Sandustry scoria never occurs naturally: it is Lava frozen by Snow. It has 10 HP, breaks to any regular digging tool, and yields portable Cinder.
Scoria never occurs naturally - it is frozen Lava, formed when Snow (usually from a Cryoblaster) hits a lava pool. It is a tough block, harder than Dirt but breakable by any regular digging tool, and digging it yields Cinder. That two-step freeze-and-dig is the early-to-mid game answer to lava logistics, since the resulting Cinder can be carried anywhere and melted back.
How to get Scoria
Only one method produces Scoria: freeze lava with snow. Because nothing else feeds it, throughput here caps everything built on top of it.
| Method | From | Machine | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeze Lava with Snow | Lava | Cryoblaster | Scoria does not occur naturally. |
What Scoria is used for
Scoria feeds exactly one output, Cinder, which makes planning around it unusually simple.
| Produces | Machine or process | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cinder | Direct contact | Destroying Scoria produces portable Cinder. |
Conversions
No published ratios exist for Scoria. The conversions below are confirmed to happen; how much you get per pixel is not documented.
| Input | Output | Process | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lava + Snow | Scoria | Freezing | Not published |
| Scoria | Cinder | Any regular digging tool | Not published |
Scoria properties
As a block rather than a falling pixel, Scoria uses the terrain stat block: 10 HP, a fixed yield, and a specific list of tools that damage it.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| HP | 10 |
| Yields | Cinder |
| Burnable | No |
| Meltable | No |
| Damaged by | Shovel, Gun, Rocket Launcher, Drill, Laser, Void Gun, Digger |
Related machines and materials
Scoria touches 1 machine and 3 other tracked materials. Following those links is usually faster than rebuilding a line from scratch.
- Cryoblaster
Tips
- Tougher than Dirt but breakable with all regular digging tools.
FAQ
How do you get scoria in Sandustry?
Freeze Lava with Snow, usually from a Cryoblaster. Scoria does not occur naturally anywhere on the map.
What is scoria used for in Sandustry?
Digging it produces Cinder, the portable form of Lava. That two-step freeze-and-dig is the standard answer to lava logistics.
How hard is scoria to break in Sandustry?
It has 10 HP, harder than Dirt's 4, but every regular digging tool works: Shovel, Gun, Rocket Launcher, Drill, Laser, Void Gun and Digger.
Can scoria be melted back into lava in Sandustry?
Not directly. Scoria is listed as not meltable; break it into Cinder first, then apply a Flamethrower to that.
Sources
- wiki.hoodedhorse.com/Sandustry/Scoria
- wiki.hoodedhorse.com/Sandustry/Lava
- wiki.hoodedhorse.com/Sandustry/Cinder
Checked on September 4, 2026 against Early Access – Update #3 (v0.5.6). Values the sources do not publish are left out rather than estimated. Browse the other 20 materials or the patch notes archive.