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Platinum Bar
Requires a Furnace.
Quick Answer
Platinum Bar
The normal way to get Platinum Bar is to process Platinum Ore in a Furnace. One batch takes 1 Platinum Ore and returns 18 Platinum Bars. If you already have the ore but cannot make a Platinum Bar, the missing piece is usually the Furnace itself or its setup, not another mining unlock.
Find Platinum Bar from resource or loot spawns in Catacombs Mines through the secret route; the result is random.
Recipe
The recorded conversion, with the input and output the data actually states.
| Made in | Furnace |
|---|---|
| Input | Platinum Ore×1 |
| Output | Platinum Bar×18 |
| Fuel | None recorded |
| Time | None recorded |
| Earliest access | Requires a Furnace. |
| Recorded price | 360 — one stored value |
| Can also be bought? | No recorded seller |
| Can also be found? | Yes, as later loot |
One batch turns 1 Platinum Ore into 18 Platinum Bars — enough for Platinum 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 Platinum Bars yet?
The answer depends on where you are, not on the item itself.
If you have a Furnace
Yes. Get Platinum Ore and process it — the recipe runs with the ore alone.
If you have Platinum 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 find Platinum Bars elsewhere — see the alternatives below.
What you need first
Each of these is stated once. Finish them in this order and the recipe will run.
- 1Unlock and enter the Catacombs.
- 2This source is part of an optional secret route.
- 3Random
How to make Platinum Bar
Step 1 — Get 1 Platinum Ore
Best early source: Mail reward · Molly — To someone special · Mailbox.
Step 2 — Use the Furnace
Place the Furnace, then load 1 Platinum Ore. No fuel is recorded for this conversion, so the ore is the only thing consumed.
Step 3 — Collect the output
Each batch yields 18 Platinum Bars. The game data records no processing timer, so it does not state how long a batch takes.
Where to get Platinum Ore
Ranked so the earliest reliable route is first. Later areas are listed but not recommended for this stage.
Mail reward · Molly — To someone special · Mailbox
1 in the mail
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.
Platinum Ore vs Platinum Bar
These two are the most common mix-up in the early game, in whichever direction you are coming from.
| Platinum Ore | Platinum 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 Platinum Bar in a recipe | Cannot substitute for Platinum Ore in an ore hand-in |
Why can’t I make Platinum 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 Mail reward · Molly — To someone special · Mailbox. Mine the nodes on the earliest floor you can reach and smelt in bulk, since one batch returns 18 Platinum Bars.
Other ways to get Platinum Bar
Later alternative: Platinum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
What is Platinum Bar used for?
10 recorded recipes consume Platinum Bar. This is what makes it worth keeping rather than selling.
Crafted stations and equipment
10 recorded recipes take Platinum Bar. Ingredient counts per recipe are not in the game data, so only the recipes are listed.
- Blast Kiln · Player Tinker's Desk
- Coffee Maker · Player Tinker's Desk
- Ornate Greataxe · Workshop Anvil
- Platinum Chestplate · Workshop Anvil
- Platinum Greatsword · Workshop Anvil
- Platinum Greaves · Workshop Anvil
- Platinum Helmet · Workshop Anvil
- Platinum Legguards · Workshop Anvil
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 Platinum Bars do you need?
Uses the recorded ratio, so the count is exact rather than a rule of thumb.
That is 1 batch, so bring 1 Platinum Ore. Each batch returns 18 Platinum Bars, so 1 batch covers the 8 you need.
Keep them or sell them?
10 recipes take Platinum 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 360 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 Platinum Ore does one Platinum Bar take?
One batch is recorded as 1 Platinum Ore in and 18 Platinum 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 Platinum Ore.
Can I buy Platinum Bars instead of making them?
No seller is recorded. The only reliable route is processing Platinum Ore.
Can Platinum Ore be used instead of Platinum Bar?
No. Recipes that ask for Platinum Bars will not accept Platinum Ore, and quests that ask for Platinum Ore will not accept Platinum Bar. They are separate items.
Does one Platinum Ore give one Platinum Bar?
No — the recorded batch is 1 Platinum Ore to 18 Platinum Bars, so every Platinum 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.