Meiyas Blacksmithing Guide and Reference

• Kaeporo wrote on 2010-08-27 16:26
  Perhaps you could note the possible usefulness of fragmentation?
• EndlessDreams wrote on 2010-08-27 17:27

  Quote from Kaeporo;138525:

  Perhaps you could note the possible usefulness of fragmentation?

  
  
  It is very useful in wasting in money, but it is slightly better, in terms of not wasting money, than dropping the finished item on the floor.
  
  Most of the time, you can sell the stuff at a price that is much greater than the price of items you get back from fragmentation.
• Meiya wrote on 2010-08-28 00:25
  I have discovered that fragmentation is useless for Blacksmithing. For the majority of the items, you do not want to finish them, such as Pelican helms and most high ranking weapons like Warriors axe. This is because they take valuable leather to finish. The cost to finish the item is greater than its actual value. The items you do finish can be sold off. The exception is very early ranks of Blacksmithing, where the items dont have much value.
  
  Fragmentation at its current cap of rank 6, does not give enough success rate. Even with enchants, Royal Alchemy title, r1 alchemy mastery and saturday + rain, you are looking at 50-60% success rate for most items maximum. To make matters worse, the range of materials returned is always less than the amount you spent making it. And the range starts at 0!
  
  Heres an example
  Light Melka Chain Mail Fragmentation success rate - around 50-60% or so.
  On success, you get 0-9 common leather straps, 0-9 iron ingots, 0-1 common fabric. It is possible to succeed and get like, 1 common strap only.
  
  But wait, on average, light melka chain mail takes around 15 common leather straps and iron ingots. Chances are, you are going to get very little of it back. Its much easier to sell the armor.
  
  On a final note, even if you wanted to, you cant fragment items that are higher than rank 6.
• Second wrote on 2010-08-31 05:58
  You can't frag pelican protector or warrior axe anyways since you can buy those from the npc.
  The number of blacksmithed items that can be fraged is small so I'll list them because its not even listed on the wiki.
  
  
  

  
  
  • Furnace - Copper Ingot - rD
    
  • Bird Face Cap - rC
    
  • Evil Dying Crown - rB
    
  • Greave Boots - rB
    
  • Vito Crux Greaves - rB
    
  • Furnace - Silver Ingot - rA
    
  • Dragon Crest - rA
    
  • Iron Mask Headgear - rA
    
  • Scale Armor - rA
    
  • Plate Gauntlet - rA
    
  • Light Melka Chain Mail - rA
    
  • Double Ring Mail - r9
    
  • Spaika Silver Plate Boots - r9
    
  • Fine Anvil - r9
    
  • Plate Mail - r8
    
  • Hetero Kite Shield - r8
    
  • Furnace - Gold Ingot - r7
    
  • Valencia's Cross Line Plate Gantlet - r6
    
  • Heater Shield - r6
    
• Fracture wrote on 2010-08-31 15:48
  Wow, using this guide, I might actually start ranking my smithing. I got to rC and gave up because it seemed so endless, but with actual estimates on total materials needed, I might go for it again.
  
  Also, I'm not sure if it was a typo of if the in-game listing is wrong and you put it intentionally, but Rank B training lists Gauntlets instead of Greaves.
  
  An excellent guide though, and like I said, I think I'll get back into my smithing.
• Fracture wrote on 2010-09-14 12:40
  A note for rank A: It may be easier for the Great Successes to use Leminia's Holy Moon Armor (F). Cost is only 5 iron and 4 fine leather (not straps) and it's only a Fine Fabric to finish. I'm not exactly sure where to get the manual though, I just came across one in my inventory.
• Meiya wrote on 2010-09-14 15:57
  But your better off not doing great successes at all, and just make Light Melkas, which not only are easier, but only need common leather straps.
• Fracture wrote on 2010-09-14 20:02
  Ah, ok, thanks. Out of curiosity, though, do you happen to know where the manual is from? I'm not sure how I got it, and wiki doesn't say xD
• Meiya wrote on 2010-09-15 02:40
  Pretty sure its iria fishing.
• Fracture wrote on 2010-09-15 12:32
  ...Strange, I never fish. Ah well, that's a mystery I can attend to later. Thanks xD
• jacobjacobb wrote on 2010-10-22 04:40
  Wow nice job :D. Everything and anything you need to know about blacksmithing. Now I don`t need to write one that doesn`t even compare :P
• Adelynn wrote on 2010-10-28 18:38
  The gold count made me die inside a little. lmao. Thanks for posting this. I may use it in the future when I've exhausted my means of getting dex and have a decent gold pool to get started.
• Junan wrote on 2012-11-03 16:12

  Quote from ;:

  
  I think it might be useful to point out that Edern's Part-time Job is perfect for ranking Blacksmithing up to rank 9.
• Smexful wrote on 2015-05-28 11:37
  *Places gun to head* "Well there goes my Grandmaster Blacksmithing Title" *Slightly squeezes trigger*
  
  *Furghus busts in Kramer style* "Don't do it! I was like you once!!"
  
  *Puts down gun* "Fine I won't do it, but as a motivational tool to get this stuff done... May I have your hammer?"
  
  *Furghus generously hands over his hammer* --- *Smashes head in on anvil*
  
  
  I'll just get my Master Title and NEVER touch this again. I thought Metallurgy was a pain in the anus... Good thing I only need Rank C and I'm already halfway through D. Great guide though~!
• Dragoolfire wrote on 2015-07-06 18:27
  For Rank B, you have it still saying in the requirements Gauntlets.