Item · Ammo

Black Powder Ammo

Low-tier ammo for muzzle loaders and the Buffalo Gun, made with sulfur; hideouts give plenty.

At a glance

Values can change between playtests. Numbers from Game data: Alpha 5 game data

What goes into Black Powder Ammo and where it’s made.

Needs	Amount
Iron Made from	1
Processed Sulfur Made from	5

Made at any workbench · makes 10 · 2 seconds · tier 1 recipe · Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data

Older recipe details from posts and streams are under Facts and Patch history.

Where Black Powder Ammo comes from.

What Black Powder Ammo goes into.

Page	Source
Buffalo Gun Needed for	March alpha Video: Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha at 36:56 (opens in a new tab)

Each fact links to where it comes from.

Alpha 5
Base damage 110, before the weapon's own damage multiplier.
Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Alpha 5
Sold at the General Store ("Ammo" list, tier 2 only).
Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Alpha 5
Sold at the Gunsmith ("Ammo" list, tier 2 only).
Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Alpha 5
Sold by Salvador Rojas, the wandering vendor ("Ammo" list, 10 in stock).
Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Dev build
Ammo used by muzzle loaders and the Buffalo gun; hideouts give a lot of it.
Video: Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California at 25:15 (opens in a new tab)
March alpha
Lower-level rifle ammo used by early rifles like the Buffalo Gun.
Video: Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha at 36:56 (opens in a new tab)
Dev build
Ammunition for Tier 1 guns; made with sulfur and iron.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) at 29:38 (opens in a new tab)
Alpha 5
Early black powder ammo can be found in beach hideout stashes.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (October) at 16:30 (opens in a new tab)
Dev build
Black powder ammo is made from processed sulfur.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (October) at 58:18 (opens in a new tab)

Numbers already shown in the tables above aren’t repeated here.

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3 versions

Every fact about Black Powder Ammo by game version, newest first.

Version	What we know
Dev build	Ammo used by muzzle loaders and the Buffalo gun; hideouts give a lot of it. Ammunition for Tier 1 guns; made with sulfur and iron. Black powder ammo is made from processed sulfur.
Alpha 5	Made at any workbench from 1 Iron and 5 Processed Sulfur, 10 at a time. Crafting takes 2 seconds; a tier 1 recipe. Base damage 110, before the weapon's own damage multiplier. Sold at the General Store ("Ammo" list, tier 2 only). Sold at the Gunsmith ("Ammo" list, tier 2 only). Sold by Salvador Rojas, the wandering vendor ("Ammo" list, 10 in stock). Early black powder ammo can be found in beach hideout stashes.
March alpha	Lower-level rifle ammo used by early rifles like the Buffalo Gun.

Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

Source	Date	Used
Alpha 5 game data Game data	Nov 12, 2026	10
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (October) (opens in a new tab) Video	Oct 17, 2026	2
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) Video	Jun 6, 2026	3
Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha (opens in a new tab) Video	Mar 30, 2026	2
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) Video	Mar 22, 2026	1