Coal Locations & Farming Guide

Pairs with Ore for Refined Ingots — the mid-game bottleneck.

Coal is mined from coal rocks and is required for Refined Ingots, Carbon Fiber and higher-tier gear. You need it as soon as you unlock the Improved Furnace.

What it's used for

Recipe
Refined Ingot — Coal ×2 + Ore ×2
Carbon Fiber — Coal ×2 + Flame Organ ×1
Coal Quarry — unlocks passive coal production
Coralum Ingot — Coal ×20 + Coralum Ore ×5 + Ore ×30

Where to find it

Coal rocks spawn in the desert and mountain regions (Desiccated Dunes, Mount Obsidian, and the Astral Mountains).

Sources

Best Pals for mining

This material's nodes need Mining 3 or higher — not every miner can break them.

PalMining levelElement
Blazamut7Fire
Astegon7Dragon / Dark
Knocklem7Ground
Blazamut Ryu7Dragon / Fire
Dualith6Ground / Grass
Anubis6Ground
Paladius6Neutral
Necromus6Dark
Menasting Terra6Ground
Dualith Noct6Ground / Dark

Farming tips

  • Check your Pals' Mining level — most early miners can't break coal rocks.
  • The Desiccated Dunes has the biggest coal clusters in the early game.
  • A Coal Quarry + Ore Mining Site pair automates Refined Ingot production.