capsules
• Most efficient source: Hit the dispenser with any weapon → capsules drop
• Revisit sky island dispensers regularly — they restock after Blood Moon

Construct Enemy Drops

• Soldier Constructs (basic type) drop: Construct Horn, Construct Bow
• Battle Constructs drop: Construct Bat, Zonai Charge
• Captain Constructs drop: Captain Construct Bow + larger device pieces

Autobuild Material Economy

• Using Autobuild to recall a build without the physical parts costs Zonaite
• Zonaite is mined in the Depths (teal-green ore deposits)
• Always have 200+ Zonaite in stock for emergency Autobuild recalls

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Gems — Building vs Selling

Gems drop from Ore Deposits and serve multiple purposes:

| Gem | Sell Value | Keep or Sell? | |-----|-----------|--------------| | Amber | 10r | Sell (common, only used for ★ armor upgrades) | | Opal | 60r | Keep some (Zora Armor upgrade material) | | Topaz | 180r | Sell surplus / Keep for armor upgrades | | Ruby | 210r | Keep some for Snowquill/Flamebreaker upgrades | | Sapphire | 260r | Keep some for Desert Voe / armor | | Diamond | 500r | Keep most — weapon fuse bonus is excellent; sell extra |

Rule of thumb: Keep 5-10 of each gem for armor upgrades. Sell everything above that threshold.

Diamond Fuse: A Diamond fused to any weapon adds high base damage — better kept for combat than sold for 500r in most situations.

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Monster Parts — What to Keep

Monster parts are used for elixirs, armor upgrades, and sometimes Fuse:

Keep everything from these enemies:

• Bokoblin parts (Fang, Horn, Guts) — used in almost every ★ and ★★ armor upgrade
• Lizalfos parts (Horn, Tail, Guts) — mid-tier upgrade material
• Lynel parts (Hoof, Horn, Saber Horn, Guts) — ★★★★ upgrade material + best Fuse material

Sell these (low utility):

• Bokoblin Gut in large excess (keep 30, sell the rest)
• Chuchu Jelly of wrong color (keep 20 of each color, sell excess)
• Keese Wing (keep 20 for elixirs, sell rest)

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Food Ingredients — What to Stock

For sustained exploration, always have in inventory:

• Sundelion ×15 — Gloom recovery in the Depths
• Endura Carrot ×10 — Bonus stamina meals
• Hylian Rice ×10 — Cooking base for filling meals
• Hearty Durian ×5 — Massive yellow heart recovery

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Quick Tips

• Yunobo for stone, not weapons — always use Yunobo's Charge to break ore deposits and stone walls. Saves weapon durability.
• Tarrey Town Wood quota — Hudson's first request is 10 Wood. That's one full tree worth. Cut 3-4 trees to be safe.
• Keep 30 of each monster part — the ★★★★ armor upgrade grind consumes monster parts in bulk. Running out of Bokoblin Fangs is a rookie mistake.
• Sky islands for Zonai restocking — after any major Autobuild session, do a quick sky island circuit to restock device capsules.
• Bomb for rock deposits — if you're in a hurry and need Stone quickly, one Bomb Flower breaks a standard Stone deposit instantly. Faster than weapon swings.

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See also: Tarrey Town Guide | Resource Gathering Guide | Zonai Devices Guide