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Blacksmithing

Blacksmithing leveling route 1–300

A route computed from Forever’s own recipe ranges — not a Classic guide. Change the options and the route updates; share it with the link.

Computed from beta data (1.60.1.69913). Recipe color ranges and reagents may change before launch.

Default route: trainer recipes preferred, no camp stations, no specialization, both factions.

1–37: Rough Sharpening Stone37–75: Rough Grinding Stone75–83: Rough Grinding Stone83–111: Heavy Sharpening Stone111–127: Iron Buckle127–141: Patterned Bronze Bracers141–150: Silvered Bronze Boots150–152: Silvered Bronze Boots152–155: Silvered Bronze Gauntlets155–184: Solid Sharpening Stone184–200: Golden Scale Bracers200–210: Steel Plate Helm210–225: Dense Sharpening Stone225–235: Dense Sharpening Stone235–257: Arcanite Skeleton Key257–272: Thorium Shield Spike272–290: Dark Iron Shoulders290–294: Radiant Circlet294–300: Radiant Leggings

Route

Steps that need a recipe item: 4. There, no trainer recipe gives skill or it would cost at least 3× more.

  1. 11 – 37orange → yellow → green
    Rough Sharpening Stone~46 crafts from 1 to 3715 / 35 / 55
    Craft ~46Rough Sharpening Stone
    46 × Rough Stone46Rough Stone46 (1 × 46)
    3s63cmaterials
  2. 237 – 75orange → yellow → green
    Rough Grinding Stone~62 crafts from 37 to 7545 / 65 / 85
    Craft ~62Rough Grinding Stone
    124 × Rough Stone124Rough Stone124 (2 × 62)
    Trainer skill estimated (≈25)
    9s92cmaterials
  3. Train Journeyman (skill cap 150)at skill 75
  4. 375 – 83green
    Rough Grinding Stone~58 crafts from 75 to 8345 / 65 / 85
    Craft ~58Rough Grinding Stone
    116 × Rough Stone116Rough Stone116 (2 × 58)
    Trainer skill estimated (≈25)
    9s15cmaterials
  5. 483 – 111orange → yellow → green
    Heavy Sharpening Stone~36 crafts from 83 to 111100 / 107 / 115
    Craft ~36Heavy Sharpening Stone
    36 × Heavy Stone36Heavy Stone36 (1 × 36)
    Trainer skill estimated (≈80)
    85s26cmaterials
  6. 5111 – 127orange → yellow
    Iron Buckle~17 crafts from 111 to 127125 / 127 / 130
    Craft ~17Iron Buckle
    17 × Iron Bar17Iron Bar17 (1 × 17)
    Tools: Blacksmith HammerTrainer skill estimated (≈105)
    1g30smaterials
  7. 6127 – 141yellow → green
    Patterned Bronze Bracers~21 crafts from 127 to 141125 / 140 / 155
    Craft ~21Patterned Bronze Bracers
    105 × Bronze Bar105Bronze Bar105 (5 × 21)42 × Coarse Grinding Stone42Coarse Grinding Stone42 (2 × 21)
    Tools: Blacksmith Hammer
    2g18s90cmaterials
  8. 7141 – 150yellow
    Silvered Bronze Boots~14 crafts from 141 to 150135 / 150 / 165
    Craft ~14Silvered Bronze Boots
    84 × Bronze Bar84Bronze Bar84 (6 × 14)14 × Silver Bar14Silver Bar14 (1 × 14)28 × Coarse Grinding Stone28Coarse Grinding Stone28 (2 × 14)
    Tools: Blacksmith HammerTrainer skill estimated (≈115)
    2g30s70cmaterials
  9. Train Expert (skill cap 225)at skill 150
  10. 8150 – 152green
    Silvered Bronze Boots~5 crafts from 150 to 152135 / 150 / 165
    Craft ~5Silvered Bronze Boots
    30 × Bronze Bar30Bronze Bar30 (6 × 5)5 × Silver Bar5Silver Bar5 (1 × 5)10 × Coarse Grinding Stone10Coarse Grinding Stone10 (2 × 5)
    Tools: Blacksmith HammerTrainer skill estimated (≈115)
    69s60cmaterials
  11. 9152 – 155yellow
    Silvered Bronze Gauntlets~6 crafts from 152 to 155140 / 155 / 170
    Craft ~6Silvered Bronze Gauntlets
    48 × Bronze Bar48Bronze Bar48 (8 × 6)6 × Silver Bar6Silver Bar6 (1 × 6)12 × Coarse Grinding Stone12Coarse Grinding Stone12 (2 × 6)
    Tools: Blacksmith HammerTrainer skill estimated (≈120)
    1g10s37cmaterials
  12. 10155 – 184orange → yellow → green
    Solid Sharpening Stone~40 crafts from 155 to 184175 / 180 / 185
    Craft ~40Solid Sharpening Stone
    40 × Solid Stone40Solid Stone40 (1 × 40)
    Trainer skill estimated (≈155)
    1g57s16cmaterials
  13. 11184 – 200orange → yellow → green
    Golden Scale Bracers~24 crafts from 184 to 200185 / 197 / 210
    Craft ~24Golden Scale Bracers
    120 × Steel Bar120Steel Bar120 (5 × 24)48 × Heavy Grinding Stone48Heavy Grinding Stone48 (2 × 24)
    Tools: Blacksmith HammerTrainer skill estimated (≈165)
    4g63s49cmaterials
  14. 12200 – 210orange
    Steel Plate Helm~10 crafts from 200 to 210210 / 220 / 230
    Craft ~10Steel Plate Helm
    140 × Steel Bar140Steel Bar140 (14 × 10)10 × Solid Grinding Stone10Solid Grinding Stone10 (1 × 10)
    Tools: Blacksmith HammerTrainer skill estimated (≈190)
    4g16smaterials
  15. 13210 – 225orange
    Dense Sharpening Stone~15 crafts from 210 to 225230 / 232 / 235
    Craft ~15Dense Sharpening Stone
    15 × Dense Stone15Dense Stone15 (1 × 15)
    Trainer skill estimated (≈210)
    1g50smaterials
  16. Train Artisan (skill cap 300)at skill 225
  17. 14225 – 235orange → yellow → green
    Dense Sharpening Stone~17 crafts from 225 to 235230 / 232 / 235
    Craft ~17Dense Sharpening Stone
    17 × Dense Stone17Dense Stone17 (1 × 17)
    Trainer skill estimated (≈210)
    1g64s17cmaterials
  18. 15235 – 257orange → yellow → green
    Arcanite Skeleton Key~26 crafts from 235 to 257250 / 255 / 260
    Craft ~26Arcanite Skeleton Key
    26 × Arcanite Bar26Arcanite Bar26 (1 × 26)26 × Dense Grinding Stone26Dense Grinding Stone26 (1 × 26)
    Tools: Blacksmith HammerTrainer skill estimated (≈230)
    53g98s92cmaterials
  19. 16257 – 272orange → yellow
    Thorium Shield Spike~16 crafts from 257 to 272270 / 280 / 290
    Craft ~16Thorium Shield Spike
    64 × Thorium Bar64Thorium Bar64 (4 × 16)64 × Dense Grinding Stone64Dense Grinding Stone64 (4 × 16)32 × Essence of Earth32Essence of Earth32 (2 × 16)
    Needs a recipe item: Plans: Thorium Shield SpikeTools: Blacksmith Hammer
    24g8s42cmaterials
  20. 17272 – 290orange → yellow → green
    Dark Iron Shoulders~30 crafts from 272 to 290275 / 285 / 295
    Craft ~30Dark Iron Shoulders
    180 × Dark Iron Bar180Dark Iron Bar180 (6 × 30)30 × Heart of Fire30Heart of Fire30 (1 × 30)
    Needs a recipe item: Plans: Dark Iron ShouldersTools: Blacksmith Hammer
    46g86s10cmaterials
  21. 18290 – 294yellow
    Radiant Circlet~5 crafts from 290 to 294290 / 300 / 310
    Craft ~5Radiant Circlet
    90 × Thorium Bar90Thorium Bar90 (18 × 5)20 × Heart of Fire20Heart of Fire20 (4 × 5)
    Needs a recipe item: Plans: Radiant CircletTools: Blacksmith Hammer
    21g52s75cmaterials
  22. 19294 – 300orange
    Radiant Leggings~6 crafts from 294 to 300300 / 310 / 320
    Craft ~6Radiant Leggings
    120 × Thorium Bar120Thorium Bar120 (20 × 6)24 × Heart of Fire24Heart of Fire24 (4 × 6)
    Needs a recipe item: Plans: Radiant LeggingsTools: Blacksmith Hammer
    32g64smaterials

Shopping list

Everything you need to buy or gather, with your own intermediate crafts expanded.

  • 274 × Thorium Bar274Thorium Bar× 274
  • 26 × Arcanite Bar26Arcanite Bar× 26
  • 180 × Dark Iron Bar180Dark Iron Bar× 180
  • 74 × Heart of Fire74Heart of Fire× 74
  • 90 × Dense Grinding Stone90Dense Grinding Stone× 90
  • 260 × Steel Bar260Steel Bar× 260
  • 267 × Bronze Bar267Bronze Bar× 267
  • 32 × Essence of Earth32Essence of Earth× 32
  • 32 × Dense Stone32Dense Stone× 32
  • 48 × Heavy Grinding Stone48Heavy Grinding Stone× 48
  • 40 × Solid Stone40Solid Stone× 40
  • 17 × Iron Bar17Iron Bar× 17
  • 25 × Silver Bar25Silver Bar× 25
  • 36 × Heavy Stone36Heavy Stone× 36
  • 10 × Solid Grinding Stone10Solid Grinding Stone× 10
  • 92 × Coarse Grinding Stone92Coarse Grinding Stone× 92
  • 286 × Rough Stone286Rough Stone× 286
274
Thorium Barproxy
65g76s
26
Arcanite Barproxy
52g
180
Dark Iron Barproxy
43g20s
74
Heart of Fireproxy
11g84s
90
Dense Grinding Stoneproxy
7g20s
260
Steel Barproxy
6g24s
267
Bronze Barproxy
5g34s
32
Essence of Earthproxy
5g12s
32
Dense Stoneproxy
3g20s
48
Heavy Grinding Stoneproxy
1g92s
40
Solid Stoneproxy
1g60s
17
Iron Barproxy
1g36s
25
Silver Barproxy
1g
36
Heavy Stoneproxy
86s40c
10
Solid Grinding Stoneproxy
80s
92
Coarse Grinding Stoneproxy
36s80c
286
Rough Stoneproxy
22s88c

Type your server’s price (e.g. 1g 20s, or 12000 in copper) to re-plan with it.

Recipe items to get (not counted in the cost)

How this route is computed

  1. Skill-up chance: orange = 100%; yellow and green = (gray − skill) ÷ (gray − yellow); gray = 0. Expected crafts per point = 1 ÷ chance.
  2. At every skill point we pick, among the recipes you can already learn that still give skill, the one with the lowest material cost per expected point (keeping the current recipe unless another is at least 10% cheaper).
  3. Material cost uses the client’s vendor prices: exact for trade-supply items (thread, vials, dyes, flux…) and a proxy for gathered materials; items with no vendor price (dusts, essences…) take the median price of trade goods of the same item level. Enter your server prices to replace the proxy.
  4. Materials your profession can make (bolts, cured hides, bars…) are crafted when that is cheaper than buying them, and anything made earlier in the route is reused.
  5. Recipes with a cooldown (transmutes, Mooncloth) are never used; specialization recipes only when you pick that specialization; with “Prefer trainer recipes”, recipes learned from a recipe item count at triple cost.
  6. Trainers are server data: for trainer recipes we estimate the required skill as yellow − 20 (the usual gap for this profession’s recipe items) and mark those steps.
  7. Not counted: trainer fees, the cost of recipe items and auction-house fluctuations.

Orange Yellow Green GrayBar: orange (always gives a point) → yellow → green → gray (no more points).