Smelting

Unlocks by level

Level	Makes	Takes	Time	XP	XP/hour
1	Copper Bar	Copper Ore, Pine Log	3.24s	2.4	2,667
10	Iron Bar	Iron Ore, Birch Log	3.2s	4.2	4,725
10	Iron Bar	4 × Copper Bar, Birch Log	3.2s	2.1	2,362
20	Steel Bar	4 × Iron Bar, Ashwood Log	3.15s	3.6	4,114
20	Steel Bar	Steel Ore, Ashwood Log	3.15s	7.2	8,229
35	Cobalt Bar	Cobalt Ore, Willow Log	3.07s	10.8	12,664
35	Cobalt Bar	4 × Steel Bar, Willow Log	3.07s	5.4	6,332
50	Silversteel Bar	4 × Cobalt Bar, Maple Log	3s	7.8	9,360
50	Silversteel Bar	Silversteel Ore, Maple Log	3s	15.6	18,720
70	Starmetal Bar	4 × Silversteel Bar, Yew Log	2.9s	11.4	14,152
70	Starmetal Bar	Starmetal Ore, Yew Log	2.9s	22.8	28,303
85	Voidsteel Bar	4 × Starmetal Bar, Voidbark Log	2.82s	16.2	20,681
85	Voidsteel Bar	Voidsteel Ore, Voidbark Log	2.82s	32.4	41,362

Its tool

Your best Tongs works every time you do Smelting: faster actions, a chance of more than one, and a chance to save materials. Make it with Tinkering.

Perks

Every 5 levels you pick one of three perks (see Perks).

Perk	Rarity	Picks	Effect
Double Batch	Common	4	+10% chance to make two at once.
Old Hand	Common	99	+1% chance not to use up materials.
Thrift	Common	4	+8% chance not to use up materials.
Haste	Uncommon	4	Actions are 6% faster.
In the Rhythm	Uncommon	3	Every 10th action in a row finishes instantly. More picks: every 8th, then every 6th.
Mentor	Uncommon	2	Your Apprentice works this skill 10% faster.
Tool Care	Uncommon	3	Your tool for this skill counts 10% more: Speed, Luck and Finds or Thrift.
Fine Ingots	Rare	3	Better stock: Smithing quality odds improve.
Focus	Rare	3	+8% XP in this skill.
Gold Rush	Rare	2	2% chance an action also pays 20 times its haul's worth in gold.
Overflow	Rare	2	When you make two at once, 25% chance to make three instead.
Fine Stock	Epic	2	3% chance it comes out one tier higher (Copper Bar → Iron Bar).
Perfect Batch	Epic	1	1% chance an action makes ten times its product.

Marks

Small permanent bonuses on the way to 99: