Gathering and crafting
Where the gathering points go, which two branches to max, and how the crafting chain works.
From the global client, checked against trueeevil, Silvias, TitanTheF and Aragon (October 2–3). trueeevilSilviasTitanTheF (video)AragonTitanTheF (sheet)
- Essence Extraction: where the points go
- Which second branch
- Odyle → any resource
- The crafting chain
- Before you craft
- Level up fast
- Making kinah
Essence Extraction: where the points go
Gathering levels give two kinds of points: common skills on the left, branches on the right.
Ore
1
Ore Seeker
×23
Plentiful Harvest
3
Ore Appraiser
Gem
1
Gem Seeker
×23
Plentiful Harvest
3
Gem Appraiser
Log
1
Log Seeker
×23
Plentiful Harvest
3
Log Appraiser
Herb
1
Herb Seeker
×23
Plentiful Harvest
3
Herb Appraiser
Ingredient
1
Cooking Ingredient Seeker
×23
Plentiful Harvest
3
Cooking Ingredient Appraiser
Odyle always max
1
Odyle Seeker
×23
Plentiful Harvest
3
Odyle Appraiser
Max two branches: Odyle and the resource of the item you craft first.
Lady Luck only helps when the failure gauge is already high, and it doesn't raise the grade. trueeevil saw it proc about once in 50 nodes at level 10. The first point of a branch also shows its nodes on the minimap.
Which second branch
The resource of the item you want to craft first — usually your weapon.
Ore
Armor, weapons and guards
Gem
Accessories (Handicrafting)
Log
Bows and staves (Handicrafting)
Herb
Alchemy: potions, orbs and spellbooks, manastones
Ingredient
Cooking — can wait
Odyle
Every craft, wings, Odyle Energy — and morphs into any other resource
Odyle any resource
OdyleSame grade
White Odyle makes white resources, green makes green, up to gold.
Compare prices
If Odyle is cheaper on the market than the resource, buy Odyle and morph it — TitanTheF paid half for his logs this way.
Free Odyle
Conquest dungeons leave Odyle nodes after the last boss — another reason to max the branch first.
The crafting chain
Each craft can fail and the item breaks — more often the higher the grade. A proc gives the item one grade higher, which you need for the next step.
5 stats, not 4
A crafted item rolls five stats, a dungeon item four; with a Philosopher's Stone — six against five.
Inheritance 100%
The next tier is made from your item with a guaranteed success; enhancement and stats carry over.
Never replaced
Craft once, then upgrade the same item patch after patch.
Before you craft
Profession 30+
Level the profession on cheap recipes before blue and gold crafts.
Real odds
The "+90%" in the craft window is about +9% on top of the base chance (TitanTheF).
Failed blanks
Turn them in to supply orders for Abyss points, sell them or break them down.
Level up fast
- Level gathering on Sapphire Gemstone: 40–60 veins take you to Novice 50, then the city NPC's green quest (
Ruby Gemstone) opens Professional. - Craft the cheapest grey items until about Novice 20, then start the chain.
- Farm pets while you gather — they drop Refining Stones and crafting materials.
- Answer the anti-bot check when it appears during long gathering sessions.
Making kinah
Source: Aragon
- Gems sell well while everyone levels Handicrafting: Aragon saw about 2,000 kinah each in the morning, and evening prices run higher.
- For selling gems he maxes Lady Luck instead of Delicate Touch — a money build, not a crafting one.
- Don't overpay for ready-made blanks: they still need the expensive materials.