Iron Ore
Iron Ore can be mined long before it can be used. An iron ore rock takes two breaks with a pickaxe: the first gives 3 ore and leaves a smaller rock that gives 3 more, so each rock is worth 6 (8 with the Miner perk). Both breaks need Smithing mastery 3. Two such rocks stand just outside the graveyard. Unlike the copper vein, they do not grow back.
The rocks run out; for a steady supply there are two ways. The Trademaster sells 10 at a time, and a zombie at the Zombie Miner in the Old Mine brings out 1 ore and 2 Coal a round, without end. The Quarry has three more rocks, 15 ore in all.
Smelting it into Iron Ingots needs Furnace II, which comes with Iron Forge (35 red); later the Factory’s Smithy I also smelts one ore with a Coal. Until then nothing iron can be made: no Iron Details, no iron tools, no iron nails.
How to obtain
Craft
| Workbench | Ingredients | Mastery | Duration | Tech points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zombie Miner | — |  1 | 8 | 1 |
Traders
| Name | Tier | Stock |
|---|---|---|
| Trademaster | Tier I | 10 |
Gathered from
| Name | × |
|---|---|
| Rocks | 3 ( Miner +1 ) |
Used for
Ingredient for
| Workbench | Ingredients | Outputs | Mastery | Duration | Tech points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithy I Smithy II |  Iron Ore ×1  Coal ×1 |  Iron Ingot ×1 |  2 | 8 | 1 |
| Furnace II | Iron Ore ×3  Fuel ×30 | Iron Ingot × 3 ( Fireman +1 ) | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| Formulation Bench | Iron Ore ×1 |  6 | 8 | 12 |
Mix
Runes 3 · 8 products
Philosopher Stone Study
| Study requires: | Tech points | Duration |
|---|---|---|
Science ×3  Faith ×1 | 3015 | 8 ( Researcher −3 ) |
Each item is studied once, on the Study Table. Studying does not use the item up. With the Scientist perk, a 30% chance of a Story.
Notes
- What you can do with it: alchemy (three red runes) and the Study Table, where it costs 3 Science and 1 Faith for 30 red and 15 blue.