Fort Sterling

Royal cities

Craft & refining guide

Fort Sterling, high in the snowy mountains, is a strategic royal city for Albion Online crafting. Its production bonuses and refining specialty make it essential for optimizing margins.

In Fort Sterling, every craft or refine gets a base production bonus of +18 %. This stacks with city specialties and focus, directly increasing your resource return rate (RRR).

Fort Sterling's refining specialty is Wood: you get +40 % production bonus when refining this raw resource into its refined form (metal bar, planks, cloth, leather or stone block).

To refine Wood at the best cost, use the Albion Craft Pro refining calculator with Fort Sterling selected — the +40 % bonus and RRR are included automatically in the profit calculation.

Fort Sterling's craft specialties (+15 % bonus on these categories) are: hammers, spears, holy staffs, plate helmets, cloth armor. Crafting these items in this city lowers material cost and improves net profit vs a city without the specialty.

Compare Fort Sterling with other royal cities (Thetford, Lymhurst, Bridgewatch, Martlock, Caerleon) based on your pipeline: resource refining, weapon or armor type, and material prices on the royal market.

Simulate crafting and refining profit in Fort Sterling with Albion Craft Pro: live market prices, city bonuses, focus, taxes and a free trial to test all calculators.

Base craft bonus
+18 %
Refining specialty
Wood (+40 %)

Craft specialties (+15 %)

  • hammers
  • spears
  • holy staffs
  • plate helmets
  • cloth armor

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Frequently asked questions

What is Focus in Albion Online?
Focus is a resource that reduces material costs when crafting or refining. It regenerates daily and can significantly boost profit if you craft regularly.
How is profit calculated?
Profit = sell price − material cost − order tax (−4 % with premium or −8 % without). Albion Craft Pro also factors city bonuses, RRR and focus.
Which city has the best RRR?
Each royal city has a refining specialty (+40 % on one resource). Thetford = ore, Fort Sterling = wood, Lymhurst = fiber, Bridgewatch = stone, Martlock = hide.
What is the crafting tax?
Usage fees apply on every craft or refine. With Albion Premium, market order tax drops from 8 % to 4 %, directly impacting your net profit.
Why craft in Fort Sterling?
Fort Sterling offers a base production bonus (+18 %) plus craft or refining specialties that boost your yield and profit.