Coal

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Coal

Fuel & Exploration

"Efficient fuel. Obtained in: Kiln, Mine, Brick Oven"

Recipes

• Kiln (★★★)
• Mine (★★)
• Brick Oven (★)

Fuel & Sacrificing

00:40

Burn time (non-upgraded)

Trading

0.29		Value when sold
0.15		Value after P10
0.5		Traders' price

ID = `[Crafting] Coal`

Overview

Coal is a fuel resource.

Production Chain

Deposits for Coal

2 Deposits for Coal or as a bonus.

Mining Vein & Tree

Name	Building	Charges	Primary	Bonus				In Biomes
				#1	#2	#3	#4
Basalt Tree		2		10%	10%	5%	5%	x	x	x	x	x	x		x	x	x
Coal Vein		120		30%	—	—	—		x			x			x	x	x

Recipes for Coal

3 Recipes for Coal

Buildings	Grade	Ingredient	#	Product
Kiln	★★★ 1:24	10  Wood 4  Algae	5
Mine	★★ 0:35	—	1
Brick Oven	★ 2:06	15  Wood 8  Algae	3

Recipes with Coal as an Ingredient

26 Recipes using Coal

Buildings	Grade	Ingredient #1	Ingredient #2	Ingredient #3	#	Product
Flawless Smelter  Smelter	★★★ 0:28	—	4  Copper Ore 4  Scales	5  Wood 2  Oil 1  Coal 1  Sea Marrow	2	Copper Bars
Furnace  Stamping Mill	★★ 0:42	—	5  Copper Ore 5  Scales	5  Wood 2  Oil 1  Coal 1  Sea Marrow	2	Copper Bars
Grill	★ 0:42	—	6  Copper Ore 6  Scales	5  Wood 2  Oil 1  Coal 1  Sea Marrow	2	Copper Bars
Tinctury	★★★ 1:45	—	—	3  Insects 3  Berries 3  Copper Ore 3  Scales 2  Coal	10	Dye
Apothecary  Manufactory	★★ 2:06	—	—	4  Insects 4  Berries 4  Copper Ore 4  Scales 3  Coal	10	Dye
Cobbler	★ 2:06	—	—	5  Insects 5  Berries 5  Copper Ore 5  Scales 4  Coal	10	Dye
Field Engineering Station	★ 2:00	—	25  Storm Water 25  Clearance Water 25  Drizzle Water	6  Wood 3  Oil 2  Coal 2  Sea Marrow	1	Enriched Fuel
Field Engineering Station	★★★ 2:00	12  Oil 9  Coal 9  Sea Marrow	4  Copper Bars 4  Crystalized Dew	12  Algae 12  Reed 12  Grain 12  Herbs 12  Berries 12  Vegetables 12  Plant Fiber	1	Fuel Rods
Brick Oven  Distillery  Teahouse	★★ 2:06	—	5  Herbs 5  Roots 5  Insects 5  Scales 5  Salt 7  Resin	6  Wood 3  Oil 2  Coal 2  Sea Marrow	10	Incense
Smokehouse	★ 2:06	—	6  Herbs 6  Roots 6  Insects 6  Scales 6  Salt 8  Resin	6  Wood 3  Oil 2  Coal 2  Sea Marrow	10	Incense
Smokehouse	★★★ 1:45	—	4  Insects 4  Meat	5  Wood 2  Oil 2  Salt 1  Coal 1  Sea Marrow	10	Jerky
Apothecary  Butcher	★★ 2:06	—	5  Insects 5  Meat	5  Wood 2  Oil 2  Salt 1  Coal 1  Sea Marrow	10	Jerky
Kiln	★ 2:06	—	6  Insects 6  Meat	5  Wood 2  Oil 2  Salt 1  Coal 1  Sea Marrow	10	Jerky
Rainpunk Foundry	★★★ 1:30	—	3  Copper Bars 3  Crystalized Dew	1  Coal 1  Sea Marrow 1  Oil 5  Wood	1	Parts
Bakery  Brickyard  Tinkerer	★★ 1:24	—	3  Clay	5  Wood 2  Oil 1  Coal 1  Sea Marrow	5	Pottery
Smokehouse	★ 1:24	—	4  Clay	5  Wood 2  Oil 1  Coal 1  Sea Marrow	5	Pottery
Blight Post	★★★ 0:40	—	—	10  Wood 4  Oil 3  Coal 3  Sea Marrow	1	Purging Fire
Rainpunk Foundry	★★★ 1:30	5  Coal 5  Sea Marrow 5  Oil 15  Wood	1  Pottery 1  Waterskins 1  Barrels	10  Drizzle Water 10  Clearance Water 10  Storm Water	1	Wildfire Essence

Perks and Cornerstones

8 Perks named 'Coal' and mentioning 'Coal'

Name	Rarity	Description	Sources										Price
			Alt	Cor	Ord	Rel	Tra	Dec	Por	Fir	Ser	Bio
Advanced Fuel	Epic	All fuel recipes (coal, sea marrow, oil, purging fire) are 33% faster. Does not apply to wood production.	x	x	Ord	Rel	x	x	Por	x	x	x	0
Advanced Fuel (Stormforged)	Mythic	All fuel recipes (coal, sea marrow, oil, purging fire) are +50% faster and produce +33% more goods. Does not apply to wood production.	Alt	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	0
Burnt to a Crisp	Legendary	Gain 20 Coal for every 3 burned Blightrot Cysts.	x	Cor	x	Rel	x	x	Por	x	x	x	0
Coal Delivery Line	Epic	5 Coal per minute. Not affected by production bonuses and does not contribute to production-based perks.	x	x	Ord	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	0
Deeply Hidden Riches	None	Receive a Thunderblight Shard after using 40 mining vein charges (copper, coal, or salt). Up to 3 shards can be gained, requiring 40/80/120 charges.	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	Bio	0
Royal Mining Operation	None	The Crown is investing heavily in the region's industrial development. For every 80 units of Coal, Copper Ore, and Salt used in crafting, an automated rainpunk cart will be assigned to one of your warehouses.	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	Bio	0
Specialized Mining	Rare	+1 to Coal production (from gathering, farming, fishing, or production).	x	x	Ord	Rel	Tra	x	Por	x	x	x	24
Specialized Mining	Epic	+2 to Coal production (from gathering, farming, fishing, or production).	x	x	x	Rel	x	x	Por	x	x	x	0

Strategies

• Coal mining is a key source of fuel on the Coastal Grove, Coral Forest, Marshlands, and Rocky Ravine maps, as the trees in these biomes do not provide much fuel. This is especially true for the Rocky Ravine, where Basalt Trees do not provide  Wood at all.