Anvil Quest Beginner Guide - Your First Two Hours

Welcome to Anvil Quest. This guide walks you through your first two hours — from character creation to defeating your first world boss. Follow this in order and you’ll hit level 10 with a solid foundation.

Step 1: Pick Your Starting Class

You choose one of four classes at character creation. You cannot change this later without paying 500 gems, so pick carefully.

Class	Difficulty	Playstyle	Recommended For
Warrior	Easy	High HP, simple melee	First-time players
Mage	Medium	Ranged burst, fragile	Players who like positioning
Rogue	Hard	High crit, melee	Experienced action game players
Cleric	Medium	Support/healing	Players who duo with friends

Beginner recommendation: Warrior. The extra HP forgives mistakes while you learn enemy patterns. Switch to Rogue or Mage once you understand the game.

Step 2: Complete the Tutorial Forge (0:00 – 0:20)

The tutorial is unskippable but only takes 20 minutes. It teaches you:

Basic movement (WASD + space to jump, shift to dash)
How to swing your weapon (left click)
How to craft your first item at the anvil
The dialogue system (press E to interact)

You’ll end the tutorial at level 3 with a Rusty Iron Sword and 100 coins.

Do not skip any crafting interactions. The tutorial forge gives you the Iron Dagger recipe for free. If you skip it, I have to buy the recipe later for 300 coins.

Step 3: Reach Level 5 in Oakwood Vale (0:20 – 0:50)

After the tutorial, the game drops you in Oakwood Vale. Clear these quests in order:

“Speak to Blacksmith Mara” — walk 30 seconds north. Free 50 coins.
“Gather 10 Copper Ore” — the mine is east of Mara’s shop. Ore respawns every 45 seconds, so this takes ~5 minutes.
“Craft the Copper Sword” — back at Mara’s anvil. This replaces your Rusty Iron Sword and triples your damage.
“Kill 5 Forest Boars” — each boar gives 80 XP. You’ll hit level 5 mid-way through.

At level 5, unlock your first skill. Warriors should take Battle Cry (+20% damage for 10 seconds). Mages take Firebolt. Rogues take Backstab. Clerics take Heal.

Step 4: First Dungeon — Frostspire Approach (0:50 – 1:20)

At level 5, the path north opens to Frostspire Keep. On the way, you’ll pass through the Frostspire Approach, a short dungeon with ice-elemental enemies.

Key tips:

Bring 5 Health Potions (buy from Mara for 25 coins each). Ice enemies hit hard.
The Frost Wisp miniboss at the end drops a Glacial Gem — save this for later crafting.
Reach level 8 before fighting Gelum at the end of the dungeon. He’s a real boss, not a trash mob.

Step 5: Defeat Gelum (1:20 – 1:50)

Gelum is your first world boss. At level 8 with a Copper Sword (or better, a Frostpike if you crafted one), he’s beatable. Read our full Gelum Boss Guide for the phase-by-phase breakdown.

The short version: strafe right to dodge his ice shards, jump his frozen ground rings, and save your dash for his Phase 3 enrage.

Step 6: Unlock the Shattered Isles (1:50 – 2:00)

Defeating Gelum opens the portal to the Shattered Isles — the game’s main progression zone. From here, the real game begins:

New quest hubs every 3 levels
World bosses every 5 levels
Crafting tiers unlock at levels 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
Codes start giving meaningful rewards (check our codes page daily)

Common Newbie Mistakes

Spending gems on cosmetics early. Save gems for the class-change item or inventory expansions. Cosmetics can wait.
Selling the Glacial Gem. You need 5 of these to craft your first Frostpike weapon. They’re soulbound, so you can’t trade for them.
Skipping side quests. Oakwood Vale side quests give a total of 400 coins and 2 Health Potions. Worth the 15 minutes.
Fighting Gelum under level 8. Possible but miserable. Go grind to 8 first.

What to Do Next

Once you’ve cleared the tutorial arc:

Bookmark our codes page and check daily for free coins.
Read the Fastest Leveling guide to optimize Act 2.
Browse the Weapon Tier List before spending materials on a weapon you’ll replace in two levels.

Welcome to the forge. Good luck out there.