Throughout the game you can collect 32 designs for new items that you can create at the Blacksmith in Bree. There 16 designs scattered throughout the large HUB world and one in each level of the game.
This guide will show you how to find each of these designs, and explain how to collect them. If you need to know where to find a design click on its name below to see more details. Once you have a new design you can head to the Blacksmith and, if you have enough Mithril bricks, you will be able to craft the item.
Mithril Pickaxe
Location:
Barrels Out Of Bond (Escaping the Woodland Realm)
Quest:
Manic Mining
Abilities:
Can dig up Lego loot instantly.
How to get:
Right at the start of the level break the planks on the large barrel on the left. Behind these is a mithril brick. Break this and the design will fall out.
Mithril Bomb Blade
Location:
Flies And Spiders (It Stings!)
Quest:
Drama Bomb
Abilities:
Can smash Mithril Lego objects.
How to get:
When you kill the spider that is guarding Bombur, destroy the cracked wall behind him to find the design behind it.
Mithril Shadow Blade
Location:
Weathertop
Quest:
Dual Wielding
Abilities:
A shadowy figure helps you fight.
How to get:
Near the ruins of Weathertop there is a cave that is blocked by a padlocked door. Hit the hint stone beside the door and you will get a riddle and an arrow pop up. Follow the arrows if they are yellow and go in the opposite direction if they are purple. Eventually you will end up back near the door, in front of a dig spot. Dig up the key and head into the cave. There are three targets in the water that you must shoot with an arrow. This will place rocks in the water so you can reach the other side. Here you will find three large statues, each wanting 20 gems. If you don’t have enough, there are some rocks that you can mine in this area and there is a trader who will exchange wood and stone for 40 emeralds and 40 sapphires. When you have enough, give each statue its tribute and you will be able to collect the design.
Mithril Booty Blade
Location:
A Warm Welcome (The Lake-town Armoury)
Quest:
Booty from the Beast
Abilities:
Foes give off studs when hit.
How to get:
When you reach the upper level of the armoury there is a rope on the right that only an elf can reach. Use this to climb up to the rafters. On the front of the rafter there is a grab rail. Use this to move to the middle of the rafter, then jump up onto it. From here you can jump forward to collect the design.
Mithril Tornado Axe
Location:
An Unexpected Party (At Your Service)
Quest:
The Art of Combat
Abilities:
Can smash cracked Lego plates. Instant spin attack.
How to get:
In the corridor of Bag End, destroy the mithril padlock so you can go out into Bilbo’s garden. Here you will find a well on the left hand side. Near the well there is a red panel that Bombur can lie on. Feed him the food he requires so you can jump on him to reach a grab bar above. This will pull down the blacksmith design so you can collect it.
Mithril Catchphrase Mallet
Location:
The High Pass
Quest:
Mouthy Mallet
Abilities:
Can perform a hammer smash.
How to get:
Near the campsite there is a chest with a mithril padlock. Get Saruman to destroy this, then hit the chest to open it and get the design from inside.
Mithril Warhammer
Location:
Azog The Defiler (The Battle of Azanulbizar)
Quest:
World’s Strongest Drawf
Abilities:
Can perform a hammer smash.
How to get:
When fighting Azog at the end of the level, go to the very back and there is a small cave. Head inside to pick up the design.
Mithril Beanstalk
Location:
The Pass Of Caradhras
Quest:
Bilbo and the Beanstalk
Abilities:
Others turn green and sprout flowers when hit.
How to get:
Downhill from the eagle statue there are some mithril boulders beside a snowman. Get Saruman to destroy the boulders so you can collect the design from behind them.
Mithril Rhythm Stick
Location:
Rivendell
Quest:
Bop ’til You Drop
Abilities:
Others dance when hit.
How to get:
Down by the river there is a dock with a boat that you can use. You will need to to reach an island with a mithril chest on top. Use Saruman to break open the chest so you can collect the design.
Mithril Flail
Location:
Over Hill And Under Hill (The High Pass)
Quest:
A Flail of a Time
Abilities:
Leaves a trail of light behind it. Can attach to Lego hooks.
How to get:
Right at the start of the level, put an arrow in the hole in the wall, then use this to reach the design.
Mithril Giddy-up Staff
Location:
Looking For Proof (Finding the Tombs)
Quest:
Trader’s Turmoil
Abilities:
Can smash blue magic Lego objects. Summons a ghost horse in Middle-earth. Can light up dark areas.
How to get:
As soon as you enter the tombs, head down the first set of stairs and climb the goblin wall in front of you. The design is at the top.
Mithril Candle Staff
Location:
Dol Guldur
Quest:
Candle With Care
Abilities:
Can cure darkness from sick creatures. Can smash blue magic Lego objects. Can light up dark areas.
How to get:
Get Bilbo to destroy the wraith bricks blocking the entrance to the cave. Inside the cave you will need to find three keys to get the deisgn. You can destroy the roughly made camp on the left side of the cave, dig one up form the dig spots on the right, and destroy the small chest on the left side of the padlocks. When all three keys have been use, you will be able to collect the design.
Mithril Firework Bow
Location:
Inside Information (Revenge!)
Quest:
Fireworks of Art
Abilities:
Fires colourful fireworks. Can shoot Lego targets.
How to get:
Right in front of you as you start the Revenge! section of this level you will see a small table with design envelopes on it. Destroy the table, then put on Bilbo’s ring to collect the wraith design.
Mithril Multi-bow
Location:
Queer Lodgings (Something Else Out There)
Quest:
That’s No Slow Bow
Abilities:
Can shoot Lego targets. Fires multiple arrows.
How to get:
Between the trees on the left hand side of Beorn’s house there is a sick squirrel. Have Radagast heal the squirrel and it will throw the design down from a tree.
Mithril Megapult
Location:
Bywater
Quest:
Weighting for a Stranger
Abilities:
Can shoot Lego Slingshot switches. Fires a large boulder.
How to get:
Look for a large door with three slingshot targets around it. You could go and sit on the seeing chair on top of Amon Hen to find three owls that will reveal the colour that you need to set the targets to, but I can tell you that it is green, blue, then red, from left to right. When the door is open, head inside and break open a stone chest to get the design from inside.
Mithril Snowapult
Location:
Dale (Erebor)
Quest:
Snow and Fire
Abilities:
Can shoot Lego Slingshot switches. Fires Snowballs.
How to get:
On the rooftops there are eight red flags. You need to destroy all eight before time runs out. After destroying each flag, the timer will reset to fifteen seconds. An archer can help to make this a little easier, but you will still need to move along the rooftops to reach the flags. You must also hit each flag three times to destroy it. Start with the flag at the top of the goblin wal, then work your way along the roofs, ropes, and planks to take out the others.
Mithril Falcon
Location:
Dale (Erebor)
Quest:
Bird of Pay
Abilities:
Returns after being thrown as Lego objects. Makes Lego loot drop from Lego objects.
How to get:
Just before you enter Dale there is a building on the right with a Dwarf stack spot. Use this to reach a ledge above, then jump to the left to pull a lever. Climb back up the stack and use the new ledges your just pulled out. You can then use gold hooks to reach the other side of the building, then climb up onto its roof. Finally, destroy the box in the middle of the roof to reveal the design.
Mithril Skull Cap
Location:
Trollshaws
Quest:
The Orc Within
Abilities:
Causes others to appear as skeletons.
How to get:
Near the river there is a door with a padlock on it. Get a wizard to destroy the blue rock, which will activate some sliding platforms. Use these to reach a crank that when turned, will destroy the padlock and open the door. When the door is open, head inside as a wizard or by using the glow stick treasure item to light the way. When you reach the bottom, get a wizard to light up the blue ball. Each time you light a ball, another will appear. Keep lighting them until you can collect the design.
Mithril Mushroom Crown
Location:
Bree
Quest:
Heirloom in the Making
Abilities:
Head becomes mushroom like.
How to get:
Just outside the town there is a cave with lots of Lego hatches. Go through the hatch surrounded by flowers, so you can walk across a plank and collect a key. Drop back down and find a hatch behind some rocks, at the bottom of the ramp. Go through this hatch and you will come out by a chest. use the key to open the chest and collect the design.
Mithril Construction Hat
Location:
Mirkwood
Quest:
Build Day
Abilities:
Gives you extra time on craft plates.
How to get:
When trying to get this design, I kept following the stud trail and ending up at Beorn’s house confronted by a wall I couldn’t remove. To get around this I went to Radagast’s house and went in the opposite direction of the stud trail. Eventually it caught up with me and I was able to follow it to a goblin wall. Climb this and plant the seed at the top. This will grow a flower that you can use to jump onto a trail of mushrooms. Jump from mushroom to mushroom until you reach the top. Follow the studs again and you will enter a cave. Inside the cave, get Saruman to remove some mithril bricks so Sauron or Dwalin can slide the large rock along, until it reaches the end. You can now jump up and light a fire to melt some ice. When it has melted, hit the box to get the design from inside.
Mithril Mirror Armour
Location:
Greatest Kingdom In Middle Earth (Erebor!)
Quest:
No Harm in Armour
Abilities:
Can deflect projectile attacks.
How to get:
In the mines, on the back wall, there are some arrow holes. Shoot arrows into them, then use these to reach the ledge above and the blacksmith design.
