Mining

Mining

Mining is one of the skills in which Medivia offers alongside the likes of Fishing. It does not cause any direct impact on your play, although can be used for future benefits or enjoyment.

Some other useful links:

• Grazlin
• Ores Location

 

Getting Started

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In order to begin mining you have two options;

 

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 more expensive.
• In order to craft items you will require the first mission of The Dwarf Faction to be completed.
• Both mining and smithing increase your Mining skill, although smithing is not as fast.

 

Mining

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When you start out you will have a mining level of 10. At this level all you will be able to mine only Copper Ores. Remember that you can only mine ores in which you have sufficient skill to mine, otherwise it will just 'poof'. In mining, it can take numerous attempts in harvesting an ore to successfully mine it, as seen below.

 

  Each ore will give different increases in your mining skill, except for; Copper, Silver, and Phenakite, which 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	Commonly found on the surface, although also found above and below surface in easy-to-get-to areas; you can find a lot of copper around Thais however.
15	Silver Ore	Common	Usually around mountains (e.g. Femur Hills, Mount Sternum, South of Thais)
20	Phenakite Ore	Common	Mostly underground, although not very deep.
25	Chalcopyrite Ore		Found in cold areas, deep underground (e.g. Forgula)
30	Vanadinite Ore		Located in hot areas (e.g. Dragon lairs)
35	Bornite Ore		Deep down in cold caves (e.g. Forgula)
40	Wolframite Ore
45	Gold Ore	Very Rare
50	Carnotite Ore	Very Rare
60	Heliodor Ore	Extremely Rare	Only 4 known locations

You will only obtain 1 ore, unless you have upgraded your Advanced Pick.
 

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

 

Smithing

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With smithing, you must go to NPC Grazlin and there you will find a forge in which you can 'use' the ores you have collected on the forge in order to create bars. Each bar you forge will require 5 of the same ore.

  It is possible to create 2 bars from 5 ore if your skill is high enough.
 

 

Crafting

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If you have completed the first mission of The Dwarf Faction, you will have the ability to trade with NPC Grazlin your bars for certain items.

 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 economic order, just from what types of bars it requires. For a list of items by their item group (Helmets, Swords, Legs, etc) go to the Grazlin page.

 

Highest Rated Ore	Item	Price
Copper	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	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	Long Sword	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	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	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	Steel Helmet	2 Bornite Bars
Wolframite	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	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	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	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