Invictus wrote:I sort of understand shrine crafting but am looking for something that can kind of dumb it down for me.
Can anyone give me a quick explanation of how you craft really decent gear?
Thanks!
Not sure what sort of answer you're looking for, but...
1. Decide what gear piece you want to craft (e.g. gloves, body armor, scepter, etc.).
2. Decide what quality you want to wear (e.g. Leather Gloves vs. Chain Gloves vs. Gauntlets, etc.) and collect at least 2 of them.
3. Look over the Shrine bonuses and decide which Shrine will give the best bonuses for your build.
4. Check out the Prefixes and Affixes List to see what other bonuses may be available as part of the crafting process (procs, oskills, etc.).
5. Put your Shrine and Rare gear piece of choice in your cube and get to crafting. Start by crafting one version until it's decent, then craft the second version of that item until it's better than the first. After that, craft the first version until it's better than the second, and so on until you end up with something you're happy with.
6. Cube your item with an Oil of Luck for a chance at an extra bonus.
7. Bless your item by cubing it with a Shrine of your choice and an AC. You can either use the same Shrine type to compound the bonuses further, or use a different Shrine type to diversify your bonuses.
Here's an example:
Let's say you play a straightforward STR-based melee build and you want to craft some gloves. Creepy Shrines may be a good choice b/c they give bonuses to your main Attribute (STR), as well as some CB for good measure. And since you're a STR build, wearing heavy armor won't be an issue, so you may as well craft Gauntlets for the higher Defense instead of something like Leather Gloves. When you've got that sorted out, you can check the Prefixes and Suffixes List to see what other goodies you may be able to get (e.g. ilvl 82+ gloves can roll with CtC Stormblast on Melee Attack). Pick out 1 or 2 mods you really want and just keep crafting until you get them. Then, Lucky and Bless the item with whatever Shrine you want.
The whole thing is a gamble, kinda like playing a slot machine, and getting the perfect combo of mods can be frustrating and time-consuming. It's a good idea to just craft something that's good enough to keep you moving while you attempt to craft better versions of the item as you play.
