Profession Guide · Prices from November 11, 2026 (10:43 PM scan)
Blacksmithing turns metal bars and stones into weapons, armor, sharpening stones and keys. It’s the most expensive crafting profession to level, so a Miner can save a lot by smelting their own bars. I went through every Blacksmithing recipe in the game and priced each material at whichever is cheapest: the auction house on the US PvP ruleset, a vendor, or making it yourself. Each step uses the recipe with the lowest cost per skill point, counting the crafts that don’t give a point.
At a glance
1–300 ~379gSteps 21
- You need a Blacksmith Hammer in your bags and an anvil nearby for most recipes.
- Miners can smelt their own bars and cut the cost sharply.
- Train the next rank before you reach each cap at 75, 150 and 225.
1–150: Apprentice and Journeyman
1–35Rough Sharpening Stone
- Craft: about 42
- Each needs: 1 Rough Stone
- Buy: Rough Stone: auction house, 5c
- Recipe: Trainer
- Est. cost: 2s 6c (5c per craft)
35–83Rough Grinding Stone
- Craft: about 122
- Each needs: 2 Rough Stone
- Buy: Rough Stone: auction house, 5c
- Recipe: Trainer
- Est. cost: 12s 11c (10c per craft)
83–91Silver Skeleton Key
- Craft: about 21
- Each needs: 1 Silver Bar, 1 Rough Grinding Stone
- Buy: Silver Bar: auction house, 2s 19c; Rough Grinding Stone: auction house, 8c
- Recipe: Trainer
- Est. cost: 46s 30c (2s 27c per craft)
91–100Rough Bronze Leggings
- Craft: about 9
- Each needs: 6 Bronze Bar
- Buy: Bronze Bar: auction house, 1s 70c
- Recipe: Trainer
- Est. cost: 91s 80c (10s 20c per craft)
100–112Heavy Sharpening Stone
- Craft: about 23
- Each needs: 1 Heavy Stone
- Buy: Heavy Stone: auction house, 2s 41c
- Recipe: Trainer
- Est. cost: 53s 68c (2s 41c per craft)
112–140Patterned Bronze Bracers
- Craft: about 34
- Each needs: 5 Bronze Bar, 2 Coarse Grinding Stone
- Buy: Bronze Bar: auction house, 1s 70c; Coarse Grinding Stone: make it yourself (2 Coarse Stone), about 86c each
- Recipe: Trainer
- Est. cost: 3g 40s (10s 22c per craft)
140–175Green Iron Bracers
- Craft: about 38
- Each needs: 6 Iron Bar, 1 Green Dye
- Buy: Iron Bar: auction house, 2s 20c; Green Dye: vendor, 90c
- Recipe: Trainer
- Est. cost: 5g 27s (14s 10c per craft)
150–225: Expert
175–185Solid Sharpening Stone
- Craft: about 30
- Each needs: 1 Solid Stone
- Buy: Solid Stone: auction house, 1s 48c
- Recipe: Trainer
- Est. cost: 43s 35c (1s 48c per craft)
185–190Truesilver Skeleton Key
- Craft: about 13
- Each needs: 1 Truesilver Bar, 1 Solid Grinding Stone
- Buy: Truesilver Bar: auction house, 13s 30c; Solid Grinding Stone: make it yourself (4 Solid Stone), about 5s 92c each
- Recipe: Trainer
- Est. cost: 2g 48s (19s 22c per craft)
190–200Heavy Mithril Gauntlet
- Craft: about 10
- Each needs: 6 Mithril Bar, 4 Mageweave Cloth
- Buy: Mithril Bar: auction house, 8s 15c; Mageweave Cloth: auction house, 6s 30c
- Recipe: Trainer
- Est. cost: 7g 41s (74s 10c per craft)
200–212Inlaid Mithril Cylinder
- Craft: about 16
- Each needs: 5 Mithril Bar, 1 Gold Bar, 1 Truesilver Bar
- Buy: Mithril Bar: auction house, 8s 15c; Gold Bar: auction house, 8s 41c; Truesilver Bar: auction house, 13s 30c
- Recipe: Plans: Inlaid Mithril Cylinder, from the auction house (about 99s)
- Est. cost: 10g 91s (62s 46c per craft)
212–225Mithril Coif
- Craft: about 13
- Each needs: 10 Mithril Bar, 6 Mageweave Cloth
- Buy: Mithril Bar: auction house, 8s 15c; Mageweave Cloth: auction house, 6s 30c
- Recipe: Trainer
- Est. cost: 15g 50s (1g 19s per craft)
225–300: Artisan
Unlocking Artisan
- Trainer: Brikk Keencraft, Booty Bay, Stranglethorn Vale
- Needs: character level 35 and skill 200
- When to go: as soon as you reach 200. You can’t go past 225 until you train Artisan.
- Forever is new, so confirm in game.
225–235Dense Sharpening Stone
- Craft: about 17
- Each needs: 1 Dense Stone
- Buy: Dense Stone: auction house, 4s 74c
- Recipe: Trainer
- Est. cost: 77s 82c (4s 74c per craft)
235–245Mithril Spurs
- Craft: about 16
- Each needs: 4 Mithril Bar, 3 Solid Grinding Stone
- Buy: Mithril Bar: auction house, 8s 15c; Solid Grinding Stone: make it yourself (4 Solid Stone), about 5s 92c each
- Recipe: Plans: Mithril Spurs, from the auction house (about 6g 99s)
- Est. cost: 14g 80s (50s 36c per craft)
245–248Heavy Mithril Helm
- Craft: about 4
- Each needs: 14 Mithril Bar, 1 Aquamarine
- Buy: Mithril Bar: auction house, 8s 15c; Aquamarine: auction house, 10s 89c
- Recipe: Plans: Heavy Mithril Helm, from the auction house (about 28s)
- Est. cost: 5g 17s (1g 24s per craft)
248–255Dazzling Mithril Rapier
- Craft: about 13
- Each needs: 14 Mithril Bar, 1 Aquamarine, 2 Lesser Moonstone, 2 Moss Agate, 1 Solid Grinding Stone, 2 Mageweave Cloth
- Buy: Mithril Bar: auction house, 8s 15c; Aquamarine: auction house, 10s 89c; Lesser Moonstone: auction house, 6s 15c; Moss Agate: auction house, 5s 13c; Solid Grinding Stone: make it yourself (4 Solid Stone), about 5s 92c each; Mageweave Cloth: auction house, 6s 30c
- Recipe: Plans: Dazzling Mithril Rapier, from the auction house (about 27s)
- Est. cost: 21g 46s (1g 66s per craft)
255–263Thorium Bracers
- Craft: about 11
- Each needs: 12 Thorium Bar, 4 Blue Power Crystal
- Buy: Thorium Bar: auction house, 22s 98c; Blue Power Crystal: auction house, 4s 32c
- Recipe: Plans: Thorium Bracers, from the auction house (about 55s)
- Est. cost: 32g 43s (2g 93s per craft)
263–280Blessed Plate Bracers
- Craft: about 18
- Each needs: 16 Thorium Bar, 1 Blue Sapphire
- Buy: Thorium Bar: auction house, 22s 98c; Blue Sapphire: auction house, 2g
- Recipe: Plans: Blessed Plate Bracers, not seen on the auction house (sold by a vendor or found as a drop)
- Est. cost: 99g 85s (5g 67s per craft)
280–285Thorium Boots
- Craft: about 6
- Each needs: 20 Thorium Bar, 8 Rugged Leather, 4 Green Power Crystal
- Buy: Thorium Bar: auction house, 22s 98c; Rugged Leather: auction house, 12s 99c; Green Power Crystal: auction house, 5s 1c
- Recipe: Plans: Thorium Boots, from the auction house (about 2g)
- Est. cost: 36g 7s (5g 83s per craft)
285–290Radiant Gloves
- Craft: about 6
- Each needs: 18 Thorium Bar, 4 Heart of Fire
- Buy: Thorium Bar: auction house, 22s 98c; Heart of Fire: auction house, 45s 71c
- Recipe: Plans: Radiant Gloves, from the auction house (about 4g 76s)
- Est. cost: 39g 58s (5g 96s per craft)
290–300Radiant Boots
- Craft: about 16
- Each needs: 14 Thorium Bar, 4 Heart of Fire
- Buy: Thorium Bar: auction house, 22s 98c; Heart of Fire: auction house, 45s 71c
- Recipe: Plans: Radiant Boots, from the auction house (about 3g 55s)
- Est. cost: 81g 87s (5g 4s per craft)
Shopping list: 1 to 300
| Material | Amount |
|---|---|
| Thorium Bar | 872 |
| Mithril Bar | 572 |
| Solid Stone | 326 |
| Rough Stone | 286 |
| Iron Bar | 228 |
| Bronze Bar | 224 |
| Mageweave Cloth | 144 |
| Coarse Stone | 136 |
| Heart of Fire | 88 |
| Rugged Leather | 48 |
| Blue Power Crystal | 44 |
| Green Dye | 38 |
| Truesilver Bar | 29 |
| Lesser Moonstone | 26 |
| Moss Agate | 26 |
| Green Power Crystal | 24 |
| Heavy Stone | 23 |
| Silver Bar | 21 |
| Rough Grinding Stone | 21 |
| Blue Sapphire | 18 |
| Dense Stone | 17 |
| Aquamarine | 17 |
| Gold Bar | 16 |
How the costs are worked out: material prices come from the latest auction house scan on the US PvP ruleset (the 7-day typical price for anything not seen in the last few days), the vendor price, or the cost to make it yourself, whichever is cheapest. Orange recipes always give a point; yellow and green ones give a point less often as your skill rises, so the craft counts and costs include the extra crafts that don’t give a point. Recipe colors are the ones Forever uses, not the classic ones. These are averages, so your counts may differ by a few.