Mining
Introduction
Mining is one of the skills which Medivia offers alongside the likes of Fishing and Cooking. It does not have a direct impact on your gameplay, although it can result in long-term benefits and enjoyment.
Getting Started
There are two ways to begin mining:
- Join the The Dwarf Faction and complete the first mission in order to trade with Grazlin, or
- Purchase an Advanced Pick off a player
Notes:
- An advanced pick costs 2,000gp from NPC Grazlin. From players it can be more expensive.
- In order to have Grazlin forge you any items, you must first complete the first mission of the Dwarven Faction.
- In order to have Grazlin forge you an epic item, you must complete the entire Dwarven Faction.
- You can increase your Mining skill by either mining ore from rocks or smelting ores into bars.
Mining
As with all other skills, all characters start out with the Mining skill of 10. At this point you will only be able to mine Copper Ore. Keep in mind that if you lack the required skill to mine an ore, your character will continuously "poof" and never succeed in obtaining the ore. Even with Mining skill 80, you can still "poof" several times on even the simplest ores such as Copper and Silver.The rarer ores become, the more skill they grant you when mining and smelting. Copper, Silver, and Phenakite, however, all give the same amount.
Image | Mining Level | Ore | Rarity | General Locations |
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10 | Copper Ore | Common | Found in Thais, Venore, and the Dwarf Mines. | |
15 | Silver Ore | Common | Found in Thais, Femur Hills, and Mount Sternum. | |
20 | Phenakite Ore | Common | Found in Thais, Vilias, and Venore. | |
25 | Chalcopyrite Ore | Uncommon | Found in deeper Forgula. | |
30 | Vanadinite Ore | Uncommon | Found in Dragon Lairs. | |
35 | Bornite Ore | Semi Rare | Found in deeper Forgula. | |
40 | Wolframite Ore | Very Rare | Found in Dwarf Mines. | |
45 | Gold Ore | Semi Rare | Found near Plains of Havoc Dragons. | |
50 | Carnotite Ore | Very Rare | Found in Shadowthorn. | |
60 | Heliodor Ore | Extremely Rare | Found in Catacombs. | |
70 | Meteorite Ore | Extremely Rare | Found in the mountains of Medivia, only during a raid. |
Please note that these ores are not limited to these locations, there are hundreds of ore veins across Medivia for you to explore and find. Try asking experienced miners to shed some light on specific ore veins if you happen to require them.
Image | Pick | Ores Harvested | Cost |
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Advanced Pick | 1 | 2,000 gp | |
Modified Pick | 1-2 | Advanced Pick, 15 Copper Bars, 10 Silver Bars, 8 Phenakite Bars, and 5 Chalcopyrite Bars | |
Enhanced Pick | 1-3 | Modified Pick, 10 Vanadinite Bars, 7 Bornite Bars, and 5 Wolframite Bars | |
Golden Pick | 1-5 | Enhanced Pick, 5 Gold Bars, 2 Carnotite Bars, and 1 Heliodore Bar |
- You will obtain 1 ore with an advanced pick.
- You will obtain 1-2 ores with a modified pick.
- You will obtain 1-3 ores with an enhanced pick.
- You will obtain 1-5 ores with a gold pick.
Smelting
In order to smelt ores into bars you must go to Grazlin's forge in Kazordoon or the forge in Cirone.
No mining skill is required to smelt ore, anyone can smelt any bar, making smelting a good way to boost mining at low skills, even if it does give less skill progress than actual mining.
Use the ores you have collected in intervals of 5 on the smelter to create bars. Depending on how high your mining skill is (seems it needs to be AT LEAST as high as the skill to mine it), you will have a chance to smelt 2 bars out of 5 ores instead of just 1, the higher your skill is, the higher chance to get double bars from a certain type of ore.
Crafting
If you have completed the first mission of The Dwarf Faction, you will be able to have Grazlin craft certain items out of the bars you give him.
The Great Axe, Golden Boots, Meteorite Sword, Meteorite Axe, Meteorite Hammer and Golden Mace can only be crafted once you complete The Dwarf Faction.
Note: The following table lists the items by using the highest-rated ore in its requirement, starting with Copper as the lowest rated and ending with Heliodor as the highest. This list will not be in an economical order, but depending on what types of bars it requires. For a list of items by their item group (Helmets, Swords, Legs, etc.) go to the Grazlin page.
Ore | Item | Price |
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Copper Bar | RTENOTITLE | |
Brass Helmet | 1 Copper Bar | |
Brass Shield | 1 Copper Bar | |
Sword | 1 Copper Bar | |
Katana | 1 Copper Bar | |
Axe | 1 Copper Bar | |
Iron Hammer | 1 Copper Bar | |
Copper Shield | 2 Copper Bars | |
Brass Legs | 2 Copper Bars | |
Silver Bar | RTENOTITLE | |
Chain Helmet | 1 Silver Bar | |
Chain Legs | 1 Silver Bar | |
Viking Helmet | 1 Silver Bar, 1 Copper Bar | |
Brass Armor | 1 Silver Bar, 3 Copper Bars | |
Legion Helmet | 2 Silver Bars | |
Chain Armor | 2 Silver Bars | |
Scale Armor | 3 Silver Bars | |
Phenakite Bar | RTENOTITLE | |
Longsword | 1 Phenakite Bar | |
Plate Shield | 1 Phenakite Bar | |
Soldier Helmet | 1 Phenakite Bar | |
Viking Shield | 1 Phenakite Bar, 1 Silver Bar | |
Plate Legs | 1 Phenakite Bar, 2 Silver Bars | |
Iron Helmet | 1 Phenakite Bar, 2 Silver Bars, 1 Copper Bar | |
Double Axe | 5 Phenakite Bars | |
Two Handed Sword | 6 Phenakite Bars, 4 Copper Bars | |
Chalcopyrite Bar | RTENOTITLE | |
Steel Shield | 1 Chalcopyrite Bar | |
Battle Axe | 1 Chalcopyrite Bar | |
Clerical Mace | 2 Chalcopyrite Bars | |
Dwarven Axe | 10 Chalcopyrite Bars | |
Spike Sword | 10 Chalcopyrite Bars, 3 Phenakite Bars | |
Vanadinite Bar | RTENOTITLE | |
Morning Star | 1 Vanadinite Bar | |
Battle Shield | 1 Vanadinite Bar | |
Dark Helmet | 1 Vanadinite Bar, 1 Phenakite Bar, 3 Silver Bars | |
Dark Shield | 2 Vanadinite Bars | |
Plate Armor | 2 Vanadinite Bars, 1 Chalcopyrite Bar, 2 Phenakite Bars | |
Bornite Bar | RTENOTITLE | |
Steel Helmet | 2 Bornite Bars | |
Wolframite Bar | RTENOTITLE | |
Dark Armor | 1 Wolframite Bar, 1 Bornite Bar, 2 Silver Bars | |
Devil Helmet | 2 Wolframite Bars. 2 Bornite Bars, 2 Chalcopyrite Bars, 3 Phenakite Bars | |
Guardian Shield | 10 Wolframite Bars | |
Knight Axe | 10 Wolframite Bars | |
Gold Bar | RTENOTITLE | |
Crown Helmet | 2 Gold Bars, 2 Wolframite Bars, 10 Vanadinite Bars | |
Bright Sword | 4 Gold Bars, 10 Wolframite Bars, 10 Bornite Bars, 30 Chalcopyrite Bars | |
Golden Staff | 40 Gold Bars | |
Golden Mace | 2000 Gold Bars, 1000 Carnotite Bars | |
Carnotite Bar | RTENOTITLE | |
War Hammer | 1 Carnotite Bar | |
Warrior Helmet | 1 Carnotite Bar, 1 Gold Bar, 10 Vanadite Bars, 10 Chalcopyrite Bars | |
Thaian Soldier Shield | 2 Carnotite Bars, 6 Gold Bars, 10 Vanadinite Bars | |
Knight Legs | 2 Carnotite Bars, 6 Wolframite Bars, 10 Bornite Bars, 5 Vanadite Bars | |
Knight Armor | 3 Carnotite Bars, 5 Wolframite Bars, 6 Bornite Bars | |
Crusader Helmet | 3 Carnotite Bars, 10 Wolframite Bars, 3 Bornite Bars, 10 Chalcopyrite Bars | |
Thaian Soldier Armor | 4 Carnotite Bars, 10 Bornite Bars | |
Swinging Demolisher | 10 Carnotite Bars, 10 Gold Bars | |
Heliodor Bar | RTENOTITLE | |
Tower Shield | 1 Heliodor Bar | |
Crown Armor | 1 Heliodor Bar, 3 Gold Bars | |
Crown Legs | 1 Heliodor Bar, 3 Gold Bars, 5 Vanadinite Bars | |
Giant Sword | 1 Heliodor Bar, 3 Carnotite Bars, 20 Wolframite Bars | |
Silver Mace | 2 Heliodor Bars, 5 Carnotite Bars, 20 Wolframite Bars, 30 Bornite Bars | |
Bascinet | 2 Heliodor Bars, 10 Vanadinite Bars, 10 Phenakite Bars, 20 Silver Bars, 20 Copper Bars | |
Thaian Soldier Legs | 2 Heliodor Bars, 2 Phenakite Bars, 10 Silver Bars | |
Royal Helmet | 3 Heliodor Bars, 1 Gold Bar, 5 Silver Bars | |
Royal Plate Armor | 3 Heliodor Bars, 5 Carnotite Bars, 10 Wolframite Bars, 10 Bornite Bars | |
Heavy Halberd | 4 Heliodor Bars, 10 Carnotite Bars | |
Golden Legs | 5 Heliodor Bars, 80 Gold Bars, 15 Carnotite Bars | |
Golden Boots | 250 Heliodor Bars, 500 Carnotite Bars, 3500 Gold Bars, 400 Bornite Bars | |
Great Axe | 500 Heliodor Bars, 1500 Wolframite Bars | |
Meteorite Bar | RTENOTITLE | |
Meteorite Axe | 1200 Meteorite Bars | |
Meteorite Hammer | 1200 Meteorite Bars | |
Meteorite Sword | 1200 Meteorite Bars |