Blacksmith Ranks

Note : Brackets are for Soul land 3 names of the rank. 

1st Rank (Master): Junior smith

2nd Rank (Master): Intermediate smith

3rd Rank (Grandmaster): Advanced smith

4th Rank (Grandmaster): Master smith

5th Rank (Master Craftsmen) : Grandmaster smith

6th Rank (Master Craftsmen) : Smith Scholar

7th Rank (Saint Craftsmen): Divine craftsman in SS1

8th Rank (Saint Craftsmen): None

9th Rank (Divine Craftsmen): None in SS1

1st Rank (Master):Blacksmiths aren't able to directly accept tasks. Instead, a higher rank blacksmith had to accept the task and assign some of the work to them.The test consists of choosing one of 15 kinds of metal to purify. The examiner will grade the examinee based on the metal he/she chooses and the degree of purification. If his/her score surpasses 60, then he/she will earn the title of a rank 1 blacksmith.

2nd Rank (Master):Blacksmiths are able to directly accept tasks.The requirements to be a second rank blacksmith is to forge a medium-sized component and to have the ability to Hundred Refine rare metals.A blacksmith could only collect tasks within their rank or ones of lower ranks. They were unable to collect tasks that required rank higher than theirs.

3rd Rank (Grandmaster):Blacksmiths become elites in the social class and can enter in the higher levels of an auction.The requirements to be a third rank blacksmith is to be able to do the Thousand Refinement.

4th Rank (Grandmaster):Blacksmiths will be granted with one storage ring with a space of ten cubic meters.The requirement to be a fourth rank blacksmith is able to do the Thousand Refinement on two different types of metal in a row and they have to be forged into specific forms in order to pass, they have to be second-grade metals.

If a blacksmith can first-grade thousand refined a metal with spirit, then he/she is at the peak of this rank and will soon break through to the next rank.Thousand Refining with spirit referred to bringing the spirit out of metal by thousand refining.

5th Rank (Master Craftsmen)The requirements to be a fifth rank blacksmith is to be able to forge a Spirit Refinement metal. A blacksmith has to infuse life into the metal using one's martial soul as the bridge. Every spirit refining is a major ordeal for blacksmiths as they must harmonize soul power, life force, and metal together, and this process is taxing on the mind. "To spirit refine was to connect one's life with the metal!"

Normal blacksmiths must have rank 40+ soul power. Even then, the chances of failing are high. Those with innate divine strength and talent for forging can reach this rank with 30+ soul power.

6th Rank (Master Craftsmen)They must be able to Spirit-refined multiple metals together into alloys.6 two-metal alloys and 3 three-metal alloys.[6]The requirement to be a sixth rank blacksmith is to be able to perform fuse forging.Forging alloys test a blacksmith's techniques and understanding of metal, instead of their mind, soul power, and body.[7]Blacksmiths tend to start alloy forging when they reach the sixth rank.[6]Wulin is an exception.

7th Rank (Saint Craftsmen)The requirements to be a seventh rank blacksmith is to be able to Soul-refined any type of metal.They must have rank 60+ soul power. Those with innate divine strength and talent for forging can reach this rank with 50+ soul power.Many rank-6 blacksmiths could never reach this stage at any point in their lives.One can only teach another person the feeling of soul refinement. There were no techniques to be taught. It had to be experienced and understood by the blacksmith himself.

8th Rank (Saint Craftsmen)A blacksmith must be able to use the spirit alloy to forge a soul-forged metal and also fuse one's natural endowments (life and intelligence) into the metal.There are less than 20 saint craftsmen on the Douluo Continent.

9th Rank (Divine Craftsmen)The requirements to be a ninth rank blacksmith is to be able to heavenly-refined any type of metal.It is best for a person to have 90+ soul power. When heavenly refining, one must endure through a tribulation of lightning strikes.There are said to be seven Divine Craftsmen in recorded history, making Tang Wulin the eighth.In SL4, Tang Wulin said that Heavenly Refinement of seven metals seems to be the limit for 9th Rank Blacksmith. But if you can go to another rank, break away from the category of ordinary forging and forge with divine consciousness, Heavenly Refinement of nine metals are also possible. Nine is the best. However, the required metal quality will be extremely high.[9]