Recovery Compass

Recovery Compass Recipe

How to Craft Recovery Compass

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

Echo Shard
Echo Shard
Echo Shard
Echo Shard
Compass
Echo Shard
Echo Shard
Echo Shard
Echo Shard
Crafting
Recovery Compass

Step-by-step Instructions

  1. Open a Crafting Table to access the 3×3 grid.
  2. Place ingredients exactly as shown in the grid (shape matters unless marked shapeless) then move the resulting Recovery Compass to your inventory.
  3. 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.

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