Why Crafting is Useful.
Crafting is a process by which the player themselves may create their own weapons/armors to their advantage. There are many advantages in crafting. Shrine Crafting with the use of specific shrines allows a player to build towards a certain end with an armor or weapon. A player could in theory build an entire suit around denoting their character a great amount more dexterity then would be available with Runewords or Uniques. In some cases given the usefulness to a character that a craft might have they may surpass Runewords or Uniques.
Available Shrines
Abandoned
Creepy
Eerie
Enchanted
Fascinating
Gloomy
Hidden
Magical
Ornate
Quiet
Sacred
Shimmering
Spiritual
Stone
Tainted
Weird
Shrine Crafting may only be done on Sacred Rare, Set, and Unique Weapons and Armor.
Relevant Cube Recipes:
Affix burn recipe
This explosive alchemical combination burns all magic off an item, returning it as a basic damaged low quality item. This recipe is useful to prepare an item for a runeword.
Any item + Catalyst of Destruction + rune -> reroll item as low quality + Catalyst of Destruction
You will use this to reset the item to a lower state and then you will use this recipe .
Reroll nonmagical to magic
Takes any non-enchanted item (white or grey) and upgrades it to a basic magical item. Although magic items are not the most powerful items around, they are used as base items for further upgrades, notably to create honorific items.
Non-magical item + Oil of Enhancement + rune -> reroll item as magic
This is to re-roll an item to a magical state so that you may continue on to the next recipe
Reroll magic to rare (gem shatter recipe)
Turn any magical item into a rare item. Note that this will slightly lower the output item level to 85% of the input item level, which limits the range of high level affixes that can appear on it.
Magic item + Oil of Enhancement + rune -> reroll item as rare
Which will leave you with a rare item for crafting. This will as stated in the quote lower the iLvl of the item you are using. This will be explained later.
You may also use this recipe...
Chaos reroll recipe
This recipe essentially ‘drops’ the item again. You may get a lowly white or magical item... or a powerful rare or unique. It depends on the roll of the dice, though high magic find helps.
Any item + Oil of Luck + jewel -> reroll item randomly (item level caps at 99)
...to randomly re-roll and item to a rare quality without lowering the iLvl of the item. Be aware this could be far more costly and time consuming.
To re-roll any rare to an iLvl of 99 you may utilize the recipes available as of 1.A9
Act 2
LOCATION: DESERT AREAS
Maximum character level to do recipes
Hatred: level 60
Terror: level 100
Destruction: unlimited
Reward
Killing the dragon allows you to reroll a rare item as many times as you wish! Until the 30 second timer runs out...
Rare item + town portal scroll -> reroll item as rare + town portal scroll
Item level of output item
Hatred: level 40
Terror: level 80
Destruction: level 99
This one will re-roll any rare item you already have with an iLvl of 99. Given that you are in the Destruction difficulty and using the correct recipe. There are other rules that apply to the recipes.
Act 3
LOCATION: JUNGLE AREAS
Maximum character level to do recipes
Hatred: level 60
Terror: level 100
Destruction: unlimited
Reward
Killing the dragon gives you essentially an unlimited Chaos Reroll recipe for 30 seconds. This recipe will turn the item into a new item of the same type, which could be cracked, magical, unique or anything in between.
Any item + identify scroll -> reroll item randomly + identify scroll
Item level of output item
Hatred: level 50
Terror: level 80
Destruction: level 99
This recipe is basically the same as the Chaos Re-roll recipe, it may save you time, but it will save you materials.
Item level or iLvl is the level at which the item spawns and will decide many of the modifiers on the item. This is immediately relevant to Shrine Crafting.
Sometimes you may want to have your item a lower ilvl than normal to decrease the item's level requirement, allowing you to have additional space to apply mystic orbs to your item. You can use the following to set your item's level to level 1.
Zomghelp Recipe
When Lady Luck turns her back and leaves you without a viable weapon or armor, this recipe allows you to create yourself some baseline items. The items come with very weak random stats, but have a built-in enhanced damage or defence bonus.
Magic weapon/armor + magic amulet + magic ring → reroll item as level 1 magic item
This recipe also adds +25% Enhanced Damage (weapons) or +25% Enhanced Defense (armor) if you use it at character level 1, and an additional +2% for each higher character level. A level 40 character, for example, will get +103%.
Shrine Vessels
Carrying many holy relics can be a burden. Store your full shrines into a corresponding holy vessel that can hold up to 1000 shrines!
Shrine (full) + Oil of Craft ? Shrine Vessel
Shrine Vessel + Shrine x1-39 ? Shrine Vessel (adds 1-39 shrine count)
Shrine Vessel (not empty) ? Shrine Vessel (-1 shrine count) + Shrine
The description says it all. This allows for easier storage of all the Shrines you may find and collect.
Shrine Crafting and Blessing
Shrine Crafting
Use a Portable Shrine to turn any sacred item into a powerful crafted item. The crafted item comes with several random rare modifiers and there is a high chance that some preset modifiers based on shrine type will appear as well. The preset modifiers may stack with the rare modifiers, creating some very powerful items.
Rare/unique/set/crafted sacred item + Portable Shrine -> reroll item as crafted + Portable Shrine -1 charge
Crafted items always have maximum sockets and receive a double bonus from Mystic Orbs.
What affixes will the item have?
The resulting crafted item spawns with 0-3 preset affixes depending on luck and shrine type used, and 1-4 extra random rare affixes, based on the item level:
Item level 1-30 : 40% chance of 1 affix and 20% chance each of 2, 3 or 4 affixes.
Item level 31-50 : 60% chance of 2 affixes and 20% chance each of 3 or 4 affixes.
Item level 51-70 : 80% chance of 3 affixes and 20% chance of 4 affixes.
Item level 71+ : 100% chance of 4 affixes.
The required level of a crafted item is:
[level of the highest affix * 3/4] + 10 + 3 * [number of random rare affixes]
Especially at lower levels, this formula may create items with a required level above the level of the character that crafted them. This is a feature of crafting and occurs in classic LoD as well.
Shrine Blessings
Blessing a crafted item with the same type of shrine that you used to craft the weapon or armor originally may allow you to further increase the concentrated effects of that particular shrine.
Furthermore you can use a different shrine from the one you used to create the crafted item to more modifiers of a specific type to the item that you are making.
Shrine blessing
A variant of shrine crafting, this recipe allows you to impart the blessings of the shrine unto an existing sacred item. This randomly adds some or all of the shrine modifiers to the item and subtracts 1 charge. You can only use this recipe once per item, so choose your shrine wisely.
Rare/crafted/honorific sacred item + Portable Shrine + Arcane Crystal -> add shrine bonuses + Portable Shrine -1 charge
The item gains 0-3 preset affixes depending on luck and shrine type used.
Shrine Specific Bonuses
Special thanks to Quirinus for the Documention!
Abandoned
Greater Effect
+(6 to 35) to Dexterity
(6 to 15)% Bonus to Dexterity
(36 to 210)% Bonus to Attack Rating
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Crossbow
2h Paladin Hammer
Bow
Sorceress Torso
Necromancer Xbow
2h barb sword
Hammer
Assassin Naginata
Polearm
Necromancer Scythe
Druid Bow
2h sword, Staff
Amazon Spear
2h axe
Spear
2h barb axe
Scythe
Druid Staff
Necromancer Staff
Paladin Spear
Armor
Amazon Bow
Lesser Effect
+(4 to 25) to Dexterity
(4 to 10)% Bonus to Dexterity
(24 to 150)% Bonus to Attack Rating
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Sorceress Orbs
Paladin Shields
Voodoo Heads
Druid Helm
Paladin Helm
Barbarian Shield
Necromancer Knife
Gloves
Amazon Helm
Barbarian Helm
Boots, Knife
Crystal Sword
Belt
Assassin Shield
Throwing Axe
Circlet
Amazon Javelin
Paladin Club
Axe
Amazon Shield
Sword
Throwing Knife
Club
Mace
Javelin
Barbarian Axe
Shield
Barbarian Sword
Paladin Mace
Helm
Wand
Claws
Scepter
Sorceress Crystal Sword
Creepy
Greater Effect
+(6 to 35) to Strength
(6 to 15)% Bonus to Strength
(3 to 7)% Chance of Crushing Blow
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Crossbow
2h Paladin Hammer
Bow
Sorceress Torso
Necromancer Xbow
2h barb sword
Hammer
Assassin Naginata
Polearm
Necromancer Scythe
Druid Bow
2h sword, Staff
Amazon Spear
2h axe
Spear
2h barb axe
Scythe
Druid Staff
Necromancer Staff
Paladin Spear
Armor
Amazon Bow
Lesser effect
+(4 to 25) to Strength
(4 to 10)% Bonus to Strength
(2 to 5)% Chance of Crushing Blow
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Sorceress Orbs
Paladin Shields
Voodoo Heads
Druid Helm
Paladin Helm
Barbarian Shield
Necromancer Knife
Gloves
Amazon Helm
Barbarian Helm
Boots, Knife
Crystal Sword
Belt
Assassin Shield
Throwing Axe
Circlet
Amazon Javelin
Paladin Club
Axe
Amazon Shield
Sword
Throwing Knife
Club
Mace
Javelin
Barbarian Axe
Shield
Barbarian Sword
Paladin Mace
Helm
Wand
Claws
Scepter
Sorceress Crystal Sword
Eerie
Greater effect:
+(6 to 35) to Energy
(6 to 15)% Bonus to Energy
+(9 to 90) Energy Factor to Spell Damage
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Crossbow
2h Paladin Hammer
Bow
Sorceress Torso
Necromancer Xbow
2h barb sword
Hammer
Assassin Naginata
Polearm
Necromancer Scythe
Druid Bow
2h sword
Staff
Amazon Spear
2h axe
Spear
2h barb axe
Scythe
Druid Staff
Necromancer Staff
Paladin Spear
Armor
Amazon Bow
Lesser Effect
+(4 to 25) to Energy
(4 to 10)% Bonus to Energy
+(6 to 60) Energy Factor to Spell Damage
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Sorceress Orbs
Paladin Shields
Voodoo Heads
Druid Helm
Paladin Helm
Barbarian Shield
Necromancer Knife
Gloves
Amazon Helm
Barbarian Helm
Boots, Knife
Crystal Sword
Belt
Assassin Shield
Throwing Axe
Circlet
Amazon Javelin
Paladin Club
Axe
Amazon Shield
Sword
Throwing Knife
Club
Mace
Javelin
Barbarian Axe
Shield
Barbarian Sword
Paladin Mace
Helm
Wand
Claws
Scepter
Sorceress Crystal Sword
Enchanted
Greater effect:
+(4 to 30)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
Magic Resist +(2 to 4)%
Decrease Maximum Mana -15%
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Crossbow
2h Paladin Hammer
Bow
Sorceress Torso
Necromancer Xbow
2h barb sword
Hammer
Assassin Naginata
Polearm
Necromancer Scythe
Druid Bow
2h sword
Staff
Amazon Spear
2h axe
Spear
2h barb axe
Scythe
Druid Staff
Necromancer Staff
Paladin Spear
Armor
Amazon Bow
Lesser effect
+(3 to 15)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
Magic Resist +(1 to 2)%
Decrease Maximum Mana -10%
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Sorceress Orbs
Paladin Shields
Voodoo Heads
Druid Helm
Paladin Helm
Barbarian Shield
Necromancer Knife
Gloves
Amazon Helm
Barbarian Helm
Boots
Knife
Crystal Sword
Belt
Assassin Shield
Throwing Axe
Circlet
Amazon Javelin
Paladin Club
Axe
Amazon Shield
Sword
Throwing Knife
Club
Mace
Javelin
Barbarian Axe
Shield
Barbarian Sword
Paladin Mace
Helm
Wand
Claws
Scepter
Sorceress Crystal Sword
Fascinating - Sacred - Ornate - Shimmering
Greater Effect
+(4 to 30)% to Fire/Cold/Lightning/Poison Spell Damage respectively
-(9 to 30)% to Enemy Fire/Cold/Lightning/Poison Resistance
Decrease Maximum Mana -15%
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Crossbow, 2h Paladin Hammer
Bow
Sorceress Torso
Necromancer Xbow
2h barb sword
Hammer
Assassin Naginata
Polearm
Necromancer Scythe
Druid Bow
2h sword
Staff
Amazon Spear
2h axe
Spear
2h barb axe
Scythe
Druid Staff
Necromancer Staff
Paladin Spear
Armor
Amazon Bow
Lesser effect
+(3 to 15)% to Fire/Cold/Lightning/Poison Spell Damage
-(6 to 15)% to Enemy Fire/Cold/Lightning/Poison Resistance
Decrease Maximum Mana -10%
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Sorceress Orbs
Paladin Shields
Voodoo Heads
Druid Helm
Paladin Helm
Barbarian Shield
Necromancer Knife
Gloves
Amazon Helm
Barbarian Helm
Boots
Knife
Crystal Sword
Belt
Assassin Shield
Throwing Axe
Circlet
Amazon Javelin
Paladin Club
Axe
Amazon Shield
Sword
Throwing Knife
Club
Mace
Javelin
Barbarian Axe
Shield
Barbarian Sword
Paladin Mace
Helm
Wand
Claws
Scepter
Sorceress Crystal Sword
Gloomy
Greater effect:
(2 to 8)% Chance of Uninterruptable Attack
Damage Reduced by (2 to 8)
+(30 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
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Sorceress Torso, Armor
Lesser effect
(2 to 8)% Chance of Uninterruptable Attack
Damage Reduced by (2 to 8)
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Crossbow
2h Paladin Hammer
Bow
Necromancer Xbow
2h barb sword
Hammer
Assassin Naginata
Polearm
Necromancer Scythe
Druid Bow
2h sword
Staff
Amazon Spear
2h axe
Spear
2h barb axe
Scythe
Druid Staff
Necromancer Staff
Paladin Spear
Amazon Bow
Weakest Effect:
(1 to 5)% Chance of Uninterruptable Attack
Damage Reduced by (1 to 5)
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Sorceress Orbs
Axe
Sword
Throwing Knife
Necromancer Knife
Club
Gloves
Mace
Javelin
Knife
Crystal Sword
Barbarian Axe
Barbarian Sword
Throwing Axe
Paladin Mace
Wand
Amazon Javelin
Claws
Sorceress Crystal Sword
Paladin Club
Scepter
Hidden
Has the same possible effects on all items.
1% Reanimate As: Monster ID 1256 to 1566 (Most non-elite and elite monsters)* (25% chance)
2% Reanimate As: Monster ID 1256 to 1566 (Most non-elite and elite monsters)* (10% chance)
2% Reanimate As: Monster ID 1256 to 1566 (Most non-elite and elite monsters)* (5% chance)
*See the following page for the list of possible monsters: http://mxl.vn.cz/doc/MXLU_vXIV_Doc_v2.9 ... kills.html
For a easier to read format, check this: viewtopic.php?p=25955#p25955
Magical
Greater effect
+(6 to 60)% Bonus to Summoned Minion Life
+(6 to 30)% Bonus to Summoned Minion Resistances
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Crossbow
2h Paladin Hammer
Bow, Sorceress Torso
Necromancer Xbow
2h barb sword
Hammer
Assassin Naginata
Polearm
Necromancer Scythe
Druid Bow
2h sword
Staff
Amazon Spear
2h axe
Spear
2h barb axe
Scythe
Druid Staff
Necromancer Staff
Paladin Spear
Armor
Amazon Bow
Lesser Effect
+(4 to 40)% Bonus to Summoned Minion Life
+(4 to 20)% Bonus to Summoned Minion Resistances
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Sorceress Orbs
Paladin Shields
Voodoo Heads
Druid Helm
Paladin Helm
Barbarian Shield
Necromancer Knife
Gloves
Amazon Helm
Barbarian Helm
Boots
Knife
Crystal Sword
Belt
Assassin Shield
Throwing Axe
Circlet
Amazon Javelin
Paladin Club
Axe
Amazon Shield
Sword
Throwing Knife
Club
Mace
Javelin
Barbarian Axe
Shield
Barbarian Sword
Paladin Mace
Helm
Wand
Claws
Scepter
Sorceress Crystal Sword
Quiet
Greater effect
+(6 to 35) to Vitality
(6 to 15)% Bonus to Vitality
+(2 to 15)% Increased Healing Rate from Apples
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Crossbow
2h Paladin Hammer
Bow
Sorceress Torso
Necromancer Xbow
2h barb sword
Hammer
Assassin Naginata
Polearm
Necromancer Scythe
Druid Bow
2h sword
Staff
Amazon Spear
2h axe
Spear
2h barb axe
Scythe
Druid Staff
Necromancer Staff
Paladin Spear
Armor
Amazon Bow
Lesser effect
+(4 to 25) to Vitality
(4 to 10)% Bonus to Vitality
+(1 to 10)% Increased Healing Rate from Apples
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Sorceress Orbs
Paladin Shields
Voodoo Heads
Druid Helm
Paladin Helm
Barbarian Shield
Necromancer Knife
Gloves
Amazon Helm
Barbarian Helm
Boots
Knife
Crystal Sword
Belt
Assassin Shield
Throwing Axe
Circlet
Amazon Javelin
Paladin Club
Axe
Amazon Shield
Sword
Throwing Knife
Club
Mace
Javelin
Barbarian Axe
Shield
Barbarian Sword
Paladin Mace
Helm
Wand
Claws
Scepter
Sorceress Crystal Sword
Spiritual
Greater Effect
(15 to 150)% Extra Gold from Monsters
(6 to 60)% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
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Crossbow
2h Paladin Hammer
Bow
Sorceress Torso
Necromancer Xbow
2h barb sword
Hammer
Assassin Naginata
Polearm
Necromancer Scythe
Druid Bow
2h sword
Staff
Amazon Spear
2h axe
Spear
2h barb axe
Scythe
Druid Staff
Necromancer Staff
Paladin Spear
Armor
Amazon Bow
Lesser effect
(10 to 100)% Extra Gold from Monsters
(4 to 40)% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
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Sorceress Orbs
Paladin Shields
Voodoo Heads
Druid Helm
Paladin Helm
Barbarian Shield
Necromancer Knife
Gloves
Amazon Helm
Barbarian Helm
Boots
Knife
Crystal Sword
Belt
Assassin Shield
Throwing Axe
Circlet
Amazon Javelin
Paladin Club
Axe
Amazon Shield
Sword
Throwing Knife
Club
Mace
Javelin
Barbarian Axe
Shield
Barbarian Sword
Paladin Mace
Helm
Wand
Claws
Scepter
Sorceress Crystal Sword
Stone
Greater Effect
All Resists +(3 to 30)%
Magic Damage Reduced by (3 to 30)
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Crossbow
2h Paladin Hammer
Bow
Sorceress Torso
Necromancer Xbow
2h barb sword
Hammer
Assassin Naginata
Polearm
Necromancer Scythe
Druid Bow
2h sword
Staff
Amazon Spear
2h axe
Spear
2h barb axe
Scythe
Druid Staff
Necromancer Staff
Paladin Spear
Armor
Amazon Bow
Lesser effect
All Resists +(2 to 20)%
Magic Damage Reduced by (2 to 20)
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Sorceress Orbs
Paladin Shields
Voodoo Heads
Druid Helm
Paladin Helm
Barbarian Shield
Necromancer Knife
Gloves
Amazon Helm
Barbarian Helm
Boots
Knife
Crystal Sword
Belt
Assassin Shield
Throwing Axe
Circlet
Amazon Javelin
Paladin Club
Axe
Amazon Shield
Sword
Throwing Knife
Club
Mace
Javelin
Barbarian Axe
Shield
Barbarian Sword
Paladin Mace
Helm
Wand
Claws
Scepter
Sorceress Crystal Sword
Tainted
Greater effect
+(9 to 90)% Bonus to Summoned Minion Damage
+(9 to 90)% Bonus to Summoned Minion Attack Rating
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Crossbow
2h Paladin Hammer
Bow
Sorceress Torso
Necromancer Xbow
2h barb sword
Hammer
Assassin Naginata
Polearm
Necromancer Scythe
Druid Bow
2h sword
Staff
Amazon Spear
2h axe
Spear
2h barb axe
Scythe
Druid Staff
Necromancer Staff
Paladin Spear
Armor
Amazon Bow
Lesser effect
+(6 to 60)% Bonus to Summoned Minion Damage
+(6 to 60)% Bonus to Summoned Minion Attack Rating
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Sorceress Orbs
Paladin Shields
Voodoo Heads
Druid Helm
Paladin Helm
Barbarian Shield
Necromancer Knife
Gloves
Amazon Helm
Barbarian Helm
Boots
Knife
Crystal Sword
Belt
Assassin Shield
Throwing Axe
Circlet
Amazon Javelin
Paladin Club
Axe
Amazon Shield
Sword
Throwing Knife
Club
Mace
Javelin
Barbarian Axe
Shield
Barbarian Sword
Paladin Mace
Helm
Wand
Claws
Scepter
Sorceress Crystal Sword
Weird
tSHI foRmattING is INTENtionallY LEFt weiRD.
Greatest effect: Crossbow, 2h Paladin Hammer, Bow, Necromancer Xbow, 2h barb sword, Hammer, Assassin Naginata, Polearm, Necromancer Scythe, Druid Bow, 2h sword, Staff, Amazon Spear, 2h axe, Spear, 2h barb axe, Scythe, Druid Staff, Necromancer Staff, Paladin Spear, Amazon Bow
+(2 to 38) to Maximum Damage
+(2 to 8) to Minimum Damage
+(30 to 120)% Enhanced Damage
Greater effect: Orb, Axe, Sword, Throwing Knife, Necromancer Knife, Club, Javelin, Knife, Crystal Sword, Barbarian Axe, Throwing Axe, Barbarian Sword, Paladin Mace, Wand, Amazon Javelin, Claws, Paladin Club, Scepter, Sorceress Crystal Sword
+(1 to 25) to Maximum Damage
+(1 to 5) to Minimum Damage
+(20 to 80)% Enhanced Damage
Lesser effect: Sorceress Torso, Armor
+(2 to 38) to Maximum Damage
+(2 to 8) to Minimum Damage
Worst effect: Amazon Shield, Paladin Shields, Voodoo Heads, Druid Helm, Paladin Helm, Barbarian Shield, Gloves, Amazon Helm, Mace, Barbarian Helm, Boots, Belt, Assassin Shield, Shield, Helm, Circlet
+(1 to 25) to Maximum Damage
+(1 to 5) to Minimum Damage
Notes on Shrines:
() The -% to Maximum Mana from Sacred, Enchanted, Ornate, Shimmering, and Fascinating Shrines may stack when used in conjunction with a Shrine Blessing of the Same Type.
() The Weird Shrine conveys a % of Enhanced Damage to Weapons.
() Using Tainted and Magical Shrines in Conjunction can be very useful for summoners who want to spread out the bonuses from each piece instead of concentrating it solely on one particular piece.
() Hidden Shrine Crafts coupled with a Blessing May allow for anywhere from One to Six Reanimates on the Item.
() Crafted Items utilizing the Creepy, Abandoned, Quiet, Eerie Shrines as a base and coupled with the Blessing may allow for a High Base % to Attributes as High as 45% to a single Attribute from a single piece of equipment.
oSkills and Procs
For a more up to date version of these stats that may interest you while crafting, view the documentation under items to see a list of possible affixes, as well as oskills and procs under their own tabs.
General Crafting Tips/Advice:
() All Melee Weapons are capable of spawning with the oSkills Clobber, Gorefest, and Overpower.
() Weapons, depending on what you are attempting to craft, will be better at an iLvl of 99. While this provides you with certain modifiers that you wouldn't be able to get in the iLvl of 84 range, you will have less average space to put mystic orbs on. Huge amounts of Maximum Damage will not spawn on Weapons alongside decent amounts of Enhanced Damage if the Weapon's iLvl isn't relatively close to 99.
() In many cases Armor crafted with an iLvl of 84 will allow for more space for mystic orbs and allow you to get the mods on it that you are looking for. Because Armor only has Enhanced Defense where as weapons have Enhanced Damage, Minimum Damage, and Maximum Damage, you are often more free to aim for certain modifiers.
() It is possible to get maximum +skills on weapons and armor with an iLvl of 84. Specific Weapons to take note of that do not apply to this will be Class Specific and Non-Class Specific Staves and Naginatas.
() Try to pick out 3 Criteria when Crafting the Ideal Weapon there are specific modifiers you will want to watch out for depending on the kind of character you are using. If your character is a heavy physical damage dealer you will want to aim for a weapon with High Enhanced Damage, High Maximum Damage, and third modifier you feel you need Most. Probably something Like +All Class Skills or Attack Rating. Unless you have an excessive amount of shrines, trying to roll a weapon with more then 3 Criteria could take you a while. I personally try to aim for my 3 Chosen Criteria and anything else I get when I hit them at a satisfactory level is a bonus.
() Shields can spawn with up to a 2% bonus to their Block Chance.
() Warp Blades may be able to spawn with the 20% Strength modifier, but this usefulness is limited to helping you equip your other gear because Warp Blades are a dexterity based weapon.
() Druid Staves can confer a 20% Dexterity Modifier despite being a Strength Based weapon used by casters.