Best Weapon Recipes
Complete guide to the best weapon recipes in The Forge. Find optimal recipes with multipliers, success chances, traits, and base damage for every weapon type.
About Weapon Recipes
Finding the optimal weapon recipe in The Forge is crucial for maximizing your combat effectiveness. Each recipe combines different ores to create weapons with varying multipliers, success chances, traits, and base damage.
This guide provides the best recipes for each weapon type, ranked by tier from Top 1 to Mid Game options. Choose recipes based on your available resources and desired playstyle.
Understanding Recipe Stats
Multiplier
Determines how much the ore combination boosts the base stats of the weapon. Higher multipliers mean stronger weapons.
% Chance
The probability of successfully crafting the weapon with this recipe. Higher percentages mean more reliable crafting.
Stats/Traits
Special passive buffs granted by the ore combination. Traits can provide AoE damage, crit chance, burn effects, and more.
Base DMG
The base damage output of the weapon after applying the multiplier. This is the final damage value you'll deal in combat.
Uchi Katanas
Fast and agile weapons perfect for quick strikes. Uchi Katanas excel in speed and can be enhanced with powerful AoE and burn effects.
| Tier | Recipe | Multiplier | % Chance | Stats/Traits | Base DMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1 | 10 Darkryte, 3 Magmaite | 6.00x | 62% | +34.42% AOE Explosion on Weapons with 24.10% Chance | 102 |
| Top 2 | 10 Darkryte, 4 Demonite | 5.50x | 64% | +10.33% Weapon Damage, -6.88% Health | 93.84 |
| Top 3 | 6 Darkryte, 4 Magmaite | 5.86x | 72% | +50% AOE Explosion with 35% Chance | 99.74 |
| End Game | 6 Darkryte, 3 Magmaite | 5.65x | 72% | +50% AOE Explosion with 35% Chance | 96.05 |
| End Game | 4 Darkryte, 3 Magmaite, 3 Eye Ore | 5.05x | 64% | +34.42% AOE Explosion Damage with 24.10% Chance, -6.88% Health, +13.7% Burn Damage with 20.65% Chance | 81.52 |
| End Game | 4 Demonite, 3 Magmaite, 3 Fireite | 4.81x | 64% | +34.42% AOE Explosion Damage with 24.10% Chance, -6.88% Health, +13.7% Burn Damage with 20.65% Chance | 78.25 |
| Mid/End Game | 4 Eye Ore, 3 Magmaite, 3 Fireite | 4.50x | 87% | +20% Burn Damage on Weapons with 30% Chance, +10% Weapon Damage, -10% Health | 76.5 |
| Mid Game | 3 Eye Ore, 6 Rivalite | 3.60x | 72% | +15% Weapon Damage, -10% Health, +20% Crit Chance | 62.3 |
Falchion Straight Swords
Versatile straight swords with balanced stats. Falchion swords offer reliable damage and can be enhanced with powerful AoE and burn effects.
| Tier | Recipe | Multiplier | % Chance | Stats/Traits | Base DMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEST (1/16) | 4 Darkryte, 2 Magmaite | 5.87x | 86% | +50% AOE Explosion with 35% Chance | 110 |
| Insane | 4 Demonite, 2 Magmaite | 5.33x | 86% | +50% AOE Explosion with 35% Chance | 100 |
| Insane | 3 Darkryte, 2 Eye Ore | 5.27x | 74% | -9.36% Health, +46.79% AOE Explosion with 32.75% Chance | 79.07 |
| End Game | 4 Demonite, 2 Fireite, 1 Magmaite | 5.14x | 74% | +18.71% Burn Damage with 28.07% Chance, +14.64% AOE Explosion with 10.25% Chance | 77.15 |
| End/Late Game | 3 Eye Ore, 3 Fireite, 1 Magmaite | 4.35x | 74% | +15% Weapon Damage, -10% Health, +20% Burn DMG (30% chance), +14.64% AOE Explosion (10.25% chance) | 65.36 |
| Mid Game | 3 Rivalite, 3 Ruby | 3.14x | 86% | +20% Crit Chance | 47.1 |
Iron Hand Gauntlets
Close-range combat weapons with powerful AoE potential. Iron Hand Gauntlets excel in dealing explosive damage to multiple enemies.
| Tier | Recipe | Multiplier | % Chance | Stats/Traits | Base DMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insane | 4 Darkryte, 3 Magmaite, 2 Eye Ore | 5.36x | 65% | +50% AOE Explosion (35% chance), +9.75% Weapon Damage, -6.5% Health | 81.5 |
| End Game | 3 Darkryte, 3 Magmaite, 1 Eye Ore | 5.21x | 65% | +13% Burn Damage (19.5% chance), +2.25% Weapon Damage, -1.5% Health | 79.21 |
| Late Game | 3 Magmaite, 3 Rivalite, 2 Fireite, 1 Eye Ore | 4.35x | 54% | +50% AOE Explosion (35% chance) | 66.13 |
| Mid Game | 3 Eye Ore, 3 Rivalite, 2 Ruby | 3.54x | 65% | +15% Weapon Damage, -10% Health, +20% Crit Chance | 53.81 |
Great Colossal Swords
Massive two-handed weapons with devastating damage potential. Great Colossal Swords offer the highest base damage and can clear entire groups with AoE effects.
| Tier | Recipe | Multiplier | % Chance | Stats/Traits | Base DMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insane | 35 Darkryte, 15 Magmaite | 5.91x | 70% | +50% AOE Explosion (35% chance) | 235.57 |
| End Game | 35 Demonite, 15 Magmaite | 5.70x | 66% | +38.75% AOE Explosion (27.13% chance) | 218.32 |
| End Game | 12 Darkryte, 15 Demonite, 10 Eye Ore, 10 Magmaite | 5.33x | 66% | +11.63% Weapon Damage, -7.75% Health | 198.72 |
| Late/End Game | 9 Magmaite, 10 Fireite, 10 Ruby | 5.10x | 65% | +50% AOE Explosion (35% chance) | 133.68 |
| Mid Game | 6 Eye Ore, 10 Rivalite, 10 Ruby | 3.90x | 65% | +20% Crit Chance | 119.32 |
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