Smithing

Smithing (Skill)
Activity	Smelting ore into ingots and forging Copper/Iron/Silver tools at Grimjaw (Frostmere) or Harun (Dunes West); crafting Iron/Silver armor at Kaziir (The Dunes)
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; armor is crafted at Kaziir the Armoursmith's armoury in The Dunes. The Dunes are closed to free accounts (holding under 1,000 $KINS), so they smith at Frostmere.

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) · armor at Kaziir the Armoursmith in The Dunes

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 tier perks

Every forged tier swings faster than the starter tool — copper 5%, iron 10% and silver 15%. Iron and silver tools also pay extra in the activity they're made for:

Tier	Swing speed	Axe / Pickaxe: chance of a double resource	Axe / Pickaxe: bonus Woodcutting / Mining XP	Sword: bonus Combat XP per monster kill
Starter	—	—	—	—
Copper	5% faster	—	—	—
Iron	10% faster	10%	+5%	+5%
Silver	15% faster	20%	+10%	+10%

• Double resource: each swing that gathers has that chance of giving 2 instead of 1.
• Bonus XP: added to the XP you get when a tree is felled or a rock is mined out, or when you kill a monster with the sword.
• A tool only helps its own job — a silver pickaxe does nothing for chopping.
• The bonus is worked out on the base amount, before relic, guild and $KINS bonuses are added on top.
• Sword damage is set by the damage table above, not by perks.

Balance Pass: The Starter sword used to hit for 20, close enough to Copper's 23 that the first rung of the weapon ladder was pointless. It was cut to 5 on 6 August 2026, so that Copper is the first real upgrade. 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 at Kaziir's armoury in The Dunes, not at the tool forges. Worn armor is repaired at the forges (Grimjaw or Harun).

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).

Salvage

Got a forged tool or armour piece you no longer need? The forge's Salvage tab melts it back down into some of the ingots it was made from. Salvage at Grimjaw in Frostmere or Harun in Dunes West — you have to be standing at the forge.

• Return: 40% of the ingots in the item's recipe (rounded down) at full durability.
• Worn gear returns less: the return is scaled by the durability the item has left, rounded down. An item too worn to return even one ingot (a broken one included) can't be salvaged — it's refused, not destroyed.
• Ingots only: salvage never gives back the Wood, Molten Rock or Brute Horn from the recipe, and pays no Smithing XP.
• Can't be salvaged: the tool or sword you're holding, armour you're wearing, starter gear, and any item with a relic socketed — melting it would destroy the relic, so take that item off the table by keeping it.
• If the ingots wouldn't fit in your backpack, the salvage is refused and nothing is used up.
• Daily limit: you can salvage up to 25 items per day. The count resets at 00:00 UTC.

Item	Recipe ingots	Salvage at full durability
Copper Axe	20 Copper Ingots	8 Copper Ingots
Copper Sword	25 Copper Ingots	10 Copper Ingots
Copper Pickaxe	28 Copper Ingots	11 Copper Ingots
Iron Axe	40 Iron Ingots	16 Iron Ingots
Iron Sword	55 Iron Ingots	22 Iron Ingots
Iron Pickaxe	60 Iron Ingots	24 Iron Ingots
Silver Axe	80 Silver Ingots	32 Silver Ingots
Silver Sword	90 Silver Ingots	36 Silver Ingots
Silver Pickaxe	100 Silver Ingots	40 Silver Ingots
Iron Helmet	40 Iron Ingots	16 Iron Ingots
Iron Body	50 Iron Ingots	20 Iron Ingots
Iron Legguards	50 Iron Ingots	20 Iron Ingots
Iron Boots	25 Iron Ingots	10 Iron Ingots
Silver Helmet	80 Silver Ingots	32 Silver Ingots
Silver Body	100 Silver Ingots	40 Silver Ingots
Silver Legguards	75 Silver Ingots	30 Silver Ingots
Silver Boots	40 Silver Ingots	16 Silver Ingots

For example, an Iron Axe at half durability returns 8 Iron Ingots instead of 16. Repairing an item and then salvaging it never comes out ahead — salvage is for clearing out gear you've outgrown.

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 undamaged copies stack: a piece that has taken any wear keeps its own slot (so no durability is ever lost), and a piece carrying a Relic never stacks. 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 (see Guilds) also accepts gear as of a recent Guilds update — swords, armor, pickaxes, and axes can now be deposited alongside gold and materials, up to 10,000 per stack, with wear preserved exactly as deposited. The guild bank is slightly more forgiving than a personal bank: pieces at the same durability share a stack there, where a personal bank stacks only undamaged copies.

Marketplace Restrictions

Only undamaged (full-durability) tools and armor can be listed on the Marketplace. Direct player trades accept worn gear. Repair at Grimjaw or Harun to restore a piece to full durability before listing 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 through smelting and the Copper tools first (there is no copper armor; the first armor piece, the Iron Helmet, needs Smithing 14).
• 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 sell it on the Marketplace — repair before listing.
• Don't confuse Starter sword's low 5 damage for a bug — it's an intentional cut (from 20, on 6 August 2026) meant to make the Copper upgrade feel meaningful.
• Iron and silver tools are worth the jump: on top of the faster swing they have a chance of double resources and pay bonus gathering or Combat XP (see Tool tier perks).
• Outgrown a tier? Salvage the old tool for 40% of its ingots instead of letting it gather dust.
• Smelting or forging 100 items unlocks the Anvil Regular achievement (4,000 Smithing XP).

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