Guides
Build and Defend Your Raft guides
Every step of the raft loop with numbers verified in game: the beginner hour, Crafting Table levels, resource values, defenses, raiding and crews.
All 16 guides
Beginner
Beginner Guide (2026)
Your first hour in Build and Defend Your Raft — the tutorial quests, the safest early upgrades, and the mistakes that get new rafts raided.
Updated 2026-09-03Machines
Crafting Table Guide
Every Crafting Table level in Build and Defend Your Raft — what unlocks at Level 2 and 3, the upgrade tab, and the order to feed it.
Updated 2026-09-06Basics
Resources Guide
Wood, metal, scrap and gold in Build and Defend Your Raft — what crates and barrels drop, where sharks fit in, and why gold does nothing yet.
Updated 2026-09-03Building
Building & Raft Size Guide
Every build piece in Build and Defend Your Raft — floors, walls, doors, stairs and towers, the 180-wood raft size upgrade, Blueprints, and placement rules.
Updated 2026-09-06Machines
Nets Guide
Nets in Build and Defend Your Raft — how edge nets auto-catch floating loot, the placement cap that wastes wood, and the best net raft layouts.
Updated 2026-09-03Combat
Cannons Guide
Cannons in Build and Defend Your Raft — auto-fire, how target tracking works, the 4-cannon cap, why low-level cannons can't crack walls, and placement.
Updated 2026-09-06Combat
Turrets vs Cannons
Turrets in Build and Defend Your Raft — shorter range than cannons, lean anti-personnel, why your turret isn't shooting, and the new Tesla Coil.
Updated 2026-10-05Defense
Best Defense Guide
The best raft defense in Build and Defend Your Raft — walls, spikes, cannons, turrets, Mortar, Tesla Coil and chest room layouts, ranked by what stops raiders.
Updated 2026-10-05Defense
Lock Raft & Shield Guide
Lock Raft and Shield in Build and Defend Your Raft — what each button does, cooldowns, the one-minute spawn shield, and when to use them.
Updated 2026-09-03PvP
How to Raid
How to raid in Build and Defend Your Raft — picking targets, breaking in, stealing the whole chest, third-partying fights and escaping clean.
Updated 2026-09-06Multiplayer
Crew & Permissions Guide
Crews in Build and Defend Your Raft — creating a crew, drive and build permissions, role splits, and the Level 3 crafting table quirk in squads.
Updated 2026-09-03Survival
Sharks Guide
Sharks in Build and Defend Your Raft — when they attack, Shark Teeth drops, the Shark Head trophy at five kills, and how to farm them safely.
Updated 2026-10-05Basics
Controls & HUD Guide
Controls and HUD in Build and Defend Your Raft — the on-screen buttons that matter (Lock, Shield, Shop, crafting), hotbar tips and mobile notes.
Updated 2026-09-03Economy
Shop & Robux Guide
The Build and Defend Your Raft shop — Starter Pack contents, wood and metal bundle prices in Robux, the September 6 Tier III defense entries, and the code box.
Updated 2026-09-06Basics
Meet Frank Badge
Who is Frank in Build and Defend Your Raft? The Meet Frank badge explained — rarity, how it's earned, and what the badge list tells us.
Updated 2026-09-03Survival
Kraken Guide
The Kraken in Build and Defend Your Raft — confirmed live in late September 2026, Kraken Tentacle drops, and the crossbow, turret and sniper they craft.
Updated 2026-10-05