Raft 101 Survival Carpenter Class

Carpenter is the entry builder class in Raft 101 Survival, commonly priced near 100 Coins. It is one of the cheapest unlocks after you start earning Coins and pairs naturally with the raft building loop. If your tiles keep breaking to storms, sharks, or octopus slaps, Carpenter pays for itself quickly — especially in co-op where one player should live on repair duty.

Role summary

Trait	Detail
Cost	~100 Coins
Role	Budget builder / repair
Strength	Cheap, accelerates expansions
Weakness	Low combat power
Upgrade path	Advanced Carpenter (~1050)

When to buy Carpenter

Recommended early order:

1. Secure fireplace + Lookout Mast (Getting Started)
2. Scavenger (140) for economy — still first for most solos
3. Carpenter (100) if you are the designated builder in co-op or if solo repairs feel slow
4. Combat classes next (Pirate, Ghost Pirate, Scientist)

Some co-op crews buy Carpenter even before Scavenger for the builder seat — valid if another teammate already covers loot.

What Carpenter improves

• Faster placement and repair loops on wood/metal tiles
• Cleaner expansion grids for storage and cooking
• Safer recovery after ghost ship returns that shred edges

Exact buffs are patch-sensitive — read the class card after Updates.

Raft layouts that love Carpenter

• Compact core with double-layered outer ring
• Repair kit chest next to the Lookout Mast
• Pet pens inward so pets survive edge breaks
• Gun mounts with walkways Carpenter can patch mid-fight

Solo versus co-op

Solo: Scavenger usually outranks Carpenter because Coins unlock better kits faster. Add Carpenter if you hate rebuilding the same corner every storm.

Co-op: Carpenter is excellent. One builder + one fighter + one looter is the classic triangle — see Co-op Guide.

Path to Advanced Carpenter

Carpenter is the tutorial builder. Advanced Carpenter (~1050 Coins) is the late investment for crews that want elite construction perks after combat unlocks. Do not rush Advanced Carpenter before Scientist unless your whole team is construction-focused.

Related pages

• Advanced Carpenter
• Captain
• Raft Building
• Tier List

Carpenter keeps the floor under your feet — literally — while everyone else chases Day 101 glory.

Repair tempo during storms

Carpenter value shows when weather or tentacles delete three tiles at once. Practice a repair circuit: outer ring first, then gun mounts, then decorative edges last. Keep planks in a chest beside the mast so you never sprint across the whole raft empty-handed.

Expansion discipline

Cheap builders still waste wood. Expand in rectangles, leave walkways for co-op traffic, and avoid spamming random spikes that trap teammates. Use Carpenter speed to reinforce, not to create maze rafts that confuse Lookout Mast rotations.

Co-op builder voice lines that matter

Call when outer tiles hit critical. Call when you need metal for upgrades. Call when you are leaving the raft so a fighter covers the berth. Silent builders create silent sinkings.

Crafting station placement

Put crafting and cooking near the center so Carpenter repairs on the rim do not strand the kitchen. Pet pens and storage belong inward; sacrificial wood rings belong outward. This layout survives ghost ship returns that clip the dock.

Long-term Carpenter plan

Treat the 100 Coin unlock as training wheels for Advanced Carpenter thinking. Learn spacing now. Later, when you or a teammate buys the 1050 Coin upgrade, the muscle memory of clean grids makes fortress walls actually usable in combat.

Keep a spare axe and planks in the same chest. Seconds matter when three tiles vanish at once, and Carpenter players who pre-stage materials save entire Day 101 streaks.