The top metals

Warforged Steel Ingots come from siege spoils. Warforged gear counts as Ebony and has a built-in quality grade; Heartwood does not add another. There is no Warforged Repair Kit.

Daedric equipment unlocks at Smithing 90. Smelting a Daedric Ingot uses:

Transfer Hearts from your pack into Stores; they cannot be bought or listed. Embers are spent from your account’s earned balance. Writs do not request Daedric kits.

At high recipe tiers, clean work and quality bonuses make a large difference. A Master using clean heat and Weaponsmith has these Daedric Longsword outcomes:

Greaves and pauldrons yield no Essence when disenchanted. If Smithing is one of your two advanced crafts, reserve a slot before raising a third craft past rank 50; see Choosing your professions.

See Professions — Earning experience, Gathering — Tools, and Crafting — Every recipe for shared rules and searchable references.

NPC counters pay half the previous selling value for Daedric weapons, plate and shields; socketed gems retain their full value. New Superior and Masterwork plate favours Armour, Strength and Endurance bonuses, while chain favours resistances. See armour bonuses and selling before choosing what to forge for sale.