Example Crafts

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Background

Just hit Lv100 on Stormweaver (Rank #2) in HCSSF. Learned a lot of new crafting tech along the way and thought I should share it.

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Obtaining Bases

Breakpoints

• INT armour: item level 79 for T1 Defence
  • Example ES bases: Vile Robe (i79+), Ancestral Tiara (i80+), Sirenscale Gloves (i80+)
• DEX and STR armour: item level 81 (for Deflection and Armour to Elemental)
• Boots: item level 82 for 35% Movement Speed
  • Example ES base: Sekhema Sandals
  • Do not try to Desecrate the 35% MS mod later; it is extremely rare.

Gambling (Ange and Rog)

Ange and Rog can sell up to item level 80 bases (at Character Level 90). You generally prefer magic items on a good base, but will also take rares if Rog offers them with a T1 defense prefix and the correct ilvl. This is a surprisingly fast way to get bases for 3xT1 prefix crafting.

In order of precedence, stash bases with:

1. Magics with T1 prefix
   • Example T1% or flat defense prefix (not hybrid) regex:
     "(9[1-9].*m|1(0[1-9]|[1-9]\\d).*d) ene"
2. Magics with no prefix
   • Example ES no‑prefix regex:
     "^(Ances|Siren|Vile).*of"
3. Other magics
4. Rares with T1 prefix
5. Other rares

Recommended stash setup:

• Sort stash tabs into these categories.
• If you can use premium tabs, set the tab to public and put the regex in a note on an item inside of it.
• Copy/paste the regex into the vendor window search.

Vendor tips:

• Ange: spam buy and spam sell items, then check the Buyback window for hits with regex.
• Rog: you can use his prefix crafts/rerolls, but you’ll likely fill all affixes, which reduces later recombination chances (still often worth it for strong T1s).

Farming

For bases you cannot get via gambling:

• Irradiated / Overseer T15 maps will suffice for most bases.
• For higher ilvl (up to 83), run Atziri’s Temple.

Pick up:

• All Normal/Magic/Rare items of the desired base, regardless of unidentified tier or mods.

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Preparing Bases

Normal Items

• Use Perfect Transmutation.
• If you did not get a T1 prefix, use Perfect Augmentation.

Magics with T1 Prefix

• Hold these for recombination.

Magics with No Prefix

• Use Perfect Augmentation and hope for a T1 prefix.

Other Magics

• Use the Reforging Bench.
• If it has no prefix, use Perfect Augmentation and hope for a T1 prefix.
• Otherwise, treat the item based on the result (e.g., if it now has a T1 prefix, move it to the “Magics with T1 Prefix” bucket).

Rares with T1 Prefix

• Hold these for recombination.

Other Rares

• If the item has 1 prefix + 3 suffixes, double Exalt slam.
• Otherwise, use the Reforging Bench.

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Crafting

Fracturing (Important Note)

You mainly fracture when:

• You want 35% Movement Speed.
• Or you want T1 Deflection / Armour to Elemental locked in.

Process:

• Slam (or Annul) until the item has exactly 3 total mods.
• Then Desecrate → Fracture:
  • Desecrated mods cannot be fractured, so your fracture odds effectively improve (from 1/4 to 1/3 on an otherwise 3‑mod item).

Recombination

Goal: get 2x T1 prefixes on one rare.

Best case:

• Recombine magic items where each has a single T1 prefix (one mod each).
  • These have the highest chance of combining into a rare with both T1s.

If that’s not possible:

• Combine items with T1s of the same rarity (magic+magic, rare+rare) and aim to merge the prefixes.

Desecration

Once you have a rare with 2x T1 prefixes and a free prefix:

• Use Desecrate with Omen of Abyssal Echoes.
• Use Perfect Exalt slams on the remaining suffixes to fill them.

Body Armour Specific Note

• Perfect Slam the remaining suffixes.
• Use Perfect Essence of Seeking (Crit Damage Reduction).
  • This will only remove suffixes (since they’re full), preserving your prefixes.

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Final Item

At this point you should have:

• At least a 2x T1 prefix rare (with the option of using Omen of Light to fix the Desecration).
• Hopefully some decent suffixes.

If you dislike the suffixes, you can:

• Spam Omen of Whittling.
• Use Dextral Chaos / Annul.
• Abandon the craft and recombinate with another item that has your desired third prefix (this can reopen Desecrate/Fracture suffix plays if the result hits).
• (Double) corrupt with Omen of Corruption.
• Sell the item if you’re in Trade.