Talk:Smithing/@comment-118.211.98.85-20150205095359/@comment-5290733-20150205100141

The only ways you can get steel are from expeditions and sorties. The first expedition is a good source of steel in a pinch, since it only takes ten minutes, so you can send out a second team while working your first team. If you get a great success, it nets you 22 steel, which isn't too bad considering it's only ten minutes. If you find yourself chronically in need of steel, you can also look to see which battleground provides steel as a drop and is in a good level range for whoever you're training, and just sit there and grind for a while.