Smelting Empowered Remnants and Forging Netherfused Gems

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The Empowered Remnant in Simply Swords is a concentrated magical catalyst obtained by smelting Runefused Gems or The Watcher inside a furnace.

Smelting Sources and Processing Methods

Players seeking Empowered Remnants can produce them through thermal smelting rather than open-world chest hunting:

Place 1 Runefused Gem into the top input slot of a standard furnace, blast furnace, or smoker.
Supply continuous fuel such as coal, blaze rods, or lava buckets.
Smelting completes after standard furnace cook ticks, yielding 1 Empowered Remnant.
Defeating boss entities such as The Watcher also yields trophies that smelt directly into Empowered Remnants.

Using a blast furnace cuts the smelting time in half, accelerating the conversion of gathered gems into actionable upgrade materials.

The Empowered Remnant serves as the central bridge between runic power and netherite alloys:

This smithing transform produces 1 Netherfused Gem, an apex crafting component required for top-tier weapon enhancements and relic purification.

Beyond forging netherfused gems, empowered remnants drive multiple vital crafting trees:

Combine with iron and glass to fabricate Contained Remnants for safe storage and stabilized assembly.
Use them directly as catalyst additions when awakening dormant weapons into elemental blades like Bramblethorn or Arcanethyst.
Maintain a secure stockpile of empowered remnants near your runic anvil to service all future weapon tier advancements.

Streamlining your empowered remnant production saves precious furnace fuel:

Use coal blocks or lava buckets inside blast furnaces to smelt multiple Runefused Gems in a single continuous firing cycle.
Set up a small hopper line above your smelting station to automate gem feeding while you craft smithing templates.
Maintain a dedicated chest for Netherfused Gems adjacent to your smithing table for seamless end-game equipment upgrades.
Blast furnace setups ensure fast conversion when processing multiple dungeon trophies.
Keeping an organized catalyst locker ensures quick access to empowered remnants whenever new runic weapon archetypes are discovered.