# Leveling up the Blacksmith to LVL 20 (Bug)

**URL:** <https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/leveling-up-the-blacksmith-to-lvl-20-bug/73410>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 17, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/leveling-up-the-blacksmith-to-lvl-20-bug/73410 "2021-12-17T15:35:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![lui-69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@lui-69](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/lui-69)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/leveling-up-the-blacksmith-to-lvl-20-bug/73410/1 "2021-12-17T15:35:47Z")

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Another Bug. Update Says i can only craft with only one Resource. Once used i canot change anymore. I craftes Blacksmith with Gemstones 3 Times. No I switch to Soul Shards and cannot use Gemstones again. The first Question why can i Switch to another Resource after using it 3 Times and must stay nom into the Other Resource. This makes no sense? This contradict so the Patchnotes. Normaly i could never use the Shardes after starting with the Gemstones.

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**Author:** ![Qoob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Qoob](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Qoob)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/leveling-up-the-blacksmith-to-lvl-20-bug/73410/2 "2021-12-17T16:02:36Z")

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This is not a bug. The patch notes state that you have to pay for each individual level with only one type of resource, cursed runes or gems. However, you can certainly pay for one level with gems, and then another level with cursed runes.

You also have to keep in mind that you can only pay with gems if you don’t have sufficiently many cursed runes to pay for the next level.

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**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/jonathan/32/66724_2.png) [@Jonathan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/leveling-up-the-blacksmith-to-lvl-20-bug/73410/3 "2021-12-18T00:10:24Z")

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I think not being able to use Gems to level up the Soulforge once you have the required number of Cursed Runes _was_ an unexpected and initially undescribed behaviour, though.

> [@6.1 Update: Dark Smith's Curse](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/6-1-update-dark-smiths-curse/73326/43):
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> > [@6.1 Update: Dark Smith's Curse](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/6-1-update-dark-smiths-curse/73326/35):
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> > Cant use gems if i have Cursed Runes in my inventory
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> You can choose between Gems or Cursed Runes as long as you don’t have the required amount of Cursed Runes for the upgrade (or more than enough).  
> Once you have enough Curse Runes, it will only offer the upgrade using Cursed Runes only.
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> But I have passed this on to the team!  
> As Cursed Runes are new, I understand the value of wanting to save them for recipes and the option to choose between Gems or Cursed Runes would be beneficial even if someone has enough Cursed Runes for the Soulforge upgrade.