Metalworking Guide

Metalworking is one of the nine processing professions in Ashes of Creation.

It is the profession that allows you to process ore into metal ingots, which can be used to craft weapons, armor, and other items.

Power Leveling, Quantity and Quality

Table of items that you can use to increase the XP gain, the speed, the quantity and the quality of the resources you gather:

Type Item List
Elixir
Elixir of Processing Experience

Elixir of Processing

Elixir of Metalworking

Scroll
Novice Scroll of Processing Experience
Novice
Apprentice Scroll of Processing Experience
Apprentice
Apprentice Scroll of Metalworking Experience
Apprentice
Journeyman Scroll of Processing Experience
Journeyman
Journeyman Scroll of Metalworking Experience
Journeyman
Food & Drink
Molten Metal Maibock

Processor's Paella

Forge-Fired Beef & Barley Stew

Shirt
Novice Metalworker's Shirt
Novice
Apprentice Metalworker's Shirt
Apprentice
Journeyman Metalworker's Shirt
Journeyman
Undergarment
Apprentice Metalworker's Skivvies
Apprentice
Journeyman Metalworker's Skivvies
Journeyman
Tool Belt
Journeyman Metalworker's Tool Belt
Journeyman

Linked Node Buildings

It is recommended to level up the following buildings in the nodes to help you with Metalworking.

Smithy
Smithy
Provides access to higher tier artisanship stations and vendors for armorsmithing, weaponsmithing, and metalworking professions.
Apprentice Armorsmithing Station Apprentice Armorsmithing Station
Process apprentice and below recipies
Apprentice Weaponsmithing Station Apprentice Weaponsmithing Station
Craft apprentice and below tool recipies
Apprentice Metalworking Station Apprentice Metalworking Station
Process apprentice and below recipies
Smithy Vendor Smithy Vendor
Sells apprentice and below items and recipies
Factory
Factory
The Factory is a support service building that provides passive commodity income to the node as well as processing bonuses to players.
Node Resource Generation Node Resource Generation
Provides passive T1 Node Resources
Zone of Influence: Citizens Metel and Stoneworking Ingenuity Zone of Influence: Citizens Metel and Stoneworking Ingenuity
Citizens have increased Metalworking and Stoneworking XP within the Zone of Influence
Zone of Influence: Mining Prowess Zone of Influence: Mining Prowess
Players have increased mining speed within the Zone of Influence