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Weapons, Heavy Armour, and Jewelery are all made out of metal. Getting the ore and turning it into usable ingots is the job of LOTRO’s Prospector Crafting Profession. Here’s what you need to know to get that metal. Get That Ore!
Wee already covered how to find and harvest Crafting resource nodes. Now, we will get a bit more specific as to what ores the Prospector deals with, and what Ingots they can produce from them. We first divide the resources into their Crafting Tier Levels (explained here).
We can then, generally, divide the metals into those used for strength, which go into weapons and armour, and those which are used for aesthetics, which go into jewelry. Of course, in terms of game mechanics terms, jewelry gives a lot of buffs, so it isn just about looking good.
Prospectors also turn up a lot of Gemstones used in jewelry, so we will mention those as well.Details Details
Usually, ore is pretty easy to find in level appropriate areas, but where particularly good locations exist, they will be noted. The main thing to look at, however, is what you need to be doing with your ore and which ores you need most.
There is always a market for metal you can use, but gathering is time consuming so you want to make the best use of that time. For example, right off the bat, you need Bronze to advance the Metal and Weapon smithing Professions, but Copper to advance Jeweller.Metals by LOTRO Crafting Level – Apprentice
Strength:
Bronze Ingot 2 Copper and 1 Tin Ore makes 2 Bronze.
Beauty:
Copper Ingot 2 Copper Ore makes 1 Copper (going forward, if the ore and ingot are named identically we will just list the numbers).
The best places to look for Copper nodes are the Rushock Bog in the North Western Shire, and the Midgewater Marshes South East of Bree.
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Strength:
Barrow-iron Ingot 2 Ore makes 1
Low-grade Steel Ingot 1 Barrow-iron Ingot and 1 Coal makes 1 (here we introduce Refining Recipes: Smelting Recipes turn ore into ingots; Refining Recipes transform ingots into different kinds of ingots).
Strength metals that come from refinement are usually called Something-Steel, and used in weapons and armour. They require Coal, which you can buy at Supplier NPCs, but it is expensive so when you find some in your gathering keep it for your own use.
The unrefined ingots are usually called Something-Iron. They are also used by Weapon and Metal smiths, but to make Crafting Tools and Class Items (shield spikes, traps, etc.) respectively.
Beauty:
Silver Ingot 2 Ore makes 1
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Strength:
Rich Iron Ingot 2 Ore makes 1
High-grade Steel Ingot 1 Rich Iron Ingot and 1 Coal makes 1
Beauty:
Gold Ingot 2 Ore makes 1
White Gold Ingot 1 Gold Ingot and 1 Silver Ingot makes 1
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