How to Get Water in Dune Awakening

By Daniel Hidalgo | 2025-07-04 09:54:41
In the vast, arid expanse of Arrakis in Dune: Awakening, water stands as the most critical resource, equally vital for a player's personal hydration and for the processing of raw materials into advanced endgame gear. As you delve deeper into the game, your water demands will escalate significantly. Knowing the most efficient techniques to farm and store large volumes of water at your base is crucial for long-term survival and progression.Here are some of the best methods to ensure your water reserves never run dry.

Dune Awakening: How to Get Water

Using An Industrial Dew Scythe to Farm Water in Dune: Awakening

One of the most potent methods for mass water acquisition in Dune: Awakening is through the use of an Industrial Dew Scythe in conjunction with Decaliterjons. This method is particularly effective in the late-game.
  • Unlock Industrial Dew Scythe: The Industrial Dew Scythe schematic is typically unlocked once you reach the aluminum tier of crafting. This is an advanced tool designed for high water yield.
    • Crafting the Industrial Dew Scythe Mk4 (example): Requires 25x Aluminum Ingots, 10x EMF Generators, 17x Silicone Blocks, 12x Cobalt Paste, 5x Industrial Pump, and 225mL Water.
  • Craft Decaliterjons: Since the Industrial Dew Scythe gathers water in massive quantities, standard Literjons will be insufficient.5 You'll need to craft Decaliterjons, which are specialized water containers capable of storing up to 10,000 liters (10,000 mL) of water each.
    • Crafting a Decaliterjon: Requires 30x Aluminum Ingots, 8x Micro-sandwich Fabric, 6x Insulated Fabric, and 255mL Water. Crafted in a Survival Fabricator.
  • Prepare for a Harvest Run:
    • Before heading out, deposit most of your inventory into a chest at your base to maximize carrying capacity.
    • Carry three to four Decaliterjons on your person. If your inventory capacity allows, carrying even more will enable longer harvesting trips.
  • Optimal Harvest Time: Water accumulation on dew plants is dependent on the time of day. You need to wait for dusk or dawn, when the sun is almost setting or about to rise. The "optimal dew reaping time" is indicated when the clock face in the top-right corner of your screen turns blue. This is when plants will have the most dew.
    • Dew plants will also visibly glow and produce a bluish mist during optimal harvesting times.
  • Harvesting Technique:
    • Head to a field of dew plants. These are patches of primrose flowers. Large fields can yield significant amounts.
    • Equip your Industrial Dew Scythe and begin "firing" it into the dew plants. The scythe will rapidly collect thousands of liters of water, directly storing it into the Decaliterjons you are carrying.
    • Monitor Battery Pack: Keep a close eye on your tool's battery pack, as the Industrial Dew Scythe consumes power quickly during operation.
    • Move from one patch to the next as your current patch is depleted. Some players report harvesting over 60,000 water per night from large patches with an Industrial Dew Scythe.
  • Return to Base: Once your Decaliterjons are full or your battery is depleted, return to your base and offload all the harvested water into your water storage containers (e.g., Water Tanks, Reservoirs).
  • Fremen Deathstills Are a Great Second Option

    While the Industrial Dew Scythe offers burst water production, Fremen Deathstills provide a more passive, albeit slower, method of water generation that requires less active "legwork" once set up.

    By combining these methods – using the Industrial Dew Scythe for large,burst harvests during optimal times, and maintaining a steady supplythrough Fremen Deathstills with collected corpses – you can effectivelymanage your water resources and thrive on Arrakis.

  • Acquire Corpses: When you encounter enemy NPCs in the open world, eliminate them. After defeating an enemy, you'll see a button prompt to carry their corpse inside your bag.

    • Transport Efficiency: Corpses are heavy. It is highly recommended to immediately deposit the body into a buggy or any other vehicular container to avoid being encumbered and to transport multiple bodies efficiently back to your base.
  • Deposit at Base: Take the collected bodies back to your base and store them in a chest for safekeeping.
  • Process in Deathstill:

    • Retrieve one corpse at a time from your storage (you'll need to briefly carry it in your personal inventory) and deposit it inside a Fremen Deathstill.
    • The machine will then begin the process of extracting water from thecorpse. You'll see a visual representation of water being drawn out.
    • Processing Time & Yield: The water is not collected instantly; it's transferred to your water storage once the body is fully processed.

      • A regular Deathstill takes approximately 60 minutes (1 hour) to process a body and yields around 25,000 mL (25 liters) of water per corpse.
      • An Advanced Fremen Deathstill (unlocked later) processes a body in approximately 50 minutes and yields a higher 45,000 mL (45 liters) of water per corpse.
  • Continuous Operation: To maximize output, keep your Deathstills supplied with corpses. WhileDeathstills are great for consistent water, they require manual input of bodies, making them less hands-off than Windtraps (another passivewater source).
  • Platform(s): PlayStation 5 PS5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X/S
    Genre(s): Survival
    Developer(s): Funcom
    Publisher(s): Funcom
    Engine: Unreal Engine 5
    Mode: Multiplayer
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