
Recovery Compass Recipe
How to Craft Recovery Compass
Recovery Compasses point to the location of your most recent death, helping you recover your items.










Step-by-step Instructions
- Open a Crafting Table to access the 3×3 grid.
- Place ingredients exactly as shown in the grid (shape matters unless marked shapeless) then move the resulting Recovery Compass to your inventory.
- Use, place, or craft further with your new item.
Ingredients Needed
- 8x Echo Shard

- 1x Compass

Ingredient Tips

Echo Shard: Gather Echo Shard via its typical source (looting, mining, farming, or trading).

Compass: Gather Compass via its typical source (looting, mining, farming, or trading).
Technical Stats
- Stack Size: 1
- Renewable: Yes
Variants & Interactions
Key Interactions:
- Craft with echo shards + compass
- Points only when a recent death exists in the same dimension
Uses for Recovery Compass
- Finding your last death location
- Recovering dropped items after dying
- Navigating back to dangerous areas
- Essential tool for hardcore players
Fun Fact
The Recovery Compass was added in the 1.19 'The Wild Update' along with Ancient Cities and the Warden. It only works if you've died at least once in the current session.
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FAQ
Why does my recovery compass spin randomly?
It spins if there’s no valid recent death in your current dimension. Die once (unfortunately) or switch to the dimension where you last died.