Next to thorium, cobalt is a great gear upgrade you can craft relatively early on in Hytale, so long as you're brave enough to venture outside of the Emerald Grove. Yes, you'll need to trek across Orbis if you want to start running into cobalt on your mining expeditions. Unlike Minecraft, you can't just dig down deep enough to find rare metals.
I'll outline the two main options you have to find cobalt early in Hytale so you can craft cobalt gear and start working towards the even more valuable adamantite. Take note that you'll also need shadoweave scraps if you want to craft cobalt items.
