Blacksmith's Whetstone

A Blacksmith's Whetstone is a currency item that can be used to improve the quality of a weapon. Each whetstone applied to a weapon will increase its quality by up to 5% depending on its rarity.

Blacksmith's Whetstones can be obtained from slain enemies or purchased from some vendors. For example, Greust in the Forest Encampment and Hargan in The Sarn Encampment (Act 3) and (Act 8) will sell a Blacksmith's Whetstone in exchange for three. Blacksmith's Whetstones may also be obtained from Artisan's Strongboxes.

One can sell any weapon with 20% quality to any vendor in exchange for a Blacksmith's Whetstone.

One can sell any number of weapons whose total quality is at least 40% to any vendor in exchange for a Blacksmith's Whetstone.

One can trade Hargan 8 Blacksmith's Whetstones in exchange for a. One can also sell a Blacksmith's Whetstone to any vendor for 4.

Spending
Every 1% quality improves the chance of getting more sockets or links by 1%.

Many players also save Blacksmith's Whetstones for, , or for the Cartographer's Chisel recipe.

Version history

 * (not in patch notes) Act 5 to 10 NPCs also sell Blacksmith's Whetstone


 * Added Blacksmith's Whetstones, Armourer's Scraps and Glassblower's Baubles to Kira in Highgate.


 * Renamed from "Whetstone" to "Blacksmith's Whetstone"


 * Decreased the drop rate of Whetstones and Armour shards by 8%.


 * Introduced to the game
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