Steam store date September 7, 2026, 10:00 UTC · 160+ upgrades on the store page, 180 skills in the release-plan post — not treated as the same count
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Bones and Coins Blacksmith Guide: Craft Without Wasting Drops

Verified · Steam store page · 2026-09-07Steam store date Sep 7, 2026, 10:00 UTC
Quick answer: Before selling an item, open the Blacksmith and check the next visible recipe. Specific enemy drops are used for weapons, so a quick sale can create a longer grind. Farm the room containing the needed enemy, raise item-drop chance if necessary, then forge only when the weapon improves your current clear-speed bottleneck.
Official Steam screenshot of the Inventory grid with sell multiplierOfficial Steam store screenshot

The safe crafting route

  1. Check the next weapon’s required currency and item drops.
  2. Open Dungeons and confirm which enemy/room can produce that item.
  3. Keep the required amount in Inventory.
  4. If the drop rate is the bottleneck, buy item-drop support before grinding dozens of weak runs.
  5. Sell only surplus items once the next craft is protected.
  6. Forge and compare the new attack in an actual crowded room.

This order sounds obvious, but the game intentionally mixes crafting materials with sellable loot, which makes “sell all” a dangerous habit.

Why it works

A coin shortage can often be fixed in a few farming sessions. A missing rare item can take far longer because you need the correct enemy, room and drop chance. Protecting recipes therefore has higher expected value than maximizing every short-term sale.

The developer has also said the game is designed to keep older coin types relevant. That means returning to an earlier room for a material or currency is normal, not a sign your progression route is broken.

What to sell

Sell when all three are true:

  • the item is not required by the next visible weapon;
  • you have a comfortable reserve for another known craft;
  • the sale gets you across a meaningful upgrade threshold now.

If one of those is false, waiting is usually safer.

Common mistakes

Selling the last copy of a required drop. Always inspect the Blacksmith first.

Farming the highest room by default. Higher rooms can have a different drop table and currency mix. The item you need may live earlier.

Crafting for cosmetic novelty. Unique animations are part of the fun, but progression should still consider clear speed and attack coverage.

Assuming demo recipes are final. Launch balance can change costs and material requirements.

Sources

Blacksmith and inventory behavior is described on the Steam store and shown repeatedly in the supplied long-form transcripts. A representative early-access walkthrough is HMHb2U9ZAW8, where inventory and specific-item weapon requirements are explained on-screen.