Arkenelle
Iron Ore
Raw iron, mined from veins deep in the rock. Smelt it at a forge with coal to make iron bars.
What it is
A metal ore, used in 4 recipes.
Tradeable with other players; sells to general merchants for 4 gold each.
How to get it
Gather it with Mining 5 using a pickaxe on Iron Ore nodes in Castle Garden, Fungus Cave and Mining Cave. It drops from Mecha-stone Golem (Always ×8–16), Iron Golem (Always ×1–2) and Orc Leader (60% ×4–9), plus 19 other creatures listed below. It is in the clear rewards of The Dark Cave (Normal). It can come out of Ornate Blue Chest, Ornate Gold Chest, Ornate Red Chest and 4 other chests.
What it's for
It is a crafting ingredient for 2 items through Smithing: Iron Bar (1) and Steel Bar (1). The number is how many one craft uses.
Used to make
| Makes | Needs | Station | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iron Bar | 1 | Furnace (SmithHouse) | Smithing 5 |
| Iron Bar | 1 | Smithing Table (SmithHouse) | Smithing 5 |
 Steel Bar | 1 | Furnace (SmithHouse) | Smithing 15 |
| Steel Bar | 1 | Smithing Table (SmithHouse) | Smithing 15 |
Gathering
| Node | Level | Tool | XP per gather | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Ore | Mining 5 | Pickaxe | 25 Mining | Castle Garden, Fungus Cave, Mining Cave |
Equip the right tool and click the node. Each node gives every player their own random number of gathers before it runs dry for them, then refills.
Sources
- Mining 5Gather from Iron Ore · Castle Garden, Fungus Cave, Mining Cave
- Bandit Captain55% ×3–8 on kill
- Mecha-stone GolemAlways ×8–16 on kill
- Orc Leader60% ×4–9 on kill
- Armored Axeman30% ×1–2 on kill
- Armored Orc30% ×1–2 on kill
- Blood Monster_A40% ×1–3 on kill
- Cinder Fomorian40% ×1–3 on kill
- Conjuring Oni40% ×1–3 on kill
- Demon_A40% ×1–3 on kill
- Elite Orc30% ×1–2 on kill
- Iron GolemAlways ×1–2 on kill
- Knight50% ×1–3 on kill
- Knight Templar30% ×1–2 on kill
- Lancer30% ×1–2 on kill
- Ogre Mage40% ×1–3 on kill
- Orc30% ×1–2 on kill
- Orc Rogue38% ×1–3 on kill
- Snow Yeti32% ×1–3 on kill
- Soldier30% ×1–2 on kill
- Swordsman30% ×1–2 on kill
- Umber Hulk40% ×1–3 on kill
- Wizard30% ×1–2 on kill
- The Dark CaveNormal clear table · 8.5% ×15–40
- Ornate Blue ChestChest table · 10% ×12–25
- Ornate Gold ChestChest table · 10% ×12–25
- Ornate Red ChestChest table · 10% ×12–25
- Voter's CacheChest table · 10% ×12–25
- Wood Chest (Gold, Large)Chest table · 7.9% ×5–15
- Wood Chest (Silver, Large)Chest table · 9.1% ×4–9
- Wood Chest (Silver, Medium)Chest table · 20% ×2–6
Selling it
- Any general merchant pays 4 gold each: Beach Angler (Goblin Woodland), Bonecarver (DimWood), Ashmonger, Forgemaster Helka (Fire Forge), the Hermit (Goblin Woodland), Lost Soul (Fire and Flames, Fungus Domain, The Dark Cave), Mira (SmithHouse), Sluice Warden Obry (The Gutterworks), Foreman (Castle Garden), Myca, Starter Merchant (Guild Hall), Caravan Master Sefu (Sunspire Terraces)
You can also list it on the Trading Post for other players.