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Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur – How to Do Smelting
Building Kingsmarch in Settlers of Kalguur expansion of Path of Exile takes a lot of time and certainly effort of many hardworking workers. These workers will pursue various guild factions with your help including Smelting, mining, disenchanting, farming, and shipping. However, one of the earlier guild factions you should consider prioritizing is Smelting as it will help you turn various ores into bars that are essential for both building and improving Kingsmarch.
This guide will help you begin the Smelting guild in Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur.
How to Begin Smelting in Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur
The first step in beginning a smelting process is establishing a smelting guild. To establish the Smelting guild, go to the Kingsmarch and upgrade the Town Recruitment rank to 2. It will highlight the Smelting icon on the map, meaning you can now unlock it. However, before you can unlock it, you need to gather 3 Crimson Iron Ores and 3 Orichalcum Ores.
NOTE: Crimson Iron Ores can be mined at Rank 1 of the mining guild while Orichalcum requires Rank 2 to be mined.
Once done, open the map and make your way to the hammer icon location. Here you will get to unlock the Smelting guild for 20 Gold, 3x Crimson Iron Ore, and 3x Orichalcum Ore. The first rank of Smelting will allow your hired workers to smelt crimson iron and orichalcum ores and turn them into bars.
As you further upgrade the rank of Smelting establishment, your workers will smelt more rare ores. However, you will first have to upgrade the rank of the Mining establishment to get the rare ores for them to be turned into bars at the Smelting establishment.
All Smelting Ranks and Improvements – Table
| Rank | Cost | Improvements | Maximum Smelters |
| Rank 1 | 20 Gold 3 Crimson Iron Ore 3 Orichalcum Ore | Establish Smelting Can Smelt Crimson Iron and Orichalcum Ores | 3 |
| Rank 2 | 100 Gold 4 Crimson Iron Bar 3 Orichalcum Bar | Can Smelt Petrified Amber Ores | 3 |
| Rank 3 | 585 Gold 10 Crimson Iron Bar 8 Orichalcum Bar 6 Petrified Amber Bar | 15% increased Smelting Speed | 3 |
| Rank 4 | 1865 Gold 45 Crimson Iron Bar 35 Petrified Amber Bar 25 Wheat | +2 to Maximum Smelters | 5 |
| Rank 5 | 5030 Gold 100 Orichalcum Bar 35 Petrified Amber Bar | Can Smelt Bismuth Ore | 5 |
| Rank 6 | 8875 Gold 150 Petrified Amber Bar 100 Bismuth Bar 50 Wheat | +2 to Maximum Smelters | 7 |
| Rank 7 | 13,905 Gold 250 Crimson Iron Bar 200 Orichalcum Bar 100 Bismuth Bar | Can Smelt Verisium Ore | 7 |
| Rank 8 | 18,765 Gold 200 Bismuth Bar 120 Verisium Bar 80 Corn | +2 to Maximum Smelters | 9 |
| Rank 9 | 21,795 Gold 400 Crimson Iron Bar 150 Bismuth Bar 100 Verisium Bar | 20% increased Smelting Speed | 9 |
| Rank 10 | 27,000 Gold 400 Orichalcum Bar 200 Bismuth Bar 100 Pumpkin | +3 to Maximum Smelters | 12 |
| Rank 11 | 44,115 Gold 400 Petrified Amber Bar 250 Bismuth Bar 150 Verisium Bar | 25% increased Smelting Speed | 12 |
Fulfilling the costs for the higher rank of Smelting will require you to seek out other establishments, especially mining and farming. Without mining, you cannot get rare ores to turn them into bars at the smelting, and ranking up the mining establishment requires resources from the farming establishment.
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