Smithing
Forge melee weapons, heavy armor, and shields from bars.
Introduction quest
The Weapon You Made — Kaeso, armourer of the ludus. Rocks and a stick, and at the end of it a weapon that is yours.
| Step | Objective | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hear out the armourer | 0 gold, 4 XP |
| 2 | Smelt 3 Bronze Bars from ore you mined yourself | 45 gold, 10 XP |
| 3 | Cut wood once, for the haft | 25 gold, 8 XP |
| 4 | Forge a Bronze Mace | 55 gold, 12 XP |
Finishing the chain pays a further 50 gold and 12 XP. It runs once per character and is claimed from the Quests tab under Trades — see Quests.
The trade from here: At skill 5: Bronze Helmet and Bronze Shield. At skill 15 the iron line opens, and iron is where a smith starts making money.
The chain is the trade's introduction and does not continue. Everything past it opens with skill at the bench, not with another quest.
Recipes
| Recipe | Tier | Skill req | PE | Inputs | Output | Skill XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze Gladius | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3× Bronze Bar, 1× Goat Leather | Gladius (item level 5) | 72 |
| Bronze Mace | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3× Bronze Bar, 1× Olive Log | Mace (item level 5) | 72 |
| Bronze Helmet | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3× Bronze Bar | Legion Helmet (item level 5) | 72 |
| Bronze Shield | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3× Bronze Bar, 2× Olive Log | Shield (item level 5) | 72 |
| Iron Gladius | 2 | 15 | 4 | 4× Iron Bar, 1× Boar Leather | Gladius (item level 15) | 108 |
| Iron War Axe | 2 | 15 | 4 | 4× Iron Bar, 2× Beech Log | War Axe (item level 15) | 108 |
| Iron Cuirass | 2 | 20 | 4 | 4× Iron Bar | Legion Cuirass (item level 15) | 108 |
| Iron Greaves | 2 | 20 | 4 | 3× Iron Bar | Legion Greaves (item level 15) | 108 |
| Iron Gauntlets | 2 | 20 | 4 | 3× Iron Bar | Legion Gauntlets (item level 15) | 108 |
| Silvered Blade | 3 | 30 | 4 | 4× Silver Bar, 1× Wolf Leather | Gladius (item level 25) | 144 |
| Silvered Mace | 3 | 30 | 4 | 4× Silver Bar, 2× Cedar Log | Mace (item level 25) | 144 |
| Silvered Cuirass | 3 | 35 | 4 | 4× Silver Bar | Legion Cuirass (item level 25) | 144 |
| Officer's Helmet | 3 | 35 | 4 | 3× Silver Bar | Legion Helmet (item level 25) | 144 |
| Silvered Scutum | 3 | 35 | 4 | 3× Silver Bar, 2× Cedar Log | Shield (item level 25) | 144 |
| Gold-Inlaid Axe | 4 | 45 | 4 | 4× Gold Bar, 1× Bear Leather | War Axe (item level 35) | 180 |
| Gilded Cuirass | 4 | 50 | 4 | 4× Gold Bar | Legion Cuirass (item level 35) | 180 |
| Gilded Gauntlets | 4 | 50 | 4 | 3× Gold Bar | Legion Gauntlets (item level 35) | 180 |
| Orichalcum Gladius | 5 | 60 | 4 | 4× Orichalcum Bar, 1× Lion Leather | Gladius (item level 45) | 216 |
| Orichalcum Mace | 5 | 60 | 4 | 4× Orichalcum Bar, 2× Ebony Log | Mace (item level 45) | 216 |
| Orichalcum Aegis | 6 | 75 | 4 | 4× Orichalcum Bar, 2× Sacred Oak Log | Legion Cuirass (item level 48) | 252 |
| Orichalcum Helm | 5 | 60 | 4 | 3× Orichalcum Bar | Legion Helmet (item level 45) | 216 |
| Adamant Helm | 7 | 80 | 4 | 2× Adamant Bar, 1× Adamas | Legion Helmet (item level 50) | 288 |
| Orichalcum Scutum | 5 | 60 | 4 | 3× Orichalcum Bar, 2× Ebony Log | Shield (item level 45) | 216 |
| Adamant Scutum | 7 | 80 | 4 | 2× Adamant Bar, 2× Sacred Oak Log | Shield (item level 50) | 288 |
| Adamant Cuirass | 7 | 80 | 4 | 3× Adamant Bar, 1× Aurochs Leather | Legion Cuirass (item level 50) | 288 |
| Orichalcum Gauntlets | 6 | 75 | 4 | 3× Orichalcum Bar, 1× Aurochs Leather | Legion Gauntlets (item level 48) | 252 |
| Adamant Gauntlets | 7 | 80 | 4 | 2× Adamant Bar, 1× Adamas | Legion Gauntlets (item level 50) | 288 |
| Gilded Greaves | 4 | 45 | 4 | 3× Gold Bar | Legion Greaves (item level 35) | 180 |
| Orichalcum Greaves | 6 | 75 | 4 | 3× Orichalcum Bar, 1× Aurochs Leather | Legion Greaves (item level 48) | 252 |
| Adamant Greaves | 7 | 80 | 4 | 2× Adamant Bar, 1× Aurochs Leather | Legion Greaves (item level 50) | 288 |
| Opus Gladius | 7 | 80 | 4 | 6× Orichalcum Bar, 2× Aurochs Leather | Gladius (item level 50) | 288 |
| Opus Mace | 7 | 80 | 4 | 6× Orichalcum Bar, 2× Sacred Oak Log | Mace (item level 50) | 288 |
| Opus War Axe | 7 | 80 | 4 | 6× Orichalcum Bar, 2× Sacred Oak Log | War Axe (item level 50) | 288 |
| Emberedge | 8 | 90 | 4 | 8× Cinder of the Throne, 12× Orichalcum Bar, 4× Aurochs Leather, 2× Radiant Core | Emberedge (item level 50) | 324 |
| Slagmaul | 8 | 90 | 4 | 8× Cinder of the Throne, 12× Orichalcum Bar, 4× Sacred Oak Plank, 2× Radiant Core | Slagmaul (item level 50) | 324 |
| Cindercleaver | 8 | 90 | 4 | 8× Cinder of the Throne, 12× Orichalcum Bar, 4× Sacred Oak Plank, 2× Radiant Core | Cindercleaver (item level 50) | 324 |
| Dracoscale Cuirass | 8 | 90 | 4 | 5× Scale of Ladon, 10× Orichalcum Bar, 4× Aurochs Leather, 2× Radiant Core | Dracoscale Cuirass (item level 50) | 324 |
| Dracoscale Helm | 8 | 90 | 4 | 4× Scale of Ladon, 8× Orichalcum Bar, 3× Aurochs Leather, 1× Radiant Core | Dracoscale Helm (item level 50) | 324 |
| Dracoscale Gauntlets | 8 | 90 | 4 | 3× Scale of Ladon, 6× Orichalcum Bar, 2× Aurochs Leather, 1× Radiant Core | Dracoscale Gauntlets (item level 50) | 324 |
| Dracoscale Greaves | 8 | 90 | 4 | 3× Scale of Ladon, 6× Orichalcum Bar, 2× Aurochs Leather, 1× Radiant Core | Dracoscale Greaves (item level 50) | 324 |
How much XP a recipe actually gives
As with nodes, the table's Skill XP is the full award and d = skill − skill req. Each recipe row in the game prints the exact number you would earn right now.
| Band | Condition | Skill XP |
|---|---|---|
| Optimal | d < 10 | 100 % |
| Good | d < 20 | 100 % — but the drop is coming |
| Trivial | d ≥ 20 | 25 % |
Recipes have no Capped band: several recipes can share a skill requirement at different costs, so there is no single "best one open to you" to protect.
Skill curve
Skill runs 1–100. Cumulative skill XP for key milestones:
| Skill | Cumulative XP |
|---|---|
| 15 | 2100 |
| 30 | 8700 |
| 50 | 24500 |
| 75 | 55500 |
| 100 | 99000 |