Before you start
- Stone Pickaxe or better
- Equipment suitable for the enemies beyond Bramblemead
- Food, water and a planned return route
Bramblemead → eastern Whispering Swamp
- Travel through Bramblemead Valley towards Whispering Swamp. If the nearby goblins are consuming most of your supplies, finish your early equipment upgrades before going farther.
- Search the eastern side of the swamp for Clay deposits. A Stone Pickaxe is sufficient; waiting for the Bone Pickaxe is unnecessary for Clay alone.
- Mine until you reach your construction target, then return along the approach you used. The blue-flame-door objective of Dragon Slayer can bring you into the same region, but you do not have to wait for that objective to collect Clay.
Checked on screen · Oct 21, 2026 · Version 1.0
4:50–5:02 · 12 sMining a Clay Node at the swamp's waterline in 1.0At the swamp's waterline, equip your pickaxe and mine the reddish rocks labelled Clay Node. Collect the Clay that drops; the “CLAY” pickup notice confirms it.
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“RuneScape: Dragonwilds: Resource guide for the Whispering Swamp” by Pixel Panda Arcade · Oct 14, 2026 · 1.0 (uploaded Oct 14, 2026, after the Sep 15 launch); patch number not shown
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Sources for this section
Reported guide · Destructoid: Where to find Clay · April 17, 2025
Count construction and processing separately
The current community record gives one Charcoal per Willow Log. Four Willow Logs therefore cover the Furnace's four construction Charcoal once the Kiln is built. Operating fuel, shelter and any pottery are additional; the available sources do not establish a dependable fuel-consumption total.
| Goal | Clay to reserve | Other requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Build one Kiln | 6 | 8 Ash Logs, 20 Stone, 10 Fire Runes |
| Build one Furnace | 8 | 24 Stone, 4 Charcoal, 10 Fire Runes, 8 Vault Shards |
| Build both | 14 | 44 Stone, 8 Ash Logs, 4 Willow Logs, 20 Fire Runes, 8 Vault Shards |
When to end the run
Check the live build menu against the budget before leaving camp. If you are also building a Brewing Cauldron or making vessels, add those displayed costs to the 14-Clay target.
Treat this as an area route rather than a timed farming loop. Kingy has not measured node refresh times or the amount available in a fresh world. If the deposits you reach are depleted, avoid waiting beside them on an assumed timer.
Recipes for this route
Build menu
Kiln
- Ash Logs
- 8
- Stone
- 20
- Clay
- 6
- Fire Rune
- 10
Build cost only. Willow Logs for construction Charcoal, operating fuel and a shelter are extra.
Sources for this section
Community database · MetaForge: Kiln construction and charcoal processing · checked 2026-09-21
Build menu
Furnace
- Stone
- 24
- Clay
- 8
- Charcoal
- 4
- Fire Rune
- 10
- Vault Shard
- 8
Build cost only. Operating fuel and a Crucible are separate.
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Researched 2026-09-21. This edition is source-checked, not an installed-build playtest. Exact rates, quantities and balance remain unconfirmed where a guide marks them. Sources and coverage.