Farming Profit in The Forge Using forgecalculator

Gear is cool, but in The Forge there’s one resource you never stop needing:

Gold. Lots of gold.

Gold pays for pickaxes, forge attempts, potions, and eventually end-game gear. Recent money-making guides for The Forge show that what you farm and how you forge can easily double or triple your income. :contentReference[oaicite:68]{index=68}

In this article we’ll show you how to use forgecalculator-style tools to:

• Compare farming spots
• Decide whether to sell ores or forge them
• Plan a realistic path to big-ticket goals like Demonic pickaxe and late-game weapons :contentReference[oaicite:69]{index=69}

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The Main Ways to Make Money in The Forge

According to high-quality guides, your gold comes mainly from: :contentReference[oaicite:70]{index=70}

1. Selling raw ores – Fast and reliable income, especially early on
2. Forging and selling gear – Turn ores into weapons/armor and sell them for a higher price
3. Quests & missions – One-off or repeatable payouts
4. Codes, events, and bonuses – Free boosts that help you farm faster
5. High-level enemy drops – Later in the game, monster materials also become valuable

ForgeCalculator focuses on the first two: ore farming and forging profits.

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Why You Shouldn’t Just Sell Everything

It’s tempting to sell every ore you find, but guides make it clear that:

• Some recipes are gold-positive (on average you make money by forging then selling the result)
• Some are gold-negative (you lose money on average and should only use them for progression, not profit) :contentReference[oaicite:71]{index=71}

A good forge calculator helps you separate profitable recipes from gold sinks so you don’t accidentally burn your bankroll.

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How forgecalculator Estimates Profit

A typical forge calculator that supports profit analysis will: :contentReference[oaicite:72]{index=72}

1. Pull ore prices (average sell values) from public guides and wikis :contentReference[oaicite:73]{index=73}
2. Use known forge success rates and variant odds when available :contentReference[oaicite:74]{index=74}
3. Combine them into an expected value (EV) for each recipe:

EV = (chance of each outcome × gold value of that outcome) – cost of inputs

4. Display whether a recipe is profit-positive, neutral, or negative on average

On ForgeCalculator.org you can plug in your ore inventory and let the tool highlight which recipes are worth spamming and which should be avoided unless you specifically need the item.

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Step-by-Step: Finding Your Best Ore to Farm

Here’s a simple workflow using forgecalculator-style logic:

1. Select your current pickaxe and race (if supported). :contentReference[oaicite:75]{index=75}
2. Pull a list of ores you can currently mine from ore guides. :contentReference[oaicite:76]{index=76}
3. For each ore, estimate:
   • Average sell value per ore
   • Drop rate or practical ores/hour from that node
4. Let the calculator estimate gold per hour or at least gold per ore.
5. Focus your farming on the top 1–3 ores that are:
   • Profitable
   • Located in areas you can clear comfortably

As your pickaxe improves, repeat the process — you’ll unlock ores with far higher profit potential.

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Step-by-Step: Should I Forge or Sell?

When you’re sitting on a pile of ores, ask two questions:

1. “If I sell all of this, how much gold do I get?”
2. “If I plug these ores into specific recipes, do I earn more on average?”

Using forgecalculator Logic

1. Input your ore counts into the calculator.
2. Let it show which recipes are available.
3. For each recipe, check: