In LEGO Fortnite, Knotroot wood can be found within sturdy, curly vines clinging to cave ceilings and walls. To harvest Knotroot, you’ll need to break these vines using the Uncommon (green) Forest Axe, as the standard white axe lacks the necessary strength.
Knotroot serves as the base material for upgrading your village and crafting stronger weapons than the Common ones. However, crafting a green Forest Axe is a prerequisite before you can effectively farm Knotroot. Here’s how to do it.
Knotroot location in LEGO Fortnite
In LEGO Fortnite, Knotroot is obtained from round vines inside caves, usually in stacks of one or two units. These vines can typically be found within early-game caves in the initial forest biome, so exploring the desert or snow biomes may not be necessary.
Each hit with a green Forest Axe deals three damage to the vines, requiring up to eight hits to break and obtain the Knotroot inside. The common, white Forest Axe is ineffective for gathering Knotroot as it deals no damage to these vines.
If the vines are out of reach, simply build stairs or platforms using regular Wood to reach them. It’s advisable to swing your axe upward first before using your Wood, as the axe’s hitbox is forgiving and often allows you to reach Knotroot that may initially seem out of reach.
All Knotroot and Knotroot Rod uses
One Knotroot can be used to craft one Knotroot Rod in Lumber Mills, an essential item for several Uncommon and Rare items in LEGO Fortnite. Below is a comprehensive list of uses for Knotroot and Knotroot Rod:
Upgrades
- Upgrade village to level three (requires 15 Knotroot)
- Upgrade village to level four (requires 20 Knotroot Rod)
- Upgrade Crafting Bench to Rare (requires 12 Knotroot Rod)
Crafting tools and weapons
- Rare and Epic Forest Axe (requires three Knotroot Rod each)
- Uncommon Pickaxe (requires three Knotroot Rod)
- Uncommon Shovel (requires three Knotroot Rod)
- Uncommon Recurve Crossbow (requires eight Knotroot Rod)
- Uncommon Longsword (requires five Knotroot Rod)
- Dynamite (requires three Knotroot Rod)
How to craft a green Forest Axe to harvest Knotroot
You can craft a Forest Axe in LEGO Fortnite by creating it at an Uncommon Crafting Bench with three bones and three Wooden Rods. Here’s the step-by-step process:
- Build a Crafting Bench (requires three Wood and five Granite)
- Build a Lumber Mill (requires eight Wood and 15 Granite)
- Craft three Wooden Rods on a Lumber Mill (requires three Wood)
- Craft eight Planks on a Lumber Mill (requires eight Wood)
- Gather three Bones (dropped by skeleton enemies when defeated)
- Gather three Shells (left behind by Rollers)
- Upgrade your Crafting Bench to Uncommon (requires eight Planks and three Shells)
- Craft your green Forest Axe (requires three Bones and three Wooden Rods)
The total cost of crafting a green Forest Axe from scratch is 22 Wood, 20 Granite, three Bones, and three Shells. The accompanying video demonstrates the complete crafting process.
