Metal Bars

Metal bars are one of the three player creatable features of the Alchemy skill. Most are created by combining coal, fire essences, and a specific type of ore. Metal bars are mostly used in the Manufacturing skill, but can be used, to a certain extent, in all of the non combat skills. Weapons, armor and tools require metal bars.

All metal bars are made with the alchemy skill

Types of Metals
Every metal is either decorative or malleable, which means that ist is made into weapons and armor. The metals are organised so every other metal is decorative. For example, if D signifies a decorative metal, and M signifies a malleable metal, the order is M, D, M, D, M, D, and so forth. This order starts with Iron, which is a malleable metal. The pattern ends with Hydrogenium, since Demonite, Hydrogenium, and Condensed Osmium are all used in armor and weapon making and are all therefore malleable.

Some metals can be used for both decoration and armor making; these metals are considered malleable.