Grounded: Unlock the Smithing Station and Upgrade Weapons (2024)

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With the last update, the smithing station in Grounded has been revised, which allows you to improve your weapons and armor. This allows you to customize your gear more to suit your play style. Our guide shows you how to build the smithing station and which armor and weapon upgrades you can unlock with it.

That's what it's all about: The smithing station is one of the most important and best structures, so you should build it as early as possible. Through the forge, you can improve all equipment in terms of strength, defense value, and durability. The sooner you make this opportunity available to you, the more likely you can benefit from it in the long term. We show you which materials you need for the smithing station and the respective weapon upgrades.

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Everything you Need to Know about the Smithing Station in Grounded

To unlock the recipe for the smithing station, you must go to B.U.R.G.L. and buy it for 2500 Pure Science. However, this is only possible if you have the B.U.R.G.L. Grassland Chip. You can find it near B.U.R.G.L. Once you've unlocked the recipe, you still require some resources to build the forge.

Author's tip: Upgrading weapons and equipment in the forge works instantly, so there is no need to build multiple smithing stations, as there is no real waiting time.

You need all this for the construction of the smithing station:

• For the recipe:
  • B.U.R.G.L. Grassland Chip
  • 2500 Pure Science
• For the construction:
  • 1 Brittle Quartzite
  • 1 Brittle Marble
  • 4 Crude Rope
  • 2 Sap

This is how you Improve your Equipment

Once you've built your forge, you're almost ready to upgrade your equipment. However, you need a lot of resources for the improvement, which also differs depending on the type of improvement. You have a total of five different upgrade paths for weapons and two different ones for armor. The first five levels are always fixed, and only for level 6 do you decide in which direction you want to improve your equipment.

All different Weapon Upgrades from the Smithing Station in Grounded

Level 1-5 - The Standard Upgrades

• Level 1: 2x Brittle Whetstone = +5% Damage, +5% Durability
• Level 2: 4x Brittle Whetstone = +10% Damage, +10% Durability
• Level 3: 6x Brittle Whetstone = +15% Damage, +15% Durability
• Level 4: 8x Brittle Whetstone = +20% Damage, +20% Durability
• Level 5: 10x Brittle Whetstone = +25% Damage, +25% Durability

Level 6-9 - The Specific Upgrades

• Level 6
  • Mighty: 5x Mighty Glob = +35% Damage, +35% Durability
  • Fresh: 5x Mint Glob = +30% Damage, +30% Durability, +Fresh
  • Salty: 5x Salty Glob = +30% Damage, +30% Durability, +Salty
  • Spicy: 5x Spicy Glob = +30% Damage, +30% Durability, +Spicy
  • Sour: 5x Sour Glob = +30% Damage, +30% Durability, +Sour
• Level 7
  • Mighty: 10x Mighty Glob = +45% Damage, +45% Durability
  • Fresh: 10x Mint Glob = +35% Damage, +35% Durability, +Fresh
  • Salty: 10x Salty Glob = +35% Damage, +35% Durability, +Salty
  • Spicy: 10x Spicy Glob = +35% Damage, +35% Durability, +Spicy
  • Sour: 10x Sour Glob = +35% Damage, +35% Durability, +Sour
• Level 8
  • Mighty: 5x Mighty Jewel = +55% Damage, +55% Durability
  • Fresh: 5x Mint Jewel= +40% Damage, +40% Durability, +Fresh
  • Salty: 5x Salty Jewel = +40% Damage, +40% Durability, +Salty
  • Spicy: 5x Spicy Jewel = +40% Damage, +40% Durability, +Spicy
  • Sour: 5x Sour Jewel = +40% Damage, +40% Durability, +Sour
• Level 9
  • Mighty: 10x Mighty Jewel = +65% Damage, +55% Durability
  • Fresh: 10x Mint Jewel = +45% Damage, +45% Durability, +Fresh
  • Salty: 10x Salty Jewel = +45% Damage, +45% Durability, +Salty
  • Spicy: 10x Spicy Jewel = +45% Damage, +45% Durability, +Spicy
  • Sour: 10x Sour Jewel = +45% Damage, +45% Durability, +Sour

What are the different “flavors” for? Depending on your weapon's upgrade, you will do more damage to certain insects. Due to the introduction of the fourth type of damage, sour, it is currently no longer entirely certain which upgrade does more damage to which insect, and there is no information about the sour damage type. Therefore, below is a table of the known weaknesses of some insects.

All different Armor Upgrades from the Smithing Station in Grounded

Level 1-5 - The Standard Upgrades

• Level 1: 1x Brittle Armor = +5% Defense, +5% Durability
• Level 2: 2x Brittle Armor = +10% Defense, +10% Durability
• Level 3: 3x Brittle Armor = +15% Defense, +15% Durability
• Level 4: 4x Brittle Armor = +20% Defense, +20% Durability
• Level 5: 5x Brittle Armor = +25% Defense, +25% Durability

Level 6-9 - The Specific Upgrades

• Level 6
  • Bulky: 2x Stable Armor = +35% Defense, +35% Durability
  • Sleek: 2x Stable Armor = +30% Defense, +30% Durability, specific armor bonus
• Level 7
  • Bulky: 4x Stable Armor = +45% Defense, +45% Durability
  • Sleek: 4x Stable Armor = +35% Defense, +35% Durability, specific armor bonus
• Level 8
  • Bulky: 2x Highest Armor = +55% Defense, +55% Durability
  • Sleek: 2x Highest Armor = +40% Defense, +40% Durability, specific armor bonus
• Level 9
  • Bulky: 2x Highest Armor = +65% Defense, +65% Durability
  • Sleek: 2x Highest Armor = +45% Defense, +45% Durability, specific armor bonus

Why should I upgrade my armor with “Sleek”? The Sleek upgrade on your armor provides a specific bonus that matches your current armor. For example, you can get the “Breathtaking” bonus on a maggot vest and regenerate stamina faster. This allows for many play styles depending on what armor you equip or even combine.

These upgrades give you a few ways to prepare for tough battles or even play more effectively in a team. Have you already upgraded your gear to +9 or is resource farming too strenuous for you? Let us know in the comments.

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