Master the Craft: Unleash Your Smithing Skills in Skyrim with Lightning Speed!

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Transmute Mineral Ore

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In The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, crafting plays a significant role. Each of the three skill groups has its own crafting skill, with Smithing being the one related to combat. Smithing enables players to construct and enhance weapons, armor, and jewelry. The proficiency level in this skill directly influences the additional stats that players can incorporate into these items.

The Smithing Formula

Grindstones, workbenches, and forges are the three tools that make use of and enhance the Smithing skill. Anvils are also considered as forges. By utilizing these improvement tools, players can acquire Smithing experience; however, the most efficient way to enhance this skill is by crafting fresh items in a forge.

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Crafting each item in the game rewards players with a fixed amount of experience, as well as an additional reward that varies depending on the value of the finished item. The fixed bonus allows players to efficiently gain Smithing experience by crafting numerous inexpensive items instead of a few expensive ones. This is particularly true for items made from the same material category, as players will earn more experience by crafting five daggers or 50 nails using five iron ingots, rather than using those ingots to create a single iron armor.

Using jewelry is another effective method to enhance the Smithing skill. Gold and silver accessories hold significant value, and unlike most types of armor and weapons, players do not need any specific Smithing perks to craft them. The main challenge, however, lies in acquiring enough gold and silver ingots to create a large quantity of rings. Fortunately, there is a surprisingly simple solution to this problem.

Transmute Mineral Ore

In Skyrim, there is a spell known as Transmute Mineral Ore that can be found in the spell list as "Transmute." This spell, categorized as an Alteration spell, has the ability to transform iron ore into silver ore and silver ore into gold ore. It is important to note that this spell specifically works on ores and not on already crafted ingots. After obtaining the gold ores, players can then utilize a smelter to convert them into ingots, which can further be used to create gold rings.

Although blacksmiths may occasionally sell iron ore, it is more common to find ingots available for purchase. Therefore, players are advised to locate one of the numerous iron mines in Skyrim and personally mine the ore themselves. In fact, there is even one iron mine that guarantees a copy of the Transmute spell tome.

Go directly north from Whiterun until you come across a bandit camp known as Halted Stream Camp. This camp is situated right on the border of the mountain range. The camp's exterior serves as a guardpost for an iron mine which the bandits have converted into their hideout. Inside the mine, there are numerous iron ore veins and a few pickaxes. The lower section of the mine features an elevated area where the bandit leader resides. On the table in front of them, you will find the spell tome for Transmute Mineral Ore. Transmute is a spell of Adapt-level complexity, requiring a substantial amount of Magicka to cast. However, players can instantly learn and cast the spell upon discovering the tome.

Trainers and Boosts

Skyrim has four Smithing trainers.

Ghorza gra-Bagol, the Orc blacksmith of Markarth (up to 50).

Balimund, the Nord blacksmith of Riften (up to 75).

Eorlund Gray-Mane is a talented blacksmith of Nord descent who takes care of the Skyforge for the Companions in Whiterun. He can be encountered in the game up until level 100.

Gunmar, another Nord character, can be enlisted into the Dawnguard faction by players who have the appropriate DLC or newer editions. His recruitment is possible up to level 100.

Choosing a Nord, Orc, or Redguard character allows players to start the game with +5 in Smithing.

There are multiple methods to enhance the experience gained in Smithing. When the Warrior Stone buff is active, Smithing, as a combat skill, receives a 20 percent experience boost. Additionally, players can further increase their experience by 15 percent by sleeping for a minimum of 8 hours in a bed located in the same house as the Dragonborn's spouse. In the absence of a spouse, a high-quality bed provides a 10 percent boost, while a sleeping roll offers a 5 percent increase.

Completion of the "Unfathomable Depths" quest (located by finding the Argonian, From-Deepest-Fathoms, on the Riften docks after reaching level 14) grants players a permanent 15 percent boost to their Smithing experience. However, it should be noted that this bonus may have a glitch and players may have to utilize the unofficial Skyrim patch to resolve this issue.

Engaging in Smithing can significantly enhance a player's abilities by providing them with access to top-tier armor and weaponry at a reduced cost. Furthermore, it serves as a lucrative method for making money by utilizing low-cost materials such as ingots and leather. It is important to exercise caution when progressing in Smithing too rapidly, as non-combat encounters in Skyrim take into account the player's overall level, not just their combat abilities.

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is available now on PC, PS3, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.