How to Craft in Last Epoch

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In Last Epoch, one of its unique features that sets it apart from other Action Role-Playing Games (ARPGs) is the ability for players to customize and enhance their gear. This includes refining the equipment they acquire, or even crafting perfect, desirable items from scratch. This significantly reduces the tediousness associated with acquiring top-tier equipment. Although it’s a straightforward system that all players can utilize, it might initially appear complex to those new to the game or the genre itself.

In this guide, you’ll discover essential aspects of the crafting system in Last Epoch, a game. To truly master it and get the best results, it’s crucial to understand each intricacy it offers. We’ll walk you through the fundamentals of creating an item, as well as other vital components of Last Epoch’s crafting system.

How Does Crafting Work in Last Epoch?

In this game, players don’t create gear from scratch as they would in a survival-crafting game. Instead, they customize existing equipment according to their character build’s requirements. This is achieved by opening the Crafting Interface (usually with F) and placing the item you wish to modify in the designated slot.

After you position an item, you’ll notice a few small dots on its sides and one larger one beneath (details to follow). The smaller dots signify the item’s affixes, with prefixes located on the left side and suffixes on the right. By clicking these dots, you can add Affix Shards, which will bestow your items with diverse characteristics, including Melee Fire Damage, a chance to ignite, or a higher critical strike chance.

The very basic procedure of crafting items is as follows:

  1. Open the Crafting Window.
  2. Insert an item to be crafted.
  3. Select a vacant Affix Shard slot or an existing Affix Shard.
  4. Insert a new Affix Shard or upgrade an existing one.
  5. Click the big purple button below your item to lock in your changes.

Affix Shards

Affix Shards are items that can be added to your gear to enhance their stats. These shards can be acquired from defeating enemies or other sources of loot, and they can also be obtained by breaking down unnecessary equipment. Whenever you upgrade or incorporate an Affix Shard into an item, a portion of the item’s Forging Potential is depleted.

Forging Potential

The Forging Potential signifies the number of modifications an item can undergo through crafting processes. Each time you craft an item, a portion of its Forging Potential is used up, and once it runs out, further modifications on that item will no longer be possible.

Special weapons cannot be made using the Blacksmith’s Forge. Rather, they can randomly obtain Legendary Potential upon being utilized. Once depleted, these unique weapons will transform into Legendary items, but this transformation deviates from the regular crafting process that applies to all other in-game items.

Runes and Glyphs

As a seasoned gamer, I’ve noticed that the large circle beneath my Crafting Window is where Runes are supposed to go. These aren’t just ordinary items; they’re consumable materials that can significantly alter the properties of your gear once utilized. The type of Rune you choose determines its function. Some Runes allow you to break down equipment for Affix Shards, others let you randomly add affixes without needing any shards, and a few can even transform an ordinary item into a one-of-a-kind piece of the same base type.

Instead of directly influencing the crafting result, glyphs function as alterations. Similar to runes, they possess diverse effects contingent upon the type of glyph. One glyph may offer a chance to maintain your item’s forging potential, while another could transform an upgraded affix into an entirely new one.

Using Runes and Glyphs allows for fine-tuning your equipment to its optimal state. If you’re looking to enhance an already excellent item to make it perfect, then these elements can help, but with a chance of improving things. However, keep in mind that the outcomes from Runes and Glyphs are largely determined by random factors, making the process somewhat risky.

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2025-04-25 10:04