Gears

Don't Starve

DST

Gears
	6.66 maximum
	20 maximum
	13.33 maximum
	Gears (non-survivor food)
	: ( ×10)
Dropped by	: (×2) (29.7%) (, 3.07%) ( (11.11%)) ( (11.17%)) : (1% ×3) : ((×1-3) () (0.2%) :
	40 items
	"gears"

“A pile of mechanical parts.”

–Wilson

“These must make them move.”

–Willow

“Ah ha! Who is bigger muscles now?”

–Wolfgang

“The insides of a mechanical demon.”

–Wendy

“GUTS”

–WX-78

“Various cogs and wheels.”

–Wickerbottom

“I never could figure these things out.”

–Woodie

“My pets! What has become of you?”

–Maxwell

“Remarkably versatile cogs! They could fit some of my creations.”

–Wagstaff

“These might löök nice glued tö my helm.”

–Wigfrid

“I wish I'd been a robot.”

–Webber

“Looks like robot guts.”

–Walani

“The insides of those naughty machines.”

–Warly

“Me gears be turnin'.”

–Woodlegs

“'TIS THINGY O' METAL”

–Wilba

“Machine food.”

–Wormwood

“I should find more of these. They look useful.”

–Wheeler

“I'm a bit homesick.”

–Winona

“Grind them and grind them well.”

–Wortox

“Ironfolk guts.”

–Wurt

“These don't usually occur in nature.”

–Walter

“They're too big for pocket watches, unfortunately.”

–Wanda

Gears are Items dropped by Clockwork Knights, Clockwork Bishops, and Clockwork Rooks. They can also be found by digging up Graves (chance of 3.07%).

Gears can be used to build an Ice Box and a Divining Rod, as well as boost the max stats of WX-78 by simply consuming them. In the Ruins, repairing Broken Clockworks with 3 Gears will spawn a friendly damaged chess monster (Damaged Bishop, Damaged Knight, or Damaged Rook).

Clockwork Knights, Clockwork Bishops, and Clockwork Rooks will not respawn, nor will graves after being dug. But the caves can be reset witch contain graves and and broken clockworks. Therefore Gears are a renewable resource in the base game.

Downloadable Content

In the Reign of Giants DLC, renewable Tumbleweeds have a chance to drop Gears, thus making gears renewable in this DLC. Also, there are significantly more Chess biomes on a map, including some with Gears lying on the ground, making Gears much easier to get.

In the Shipwrecked DLC, Floaty Boaty Knights drop Gears, thus making gears renewable in this DLC. These are currently the only reliable source of Gears in this DLC. Each Floaty Boaty Knight drops one to three Gears. There is also a small chance of obtaining Gears from digging Sandy Piles, using the Slot Machine, or digging up X Marks the Spot chests spawned by Message in a Bottle. Gears can be used to craft the Quacken Drill and to restore the durability of the Iron Wind by 25%.

In the Hamlet DLC, Gears drop from clockworks that guard Stone Thing. Gears can be bought in 'The Sty' Oddities Emporium for 10 Oincs. They are also dropped by killing Large Iron Hulk. The last two ways makes them also renewable in this DLC.

Usage

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Console versions of Don't Starve only

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Gallery

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  Gears as seen on the 2018 Valentine Cards.