Latest How To Get Stone In The Forge

On your way to becoming a blacksmithing master, The Forge tasks you with learning the ins and outs of gathering with Umut The Brave's quest, The Basics of Mining. He has a fairly simple request—just bring him a few resources—but you'll need to know how to get Stone in The Forge to check off the first item on his list. I've been deep in the mines spelunking for rare minerals, and have plenty of tips for where to start your search.

You'll find Stone by mining Pebbles in The Cave. It also drops from bigger rock nodes deeper in the mines, but I found it easier to go for the smaller targets up front, away from the dangerous enemies lurking further in. Here's the step-by-step on what that process looks like:

Stone is the most common drop from Pebbles, but you may find other goodies like Sand Stone, Copper, Iron, etc. Those aren't useless, so hold onto them! Umut's quest requires four Tin and five Copper, too. This is just one step in the process.

If you're new to The Forge, I have some words of wisdom for leveling faster and gathering Stone. It's mostly advice for how you can kill two birds with one Stone (sorry), but since the resource has so many uses, it's helpful to get the big picture look and weigh your options before committing to one task.

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