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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.

NeedsAmount
Iron Ore Made from2

Made at the Furnace · 40 seconds · tier 1 recipe · Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data

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.

PageAmount neededSource
Iron Bison Used to make40Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Stamp Mill Used to make25Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Lumber Mill Used to make20Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Player Trading Post Used to make20Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Buffalo Gun Used to make15Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Kiln Used to make15Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Horseshoes Used to make10Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Industrial Furnace Used to make10Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Rugged Fishing Pole Used to make10Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Rugged Pickaxe Used to make10Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Smelting Bin Used to make10Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Stove Used to make10Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Rugged Axe Used to make8Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Harrison Muzzle Loader Used to make5Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Iron Tomahawk Used to make5Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Large Cylinder Used to make5Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Bayonet Used to make3Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Dutfield Flintlock Used to make3Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Polished Cylinder Used to make3Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Quick Hammer Used to make3Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Scope Used to make3Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Sawed-Off Used to make2Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Black Powder Ammo Used to make1Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Iron-Tipped Arrow Used to make1Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Ladder Used to make1Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Pickaxe Used to make–Dev build Video: Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California at 4:40:29 (opens in a new tab)
Weapons Used to make–Dev build Video: Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California at 28:36 (opens in a new tab)

Facts

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Patch history

2 versions

Every fact about Iron by game version, newest first.

VersionWhat we know
Dev build
  • Mined iron is smelted to make guns; the tent furnace smelts one resource at a time.
  • Mined and smelted; needed for guns and bullets.
  • Iron ore is mined from overworld mines.
  • Smelted in the industrial furnace.
  • Iron is mined from nodes; one mine run gave about 20 iron, 12 sulfur and 10 silver.
Alpha 5
  • Made in a furnace from 2 Iron Ore.
  • Crafting takes 40 seconds; a tier 1 recipe.
  • Vendor price: 30 gold for 5.

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