Gathering brings in the raw goods. Refining makes the common materials from them, and refining a common one again with an additive makes the uncommon ones. Production takes them from there.

Gathered

Common

Uncommon

Iron Ingot

Common metal, refined from Iron Ore by Smelting at level 1 (recipe).

One Iron Ingot takes 4 Iron Ore and 1 Chunk of Coal.

Uncommon versions: Meteoric Iron Ingot and White Iron Ingot

Production takes it, or its forms, in 78 Blacksmithing, 1 Alchemy, and 4 Carpentry recipes.

What it adds to gear parts made from it:

  • Dagger Blade, Hand Axe Blade, Longsword Blade, Mace Head, Shortsword Blade, Spear Head, Trident Head, and War Hammer Head: +2 Melee and Ranged Damage
  • Two-handed Hammer Head, Two-handed Mace Head, Two-handed Sword Blade, Halberd Blade, and Two-handed Axe Blade: +3 Melee and Ranged Damage
  • Coil of Metal Wire and Metal Sheet: +2% Armor Damage Resistance
  • Metal Binding: +0.3% Armor Damage Resistance
  • Metal Hilt: +0.5 Melee and Ranged Damage