Smithing is a craft utilizing heavy materials in order to create armors, weaponry, and various tools These items are bought using smithing guild points. Players can enroll as a member of this guild by talking to following npcs
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This item can be turned in once you have reached an 8 in skill (8, 28, 48, etc.), or higher skill (up to the cap). Cheap recipes are few and far between around these levels Sheets we've made previously and lizard skins can be bought from the ah or farmed if that's your preferred method. Smithing guild recipes jump to
Amateur recruit initiate novice apprentice journeyman craftsman artisan adept veteran veteran amateur All recipe items listed below can either be purchased from !ah and/or from shop/guild npcs and/or obtained by farming them Some recipe items you may already have from previous crafts Scan through this entire guide to see if items previously crafted can be used in another craft.
I wasted a lot of time just trying to figure it out, and i wrote this guide to help everyone else out. I do not anticipate writing guides for other crafts, as i won't be leveling mules for them A couple of general notes I prefer to start synthing something when i'm 5 levels below it (with advanced support) and then will take it past cap if it's useful or particularly cheap.
