Martlock: Crafting, Refining & Trade Guide
The Highland city and the home of hide/leather refining and off-hand crafting.
- Refining bonus: Hide -> Leather (Tanner)
- Crafting bonuses: Axes, Quarterstaves, Frost staves, Plate armor boots, All off-hands (shields, torches, tomes, horns)
- Biome: Highland
Overview
Martlock is the Highland city on the eastern coast and is the hide city: its refining station gives the bonus return on turning Raw Hide into Leather. Leather feeds every leather-armor line, so tanners base themselves here and the leather book is consistently deep — see the refining guide.
Martlock's crafting stations boost axes, quarterstaves, frost staves, plate boots, and uniquely all off-hand items (shields, torches, tomes, horns). If you craft off-hands, Martlock is the city for it — no other Royal city shares that off-hand bonus (compare on best city to craft).
The off-hand monopoly makes Martlock a specialist production hub: shields and tomes from here carry the city bonus that competitors crafting elsewhere cannot match. Track off-hand and frost-staff books in the market and use flips to time your batches.
What to buy and sell in Martlock
| Buy here (cheaper) | Sell here (in demand) |
|---|---|
| Leather | Raw Hide (for refiners) |
| Raw Hide | Leather |
| Axes | Frost Staves |
| Quarterstaves | Plate Boots |
| Off-hands (shields/tomes) | Shields & Off-hands |
Trading tips for Martlock
- Refine Raw Hide into Leather in Martlock for the hide bonus, then sell to leather-armor crafters.
- Martlock is the ONLY city with an off-hand crafting bonus — craft shields, tomes, torches and horns here for the best cost.
- Frost staff demand spikes with group-PvP metas; watch that book before a big craft.
- Leather is a universal armor input, so transport-flipping it to hide-poor cities is reliable.
- Stack buy orders for hide overnight, then refine in bulk to spread setup fees across the batch.
Frequently asked questions
What is Martlock's refining bonus?
Martlock gives the local refining return bonus for hide: turning Raw Hide into Leather. It is the best Royal city to refine leather.
What does Martlock's crafting station boost?
Martlock boosts crafting of axes, quarterstaves, frost staves, plate boots, and all off-hand items including shields, torches, tomes, and horns.
Where should I craft off-hands in Albion Online?
Martlock. It is the only Royal city with a crafting bonus for off-hand items, so shields, tomes, torches, and horns are cheapest to craft there.