Blacksmith Crafting

The Blacksmith modifies explicit affixes on equipment. Crafting uses wallet materials, not inventory items: Emeralds fund every craft, while Rubies and Diamonds gate the stronger affix classes.

Crafting currencies

Material	Purpose	Source
Emerald	Base material consumed by every craft	All map tiers
Ruby	Added requirement for Signature affixes	Tier 5 and deeper
Diamond	Added requirement for Mythic affixes	Tier 10 and deeper

Bosses provide more currency roll opportunities. Higher tiers also improve the broader reward economy.

Affix slots

Equipment has three prefix slots and three suffix slots. Rarity does not change this capacity. Instead, rarity is the label produced by the current number of explicit affixes.

The Blacksmith can add, remove, or reroll eligible affixes according to the selected operation. Item level and item class determine which affixes and tiers may appear.

Affix classes

• Core affixes form the regular pool and are available from the early game.
• Signature affixes unlock with the Ruby gate and introduce more specialized effects.
• Mythic affixes unlock with the Diamond gate and contain the rarest transformative rules.

An item can hold only a limited number of Signature and Mythic affixes. Deep crafting is about selecting a coherent combination, not filling every slot with the same premium class.

Cost escalation

Successful crafting leaves provenance on the item and raises the cost of further work. This makes a heavily shaped item more expensive to perfect. Compare the next craft with the chance of finding a stronger base at a deeper tier.

Practical strategy

Craft to solve a clear problem:

• missing resistance;
• weak life, armor, evasion, mana, or energy shield;
• poor compatibility with the main skill;
• a needed attribute requirement;
• a build-enabling Signature or Mythic effect.

Early gear is temporary. Use cheap crafts to stabilize progression and reserve expensive work for bases worth carrying forward.