Last Updated on Oct 20, 2025 @ 14:24:04 PM.
Another day, another recipe you should prioritize finding in Atomfall. For the Nail Bomb Recipe, you’re going to want to find it if you’re looking to cause maximum destruction with minimal effort.
| EDITOR’S NOTE |
|---|
| There are multiple locations of the recipes in Atomfall, so depending on your playstyle, you may have already found the recipe below. This is just one location available. |
Nail Bomb Recipe Location
For this Nail Bomb Recipe Location in Atomfall, you’ll want to head to Skethermoor, or more specifically, the Brinsop Manor Cellar at 39.4E, 77.5N. You’ll be greeted with something of a maze-like area, where you need to snake your way around until you find the cellar door. It’s not particularly difficult, don’t worry.
Go down into the cellar and you’ll find yourself surrounded by traps. Disarm them if you have the skill, otherwise move carefully passed them. Don’t ignore the Training Stimulants in the rooms directly in front of you, either.
Once you’re satisfied you’ve found everything, move round to the right and you’ll come across the lost Russian spy (from the Infiltrators Lead), as well as even more loot, including the Nail Bomb Recipe on a table in the dark.
Nail Bomb Recipe Ingredients and Effects
Now you have the Nail Bomb Recipe, you’ll be free to craft it whenever you like/need to, as long as you have the required ingredients to do so. To craft it, you’ll need several materials:
- Scrap – 10/10
- Gunpowder – 2/2
- Gun Oil – 1/1
- String – 5/5
Once crafted, you’ll have access to a deadly and brutal throwable that can make mince meat of the deadliest enemies. The effects of the Nail Bomb are obvious, but as well as the explosive damage caused, it’ll cause bleed damage, meaning it can be the perfect throwable for a group of enemies, saving your life in moments where you may be overwhelmed. It’s also something you’d want to save for the fleshier enemies, less so the mechanical ones like the Protocol Mechs, as the bleed damage won’t work against these, for obvious reasons.
There is a huge list of recipes in the game that you can craft, including the Sticky Bomb, the Poison Bomb (a very good crowd control throwable), the Combat Stim, which can save your life when you’re in dire need, the Strange Tonic, and many more.
For more Thumb Wars Gaming coverage, check out our comprehensive review of Atomfall, how long it takes to beat Atomfall, or how to find the Signal Redirector, by far the most important item in the game.
Luke Addison is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Thumb Wars. Having previously been a part of multiple outlets over the years, including building an entire gaming team from nothing to something, he thought it best to forge his own path and answer only to himself. As likely to be found playing the latest game as he is in the kitchen relaxing (by cooking), he always brings the same bold and brash attitude to everything he does, with a heavy leaning on sarcasm and dry wit!
