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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 2026-09-03 MachinesCrafting 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 2026-09-03 BasicsResources 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 2026-09-03 BuildingBuilding & Raft Size Guide
Every build piece in Build and Defend Your Raft — floors, walls, doors, stairs and towers, the 180-wood raft size upgrade, and placement rules.
Updated 2026-09-03 MachinesNets 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 2026-09-03 CombatCannons 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 2026-09-03 CombatTurrets vs Cannons
Turrets in Build and Defend Your Raft — shorter range than cannons, lean anti-personnel, and why your turret isn't shooting. Cannons compared.
Updated 2026-09-03 DefenseBest Defense Guide
The best raft defense in Build and Defend Your Raft — walls, spikes, cannons, turret placement and chest rooms, ranked by what actually stops raiders.
Updated 2026-09-03 DefenseLock 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 2026-09-03 PvPHow 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 2026-09-03 MultiplayerCrew & 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 2026-09-03 SurvivalSharks Guide
Sharks in Build and Defend Your Raft — when they attack, what they drop when killed, the tamed-shark mystery, and how to farm them safely.
Updated 2026-09-03 BasicsControls & 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 2026-09-03 EconomyShop & Robux Guide
The Build and Defend Your Raft shop — Starter Pack contents, wood and metal bundle prices in Robux, whether they're worth it, and the code box.
Updated 2026-09-03 BasicsMeet 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 2026-09-03