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Gold Bar
Requires a Furnace.
Quick Answer
Gold Bar
The normal way to get Gold Bar is to process Gold Ore in a Furnace. One batch takes 1 Gold Ore and returns 5 Gold Bars. If you already have the ore but cannot make a Gold Bar, the missing piece is usually the Furnace itself or its setup, not another mining unlock.
Pick up Gold Bar in Farm.
Recipe
The recorded conversion, with the input and output the data actually states.
| Made in | Furnace |
|---|---|
| Input | Gold Ore×1 |
| Output | Gold Bar×5 |
| Fuel | None recorded |
| Time | None recorded |
| Earliest access | Requires a Furnace. |
| Recorded price | 120 — one stored value |
| Can also be bought? | Yes, from a rotating shop |
| Can also be found? | Yes, as later loot |
One batch turns 1 Gold Ore into 5 Gold Bars — enough for Gold Bars to be worth smelting in bulk rather than one at a time. Neither a fuel cost nor a processing timer is recorded for this recipe.
Can I get Gold Bars yet?
The answer depends on where you are, not on the item itself.
If you have a Furnace
Yes. Get Gold Ore and process it — the recipe runs with the ore alone.
If you have Gold Ore but no Furnace
Not through processing yet. Unlock your first Furnace — the chain is below.
If the Workshop route is not open
The Furnace is tied to the Workshop progression, so that chain comes before the recipe.
If you are already in later areas
You may also buy or find Gold Bars elsewhere — see the alternatives below.
How to make Gold Bar
Step 1 — Get 1 Gold Ore
Best early source: Treasure · Buried treasure · Mall F1 Hallway.
Step 2 — Use the Furnace
Place the Furnace, then load 1 Gold Ore. No fuel is recorded for this conversion, so the ore is the only thing consumed.
Step 3 — Collect the output
Each batch yields 5 Gold Bars. The game data records no processing timer, so it does not state how long a batch takes.
Where to get Gold Ore
Ranked so the earliest reliable route is first. Later areas are listed but not recommended for this stage.
Treasure · Buried treasure · Mall F1 Hallway
Up to 5
Needs Treasure Map 5, Shovel
Find / loot · Farm Mine — Floor 1Not guaranteed
1 per find
Find / loot · Farm Mine — Floor 2Not guaranteed
1 per find
Find / loot · Farm Mine — Floor 3Not guaranteed
1 per find
Find / loot · Buried Treasure #10 · Mall F1 Hallway
5 per find
Find / loot · Dense Gold · Catacombs MinesNot guaranteed
random 2-4 per find
How to get a Furnace
The short version — the full station page has the rest.
Molly — Workshop
Complete Helping Molly.
Craft one at the Player Workbench
Needs Copper Ore, Stone. Recipe ingredient counts are not recorded.
Gold Ore vs Gold Bar
These two are the most common mix-up in the early game, in whichever direction you are coming from.
| Gold Ore | Gold Bar |
|---|---|
| Raw material, mined or bought | Processed material, made in a Furnace |
| Accepted by quests that ask for ore | Accepted by crafting recipes that ask for bars |
| Cannot substitute for a Gold Bar in a recipe | Cannot substitute for Gold Ore in an ore hand-in |
Why can’t I make Gold Bar?
Not having the ore and not being able to process it are different problems. Pick the one that matches you.
What’s stopping you?
The earliest recorded source is Treasure · Buried treasure · Mall F1 Hallway. Mine the nodes on the earliest floor you can reach and smelt in bulk, since one batch returns 5 Gold Bars.
Other ways to get Gold Bar
Later alternative: Gold Bars can also appear as loot in later mining areas. These routes are chance-based, so the recipe above stays the reliable one.
| Alternative | Availability | Reliability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pick upWorkshop | Alternative route | Fixed | 2 per find · Complete Helping Molly. |
| Processa placed Furnace · Furnace | Alternative route | Fixed | Up to 5 · Unlock and place a Furnace. · Complete Helping Molly. |
| Find / lootCatacombs Mines | Alternative route | Random | 1 per find · Unlock and enter the Catacombs. |
| Find / lootCatacombs Mines 2 | Alternative route | Random | 1 per find · Use a Small Mine Key on the rusted door in the Catacombs Mines and win the battle. |
| BuyGarbage Shop | Alternative route | Rotating | Up to 1 in stock · Only lists on stock roll 8 |
| Battle rewardSewers F1 (2) · Blorph (Mon-Sun) | Later | Fixed | Up to 1 |
| Pick upSewers F1 (2) · Blorph (Mon-Sun) | Later | Fixed | 1 per find |
| Mail rewardMailbox · Molly — A small gift | Later | Fixed | 1 in the mail |
Rotating stock is not a guarantee: the Garbage Shop listing only appears on stock roll 8, and the data does not record how often that comes up. If you need Gold Bars now, smelting your own is the reliable route.
What is Gold Bar used for?
41 recorded recipes consume Gold Bar. This is what makes it worth keeping rather than selling.
Quest-critical
The recorded recipe also takes Copper Bar, Iron Bar, Bones. It takes smelted materials, never the raw ore, so Gold Ore will not substitute here.
How many the quest needs is recorded in the quest guide rather than in the recipe data. Open the Giant Skull Chalice guide →
Crafted stations and equipment
40 recorded recipes take Gold Bar. Ingredient counts per recipe are not in the game data, so only the recipes are listed.
- Blade of Darkness · Workshop Anvil
- Bonestaff · Church / God Forge
- Cat's Eye Necklace · Church / God Forge
- Crab Pot · Player Workbench
- Cursed Axe · Workshop Anvil
- Earring of the Dark Sea · Church / God Forge
- Experience Potion · Potion Lab
- Flask of the Gods (Agility) · Potion Lab
What else the Furnace makes
The Furnace handles more than one ore, so the same setup covers the other bars you will need.
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| Copper Ore ×1 | Copper Bar ×2 |
| Gold Ore ×1 | Gold Bar ×5 |
| Iron Ore ×1 | Iron Bar ×3 |
| Scrap Metal ×5 | Iron Bar ×3 |
| Scraped Hide ×1 | Leather ×1 |
| Platinum Ore ×1 | Platinum Bar ×18 |
| Verdite Ore ×1 | Verdite Bar ×12 |
| Raw Void Crystal ×1 | Void Crystal Bar ×8 |
How many Gold Bars do you need?
Uses the recorded ratio, so the count is exact rather than a rule of thumb.
That is 2 batches, so bring 2 Gold Ores. Each batch returns 5 Gold Bars, so 2 batches cover the 8 you need.
Keep them or sell them?
41 recipes take Gold Bar, so it is an input for the next stage of crafting rather than something to sell off. The item database records a single price of 120 and does not store a separate sell value, so a resale figure would be a guess. Hold the bars until the recipes that need them are built.
FAQ
How much Gold Ore does one Gold Bar take?
One batch is recorded as 1 Gold Ore in and 5 Gold Bars out. There is no way to run a smaller batch, so the ratio is fixed.
Does Furnace need fuel?
No fuel cost is recorded for this recipe. The data records the input, the output and nothing else, so nothing is charged beyond the Gold Ore.
Can I buy Gold Bars instead of making them?
Only from a rotating shop listing, which is a chance rather than a guarantee. Smelting is the reliable route.
Can Gold Ore be used instead of Gold Bar?
No. Recipes that ask for Gold Bars will not accept Gold Ore, and quests that ask for Gold Ore will not accept Gold Bar. They are separate items.
Does one Gold Ore give one Gold Bar?
No — the recorded batch is 1 Gold Ore to 5 Gold Bars, so every Gold Ore you smelt returns more than one bar. Mine a small stack and process it together.
Related
The pages this one connects to, in the order the chain runs.