What are the best Primed gear to craft?

[Lampros]

And are there non-crafted gear to look out for?

[dulany67]

Dragon Blade and Warden Sword are best for weapons. Frostburn weapons are a good option for fiery foes. Primed long swords.

Empress Garb is the only real upgrade for mage armor. Primed Chain Shirt (not chain mail).

[Lampros]

Originally posted by dulany67:

Dragon Blade and Warden Sword are best for weapons. Frostburn weapons are a good option for fiery foes. Primed long swords.

Empress Garb is the only real upgrade for mage armor. Primed Chain Shirt (not chain mail).

Just all long swords? What about long bows and 2H options?

[1ttffsse]

anything with divine/radiant damage is useful because you kill undead - there are several options to do that. 1-h, 2-h does not matter. you can make two handed or bows with them

the ice frostburn weapons are nice when you start meeting lots of fire elementals. but they are not the ones with highest bonus damage, they are useful against the time you meet fire elementals so situational

but best weapon damage I think come from ingredients you get toward end of the campaign like storm cloud gem etc...what you need to craft dragonblade (forgotten gods quest late) (best 1-handed weapon in terms of damage), storm great sword or storm longbow (lightning) and also banshee (shortbow) (hydra stone volcano) is quite nice but come late.

Do Volcano map asap so you can get your hands on a sick +3 greataxe (part of quest) and also be able to craft banshee bow for ranged.

[galhalatine]

Originally posted by dulany67:

Dragon Blade and Warden Sword are best for weapons. Frostburn weapons are a good option for fiery foes. Primed long swords.

Empress Garb is the only real upgrade for mage armor. Primed Chain Shirt (not chain mail).

I believe empress garb is also good for a rogue.

[Lampros]

Originally posted by 1ttffsse:

anything with divine/radiant damage is useful because you kill undead - there are several options to do that. 1-h, 2-h does not matter. you can make two handed or bows with them

the ice frostburn weapons are nice when you start meeting lots of fire elementals. but they are not the ones with highest bonus damage, they are useful against the time you meet fire elementals so situational

but best weapon damage I think come from ingredients you get toward end of the campaign like storm cloud gem etc...what you need to craft dragonblade (forgotten gods quest late) (best 1-handed weapon in terms of damage), storm great sword or storm longbow (lightning) and also banshee (shortbow) (hydra stone volcano) is quite nice but come late.

Do Volcano map asap so you can get your hands on a sick +3 greataxe (part of quest) and also be able to craft banshee bow for ranged.

Thanks.

Originally posted by galhalatine:

I believe empress garb is also good for a rogue.

Are you able to craft multiple units of the same item? Or are most of these unique?

[galhalatine]

I wouldn't bother crafting platemail so you don't need to get your rep up that high, you can buy better platemail from the merchants than the stuff you can craft. Save your mithril rock for characters that need good medium armor.

Empress garb chain shirt is great but it uses the same ingredient as the best battle axe so it depends on your party composition. If you have a dwarf fighter you can't give him a longsword just because it's better... that's just not right, if you do that you may as let your halfling wear magic boots just because they would be really usefull. Insanity.

[Lampros]

Originally posted by galhalatine:

Empress garb chain shirt is great but it uses the same ingredient as the best battle axe so it depends on your party composition. If you have a dwarf fighter you can't give him a longsword just because it's better... that's just not right, if you do that you may as let your halfling wear magic boots just because they would be really usefull. Insanity.

Ah, so the ingredient itself is unique?

[Acadiantri]

In addition to those already listed, lightbringer greatsword or longbow, souldrinker dagger, black viper rapier. The lightbringer greatsword is the first thing I craft, usually just after dark castle. Greataxe of Sharpness is also good (after Coparann).

[yaguero]

1 rise influence with antiquarians.
2. rise influence with Old Empire
3. Go to Fox and rise influence to brotherhood.
Now you can craft:
a.- blood diamond + morning star = no attunement STR rise to 19 +1 blunt weapon
b.- blood diamond + great axe = +2 2h weapon + 1d8 elec damage
c..- mithril + hlf plate (or breast plate) = 16 + 2 DEX armor
d.- light armor + life stone = 14 + DEX (4?) AC
e.- long bow + fary dust = +1 long bow + 1d8 radiant
f.- You can buy drarf heavy armor (ac 20) and shield +2 from FOX with brotherhood
g.- Buy spider walking shoes (no attunement), +1 AC + saves items....
you are done

[galhalatine]

Originally posted by Lampros:

Originally posted by galhalatine:

Empress garb chain shirt is great but it uses the same ingredient as the best battle axe so it depends on your party composition. If you have a dwarf fighter you can't give him a longsword just because it's better... that's just not right, if you do that you may as let your halfling wear magic boots just because they would be really usefull. Insanity.

Ah, so the ingredient itself is unique?

Some you can find more than once, I've found two of the ingrediants to make radiant items, there are bow and melee options but empress garb ingredient is in a fixed loot container. It may be possible to find it in a random ingredient loot but I'm not sure. Someone would have to save scum a lot to find out.

[Lampros]

Originally posted by galhalatine:

Originally posted by Lampros:

Ah, so the ingredient itself is unique?

Some you can find more than once, I've found two of the ingrediants to make radiant items, there are bow and melee options but empress garb ingredient is in a fixed loot container. It may be possible to find it in a random ingredient loot but I'm not sure. Someone would have to save scum a lot to find out.

Got it - I save scum so perhaps I will get there at some point! ;)

[jsaving]

There is no hard-and-fast rule for how many copies of ingredients are available or whether they can appear as random drops. As far as what to create, I actually think there are reasonably clear winners in each slot that can mostly be created by mid-game if you've been diligent about collecting ingredients and correctly prioritized the arcaneum. Lightbringer longbow for your archer, wardenblade for your mage, great axe of sharpness for your paladin/fighter, bear's claw for your cleric.

[wei270]

i feel the 2 d 6 mace could use an buff, i do fine most of the crafting items usefull
except for that one