Smithing 101

put text here ^^

Smithing Guide
Written by stryke of (Asura)
Currently at 76 smithing


First off Join the guild at Metalworks or North Sandoria (NPC = Mevreauche or Ghemp.)
The Blacksmith's guild is open 8:00-23:00 but is closed watersday.

Rank up as soon as you can every 10 levels. Once your novice save Guild points for Key items/ Armor.
First Key Item you should get is Sheeting. Will save you a ton of time making sheets. and crystals.
You can skill on breaks within 5 levels of recipe cap. Note this is natural skill before any +1 items or guild support.

Look into getting overwhelming Fire or Desynthesis moghancement.



0-4 Bronze sheet(4) (fire + bronze ingot) Recommended
Buy ingots off Guild.

4-5 Bronze Knife(5) (Fire+ ash lumber + bronze ingot)
Can sell some for profit on AH.

Pickaxe(Smith5, WW2) Optional synth

5-10 Bronze scales(10) (Wind + bronze sheet) NPC them

10-14 Bronze bolt heads(14) wind + bronze ingot) Recommended

10-15 Tin ingot(15) Another cheap option.

12-16 Crossbow bolt x33 (Smith 16, WW 4) Wind + ash lumber + bronze ingot

14-15 Aspis (18) fire + ash lumber + bronze sheet x2 (test item for level 20, might as well make a few extra to sell)

14-18.5 Iron ingot(20) Fire + iron ore x4 (about 6 stacks worth)
Buy iron ore off Guild for 675 a piece.

18.5-21 Iron sheet (22) Fire + Iron ingot

22-23 Makibishi x33 (23) Wind + Iron scales
Sell to AH for profits.

? Spatha (25) fire + bronze ingot x3 + lizard skin (fairly cheap synth)

21-22 (23-26)Iron scales (26) Wind + Iron sheet
Make makibishi with the scales and sell them.

26-28 Bilbo(Smith 28, Goldsmith 7) Fire + iron ingot + silver ingot (Sell them ~10k at ah)
(Level your Goldsmithing to 3 on copper ingots before starting this recipe)

28-29 Iron mask (29) Earth brass sheet + iron sheet (NPC for 1700)
Can try NPC to guild.

Plain sword(31), Plain pick(33), Plain cap (34) check AH for supply, usually low.

Claws (Smith32, Bonecraft Npc's for ~2000 Fire + Beetle jaw + Steel ingot (Optional)

Tomahawk (32) Optional

Steel bullet (Smith30, Alch 48) possible breakeven, requires alchemy 43+

29-32 Steel sheets (36) Fire + Steel ingot (use advanced support)
Buy ingots off Mhaura NPC vendor 3500 each or AH.
Save them for steel scales 38-40

32-37.5 Warpick (Smithing 38, Woodworking 6) Recommended
Fire + Ash lumber + Steel Ingot (near breakeven, Level WW sub to 2 before starting recipe)
Npc for 3500 gil

Padded cap (Smith 39, leather9) Earth + iron sheet + Lizard skin x2 (Optional)
get leathercraft to 4 before starting recipe. Npcs for 850gil

37.5-40 Steel scales(40) NPC for ~1428gil or save these for Steel finger gauntlets(48)
Wind + Steel sheet
Loss of some gil but not to bad at this stage.

39-41 Iron mittens (Smithing41, Leathercraft10) Earth + iron sheet + lizard skin
NPC for 3168 Gil
Can start these at around 35 if you like

41-44 Iron subligar(smith45, Leather12) Level leathercraft to 7 first
Earth +
Iron sheet + 2700 (you got sheeting Key item?)
lizard skin + 400
Cotton cloth + 575
Skill leathercraft to 7+ first
NPCs for 3168

44-47 Mythril pick(47)
Fire +
Mythril ingot (1500 x4 ore to craft) Goldsmithing required
Elm lumber (3K a log or Chocobo dig)
NPC 7468 gil or sell at guild 8300+
Guild test item (48-50)

steel visor (49) Wind + iron scales + steel sheet + sheep leather (Optional)

Wind + Quadav Helm

47-48 Steel finger gauntlets 51 ( earth + Steel scales x2 + Leather gloves 350gil, + Cotton thread
Npc's for 3300 to guild for 3735gil (use up those steel scales from level 40

47-51 Darksteel Ingot(52) - Recommended(sells ~12k each and 200k stack)
Fire +
Darksteel ore (5k-6k gil) +
x3 Iron ore (675 gil)

Lightning + Quadav backplate(53?)
Set up mog house for desynthesis first.

Gorget (53) Npcs for ~2000 (Fire + Iron sheet + sheep leather)

51-54 Steel ingot (54) Recommended
Fire +
Bomb ash 463gil x4 + Olaf metalworks G-7 (2-3k stack off AH)
(436gil) iron sand x4 Buy these off NPC in Norg - they dont stack either.
Sells to AH for about 50-60k stack.


Darksteel sheet(55) Fire + Darksteel ingot
(Only craft if you want to sell darksteel sheets or use them later)

54-56 Steel ingot (56) Fire + Djinn ash + Iron sand x4 (Recommended)
Sells to AH for ~ 50-60k stack

Gauntlets (57) Fire + Iron sheet x2, + leather gloves x2
Can sell to npc for 2900- 4300 gil

Dark scales? 59 NPC 2900 ouch

Darksteel bolt heads 62
Darksteel bolts(64)

57?-66 Nodowa66 (Sell to NPC) Recommended
Earth + Iron sheet + silk thread
Npc's for 2700-3500 gil
Make sure to use advanced support until your are 61+

66-73 Darksteel pick 73 Fire + Darksteel ingot + Elm lumber
Npc's for 12454 gil
73-74 Dark bronze ingot 74 Optional
74-75 Dark bronze sheet 75 Optional
73-76 Durium Ingot 76 (this step takes a long time
Karimata arrowheads 79 (takes bonecraft sub)
Troll bronze sheet 82
Darksteel Nodowa 83 Earth + Darksteel sheet + silk thread
Adaman Sheet 85
Adaman Ingot 90/91


Guild Points

1280 BRONZE dagger (32.8 items) Forget about it. Buy off NPC if you really want points.
1440 bronze knuckles
1600 (18.6) Bronze zaghnal (forget about it)
2000 xiphos
2320 (12.4 items) Aspis Fire + Bronze sheet x2 + Ash lumber
3040 Wakizashi(10.1 items) Best bought off NPC for 1400-2160 gil.
3040 Dagger 7.4 items 406 each
5360 Targe 3.1 items Fire crystal + Iron sheet x2 + holly lumber
Scimitar 905 4.8 items
Iron scale male 6720 1.4items Earth + iron scale x4 + leather vest + sheep leather + cotton thread?
6800 Mithril claymore 1.3 items 5250 each[/size][/size][/size]

I say just hit me up as I got smithing 100 and I love to craft.