Metal

Every base metal and alloy placed on the ground

See Mining for information on how to obtain ores

See Casting for information on how to cast ores into metal

Many items in the game are made of metal including tools, weapons, armor, and lanterns. There are currently twenty-three implemented metals, twelve of which can be found in raw ore form, nine alloys, and steel and blister steel which must be carburized from iron. Metals with smelting points at or below 1340°C can be smelted in a crucible and cast into ingots , or used to create alloys when combined in specific ratios. Metals with smelting temperatures higher than 1340°C require a bloomery or refractory furnace to smelt and form ingots.

Metal types

There are 28 metals available for collection and usage, 17 castable metals and 11 uncastable metals. Of those metals, 9 are tiered, or tied to progression through the metallurgic ages, and the rest are untiered, which while useful, do not contribute to any advancement on their own merits.

• Ingot/Nugget/Bits: An image of the metals ingot/nugget/bit. Metals that do not have a nugget image are not found as ore deposits and are usually alloyed from other metals.
• Metal: The name of the metal.
• Ore name: The name of the ore(s) of the corresponding metal as found when prospecting. Metals with no ore name are not found as ore deposits and are usually alloyed from other metals.
• Tier: The tier of the metal, if the metal has one. Tiered metals can be used to make armor, tools and weapons. Certain blocks can only be broken with tools of an appropriate tier, and generally speaking the higher the tier of the metal the more effective the armor/tool/weapon is and the more durability it has.
• Casting Alloy %: For alloys, the ratios of pure metals required in order to smelt the alloy in a crucible. 100% for metals that are not alloys.
• Casting Alloy % in nuggets: For alloys, the ratios of pure metals required, given in number of nuggets per ingot, in order to smelt the alloy in a crucible. 20 for metals that are not alloys.
• Smelting temp: The temperature at which ore nuggets/metal bits must reach in the crucible in order to begin smelting the metal. Note that when smelting an alloy, the smelting temperature required is always the highest smelting temperature of the ores used in the crucible. This is different when smelting an alloy from ore nuggets as opposed to smelting with the alloys bits.
• Uses: Most or all of the uses the metal has.
  • Tiered Metal uses: Armor, tools, shields, spears, falxes, arrows, nails and strips, anvils, and pounder caps.

List of all metals

Ingot	Nugget	Bits	Metal	Ore Name	Tier	Casting Alloy %	Casting Alloy % in nuggets	Smelting temp	Uses
			Copper	Native copper Malachite	2	Copper: 100%	Copper: 20	1084°C	Alloys, Tiered Metal uses (except pounder caps), lanterns, chutes, hoppers, fruitpresses, lightning rods, Archimedes screws, boilers
			Gold	Native gold	2	Gold: 100%	Gold: 20	1063°C	Alloys, Tiered Metal uses (except falxes, spears, anvils and pounder caps), lanterns, lantern lining
			Silver	Native silver	2	Silver: 100%	Silver: 20	961°C	Alloys, Tiered Metal uses (except falxes, spears, anvils and pounder caps), lanterns, lantern lining
	❌		Tin Bronze	❌	3	Copper: 88 - 92% Tin: 8 - 12%	Copper: 18 Tin: 2	950°C	Tiered Metal uses, lanterns, helve hammers, mining bags, fruitpresses, Archimedes screws, pulverizer toggles
	❌		Bismuth Bronze	❌	3	Bismuth: 10 - 20% Copper: 50 - 70% Zinc: 20 - 30%	Bismuth: 2 - 4 Copper: 10 - 14 Zinc: 4 - 6	850°C	Tiered Metal uses, lanterns, helve hammers, mining bags, fruitpresses, Archimedes screws, pulverizer toggles
	❌		Black Bronze	❌	3	Copper: 68 - 84% Gold: 8 - 16% Silver: 8 - 16%	Copper: 16 Gold: 2 Silver: 2	1020°C	Tiered Metal uses, lanterns, helve hammers, mining bags, fruitpresses, Archimedes screws, pulverizer toggles
			Bismuth	Bismuthinite	❌	Bismuth: 100%	Bismuth: 20	271°C	Alloys, lanterns
			Lead	Galena	❌	Lead: 100%	Lead: 20	327°C	Alloys, leaded glass panes, Jonas assemblies
			Tin	Cassiterite	❌	Tin: 100%	Tin: 20	232°C	Alloys
			Zinc	Sphalerite	❌	Zinc: 100%	Zinc: 20	419°C	Alloys
	❌		Brass	❌	❌	Copper: 60 - 70% Zinc: 30 - 40%	Copper: 12 - 14 Zinc: 6 - 8	920°C	Lanterns, torch holders
	❌		Lead Solder	❌	❌	Lead: 45 - 55% Tin: 45 - 55%	Lead: 9 - 11 Tin: 9 - 11	327 °C	Alcohol distillation
	❌		Molybdochalkos	❌	❌	Copper: 8 - 12% Lead: 88 - 92%	Copper: 2 Lead: 18	902°C	Lanterns
	❌		Silver Solder	❌	❌	Silver: 40 - 50% Tin: 50 - 60%	Silver: 8 - 10 Tin: 10 - 12	758°C	Alcohol distillation
	❌		Electrum	❌	❌	Gold: 40 - 60% Silver: 40 - 60%	Gold: 8 - 12 Silver: 8 - 12	1010 °C	Lanterns, rift wards, Jonas assemblies
	❌		Cupronickel	❌	❌	Copper: 65 - 75% Nickel: 25 - 35%	Copper: 13 - 15 Nickel: 5 - 7	1171 °C	Jonas assemblies
			Iron	Hematite Limonite Magnetite	4	Uncastable: Must be bloomed	❌	1482°C	Blister steel, Tiered Metal uses (except spears), lanterns, helve hammers, mining bags, sturdy mining bags, fruitpresses, Archimedes screws, pulverizer toggles, rift wards, iron doors, iron trapdoors, iron hatches, refractory brick kiln doors
			Meteoric Iron	Meteoric Iron	4	Uncastable: Must be bloomed	❌	1476°C	Tiered Metal uses (except spears), lanterns, helve hammers, mining bags, sturdy mining bags, fruitpresses, Archimedes screws, pulverizer toggles
	❌		Blister Steel	❌	❌	Uncastable: Must be carburized from iron	❌	1602°C	Steel
	❌		Steel	❌	5	Uncastable: Must be smithed from blister steel	❌	1502°C	Tiered Metal uses (except spears), lanterns, helve hammers, mining bags, sturdy mining bags, fruitpresses, Archimedes screws, pulverizer toggles
			Chromium	Chromite	❌	Uncastable: Must be pulverized	❌	1907°C	Sturdy leather, mordanted dye
			Titanium	Ilmenite	❌	Uncastable: Must be pulverized	❌	1668°C	Refractory bricks
			Nickel	Pentlandite	❌	Nickel: 100%	Nickel: 20	1325°C	Alloys
❌		❌	Manganese †	Rhodochrosite	❌	Unimplemented	❌	❌	None
	❌		Platinum †	❌	❌	Unimplemented	❌	1770°C	None
	❌		Stainless steel †	❌	❌	Unimplemented	❌	❌	None
			Uranium †	Uranium	❌	Unimplemented	❌	❌	None
❌		❌	Tungsten †	Wolframite	❌	Unimplemented	❌	❌	None

†Unimplemented

Copper

Copper Ingot
Stackable	16
Smeltable
Smelt Point	1084°C
Requires Container	Yes
Output	Ingot mold
Output Amount	1
Items

Copper is found as native copper, and malachite chunks and nuggets.

Copper is very likely to be the first metal most players obtain. It can be found in small stone surface deposits that provide smeltable ore nuggets when broken, thus a hammer isn't needed. Copper nuggets can also be obtained by panning . A high temperature fuel such as charcoal is needed to smelt copper, which can be used to make every type of weapon, tool, and armor via the casting and smithing mechanics. Copper is also used as a component in almost all alloys, including: brass, tin bronze, black bronze, bismuth bronze, molybdochalkos and cupronickel.

Gold

Gold Ingot
Stackable	16
Smeltable
Smelt Point	1063°C
Requires Container	Yes
Output	Ingot mold
Output Amount	1
Items

Gold is found only as native gold in quartz chunks which give native gold nuggets.

Gold is a rare metal that is used to make the alloys black bronze and electrum. Gold can be used to craft lanterns and armor. Gold plates can be used to create a lining for lanterns to increase their light level. Gold nuggets can sometimes be obtained by panning .

Silver

Silver Ingot
Stackable	16
Smeltable
Smelt Point	961°C
Requires Container	Yes
Output	Ingot mold
Output Amount	1
Items

Silver is found as native silver in quartz, and native silver in galena chunks which both give native silver nuggets.

Silver is a rare metal that is used to make the alloys black bronze and electrum. It is also used to craft solderbars . Silver can be used to craft lanterns and armor. Silver plates can be used to create a lining for lanterns to increase their light level. Silver nuggets can sometimes be obtained by panning .

Tin

Tin Ingot
Stackable	16
Smeltable
Smelt Point	232°C
Requires Container	Yes
Output	Ingot mold
Output Amount	1
Items

Tin is found only as cassiterite chunks and nuggets.

Tin is used as a component of the alloy Tin Bronze. It is also used to craft lead and silver solderbars .

Zinc

Zinc Ingot
Stackable	16
Smeltable
Smelt Point	419°C
Requires Container	Yes
Output	Ingot mold
Output Amount	1
Items

Zinc is found only as sphalerite chunks and nuggets.

Zinc is used as a component of the alloys brass and bismuth bronze. The base metal has no current use. Zinc in the form of sphalerite nuggets can sometimes be obtained by panning .

Bismuth

Bismuth Ingot
Stackable	16
Smeltable
Smelt Point	271°C
Requires Container	Yes
Output	Ingot mold
Output Amount	1
Items

Bismuth is found only as bismuthinite chunks and nuggets.

Bismuth is used as a component of the alloy bismuth bronze. Bismuth itself can only be used to make lanterns.

Lead

Lead Ingot
Stackable	16
Smeltable
Smelt Point	327°C
Requires Container	Yes
Output	Ingot mold
Output Amount	1
Items

Lead is found only as galena chunks and nuggets.

Lead is used as a component of the alloy molybdochalkos. It is also used to make solder bars . The base metal is the only metal that can be worked when cold. Lead ingots are used to craft leaded glass panes .

Iron

Iron Ingot
Stackable	16
Smeltable
Smelt Point	1482°C
Requires Container	No
Items

Iron is found as limonite, hematite, and magnetite chunks and nuggets.

Unlike copper, iron can't be found on the ground. It does appear in rocks and requires a tier 3 (Bronze) pickaxe to mine. A bronze anvil is also needed to work iron. Due to the high melting temperature, Iron can only be smelted in a bloomery .

Meteoric iron

Meteoric Iron Ingot
Stackable	16
Smeltable
Smelt Point	1476°C
Requires Container	No
Items

Meteoric iron can be found in meteoric crash sites in the form of meteoric iron blocks. Crash sites can be identified as slight indentions in the landscapes, sometimes surrounded by suevite stones and meteoric iron pieces similar to surface metal bits. One crash site can have one or more meteoric iron blocks, the player might need to dig down through a dirt layer to find the surrounding suevite rocks around the meteoric iron blocks.

To mine meteoric iron, an iron pickaxe or better is required. Similar to iron, meteoric iron can only be smelted in a bloomery , however it does not produce a bloom and instead results directly in a finished meteoric iron ingot. Two pieces of meteoric iron are needed for every meteoric iron ingot.

Meteoric Iron can only be worked on a tier 3 anvil, meaning you will need at least an iron anvil to be able to work meteoric iron ingots.

Nickel

Nickel Ingot
Stackable	16
Smeltable
Smelt Point	1325°C
Requires Container	Yes
Items

Nickel is found only as pentlandite chunks and nuggets.

Like iron, nickel can only be found deep underground. It appears in rocks and requires a tier 4 (Iron) pickaxe to mine. It is a component of the alloy cupronickel .

Steel Types

Blister Steel

Blister Steel
Stackable	16
Smeltable
Smelt Point	1602°C
Requires Container	No
Items

Blister Steel is made by carbonizing Iron. It cannot be found naturally in the world, instead the player needs to follow the Steel Making process to obtain it. Blister Steel is the preliminary stage to obtaining steel, and functions the same way iron blooms do. It cannot be used to make tools, weapons or armor, and only functions as a step between iron and steel.

Steel

Steel Ingot
Stackable	16
Smeltable
Smelt Point	1502°C
Requires Container	No
Items

Steel is made by working blister steel on an anvil by hand or with the help of a helve hammer. It can only be worked on an iron anvil. Steel is used to create the highest tier tools and armor .