How do I craft Spells?

[VersataMeridian]

I'm on Kila the voodoo island and have learnt the Craft Spells skill - but how do I craft in the first place? Clicking on the voodoo altar does nothing

[Loligo Vulgaris]

You need to learn a spell first, crafting spells actually gives you a single use consumable. It's not worth it as your factions spells are unlimited when you join.

[VersataMeridian]

♥♥♥♥!! dammit - another skill wasted...

[dwig]

Does it allow you to bypass spell cooldowns? It could be situationally useful if that is the case.

Edit: I just tested this with the Demon Hunter spell runeskin. I casted it as a spell and then let it wear off. While it was still on cooldown I was able to succesfully cast it from a "one-shot" rune.

So, it is not completely useless. However, I think that it would be more interesting if you could buy recipes for spells and use them to craft the consumable spells without knowing the spell itself.

[Rampant Rabbit]

The skill's essential if you're playing voodoo. You can't craft voodoo dolls without it, and you'll need those.

[lemp]

why is it so useless ... i can craft scrolls from my existing fire rain spell ... why?? when i learned firestorm and can cast it unlimited times ... whats the use of crafting it? any ideas?

[Kaldaien]

You don't have to wait for your Crystal Magic spell reuse timer if you use a scroll. That is handy for the light spell, which has a really long recast.

[[TAW] Derisat Hartfelt]

Originally posted by Lobate Scarps:

You need to learn a spell first, crafting spells actually gives you a single use consumable. It's not worth it as your factions spells are unlimited when you join.

wrong, it;s immensly worth it, especialy for Demon Hunters which have huge cooldowns. Scrolls (the outcome of crafted spells) have NO cooldown, go off the same stats, and don't trigger cooldowns. Having certain buffs, heals and summons on scrolls, is a huge benefit to the right build. Scrolls wouldn't benefit a guardian, but a Demon hunter should be in love with them

[VersataMeridian]

ive not had a situation where things have become so desparate i need insta cast!!! one firestorm plus musket is enough to get by the game with nary a scratch

this skill isnnt useful at all..