Whiteout Survival Hero Guide and Skill Order: Smith

Smith – “Smith comes across as an inconspicuous fellow running an everyday smithery in an average City. But his reputation for forging the best weapons has won hi customers from all over the wilderness.”

Details

* Please note that hero stats are active during Exploration game modes and troop stat buffs are active during Expedition game modes. Please read our Whiteout Survival Hero Guide for more details on how these work.

Is Smith a good Hero in Whiteout Survival?

As a Rare Hero, all players will pick Smith up very early on in a new State and, despite his low rarity, he will continue to be a valuable member of your roster deep into the game. This is driven by his primary role as one of the Best Gathering Heroes in Whiteout Survival. In particular, his second Expedition Skill, Craftsmanship, generates most of this utility by improving the gathering speed of iron by up to 25%. On top of this, he can also prove useful as a F2P Hero in early game Exploration and Arena due to his role as an Infantry Hero. Put him on the frontline to soak up damage and he’ll do a decent job of protecting your lead damage dealers at the back. However, he will quickly outlive his usefulness here as you progress and you’ll want to replace him with one of the Best Exploration Heroes that the game has to offer.

Skills

Hero Skills drive how good a Hero is in all the game modes available in Whiteout Survival. In the next sections, we outline all of the Exploration and Expedition Skills that this Hero has in their kit. For more details on when each of these different types of Skills is active, check out our Whiteout Survival Hero Guide.

Exploration Skills

Below are the Exploration Skills that this Hero has in their kit. Please note that the numbers in the square brackets represent the Skills buffs at each level from level 1 to level 5. Check out our Hero Guide for more information on the requirements for upgrading Exploration Skills.

Hammer Burn

Smith swings his hammer forward in a devastating arc, dealing Attack * [200% / 220% / 240% / 260% / 280%] damage.

Armor Enhancement

Smith upgrades his armor to reduce damage taken by [10% / 15% / 20% / 25% / 30%].

Expedition Skills

Below are the Expedition Skills that this Hero has in their kit. Please note that the numbers in the square brackets represent the Skills buffs at each level from level 1 to level 5. Check out our Hero Guide for more information on the requirements for upgrading Expedition Skills.

Burnished Iron

Smith’s contagious passion for the art of crafting has raised City Iron Mine Output by [5% / 10% / 15% / 20% / 25%].

Craftsmanship

Smith has an extraordinary sixth sense when it comes to iron. + [5% / 10% / 15% / 20% / 25%] Iron Gathering Speed on the map.

Upgrade Order

Upgrading Skills costs Skill Manuals and unfortunately, this is a resource you will quickly run out of when working on your Heroes. The tables below outline our opinion of the best order to upgrade this Hero’s Exploration and Expedition Skills. Check out our Hero Guide for more information on upgrading Hero Skills.

Exploration Skills Order

The first column shows the current level of your Hero’s Skill and Star Level, with the second column representing what it should be upgraded to. Please note that you do not have to upgrade your Star Level in the order shown below; this can be done as soon as you have the required Shards.

Current Level	New Level
Star Level: 0	Star Level: 1
Armor Enhancement: 1	Armor Enhancement: 2
Star Level: 1	Star Level: 2
Armor Enhancement: 2	Armor Enhancement: 3
Hammer Burn: 1	Hammer Burn: 2
Star Level: 2	Star Level: 3
Armor Enhancement: 3	Armor Enhancement: 4
Hammer Burn: 2	Hammer Burn: 3
Star Level: 3	Star Level: 4
Armor Enhancement: 4	Armor Enhancement: 5
Hammer Burn: 3	Hammer Burn: 4
Hammer Burn: 4	Hammer Burn: 5

Expedition Skills Order

The first column shows the current level of your Hero’s Skill and Star Level, with the second column representing what it should be upgraded to. Please note that you do not have to upgrade your Star Level in the order shown below; this can be done as soon as you have the required Shards.

Current Level	New Level
Star Level: 0	Star Level: 1
Craftsmanship: 1	Craftsmanship: 2
Star Level: 1	Star Level: 2
Craftsmanship: 2	Craftsmanship: 3
Burnished Iron: 1	Burnished Iron: 2
Star Level: 2	Star Level: 3
Craftsmanship: 3	Craftsmanship: 4
Burnished Iron: 2	Burnished Iron: 3
Star Level: 3	Star Level: 4
Craftsmanship: 4	Craftsmanship: 5
Burnished Iron: 3	Burnished Iron: 4
Burnished Iron: 4	Burnished Iron: 5

Gear

As a RareHero, Smith can have just the usual 4 pieces of Gear applied. However, as an Infantryman, you should focus on upgrading the equipment that improves Hero Defense, Escort Defense, and Infantry Health: Gauntlets and Belt. This will get you the best return on your investment. Check out our Gear Guide for more information on accumulating and upgrading Gear.

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