Lucid Blocks throws you into one of the strangest crafting systems you’ll see. At first, it feels random, almost like you’re guessing combinations blindly. But once you understand how Apotheosis crafting works, things start to click, and progression becomes much smoother.
This guide keeps things simple and focused on what actually helps early on.
How Crafting Works
The key idea behind crafting in Lucid Blocks is core items.
Most recipes revolve around one main item that acts as the base. For example:
- Stick is the most common core item early on
- Other materials modify or upgrade what that core becomes
That’s why the system can feel random at first. You’re not just combining items, you’re building off a foundation item.
Also important:
There are often multiple ways to craft the same item, so don’t worry if your recipe doesn’t match exactly.
Early Crafting
These are some of the most useful early-game items to craft first.
Wooden Pickaxe
Your first real progression tool.
Items needed:
- Stick (from leaves)
- Dirt Block
This opens up better resource gathering early.
Feather
Used for mobility crafting later.
Items needed:
- Stick
- Wool (from sheep)
Glider Glove
One of the most useful early movement tools.
Items needed:
- Feather
- Wool
This helps a lot with traversal and avoiding fall damage.
Metal Hook (Grappling Hook)
Extremely useful for movement and exploration.
Items needed:
- Aluminum Blocks
- Wooden Pickaxe
Alternate version:
- Stick + Aluminum
Machination
A weaker version of the grappling tool.
Items needed:
- Magnetite
- String
Not ideal long-term, but usable early if materials are limited.
Cache Block (Chest)
Your main storage solution.
Items needed:
- Aluminum Block
- Prismatic Block
There are multiple ways to craft this, but this is the most reliable early one.
Tool Progression
Once you understand the system, upgrading tools becomes easier.
Leaf Pick
Basic early alternative pick.
Items needed:
- Stick (or Pickaxe)
- Grass Block
Ice Pick
Useful for specific materials.
Items needed:
- Stick
- Osmium Block
Bone Pick
Another early variant.
Items needed:
- Eye or String
- Bone
Upgraded Pickaxe
Stronger mining option.
Items needed:
- Wooden Pickaxe
- Aluminum Blocks (x3)
Cristella’s Bane (Shovel)
Early shovel option.
Items needed:
- Stick
- Kila
Early Weapons
Weapons follow the same “core item” logic.
Paddle
Simple early weapon with flexible recipes.
Items needed:
- Stick
- Dice or Cyst
Sulfurous Sword
Solid early weapon.
Items needed:
- Sulfur
- Stick
Azrael
Stronger upgrade path weapon.
Items needed:
- Cobalt Block
- Stick
Tendril Rapier
More advanced weapon progression.
Items needed:
- Azrael
- Mercury Tendril
Lucid Blocks crafting feels chaotic at first, but it is not random. Once you understand that everything revolves around core items like sticks, the system becomes much more predictable.