BlacksmithyWhether sweating over a fiery forge to create a masterpiece or hammering dents and polishing scratches from a favored piece of plate mail, the blacksmith of Britannia is a skilled craftsman who often finds his, or her, services in high demand.
The Tools
Using Blacksmithing
Craftable Items
Enhancing Items
Repairing Items
Smelting Items
Rare Metals
Repair Service Contracts
Bulk Order Deeds
The Tools
The heat and fire of a good forge can be used to turn ingots into weapons and armor of a wide variety.
Sold by: Not sold
Crafted? Yes, using the Carpentry and Blacksmithing skills.
A sturdy anvil can be used to craft weapons and armor.
Sold by: Not sold
Crafted? Yes, using the Carpentry and Blacksmithing skills.
Note: To repair or craft armor and weapons, you must be near both an anvil and a forge.
The smith’s hammer (shown), sledgehammer and tongs may be used to forge metal ingots into weapons and armor.
Sold by: Tinker
Crafted? Yes, using the Tinkering skill.
The blacksmith’s fundamental material of choice? Ingots. Ingots can be smelted from many different types of metal ore.
Sold by: Blacksmith
Crafted? Smelted from ore using the Mining skill.
Using Blacksmithing
Creating Items
To create an item using the Blacksmithing skill:
If successful, the crafted item will appear in your backpack. You may create multiple copies of the same item by clicking the box labeled “Make Last” in your blacksmith menu.Stand near a forge and anvil. Double-click on your hammer or tongs Choose the appropriate category from the left-hand side of the craft menu. Select the item you wish to create from the right-hand side of the menu.
At a high level of skill, you may create exceptional items and mark them with a maker’s mark identifying you as the creator of the item. Click the appropriate button on your blacksmithy menu to toggle this ability on or off, or to set it so that you are prompted each time you craft an exceptional item.
Note: You will not be able to craft any items if your backpack already contains the limit of 125 items.
Craftable Items
Below is a list of the items a blacksmith can create, the materials required, and the minimum skill level needed. The Elves of Heartwood have knowledge of other, more potent items, and might be persuaded to give the recipes for them to an adventurer willing to bargain...
(Note: Some items may require the Samurai Empire and/or the Mondain's Legacy expansion packs.)
Ringmail
Chainmail
Platemail
Helms
Shields
Blades
Axes
Polearms
Bashing
Dragon Scale Armor
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Item
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Resources Needed
|
Req. Skill
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| Ringmail Gloves |
10 ingots
|
12.0
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| Ringmail Sleeves |
14 ingots
|
16.9
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| Ringmail Leggings |
16 ingots
|
19.4
|
| Ringmail Tunic |
18 ingots
|
21.9
|
| Chainmail Coif |
10 ingots
|
14.5
|
| Chainmail Leggings |
18 ingots
|
36.7
|
| Chainmail Tunic |
20 ingots
|
39.1
|
| Platemail Gorget |
10 ingots
|
56.4
|
| Platemail Gloves |
12 ingots
|
58.9
|
| Platemail Arms |
18 ingots
|
66.3
|
| Platemail Legs |
20 ingots
|
68.8
|
| Platemail (Tunic) |
25 ingots
|
75.0
|
| Platemail (female) |
20 ingots
|
44.1
|
| Dragon Barding Deed |
750 ingots
|
72.5
|
| Platemail Mempo |
18 ingots
|
80
|
| Platemail Do |
28 ingots
|
87
|
| Platemail Hiro Sode |
16 ingots
|
80
|
| Platemail Suneate |
20 ingots
|
65
|
| Platemail Haidate |
20 ingots
|
65
|
| Helmet |
15 ingots
|
37.9
|
| Bascinet |
15 ingots
|
8.3
|
| Norse Helm |
15 ingots
|
37.9
|
| Close Helm |
15 ingots
|
37.9
|
| Plate Helm |
15 ingots
|
62.6
|
| Chainmail Hatsuburi |
20 ingots
|
30
|
| Platemail Hatsuburi |
20 ingots
|
45
|
| Heavy Platemail Jingasa |
20 ingots
|
45
|
| Light Platemail Jingasa |
20 ingots
|
45
|
| Small Platemail Jingasa |
20 ingots
|
45
|
| Decorative Platemail Kabuto |
25 ingots
|
90
|
| Platemail Battle Kabuto |
25 ingots
|
90
|
| Standard Platemail Kabuto |
25 ingots
|
90
|
| Circlet |
6 ingots
|
62.1
|
| Royal Circlet |
6 ingots
|
70.0
|
| Gemmed Circlet * |
6 ingots
|
75.0
|
| Tear Kite Shield |
8 ingots
|
0.0
|
| Buckler |
10 ingots
|
0.0
|
| Bronze |
12 ingots
|
0.0
|
| Metal |
14 ingots
|
0.0
|
| Metal Kite Shield |
16 ingots
|
4.6
|
| Heater |
18 ingots
|
24.3
|
| Chaos Shield |
25 ingots
|
85.0
|
| Order Shield |
25 ingots
|
85.0
|
| Dagger |
3 ingots
|
0.0
|
| Cutlass |
8 ingots
|
24.3
|
| Katana |
8 ingots
|
44.1
|
| Kryss |
8 ingots
|
36.7
|
| Bone Harvester |
10 ingots
|
33.0
|
| Scimitar |
10 ingots
|
31.7
|
| Broadsword |
10 ingots
|
35.4
|
| Longsword |
12 ingots
|
28.0
|
| Crescent Blade |
14 ingots
|
45.0
|
| Viking Sword |
14 ingots
|
24.3
|
| No-Dachi |
18 ingots
|
75
|
| Wakizashi |
8 ingots
|
50
|
| Lajatang |
25 ingots
|
80
|
| Daisho |
15 ingots
|
60
|
| Tekagi |
12 ingots
|
55
|
| Shuriken |
5 ingots
|
45
|
| Kama |
14 ingots
|
40
|
| Sai |
12 ingots
|
50
|
| Radiant Scimitar |
15 ingots
|
75.0
|
| War Cleaver |
18 ingots
|
70.0
|
| Elven Spellblade |
14 ingots
|
70.0
|
| Assassin Spike |
9 ingots
|
70.0
|
| Leafblade |
12 ingots
|
70.0
|
| Rune Blade |
15 ingots
|
70.0
|
| Elven Machete |
14 ingots
|
70.0
|
| Battle Axe |
14 ingots
|
30.5
|
| Axe |
14 ingots
|
34.2
|
| Executioner's Axe |
14 ingots
|
34.2
|
| Two-handed Axe |
16 ingots
|
34.2
|
| Double Axe |
12 ingots
|
29.3
|
| Large Battle Axe |
12 ingots
|
28.0
|
| War Axe |
16 ingots
|
39.1
|
| Ornate Axe |
18 ingots
|
70.0
|
| Short Spear |
6 ingots
|
45.3
|
| Bladed Staff |
12 ingots
|
40.0
|
| Pike |
12 ingots
|
47.0
|
| Spear |
12 ingots
|
49.0
|
| War Fork |
12 ingots
|
42.9
|
| Scythe |
14 ingots
|
39.0
|
| Double Bladed Staff |
16 ingots
|
45.0
|
| Bardiche |
18 ingots
|
31.7
|
| Halberd |
20 ingots
|
39.1
|
| Lance |
20 ingots
|
48.0
|
| Maul |
6 ingots
|
14.5
|
| Maul |
10 ingots
|
19.4
|
| Scepter |
10 ingots
|
21.4
|
| War Mace |
14 ingots
|
28.0
|
| War Hammer |
16 ingots
|
34.2
|
| Hammer Pick |
16 ingots
|
34.2
|
| Tessen ** |
16 ingots
|
85.0
|
| Diamond Mace |
20 ingots
|
70.0
|
| Dragon Gloves |
16 dragon scales
|
68.9
|
| Dragon Helm |
20 dragon scales
|
72.6
|
| Dragon Sleeves |
24 dragon scales
|
76.3
|
| Dragon Leggings |
28 dragon scales
|
78.8
|
| Dragon Breastplate |
36 dragon scales
|
85.0
|
* Also requires 1 tourmaline, 1 amethyst, and 1 blue diamond
** Also requires 10 cloth and a minimum 50.0 Tailoring skill
Enhancing Items
Blacksmiths have the ability to enhance the armor and weapons they create (or items found as loot) by using different ore types. Each ore type has an inherent set of magical properties that can be transferred to an item when the blacksmith chooses to enhance something. To enhance a weapon or piece of armor:
If successful, the item will be imbued with magical properties. However, failure can result in the loss of the item. The difficulty of enhancing an item is dependent upon the type of ore being used and how many magic properties the item already has. You can read more about enhancing items and item properties by visiting the Item Properties section of the Playguide.Double-click your smith's hammer. Click the button that displays the type of ore you wish to use (i.e. Iron, Copper, etc.). Click the box marked "Enhance Item" in your blacksmith menu. Target the item you wish to enhance.
Repairing Items
Repairing items requires ingots, so be sure you have a few ready in your backpack.
To repair an item using the Blacksmithing skill:
If unsuccessful, the item you are trying to repair will receive one point of permanent damage to its maximum durability rating. This one point of damage will be incurred each time you fail a repair.Stand near a forge and anvil. Double-click your smith’s hammer or sledge hammer. Click the box marked “Repair Item” in your blacksmith menu. Target the item you wish to repair.
If successful, you will repair the item. The degree of repair is dependent on your Blacksmithing skill. Even if you successfully repair the item, there is a chance it will receive a point of permanent durability damage, depending on the amount of damage repaired and your blacksmithing skill. The lower your skill or the higher amount of damage that needs to be repaired, the greater the chance the item will receive permanent damage.
Smelting Items
Tired of your old armor? Smelt it back to ingots! To smelt an item back to ingots:
The amount of ingots smelted from an item is dependent on your Mining skill level, the condition of the item being smelted, and the type of metal used to create the item. For more information on smelting, see the Mining skill.Stand near a forge and anvil. Double-click your smith’s hammer or sledge hammer. Click the box marked “Smelt Item” in your blacksmith menu. Target the item you wish to smelt.
Rare Metals
There are various types of metal found in Britannia, some quite rare. These metals may be smelted to ingots and used to create colored items. As these metals are rare, they may require a greater skill in Blacksmithing to understand and manipulate the ingots into fine crafted items.
Repair Service Contracts
One of the cornerstones of Ultima Online is the activity of players sharing items with other players in order to obtain repairs for their armor and weapons. A supplement to these transactions exits in the form of “repair service contracts”.
Players can create repair service contracts by using the blacksmithing skill and by performing the following steps:
- Use a smithing tool as normal (double-click it).
- Choose the “Repair” option from the menu that appears.
- Target a blank scroll. The scroll must be within the blacksmith’s backpack.
- The repair service contract will appear in the creating character’s backpack.
Blacksmiths will not gain any skill by creating these contracts. And they cannot be sold on player vendors.
In order to use a repair service contract, you must be standing in an NPC blacksmith or armorer shop. Then, just double-click the contract and target the item that you want to repair. The used repair service contract will disappear after use.
Bulk Order Deeds
The basic concept of the bulk order system is that players who interact with certain crafting-based NPC shopkeepers will, on random occasions, be offered the opportunity to fulfill "bulk order deeds" (also known as "BODs"). In return for completing these BODs, the player will receive special rewards as compensation.
Each time you sell an item to an Armorer or Blacksmith NPC, you’ll have a random chance to receive a bulk order deed. Complete the deed and return it to the NPC for your reward.
You can find complete information on the Bulk Order system here.
Additional Information
Professional Title: Smith
Skill Used by: Item use
Trainers: Armorer, Blacksmith, Blacksmith Guildmaster, Weaponsmith
Primary Stat: Strength
Secondary Stat: Dexterity
Handy Additional Skills for Smiths:
Mining — Mine for ore throughout Britannia and smelt ingots.
Arms Lore — Assess the quality and condition of your armor and weapons.
