Bannerlord Smithing Guide

Smithing is one of the many non-combat professions players can take up in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord.

You simply have to smelt metals to make weapons and make a pretty profit doing so!

If you’re ready to enter the hot forges and become the best blacksmith in the kingdom, this guide is for you.

How to Smith in Bannerlord

At the start of the game, you want to do two things to improve smithing: set Focus Points into Endurance and Smithing, and get a Companion to help you smith.

You also want to settle in a town that has a good supply of hardwood. You can smelt it down into charcoal which will power your furnace.

On that note, you want to pick Efficient Charcoal Maker as your first perk so you can get more charcoal from each piece of hardwood.

For your second perk, get Curious Smelter. This doubles your rate of learning new designs when smelting weapons.

Overall, the top half of the perk selection is the best for speeding up your progression as a smith. Your smithing ability will increase naturally as you smith more weapons and smelt high-tier ones.

When it comes to smelting, make sure to buy cheap iron weapons, such as knives and daggers, then smelt them to get iron materials to use for smithing.

Generally speaking, it’s cheaper and more effective to buy cheap weapons and smelt them instead of just buying the materials.

This is because you won’t just get the materials, but you will also get smithing experience every time you smelt.

Lastly, you want to complete Smithing Orders, specifically, the orders for two-handed weapons. These are extremely profitable and also give a huge boost of experience.

You want to try to complete orders even if you don’t feel confident in your smithing abilities. Even if you fail to complete the order, you will still get a lot of experience.

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