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Iron is one of the most commonly used metals out there. Most notably among them are the Infernal War Machines featured in Descent to Avernus. This metal found in the Nine Hells is used to create all sorts of infernal weapons and other crafts. Once forged by dwarves who had been trained to specifically work with this metal, it can reflect both electricity and magical energy directed at it. This metal is forged from a muddy clay-like substance found deep in the Underdark. Gold is also extremely conductive, malleable, and highly useful in enchanting objects.Īrmor and other items forged from gold can hold multiple enchantments at the same time due to its exceptional magical properties. Many worlds of D&D still abide by the gold standard, using this metal as the base unit of their currency. ElectrumĮlectrum is an alloy of silver and gold and one of the precious metals used as currency. The metal lets off a green glow when being illuminated by candlelight or any magical light sources.Īrmor made of this metal resists fire, while weapons made of this metal will often deal cold damage. Icesteel is a secret metal alloy known only to a certain few halflings. Darksteelĭarksteel is an alloy forged from star metal that can resist acid damage and absorb all forms of electrical energy. CopperĬopper is the least expensive of the precious metals used as currency in Faerun. It is a special iron that is mined deep in the underground and has special properties, namely its efficacy in slaying fiends and undead. Holy Avengers, the prized swords of paladins, are made of cold iron. Little is known about this metal originating from the Upper Planes, except that it was used to construct the Sword of Zariel, an intelligent weapon that emanated a soft glow. Bronzeīronze is a common metal, an alloy of copper and tin, used in the construction of many ornamental pieces. Brassīrass is a common metal, an alloy of zinc and copper, which is often used in decorative items, mechanical gears, and even some musical instruments.

The secret to forging this has been all but lost, although certain elven or gnomish family trees may still hold the secrets.

This very special metal found in igneous rock is tempered with the blood of red or blue dragons to create a substance that can withstand many different types of magical energy. This silver-like metal can amplify magical effects. Weapons made or coated in adamantine automatically land critical hits when used to target objects. Armor made or even coated in this turns any critical hit against you into a normal hit. This is one of the hardest substances in existence. Keep in mind that not all of these are native to 5e, and some might be imported from earlier editions of D&D or other published WotC works. and that a suit of mithral plate armor costs you 1820 – still more expensive, but not insane on the low or high end of armor.īelow is a grand list of metals you might find in your world and what properties, if any, they might have. set of armor for 550 gp means that mithral is actually only about 28 gp/lb. Realistically, mithral is like the armor equivalent to adamantine (primarily used in weapons), so it’s not unreasonable to say that mithral costs you 500 gp more to make.Īlternatively, since mithral armor provides a huge benefit, you could say it costs 500 gp extra to make the lightest mithral armor (a chain shirt).Ī 20 lb. Considering that normal plate armor costs 1500 gp on its own, it’s probably pretty unlikely that mithral plate armor is going to strike you up a 1000 gp discount. Per RAW, uncommon items should cost no more than 500 gp. Again, there is no listed price, but we do have mithral armor listed as an uncommon item. Mithral, commonly used in armor, brings us to a similar problem.

If one of your players is looking to buy adamantine to make a weapon, I’d suggest saying that a pound can reasonably coat any weapon, and that a pound itself costs 5 gp. So a quarter pound dart which normally costs 5 cp would cost 500.05 gp, while an 18 pound pike would cost 505 g. However, XGtE does say that adamantine versions of weapons or 10 pieces of ammunition cost 500 gp more. The prices for these metals, at least by pound, isn’t actually listed anywhere, so it comes down to the DM’s discretion. Now you’ll notice question marks in the cost for both mithral and adamantine.