The Oil Lamp is Windrose's practical answer to dark interiors. Current community databases list it as a Workbench craft and describe it as the light source that can illuminate the deepest darkness, which lines up with how players use it in caves, mines, ruins, and other enclosed spaces.
What is Verified Right Now
Fact | Source Signal |
|---|---|
Oil Lamp exists as a current item | confirmed by current community data |
It is crafted at a Workbench | Shown in the current Workbench listings |
Refilling it costs 3 Animal Fat | Shown in the current Workbench refill entry |
Why Players Care About It
Caves and early mining routes are dark enough that a real light source is more than cosmetic.
The lamp solves a practical exploration problem rather than just being decoration.
Because it uses Animal Fat it also turns animal hunting into part of the mining and exploration loop.
Typical Use Cases
Situation | Why the Oil Lamp Helps |
|---|---|
Copper cave runs | Lets you read ore walls, enemy silhouettes, and pathing more clearly |
Ruins and indoor spaces | Reduces the friction of looting or fighting in dark interiors |
Longer exploration routes | More reliable than pretending you will never need portable light after the first hour |
Refill Loop
Craft the Oil Lamp at a Workbench.
Hunt animals or otherwise gather Animal Fat.
Use the Workbench refill recipe when the lamp runs dry.
See Also
Animal Fat - the refill material
Copper Ore - one of the first reasons players start caring about better cave lighting
Dungeons - a broader look at the interiors where the lamp matters
Crafting Recipe
Current Workbench recipe:
Station: Workbench
Materials: 4 Copper Ingot + 1 Rope
The recipe unlocks automatically after the player either crafts a lamp for the first time or loots the pre-built one from the Pirate Remains shipwreck northeast of the starting beach. Both paths leave the recipe available at the Workbench afterwards.
Alternative: Floor-Standing Torch
If the player is short on copper, the Torch (Floor-Standing Torch) costs only 2 Wood and can be built and deconstructed rapidly to light up caves in segments. It is the fallback when the copper budget is already committed to the Fast Travel Bell or to axes.
Two Free Lamps on the Starting Island
The starting island hands out two separate free lamps before a new pirate has the Copper Ingot budget to craft one. Grabbing either one unlocks the recipe permanently, so there is no need to chase both; most players pick the spot closer to where they naturally explore first.
Smuggler's Cache
Near the beach where a new character first spawns, a hidden hole in the ground sits beneath a pile of leaves and wooden planks. Breaking the debris with a basic axe reveals a short stairwell down into the cache. A Drowned enemy waits in the dark at the bottom, so approach with a weapon ready; once the enemy is dealt with, the chest at the back of the room hands out an empty Oil Lamp along with the Fast Travel Bell that kicks off the fast-travel network.
Pirate Remains
On the eastern side of the first island, a Pirate Remains point of interest sits near the shoreline with a Decrepit Chest tucked next to the old boat. Opening that chest awards an empty lamp, a starter melee weapon, and a blurry sketch item that triggers a side-quest chain. The Decrepit Chest is a one-time pickup and does not refill on the daily respawn cycle, so loot it thoroughly on the first pass.
If the first lamp is lost later in a run, the Workbench recipe is already unlocked from either free pickup, so the lamp can be recrafted without needing to revisit the cache or the shipwreck.