Frostmere

Frostmere
Zone	Calm / No PvP
Connected to	Whisperwood (north return)
Notable features	Metal ore nodes, snow-capped trees, Grimjaw, blacksmith forge cottage
Entry requirement	None

Frostmere is a snowy calm zone south of Whisperwood. It is the main place for mining Metal and forging copper, iron, and silver tools through Smithing. Unlike the Wilderness, Frostmere does not contain stone or coal nodes. Its mining route is focused on metal ore.

What's Here

Feature	Use
Metal ore nodes	Mine Metal for Smithing recipes.
Blacksmith Forge	Smelt ingots and forge copper, iron, and silver tools and weapons.
Grimjaw	Blacksmith NPC who handles smelting, forging, and repairs.
Snowy forest	Calm area with no PvP.

Entry

Frostmere has no level requirement — walk in from Whisperwood. It previously required Total Level 20; that gate was removed in a 2026 update.

Requirement	Notes
None	Open to all levels. Smithing does not count toward Total Level.
Route	Enter from Whisperwood.

Mining

Frostmere is the only realm with metal (iron) ore nodes — everywhere else, rocks yield Stone or Coal (silver ore is exclusive to The Dunes). Mining here carries no PvP risk.

Action	Location	Skill	Result
Mine metal ore nodes	Frostmere (calm, no PvP)	Mining	Metal — 50 Mining XP per node

Smithing

Smithing is done at the Blacksmith Forge by Grimjaw (also available at Harun the Forgewright in The Dunes West). Crafting counts down at roughly 1 second per unit, with a short cooldown between crafts. No base tool is consumed — every tier is craftable from scratch.

Smelting

Ingot	Cost	Smithing XP
Copper Ingot ×10	100 Stone + 50 Coal	100 XP
Iron Ingot ×10	60 Iron Ore + 60 Coal	220 XP
Silver Ingot ×10	40 Silver Ore + 80 Coal	300 XP

Iron ore requires Mining 5, Silver ore requires Mining 20 (silver ore is mined in The Dunes).

Forging

Upgrade	Smithing Level	Materials	Effect	Smithing XP
Axe → Copper Axe	0	20 Copper Ingot + 400 Wood	5% faster Woodcutting	400 XP
Axe → Iron Axe	10	40 Iron Ingot + 1,000 Wood	10% faster Woodcutting	750 XP
Axe → Silver Axe	20	80 Silver Ingot + 2,000 Wood	15% faster Woodcutting	700 XP
Pickaxe → Copper Pickaxe	7	28 Copper Ingot + 850 Wood	5% faster Mining	400 XP
Pickaxe → Iron Pickaxe	17	60 Iron Ingot + 1,600 Wood	10% faster Mining	750 XP
Pickaxe → Silver Pickaxe	27	100 Silver Ingot + 3,000 Wood	15% faster Mining	700 XP
Sword → Copper Sword	3	25 Copper Ingot + 600 Wood	23 damage per hit	400 XP
Sword → Iron Sword	13	55 Iron Ingot + 1,300 Wood	26 damage per hit	750 XP
Sword → Silver Sword	23	90 Silver Ingot + 2,500 Wood	30 damage per hit	700 XP

Tool tiers speed up your swing — they do not change gathering yield or XP. Forged tools carry 4,000 uses. Repairs cost 60% of the forge's ingot cost, scaled to missing durability, minimum one ingot.

NPCs

NPC	Role	Notes
Grimjaw	Blacksmith	Smelts, forges, and repairs tools and weapons at the Blacksmith Forge.

Connections

Direction	Destination	Notes
North	Whisperwood	Return route to the calm forest zone.

Tips

• Bring Wood and Coal from the Wilderness before forging — Frostmere doesn't have those nodes.
• Mine Metal here safely with no PvP risk, then use the forge in the same trip.
• Smithing XP varies by tier: copper forges pay 400 XP, iron 750 XP, and silver 700 XP. Smithing does not count toward Total Level.
• Upgrade Axe and Pickaxe first — the faster swing speed makes every future resource trip quicker.