Pick a crafting profession

1. Pick the profession that makes your gear Warrior: Blacksmith for armor, Weaponcrafter for weaponsMagician: Tailor for armor, Arcforger for weaponsBowman: Leatherworker for armor, Carpenter for weaponsThief: Leatherworker for armor, Weaponcrafter for weapons Arcforger also makes scrolls every class can use.
2. Start at level 10Talk to the master and pass a short test. Do the weekly quest from level 15 for a kit, and the final test at level 25 for a catalyst worth about 30k mesos. Weaponcrafter only takes apprentices who already know Smithing, so learn Blacksmith first.
3. Level on gear, not on oresA gear recipe gives 20 crafting EXP per recipe level, refining only 3. Refining is cheap EXP at the start; after that, craft the gear in the level table that costs the least per EXP, and sell it.
4. Don't craft gear to sell by default100 of the 163 gear recipes with solid prices lose money right now, usually about 46% of what they cost. Check a recipe's profit before you buy its materials. The best earner today is Olympus at +3,470,663 mesos a craft.
5. Sell ores when refining doesn't payOnly 6 of the 31 refining recipes with solid prices earn anything: for the rest, sell the ore and buy the ingot or jewel. See the table below.

Three make armor, two make weapons, and the Arcforger makes magic weapons and scrolls. Each also makes materials and furniture the others need.

Bowmen: a Carpenter turns one Processed Wood and one Stiff Feather into 500 arrows, about 295 mesos of materials at market prices.

Every master has the same three quests: a test that makes you an apprentice at level 10, a weekly favour from level 15, and a final test at level 25. Bring the items in the table.

Profession	Lv. 10: become an apprentice	Lv. 15: weekly quest	Lv. 25: final test
Blacksmith Silas Irons, Perion	Silas Irons in Need of an Apprentice Bronze Ore ×5	Silas Irons in Need of Help Mithril Ingot Gives: Smithing Kit	A Blacksmith in My Own Right! Orihalcon IngotGold Ingot (crafting Lv. 5) Gives: Armor Crafting Catalyst
Weaponcrafter Mr. Thunder, Perion	Mr. Thunder in Need of an Apprentice Bronze IngotIron Ingot Made with Smithing	Mr. Thunder in Need of Help Screw ×10 Gives: Weaponcrafting Kit	A Weaponcrafter in My Own Right! Monkey Wrench (crafting Lv. 5) Gives: One-Handed Weapon Crafting Catalyst
Tailor Francois, Ellinia	Francois in Need of an Apprentice Leaf ×20	Francois in Need of Help Spool of Thread ×10 Gives: Tailoring Kit	A Tailor in My Own Right! Red Starry Bandana (crafting Lv. 5) Gives: Armor Crafting Catalyst
Carpenter Vicious, Henesys Market	Vicious in Need of an Apprentice Tree Branch ×20	Vicious in Need of Help Processed Wood Gives: Woodcrafting Kit	A Carpenter in My Own Right! The Red Relaxer (crafting Lv. 5) Gives: Two-Handed Weapon Crafting Catalyst
Leatherworker JM From tha Streetz, Kerning City	JM From tha Streetz Looking for a Partner Leather ×5	JM From tha Streetz in Need of Help Jr. Necki Skin ×10 Gives: Leatherworking Kit	A Leatherworker in My Own Right! Red Chair (crafting Lv. 5) Gives: Armor Crafting Catalyst
Arcforger Chrishrama, Sleepywood	Chrishrama in Need of an Apprentice Garnet Ore	Chrishrama in Need of Help Fragment of Magic ×10 Gives: Arcforging Kit	An Arcforger in My Own Right! Topaz (crafting Lv. 2) Gives: Scroll Crafting Catalyst

• The final test asks for items you craft yourself, so reach the crafting level in brackets before level 25.
• The quests also give character EXP and mesos: 3,060 EXP for the final test.

Each recipe has a crafting level, and you can craft it once your profession reaches that level. The crafting EXP a recipe gives depends only on its level and on what it makes:

What you craft	Recipes	Crafting EXP	Time
Gear (weapons and armor)	275	20 × level 20 at Lv. 1, 200 at Lv. 10	5 s
Furniture and stations	19	20 × level 20 at Lv. 1, 200 at Lv. 10	7 s
Scrolls	24	10 × level 10 at Lv. 1, 100 at Lv. 10	5 s
Arrows	16	3 × level 3 at Lv. 1, 30 at Lv. 10	3 s
Refining (ingots, jewels, materials)	32	3 × level 3 at Lv. 1, 30 at Lv. 10	3 s

• Gear gives about 7 times the EXP of refining at the same level, and takes 5 seconds a craft instead of 3.
• A kit adds 10% crafting EXP for 15 minutes. The weekly quest gives one; more sell on the Free Market.
• Swapping bow arrows for crossbow arrows (or back) gives no EXP.
• How much crafting EXP each profession level needs isn't in the game client, and neither is whether old recipes give less EXP as you level. That's why this guide compares recipes by mesos per EXP.

For each profession and recipe level, the recipe that costs the fewest mesos per crafting EXP: its materials at market price plus the fee, less what you get for the product. Green means it earns while you level.

Blacksmith Smithing

Lv.	Craft	EXP	Cost → you get	Mesos per EXP
1	Bronze Ingot	3	600 → 499	34
2	Mithril Ingot	6	1.3k → 999	50
3	Adamantium Ingot	9	730 → 444	32
4	Silver Ingot	12	870 → 889	+2
5	Orihalcon Burgonet Helm	100	7.81k → 6k	18
6	Emerald Battle Grieves	120	12.8k → 18.95k	+51
7	Steel Trigger	140	16.7k → 25k	+59
8	Brown Jangoon Shoes	160	15.53k → 48k	+203
9	No recipes at this level
10	Steel Brist sold to a shop	200	34.2k → 13.2k	105

Weaponcrafter Weaponcrafting

Lv.	Craft	EXP	Cost → you get	Mesos per EXP
1	Screw ×10	3	2k → 2k	+0
2	Saw sold to a shop	40	5.14k → 2.5k	66
3	Hammer	60	9.64k → 30k	+339
4	Adamantium Igor	80	14k → 8.45k	69
5	Screw ×3	15	650 → 600	3.3
6	Adamantium Guards	120	36.66k → 45.5k	+74
7	Dark Guardian	140	61.44k → 74k	+90
8	Sabretooth	160	25.33k → 44.44k	+119
9	Adamantium Avarice sold to a shop	180	88.22k → 12k	423
10	The Nine Dragons	200	36.09k → 1.93m	+9,470

Tailor Tailoring

Lv.	Craft	EXP	Cost → you get	Mesos per EXP
1	Spool of Thread ×10	3	140 → 200	+20
2	Work Gloves	40	2.48k → 2k	12
3	Lemona	60	3.73k → 2.5k	21
4	Blue Morrican	80	4.98k → 4k	12
5	Ocean Mesana	100	6.23k → 7k	+8
6	Blue Lutia	120	8.68k → 12.5k	+32
7	Blue Justice Cape	140	41.53k → 50k	+61
8	Dark Moon Shoes	160	16.1k → 34.17k	+113
9	Processed Cloth	27	1.3k → 290	37
10	Red Penance sold to a shop	200	22.07k → 13.2k	44

Carpenter Woodcrafting

Lv.	Craft	EXP	Cost → you get	Mesos per EXP
1	Arrows for Bows ×500	3	295 → 500	+68
2	Wooden Staff	40	2.38k → 2k	9.5
3	Hardwood Wand	60	3.11k → 3k	1.8
4	Bronze Arrows for Bows ×500	12	794 → 1k	+17
5	Processed Wood	15	625 → 220	27
6	Eagle Crow	120	13.38k → 15k	+13
7	Red Viper	140	17.37k → 20k	+19
8	Vaulter 2000	160	31.5k → 40k	+53
9	Silver Crow sold to a shop	180	27.6k → 14k	76
10	Olympus	200	29.34k → 3.5m	+17,353

Leatherworker Leatherworking

Lv.	Craft	EXP	Cost → you get	Mesos per EXP
1	Green Skullcap sold to a shop	20	1.18k → 300	44
2	Green Winter Hat	40	2.42k → 999	35
3	Black Duo	60	4.48k → 3k	25
4	Processed Leather	12	700 → 699	0.1
5	Dark Wolfskin	100	7.47k → 7k	4.7
6	Green Marker	120	9.17k → 18.5k	+78
7	Steel Arbion	140	18.81k → 28.89k	+72
8	Gold Cleave	160	20.23k → 45.89k	+160
9	Processed Leather	30	1.65k → 699?	32
10	Brown Moon Gloves sold to a shop	200	29.98k → 13.2k	84

Arcforger Arcforging

Lv.	Craft	EXP	Cost → you get	Mesos per EXP
1	Garnet	3	549 → 599	+17
2	Topaz	6	500 → 399	17
3	Sapphire	9	791 → 600	21
4	Opal	12	950 → 700	21
5	Shield Accuracy Scroll: Lesser	50	13.05k → 15.28k	+45
6	Shoes Jump Scroll: Lesser	60	12.15k → 19.5k	+122
7	Wizard Wand	140	20.69k → 28.5k	+56
8	Earring INT Scroll: Lesser	80	33.25k → 73.49k	+503
9	Arc Staff	180	105k → 276k	+951
10	Cromi	200	52.48k → 2.1m	+10,238

• Buying materials ready-made is assumed. Refining your own ores is often cheaper: see section 7.
• A product is counted at its market price when 3 or more sales or asks back it, else at what a shop pays for it. Selling dozens of the same item will push its price down, so mix recipes.
• Refining shows up here when it earns, but it gives little EXP a craft. When two recipes cost about the same per EXP, the gear one levels you faster.

The recipes that sell for more than their materials and fee today, counting only recipes whose every price rests on 3 or more sales or asks. 83 of the 217 such recipes earn.

• Gear is where the losses are: 100 of the 163 gear recipes with solid prices sell for less than they cost. The materials are worth more to other crafters than the finished item is to players.
• Prices move every day. Before you buy materials for a run, check the recipe on the Crafting page, which ranks every recipe by profit at current prices.
• Want something made? Post a buy request: crafters can see what you need.

Ores, monster parts and fibers are refined into the ingots, jewels and processed materials that recipes use. Each row compares the materials and fee, at market price, with what the product sells for. Green rows pay to refine; for the rest, sell what you have and buy the product.

Blacksmith 1 of 7 pay to refine

Makes	From	Materials + fee	Product	Verdict
Bronze Ingot Lv. 1 · used in 30 recipes	Bronze Ore ×5	600 mesos	499 mesos	Don't refine −101
Iron Ingot Lv. 1 · used in 76 recipes	Iron Ore ×5	1,910 mesos	1,500 mesos	Don't refine −410
Mithril Ingot Lv. 2 · used in 32 recipes	Mithril Ore ×5	1,300 mesos	999 mesos	Don't refine −301
Adamantium Ingot Lv. 3 · used in 7 recipes	Adamantium Ore ×5	730 mesos	444 mesos	Don't refine −286
Gold Ingot Lv. 3 · used in 36 recipes	Gold Ore ×5	1,045 mesos	627 mesos	Don't refine −418
Silver Ingot Lv. 4 · used in 21 recipes	Silver Ore ×5	870 mesos	889 mesos	Refine +19
Orihalcon Ingot Lv. 5 · used in 7 recipes	Orihalcon Ore ×5	960 mesos	562 mesos	Don't refine −398

Weaponcrafter 1 of 2 pay to refine

Makes	From	Materials + fee	Product	Verdict
Screw ×10 Lv. 1 · used in 156 recipes	Bronze IngotIron Ingot	1,999 mesos	2,000 mesos	Refine +1
Screw ×3 Lv. 5 · used in 156 recipes	Iron Hog's Metal Hoof ×10	650 mesos	600 mesos	Don't refine −50

Tailor 1 of 5 pay to refine

Makes	From	Materials + fee	Product	Verdict
Processed Cloth Lv. 1 · used in 60 recipes	Pig's Ribbon ×10	400 mesos	290 mesos	Don't refine −110
Processed Cloth Lv. 1 · used in 60 recipes	Leaf ×10	400 mesos	290 mesos	Don't refine −110
Processed Cloth Lv. 1 · used in 60 recipes	Animal Fur Bundle ×5	300 mesos	290 mesos	Don't refine −10
Spool of Thread ×10 Lv. 1 · used in 82 recipes	Animal Fur Bundle	140 mesos	200 mesos	Refine +60
Processed Cloth Lv. 9 · used in 60 recipes	Tablecloth ×10	1,300 mesos	290 mesos	Don't refine −1,010

Carpenter 0 of 4 pay to refine

Makes	From	Materials + fee	Product	Verdict
Processed Wood Lv. 1 · used in 55 recipes	Tree Branch ×10	300 mesos	220 mesos	Don't refine −80
Processed Wood Lv. 2 · used in 55 recipes	Firewood ×5	325 mesos	220 mesos	Don't refine −105
Processed Wood Lv. 3 · used in 55 recipes	Seedling ×5	435 mesos	220 mesos	Don't refine −215
Processed Wood Lv. 5 · used in 55 recipes	Wooden Board ×5	625 mesos	220 mesos	Don't refine −405

Leatherworker 0 of 4 pay to refine

Makes	From	Materials + fee	Product	Verdict
Processed Leather Lv. 1 · used in 102 recipes	Leather ×5	845 mesos	699 mesos	Don't refine −146
Processed Leather Lv. 4 · used in 102 recipes	Jr. Necki Skin ×10	700 mesos	699 mesos	Don't refine −1
Processed Leather Lv. 6 · used in 102 recipes	Ligator Skin ×10	980 mesos	699 mesos	Don't refine −281
Processed Leather Lv. 9 · used in 102 recipes	Croco Skin ×10	1,650 mesos	699 mesos	Don't refine −951?

Arcforger 3 of 10 pay to refine

Makes	From	Materials + fee	Product	Verdict
Aquamarine Lv. 1 · used in 11 recipes	Aquamarine Ore	437 mesos	300 mesos	Don't refine −137
Garnet Lv. 1 · used in 35 recipes	Garnet Ore	549 mesos	599 mesos	Refine +50
Emerald Lv. 2 · used in 14 recipes	Emerald Ore	550 mesos	350 mesos	Don't refine −200
Processed Parchment Lv. 2 · used in 24 recipes	Leather ×3	647 mesos	350 mesos	Don't refine −297
Topaz Lv. 2 · used in 18 recipes	Topaz Ore	500 mesos	399 mesos	Don't refine −101
Sapphire Lv. 3 · used in 22 recipes	Sapphire Ore	791 mesos	600 mesos	Don't refine −191
Opal Lv. 4 · used in 7 recipes	Opal Ore	950 mesos	700 mesos	Don't refine −250
Amethyst Lv. 5 · used in 7 recipes	Amethyst Ore	1,222 mesos	962 mesos	Don't refine −260
Black Crystal Lv. 6 · used in 26 recipes	Black Crystal Ore	3,699 mesos	3,999 mesos	Refine +300
Diamond Lv. 6 · used in 9 recipes	Diamond Ore	1,499 mesos	2,000 mesos	Refine +501

• Refining still pays when you need the product yourself and the ore came free from monsters: a shop pays little for ores, and the craft adds crafting EXP.
• A loss of a few dozen mesos is market noise. Refine those if you need the EXP.

Every profession needs the others

No profession is self-sufficient. These materials go into the most recipes:

• Screw by Weaponcrafter156 recipes
• Processed Leather by Leatherworker102 recipes
• Spool of Thread by Tailor82 recipes
• Iron Ingot by Blacksmith76 recipes
• Processed Cloth by Tailor60 recipes
• Processed Wood by Carpenter55 recipes

How many of each profession's recipes need something another profession makes:

Recipes of	Blacksmith	Weaponcrafter	Tailor	Carpenter	Leatherworker	Arcforger
Blacksmith	·	32	1	3	8	14
Weaponcrafter	39	·		12	7	11
Tailor	8	19	·	1		38
Carpenter	20	24	3	·	1	9
Leatherworker	32	41	47	1	·	36
Arcforger	12	11		1		·

Columns are the professions that make the materials, in the same order as the rows. Partners make crafting cheaper: if a friend has the other profession, trade materials instead of buying them.

Stations

Every profession crafts at a station. The towns have them; your own lets you craft at home.

Profession	In town	Your own	Cost to craft
Blacksmith	Anvil: Perion	Anvil crafting Lv. 3	125,090 mesos fee 100k
Weaponcrafter	Weaponcrafting Station: Kerning City, Perion	Weaponcrafting Station crafting Lv. 3	125,090 mesos fee 100k
Tailor	Sewing Machine: Ellinia	Sewing Machine crafting Lv. 3	117,645 mesos fee 100k
Carpenter	Woodcrafting Station: Henesys Market, Ellinia	Woodworking Station crafting Lv. 3	118,395 mesos fee 100k
Leatherworker	Leatherworking Station: Henesys Market, Kerning City	Leatherworking Station crafting Lv. 3	115,390 mesos fee 100k
Arcforger	Arcane Station: Ellinia, Sleepywood	Arcane Station crafting Lv. 3	116,035 mesos fee 100k

The town stations are named after their profession in the game data; that they work like your own is assumed. A home station costs well over 100,000 mesos for the convenience, so it can wait.

Kits

A kit gives +10% crafting EXP for 15 minutes. Each weekly quest gives one; on the market they go for:

• Smithing Kit4,721 mesos
• Weaponcrafting Kit6,999 mesos
• Tailoring Kit4,000 mesos
• Woodcrafting Kit4,999 mesos
• Leatherworking Kit6,721 mesos
• Arcforging Kit9,999 mesos

With a kit you need about 9% fewer crafts for the same EXP. It pays for itself when the 15 minutes of crafting would cost more than about 11 times its price, so save it for a long session of gear crafts.

Catalysts

A catalyst is an optional extra in most gear and scroll recipes. One is used per craft.

• 
  Armor Crafting Catalyst 29,999 mesos

  When used while crafting a armor, there is a chance the item's bonus stats will change.

  From the final test of: Blacksmith, Tailor, Leatherworker · fits 198 recipes
• 
  One-Handed Weapon Crafting Catalyst 39,999 mesos

  When used while crafting a one-handed weapon, there is a chance the item's bonus stats will change.

  From the final test of: Weaponcrafter · fits 23 recipes
• 
  Two-Handed Weapon Crafting Catalyst 49,000 mesos

  When used while crafting a two-handed weapon, there is a chance the item's bonus stats will change.

  From the final test of: Carpenter · fits 54 recipes
• 
  Scroll Crafting Catalyst 34,999 mesos

  When used while crafting scrolls, there is a chance to produce an Intermediate, Greater, or Chaos scroll of the same category.

  From the final test of: Arcforger · fits 24 recipes

The chances aren't in the game client. With catalysts at 30k-49k mesos, use one only on a recipe whose product is worth far more with better stats, or on scrolls you would buy anyway.

• From the game data: every recipe (level, materials, fee, crafting EXP and time), the masters and their quests, the stations, kits and catalysts, and the town stations. They update when the game does.
• From the market: prices are the median HubCW sale of the last 30 days, or the median Free Market ask when nothing sold. A price is solid when 3 or more sales or asks back it; ^? marks the rest.
• Calculated: mesos per EXP is the materials plus the fee, less the product's solid market price (or what a shop pays for it), divided by the recipe's crafting EXP. The class picks count the gear each profession makes for that class.
• Not in the game client: the EXP each crafting level needs, whether older recipes give less EXP, how many professions one character can learn, and the catalysts' chances. If you know one of these from the game, tell us at [email protected].