Blacksmith

Blacksmith
Job Base(s):	Merchant
Job Type:	2-1
Race:	Human
Changes At:	Einbroch
Number of Skills:	21
Total Skill Points:	84
Total Quest Skills:	2
Job Bonuses
STR AGI VIT INT DEX LUK +6 +2 +6 +2 +12 +2

Overview

Easily the most powerful of all the 2nd classes, the Blacksmiths sport damage equal to that of the trans 2nd classes(except their own trans class of course). Their only weakness lies in the fact that they only have 1 multitarget AoE spell (Cart Revolution) that has knockback and limited range, making it hard to target with. As a single target killer though, it is no doubt that this class shines bright as the leading killer. A Battle Blacksmith's main skills revolve around the theme of self-buffing to increase damage. The main offensive skills are Mammonite and Cart Revolution, which both can be learned as a Merchant.

Blacksmiths also have the ability to forge weapons. They can master the power to imbue weapons with elements of Fire, Earth, Wind and Water and also have the ability to increase the weapon damage further. Weapons forged by Blacksmiths also include Random Options.

Note: In previous versions of Ragnarok, STR was a key defining stat for the blacksmith class, but due to nerfs on STR bonus's in Renewal mechanics, this is no longer true (still a good option in Classic versions of the game though). Pumping obscene amounts of STR is no longer wise as it's a waste of stats that can be placed into better areas for more dmg output or survivability. Blacksmiths will get to makeup for this severe DPS loss when they change to Mastersmith and learn Improved Power Thrust. This nerf was Gravity's way of balancing the class with all of the new weapon options available as well as the adjustments to monster's HP (blacksmiths would be killing everything in 2-3 hits otherwise).

Warning!

• This class requires the player to be financially well off to play due to the heavy expenses the player will incur through the uses of potions and the zeny tax on the Mammonite skill. Therefore, this class is NOT recommended for new players.

Job Change Guide

See Blacksmith Job Change Guide for detailed information.

Changing into a Blacksmith from a Merchant requires the player to complete a number of tasks:

• Item Collection
• Written Test

After completing these tests, the player will be transformed into a Blacksmith.

Builds

Cart Revolution Build

• STR: 70-90
• AGI: 30-50
• VIT: 70-90
• INT: 1+
• DEX: 50
• LUK: 20-40

This build is centered around the Cart Revolution skill for AoEing groups of monsters at once. Blacksmiths can also play as tank/puller for parties, especially if switching to a Fortune Sword and Shields with Racial Reduction Cards. Skin Tempering adds an extra 5% Neutral reduction, which is helpful for stacking with Raydric Card and other Neutral resist gear. ASPD does help Cart Revolution spam rate, especially when pushing monsters against walls. Hammer Fall is useful for stunning monsters to temporarily disable them. Mammonite still provides high single target damage.

Skills: Cart Revolution (Quest Skill, given for free if you change to Merchant in the Alberta Merchant Guild), Adrenaline Rush, Weapon Perfection, Power Thrust, Maximize Power, Hammer Fall, Skin Tempering

AGI Build

• STR: 70-90
• AGI: 80-99
• VIT: 50-70
• INT: 1
• DEX: 40-60
• LUK: 20-40

The AGI build is is usually recommended for newer players without funds. They have high ASPD and FLEE for quick single target killing, so it uses minimal HP / SP Healing Items. Their main method of attack is melee-ing single monsters with Adrenaline Rush and other damage boosting buffs active. Blacksmiths do not have skills that increase flee rate (like a Thief's Improve Dodge, so it is recommended to use at least SOME sort of FLEE gear (such as Falcon Muffler or Whisper carded garment).

Primary Skills: Adrenaline Rush, Weapon Perfection, Power Thrust, Maximize Power, Hammer Fall Skin Tempering

Pure Forger

• STR: 1
• AGI: 1
• VIT: 1
• INT: 1
• DEX: 99
• LUK: 99

How to make a Pure Forger:

Level as with a battle build. When reaching the max desired level, use stat reset to change stats to the desired forging stats. This is by far the easiest way to achieve a forgesmith in a reasonable amount of time. Otherwise the player will have to self leech themselves, since the forgesmith build has bad survivability and poor damage output.

Tactics

Recovering HP or Healing Items

When mobbing or tanking groups of monsters, especially for AoE leveling, Healing Items WILL need to be consumed and often even spammed. One popular healing item is Fresh Fish due to its cheap cost and low weight. It can be purchased from NPCs off the Chef's Assistant at the docks of Alberta (167, 134) as well as other locations for only 250z each (190z with max Discount).

Fresh Fish

For a list of Healing Items, a comparison, and a list of a couple popular Healing Items, please see the main article: Healing Items.

Equipment

Kingdom Guild Equipments Quests

Main article: Kingdom Guild

Kingdom Guild Equipment is a great series of starter equipment. All items have 1 slot, carry different bonuses, and are enchantable.

Class Data

Skills

See Merchant Skills for first class skills.

Battle Skills

Skill	Description	Levels	Type
Adrenaline Rush	For 30~150 seconds, increase Attack Speed of party members equipped with Axe and Mace class weapons (30% for Blacksmiths, 25% for other classes).	5	Active
Hammer Fall	30~70% Chance of stunning all enemies within a 5x5 area.	5	Active
Hilt Binding	STR +1, ATK +4. Increases the durations of Adrenaline Rush, Power-Thrust and Weapon Perfection Skills by 10%.	1	Passive
Power Maximize	Uses maximum weapon damage for skill duration.	5	Active
Power-Thrust	(20~100 seconds.) You have +5~25% ATK. Other party members have +5~20% ATK.	5	Supportive
Skin Tempering	You have +4~20% Fire resistance and +1~5% Neutral resistance.	5	Passive
Weapon Perfection	For 10~50 seconds, party members have no weapon size penalties.	5	Active

Forging Skills

Note: Any Level 3 or higher forged weapon will receive Random Options. The number of options received depends on the Blacksmith's Ranking.

Skill	Description	Levels	Type
Enchantedstone Craft	Enables the creation of Elemental Stones.	5	Passive
Iron Tempering	Enables the creation of Iron from Iron Ore.	5	Passive
Ore Discovery	Adds low chance of finding certain ores when killing monsters.	1	Passive
Oridecon Research	Increases the chance of crafting Level 3 Weapons.	5	Passive
Smith Axe	Enables the creation of various Axe class weapons.	3	Passive
Smith Dagger	Enables the creation of various Dagger class weapons.	3	Passive
Smith Knucklebrace	Enables the creation of various Knuckle class weapons.	3	Passive
Smith Mace	Enables the creation of various Mace class weapons.	3	Passive
Smith Spear	Enables the creation of various Spear class weapons.	3	Passive
Smith Sword	Enables the creation of various One Handed Sword class weapons.	3	Passive
Smith Two-handed Sword	Enables the creation of various Two Handed Sword class weapons.	3	Passive
Steel Tempering	Enables the creation of Steel from Iron and Coal.	5	Passive
Weapon Repair	Returns damaged equipment to usable state.	1	Active
Weaponry Research	Increases HIT, ATK of the chance of Forging a weapon.	10	Passive

Quest Skills

Skill	Description	Levels	Type	Job Level Requirement	Quest
Greed	Automatically pick up items in a 5x5 area around caster.	1	Active	N/A	Greed Quest
Dubious Salesmanship	Reduces the Zeny cost of the skill Mammonite by 10%.	1	Passive	35	Dubious Salesmanship Quest

Soul Link

The Blacksmith Spirit enables the use of

Skill	Description	Levels	Type
Advanced Adrenaline Rush	Reduces attack delay of all party members using melee weapons.	1	Active

Job Bonuses

The Levels in which you receive a certain bonus.

Stat\Amount	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9	+10	+11	+12
STR	3	8	16	23	31	44
AGI	29	38
VIT	7	13	20	32	37	49
INT	21	34
DEX	1	4	5	9	12	19	26	28	36	39	40	47
LUK	11	46

ASPD

Equip Attack Speed From Merchant Bare Handed 156 0 Shield -5 0 Dagger -10 +2 Sword (One Handed) -10 +2 Axe (One Handed) -6 +2 Axe (Two Handed) -13 +2 Mace -8 +2

ASPD Potions Usable Concentration ✔ Awakening ✔ Berserk ✔

External Links

• Skill Simulator
• Forge Calculator
• Refining Calculator