Handicrafting Leveling Guide

1. Proficiency 1 - 19

   Use gathered materials and common drops for these crafts. Choose the single-output recipe instead of the x10 batch when leveling.

   Craft

   Sapphire Decoration Unlocks at proficiency 1 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Sapphire Gemstone x2
   • Abrasive (Bound) x1 Shop: 400 Kina each
   • per craft

   400 Kina at shops

   When you have the drops

   These need rare ingredients. Use them when you want the result, and compare their value before spending them for proficiency alone.

   Craft

   Sapphire Ring Unlocks at proficiency 3 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Sapphire Decoration x1
   • Refining Stone x2
   • Odyle x1
   • per craft

2. Proficiency 20 - 50

   Keep crafting materials: from 21 each level takes far more of them, so this is the long stretch. Spend Refining Stones and Splendent pieces on gear whenever you have them, and before 50 set aside the materials of the promotion test.

   Craft

   Sapphire Decoration Unlocks at proficiency 1 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Sapphire Gemstone x2
   • Abrasive (Bound) x1 Shop: 400 Kina each
   • per craft

   400 Kina at shops

   When you have the drops

   These need rare ingredients. Use them when you want the result, and compare their value before spending them for proficiency alone.

   Craft

   Sapphire Ring Unlocks at proficiency 3 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Sapphire Decoration x1
   • Refining Stone x2
   • Odyle x1
   • per craft

   With a Splendent piece

   A combo of the tier below supplies the Splendent piece.

   Craft

   Expert's Sapphire Ring Unlocks at proficiency 15 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Splendent Sapphire Ring x1 Not tradable
   • Expert's Refining Stone x2
   • Fine Sapphire Gemstone x2
   • Fine Odyle x1
   • per craft

   Craft

   Artisan's Sapphire Ring Unlocks at proficiency 30 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Expert's Splendent Sapphire Ring x1 Not tradable
   • Artisan's Refining Stone x2
   • Pure Sapphire Gemstone x3
   • Pure Odyle x1
   • per craft
3. 50

   Promotion test

   At 50 your proficiency stops growing. The quest

   [Upgrade] Handicrafting Specialty Skill

   starts by itself: craft the test item below, hand it in, and the reward lifts the cap.

   Craft

   Novice Handicrafter's Magnifying Glass (Bound) Unlocks at proficiency 50 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Yggdrasil Wood x4
   • Sapphire Decoration x2
   • Odyle x3
   • per craft

   Reward

   Handicrafting Upgrade: Professional Artwork: Artisan Handicrafter (Bound)

4. Proficiency 51 - 64

   These refined materials are used in higher-tier gear. Compare the ingredient prices with the value of what you want to make before buying a large batch.

   Craft

   Enhanced Thick Balaur Scale Unlocks at proficiency 51 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Balaur's Essence x2
   • Lesser Dragon Scale Hardener (Bound) x1 Shop: 4,650 Kina each
   • per craft

   4,650 Kina at shops

5. Proficiency 65 - 79

   The next refinement opens here; its tool costs a little more.

   Craft

   Enhanced Hard Balaur Scale Unlocks at proficiency 65 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Balaur's Essence x2
   • Intermediate Dragon Scale Hardener (Bound) x1 Shop: 5,600 Kina each
   • per craft

   5,600 Kina at shops

6. Proficiency 80 - 100

   The last refinement carries you to 100, the current proficiency cap.

   Craft

   Enhanced Durable Balaur Scale Unlocks at proficiency 80 Plan materials

   Needs

   • Balaur's Essence x2
   • Superior Dragon Scale Hardener (Bound) x1 Shop: 6,550 Kina each
   • per craft

   6,550 Kina at shops

How crafting proficiency works