In LEGO Fortnite, Knotroot wood is found within sturdy, curly vines that cling to the ceilings and walls of caves. To harvest Knotroot, you need to break these vines using the Uncommon (green) Forest Axe, as the standard white axe is not strong enough.
You can use Knotroot as the base material to upgrade your village and craft weapons that are stronger than the Common ones. But there’s an entire process to make a green Forest Axe before you can actually farm Knotroot. Here’s how to do it.
Knotroot location in LEGO Fortnite
Round vines inside caves drop Knotroot in LEGO Fortnite, usually in stacks of one or two units. In my world, I found them inside an early-game cave in the initial forest biome, so you probably don’t need to look further into the desert or snow biomes to get these.
Each hit with a green Forest Axe deals three damage to the vines, which, from my experience, means you need up to eight axe hits to break it and get the Knotroot inside. The common, white Forest Axe deals no damage to these vines, which makes it useless to gather Knotroot.
If the vines are out of reach, simply build stairs or platforms using regular Wood to jump up and get to them. Based on my experience, always try to look up and swing your axe first before using your Wood. The axe’s hitbox is quite forgiving, often allowing you to reach Knotroot that might seem initially out of reach.
All Knotroot and Knotroot Rod uses in LEGO Fortnite
You can use one Knotroot to make one Knotroot Rod in Lumber Mills. This is an essential item for several Uncommon and Rare items in LEGO Fortnite. Here’s the full list of uses for Knotroot and Knotroot Rod:
Upgrades
- Village to level three (15 Knotroot)
- Village to level four (20 Knotroot Rod)
- Crafting Bench to Rare (12 Knotroot Rod)
Crafting tools and weapons
- Rare and Epic Forest Axe (three Knotroot Rod each)
- Uncommon Pickaxe (three Knotroot Rod)
- Uncommon Shovel (three Knotroot Rod)
- Uncommon Recurve Crossbow (eight Knotroot Rod)
- Uncommon Longsword (five Knotroot Rod)
- Dynamite (three Knotroot Rod)
How to craft a green Forest Axe to harvest Knotroot in LEGO Fortnite
You can create a Forest Axe in LEGO Fortnite by crafting it at an Uncommon Crafting Bench with three bones and three Wooden Rods. Here is 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 (skeleton enemies drop them when killed)
- 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)
That makes the total cost of crafting a green Forest Axe from scratch 22 Wood, 20 Granite, three Bones, and three Shells. The video below shows the full crafting process.
Now that you have your Knotroot Wood, you might be wondering what to do with it. Here’s our guide on how to create Knotroot Rods.
