The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Crafting and Unlocks Guide

Our The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Crafting and Unlocks Guide will tell you how Crafting works and how to unlock new Crafting Recipes!

Adventuring in The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is going to require a lot of specialized tools -- exploring all of the locations on the Map won't be easy! Fortunately, an industrious Dwarf has the ability to make almost anything they might need. Read on to learn all about Crafting!

How The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Crafting Works

As you might expect, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Crafting is pretty straightforward: all you need to do is have the necessary Resources to make an item and access to the correct Workbench to do it. A handful of items can be Crafted from your inventory, but most items will have to be Crafted at your Camp.

Critically, some items -- especially Weapons and Armor -- can only be Crafted at unique locations such as a Great Forge. You can find out which items can be Crafted where by looking at the Recipe List at the bottom left of any Crafting interface.

How to Unlock More Crafting Recipes in The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria

As far as we can tell, there are five ways to unlock more Crafting Recipes in The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria:

1. Find new Resources
2. Encounter new Workbenches and other objects in the world
3. Repair Destroyed Statues
4. Complete Muznakans
5. Complete certain objectives, such as interacting with the Great Library

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Destroyed Statue Unlocks

Here are all of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Destroyed Statue Unlocks that we've found thus far.

The Western Halls

Requires Iron Hammer, 10 Stone

• Iron Hills Armor
• Iron War Axe (1/2)
• Iron War Axe (2/2)
• Iron Hills Gloves (1/2)
• Iron Hills Gloves (2/2)

The Elven Quarter

Requires Iron Hammer, 10 Stone

• Eregion Shield (1/2)
• Eregion Shield (2/2)
• Elven Arrows (1/2)
• Elven Arrows (2/2)

The Mines of Moria

Requires Steel Hammer, 20 Stone

• Erebor Boots (1/2)
• Erebor Boots (2/2)
• Erebor Planked Gauntlets (1/2)
• Erebor Planked Gauntlets (2/2)
• Last Alliance Maul (1/2)
• Last Alliance Maul (2/2)
• Erebor Ringmail (1/2)
• Erebor Ringmail (2/2)

The Lower Deeps

Requires Steel Hammer, 20 Stone

• First Age Crossbow (1/3)
• First Age Crossbow (2/3)
• First Age Crossbow (3/3)
• Belegost Boots (1/2)
• Belegost Boots (2/2)
• First Age Greatsword (1/2)
• First Age Greatsword (2/2)
• Belegost Ringmail (1/2)
• Belegost Ringmail (2/2)

Dwarrowdelf

Requires Shanor Hammer, 15 Ihraz Granite

• Steel Battleaxe
• Erebor City Watch Helmet (1/2)
• Erebor City Watch Helmet (2/2)
• Khazad War Axe (1/3)
• Khazad War Axe (2/3)
• Khazad War Axe (3/3)
• Khazad War Mattock (1/3)
• Khazad War Mattock (2/3)
• Khazad War Mattock (3/3)
• Khazad Maul (1/3)
• Khazad Maul (2/3)
• Khazad Maul (3/3)
• Khazad Army Gauntlets (1/3)
• Khazad Army Gauntlets (2/3)
• Khazad Army Gauntlets (3/3)
• Khazad Army Boots (1/3)
• Khazad Army Boots (2/3)
• Khazad Army Boots (3/3)
• Khazad Army Armor (1/3)
• Khazad Army Armor (2/3)
• Khazad Army Armor (3/3)

Barazinbar

There are no Destroyed Statues to repair in Barazinbar.

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Muznakan Unlocks

• Ori's Line (The Western Halls): Heirloom Shield, Trapper Hat
• Narvi's Line (Elvish Quarter): Last Alliance Shield, Longbottom Hat
• Garin's Line (The Lower Deeps): Belegost Helmet, Belegost Shield
• Durin's Line (Tomb of Kings): Durin's Guard Shield

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Tool Unlocks

Here are all of the Tool unlocks we've found thus far in The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, including Pickaxes, Torches, Brews, and Packs!

No Tier

• Adventurer's Pack
  • Pack, 25 Slots
  • Crafted at: Workbench
  • Resources: 8 Hide
  • Unlock Requirements: Find All Resources for Recipe
• Balin's Key
  • Key 
  • Crafted at: Forge
  • Resources: 2 Khazad Steel Ingot
  • Unlock Requirements: Find Balin's Chest
• Brewskin
  • Brew, 4 Servings
  • Crafted at: Workbench
  • Resources: 1 Steel Ingot, 1 Ubasam Wood, 3 Leather
  • Unlock Requirements: Find all Resources for Recipe
• Crystal Flare
  • Thrown Torch
  • Crafted at: Field Crafting
  • Resources: 3 True-Quartz
  • Unlock Requirements: Find all Resources for Recipe
• Durin's Axe
  • Pickaxe, Masterwork
  • Crafter at: Great Forge of Durin
  • Resources: 3 Durinul Iron Ingot, 3 Sun-Stone, 4 Ironwood, 1 Fine Leather
  • Unlock Requirements: Find all 5 pieces of Durin's Axe throughout Moria
• Frar's Key
  • Key
  • Crafted at: Forge
  • Resources: 3 Khazad Steel Ingot
  • Unlock Requirements: Find Frar's Chest
• Iron Hammer
  • Building Hammer
  • Crafted at: Field Crafting
  • Resources: 2 Iron Ingot, 4 Wood Scraps
  • Unlock Requirements: Find all Resources for Recipe
• Loni's Key
  • Key
  • Crafted at: Forge
  • Resources: 2 Bronze Ingot
  • Unlock Requirements: Find Loni's Chest
• Mountaineer's Pack
  • Pack, 40 Slots
  • Crafted at: Workbench
  • Resources: 10 Fine Leather
  • Unlock Requirements: Find all Resources for Recipe
• Oin's Key
  • Key
  • Crafted at: Forge
  • Resources: 2 Bronze Ingot
  • Unlock Requirements: Find Oin's Chest
• Ori's Key
  • Key
  • Crafted at: Forge
  • Resources: 1 Iron Ingot
  • Unlock Requirements: Find Ori's Chest
• Quarrymaster
  • Pickaxe, Masterwork
  • Crafted at: Khuzdul Forge, Great Forges
  • Resources: 6 Steel Ingot, 6 Silver Ingot, 1 Black Diamond, 8 Ubasam Wood
  • Unlock Requirements: Unlock the Great Forge of Narvi
• Scout's Pack
  • Pack, 10 Slots
  • Crafted at: Field Crafting
  • Default Equipment for all Dwarves; only Craft this if your original is unrecoverable
  • Resources: 3 Hide Scraps
  • Unlock Requirements: Find all Resources for Recipe
• Shanor Hammer
  • Hammer
  • Crafted at: Great Belegost Forge
  • Resources: 3 Shanor Ingot, 1 Black Diamond, 4 Ubasam Wood
  • Unlock Requirements: Interact with the Great Library
• Star-metal Hammer
  • Hammer
  • Crafted at: Khuzdul Forge, Great Forge of Durin
  • Resources: 4 Star-Metal Ingot, 1 Black Diamond
  • Unlock Requirements: ?
• Steel Hammer
  • Building Hammer
  • Crafted at: Forge, Great Forge of Narvi
  • Resources: 2 Steel Ingot, 4 Elven Wood, 1 Hide
  • Unlock Requirements: Find all Resources for Recipe
• Torch
  • Torch
  • Crafted at: Field Crafting
  • Resources: 1 Wood Scraps
  • Unlock Requirements: Unlocked by Default
• Wanderkeg
  • Brew, 40 Servings
  • Crafted at: Khuzdul Forge, Great Forge of Narvi, Great Belegost Forge
  • Resources: 1 Steel Ingot, 12 Elven Wood
  • Unlock Requirements: Unlock the Great Forge of Narvi
• Wood Flare
  • Thrown Torch
  • Crafted at: Field Crafting
  • Resources: 3 Wood Scraps, 2 Cloth Scraps
  • Unlock Requirements: Find all Resources for Recipe
• Zarok Torch
  • Torch, Masterwork
  • Crafted at: Khuzdul Forge, Great Forge of Narvi, Great Belegost Forge
  • Resources: 1 Steel Ingot, 15 True-Quartz, 4 Wood Scraps, 1 Hide
  • Unlock Requirements: Unlock the Great Forge of Narvi

Tier 1

• Simple Pickaxe
  • Pickaxe
  • Crafted at: Field Crafting
  • Resources: 3 Metal Fragments, 4 Wood Scraps
  • Unlock Requirements: Unlocked by Default

Tier 2

• Steel Pickaxe
  • Pickaxe
  • Crafted at: Forge
  • Resources: 3 Steel Ingot, 4 Elven Wood, 1 Hide
  • Unlock Requirements: Find all Resources for Recipe

Tier 3

• First Age Pickaxe
  • Pickaxe
  • Crafted at: Forge w/ Gem Cutter
  • Resources: 3 Steel Ingot, 1 Black Diamond, 4 Ubasam Wood
  • Unlock Requirements: Find all Resources for Recipe

Tier 4

• Ironwood Pickaxe
  • Pickaxe
  • Crafted at: Forge w/ Gem Cutter
  • Resources: 3 Shanor Ingot, 1 Black Diamond, 4 Ironwood
  • Unlock Requirements: Find all Resources for Recipe

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