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Alloys

Alloys are smelted from special ores and used at the Runic Anvil, in forging only (how it works). Each makes the properties of its theme far more likely and adds to the action's cost.

Alloy Theme Effect Potential Azurite dust Smelted from Properties
Ember Steel
The forge's heat still breathes in the black metal.
Fire Forging: fire properties far more likely 3 5 Hot Iron Ore 20
Rime Steel
A cold pattern shows through even on the glowing billet.
Frost Forging: frost properties far more likely 3 5 Frost Iron Ore 24
Thunder Copper
Its veins ring just before lightning strikes.
Lightning Forging: lightning properties far more likely 3 5 Thunder Copper Ore 24
Bog Bronze
Green patina closes over the metal the way a mire closes over a footprint.
Poison Forging: poison properties far more likely 3 5 Bog Scrap 26
Barrow Silver
The silver keeps a quiet echo of a funeral pyre.
Spirit Forging: spirit properties far more likely 3 5 Barrow Silver Ore 4
War Steel
An alloy that knows both the blade and the weight of the hammer.
War Forging: war properties far more likely 3 5 Scarlet Tin Ore 245
Flying Rune Alloy
Runic veins meet in a single flying point.
Archery Forging: archery properties far more likely 5 8 Arrow Copper Ore 47
Whisper Silver
An unfinished incantation can be heard in the cooling metal.
Sorcery Forging: sorcery properties far more likely 5 8 Whisper Silver Ore 73
Bastion Alloy
Its fracture looks like the masonry of an ancient fortress.
Warding Forging: warding properties far more likely 3 5 Heavy Tin Ore 54
Ancestral Alloy
Every vein holds the memory of body, breath and will.
Vitality Forging: vitality properties far more likely 3 5 Runebearing Copper Ore 118
Wayfarer Alloy
Its sheen recalls a trail running over the pass.
Travel Forging: travel properties far more likely 3 5 Wind Tin Ore 31

How much more likely: how alloys weight the roll.

Properties each alloy favours

Every item property in an alloy's theme, wherever it can roll; on a given item only those that fit it are in the forge pool.

Ember Steel (20)

#% increased burning build-up · #% increased burning damage · #% increased burning damage against low life enemies · #% increased burning damage speed · #% increased burning duration · #% increased burning, chill and shock build-up · #% increased damage against burning targets · #% increased fire area of effect with ground effects · #% increased fire damage · #% increased fire damage with ground effects · #% reduced burning duration on you · +#% chance for cold hits to freeze burning enemies at once · +#% execute threshold of fire hits against frozen enemies · +#% fire damage over time multiplier · +#% fire resistance · +#% fire resistance penetration · +#% resistance to ailment build-up of base for burning · +#% to fire resistance · Adds # fire damage · Gain #% of physical damage as extra fire damage

Rime Steel (24)

#% increased ailment and buff duration for ice crystals · #% increased area of effect for ice crystals · #% increased burning, chill and shock build-up · #% increased chill build-up · #% increased chill build-up against wet targets · #% increased chill build-up with ground effects · #% increased chill duration · #% increased chill effect · #% increased critical strike damage against frozen targets · #% increased damage against frozen targets · #% increased frost area of effect with ground effects · #% increased frost damage · #% increased frost damage with ground effects · #% reduced chill duration on you · +# ice crystal limit · +#% chance for cold hits to freeze burning enemies at once · +#% cold resistance · +#% execute threshold of fire hits against frozen enemies · +#% frost damage over time multiplier · +#% frost resistance · +#% frost resistance penetration · +#% to frost resistance · Adds # frost damage · Gain #% of physical damage as extra frost damage

Thunder Copper (24)

#% increased aftershock area of effect · #% increased aftershock area of effect on stagger recently · #% increased burning, chill and shock build-up · #% increased damage against shocked targets · #% increased lightning area of effect with ground effects · #% increased lightning damage · #% increased lightning damage against wet targets · #% increased lightning damage while wet · #% increased lightning damage with ground effects · #% increased shock build-up · #% increased shock build-up against wet targets · #% increased shock duration · #% increased shock duration against wet targets · #% increased shock effect · #% increased stagger build-up with aftershocks · #% reduced shock duration on you · +#% lightning damage over time multiplier · +#% lightning resistance · +#% lightning resistance penetration · +#% shock stagger chance · +#% stagger chance against shocked targets · +#% to lightning resistance · Adds # lightning damage · Gain #% of physical damage as extra lightning damage

Bog Bronze (26)

#% increased armour break build-up · #% increased armour break build-up with blunt damage · #% increased armour break duration · #% increased armour break effect · #% increased damage against poisoned targets · #% increased poison area of effect with ground effects · #% increased poison build-up · #% increased poison chance · #% increased poison chance while airborne · #% increased poison damage · #% increased poison damage over time · #% increased poison damage over time against low life enemies · #% increased poison damage over time while on Poisoned Ground · #% increased poison damage with ground effects · #% increased poison duration · #% reduced poison duration on you · +# poison limit · +#% poison chance · +#% poison damage over time multiplier · +#% poison resistance · +#% poison resistance penetration · +#% resistance to ailment build-up of base for poison · +#% resistance to ailment build-up of base for poison on dodge recently · +#% to poison resistance · Adds # poison damage · Gain #% of physical damage as extra poison damage

Barrow Silver (4)
War Steel (245)

#% increased alternative attack critical strike chance · #% increased alternative attack damage · #% increased alternative attack knockback · #% increased alternative attack speed · #% increased alternative attack speed on this item · #% increased area damage · #% increased armour break build-up with blunt damage · #% increased attack damage · #% increased attack damage per Combo hit · #% increased attack speed · #% increased attack speed at low eitr · #% increased attack speed at nearly full adrenaline · #% increased attack speed for minions · #% increased attack speed on stagger recently · #% increased attack speed on this item · #% increased attack speed on this item against staggered targets · #% increased attack speed on this item on bleed recently · #% increased attack speed on this item on chain finishers · #% increased attack speed on this item on crit recently · #% increased attack speed per # points of comfort · #% increased attack speed per Combo hit · #% increased aura damage · #% increased axe attack speed · #% increased axe critical strike chance · #% increased axe damage · #% increased ballista damage · #% increased bleed chance · #% increased bleed chance against low life enemies · #% increased bleed damage · #% increased bleed duration · #% increased blood staff damage · #% increased blunt damage · #% increased blunt damage with attacks · #% increased blunt knockback · #% increased bolt knockback · #% increased bomb attack speed · #% increased bomb critical strike chance · #% increased bomb damage · #% increased bow critical strike chance · #% increased bow damage · #% increased charged attack critical strike chance · #% increased charged attack damage · #% increased chopping attack speed · #% increased club attack speed · #% increased club critical strike chance · #% increased club damage · #% increased critical strike chance · #% increased critical strike chance against bleeding enemies · #% increased critical strike chance against distant enemies · #% increased critical strike chance against full life enemies · #% increased critical strike chance against immobilized enemies · #% increased critical strike chance against low life enemies · #% increased critical strike chance against moving targets · #% increased critical strike chance against nearby enemies · #% increased critical strike chance for minions · #% increased critical strike chance on sprint recently · #% increased critical strike damage · #% increased critical strike damage against frozen targets · #% increased critical strike damage against immobilized enemies · #% increased crossbow critical strike chance · #% increased crossbow damage · #% increased damage · #% increased damage against beasts · #% increased damage against bleeding enemies · #% increased damage against bosses · #% increased damage against burning targets · #% increased damage against distant enemies · #% increased damage against enemies with an elemental ailment · #% increased damage against enemies with broken armour · #% increased damage against frozen targets · #% increased damage against immobilized enemies · #% increased damage against low life enemies · #% increased damage against ore · #% increased damage against poisoned targets · #% increased damage against rare or unique enemies · #% increased damage against shocked targets · #% increased damage against staggered targets · #% increased damage against the undead · #% increased damage against trees · #% increased damage against wet targets · #% increased damage at nearly full adrenaline · #% increased damage at night · #% increased damage for minions · #% increased damage for minions near its keeper · #% increased damage for pets · #% increased damage for your companion · #% increased damage for your companion while fed · #% increased damage if started at full life · #% increased damage on consecutive hits recently · #% increased damage on crit recently · #% increased damage on crit recently (# s) · #% increased damage on hit with projectiles recently · #% increased damage on parry recently · #% increased damage on parry recently (# s) · #% increased damage on sprint recently · #% increased damage per # points of comfort · #% increased damage per #% of missing health · #% increased damage per Combo hit · #% increased damage per point of rested charge · #% increased damage while airborne · #% increased damage while rested · #% increased dual-wielding attack speed · #% increased dual-wielding damage · #% increased elemental damage · #% increased elemental damage per # points of "Intelligence" · #% increased elemental staff critical strike chance · #% increased elemental staff damage · #% increased fist attack speed · #% increased fist critical strike chance · #% increased fist damage · #% increased ground damage · #% increased impale build-up · #% increased impale build-up while airborne · #% increased impale build-up with spears · #% increased impale build-up with thorns · #% increased impale damage · #% increased impale damage with spears · #% increased impale duration · #% increased item attack speed · #% increased item critical strike chance · #% increased item damage · #% increased knife attack speed · #% increased knife critical strike chance · #% increased knife damage · #% increased knife sneak attack damage · #% increased knockback · #% increased knockback on sprint recently · #% increased knockback while airborne · #% increased magical critical strike chance · #% increased magical damage · #% increased melee attack speed · #% increased melee critical strike chance · #% increased melee damage · #% increased melee damage per # points of "Strength" · #% increased melee damage while in water · #% increased melee damage with attacks · #% increased mining attack speed · #% increased one-handed attack speed · #% increased one-handed damage · #% increased phantom strike crit chance · #% increased phantom strike stagger build-up · #% increased physical damage · #% increased physical damage on consecutive hits recently · #% increased pickaxe attack speed · #% increased pickaxe critical strike chance · #% increased pickaxe damage · #% increased piercing damage · #% increased polearm attack speed · #% increased polearm critical strike chance · #% increased polearm damage · #% increased projectile critical strike chance · #% increased projectile critical strike chance against distant enemies · #% increased projectile damage · #% increased ranged critical strike chance · #% increased ranged damage · #% increased scepter attack speed · #% increased scepter critical strike chance · #% increased scepter damage · #% increased shooting critical strike chance · #% increased shooting damage · #% increased slam knockback · #% increased slashing damage · #% increased sneak attack damage · #% increased sneak attack damage against full life enemies · #% increased sneak attack damage at night · #% increased spear attack speed · #% increased spear critical strike chance · #% increased spear damage · #% increased spell critical strike chance · #% increased spell damage · #% increased spell damage with projectiles · #% increased staff critical strike chance · #% increased staff damage · #% increased stagger build-up · #% increased stagger build-up against immobilized enemies · #% increased stagger build-up while airborne · #% increased stagger build-up with aftershocks · #% increased stagger build-up with alternative attacks · #% increased stagger build-up with blunt damage · #% increased stagger build-up with charged attacks · #% increased stagger build-up with clubs · #% increased stagger build-up with fists · #% increased stagger build-up with pickaxes · #% increased stagger build-up with polearms · #% increased stagger build-up with slams · #% increased stagger duration · #% increased stagger resistance · #% increased strike damage · #% increased sword attack speed · #% increased sword critical strike chance · #% increased sword damage · #% increased throwing attack speed · #% increased throwing attack speed on this item · #% increased throwing critical strike chance · #% increased throwing damage · #% increased trap critical strike chance · #% increased trap damage · #% increased two-handed attack speed in melee · #% increased two-handed critical strike chance in melee · #% increased two-handed damage in melee · +# additional strikes · +# impale limit · +#% alternative attack critical strike damage · +#% axe critical strike damage · +#% bleed chance · +#% bleed chance with axes · +#% bleed chance with axes against low life enemies · +#% bomb critical strike damage · +#% bow critical strike damage · +#% club critical strike damage · +#% critical strike chance for minions · +#% critical strike damage · +#% critical strike damage against distant enemies · +#% critical strike damage against full life enemies · +#% critical strike damage against low life enemies · +#% critical strike damage against moving targets · +#% critical strike damage against staggered targets · +#% critical strike damage at night · +#% critical strike damage for minions · +#% critical strike damage if started at full life · +#% critical strike damage on an unaware target · +#% crossbow critical strike damage · +#% dual-wielding critical strike damage · +#% elemental staff critical strike damage · +#% fist critical strike damage · +#% knife critical strike damage · +#% phantom strike crit damage · +#% physical damage over time multiplier · +#% pickaxe critical strike damage · +#% polearm critical strike damage · +#% projectile critical strike damage · +#% scepter critical strike damage · +#% spear critical strike damage · +#% spell critical strike damage · +#% staff critical strike damage · +#% stagger resistance · +#% stagger resistance at low life · +#% stagger resistance at low stamina · +#% sword critical strike damage · +#% to item critical strike chance · +#% trap critical strike damage · +#% two-handed critical strike damage in melee · Adds # blunt damage · Adds # piercing damage · Adds # slashing damage

Flying Rune Alloy (47)

#% chance to evade without spending stamina · #% chance to save arrow or bolt on shot · #% chance to save bomb on bomb throw · #% increased arrow and bolt range · #% increased arrow and bolt range while standing still · #% increased ballista fire rate · #% increased ballista reload speed · #% increased bolt knockback · #% increased bolt projectile speed · #% increased bow draw and reload speed · #% increased bow draw speed per # points of "Dexterity" · #% increased bow projectile speed · #% increased crossbow reload speed · #% increased crossbow reload speed on kill recently · #% increased crossbow reload speed while standing still · #% increased draw and reload speed · #% increased draw and reload speed on dodge recently · #% increased projectile critical strike chance · #% increased projectile critical strike chance against distant enemies · #% increased projectile damage · #% increased projectile speed · #% increased projectile speed while airborne · #% increased shooting critical strike chance · #% increased shooting damage · #% increased shooting effective range · #% increased spell damage with projectiles · #% increased spell projectile speed with projectiles · #% increased throwing attack speed · #% increased throwing attack speed on this item · #% increased throwing critical strike chance · #% increased throwing damage · #% overflowing chance to chain an additional time · #% overflowing chance to fire an additional projectile · #% overflowing chance to pierce an additional target · #% overflowing chance to ricochet an additional time · #% reduced bow draw stamina cost · #% reduced shooting stamina cost · #% reduced throwing stamina cost · +# arrows per bow shot · +# bounce · +# loaded bolts · +# projectile chain · +# projectiles per shot or throw · +#% chance for ballista bolts to be saved · +#% crossbow additional projectile chance · +#% crossbow fire rate · +#% projectile critical strike damage

Whisper Silver (73)

#% increased aftershock area of effect · #% increased aftershock area of effect on stagger recently · #% increased alternative attack area of effect · #% increased area of effect · #% increased area of effect for ice crystals · #% increased area of effect for spores · #% increased area of effect if started at full eitr · #% increased area of effect on kill recently · #% increased area of effect while airborne · #% increased area of effect while standing still · #% increased attack area of effect · #% increased aura area of effect · #% increased blood staff cast speed · #% increased cast speed · #% increased cast speed on this item · #% increased cast speed on this item on crit recently · #% increased cast speed while on Shocked Ground · #% increased charged attack area of effect · #% increased chill build-up with ground effects · #% increased curse effect duration · #% increased effect duration · #% increased effect duration for infusion · #% increased effect duration for minions · #% increased eitr regeneration while on Burning Ground · #% increased elemental staff critical strike chance · #% increased elemental staff damage · #% increased fire area of effect with ground effects · #% increased fire damage with ground effects · #% increased frost area of effect with ground effects · #% increased frost damage with ground effects · #% increased ground ailment effect · #% increased ground area of effect · #% increased ground build-up · #% increased ground damage · #% increased ground effect duration · #% increased healing area of effect · #% increased infusion effect · #% increased lightning area of effect with ground effects · #% increased lightning damage with ground effects · #% increased magical critical strike chance · #% increased magical damage · #% increased poison area of effect with ground effects · #% increased poison damage over time while on Poisoned Ground · #% increased poison damage with ground effects · #% increased polearm area of effect · #% increased slam area of effect · #% increased spell area of effect · #% increased spell cast speed · #% increased spell critical strike chance · #% increased spell damage · #% increased spell damage with projectiles · #% increased spell projectile speed with projectiles · #% increased staff cast speed · #% increased trinket duration · #% reduced cast stamina and eitr cost · #% reduced cost while on Chilled Ground · #% reduced eitr cost · #% reduced eitr cost at low eitr · #% reduced eitr cost if started at full life · #% reduced elemental staff stamina and eitr cost · #% reduced magical stamina and eitr cost · #% reduced spell stamina and eitr cost · #% reduced staff eitr cost · +#% absorption rate for infusion · +#% damage over time multiplier · +#% elemental staff critical strike damage · +#% fire damage over time multiplier · +#% frost damage over time multiplier · +#% lightning damage over time multiplier · +#% physical damage over time multiplier · +#% poison damage over time multiplier · +#% spell critical strike damage · +#% spell life leech from physical attack damage

Bastion Alloy (54)

#% increased armour · #% increased armour at full eitr · #% increased armour at low life · #% increased armour effectiveness · #% increased armour from equipped body armour · #% increased armour from equipped helmet · #% increased armour when hit recently · #% increased block power · #% increased block power at low life · #% increased block power with the shield up · #% increased defences · #% increased evasion rating · #% increased evasion rating at low stamina · #% increased evasion rating at night · #% increased evasion rating from equipped body armour · #% increased evasion rating per # points of comfort · #% increased evasion rating while moving · #% increased evasion rating while sneaking · #% increased item armour · #% increased item block power · #% increased item evasion rating · #% increased item rune shield · #% increased parry bonus · #% increased rune shield · #% increased rune shield from equipped body armour · #% increased rune shield from equipped helmet · #% increased rune shield recharge · #% increased rune shield recharge at full life · #% increased rune shield recharge at low life · #% increased rune shield recharge at low rune shield · #% increased rune shield recharge on dodge recently · #% increased rune shield recharge per point of rested charge · #% increased rune shield while a mead effect is active · #% increased rune shield while fed · #% increased tower shield block power · #% reduced block stamina cost · #% reduced buckler stamina cost when blocking · #% reduced tower shield stamina cost when blocking · #% rune shield recharge delay · #% rune shield recharge delay at low rune shield · #% rune shield recharge delay on block recently · +# armour · +# armour at low life · +# armour at night · +# armour for minions · +# evasion rating · +# rune shield · +# rune shield for minions · +# rune shield while rested · +#% glancing blow chance · +#% glancing blow chance at low stamina · +#% glancing blow chance on evade recently · +#% stagger resistance · A parry gives back #% of the health you lost recently

Ancestral Alloy (118)

#% increased Dexterity · #% increased Intelligence · #% increased Strength · #% increased eitr regeneration · #% increased eitr regeneration at full rune shield · #% increased eitr regeneration at low eitr · #% increased eitr regeneration at night · #% increased eitr regeneration on ignite recently · #% increased eitr regeneration per point of rested charge · #% increased eitr regeneration while airborne · #% increased eitr regeneration while on Burning Ground · #% increased eitr regeneration while standing still · #% increased eitr regeneration while wet · #% increased health regeneration · #% increased health regeneration at full stamina · #% increased health regeneration at low life · #% increased health regeneration at night · #% increased health regeneration out of combat · #% increased health regeneration per # points of comfort · #% increased health regeneration per point of rested charge · #% increased health regeneration while standing still · #% increased maximum eitr · #% increased maximum health · #% increased maximum health for minions · #% increased maximum health for pets · #% increased maximum health for your companion · #% increased maximum stamina · #% increased maximum stamina while fed · #% increased rune shield recharge · #% increased stamina regeneration · #% increased stamina regeneration at low stamina · #% increased stamina regeneration at night · #% increased stamina regeneration on block recently · #% increased stamina regeneration on crit recently · #% increased stamina regeneration on dodge recently · #% increased stamina regeneration per # points of comfort · #% increased stamina regeneration per point of rested charge · #% increased stamina regeneration when hit recently · #% increased stamina regeneration while fed · #% increased stamina regeneration while holding this tool · #% increased stamina regeneration while standing still · #% reduced alternative attack stamina cost · #% reduced attack stamina cost · #% reduced axe stamina cost · #% reduced block stamina cost · #% reduced bomb stamina cost · #% reduced bow draw stamina cost · #% reduced bow stamina cost · #% reduced buckler stamina cost when blocking · #% reduced cast stamina and eitr cost · #% reduced charged attack stamina cost · #% reduced chopping stamina cost · #% reduced club stamina cost · #% reduced cost · #% reduced cost at low stamina · #% reduced cost when evading · #% reduced cost while airborne · #% reduced cost while moving · #% reduced cost while on Chilled Ground · #% reduced crossbow stamina cost · #% reduced dodge stamina cost · #% reduced elemental staff stamina and eitr cost · #% reduced fist stamina cost · #% reduced gliding stamina cost · #% reduced jump stamina cost · #% reduced knife stamina cost · #% reduced magical stamina and eitr cost · #% reduced melee stamina cost · #% reduced melee stamina cost with attacks · #% reduced mining stamina cost · #% reduced one-handed stamina cost with attacks · #% reduced pickaxe stamina cost · #% reduced polearm stamina cost · #% reduced polearm stamina cost with attacks · #% reduced running stamina cost · #% reduced scepter stamina and eitr cost with attacks · #% reduced shooting stamina cost · #% reduced slam stamina cost · #% reduced sneaking stamina cost · #% reduced spear stamina cost · #% reduced spell stamina and eitr cost · #% reduced staff stamina and eitr cost · #% reduced stamina cost of attacks with this item · #% reduced swimming stamina cost · #% reduced sword stamina cost with attacks · #% reduced throwing stamina cost · #% reduced tower shield stamina cost when blocking · #% reduced two-handed stamina cost with attacks · +# Dexterity · +# Intelligence · +# Strength · +# eitr on block · +# eitr on ignite · +# eitr on kill · +# eitr on parry · +# fortification on block · +# health on block · +# health on kill · +# health on parry · +# health per point of physical damage prevented by your defence when hit · +# health regeneration · +# maximum eitr · +# maximum eitr while fed · +# maximum health · +# maximum health while fed · +# maximum stamina · +# stamina on crit · +# stamina on kill · +# stamina on parry · +# to maximum eitr · +# to maximum health · +# to maximum stamina · +#% eitr leech · +#% life leech from physical attack damage · +#% life leech from physical attack damage against low life enemies · +#% life leech from physical attack damage at low life · +#% spell life leech from physical attack damage · Restore #% of missing health with charged attacks on hit

Wayfarer Alloy (31)

#% increased item pickup radius while holding this tool · #% increased jump distance · #% increased jump height · #% increased jump height while running · #% increased jump range · #% increased movement speed · #% increased movement speed at full rune shield · #% increased movement speed at low life · #% increased movement speed at night · #% increased movement speed for minions · #% increased movement speed on a road · #% increased movement speed on crit recently · #% increased movement speed on evade recently · #% increased movement speed out of combat · #% increased movement speed per point of rested charge · #% increased movement speed while sneaking · #% increased movement speed with the shield up · #% increased swim speed · #% increased swim speed at low stamina · #% increased swim speed out of combat · #% reduced fall damage · #% reduced gliding stamina cost · #% reduced jump stamina cost · #% reduced running stamina cost · #% reduced swimming stamina cost · +# carry weight · +# carry weight on a road · +# to carry weight while holding this tool · +#% equipment ease · +#% equipment ease out of combat · +#% maximum carry capacity

Data from Path of Valheiman 6.0.6, extracted 2026-11-09.