Where to get Paper Reeds in Enshrouded

Enshrouded’s newest update, Wake of the Water, is here, and it introduced a ton of new crafting recipes and resources for you to find.

Paper Reeds are one of these resources, and you’ll need them if you eventually want to catch a capybara. With it being a new item, you’d think it’d appear in the game’s newest biome, the Veilwater Basin, but that’s not necessarily the case. Luckily, Paper Reeds appear in earlier regions, so you won’t have to travel far if you still haven’t unlocked the Veilwater Basin.

Paper Reeds location in Enshrouded

Paper Reeds can be found in bodies of water all around Embervale. Keen Games, Enshrouded‘s developer, added water sources to all of the map’s many biomes in the form of small ponds and lakes. You can find Paper Reeds on the water’s edge in almost all of these bodies of water.

I found Paper Reeds in both the Springlands and Revelwood, more specifically at the location marked on the map below. To get to this location, fast travel to the Revelwood Ancient Spire, and then glide from the top of the tower to the southeast. You should be able to spot small ponds from your aerial descent. Once you find the pond, look for tall, skinny plants with fluffy tops that line the edge of the water.

Harvesting Paper Reeds is simple: just walk up to it and press the button to add it to your inventory. Be sure to collect enough of it for all of your crafting needs.

Paper Reeds crafting recipes

The most prominent recipe you’ll need Paper Reeds for is capybara bait and food. But Paper Reeds have other uses, such as crafting Underwater Overgrowth for any ponds you add to your base. In some older recipes, Paper Reeds can be used as a substitute for Plant Fiber, meaning you can use them to make Torches, String, Explosive Powder Balls, Firefly Lamps, and Crude Mattresses, just to name a few.

These plants aren’t the only new resource added to Enshrouded with the Wake of the Water update. We also got Ginger, Fish Bones, Gold, Wet Boots (disgusting, right?), and more. Most of these items originate in the Veilwater Basin, so if you’re looking to collect all that the new update has to offer, you’d better start your hunt.