Item · Resource
Iron
Mined ore smelted into bars; the core material for guns, bullets, tools and tomahawks.
At a glance
- Vendor price
- 30 gold for 5
- Made at
- Furnace
- Recipe unlock
- Tier 1
- Crafting time
- 40 s
Values can change between playtests. Numbers from Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Compare: Smelting chart
Recipe
What goes into Iron and where it’s made.
| Needs | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2 |
Older recipe details from posts and streams are under Facts and Patch history.
How to get
Where Iron comes from.
Used in
What Iron goes into.
Facts
Each fact links to where it comes from.
Mined iron is smelted to make guns; the tent furnace smelts one resource at a time.
Mined and smelted; needed for guns and bullets.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) at 16:02 (opens in a new tab)
Iron ore is mined from overworld mines.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) at 29:38 (opens in a new tab)
Smelted in the industrial furnace.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) at 2:39:55 (opens in a new tab)
Iron is mined from nodes; one mine run gave about 20 iron, 12 sulfur and 10 silver.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (October) at 2:15:49 (opens in a new tab)
Numbers already shown in the tables above aren’t repeated here.
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Patch history
2 versions
Every fact about Iron by game version, newest first.
| Version | What we know |
|---|---|
| Dev build |
|
| Alpha 5 |
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Sources
4
Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.
| Source | Date | Used |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha 5 game data Game data | Nov 12, 2026 | 30 |
| The Legend of California Dev Livestream (October) (opens in a new tab) Video | Oct 17, 2026 | 2 |
| The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) Video | Jun 6, 2026 | 6 |
| Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) Video | Mar 22, 2026 | 3 |