The Forge

Forgescreen — The Forge screen. Click to expand.

The Forge is unique mechanic for Dwarfs introduced in Total War: Warhammer II with the Resurgent Update. This mechanic allows the creation of items.

How it works[ | ]

The Forge can be accessed via clicking the hammer and anvil icon in the lower right, while on the campaign map.

Dwarf artifact site — The site of a part needed for Thorek Ironbrow's artifacts to win his campaign.

The Forge window contains several tabs, for each kind of item. Requirements for crafting each item are listed on the right. Clicking on a required trade resource will zoom your camera to the spot on the map which has that resource and is closest to your empire.

Up to 54 items can be forged hailing from all major item classes except Arcane Item.
Item rarity starts at Common all the way to unique Unique.
Items are forged by combining oathgold resource with a number of trade resources.
With the exception of the unique rarity items, all items can be forged multiple times.
The rule of thumb being that the rarer the item the more resources it will require, both in quantity of Oathgold and resource diversity.
Items can be recycled to recoup some oathgold depending on the item rarity (recycling unique items means they will be permanently removed from the current game).

Therefore, players wanting to fully utilize this game mechanic can pursue a number of strategies, from establishing trade agreements or embarking on aggressive expansionism, to produce more oathgold and have access to many of the 16 trade resources required.

List of items[ | ]

Weapon[ | ]

Name	Rarity	Effects	Oathgold Cost	Resources
Veteran's Hammer	Common	Melee defence: +6 Attribute: Expert Charge Defence	30	🗙	✔
Miner's Pickaxe	Common	Armour-piercing weapon damage: +15 Bonus vs Infantry: +5	30	🗙	✔
Slayer's Axe	Common	Speed: +10% Bonus vs Large: +7 Charge bonus: +10	30	🗙	✔
Ranger's Hammer	Common	Weapon strength: +10%	30	🗙	✔
Old Guard's Hammer	Uncommon	Melee attack: +10 when fighting against Greenskins, Ogres and Skaven Weapon strength: +12% when fighting against Greenskins, Ogres and Skaven	90	Marble	✔
Troll Slayer's Axe	Uncommon	Enables flaming attacks Bonus vs Large: +16	90	Iron	✔
Ironbeard's Axe	Uncommon	Melee defence: +6 Weapon strength: +8%	90	Obsidian	✔
Prospector's Pickaxe	Uncommon	Enables sundering attacks Armour-piercing weapon damage: +30	90	Gemstones	✔
Ironwarden's Hammer	Rare	Weapon strength: +12% Bonus vs Infantry: +10 Passive ability: "Ironwarden's Hammer"	200	Iron Timber	✔
Dragon Slayer's Axe	Rare	Weapon strength: +10% Bonus vs Large: +12 Passive ability: "Dragon Slayer's Axe"	200	Obsidian Timber	✔
Gatekeeper's Hammer	Rare	Enables frostbite attacks Melee defence: +12 Passive ability: "The Chilling Aura"	200	Iron Marble	✔
Starbreaker	Unique	Melee attack: +6 Attacks cause "Discouraged" effect, reducing leadership Weapon strength: +18% Ability: "Heroic Killing Blow"	300	Obsidian Iron	🗙
Elfbane	Unique	Melee attack: +6 Enables magical attacks Weapon strength: +20% when fighting against Elves Spell resistance: 20%	300	Marble Salt	🗙

Armour[ | ]

Name	Rarity	Effects	Oathgold Cost	Resources
Veteran's Armour	Common	Armour: +23 Speed: -10%	30	🗙	✔
Slayer's Bracers	Common	Speed: +6% Charge bonus: +5	30	🗙	✔
Ranger's Cloak	Common	Melee defence: +7 Missile resistance: 5%	30	🗙	✔
Miner's Helm	Common	Armour: +5 Leadership: +8	30	🗙	✔
Ironbeard's Armour	Uncommon	Armour: +10 Fire resistance: 20%	90	Golden Idols	✔
Old Guard's Armour	Uncommon	Ward save: 15% when fighting against Greenskins, Ogres and Skaven	90	Iron	✔
Prospector's Mail	Uncommon	Speed: +5% Attribute: Snipe Attribute: Stalk Attribute: Strider	90	Furs	✔
Troll Slayer's Hide	Uncommon	Armour: +7 Spell resistance: 15%	90	Dyes	✔
Gatekeeper's Helm	Rare	Armour: +18 Passive ability: "Gatekeeper's Helm"	200	Iron Gemstones	✔
Ironwarden's Shield	Rare	Armour: +5 Melee defence: +11 Passive ability: "Ironwarden's Shield"	200	Wine Iron	✔
Dragon Slayer's Scales	Rare	Physical resistance: 7% Attribute: Causes Terror	200	Furs Dyes	✔
Starmetal Plate	Unique	Armour: +10 Melee defence: +15 Missile resistance: 10% Passive ability: "Starmetal Plate"	300	Gemstones Wine	🗙
Alaric's Armour	Unique	Armour: +35 Speed: -15% Ward save: 20% Attribute: Expert Charge Defence	300	Furs Dyes Iron	🗙

Talisman[ | ]

Name	Rarity	Effects	Oathgold Cost	Resources
Ranger's Pouch	Common	Reload time reduction: +15% Spell resistance: 12% Missile resistance: 6%	30	🗙	✔
Veteran's Flask	Common	Melee attack: +3 Melee defence: +3	30	🗙	✔
Miner's Lantern	Common	Armour-piercing weapon damage: +12 Attribute: Vanguard Deployment	30	🗙	✔
Slayer's Ring	Common	Ward save: 5%	30	🗙	✔
Prospector's Charge	Uncommon	Leadership: +5 Enables magical attacks Physical resistance: 5%	90	🗙	✔
Old Guard's Tankard	Uncommon	Melee defence: +6 Passive ability: "Old Guard's Tankard"	90	Wine	✔
Troll Slayer's Amulet	Uncommon	Speed: +10% Charge bonus: +5 Attribute: Causes Fear	90	Gemstones	✔
Ironbeard's Ring	Uncommon	Fire resistance: 25% Passive ability: "Ironbeard's Ring"	90	Spices	✔
Dragon Slayer's Fang	Rare	Fire resistance: 40% Passive ability: "Dragon Slayer's Fang"	200	Salt Marble	✔
Ironwarden's Wardstone	Rare	Corruption: -5 (local province) Ward save: 15% when fighting against Warriors of Chaos, Daemons of Chaos, Chaos Dwarfs, Norsca and Beastmen	200	Golden Idols Pottery	✔
Gatekeeper's Rat Catcher	Rare	Weapon strength: +10% when fighting against Skaven Bonus vs Infantry: +5 Spell resistance: 15%	200	Gemstones Obsidian	✔
The Ankor Chain	Unique	Melee defence: +6 Physical resistance: 12% Attribute: Immune to Psychology	300	Salt Golden Idols Marble	🗙
Ring of Grimnir	Unique	Melee attack: +10 Weapon strength: +10% Passive ability: "Ring of Grimnir"	300	Salt Dyes Gemstones	🗙

Enchanted Item[ | ]

Name	Rarity	Effects	Oathgold Cost	Resources
Slayer's Belt	Common	Physical resistance: 6%	30	🗙	✔
Veteran's Gauntlets	Common	Armour: +4 Melee defence: +3	30	🗙	✔
Ranger's Broach	Common	Speed: +10% Attribute: Stalk Attribute: Strider	30	🗙	✔
Miner's Drinking Horn	Common	Leadership: +8	30	🗙	✔
Prospector's Spyglass	Uncommon	Missile strength: +20% Passive ability: "Prospector's Spyglass"	90	Salt	✔
Troll Slayer's Gauntlets	Uncommon	Melee attack: +5 Bonus vs Large: +10	90	Iron	✔
Old Guard's Keg	Uncommon	Character's aura leadership effect: +10 Leadership aura size: +25%	90	Medicinal plants	✔
Ironbeard's Bracers	Uncommon	Armour: +8 Passive ability: "Ironbeard's Bracers"	90	Exotic animals	✔
Dragon Slayer's Boots	Rare	Speed: +5% Charge bonus: +5 Melee defence: +5 Fire resistance: 20%	200	Dyes	✔
Ironwarden's Tankard	Rare	Melee defence: +5 Passive ability: "Liquid Fortification" Attribute: Immune to Psychology	200	Dwarf Beer Pottery	✔
Gatekeeper's Belt	Rare	Armour: +8 Passive ability: "Gatekeeper's Belt" Attribute: Unbreakable	200	Furs	✔
Sceptre of Stone	Unique	Melee attack: +15 Ability: "Sceptre of Stone"	300	Marble	🗙
Horn of the Ancestors	Unique	Physical resistance: 7% Ability: "Horn of the Ancestors"	300	Furs	🗙

Character Runes[ | ]

Name	Rarity	Effects	Oathgold Cost	Capacity
Rune of Iron	Common	Armour: +20	15	3
Rune of Parrying	Common	Melee defence: +7	15	3
Rune of Fire	Common	Enables flaming attacks Base weapon damage: +35	15	3
Rune of Fury	Common	Melee attack: +3 Passive ability: "Frenzy"	15	3
Rune of Luck	Common	Ward save: 4%	15	3
Rune of Might	Common	Bonus vs Large: +15	15	3
Rune of Impact	Common	Enables "Dazed" contact effect (reduced Speed and Melee Defence) Charge bonus: +10	15	3
Rune of Shielding	Common	Missile resistance: 10%	15	3
Rune of Cleaving	Common	Armour-piercing weapon damage: +20	15	3
Rune of Fear	Common	Attribute: Causes Fear Enemy leadership: -3 (enemy armies in region)	15	3
Rune of Striking	Common	Weapon strength: +8%	15	3
Master Rune of Passage	Unique	Speed: +25% Attribute: Strider	25	1
Master Rune of Gromril	Unique	Armour: +50	25	1
Master Rune of Spite	Unique	Passive ability: "Master Rune of Spite"	25	1
Master Rune of Snorri Spangelhelm	Unique	Melee attack: +25	25	1
Master Rune of Alaric the Mad	Unique	Base weapon damage: -75 Armour-piercing weapon damage: +75	25	1
Master Rune of Adamant	Unique	Melee defence: +10	25	1
Master Rune of Skalf Blackhammer	Unique	Weapon strength: +20%	25	1
Master Rune of Flight	Unique	Ability: "Master Rune of Flight"	25	1

Banner Runes[ | ]

Name	Rarity	Effects	Oathgold Cost	Capacity
Flakkson's Rune of Seeking	Common	Increases Bonus vs. Large and enables projectiles to home in on targets (assigned artillery unit)	15	3
Rune of Burning	Common	Adds explosive damage that reduces enemy leadership (assigned artillery unit)	15	3
Rune of Penetration	Common	Increases armour-piercing missile damage and penetration (assigned artillery unit)	15	3
Ancestor Rune	Common	Vigour loss reduction: -25% (assigned non-character unit) Ability: "Ancestor Rune" (assigned non-character unit)	15	3
Rune of Courage	Common	Ability: "Rune of Courage" (assigned unit) Attribute: Immune to Psychology (assigned non-character unit) Charge bonus: +15 (assigned non-character unit)	15	3
Master Rune of Grungni	Uncommon	Ward save: 10% (assigned non-character unit) Ability: "Master Rune of Grungni" (assigned non-character unit)	25	1
Strollaz' Rune	Uncommon	Speed: +20% (assigned non-character unit) Attribute: Vanguard Deployment (assigned unit)	15	3
Rune of Stoicism	Uncommon	Bonus vs Large: +8 (assigned non-character unit) Ability: "Rune of Stoicism" (assigned unit) Attribute: Expert Charge Defence (assigned non-character unit)	15	3
Master Rune of Groth One-Eye	Uncommon	Attacks cause "Discouraged" effect, reducing leadership (assigned non-character unit) Passive ability: "Master Rune of Groth One-Eye" (assigned unit) Attribute: Causes Terror (assigned non-character unit) Attribute: Causes Fear when fighting against Greenskins (assigned non-character unit)	25	1
Rune of Sanctuary	Uncommon	Spell resistance: 30% (assigned unit) Physical resistance: 15% (assigned non-character unit)	15	3
Master Rune of Valaya	Rare	Spell resistance: 50% (assigned unit) Attribute: Perfect Vigour (assigned non-character unit)	15	1
Master Rune of Stromni Redbeard	Rare	Melee attack: +8 (assigned non-character unit) Passive ability: "Master Rune of Stromni Redbeard" (assigned non-character unit)	25	1
Rune of Dismay	Rare	Passive ability: "Rune of Dismay" (assigned non-character unit) Attribute: Causes Fear (assigned non-character unit)	15	3
Rune of Battle	Rare	Leadership: +4 (assigned unit) Melee attack: +6 (assigned unit) Bonus vs Large: +8 (assigned non-character unit)	15	3
Master Rune of Disguise	Unique	Missile resistance: 20% (assigned artillery unit) Attribute: Snipe (assigned artillery unit) Attribute: Stalk (assigned artillery unit)	25	1
Master Rune of Immolation	Unique	Ability: "Master Rune of Immolation" (assigned artillery unit) Missile strength: +20% (assigned artillery unit)	25	1

Artefact Vault[ | ]

The Ironbrow's Expedition faction gains access to a special tab that has unique units and items.

To retrieve Artefact parts, their locations must be occupied or controlled through military alliances. Once both parts of an Artefact have been collected it can be reforged to grant its benefits. Parts for the Beard Rings of Grimnir will only be rewarded upon completion of the Final Battle.

Name	Effects	Artefacts	Artefact Location
Keepsake of Gazul's Favoured	Summons a unique Ancestor Hero	Hero's Pendant Chain of Binding	Eye of the Vortex: The Golden Colossus The Blood Hall Mortal Empires: Lamia Silver Pinnacle Immortal Empires: Lamia Silver Pinnacle
Raton's Collar of Bestial Control	Yoked Carnosaur unit will be added to the Regiments of Renown pool	Spark Gem Dwarfen Neck Yoke	Eye of the Vortex: Axlotl Subatuun Mortal Empires: The Golden Tower Karag Orrud Immortal Empires: The Golden Tower Karag Orrud
Morgrim's Gears of War	Ammunition: +15% for Bolt Thrower, Grudge Thrower, and Quarrellers units Range: +15% for Bolt Thrower, Grudge Thrower, and Quarrellers units Missile strength: +15% for Bolt Thrower, Grudge Thrower, and Quarrellers units	Spur Gear Pentagonal Gear	Eye of the Vortex: Cavern of the Mlexigaur Spektazuma Mortal Empires: Mount Silverspear Karak Azgaraz Immortal Empires: Mount Silverspear Karak Azgaraz
Smednir's Metallurgy Cipher	Oathgold generated: 10 per turn (factionwide) Armour: +10 for Lords and embedded Heroes Tradable resources produced: +100% (factionwide)	Runic Keystone Puzzle Box	Eye of the Vortex: Fuming Serpent Chupayotl Mortal Empires: Black Crag Mount Gunbad Immortal Empires: Black Crag Mount Gunbad
Thungni's Tongs of the Runesmith	Enables sundering attacks for Miners and Longbeards (Great Weapons) units Melee attack: +5 for Miners and Longbeards (Great Weapons) units Shared cooldown: -15% for all Rune Magic	Left Half of Tongs Right Half of Tongs	Eye of the Vortex: Chiquibol Mine of the Bearded Skulls Mortal Empires: Misty Mountain Karak Azgal Immortal Empires: Misty Mountain Karak Azgal
Beard Rings of Grimnir	Army ability: "Ancestral Rune of Grimnir"	Exotic Beard Ring Grimnir's Ornate Beard Ring	Eye of the Vortex: Quest: The Lost Vault Mortal Empires: Kraka Drak Red Eye Mountain Immortal Empires: Kraka Drak Red Eye Mountain
Blessed Pick of Grungni	Army ability: "Ancestral Rune of Grungni"	Grungni's Pick Head Pick Handle	Eye of the Vortex: Vulture Mountain The Awakening Mortal Empires: Vulture Mountain Galbaraz Immortal Empires: Vulture Mountain Galbaraz
Lost Gifts of Valaya	Army ability: "Ancestral Rune of Valaya"	Enchanted Alchemy Vial Valaya's Tankard	Eye of the Vortex: Skeggi The Sacred Pools Mortal Empires: Karag Dromar Valaya's Sorrow Immortal Empires: Karag Dromar Valaya's Sorrow