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Eternal Strandsdoes not feature a skill tree, and that ties allthe player’s progression to Strands (magical abilities)and their equipment, including weapons and armor pieces. That’s the main reason why farming materials to craft new gear or upgrade existing ones is quite important, allowing players to keep up with the increasing difficulty of enemies.
The crafting system inEternal Strandsworks a little bit differently from traditional systems, with players being free to craft their gear with different materials from the same category. However, using each material has a different impact on the stats, and the high-value materials give bigger stat boosts. For those looking to useSteelin their upgrades, here are the best spots inEternal Strandsto farm it.
Best Locations To Farm Steel In Eternal Strands
Steel is a 2-star Forged Resource, and while it’s by no means a good upgrade for the mid-game or late-game realms, it’s a pretty solid starter material for players to use to reforge their existing equipment and increase their stats significantly.
Glintwood Hollow
There are two major locations in Glintwood Hollow that always spawn Steel/Bronze ores. As highlighted by a red line on the map above, these oresspawn on top of narrow ledges. There are always three rocks along each line shown on the map.
Dredger’s Mire
This realm is more dangerous than Glintwood Hollow for farming Steel, but if you still plan to visit the place anyway, it’s worth paying a visit to the west side of The Akron’s Expanse. There is a big cliff here, on the foot of which there are a few Steel/Bronze ores.
With the original gear, players can only damage Steel/Bronze ore using a charged melee attack. The normal melee attack will deal no damage, and a bow attack will deal very minimal damage.
Earlier in the game, Steel will be one of the best Forged Materials that players can use toupgrade weapons and armor pieces, offering+12 damageover the original Sword and Shield. Being a neutral ore, Steel doesn’t have any positive or negative impact on Cold or Heat resistance.
The other higher-level realms inEternal Strandsstill drop Steel through chests and other sources, but it’s usually harder to find Steel ores, as they are mainly replaced with Serenite/Candescite ores. Candescite is a 3-star Forged Material and grants better stat boosts compared to Steel.
That being said, this doesn’t mean that Steel will be useless near the end of the game. Knowing that each Steel ore can be exchanged for two Camp Supplies, players can still farm it to acquire said supplies and thenupgrade the workshops at the camp. The Camp Supplies required for upgrading will significantly increase from Level 3 onward, so even if you don’t have a use case for Steel ores anymore, it is recommended to save them in the camp for upcoming upgrades.
