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How to Make Ingots in Skyrim?

Nikhil PradhanBy Nikhil PradhanApril 20, 2023

Whether you’re crafting new gears or upgrading your old ones, you’ll almost always need Ingots. In fact, if you’re trying to level up your Smithing skills, having a huge pile of Ingots should be your priority.

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There are multiple ways to get Ingots in the game. You can buy them from blacksmith merchants, find them as random loot, or even make them yourselves.

smelting

To make Ingots in Skyrim, you’ll need to gather some ores (depending on the type of Ingot) and a smelter.

After getting enough ores, simply interact with the smelter to produce Ingots. Let’s discuss !

Step 1: Get Some Ores

Before you start smelting any ingots, you’ll need to collect the ores of that material. For example, To make iron ingot, you’ll need iron ores. Similarly, gold Ingots will require you to have gold ores.

ores

There are a couple of different ways to gather ores. You can either buy it from blacksmiths or extract it from ore veins at the mines. However, you’ll need to get yourself a pickaxe for the later method.

There are a total of 26 blacksmiths in the game, and you can encounter them as soon as you leave Helgen and make your way to Riverwood.

  • There’s Alvor in Riverwood.agor
  • Adrianne Avenicci in Whiterun.adrianne
  • Eorlund Gray-Mane in Whiterun.graymane

As for the mining ores, well, there are over 42 mine locations in the game. We’ve compiled some of the most accessible locations along with the ores that they reserve in a table below:

Ore TypeMine
IronEmbershard Mine, Halted Stream Camp Mine, Iron Breaker Mine, Whistling Mine
SilverFenn’s Gulch Mine, Cidhna Mine, Sanuarach Mine
GoldLost Prospect Mine, Kolskeggr Mine
CorundumDarkwater Crossing, Goldenrock Mine, Dead Drop Mine
OrichalcumDushnikh Mine, Bilegulch Mine, Bilegulch Mine
MalachiteSteamscorch Mine, Labyrinthian, Throat of the World
MoonstoneSoljund’s Sinkhole, Silent Moons Camp,  Darkfall Cave
QuicksilverQuicksilver Mine, Mzinchaleft, Underforge exit
EbonyGloombound Mine, Broken Tusk Mine, Raven Rock Mine,Redbelly Mine

If you need additional tips on how to mine efficiently, you can refer to our guide here.

Note: Some Ingot does not require their respective ores, such as Dwarven Metal Ingot and Steel Ingot. Instead, you can make these Ingots by smelting other types of ores or even metal scraps.

Step 2: Use a Smelter

After getting the ores, we are ready to start smelting. But first, we’ll have to locate a smelter. 

The game has over 42 smelters in total. So, there’s a high chance that you may have already encountered a few of them in your adventure.

You’ll usually find them near blacksmith forges, mines, guild strongholds, bandit hideouts or caves, villages, etc. We’ve listed some of them below.

  • Warmaiden’s in Whiterun.smelter-in-whiterun
  • Blacksmith Quarters in Windhelmsmelter-in-windhelm
  • Fort Dawnguardsmelter-in-fort

After locating a smelter, simply interact with them and select the Ingot that you want to craft. We’ve listed the recipe for all types of Ingots in the table below.

IngotsRecipe
Iron Ingot1 Iron Ore
Silver Ingot2 pieces of Silver Ore
Steel Ingot1  Corundum Ore + 1 Iron Ore
Corundum Ingot2 pieces of Corundum Ore
Dwarven Metal IngotAny Dwarven Scraps, including Dwemer Metal Plate, Scrap Metal, Metal Strut, etc
Gold Ingot2 pieces of Gold Ore
Orichalcum Ingot2 pieces of Orichalcum Ore
Quicksilver Ingot2 pieces of Quicksilver Ore
Refined Malachite2 pieces of Malachite Ore
Refined Moonstone2 pieces of Moonstone Ore
Ebony Ingot2 pieces of Ebony Ore
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Nikhil started his gaming journey ever since he got his hands on the original PSP 1000. Games like Metal Gear, God of War, and Grand Theft Auto, Final Fantasy are titles that really got him into video games. Over the years, he has moved on to PC gaming and has continued his journey as a gamer. Although he's got a Bachelor’s degree in Computing under his belt, his passion for writing and gaming has led him to become a gaming writer. He loves talking about video game lores, making guides about finding rare kinds of stuff, and explaining game mechanics. He mostly specializes in writing about single-player games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Legend of Zelda, Dark Souls, and Pokemon, but He has also spent countless hours in MMORPG titles like Warframe and Destiny 2. Currently, He enjoys looking for the hidden gems in the video game industry, i.e., indie games. In the rare occasion when not gaming or writing about them, you’ll find him obsessing over the latest video game stories, releases, and also learning more about video game lores.

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