Mining

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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.

Some other useful links:

• Grazlin
• Ores Location

Getting Started

There are two ways to begin mining:

1. Join the The Dwarf Faction and complete the first mission in order to trade with Grazlin, or
2. 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.

For a list of known ore locations, click Ores Location.

Mining Level	Ore	Rarity	General Locations
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.

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.

Pick	Ores Harvested	Cost
Advanced Pick	1	2,000gp
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. Use the ores you have collected in intervals of 5 on the smelter to create bars. Depending on how high your mining skill is, you will have a chance to smelt 2 bars out of 5 ores instead of just 1. The way it works is that you need a mining skill level 15 points higher than the skill required to mine the ore, with every extra mining skill on top of that you will gain an extra 2% chance to get 2 bars from smelting. For example: in order to be able to get 2 bars when smelting silver you must first have a mining skill of 30 (15 + 15), then at mining 31 you will have a 2% chance of getting 2 bars when smelting, at mining 35 you will have a 10% chance, at mining 40 it will be a 20% chance and so on. The same applies to smelting any other 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.

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
	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
	Great Axe	500 Heliodor Bars, 1500 Wolframite Bars