The Forge Roblox Beginner's Guide 2025
The Forge Beta is one of the most unique Roblox experiences there is, requiring you to mine for ores, forge and upgrade your own gear, and then fight enemies with your own creations. There are many things you'll need to know to get good at the game, and we're here to help you out. Here is our ultimate The Forge beginner's guide!
Basic The Forge Controls
| Action | Keybind |
|---|---|
| Dash | Q |
| Sprint | Shift |
| Shift-Lock | Ctrl |
| Light Attack | LMB |
| Heavy Attack (Requires Shift-Lock) | R / RMB |
| Block (Requires Shift-Lock) | F |
| Menu | T |
Important Location and NPCs in The Forge
In the The Forge game, you will encounter many NPCs and locations that play unique roles in your adventure. Some NPCs will help you choose your race again, while others will sell potions that can enhance your stats. The table below lists all the important locations and NPCs, as well as their functions:
| Location | Description |
|---|---|
| The Cave | In this area, you can mine and earn important ores that are essential for upgrading your equipment. In the same location, you'll also face zombies, which you'll need to defeat. |
| The Forge | By the name only, it suggests that it is the heart of the game. Here, you can put your mined ores and smelt them to forge weapons and armor that you'll use. |
| Enhancing Area | In this area, you'll spend resources and upgrade your gear, which'll improve your equipment's overall stat. Just don't equip any rune before you enhance your equipment, or else it'll remove the rune from the equipment. |
| Runemaker Area | From here, you can attach runes to your equipment, which enhance and buff them with powerful effects such as burn, poison, lifesteal, thorn, and more. |
| Maria's Potion Shop | You can buy various potions from here that will increase your stats while exploring. However, you won't need them on the starter island. But they can definitely be useful for the future. |
| Bard Area | You can obtain a lantern from this NPC, which will help you in exploring dimly lit areas of the cave. This will ensure your safety while you explore unlit areas of the cave. |
| Miner Fred's Shop | You can purchase better pickaxes, which will make your mining more efficient and increase the chances of getting rarer and better ores. |
| Marbles's Shop | You can sell the unused weapons and armor you forged to free up space and earn extra gold. |
| Greedy Cey's Shop | This is a dedicated location for you to sell ores, runes, and essences for gold, which is useful for clearing out your storage and earning valuable money for upgrading weapons and equipment in the future. |
| Wizard's Tower | You can reroll your race by interacting with the Wizard. You can get three Race Rerolls for free by using codes. Additionally, this NPC will also allow you to unlock 'Forgotten Kingdom' by giving you a portal once you complete the entire tutorial. |
Money and Farming
The easiest way to make money early on is to sell ores to greedy Say, instead of forging them yourself. This is faster and provides more stable income. After unlocking the Forgotten Kingdom, head to the volcano. The rocks there respawn quickly, and you can use a common idle mining technique: hold down the left mouse button to click on the rocks, press the ESC key, and then close the menu. Your character will continue mining automatically, making it one of the best hands-free mining methods in the game.
Runes, Essences, and Gear
Equipment can be upgraded in level through enhancement and runes. Zombies in the caves drop essences used for upgrades, and stronger enemies drop better essences. Runes can provide buffs such as increased ore drops or enhanced damage. To avoid wasting them, it's best to save the best runes for when you have a powerful pickaxe or weapon before using them.
How to mine in forging
Mining in The Forge is fairly simple. To do it, take out your Pickaxe (slot 2) and hit one of the rocks inside The Cave. Once you've destroyed a rock, you'll get ores with a random chance and quantity. The ores you get are decided by RNG, and the more Luck you have, the higher the odds of obtaining rare ores.
All Pickaxes
You can purchase new pickaxes from Miner Fred's stall located in the main lobby of Stonewake's Cross. Every pickaxe comes with unique stats, offering better Mine Power, increased Luck Boost, and sometimes additional Rune Slots.
Upgrading to stronger pickaxes is the way to go as it allows you to mine faster, gather better ores, and progress through the game more efficiently. Below, we've listed all the Pickaxes currently available in Stonewake's Cross.
| Pickaxe | Mine Power | Luck Boost | Rune Slot | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze Pickaxe | 7 | +0% | 0 | 150 Gold |
| Iron Pickaxe | 10 | +5% | 0 | 500 Gold |
| Gold Pickaxe | 16 | +15% | 1 | 1500 Gold |
| Platinum Pickaxe | 24 | +25% | 2 | 5000 Gold |
| Stonewake's Pickaxe | 33 | -30% | 3 | 3,333 Gold |
How Combat Works in The Forge
Combat in The Forge isn't very complex, as there are no abilities. Instead, you use your light attack and heavy attack to deal damage, while using block to lower the damage you receive. A perfectly-timed block will result in a parry, which will stun the enemy for a brief moment.
How to Forge Equipment in The Forge
Forging is the core progression system in The Forge. It allows you to transform collected ores into powerful weapons and armor, giving you the stats needed to survive tougher enemies.
To begin forging, head over to the forge (anvil icon) and interact with it. The rarity and type of ores you choose influence the item's stats, weight, and overall quality, meaning stronger ores create stronger gear. Below, we've mentioned all the steps that you'll need to follow to forge equipment in The Forge.
Steps to forge equipment:
- First, walk up to the big smelter and interact with it by pressing the E button.
- Then, choose whether you want to craft a Weapon or Armor using the option in the bottom-right corner.
- After that, click on the ores from your inventory to place them into the material slots. You can add up to 4 ores per craft. However, it is not compulsory to fill all the material slots if you can craft the desired equipment with fewer ores.
- In the first minigame, you need to hold and drag your mouse up and down to melt the ores properly. Maintain the heat in the correct zone for best results.
- Then, in the second minigame, hold and release the mouse so the pointer remains inside the highlighted zone while pouring molten materials.
- In the third minigame, click repeatedly on the fiery mold on the anvil to break it open and uncover your item.
- Here comes the challenging part, as you'll need to click the shrinking circles at the exact moment they align. The Better the timing, the higher the item quality (up to 100%).
- Once you've completed all the steps, let the animation finish to cool down the item and finalize your marvelous craft.
How to Upgrade Equipment in The Forge
Another important mechanic in The Forge is upgrading your equipment. This allows you to enhance your equipment, making it better and stronger than it ever was. There are two different ways to upgrade your equipment in The Forge.
By Enhancing
Enhancing is an essential upgrade process that allows you to use Essences. You get essences by killing zombies. Moreover, enhancing increases the stats and overall power of your weapons and armor, making them much more effective in combat, especially as enemies grow stronger in later areas.
Additionally, enhancing is a necessary step before you attach a rune to your equipment. Enhance your item at least once to unlock its rune slots and start customizing it further.
By Runes
Every forged item can contain one or more rune slots, which can be filled at the Runemaker NPC. Runes give your gear special passive abilities, such as Poison damage, Burn damage, Lifesteal effects, Stat boosts, and other elemental or combat perks.
Runes can be obtained as enemy drops, and one of their best features is flexibility, as you can remove runes from old gear and re-use them in stronger equipment later, ensuring you never waste a good rune.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions:
- 1. How Do I Level Up Fast in the Forge?
Claim your Index rewards, mine high-value ores, forge items, and complete early quests. - 2. What Race Should I Choose?
Angel, Demon, and Dragonborn are the best beginner-friendly races. - 3. How Do I Unlock the Forgotten Kingdom?
Reach Level 10 and talk to the Wizard to get your portal. - 4. What's the Best Early Money Method?
Sell common ores to Greedy Cey or AFK farm the Volcano once you reach the Forgotten Kingdom. - 5. How do I get better gear in The Forge?
First, mine ores, then forge new weapons and armor. After that, enhance and add runes to increase their power. - 6. Where do I get Essences for enhancing?
You can get Essences from enemies and bosses during combat. So, make sure to collect essences from lower-level enemies, then upgrade your gear a decent bit to tackle bosses. - 7. Are there any active codes in The Forge?
You can visit this page, The Forge Codes, to view the latest codes. - 8. Can I change runes later?
Yes. You can remove runes from old equipment and reuse them on stronger gear. However, attach runes to your gear only after you've enhanced your gear first.