Enshrouded Crafting Weapons — Forge Tiers and Costs
How weapon crafting works in Enshrouded: the Forge and Blacksmith line, metal tiers by Flame level, the item-level system, shields, and crafting requirements.
FAQ
Where do you craft weapons in Enshrouded?
What metals are weapons made from?
Can you upgrade a weapon?
Weapons are why you rescue the Blacksmith first: his 85 weapon recipe rows gate almost everything a melee or ranged build swings.
The crafting chain
- Rescue Oswald Anders from the Ancient Vault of the Blacksmith — his quest “Crafting First Gear” unlocks the Scrappy Sword and Spiked Club immediately
- Build the Forge — 30 Stone, 10 Metal Scraps, 10 Charcoal, 12 Wood Logs
- Build the Smelter — 50 Fired Bricks and a Crucible — for the bar ladder behind every weapon
- Blast Furnace for late tiers — steel, gold, silver, Celestium in bulk
- Smithing Tools placed nearby expand his menu further
The tier ladder
| Flame stage | Weapon metals | Example cost pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Early | Scrap, Copper, Bronze | Fenrig’s Axe: 4 Metal Sheets → 4 Copper Bars → 4 Bronze Bars |
| Mid | Iron, Silver, Steel | Wailing Blade: Amber counts rise with each level |
| Late (36) | Gold Bars | Dragon Sword: 2 Gold Bars, 4 Tin, 8 Resin, 8 Tar |
| Endgame (46) | Celestium Bars | Most families: Celestium plus Moonstone Dust or Magma Gel |
Each row is a fresh craft, not an upgrade — old versions remain valid for alts and the build planner economy.
Weapon categories at the Blacksmith
- Swords and axes — the generalist lines, cheapest to tier up
- Clubs and hammers — heavy hitters for strength builds; see melee build
- Spears and scythes — reach weapons with fossilized-bone costs
- Shields — 18 shield recipes, from scrap bucklers to Shroud Core-gated bulwarks like Pikemead’s Bulwark
- Tools — better pickaxes and axes are Blacksmith crafts too, feeding the gathering loop
The shelter requirement
Nearly every weapon recipe lists Shelter as a need. Crafting under the open sky fails silently — put a roof over the forge corner. Pair the station line with a magic chest of ore and charcoal so tiers flow without hauling.
Related guides
Sources: allthings.how 1.0 Blacksmith recipe list (85 weapon rows, level tiers, shelter requirement), maxdps 1.0 files (Flame gates per row), official wiki Blacksmith entry. Last verified 2026-10-23 for v1.0.
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