Crafting

This page lists crafting recipes and their changes in PD2 relative to the vanilla game.

General Info
Crafting an item creates a new rare-like item of the same type as the equipment item used in the recipe. Except for ethereal, affixes from the ingredient equipment item are not transferred to the crafted item.

Crafted items get predetermined affixes and up to 4 additional affixes. The affixes they can get depends on their affix level, which depends on their item level (ilvl). The ilvl of a crafted item is determined by the crafter's character level (clvl) and the ilvl of the ingredient equipment item used in the recipe. Bracketed values within the formula are rounded down.



The amount of additional affixes depends on the ilvl of the crafted item.


 * ilvl 1-30: 4 affixes (20%), 3 affixes (20%), 2 affixes (20%), 1 affix (40%)
 * ilvl 31-50: 4 affixes (20%), 3 affixes (20%), 2 affixes (60%)
 * ilvl 51-70: 4 affixes (20%), 3 affixes (80%)
 * ilvl 71+: 4 affixes (100%)

Note that merchants sell magic items that have an ilvl of clvl+5 and gambled items have an ilvl between clvl-5 and clvl+4. As an example of when this is useful, consider that a level 88 character can gamble an ilvl 92 amulet and use it to craft an ilvl 90 amulet, which is the minimum ilvl needed for a chance to get +2 class skills as an additional affix.

Changes in PD2

 * Crafting recipes are no longer limited to specific item bases (such as Helm/Casque/Armet for Blood Helms)
 * Circlets (and quivers) are the exception, and cannot be crafted with
 * Safety Weapon crafts are restricted to Bows and Crossbows
 * Using an ethereal item to craft will cause the resulting item to be ethereal
 * Crafted items no longer have higher level requirements than their rare equivalents (was +10 with an additional +3 per affix, up to +22)
 * Crafted items can now be upgraded (same recipes as upgrading rares)
 * Rare items can now be used in crafting recipes
 * The predetermined affixes for many crafts have been adjusted, and new Vampiric/Bountiful crafting recipes have been added

Crafting Comparison Chart
The recipe for each craft includes a jewel and a magic/rare base item as well as the runes/gems shown below.

Blood Belt

 * Used to require Belt, Mesh Belt, or Mithril Coil

Blood Gloves

 * Used to require Heavy Gloves, Sharkskin Gloves, or Vampirebone Gloves

Blood Boots

 * Used to require Light Plated Boots, Battle Boots, or Mirrored Boots

Blood Helm

 * Used to require Helm, Casque, or Armet

Blood Chest

 * Used to require Plate Mail, Templar Coat, or Hellforge Plate

Blood Shield

 * Used to require Spiked Shield, Barbed Shield, or Blade Barrier

Blood Weapon

 * Used to require an axe

Caster Belt

 * Used to require Light Belt, Sharkskin Belt, or Vampirefang Belt

Caster Gloves

 * Used to require Leather Gloves, Demonhide Gloves, or Bramble Mitts

Caster Boots

 * Used to require Boots, Demonhide Boots, or Wyrmhide Boots

Caster Helm

 * Used to require Mask, Death Mask, or Demonhead

Caster Chest

 * Used to require Light Plate, Mage Plate, or Archon Plate

Caster Shield

 * Used to require Small Shield, Round Shield, or Luna

Caster Weapon

 * Used to require a rod (staff, scepter, wand)

Hitpower Belt

 * Used to require Heavy Belt, Battle Belt, or Troll Belt

Hitpower Gloves

 * Used to require Chain Gloves, Heavy Bracers, or Vambraces

Hitpower Boots

 * Used to require Chain Boots, Mesh Boots, or Boneweave Boots

Hitpower Helm

 * Used to require Full Helm, Basinet, or Giant Conch

Hitpower Chest

 * Used to require Field Plate, Sharktooth Armor, or Kraken Shell

Hitpower Shield

 * Used to require Gothic Shield, Ancient Shield, or Ward

Hitpower Weapon

 * Used to require a blunt weapon (mace, staff, scepter, wand)

Safety Belt

 * Used to require Sash, Demonhide Sash, or Spiderweb Sash

Safety Gloves

 * Used to require Gauntlets, War Gauntlets, or Ogre Gauntlets

Safety Boots

 * Used to require Greaves, War Boots, or Myrmidon Greaves

Safety Helm

 * Used to require Crown, Grand Crown, or Corona

Safety Chest

 * Used to require Breast Plate, Cuirass, or Great Hauberk

Safety Shield

 * Used to require Kite Shield, Dragon Shield, or Monarch

Safety Weapon

 * Used to require a spear