Blacksmith's Whetstone

Blacksmith's WhetstoneStack Size: 20Improves the quality of a weaponRight click this item then left click a weapon to apply it. Has greater effect on lower-rarity weapons. The maximum quality is 20%.

Acquisition
Drop level: 1Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Currency Item
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Currency/CurrencyWeaponQuality

Blacksmith's Whetstone is a currency item that can be used to improve the quality of a weapon. Each whetstone applied to a weapon will increase its quality by up to 5% depending on its rarity.

Mechanics

Quality Increase by Rarity

Item Rarity	% Increase
Normal	5
Magic	2
Rare	1
Unique	1

Every 1% quality improves the chance of getting more sockets or links by 1%.

Many players also save Blacksmith's Whetstones for Stone HammersStone HammerOne Handed Mace
Physical Damage: 15-27
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.30
Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 15, 56 Str15% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold, Rock BreakersRock BreakerOne Handed Mace
Physical Damage: 37-69
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.15
Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 41, 134 Str15% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold, or GavelsGavelOne Handed Mace
Physical Damage: 54-101
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.15
Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 60, 212 Str15% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold for the Cartographer's Chisel recipe.

Item acquisition

Blacksmith's Whetstone can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Blacksmith's Whetstone can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
5	Emperor's LuckEmperor's Luck55x CurrencyThe house always wins.	5x currency (random)	M
5	The Master ArtisanThe Master Artisan520x Quality CurrencyPerfection is the standard, excellence will be handled on a case by case basis.	Random quality currency x20	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Blacksmith's Whetstones can be obtained from slain enemies or purchased from some vendors. For example, Greust in the Forest Encampment and Hargan in The Sarn Encampment (Act 3) and (Act 8) will sell a Blacksmith's Whetstone in exchange for three Armourer's ScrapsArmourer's ScrapStack Size: 40Improves the quality of an armourRight click this item then left click an armour to apply it. Has greater effect on lower-rarity armours. The maximum quality is 20%.. Blacksmith's Whetstones may also be obtained from Artisan's Strongboxes.

One can sell any weapon with 20% quality to any vendor in exchange for a Blacksmith's Whetstone.

One can sell any number of weapons whose total quality is at least 40% to any vendor in exchange for a Blacksmith's Whetstone.

One can trade Hargan 8 Blacksmith's Whetstones in exchange for a Glassblower's BaubleGlassblower's BaubleStack Size: 20Improves the quality of a flaskRight click this item then left click a flask to apply it. Has greater effect on lower-rarity flasks. The maximum quality is 20%.. One can also sell a Blacksmith's Whetstone to any vendor for 4 Scrolls of WisdomScroll of WisdomStack Size: 40Identifies an itemRight click this item then left click an unidentified item to apply it..

Version history

Blacksmith's Whetstones were previously known as "Whetstone"s.

Version	Changes
3.0.0	Act 5 to 10 NPCs also sell Blacksmith's Whetstone. [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
2.0.2	Added Blacksmith's Whetstones, Armourer's Scraps and Glassblower's Baubles to Kira in Highgate.
0.9.5	Renamed from "Whetstone" to "Blacksmith's Whetstone".
0.9.3e	Decreased the drop rate of Whetstones and Armour shards by 8%.
0.8.1	Reduced relative drop rate of Whetstones.
0.8.1	Whetstones now improve quality by different amounts depending on the rarity of the item. Normal is 5, Magic is 2, Rare or Unique is 1.
0.5.13	Whetstones now increase quality by 3.

See also

• Tainted Blacksmith's WhetstoneTainted Blacksmith's WhetstoneStack Size: 20Randomises the quality of a corrupted weaponRight click this item then left click a corrupted weapon to apply it. The maximum random quality is 29%.
• The Sharpened BladeThe Sharpened BladeThe metal softens beneath the stone, reshaping with great ease.You will greatly enhance the quality of a weapon with a single Blacksmith's Whetstone.Right-click to add this prophecy to your character.