Smithing

Smithing (Skill)
Activity	Smelting ore into ingots, forging Copper/Iron/Silver tools and armor at Grimjaw (Frostmere) or Harun (Dunes West)
Tool required	Frostmere forge · Dunes West forge
XP per action	Varies by item (see tables below)
Max level	40 (same cap as every skill)
Counts to Total Level	No — Smithing does not count toward Total Level

Smithing was overhauled in the Dunes update (v5.3). The old single "Lvl 2 tool" upgrade track has been replaced with a full copper → iron → silver ore-tier progression covering both tools and armor. There is no Total Level requirement to start Smithing — each recipe is gated only by your Smithing level. Forging is identical at Grimjaw's anvil in Frostmere or Harun's forge in Dunes West.

Update: This page previously described the old "Lvl 2 Axe/Pickaxe/Sword via Metal" system. That system has been retired. Smithing is now a fully tracked skill alongside Fishing, Cooking, Combat, Mining, and Woodcutting — but it remains the bonus sixth skill: it does not count toward your Total Level.

Unlocking

Requirement	Detail
No unlock gate	Smithing has no Total Level requirement — each recipe is gated by your Smithing level (see tables below)
Forge locations	Grimjaw in Frostmere · Harun the Forgewright in Dunes West (identical service)

Smelting

Smelting converts raw ore into ingots. No Smithing level requirement to smelt. Smelts are priced per ingot and can be batched ×1, ×5, or ×10 (10 max per batch).

Update: Smelting used to take 30 seconds per pour. It's now about 1 second per ingot, and the forge supports batch smelting — ×1, ×5, or ×10 on any stackable smelt.

Ingot	Materials per ingot	XP per ingot	Time per ingot
Copper Ingot	10 Stone + 5 Coal	10 XP	~1 second
Iron Ingot	6 Iron Ore + 6 Coal	22 XP	~1 second
Silver Ingot	4 Silver Ore + 8 Coal	30 XP	~1 second

A ×10 batch therefore pays 100/220/300 XP for copper/iron/silver. (The 450 XP figure previously listed for silver was never the rate — the old fixed pour paid 300.)

Forging Tools

Tools are crafted from scratch — no base tool is consumed. Forging now shares the same ~1-second-per-unit pace as smelting (reduced from the earlier 30-second cooldown).

Tier	Tool	Smithing level	Materials	XP
Copper	Copper Axe	0	20 Copper Ingots + 400 Wood	400 XP
	Copper Sword	3	25 Copper Ingots + 600 Wood	400 XP
	Copper Pickaxe	7	28 Copper Ingots + 850 Wood	400 XP
Iron	Iron Axe	10	40 Iron Ingots + 1,000 Wood	750 XP
	Iron Sword	13	55 Iron Ingots + 1,300 Wood	750 XP
	Iron Pickaxe	17	60 Iron Ingots + 1,600 Wood	750 XP
Silver	Silver Axe	20	80 Silver Ingots + 2,000 Wood	700 XP
	Silver Sword	23	90 Silver Ingots + 2,500 Wood	700 XP
	Silver Pickaxe	27	100 Silver Ingots + 3,000 Wood	700 XP

Tool Stats

Tool tier	Sword damage	Durability
Starter	5	— (never wears)
Copper	23	4,000 uses
Iron	26	4,000 uses
Silver	30	4,000 uses

Strength Potion adds a flat +10 damage on top of any tier.

Tool tiers do not change gathering yield or XP — every tier gathers 1 per swing and grants the same skill XP. What a higher tier buys is swing speed: copper swings 5% faster, iron 10% faster, and silver 15% faster than the starter tool.

Correction — Balance Pass: Starter sword damage was previously listed as 20, close enough to Copper's 23 that the first rung of the weapon ladder was pointless. It has been corrected to 5. This is a fix to the number itself, not a new nerf — the design intent was always for Starter to sit well below Copper, and the old figure on this page was wrong. Copper (23), Iron (26), and Silver (30) are unchanged. Tool durability was separately rebalanced from 7,000 to 4,000 in a 2026-08-31 update.

Armor Crafting

Armor is crafted under Kaziir's guidance and forged at the same blacksmiths as tools.

Iron Armor (requires Combat 15 to wear)

Piece	Smithing level	Materials	XP
Helmet	14	40 Iron Ingots + 40 Molten Rock + 5 Brute Horn	280 XP
Body	20	50 Iron Ingots + 50 Molten Rock + 10 Brute Horn	350 XP
Legguards	18	50 Iron Ingots + 50 Molten Rock + 10 Brute Horn	350 XP
Boots	16	25 Iron Ingots + 25 Molten Rock + 2 Brute Horn	175 XP
Full set	—	165 Iron Ingots + 165 Molten Rock + 27 Brute Horn	1,155 XP

Armor XP is 7 XP per ingot in the recipe.

Silver Armor (requires Combat 25 to wear)

Piece	Smithing level	Materials	XP
Helmet	24	80 Silver Ingots + 60 Molten Rock + 15 Brute Horn	560 XP
Body	30	100 Silver Ingots + 80 Molten Rock + 25 Brute Horn	700 XP
Legguards	28	75 Silver Ingots + 70 Molten Rock + 25 Brute Horn	525 XP
Boots	26	40 Silver Ingots + 20 Molten Rock + 10 Brute Horn	280 XP
Full set	—	295 Silver Ingots + 230 Molten Rock + 75 Brute Horn	2,065 XP

Armor durability: 2,500 uses per piece (rebalanced from 1,000 in a 2026-08-31 update) — each worn piece spends 1 durability per hit taken. Repair cost is roughly 60% of the original craft cost, scaled to damage taken (minimum 1 ingot).

Batch Crafting

Update: The forge supports batch crafting for smelting — pick a quantity (×1, ×5, or ×10) and the anvil works through it automatically instead of requiring a click per craft.

• Batching applies to stackable smelts; forged tools and armor craft one per request.
• Each unit takes roughly 1 second — a ×10 batch of smelting takes roughly 10 seconds.
• If materials run out mid-batch, crafting stops and tells you — no partial-consumption surprises.
• Closing the forge window cancels anything not yet started, at no material cost.

Bank Stacking

Identical tools, swords, and armor pieces now stack in the bank — up to 10,000 per stack. Only true matches stack (same item, same durability/wear level), so no durability data is lost by stacking. Right-click a stack to split it out one piece at a time. Carried bags are unaffected — gear still takes one slot each out in the world.

The Guild Bank also accepts gear as of a recent Guilds update — swords, armor, pickaxes, and axes can now be deposited alongside gold and materials, with wear preserved exactly as deposited and same-condition items stacking the same way as a personal bank.

Marketplace Restrictions

Only undamaged tools and armor can be listed or traded on the Marketplace, since durability isn't visible in listing or trade UI. Repair at Grimjaw or Harun to restore a piece to "like new" before trading it.

Tips

• Smelt ingots in bulk before forging sessions — at about 1 second per ingot with ×10 batching, stockpiling is nearly instant now compared to the old 30-second rate.
• Iron and Silver tools require reaching the relevant Smithing level before you can forge them — level up gradually through Copper tools/armor first.
• Armor grants real XP on craft, so a full set is worth forging for the XP even if you don't plan to wear it yet.
• Keep gear undamaged if you intend to trade or sell it — repair before listing.
• Don't confuse Starter sword's low 5 damage for a bug — it's an intentional correction meant to make the Copper upgrade feel meaningful.
• Tool tiers buy swing speed only — pick the tier your Smithing level allows, but don't expect bigger yields or more XP per gather.

Skills of Kintara
Gathering	Woodcutting  ·  Mining  ·  Fishing
Production	Cooking  ·  Smithing
Combat	Combat