Techniques help to improve the performance of your crafted weapons/armors.
Techniques Overview[]
- Hardened - adds Hardness
- Serrated - adds Critical Strikes bonus
- Balanced - adds THC
- Masterwork - adds Passive chance for Weapons, reduces Penalties for Armors, and adds DR for Shields
- Lightened - increases Max AP allowed
- Reinforced - increases VsCritical protection
| Melee/Thrown weapons | Bows/Crossbows | Armors | Helmets | Shields | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardened edge | Hardness | ||||
| Serrated edge | Critical Strikes | ||||
| Balanced weapons | THC | THC | |||
| Masterwork weapons and armors | Passive | Passive | Penalties | Penalties | |
| Lightened armor | Max AP | Max AP | |||
| Reinforced armors and shields | vsCritical | vsCritical | vsCritical | ||
| Hardened armors and shields | Hardness | Hardness | Hardness | ||
| Masterwork shields | DR | ||||
| Lightened shields | Defense |
Weapon Crafting Techniques[]
Up to four techniques can be applied to handheld/thrown weapons, and two for bows/crossbows. Refer to: Crafting#Technique and Options unlocked by Crafting Levels.
| Handheld/Thrown weapons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bows/Crossbows | ||||
| Hardened edge | Serrated edge | Balanced weapons | Masterwork weapons and armors | |
| Hardness | Critical Strikes | THC | Passive | |
| L2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| L3 | 12 | 5 | ||
| L4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| L5 | 14 | 10 | ||
| L6 | 9 | 12 | ||
| L7 | 16 | 15 | ||
| L8 | 12 | 16 | ||
| L9 | 18 | 20 | ||
| L10 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 20 |
Armor Crafting Techniques[]
Up to four techniques can be applied to Armors, and three for Helmets.
| Armors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helmet | ||||
| penalties | VsCritical | Hardness | Max AP | |
| Masterwork weapons and armors | Lightened armor | Reinforced armors and shields | Hardened armors and shields | |
| L2 | -2 | 5 | ||
| L3 | 12 | |||
| L4 | -4 | 10 | ||
| L5 | 14 | 1 | ||
| L6 | -6 | 15 | ||
| L7 | 16 | |||
| L8 | -8 | 20 | ||
| L9 | 18 | |||
| L10 | -10 | 25 | 20 | 2 |
Shield Crafting Techniques[]
Up to four techniques can be applied to Shields.
| VsCritical | Hardness | DR | Defense | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinforced armors and shields | Hardened armors and shields | Masterwork shields | Lightened shields | |
| L2 | 4 | |||
| L3 | 5 | 1 | ||
| L4 | 8 | -5 | ||
| L5 | 10 | 2 | ||
| L6 | 12 | |||
| L7 | 15 | 3 | ||
| L8 | 16 | -10 | ||
| L9 | 20 | 4 | ||
| L10 | 20 | 25 | 5 | -15 |