Crafting Stations, Benches, and Thrall Assignments

A comprehensive list of benches and the thralls that can be assigned, with bonus information.

Alchemy and Cooking Stations

Alchemist's Bench / Firebowl Cauldron

Thralls:

• Alchemist (T1-T4)
  
• Sorcerer (T1-T4)
  
• Cook (T1-T4)

Bonuses: Higher-tier Alchemists (T3-T4) increase crafting speed and reduce material costs. T4 Alchemists may unlock exclusive recipes like Dragonpowder.

Campfire / Stove / Bonfire / Firebowl Cauldron

• Thralls: Cook (T1-T4)
  
• Alchemist (T1-T4 for Firebowl Cauldron)

Bonuses: Higher-tier Cooks increase crafting speed and reduce material costs. T4 Cooks unlock additional recipes.

Armor and Weaponsmithing Stations

Armorer's Bench / Improved Armorer's Bench / Campaign & Garrison Armorer's Bench

Thralls:

• Armorer (T1-T4)

T4 Specializations:

• Scoutwright: Reduces weight of crafted armor
  
  
• Shieldwright: Increases armor value
  
  
• Temperwright: Increases armor durability
  
  
  Benches:
  
  • Armorer's Bench: Standard bench for crafting armors. Thralls improve crafting speed and reduce material costs.
    
    
  • Improved Armorer's Bench: Allows for faster crafting than the standard bench and reduces material cost further with higher-tier thralls.
    
    
  • Campaign Armorer's Bench: This bench focuses on reduced crafting time. It is excellent for quickly producing armor but consumes more resources than other benches.
    
    
  • Garrison Armorer's Bench: This bench is designed for reduced material costs. It crafts armor at a slower pace than the Campaign bench but saves significantly on resources, making it ideal for large batches of armor.

Blacksmith Stations

Blacksmith's Bench / Improved Blacksmith's Bench / Campaign & Garrison Blacksmith's Bench

Thralls:

• Blacksmith (T1-T4)

T4 Specializations:

• Edgesmith: Increases weapon damage
  
  
• Bladesmith: Maximizes weapon damage
  
  
• Tempersmith: Increases weapon durability

Benches:

• Blacksmith's Bench: Standard bench for crafting weapons and tools. Thralls improve crafting speed and reduce material costs.
  
  
• Improved Blacksmith's Bench: Offers faster crafting than the standard bench and further reduces material costs when used with higher-tier thralls.
  
  
• Campaign Blacksmith's Bench: This bench focuses on reduced crafting time. It speeds up the crafting process but consumes more resources than other benches. Ideal for quick production.
  
  
• Garrison Blacksmith's Bench: This bench is designed for reduced material costs, making it more resource-efficient. It crafts slower than the Campaign bench but is perfect for conserving resources when making large quantities of weapons and tools.

Carpentry Stations

Carpenter's Bench / Improved Carpenter's Bench / Trade & Precision Carpenter's Bench

Thralls:

• Carpenter (T1-T4)

T4 Specializations:

• Bowmaker:

Increases bow damage

Builder: Reduces weight and increases durability of building pieces

Fletcher: Increases arrow damage




Benches:

• Carpenter's Bench: Standard bench for crafting bows, arrows, and building pieces. Thralls improve crafting speed and reduce material costs.
  
  
• Improved Carpenter's Bench: Offers faster crafting than the standard bench and reduces material costs further when used with higher-tier thralls.
  
  
• Campaign Carpenter's Bench: This bench focuses on reduced crafting time, speeding up the production process for items but consuming more resources than other benches.
  
  
• Garrison Carpenter's Bench: This bench is designed for reduced material costs. It is more resource-efficient than the Campaign bench but crafts at a slower pace, ideal for large-scale production with resource conservation.

Artisan Tables

Artisan Table (Aquilonian, Argossean, Khitan, Nemedian, Turanian)

Thralls:

• Artisan (T1-T4)
  
• Carpentry (T1-T4)

Bonuses: No special bonuses for decorative items.

Furnaces and Smelting Stations

Furnace / Improved Furnace / Kiln

Thralls:

• Smelter (T1-T4)

Bonuses: Higher-tier Smelters reduce crafting time and fuel consumption, with T4 providing maximum bonuses.

More Information:

Furnace

This is the basic furnace used to smelt raw materials into refined products (e.g., Ironstone into Iron Bars).

Bonuses: No inherent bonuses, but placing a Smelter Thrall (T1-T4) reduces fuel consumption and increases crafting speed.


Improved Furnace

A more efficient version of the basic furnace that smelts materials faster than the regular furnace.

Bonuses: The Improved Furnace provides better base smelting speed than the regular furnace. It can further be enhanced by placing a Smelter Thrall (T1-T4) to reduce fuel consumption and increase crafting speed.


Kiln

This is the most efficient furnace in the game. It is unlocked at level 55 and requires fewer resources to build than the Improved Furnace.

Bonuses: The Kiln is the fastest furnace for smelting, and when combined with a Smelter Thrall (T1-T4), it offers the best fuel efficiency and smelting speed in the game.

Leatherworking Stations

Tannery / Improved Tannery / Precision Tannery

Thralls:

• Tanner (T1-T4)

Bonuses:
Higher-tier Tanners reduce crafting time (speed up tanning hides) and reduce fuel consumption.
T4 (named) Tanners provide the maximum bonuses, including the fastest crafting speed and greatest reduction in fuel usage.

Tanner's Table / Improved Tanner's Table

Thralls:

• Tanner (T1-T4)

Bonuses:
Thralls placed on the Tanner's Table reduce crafting time and resource cost for items crafted at the table (e.g., hide strips, paddings). Higher-tier Tanners provide better bonuses, with T4 Tanners offering the best efficiency.

Wheel of Pain / Torturer's Workbench

Wheel of Pain / Greater Wheel of Pain

Thralls:

• Taskmaster (T1-T4)
  
• T4 Specializations (see below)

T4 Specializations:

• Driver: Increases thrall-breaking speed
  
• Overseer: Provides the fastest thrall-breaking efficiency

Stations:

• Lesser Wheel of Pain: The basic station for breaking a single thrall. Thralls assigned to this station speed up the process of breaking the thrall’s will.
  
  
• Wheel of Pain: Allows breaking up to 4 thralls simultaneously. Thralls placed here increase the speed of breaking multiple thralls at once.
  
  
• Greater Wheel of Pain: The largest thrall-breaking station, capable of breaking up to 8 thralls simultaneously. Taskmasters assigned to this station provide the best bonuses, with faster thrall-breaking times and efficiency for large-scale thrall breaking.

Torturer's Worktable

Thralls:

• Taskmaster (T1-T4)
  
• Driver (T4)
  
• Overseer (T4)

Thralls:

• Taskmasters (T1-T4) All Taskmaster thralls (T1-T4) can be placed on the Torturer's Workbench.
  These thralls speed up crafting times for items such as truncheons, bindings, and other torture-related items.
  
  
• T4 Taskmasters (Specializations):
  
  • Driver: Increases crafting speed for torture-related items.
    
  • Overseer: Provides the maximum speed bonus for crafting on the Torturer's Workbench.

Sorcery Stations

Thaumaturgy Bench

Thralls:

• Sorcerer (T1-T4)

Bonuses: Higher-tier Sorcerers (especially T3-T4) increase crafting speed and efficiency at the Thaumaturgy Bench, allowing you to perform sorcery rituals faster. However, no additional recipes are unlocked with higher-tier Sorcerers—unlike crafting benches where T4 thralls might unlock special items.

Other Crafting and Specialized Stations

Tinkerer's Bench

Thralls: None

Dismantling Bench

Thralls: None

Casting Table

Thralls:

• Armorer (T1-T4)

Dyeing Station

Thralls: None




If anything in this guide requires updates, please leave a comment.

[Lincoln]

Dyeing station can use an alchemist.Tinkerer's Bench is either is smelter or blacksmith. Tired and I forget which. Torturer's Worktable can use other thralls, you just won't get all the bonuses. Great work on this list though.