The Forge Crafting Guide – Quality, Multipliers, Forging Chances & More

Our The Forge crafting guide explains everything you need to know about forging in the popular Roblox mining experience. You'll learn the basics of crafting in The Forge, how to get the best crafting quality for weapons and armor, how forging Ore multipliers work, how forging minigames work, what the optimal ore amount is for every weapon, and more. You'll even find the Forge Ore Calculator.

Updated on December 4th, 2025: We’ve updated our guide to add more details on optimal Ore usage for every weapon and armor type. We’ve also added a link to the best Forge crafting calculator currently available.

The Forge Crafting Basics Explained

The gear crafting (weapons and armor pieces) is the core part of the experience in The Forge, and understanding the gameplay mechanics of it is essential if you want to optimize your progress, resource management, and money farming strategies. Here's how crafting works in The Forge:

• You need to add at least three different types of Ore to start crafting.
• You can add up to four different Ore types, but you can add an almost unlimited number of the same type of ore.
• More ore doesn’t mean better quality. It only affects the type of gear you’ll get (light, medium, or heavy armor, and small, medium, or big weapons).
• The more Ore you add, the higher your chances of getting a heavy-type weapon or armor piece, such as Colossal Swords or Heavy Chestplates.
• The percentage shown above each category represents your current chances of getting a weapon or armor of that type, based on your current ore combination.
• Minigames determine the final crafting quality.

Forging Chance Explained

Each weapon and armor type has a certain chance of appearing when you forge equipment. The more ore you add during the smelting process, the higher the possibility of getting bulkier gear, such as greatswords or heavy armor. Whenever you add or remove ore from the crucible, these values change. At any point, you’ll know the exact chances of getting a specific weapon or armor type.

Each weapon or armor type has several unique variations, and each of them has its own chance to appear. For example, if there is a 3% chance to get a Straight Sword, and the Rapier has a 1/8 selection chance within that category, then its effective drop rate would be 0.375%.

Optimal Crafting Chances

I’ve done extensive testing, and based on our experience, these are the minimum and optimal requirements for every weapon and piece of armor in the game. If you want to optimize your chances of getting a specific type of gear without wasting more ore than necessary, these are the numbers you should use when forging.

Weapon Crafting Chances

Armor Crafting Chances

Ore Crafting Multiplier Explained

Some Ore types have a Multiplier value next to them. Ores with a Multiplier will multiply the base stats of a weapon or armor piece by that amount. For example, if an ore adds a 1.15× Multiplier, the stats will be increased by that factor. This applies to every stat of a weapon, including attack speed, damage, and range.

Keep in mind that multipliers do not stack. Instead, the game uses the average multiplier value from all the ores you add. This means the final number will actually go down if you mix a few low-value multipliers with a single high-value one. This is essential to understand, because you can easily waste good multiplier ores by combining them with low-value ones.

Ores with the best multipliers in The Forge are Arcane Crystal Ore (7.5x), Darkryte (6.3x), Demonite (5.5x), Rainbow Crystal Ore (5.25x), Magmaite (5x), Lightite (4.6x), Fireite (4.5x), and Eye Ore (4x).

Roblox The Forge Crafting Calculator

Doing math is tough, especially when all you want is to relax and enjoy your favorite Roblox game. If you’d rather not spend hours calculating The Forge Ore multipliers or testing endless Ore combinations just to craft the weapon or armor piece you want, the BloxInformer The Forge Calculator is exactly what you need. Instead of doing manual calculations or relying on trial and error, this tool helps you quickly and accurately figure out the best Ore combination every time. Here's what it does:

• The Forge Ore Calculator shows the optimal Ore amounts for every weapon and armor piece you want to craft.
• It shows chances for every weapon or armor type based on the current Ore combination.
• It displays the final multiplier value based on your chosen Ore combination.
• It tells you whether your desired Trait will activate, and how much more of that Ore you need if it isn't active.
• It also provides the current values for any active Traits.

Using the Forge Crafting Calculator is quite easy, as you'll see when you try it for the first time yourself. Simply click on the ores you wish to add into the mix, and all the numbers and values will immediately change to show active Traits, stats, chances, and everything else you want to know. Try it out right now!

Roblox The Forge Forging Mini Games

The weapon and armor crafting process in The Forge isn’t just about clicking a few buttons and calling it a day. Instead, you’ll need to physically perform the crafting process in-world. It consists of four mini-games, and each one plays a role in determining the final result. You’ll want to master these mini-games as quickly as possible, as your performance directly affects the quality of your weapons.

The Forge Bellows Mini Game

This one is relatively straightforward. All you need to do is click and hold the green button with the up and down arrows, then move your mouse up and down as fast as possible to fill the meter on the right side of your screen. The goal is to move it quickly so you can fill the entire bar. The more you fill it, the better the final result will be. Gotta go fast!

PRO TIP: You’ll need to fill the bar on the right before the time runs out. I’ve found that the fastest way to do this is by making smaller up-and-down movements instead of using the full range of the bellows. This results in more efficient pumping and helps you fill the bar much faster, resulting in a better weapon.

The Forge Casting Mini Game

Next comes the casting part. Your goal here is to keep the small white wedge (on the bar to your right) within the yellow zone as it moves up and down randomly. You do this by pressing the left mouse button, which pushes the white wedge upward (otherwise, it slowly falls down). Keep it inside the yellow area as much as possible to achieve the best result.

PRO TIP: The yellow zone moves unpredictably and changes direction suddenly. To maximize your time inside it, try to keep the wedge near the center of the zone. Staying too close to the edges will make you fall out of it when it changes direction, resulting in a worse overall result.

Hammering Mini Game

The final mini-game is probably the hardest, but also the one that has the biggest impact on the final result. You’ll need to hammer the weapon by clicking the left mouse button when the inner and outer circles perfectly align. It’s a classic timing-alignment mini-game. Press at exactly the right moment to get a Perfect result. The more perfect hits you land, the better the final outcome.

PRO TIP: Click inside the circle just before the two circles actually align. There’s a slight delay in input registration, which means that in order to get a perfect score every time, you’ll need to click slightly before the visual alignment happens.

And that’s about all you need to know about these mini-games. I’ve skipped the third part (the one where you break the metal block with a hammer), since it’s not really a mini-game, but rather just an animation for the sake of immersion.

The Forge Crafting Quality Explained

The higher the crafting quality, the better the weapon you’ll create. That’s why it’s extremely important to aim for a near-perfect forging process by successfully completing all four mini-games without mistakes. Higher quality results in better weapon stats. Depending on your performance during the crafting process, the following quality tiers are possible:

• Broken (Worst quality)
• Poor
• Worn
• Average
• Good
• Excellent
• Perfect
• Masterwork (Best quality)

So there you have it, now you know everything you need to know about forging in The Forge. Once you master all the mini-games, you’ll be able to craft powerful masterwork gear with great stats, allowing you to purge the land of zombies, skeletons, and other enemies. And while you’re here, make sure to check out our The Forge Race Tier List.

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