Surviving the Burnt Forest in 7 Days to Die: Badge, Resources, and Quests

Few places in 7 Days to Die feel as hostile as the Burnt Forest. The scorched earth still smolders from the Third World War, and the only things that thrive here are charred zombies and bad ideas. Step in unprepared and the heat alone will finish you off. Bring the right gear and the right plan, however, and this wasteland turns into one of the most rewarding biomes on the map.

This guide covers what the Burnt Forest is, what it drops, the storms that can ruin your day, and every challenge you need to complete to earn the Burnt Forest Badge.

What Is the Burnt Forest

Some players still call it the Dead Forest. The name fits. Before the war it was a healthy stretch of woodland, full of trees and wildlife. After the bombs fell and the wildfires followed, only a graveyard of blackened trunks and roaming Burnt Zombies remained.

For all its bleakness, the biome is far from useless. Wide sightlines, exposed loot routes, and a generous spread of points of interest make it a strong destination once you can survive the climate.

Survival is the catch. Without proper protection or the Burnt Forest Badge in your bag, the environment alone can kill you in minutes. Two main threats stack against you:

• Smoke buildup, which gradually suffocates anyone breathing it in and chips away at health.
• Ambient heat, which deals damage over time and gets noticeably worse during the afternoon.

The 2.0 Update made things rougher. Each biome now has a signature weather event, and the Burnt Forest gets the Ember Storm. When it rolls in, ash and burning particles whip through the air and clip through walls, so ducking into a building barely helps. The Fun Pimps showed it off on their official channel:

There is at least one shortcut for protection. Crafting and drinking a Burnt Smoothie blocks suffocation while you are inside the biome and tacks on a +10% movement speed bonus for five minutes. Treat it as your starter coffee for the apocalypse.

Resources Worth Farming

The Burnt Forest is not just punishment; it pays well. Common drops include Stone, Coal Ore, and Clay, all easy to collect in volume. With patience, you can also dig up Lead Ore, Iron Ore, and Potassium Nitrate nodes. The catch is camouflage: those richer nodes share the grim color palette of everything around them, so keep your eyes open instead of sprinting through.

Challenges and the Burnt Forest Badge

The Burnt Forest Badge is the prize for clearing the biome's challenge list. Once every objective below is checked off, visit any Trader to claim it. Keep the badge on your person and the biome can no longer cook you with its environmental effects, which is a quality of life upgrade you will appreciate the next time you log in.

Here is the full set.

Wear Armor

• Objective: Equip any non-primitive armor.
• Why it matters: Mid and late tier armor unlocks perk slots and full-set bonuses, both of which carry their weight in a hostile biome. Craft a piece, loot one, then slot it on the character screen.
• Reward: 1,000 XP.

Harvest Mushrooms

• Objective: Pick 5 Mushrooms.
• Why it matters: Pockets of new growth occasionally push through the ash, and that is where the mushrooms appear. Sweep along the cleaner patches to find them.
• Reward: 1,000 XP.

Craft Burnt Smoothie

• Objective: Cook 1 Burnt Smoothie.
• Why it matters: As covered earlier, it is the simplest survival aid for the biome and the buff stacks nicely with the badge later on.
• Reward: 1,000 XP.

Harvest Nitrate Powder

• Objective: Collect 500 Nitrate Powder.
• Why it matters: Nitrate Powder spawns generously in the Burnt Forest, so this is more about patience than scarcity. Bring a decent pickaxe and a thick stack of stamina food.
• Reward: 1,000 XP.

Kill Burnt Zombies

• Objective: Take down 5 Burnt Zombies inside the biome.
• Why it matters: They wander solo most of the time, which makes this an easy box to tick while you are working through the other quests.
• Reward: 1,000 XP.

Loot Any Container

• Objective: Open 5 containers within the biome.
• Why it matters: Pretty much any crate, locker, or stash counts. Pair it with a POI run for free progress on multiple challenges at once.
• Reward: 1,000 XP.

Survive the Burnt Forest

• Objective: Stay alive for 15 minutes inside the biome.
• Why it matters: This is the capstone, and the reward reflects it. Stack the Burnt Smoothie, decent armor, and a short list of escape routes before you start the clock.
• Reward: 10,000 XP.

Final Thoughts

The Burnt Forest looks like a death trap because it is one, but the rewards make the trip worthwhile. Earn the badge, stock up on Nitrate Powder, and the biome turns from a no-go zone into a reliable mid game grind. Just keep that Burnt Smoothie recipe close, watch the sky for Ember Storms, and the wasteland will start to feel less like punishment and more like opportunity.