Crafting allows you to boost the power of your items and add abilities that support your skills and Builds. All crafting requires different materials, some of those are crafted, some are salvaged by breaking down items but many are found in different areas of the game.
Where to use Crafting Materials
- Metal and Precious Ore - Used at the Blacksmith.
- Plants - Used at the Alchemist to craft Potions, Elixirs, and Incencse.
- Monster Parts - Used at the Alchemist.
- Skins - Used at the Blacksmith.
- Salvaged Materials - Used at the Blacksmith and Occultist.
Crafting Materials
Metal and Precious Stones
Ore is used by the Blacksmith and Jeweler to upgrade weapons, armor and jewelry. The ore can be mined from Ore Veins at the sides of roads, particularly at the foot of ridges or cliffs. Less reliable sources are chests and reward caches from completing side quests.
The Obducite, Ingolith and Neathiron are exclusively found in The Pit and are needed for the endgame Masterworking performed by the Blacksmith.
Name | Quality | Description | Found in | Cost to Craft |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rare | Used in Masterworking at the Blacksmith to upgrade an item from rank 5 to 8. An Ingolith Cache of 5 can also be crafted at the Alchemist. |
The Pit Tier 30 - 59 |
1 x Neathiron 250,000 Gold | |
Normal | Metal used for improving weapons and jewelry. A common, dark ore that while heavy results in clean, useful metal and used by artisans throughout Sanctuary. | Found in veins nearly everywhere. Also salvaged from Legendary items. | ||
Legendary | Used in Masterworking at the Blacksmith to upgrade an item from rank 9 to 12. | The Pit Tier 60+ |
- | |
Magic | Used in Masterworking at the Blacksmith to upgrade an item from rank 1 to 4. An Obducite Cache of 5 can also be crafted at the Alchemist. |
The Pit Tier 1 - 29 |
1 x Ingolith 50,000 Gold | |
Legendary | Scattered Prisms are used exclusively in adding Sockets into items at the Jeweler. | Most often dropped from World Bosses, regular bosses and Elites. Less often they can be looted from Treasure Goblins or salvaged from Legendary items. |
Monster Parts
Monster parts are used by the Alchemist to create Elixirs and Incense.
Name | Quality | Description | Obtained from |
---|---|---|---|
Crushed Beast Bones | Magic | Within the bones of wild creatures dwells a raw potency used by Alchemists to enhance physical properties through Elixirs. | Found by killing beasts and animals such as Bison, as well as werecreatures. |
Demon's Heart | Magic | Long exposure to the walking dead imbues this dust with their inverse vitality, used in necromatic alchemies at the Alchemist. | Found in the bodies of demons such as Fallen, Marauders, Goatmen and Succubi. |
Grave Dust | Magic | Long exposure to the walking dead imbues this dust with their inverse vitality, used in necromatic alchemies at the Alchemist. | Found in the bodies, bones, or cerements of the undead such as Skeletons, Zombies, Wraiths, Ghosts and Vampires. |
Paletongue | Magic | The lies spouted by particularly black-hearted humans rarely manifest in turning their tongues a milky white. Used in the crafting of potions at the Alchemist. | Found in the mouths of evil humans such as Cultists, Bandits, Ghouls and Cannibals. Chests. |
Plants
Plants are used by the Alchemist who uses them to make you Elixirs and Incense as well as upgrade your Health Potions.
Name | Quality | Description | Obtained from |
---|---|---|---|
Angelbreath | A rare herb used in the crafting of potions, elixirs & incense.
A precious and rare strain of lily-of-the-valley. Considered an alchemical catalyst of few peers. |
Grwing anywhere. Helltide chests. Tree of Whispers Caches. | |
Bundled Herbs | A clipping of herbs used in upgrading of potions or crafting of elixirs and incense. Collected from Gallowvine, Biteberry, Blightshade, Lifesbane, Howler Moss and Reddamine. | Anywhere. Tree of Whispers Caches. | |
Fiend Rose | An exceptionally hard to find herb. Found during the Helltide, when Sanctuary gives way to Hell's influence.
Only mostly toxic in spite of its beauty, but still regarded a peerless catalyst by alchemists. |
Helltides |
Skins
Both these are used at the Blacksmith to improve armor.
Name | Quality | Description | Obtained from | Cost to Craft |
---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | Common leather used for improving armor.
Coarse, rugged leather used for garments, tools, and toys for the hounds of Sanctuary. |
Various wildlife and beasts such as Scorpions, Maggots and Bison. | Found Only |
Salvage Material
These materials are used mainly by the Blacksmith but the Occultist also use a couple of them.
Name | Quality | Description | Obtained from |
---|---|---|---|
Legendary | Salvaged at the Blacksmith from, and used to improve, legendary jewelry at the Jewelers.
Fragments from storied relics and talismans with truly unusual properties. |
Salvaging Legendary items, Whisper Caches, The Pit. | |
Legendary | Salvaged at the Blacksmith from, and used to improve, legendary weapons.
Shards from storied weapons with truly unusual properties. |
Salvaging Legendary items. Event Chests. The Pit. Whisper Caches. | |
Legendary | Salvaged at the Blacksmith from, and used to improve, legendary armor.
"Fragments from storied armor with truly unusual properties". |
Salvaging Legendary Armor | |
Legendary | Found in Tortured Gifts during Helltides in World Tiers and occasionally found from other sources. Also salvaged at the Blacksmith. Used to improve Sacred and Ancestral items at the Blacksmith. | Helltide Ore veins. Whisper Caches. Elite drop. Salvage Legendaries. | |
Normal | The Occultist will salvage this from Nightmare Sigils and Infernal Compasses and then use it to craft more Nightmare Sigils or Compasses.
A mysterious powder that can be compressed into relics inviting peril for greater challenges and rewards. |
Occultist salvaging nightmare sigils or Infernal Compasses | |
Rare | Salvaged from rare weapons and armor at the Blacksmith, and used to upgrade them there too.
Occultists use these crystals to Enchant items. Alchemists also use them in the creation of Incense. |
Elite monsters, Legion Events, Whisper Cache, Salvaging Rare and Legendary items. |