Half fuel, half ore. The crucible happily burns it for multiplier credit even though miners mostly value it for keeping the forge lit.
Ore stats
Crucible multiplier
0.42x
NPC sell price
$3
per ore
Rarity
common
D tier
Found in
Stonewake's Cross
Source type
mined
Trait
None
multiplier filler
Where Coal Chunk comes from
Source
World
Chance
Rock
Stonewake's Cross
8.0% (8.0%)
Boulder
Stonewake's Cross
12.0% (12.0%)
Forge odds for Oversized Letter Opener
P(Colossal Sword class) P(Oversized Letter Opener) ▏RNG-lock
Per-forge odds at the Stonewake's Cross anvil without RNG lock. At 50+ ores with RNG Lock on, the class roll is guaranteed and Oversized Letter Opener sits at 35.7% of the variant roll.
Best Oversized Letter Opener recipes at the Coal Chunk stage
Coal Chunk has no trait — its job is pure multiplier filler. It ranks #27 of 31 non-trait ores in the w1 pool, so the solver reaches for it whenever raw 0.42x beats trait coverage.
👑 God-Roll BiS
Poopite×15
Gearsteel×35
Total ores
50
Multiplier
2.04x
Target chance
35.7% · ~1 in 3
Est. DPS
24
Trait coverage: Poopite 30%OPTIMAL
Highest score: 24.5 DPS on Oversized Letter Opener at 35.7% per forge — the no-compromise endgame recipe.
What is the multiplier of Coal Chunk in The Forge?+
Coal Chunk carries a 0.42x crucible multiplier — D tier, common rarity — sourced from Stonewake's Cross. A crucible loaded entirely with Coal Chunk forges at exactly 0.42x.
Is Coal Chunk a trait ore in The Forge?+
No — Coal Chunk is a pure multiplier ore. Among non-trait filler ores in its pool it ranks #27 of 31 by multiplier, so it earns crucible slots on raw 0.42x power alone.
Where does Coal Chunk drop in The Forge?+
Rock (Stonewake's Cross) at 8.0%; Boulder (Stonewake's Cross) at 12.0%.
Is Coal Chunk good for forging?+
Coal Chunk is early-game filler: 0.42x multiplier is low, so swap it out once better ores from Stonewake's Cross or beyond are unlocked.