The Mire Metal Ingot is one of Windrose's uncommon-tier resources, and the game makes you earn it. You cannot find it lying around as loot. Every single one must be smelted from scratch, which means you need to plan your farming runs before the mid-to-late game wall hits you. Once demand picks up, you will need Mire Metal Ingots to craft and upgrade weapons like the Soul Eater Sword, build an Enchanting Table, a Jeweler's Bench, and various other crafting stations. Ships and gear upgrades also call for it as you push deeper into the endgame. Getting ahead of this grind early saves a lot of frustration later.
What do you need to craft a Mire Metal Ingot?
According to both Deltia's Gaming and Destructoid's coverage of Windrose, the recipe is straightforward but requires specific preparation:
- 2x Ancient Scraps
- 1x Quagmire Powder
- Access to a Large Smelting Furnace
The Large Smelting Furnace itself is not free. Before you can smelt Mire Metal Ingots at all, you need to construct the furnace using 20 Hewn Stones, 10 Foothills Iron Ingots, and 20 Clay, as documented by Destructoid. If you have not built one yet, that is your first stop.
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The Mire Metal Ingot recipe will not appear in your crafting menu unless you have already built the Large Smelting Furnace and discovered the required resources. If the recipe is missing, check both conditions before assuming a bug.
Large Smelting Furnace menu
How to get Ancient Scraps
Ancient Scraps are found exclusively in the Cursed Swamp biome. They form deposits on dead tree parts and must be mined like standard metal nodes. The catch is that the areas around these deposits tend to be heavily populated with enemies. Based on community documentation, clearing the nearby hostiles before you start mining is the smarter play since getting interrupted mid-harvest wastes time and can cost you the run entirely.
The most reliable farming spots are the Ancient Digging Sites within the Cursed Swamp. These locations concentrate the deposits rather than scattering them, so prioritize those areas over random exploration.
How to get Quagmire Powder
Quagmire Powder drops from Plague Thralls, enemies that spawn throughout the Cursed Swamp. These are not passive resource nodes, so you are actively farming enemies for this material. The drop is not guaranteed on every kill, but Plague Thralls respawn reliably, making them the most consistent source available.
The Cursed Swamp puts both ingredients in the same zone, which is convenient. A single well-planned run through the biome can net you enough Ancient Scraps and Quagmire Powder to smelt several ingots at once.
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Bring appropriate gear for the Cursed Swamp before farming. The enemies there scale to the late mid-game, and going in underprepared burns more time than it saves.
Step-by-step crafting process
- Travel to the Cursed Swamp biome.
- Clear enemies near Ancient Digging Sites, then mine Ancient Scraps from dead tree deposits.
- Farm Plague Thralls in the same biome until you have enough Quagmire Powder.
- Return to your camp and interact with the Large Smelting Furnace.
- Open the crafting menu and locate the Mire Metal Ingot recipe in the left panel.
- Select it and confirm to smelt 1x Mire Metal Ingot per 2 Ancient Scraps and 1 Quagmire Powder.
Selecting the ingot recipe
What can you craft with Mire Metal Ingots?
The resource has a wide range of applications once you start pushing into the later stages of the game. Here is a breakdown of confirmed uses based on available source information:
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Do not burn through your Mire Metal Ingot supply on early items if you are planning to build an Enchanting Table or Jeweler's Bench soon. Both require the material and the farming loop is slow enough that stockpiling matters.
Can you find Mire Metal Ingots without crafting?
No. According to both sources covering Windrose, Mire Metal Ingots cannot be found as loot drops. The only way to obtain them is through smelting at the Large Smelting Furnace. There are no chest spawns, enemy drops, or vendor purchases confirmed for this item. Every ingot you own is one you made yourself.
This makes the farming loop non-negotiable. Plan your Cursed Swamp runs around collecting both ingredients simultaneously rather than making separate trips, and you will keep your ingot supply steady without the biome becoming a chore.
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