What raw materials do you need for Compass in Don't Starve Together?

You need 4× Cut Reeds and 1× gold nugget for one Compass (default recipe, quality 1).

What is Compass used for in Don't Starve Together?

Compass is used to craft items including Cartographer's Desk, Circuits, Circuits, Circuits, and Circuits and 7 more.

ToolsTier 1

Compass

Crafting Yield: 1 • Requires Science Machine

Quick answer

Craft at Science Machine. For one Compass in Don't Starve Together, collect 4× Cut Reeds and 1× gold nugget.

Recipe totals expand every ingredient into gatherable raw materials. Required tools are not consumed. Figures are verified against game data on the date shown on each page. Last verified 2026-06-14.

Ingredients

1gold nugget

1Papyrus

Dependency Crafting Chain

1Compass

1gold nugget

1Papyrus

4Cut Reeds

Don't Starve Together database synchronized. Last verified 2026-06-14.

Used to craft

Other recipes that use Compass as an ingredient.

Frequently asked questions

How do you craft Compass in Don't Starve Together?: Craft at Science Machine. For one Compass in Don't Starve Together, collect 4× Cut Reeds and 1× gold nugget.
What raw materials do you need for Compass in Don't Starve Together?: You need 4× Cut Reeds and 1× gold nugget for one Compass (default recipe, quality 1).
Where do you craft Compass in Don't Starve Together?: Use Science Machine.
What is Compass used for in Don't Starve Together?: Compass is used to craft items including Cartographer's Desk, Circuits, Circuits, Circuits, and Circuits and 7 more.