Blacksmithing is a profession in Elder Scrolls Online. This profession’s specialty is to create and improve heavy armor and metal weapons in various styles of different races. To create a weapon or a piece of armor you need to be at a blacksmithing station. Such stations are also used to conduct research on different kinds of heavy armor and metal weapons traits. The list of ingredients (ores, ingots, and tempers) used in Blacksmithing can be found here.
Passive Abilities
Passive abilities are active all the time, and affect the outcome of Blacksmithing related activities.
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Metalworking (Passive Skill) |
Rank I |
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Blacksmithing Rank 1 | ||||
Rank II |
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Blacksmithing Rank 5 | |||||
Rank III |
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Blacksmithing Rank 10 | |||||
Rank IV |
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Blacksmithing Rank 15 | |||||
Rank V |
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Blacksmithing Rank 20 | |||||
Rank VI |
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Blacksmithing Rank 25 | |||||
Rank VII |
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Blacksmithing Rank 30 | |||||
Rank VIII |
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Blacksmithing Rank 35 | |||||
Rank IX |
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Blacksmithing Rank 40 | |||||
Rank X |
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Blacksmithing Rank 50 | |||||
Keen Eye: Ore (Passive Skill) |
Rank I |
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Blacksmithing Rank 2 | ||||
Rank II |
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Blacksmithing Rank 9 | |||||
Rank III |
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Blacksmithing Rank 30 | |||||
Miner Hireling (Passive Skill) |
Rank I |
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Blacksmithing Rank 3 | ||||
Rank II |
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Blacksmithing Rank 12 | |||||
Rank III |
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Blacksmithing Rank 32 | |||||
Metal Extraction (Passive Skill) |
Rank I |
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Blacksmithing Rank 4 | ||||
Rank II |
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Blacksmithing Rank 22 | |||||
Rank III |
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Blacksmithing Rank 32 | |||||
Metallurgy (Passive Skill) |
Rank I |
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Blacksmithing Rank 8 | ||||
Rank II |
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Blacksmithing Rank 18 | |||||
Rank III |
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Blacksmithing Rank 28 | |||||
Rank IV |
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Blacksmithing Rank 45 | |||||
Temper Expertise (Passive Skill) |
Rank I |
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Blacksmithing Rank 10 | ||||
Rank II |
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Blacksmithing Rank 25 | |||||
Rank III |
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Blacksmithing Rank 40 |
Temper Chances
Temper | Base Chance | Temper Expertise I | Temper Expertise II | Temper Expertise III | ||||
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Chance | 100% | Chance | 100% | Chance | 100% | Chance | 100% | |
Honing Stone | 20.0% | 5 | 30.0% | 4 | 40.0% | 3 | 50.0% | 2 |
Dwarven Oil | 15.0% | 6 | 22.5% | 5 | 30.0% | 4 | 37.5% | 3 |
Grain Solvent | 10.0% | 10 | 15.0% | 6 | 20.0% | 5 | 25.0% | 4 |
Tempering Alloy | 5.0% | 20 | 7.5% | 14 | 10% | 10 | 12.5% | 8 |
Blacksmith Stations
Refining
You can refine raw resources in batches of 10, obtaining 7 – 10 materials suitable for crafting. The materials refine into the following:
Raw Material | Refined Into | Used to Make… |
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Iron Ore | Iron Ingot | Iron Armor and Iron Weapons (Levels 1 – 14) |
High Iron Ore | Steel Ingot | Steel Armor and Steel Weapons (Levels 16 – 24) |
Orichalcum Ore | Orichalcum Ingot | Orichalc Armor and Orichalc Weapons (Levels 26 – 34) |
Dwarven Ore | Dwarven Ingot | Dwarven Armor and Dwarven Weapons (Levels 36 – 44) |
Ebony Ore | Ebony Ingot | Ebon Armor and Ebon Weapons (Levels 46 – 50) |
Calcinium Ore | Calcinium Ingot | Calcinium Armor and Calcinium Weapons (Champion 10 – 30) |
Galatite Ore | Galatite Ingot | Galatite Armor and Galatite Weapons (Champion 40 – 60) |
Quicksilver Ore | Quicksilver Ingot | Quicksilver Armor and Quicksilver Weapons (Champion 70 – 80) |
Voidstone Ore | Voidstone Ingot | Voidsteel Armor and Voidsteel Weapons (Champion 90 – 140) |
Rubedite Ore | Rubedite Ingot | Rubedite Armor and Rubedite Weapons (Champion 150 – 160) |