The forge is the heart of Iron Soul: Dungeon. This guide explains exactly how forging works so you can craft stronger gear instead of guessing.
How to forge in 3 steps
- Pick your ores — use the same type of ore where possible; mixing types changes the result unpredictably.
- Load the furnace — you can combine up to 4 different ores. The screen shows a multiplier for your current combination.
- Hit Forge — click when the hammer lands in the orange zone. Heavier equipment needs more hammer hits.
Ore costs
Ore costs scale with the equipment type and weight class:
| Equipment | Ore cost | Success |
|---|---|---|
| Light weapon | 3 | 100% |
| Staff | 10 | 80% |
| Heavy weapon | 16 | 100% |
| Light helmet | 3 | — |
| Light breastplate | 10 | — |
| Heavy helmet | 15 | — |
| Heavy breastplate | 22 | — |
How the multiplier works
The multiplier shown on screen increases with the grade of your ores — higher-grade ores give a higher multiplier. Ores from Hell mode give an even higher multiplier.
Rarity: how to get mythic gear
Your crafted gear's rarity depends on the rarity of the ores you used. To get a mythic item, at least half of your ores must be mythic. Mini-game performance can only lower the resulting quality, never raise it.
Crafting pools
Mixing different ores widens the "crafting pool" — the list of possible results — which makes the outcome harder to predict. This is why the same-type rule matters: fewer variables, more control.