Cannibals are a constant threat to your base.

Effigies can be a way to scare them off, so you have a brief reprieve to prepare for the next visit.

In this survival guide, we’ll go over the steps you need to take to build your own effigy in Sons of the Forest.

What Do You Need To Build An Effigy in Sons of the Forest?

To build an effigy, you’re going to need to main resources.

Sticks will provide the structure of the effigy.

Body parts will be what scares off the cannibals.

If you want to make a large effigy, then you’re going to need quite a few sticks and body parts.

The larger you make your effigy, the more scared cannibals will become.

How To Build The Effigy

To build your cannibal-scare-zone, you’ll first need to equip a stick in your hands.

When you look at the ground, you’re going to want to switch from breaking the stick into twigs for the campfire and instead look for a white circle on the ground.

Then drive the stick into the ground.

Since sticks provide structural support for your effigy, you’ll want to start connecting them in the pattern you want to shape your effigy in.

You can see where a stick wants to go by looking for a white, dashed, line.

Once the white line is in an area you like, you can add the stick to that area.

Now, comes the fun part.

Equip the body part you want to add to the structure from your inventory and look for the same white, dashed, line jutting from the stick.

This indicates where the body part will attach.

If it’s where you want, then add the body part, and you’ll see it sticking out on the stick.

Continue to attach the body parts where you want them to create a gory warning to all cannibals.

Thanks to the ability to add sticks and body parts where you want, you can create some incredible structures.

How To Collect Cannibal Body Parts

You might be wondering how you get your hands on body parts.

First, you’ll need to hunt down some.

After you’ve killed them, you’ll need to equip your axe and start chopping off their body parts.

You can add legs, arms, and heads to the effigy, but you can’t attach torsos.

The more cannibals you kill, the more body parts you can add to your effigy.

Conclusion

Building effigies can help keep your base that much safer.

Collecting body parts and sticks can unlock the ability to create some interesting and unique structures.

For a visual guide on how to build effigies, be sure to watch the video below!