Looting & Smithing Routes

November 21, 2025

Efficient loops for loot farming and smelting profits.

Looting & Smithing Routes

If you want to be a millionaire in Calradia, you don't do it by selling grain. You do it by turning the weapons of your enemies into cold, hard cash.

The "Pugio" Economy

The secret to infinite money is Smelting. Some low-tier weapons contain high-tier materials.

  • Pugio: Found in Empire towns. Smelts into Fine Steel.

  • Tribesman Throwing Dagger: Found in Southern Empire/Aserai. Smelts into high-tier materials.

Instead of mining iron ore, you should be buying these daggers in bulk and smelting them down.

Smithing for Money Why sell a looted sword for 100 denars when you can smelt it and craft a javelin worth 20,000?

The Loop

  1. Battania (Seonon/Marunath): Buy Hardwood cheap.

  2. Empire Towns: Buy Pugios.

  3. Smelt: Turn Pugios into Materials.

  4. Craft: Make Two-Handed Swords or Javelins.

  5. Sell: Profit.

Efficient Smithing Loop Optimizing your route between wood sources and material sources is key.

Looting Strategy

After a battle, don't just click "Take All".

  • Food/Trade Goods: Always take.

  • Weapons: Take everything to smelt (except very cheap items if you are overburdened).

  • Armor: Heavy armor sells well, but low-tier armor is often just dead weight.

Legendary Crafted Weapons The end goal of your looting and smithing empire: Legendary weapons.

Conclusion

By combining a smart looting policy with a smithing trade route, you can fund any army, bribe any lord, and buy any town in Calradia.