The backbone of Stonewake forging. Every guard's blade in the kingdom started life as a fist-sized chunk of this.
Ore stats
Crucible multiplier
0.35x
NPC sell price
$3
per ore
Rarity
common
D tier
Found in
Stonewake's Cross
Source type
mined
Trait
None
multiplier filler
Where Iron comes from
Source
World
Chance
Boulder
Stonewake's Cross
18.0% (18.0%)
Stone Vein
Stonewake's Cross
26.2% (26.2%)
Scrap Heap
Stonewake's Cross
22.2% (22.2%)
Forge odds for Oversized Letter Opener
P(Colossal Sword class) P(Oversized Letter Opener) ▏RNG-lock
Per-forge odds at the Stonewake's Cross anvil without RNG lock. At 50+ ores with RNG Lock on, the class roll is guaranteed and Oversized Letter Opener sits at 35.7% of the variant roll.
Best Oversized Letter Opener recipes at the Iron stage
Iron has no trait — its job is pure multiplier filler. It ranks #28 of 31 non-trait ores in the w1 pool, so the solver reaches for it whenever raw 0.35x beats trait coverage.
👑 God-Roll BiS
Poopite×15
Gearsteel×35
Total ores
50
Multiplier
2.04x
Target chance
35.7% · ~1 in 3
Est. DPS
24
Trait coverage: Poopite 30%OPTIMAL
Highest score: 24.5 DPS on Oversized Letter Opener at 35.7% per forge — the no-compromise endgame recipe.
Iron carries a 0.35x crucible multiplier — D tier, common rarity — sourced from Stonewake's Cross. A crucible loaded entirely with Iron forges at exactly 0.35x.
Is Iron a trait ore in The Forge?+
No — Iron is a pure multiplier ore. Among non-trait filler ores in its pool it ranks #28 of 31 by multiplier, so it earns crucible slots on raw 0.35x power alone.
Where does Iron drop in The Forge?+
Boulder (Stonewake's Cross) at 18.0%; Stone Vein (Stonewake's Cross) at 26.2%; Scrap Heap (Stonewake's Cross) at 22.2%.
Is Iron good for forging?+
Iron is early-game filler: 0.35x multiplier is low, so swap it out once better ores from Stonewake's Cross or beyond are unlocked.