Editing Smithing Guide

'''Smithing''' turns mined ore into bars at a Furnace, then bars into wearable gear at an Anvil. The short version: mine ore → smelt it into bars → craft the bars into gear. You earn XP twice for every bar: once when it's smelted, again when it's used in crafting.

[[File:SkillIcon_Smithing.png|100px|thumb|right|Smithing]]
Only '''Helmets''' reliably turn a profit if you're buying your bars outright: Platebodies, Platelegs, and Swords all lose gold at Bronze/Iron/Steel tier once the cost of the bars is factored in. Once you reach level 30 and unlock Mithril, everything becomes very profitable, especially the [[Mithril Sword]].

== Getting Equipped ==
* Pickaxes and hammers must be '''equipped''' to mine or smith; carrying them in your bag isn't enough.
* Players start with a [[Copper Pickaxe]] but no hammer; a basic [[Smithing Hammer]] costs 10g.
* Smelting ore into bars doesn't need a hammer; only smithing bars into items does.
* Pickaxes and hammers can't be crafted; you have to buy them.
* Inventory is 28 slots, and ore, bars, and finished items all take one slot each; nothing here stacks.

== Mining the Ore ==
Full mining routes and rates are covered in the [[Mining Guide]]; this is just the reference table for what Smithing needs.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Mining Level !! Pickaxe !! Ore !! XP per Ore !! Buy Price !! Sell Price
|-
| 1 || [[File:T_CopperPickaxe_Icon.png|30px]] [[Copper Pickaxe]] || [[File:T_CopperOre_Icon.png|30px]] [[Copper Ore]] || 15 || 2g || 1g
|-
| 1 || [[File:T_CopperPickaxe_Icon.png|30px]] [[Copper Pickaxe]] || [[File:T_TinOre_Icon.png|30px]] [[Tin Ore]] || 15 || 2g || 1g
|-
| 10 || [[File:T_IronPickaxe_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Pickaxe]] || [[File:T_IronOre_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Ore]] || 30 || 4g || 2g
|-
| 20 || [[File:T_SteelPickaxe_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Pickaxe]] || [[File:T_CoalOre_Icon.png|30px]] [[Coal Ore]] || 80 || 8g || 5g
|-
| 30 || [[File:T_DwarvenPickaxe_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dwarven Pickaxe]] || [[File:T_MithrilOre_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Ore]] || 150 || Mine only || 8g
|-
| 40 || [[File:T_DwarvenPickaxe_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dwarven Pickaxe]] || [[File:T_GoldOre_Icon.png|30px]] [[Gold Ore]] || 350 || Mine only || 56g
|-
| 40 || [[File:T_DwarvenPickaxe_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dwarven Pickaxe]] || [[File:T_GoldDust_Icon.png|30px]] [[Gold Dust]] || 350 || Mine only || 56g
|-
| 60 || [[File:T_DwarvenPickaxe_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dwarven Pickaxe]] || [[File:T_EbonyOre_Icon.png|30px]] [[Ebony Ore]] || 550 || Mine only || Unconfirmed
|-
| 60 || [[File:T_DwarvenPickaxe_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dwarven Pickaxe]] || [[File:T_EbonyDust_Icon.png|30px]] [[Ebony Dust]] || 825 || Mine only || Unconfirmed
|}
Dwarven Pickaxe is listed for Gold and Ebony too since it's currently the best-in-slot pickaxe.

== Smelting Bars ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Smithing Level !! Bar !! Ingredients !! Duration !! XP !! Buy Price !! Sell Price
|-
| 1 || [[File:T_BronzeBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Bronze Bar]] || 1x [[File:T_CopperOre_Icon.png|30px]] [[Copper Ore]] + 1x [[File:T_TinOre_Icon.png|30px]] [[Tin Ore]] || 3s || 15 || 8g || 4g
|-
| 10 || [[File:T_IronBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Bar]] || 2x [[File:T_IronOre_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Ore]] || 4s || 30 || 24g (20g at [[Grave Town]]) || 14g
|-
| 20 || [[File:T_SteelBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Bar]] || 1x [[File:T_IronOre_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Ore]] + 1x [[File:T_CoalOre_Icon.png|30px]] [[Coal Ore]] || 5s || 55 || 40g || 28g
|-
| 30 || [[File:T_MithrilBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Bar]] || 1x [[File:T_MithrilOre_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Ore]] + 2x [[File:T_CoalOre_Icon.png|30px]] [[Coal Ore]] || 6s || 155 || Smelt only || 28g
|-
| 40 || [[File:T_SilverBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Silver Bar]] || 7x [[File:T_SilverOre_Icon.png|30px]] [[Silver Ore]] || 10s || 675 || Unconfirmed || Unconfirmed
|-
| 40 || [[File:T_GoldBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Gold Bar]] || 8x [[File:T_GoldOre_Icon.png|30px]] [[Gold Ore]] or [[File:T_GoldDust_Icon.png|30px]] [[Gold Dust]] || 15s || 800 || Smelt only || 700g
|-
| 60 || [[File:T_EbonyBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Ebony Bar]] || 7x [[File:T_EbonyOre_Icon.png|30px]] [[Ebony Ore]] or [[File:T_EbonyDust_Icon.png|30px]] [[Ebony Dust]] || 20s || 1,800 || Smelt only || 350g
|}
Mithril, Gold, and Ebony Bars can't be bought at any stall; you either smelt them yourself or buy them from another player.

== Smithing Gear ==
Everything below is crafted at an Anvil. The level to '''wear or wield''' a finished piece is separate from the Smithing level needed to '''craft''' it.

=== Intermediate Components ===
Higher-tier gear (Mining Gloves, Golden Shield Frame, Dusk Knight armour) isn't smithed directly from bars, it needs these Anvil-crafted components first. Bars are shaped into Plates and Rods, and some Plates/Rods are then combined into "Large" versions or Foil.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Item !! Smithing Level !! Ingredients !! Smithing XP !! Duration
|-
| [[File:T_IronPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Plate]] || 10 || 2x [[File:T_IronBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Bar]] || 30 || 4s
|-
| [[File:T_IronRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Rod]] || 11 || 1x [[File:T_IronBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Bar]] || 10 || 15s
|-
| [[File:T_SteelPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Plate]] || 20 || 2x [[File:T_SteelBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Bar]] || 60 || 5s
|-
| [[File:T_SteelRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Rod]] || 21 || 1x [[File:T_SteelBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Bar]] || 30 || 3s
|-
| [[File:T_LargeSteelPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Large Steel Plate]] || 21 || 2x [[File:T_SteelPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Plate]] || 70 || 5s
|-
| [[File:T_LargeSteelRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Large Steel Rod]] || 23 || 2x [[File:T_SteelRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Rod]] || 40 || 3s
|-
| [[File:T_MithrilPlate_Icon2.png|30px]] [[Mithril Plate]] || 30 || 4x [[File:T_MithrilBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Bar]] || 500 || 22s
|-
| [[File:T_MithrilRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Rod]] || 31 || 2x [[File:T_MithrilBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Bar]] || 250 || 13s
|-
| [[File:T_LargeMithrilPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Large Mithril Plate]] || 31 || 4x [[File:T_MithrilPlate_Icon2.png|30px]] [[Mithril Plate]] || 550 || 22s
|-
| [[File:T_LargeMithrilRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Large Mithril Rod]] || 33 || 2x [[File:T_MithrilRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Rod]] || 275 || 13s
|-
| [[File:T_SilverPlate_Icon2.png|30px]] [[Silver Plate]] || 40 || 7x [[File:T_SilverBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Silver Bar]] || 400 || 15s
|-
| [[File:T_SilverFoil_Icon.png|30px]] [[Silver Foil]] (yields 2) || 45 || 1x [[File:T_SilverPlate_Icon2.png|30px]] [[Silver Plate]] || 400 || 15s
|-
| [[File:T_GoldPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Gold Plate]] || 40 || 8x [[File:T_GoldBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Gold Bar]] || 400 || 15s
|-
| [[File:T_GoldenShieldFrame_Icon.png|30px]] [[Golden Shield Frame]] || 50 || 5x [[File:T_GoldPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Gold Plate]] + 3x [[File:T_GoldBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Gold Bar]] + 2x [[File:T_SteelRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Rod]] + 2x [[File:T_SteelBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Bar]] || 1,000 || 60s
|-
| [[File:T_SmallEbonyPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Small Ebony Plate]] || 60 || 4x [[File:T_EbonyBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Ebony Bar]] || 6,000 || 60s
|-
| [[File:T_SmallEbonyRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Small Ebony Rod]] || 60 || 2x [[File:T_EbonyBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Ebony Bar]] || 3,000 || 40s
|-
| [[File:T_EbonyPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Ebony Plate]] || 60 || 4x [[File:T_SmallEbonyPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Small Ebony Plate]] + 3x [[File:T_EbonyBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Ebony Bar]] || 6,500 || 60s
|-
| [[File:T_EbonyRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Ebony Rod]] || 60 || 4x [[File:T_SmallEbonyRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Small Ebony Rod]] + 3x [[File:T_EbonyBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Ebony Bar]] || 3,250 || 40s
|-
| [[File:T_LargeEbonyPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Large Ebony Plate]] || 60 || 4x [[File:T_EbonyPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Ebony Plate]] + 3x [[File:T_EbonyBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Ebony Bar]] || 7,000 || 60s
|-
| [[File:T_LargeEbonyRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Large Ebony Rod]] || 60 || 4x [[File:T_EbonyRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Ebony Rod]] + 3x [[File:T_EbonyBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Ebony Bar]] || 3,500 || 40s
|}

=== Helmets ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Item !! Defence Req !! Ingredients !! Smithing Level !! Smithing XP !! Duration !! Pierce / Slash !! Sell
|-
| [[File:T_BronzeHelmet_Icon.png|30px]] [[Bronze Helmet]] || 1 || 4x [[File:T_BronzeBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Bronze Bar]] || 8 || 60 || 6s || 6 / 6 || 35g
|-
| [[File:T_IronHelmet_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Helmet]] || 10 || 2x [[File:T_IronPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Plate]] || 18 || 80 || 5s || 10 / 10 || 105g
|-
| [[File:T_SteelHelmet_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Helmet]] || 20 || 2x [[File:T_LargeSteelPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Large Steel Plate]] + 2x [[File:T_SteelRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Rod]] || 28 || 223 || 10s || 16 / 16 || 210g
|-
| [[File:T_MithrilHelmet_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Helmet]] || 30 || 2x [[File:T_LargeMithrilPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Large Mithril Plate]] + 4x [[File:T_MithrilRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Rod]] + 1x [[File:T_MithrilBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Bar]] || 38 || 1,588 || 45s || 25 / 25 || 700g
|}

=== Platebodies ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Item !! Defence Req !! Ingredients !! Smithing Level !! Smithing XP !! Duration !! Pierce / Slash !! Sell
|-
| [[File:T_BronzePlatebody_Icon.png|30px]] [[Bronze Platebody]] || 1 || 10x [[File:T_BronzeBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Bronze Bar]] || 6 || 60 || 18s || 9 / 7 || 70g
|-
| [[File:T_IronPlatebody_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Platebody]] || 10 || 5x [[File:T_IronPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Plate]] + 4x [[File:T_RoughCloth_Icon.png|30px]] [[Rough Cloth]] || 16 || 260 || 14s || 14 / 11 || 175g
|-
| [[File:T_SteelPlatebody_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Platebody]] || 20 || 4x [[File:T_LargeSteelPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Large Steel Plate]] + 3x [[File:T_SteelPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Plate]] + 1x [[File:T_PaddedLeatherVestLine_Icon.png|30px]] [[Thick Leather Vest Line]] || 26 || 486 || 20s || 21 / 18 || 350g
|-
| [[File:T_MithrilPlatebody_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Platebody]] || 30 || 4x [[File:T_LargeMithrilPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Large Mithril Plate]] + 4x [[File:T_MithrilPlate_Icon2.png|30px]] [[Mithril Plate]] + 5x [[File:T_MithrilBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Bar]] + 1x [[File:T_ElvenClothVestLine_Icon.png|30px]] [[Elven Cloth Vest Line]] || 36 || 3,296 || 85s || 35 / 29 || 1,750g
|}

=== Platelegs ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Item !! Defence Req !! Ingredients !! Smithing Level !! Smithing XP !! Duration !! Pierce / Slash !! Sell
|-
| [[File:T_BronzePlatelegs_Icon.png|30px]] [[Bronze Platelegs]] || 1 || 8x [[File:T_BronzeBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Bronze Bar]] || 2 || 120 || 16s || 8 / 6 || 49g
|-
| [[File:T_IronPlatelegs_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Platelegs]] || 10 || 4x [[File:T_IronPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Plate]] + 3x [[File:T_RoughCloth_Icon.png|30px]] [[Rough Cloth]] || 14 || 205 || 12s || 13 / 10 || 140g
|-
| [[File:T_SteelPlatelegs_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Platelegs]] || 20 || 3x [[File:T_LargeSteelPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Large Steel Plate]] + 2x [[File:T_SteelPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Plate]] + 1x [[File:T_PaddedLeatherPantLine_Icon.png|30px]] [[Thick Leather Pant Line]] || 24 || 354 || 18s || 21 / 16 || 280g
|-
| [[File:T_MithrilPlatelegs_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Platelegs]] || 30 || 3x [[File:T_LargeMithrilPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Large Mithril Plate]] + 4x [[File:T_MithrilPlate_Icon2.png|30px]] [[Mithril Plate]] + 3x [[File:T_MithrilBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Bar]] + 1x [[File:T_ElvenClothPantLine_Icon.png|30px]] [[Elven Cloth Pant Line]] || 34 || 2,602 || 75s || 30 / 27 || 1,400g
|}

=== Hands ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Item !! Level Req !! Ingredients !! Smithing Level !! Smithing XP !! Duration !! Stats !! Sell
|-
| [[File:T_MiningGloves_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mining Gloves]] || 25 || 3x [[File:T_SteelBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Bar]] || 21 || 165 || 14s || Mining Power +15 || 140g
|}

=== Weapons ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Item !! Attack Req !! Ingredients !! Smithing Level !! Smithing XP !! Duration !! Damage / Type !! Sell
|-
| [[File:T_BronzeSword_Icon.png|30px]] [[Bronze Sword]] || 1 || 6x [[File:T_BronzeBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Bronze Bar]] || 4 || 90 || 8s || Quick 15 / Slash || 40g
|-
| [[File:T_IronSword_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Sword]] || 10 || 4x [[File:T_IronRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Rod]] + 2x [[File:T_IronBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Bar]] || 12 || 120 || 8.5s || Quick 25 / Slash || 105g
|-
| [[File:T_SteelSword_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Sword]] || 20 || 6x [[File:T_LargeSteelRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Large Steel Rod]] + 4x [[File:T_SteelRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Rod]] || 22 || 292 || 16s || Quick 40 / Slash || 210g
|-
| [[File:T_MithrilSword_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Sword]] || 30 || 1,000x [[File:T_Essence_Icon.png|30px]] [[Essence]] + 3x [[File:T_MithrilBar_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Bar]] + 8x [[File:T_MithrilRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Rod]] + 2x [[File:T_LargeMithrilRod_Icon.png|30px]] [[Large Mithril Rod]] || 32 || 1,162 || 35s || Quick 60 / Slash || 1,050g
|}

== Why You Get XP Twice ==
Smithing has two distinct steps, Smelting (ore into bars) and Smithing (bars into gear), and you get XP for both: once per bar smelted, and again for every bar spent crafting.
{| class="wikitable"
! Tier !! Smelting XP per Bar
|-
| Bronze || 15
|-
| Iron || 30
|-
| Steel || 55
|-
| Mithril || 155
|-
| Gold || 800
|-
| Ebony || 1,800
|}
For example, an [[Iron Helmet]] is made from 2 [[Iron Plate]]s (themselves smithed from 4 Iron Bars): smelting those 4 bars gives 4 × 30 = 120 XP, smithing them into 2 Iron Plates gives another 2 × 30 = 60 XP, and crafting the finished helmet gives 80 XP more, for 260 XP total across every stage.

'''A note on the figures below:''' the Iron/Steel/Mithril Helmet, Platebody, Platelegs, and Weapon recipes above were corrected to match the game's real crafting data (they now go through intermediate Plates/Rods instead of raw bars, and a few Smithing level requirements shifted). The XP/hour and profit/hour figures below predate that correction and haven't been re-measured against the new recipes yet, since that needs real playtesting (travel time, vendor prices for the new intermediate materials) rather than a spreadsheet estimate. Treat the numbers below as outdated for Iron/Steel/Mithril Helmets, Platebodies, Platelegs, and Swords until someone re-runs them.

== XP and Profit per Hour ==
These figures assume a full 28-slot inventory per cycle, real travel time between stations, and no downtime; treat them as upper bounds rather than guarantees. Bronze/Iron/Steel routes buy bars and sell finished items at the Blacksmith Stall in [[Valen Gate]] (except Iron Helmets, which are more profitable buying bars at [[Grave Town]] since they're 4g cheaper there). Mithril and Gold routes assume the ore/bars are already banked, since neither can be bought.

=== Bronze Tier (8g buy / 4g sell per bar, Valen Gate) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Method !! Smithing Level !! XP/Hr !! Profit/Hr
|-
| Buy ore → smelt Bronze Bars || 1 || 17,300 || 0g (breakeven)
|-
| Buy bars → [[File:T_BronzeHelmet_Icon.png|30px]] [[Bronze Helmet]] || 8 || 35,163 || 1,758g
|-
| Buy bars → [[File:T_BronzeSword_Icon.png|30px]] [[Bronze Sword]] || 4 || 39,272 || −2,618g
|-
| Buy bars → [[File:T_BronzePlatelegs_Icon.png|30px]] [[Bronze Platelegs]] || 2 || 26,449 || −3,306g
|-
| Buy bars → [[File:T_BronzePlatebody_Icon.png|30px]] [[Bronze Platebody]] || 6 || 11,676 || −1,946g
|}

=== Iron Tier (24g/20g buy, 14g sell per bar) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Method !! Smithing Level !! XP/Hr !! Profit/Hr
|-
| Buy ore → smelt Iron Bars ([[Valen Gate]]) || 10 || 26,205 || 5,241g
|-
| Buy bars ([[Grave Town]]) → [[File:T_IronHelmet_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Helmet]] || 18 || 40,865 || 8,514g
|-
| Buy bars ([[Valen Gate]]) → [[File:T_IronHelmet_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Helmet]] || 18 || 42,592 || 3,194g
|-
| Buy bars → [[File:T_IronSword_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Sword]] || 14 || 52,898 || −11,461g
|-
| Buy bars → [[File:T_IronPlatebody_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Platebody]] || 16 || 37,895 || −8,211g
|-
| Buy bars → [[File:T_IronPlatelegs_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Platelegs]] || 12 || 35,507 || −7,693g
|}
Grave Town sells Iron Bars 4g cheaper, so Helmets crafted there are more profitable per hour despite the slower Anvil-to-stall trip.

=== Steel Tier (40g buy / 28g sell per bar, Valen Gate) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Method !! Smithing Level !! XP/Hr !! Profit/Hr
|-
| Buy ore → smelt Steel Bars || 20 || 38,661 || 11,247g
|-
| Buy bars → [[File:T_SteelHelmet_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Helmet]] || 28 || 56,000 || 12,727g
|-
| Buy bars → [[File:T_MiningGloves_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mining Gloves]] || 21 || 42,094 || 5,102g
|-
| Buy bars → [[File:T_SteelSword_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Sword]] || 24 || 73,108 || −6,646g
|-
| Buy bars → [[File:T_SteelPlatelegs_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Platelegs]] || 22 || 48,990 || −4,454g
|-
| Buy bars → [[File:T_SteelPlatebody_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Platebody]] || 26 || 51,429 || −4,675g
|}

=== Mithril Tier (Mithril Ore can't be bought; mine it, then smelt with bought Coal) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Method !! Smithing Level !! XP/Hr !! Profit/Hr
|-
| Mine ore + buy Coal → smelt Mithril Bars ([[Grave Town]]) || 30 || 87,339 || 2,254g
|-
| Self-smelted bars → [[File:T_MithrilSword_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Sword]] || 34 || 162,327 || 153,949g
|-
| Self-smelted bars → [[File:T_MithrilHelmet_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Helmet]] || 38 || 121,588 || 115,312g
|-
| Self-smelted bars → [[File:T_MithrilPlatebody_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Platebody]] || 36 || 113,299 || 107,452g
|-
| Self-smelted bars → [[File:T_MithrilPlatelegs_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Platelegs]] || 32 || 109,322 || 103,680g
|}
Selling raw Mithril Bars barely profits at all; crafting them into a [[Mithril Sword]] is roughly 68 times more profitable per hour than selling the bars, and it's also the best XP/hour item in the whole skill. Craft it whenever you've got Mithril Bars banked and Smithing 34+.

=== Gold Tier (Gold Ore/Dust can't be bought; must be mined) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Method !! Smithing Level !! XP/Hr !! Profit/Hr
|-
| Mine ore/dust → smelt Gold Bars ([[Grave Town]]) || 40 || 178,144 || 56,115g
|}
[[Gold Plate]] (8x [[Gold Bar]], level 40, 400 XP, 15s) and [[Golden Shield Frame]] (5x Gold Plate + 3x Gold Bar + 2x [[Steel Rod]] + 2x [[Steel Bar]], level 50, 1,000 XP, 60s) now have known ingredients, but their XP/hr and profit/hr aren't listed here since that needs measured travel/logistics data, not just the raw recipe. [[Volcanic Ring]] has a confirmed recipe (see its own page). [[Volcanic Ward]]'s recipe (1x [[Volcanic Core]] + 1x Golden Shield Frame + 2x Gold Bar, level 60, 45s) is known but its exact Smithing XP isn't confirmed yet.

=== Dusk Knight Armour (endgame set, requires the Dusk Knight Schematics Miniquest) ===
Each of the four Dusk Knight pieces is assembled at an Anvil from several smaller sub-components (also crafted at an Anvil), plus [[Ebony Bar]]/[[Ebony Plate]]/[[Large Ebony Plate]]/[[Silver Foil]] and an [[Exquisite Silk Boot Line|Exquisite Silk]] lining. A [[Dusk Knight Schematics]] is consumed once per final piece to unlock its recipe list, but is NOT consumed by any individual sub-component or the final assembly itself (it acts as a catalyst/tool, not an ingredient). See each piece's own page for its full ingredient list.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Final Piece !! Smithing Level to Craft !! Sub-Components Needed !! Ebony Dust (raw, all sub-components self-smelted)
|-
| [[File:T_DuskKnightBoots_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Boots]] || 60 || [[File:T_DuskKnightBootLeftSabaton_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Boot Left Sabaton]], [[File:T_DuskKnightBootRightSabaton_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Boot Right Sabaton]], [[File:T_DuskKnightBootGreave_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Boot Greave]] (x2) || 1,386
|-
| [[File:T_DuskKnightPlatelegs_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Platelegs]] || 62 || [[File:T_DuskKnightLegCuisses_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Leg Cuisses]], [[File:T_DuskKnightLegTuille_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Leg Tuille]], [[File:T_DuskKnightLegTasset_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Leg Tasset]] (x2), [[File:T_DuskKnightLegPoleyn_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Leg Poleyn]] (x2) || 2,303
|-
| [[File:T_DuskKnightPlatebody_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Platebody]] || 66 || [[File:T_DuskKnightBodyBreastplate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Body Breastplate]], [[File:T_DuskKnightBodyPauldron_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Body Pauldron]] (x2), [[File:T_DuskKnightBodyRerebrace_Icon2.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Body Rerebrace]] (x2), [[File:T_DuskKnightBodyCouter_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Body Couter]] (x2), [[File:T_DuskKnightBodyVambrace_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Body Vambrace]] (x2) || 3,808
|-
| [[File:T_DuskKnightHelmet_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Helmet]] || 68 || [[File:T_DuskKnightHelmetFacePlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Helmet Face Plate]], [[File:T_DuskKnightHelmetHeadPlate_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Helmet Head Plate]], [[File:T_DuskKnightHelmetSpike_Icon.png|30px]] [[Dusk Knight Helmet Spike]] || 1,442
|-
| '''Full Set''' || 68 (highest single piece) || All of the above || '''8,939'''
|}
Ebony Dust totals assume every intermediate (Ebony Bar, Small/Large Ebony Plate, Small/Large Ebony Rod) is smelted from raw Ebony Dust rather than Ebony Ore (7 Dust = 1 Ebony Bar), and exclude the separate [[Silver Foil]] chain, [[Exquisite Silk Boot Line|Exquisite Silk]] linings, and the [[Dusk Knight Schematics]] catalyst (consumed once per final piece, not per sub-component). Costs/XP-per-hour aren't listed here since the sub-component materials don't have confirmed vendor prices.

== Best Choice by Tier ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Tier !! Best for XP !! Best for Profit
|-
| Bronze || [[File:T_BronzeSword_Icon.png|30px]] [[Bronze Sword]] || [[File:T_BronzeHelmet_Icon.png|30px]] [[Bronze Helmet]] (the only profitable Bronze item)
|-
| Iron || [[File:T_IronSword_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Sword]] || [[File:T_IronHelmet_Icon.png|30px]] [[Iron Helmet]] (buy bars at [[Grave Town]])
|-
| Steel || [[File:T_SteelSword_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Sword]] || [[File:T_SteelHelmet_Icon.png|30px]] [[Steel Helmet]] ([[File:T_MiningGloves_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mining Gloves]] a solid second choice)
|-
| Mithril || [[File:T_MithrilSword_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Sword]] || [[File:T_MithrilSword_Icon.png|30px]] [[Mithril Sword]]
|-
| Gold || N/A || Data not yet available
|}

== Best Early Money Method ==
Buying bars, smithing them into Helmets, and selling to a vendor is one of the best early-game gold methods: Helmets need fewer bars, sell for good vendor value, and don't require any Mining. Every other craftable (Platebody, Platelegs, Swords) actually loses gold at Bronze/Iron/Steel tier once the bar cost is factored in, since the bars cost more than the finished item sells for.

* Buy bars from a stall or another player → smith Helmets → sell to a vendor → repeat.
* Best returns: [[Bronze Helmet]] (~1,758g/hr), [[Iron Helmet]] (~8,514g/hr buying bars at Grave Town), [[Steel Helmet]] (~12,727g/hr).
* Everything else at these tiers trains XP but loses gold; only worth it for training if you can absorb the loss, or if you're smelting your own bars instead of buying them.
* Once you hit Smithing 30, switch to Mithril: every Mithril item is highly profitable, and the [[Mithril Sword]] is the best item in the guide for both XP and gold per hour.

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