Smalland Chitin Guide: Best Farming Locations & Crafting Recipes

Finding Chitin in Smalland is an important step in crafting many of the game's core items, and with so many potential areas to farm it, where should you start?

How to Get Chitin in Smalland

Players can obtain Chitin by killing various creatures in Smalland. So, the requirements to get this material depends on which creature you want to kill. The insects that drop this item are:

• Black Widow
• Grasshopper
• Green Beetle
• Lubber
• Nocturnal Grasshopper
• Sawyer Beetle
• Spider Matriarch
• Wasp
• Wasp Queen

Out of all the creatures that drop Chitin, the Sawyer Beetle is the most abundant in the game. You can find it in many areas of the map. Sawyer Beetles are weak to piercing weapons but are resistant to edged weapons. If you’re a beginner to the game, you can start taking advantage of this weakness with the Stone Spear. Craft this weapon at the Stonecutter using the following items:

• 5x Fiber
• 4x Resin
• 4x Refined Wood
• 8x Stone

Best Locations to Farm Chitin

As mentioned previously, you can find Chitin in various places around the world of the Smallfolk. The Oak Forest biome is a good place to start your search. Note that Sawyer Beetles in Smalland typically don’t stay in groups. So, you have two options after killing a Sawyer Beetle for its Chitin: (1) wait for that Sawyer Beetle in the same location to respawn, or (2) look for another one nearby. Another option is to fight and kill Wasps in the area, as these creatures often appear in groups. However, some spawning areas have more than a few wasps in them, so you may need to be strategic to navigate the danger.

Chitin Crafting Recipes

Since Chitin is a common resource in Smalland, the number of items you can craft with this item is fairly plentiful. In particular, you can craft weapons, tools, and even armor sets with it. Here are all of the items you can craft with Chitin so far:

Item Name	Item Category	Crafting Recipe	Crafting Location
Crude Hatchet	Tool	8x Resin 4x Chitin 8x Wood	Workbench
Chitin Axe	Weapon	3x Silk Thread 4x Refined Wood 12x Chitin	Workbench
Chitin Spear	Weapon	3x Silk Thread 4x Refined Wood 12x Chitin	Workbench
Chitin Bow	Weapon	8x Fiber 3x Silk Thread 4x Refined Wood 10x Heavy Chitin	Workbench
Chitin Helmet	Armor	8x Chitin 2x Herptile Leather	Skadi (NPC)
Chitin Pauldron	Armor	3x Insect Fur 16x Chitin 4x Herptile Leather	Skadi (NPC)
Chitin Vambraces	Armor	3x Insect Fur 8x Chitin 2x Herptile Leather	Skadi (NPC)
Chitin Greaves	Armor	3x Insect Fur 8x Chitin 2x Herptile Leather	Skadi (NPC)
Regal Mantle	Armor	3x Bee Head 3x Chitin 3x Textile Patch	Drustana (NPC)
Regal Plate	Armor	10x Insect Wings 12x Chitin 6x Textile Patch 5x Herptile Leather	Drustana (NPC)
Regal Vambrace	Armor	6x Chitin 3x Textile Patch	Drustana (NPC)
Regal Greaves	Armor	9x Chitin 3x Textile Patch	Drustana (NPC)
Silkweave Arms	Armor	4x Chitin 4x Silk Thread 3x Herptile Hide 3x Insect Fur	Lisandra (NPC)
Formic Helmet	Armor	1x Iron Ingot 3x Fiber String 3x Heavy Chitin 1x Ant Head	Mirmek (NPC)
Formic Chestpiece	Armor	1x Iron Ingot 6x Fiber String 9x Heavy Chitin 3x Herptile Leather	Mirmek (NPC)
Formic Vambraces	Armor	1x Iron Ingot 3x Fiber String 3x Heavy Chitin 3x Herptile Leather	Mirmek (NPC)
Formic Greaves	Armor	1x Iron Ingot 3x Fiber String 6x Heavy Chitin 3x Herptile Leather	Mirmek (NPC)
Bone Helm	Armor	3x Ant Head 3x Fiber String 3x Textile Patch 5x Heavy Chitin 3x Bones	Mirmek (NPC)
Bone Plating	Armor	3x Bull Ant Mandible 6x Fiber String 6x Textile Patch 15x Heavy Chitin 3x Bones	Mirmek (NPC)
Bone Vambraces	Armor	3x Bull Ant Mandible 3x Fiber String 3x Textile Patch 10x Heavy Chitin 3x Bones	Mirmek (NPC)
Bone Greaves	Armor	3x Bull Ant Mandible 3x Fiber String 3x Textile Patch 12x Heavy Chitin 3x Bones	Mirmek (NPC)
Ironwing Helmet	Armor	3x Fiber 1x Heavy Chitin 2x Iron Ingot 2x Charcoal	Nok (NPC)
Ironwing Breastplate	Armor	6x Fiber 3x Heavy Chitin 3x Iron Ingot 3x Insect Fur 1x Sapphire Wings 2x Charcoal	Nok (NPC)
Ironwing Vambrace	Armor	3x Fiber 1x Heavy Chitin 2x Iron Ingot 2x Charcoal	Nok (NPC)
Ironwing Greaves	Armor	3x Fiber 1x Heavy Chitin 2x Iron Ingot 2x Charcoal	Nok (NPC)

Note: You can Craft Heavy Chitin at the Furnace using 10x Chitin, 1x Clay Mortar, and 1x Charcoal.