Pick a crafting profession

1. Pick the profession that makes your gear Warrior: Blacksmith for armor, Weaponcrafter for weaponsMagician: Tailor for armor, Arcforger for weaponsBowman: Leatherworker for armor, Carpenter for weaponsThief: Leatherworker for armor, Weaponcrafter for weapons Arcforger also makes scrolls every class can use.
2. Start at level 10Talk to the master and pass a short test. Do the weekly quest from level 15 for a kit, and the final test at level 25 for a catalyst worth about 40k mesos. Weaponcrafter only takes apprentices who already know Smithing, so learn Blacksmith first.
3. Level on gear, not on oresA gear recipe gives 20 crafting EXP per recipe level, refining only 3. Refining is cheap EXP at the start; after that, craft the gear in the level table that costs the least per EXP, and sell it.
4. Don't craft gear to sell by default69 of the 116 gear recipes with solid prices lose money right now, usually about 53% of what they cost. Check a recipe's profit before you buy its materials. The best earner today is Earring DEX Scroll: Lesser at +54,948 mesos a craft.
5. Sell ores when refining doesn't payOnly 10 of the 28 refining recipes with solid prices earn anything: for the rest, sell the ore and buy the ingot or jewel. See the table below.

Three make armor, two make weapons, and the Arcforger makes magic weapons and scrolls. Each also makes materials and furniture the others need.

Bowmen: a Carpenter turns one Processed Wood and one Stiff Feather into 500 arrows, about 419 mesos of materials at market prices.

Every master has the same three quests: a test that makes you an apprentice at level 10, a weekly favour from level 15, and a final test at level 25. Bring the items in the table.

Profession	Lv. 10: become an apprentice	Lv. 15: weekly quest	Lv. 25: final test
Blacksmith Silas Irons, Perion	Silas Irons in Need of an Apprentice Bronze Ore ×5	Silas Irons in Need of Help Mithril Ingot Gives: Smithing Kit	A Blacksmith in My Own Right! Orihalcon IngotGold Ingot (crafting Lv. 5) Gives: Armor Crafting Catalyst
Weaponcrafter Mr. Thunder, Perion	Mr. Thunder in Need of an Apprentice Bronze IngotIron Ingot Made with Smithing	Mr. Thunder in Need of Help Screw ×10 Gives: Weaponcrafting Kit	A Weaponcrafter in My Own Right! Monkey Wrench (crafting Lv. 5) Gives: One-Handed Weapon Crafting Catalyst
Tailor Francois, Ellinia	Francois in Need of an Apprentice Leaf ×20	Francois in Need of Help Spool of Thread ×10 Gives: Tailoring Kit	A Tailor in My Own Right! Red Starry Bandana (crafting Lv. 5) Gives: Armor Crafting Catalyst
Carpenter Vicious, Henesys Market	Vicious in Need of an Apprentice Tree Branch ×20	Vicious in Need of Help Processed Wood Gives: Woodcrafting Kit	A Carpenter in My Own Right! The Red Relaxer (crafting Lv. 5) Gives: Two-Handed Weapon Crafting Catalyst
Leatherworker JM From tha Streetz, Kerning City	JM From tha Streetz Looking for a Partner Leather ×5	JM From tha Streetz in Need of Help Jr. Necki Skin ×10 Gives: Leatherworking Kit	A Leatherworker in My Own Right! Red Chair (crafting Lv. 5) Gives: Armor Crafting Catalyst
Arcforger Chrishrama, Sleepywood	Chrishrama in Need of an Apprentice Garnet Ore	Chrishrama in Need of Help Fragment of Magic ×10 Gives: Arcforging Kit	An Arcforger in My Own Right! Topaz (crafting Lv. 2) Gives: Scroll Crafting Catalyst

• The final test asks for items you craft yourself, so reach the crafting level in brackets before level 25.
• The quests also give character EXP and mesos: 3,060 EXP for the final test.

Each recipe has a crafting level, and you can craft it once your profession reaches that level. The crafting EXP a recipe gives depends only on its level and on what it makes:

What you craft	Recipes	Crafting EXP	Time
Gear (weapons and armor)	275	20 × level 20 at Lv. 1, 200 at Lv. 10	5 s
Furniture and stations	19	20 × level 20 at Lv. 1, 200 at Lv. 10	7 s
Scrolls	24	10 × level 10 at Lv. 1, 100 at Lv. 10	5 s
Arrows	16	3 × level 3 at Lv. 1, 30 at Lv. 10	3 s
Refining (ingots, jewels, materials)	32	3 × level 3 at Lv. 1, 30 at Lv. 10	3 s

• Gear gives about 7 times the EXP of refining at the same level, and takes 5 seconds a craft instead of 3.
• A kit adds 10% crafting EXP for 15 minutes. The weekly quest gives one; more sell on the Free Market.
• Swapping bow arrows for crossbow arrows (or back) gives no EXP.
• How much crafting EXP each profession level needs isn't in the game client, and neither is whether old recipes give less EXP as you level. That's why this guide compares recipes by mesos per EXP.

For each profession and recipe level, the recipe that costs the fewest mesos per crafting EXP: its materials at market price plus the fee, less what you get for the product. Green means it earns while you level.

Blacksmith Smithing

Lv.	Craft	EXP	Cost → you get	Mesos per EXP
1	Bronze Ingot	3	850 → 888	+13
2	Mithril Ingot	6	1.7k → 1.8k	+17
3	Gold Ingot	9	1.3k → 950	39
4	Silver Ingot	12	1.22k → 1.2k	1.3
5	Orihalcon Burgonet Helm	100	7.5k → 6.75k?	7.5
6	Emerald Battle Grieves	120	16.69k → 30k	+111
7	Steel Trigger	140	20.77k → 37.5k	+119
8	Gold Nordic Helm	160	25.16k → 60k	+218
9	No recipes at this level
10	Steel Brist sold to a shop	200	42.16k → 13.2k	145

Weaponcrafter Weaponcrafting

Lv.	Craft	EXP	Cost → you get	Mesos per EXP
1	Screw ×10	3	2.89k → 2.99k	+34
2	Saw sold to a shop	40	6.67k → 2.5k	104
3	Gold Titans	60	7.95k → 7.5k	7.5
4	Steel Igor	80	16.11k → 9k?	89
5	Screw ×3	15	700 → 897	+13
6	Mithril Guards	120	39.73k → 49k	+77
7	Dark Guardian	140	62.44k → 109k	+340
8	Crescent Polearm	160	30.87k → 53k	+138
9	Adamantium Avarice sold to a shop	180	114k → 12k	569
10	The Nine Dragons sold to a shop	200	47.1k → 16.5k	153

Tailor Tailoring

Lv.	Craft	EXP	Cost → you get	Mesos per EXP
1	Spool of Thread ×10	3	160 → 500	+113
2	Work Gloves	40	2.7k → 2k	17
3	Lemona	60	4.64k → 3k	27
4	Blue Morrican	80	6.59k → 6k	7.4
5	Ocean Mesana	100	8.54k → 9.75k	+12
6	Blue Lutia	120	9.29k → 15k	+48
7	Red Noel	140	15.74k → 30k	+102
8	Dark Moon Shoes	160	18.56k → 38.33k	+124
9	Processed Cloth	27	1.39k → 299	40
10	Blue Penance sold to a shop	200	23.09k → 13.2k	49

Carpenter Woodcrafting

Lv.	Craft	EXP	Cost → you get	Mesos per EXP
1	Arrows for Bows ×500	3	419 → 500	+27
2	Wooden Staff	40	2.7k → 6k	+83
3	Hardwood Wand	60	3.6k → 3.29k	5.1
4	Hunter's Bow	80	10.3k → 8k	29
5	Plunger	100	14.07k → 7k	71
6	Ryden	120	15.95k → 16.67k	+6
7	Red Viper	140	21.07k → 25k	+28
8	Vaulter 2000	160	41.18k → 60k	+118
9	Silver Crow sold to a shop	180	35.76k → 14k	121
10	Adamantium Arrows for Bows ×500 sold to a shop	30	2.44k → 1.5k	31

Leatherworker Leatherworking

Lv.	Craft	EXP	Cost → you get	Mesos per EXP
1	Processed Leather	3	1.09k → 999	32
2	Brown Winter Hat	40	3.1k → 800	57
3	Black Duo	60	5.76k → 3.5k	38
4	Processed Leather	12	760 → 999	+20
5	Dark Wolfskin	100	9.6k → 8k	16
6	Green Marker	120	12.13k → 23.5k	+95
7	Gold Arbion	140	18.79k → 32.5k	+98
8	Dark Cleave	160	57.11k → 80k	+143
9	No prices yet for its 1 recipes
10	Brown Moon Gloves sold to a shop	200	37.99k → 13.2k	124

Arcforger Arcforging

Lv.	Craft	EXP	Cost → you get	Mesos per EXP
1	Aquamarine	3	599 → 899	+100
2	Emerald	6	620 → 379	40
3	Sapphire	9	899 → 600	33
4	Opal	12	1.04k → 699	28
5	Amethyst	15	1.3k → 800	33
6	Diamond	18	1.6k → 4k	+133
7	Wizard Wand	140	28.12k → 35k	+49
8	Earring DEX Scroll: Lesser	80	39.5k → 94.44k	+687
9	Gloves Accuracy Scroll: Lesser sold to a shop	90	15.1k → 1	168
10	Cape INT Scroll: Lesser	100	25.1k → 31.67k	+66

• Buying materials ready-made is assumed. Refining your own ores is often cheaper: see section 7.
• A product is counted at its market price when 3 or more sales or asks back it, else at what a shop pays for it. Selling dozens of the same item will push its price down, so mix recipes.
• Refining shows up here when it earns, but it gives little EXP a craft. When two recipes cost about the same per EXP, the gear one levels you faster.

The recipes that sell for more than their materials and fee today, counting only recipes whose every price rests on 3 or more sales or asks. 67 of the 158 such recipes earn.

• Gear is where the losses are: 69 of the 116 gear recipes with solid prices sell for less than they cost. The materials are worth more to other crafters than the finished item is to players.
• Prices move every day. Before you buy materials for a run, check the recipe on the Crafting page, which ranks every recipe by profit at current prices.
• Want something made? Post a buy request: crafters can see what you need.

Ores, monster parts and fibers are refined into the ingots, jewels and processed materials that recipes use. Each row compares the materials and fee, at market price, with what the product sells for. Green rows pay to refine; for the rest, sell what you have and buy the product.

Blacksmith 2 of 7 pay to refine

Makes	From	Materials + fee	Product	Verdict
Bronze Ingot Lv. 1 · used in 30 recipes	Bronze Ore ×5	850 mesos	888 mesos	Refine +38
Iron Ingot Lv. 1 · used in 76 recipes	Iron Ore ×5	2,350 mesos	1,999 mesos	Don't refine −351
Mithril Ingot Lv. 2 · used in 32 recipes	Mithril Ore ×5	1,700 mesos	1,799 mesos	Refine +99
Adamantium Ingot Lv. 3 · used in 7 recipes	Adamantium Ore ×5	1,200 mesos	699 mesos	Don't refine −501
Gold Ingot Lv. 3 · used in 36 recipes	Gold Ore ×5	1,300 mesos	950 mesos	Don't refine −350
Silver Ingot Lv. 4 · used in 21 recipes	Silver Ore ×5	1,215 mesos	1,200 mesos	Don't refine −15
Orihalcon Ingot Lv. 5 · used in 7 recipes	Orihalcon Ore ×5	1,195 mesos	500 mesos	Don't refine −695?

Weaponcrafter 2 of 2 pay to refine

Makes	From	Materials + fee	Product	Verdict
Screw ×10 Lv. 1 · used in 156 recipes	Bronze IngotIron Ingot	2,887 mesos	2,990 mesos	Refine +103
Screw ×3 Lv. 5 · used in 156 recipes	Iron Hog's Metal Hoof ×10	700 mesos	897 mesos	Refine +197

Tailor 1 of 5 pay to refine

Makes	From	Materials + fee	Product	Verdict
Processed Cloth Lv. 1 · used in 60 recipes	Pig's Ribbon ×10	400 mesos	299 mesos	Don't refine −101
Processed Cloth Lv. 1 · used in 60 recipes	Leaf ×10	450 mesos	299 mesos	Don't refine −151
Processed Cloth Lv. 1 · used in 60 recipes	Animal Fur Bundle ×5	400 mesos	299 mesos	Don't refine −101
Spool of Thread ×10 Lv. 1 · used in 82 recipes	Animal Fur Bundle	160 mesos	500 mesos	Refine +340
Processed Cloth Lv. 9 · used in 60 recipes	Tablecloth ×10	1,390 mesos	299 mesos	Don't refine −1,091

Carpenter 0 of 2 pay to refine

Makes	From	Materials + fee	Product	Verdict
Processed Wood Lv. 1 · used in 55 recipes	Tree Branch ×10	300 mesos	299 mesos	Don't refine −1
Processed Wood Lv. 2 · used in 55 recipes	Firewood ×5	340 mesos	299 mesos	Don't refine −41
Processed Wood Lv. 3 · used in 55 recipes	Seedling ×5	-	299 mesos	No price yet
Processed Wood Lv. 5 · used in 55 recipes	Wooden Board ×5	-	299 mesos	No price yet

Leatherworker 1 of 3 pay to refine

Makes	From	Materials + fee	Product	Verdict
Processed Leather Lv. 1 · used in 102 recipes	Leather ×5	1,095 mesos	999 mesos	Don't refine −96
Processed Leather Lv. 4 · used in 102 recipes	Jr. Necki Skin ×10	760 mesos	999 mesos	Refine +239
Processed Leather Lv. 6 · used in 102 recipes	Ligator Skin ×10	1,000 mesos	999 mesos	Don't refine −1
Processed Leather Lv. 9 · used in 102 recipes	Croco Skin ×10	-	999 mesos	No price yet

Arcforger 4 of 10 pay to refine

Makes	From	Materials + fee	Product	Verdict
Aquamarine Lv. 1 · used in 11 recipes	Aquamarine Ore	599 mesos	899 mesos	Refine +300
Garnet Lv. 1 · used in 35 recipes	Garnet Ore	1,000 mesos	1,199 mesos	Refine +199
Emerald Lv. 2 · used in 14 recipes	Emerald Ore	620 mesos	379 mesos	Don't refine −241
Processed Parchment Lv. 2 · used in 24 recipes	Leather ×3	797 mesos	449 mesos	Don't refine −348
Topaz Lv. 2 · used in 18 recipes	Topaz Ore	620 mesos	350 mesos	Don't refine −270
Sapphire Lv. 3 · used in 22 recipes	Sapphire Ore	899 mesos	600 mesos	Don't refine −299
Opal Lv. 4 · used in 7 recipes	Opal Ore	1,039 mesos	699 mesos	Don't refine −340
Amethyst Lv. 5 · used in 7 recipes	Amethyst Ore	1,299 mesos	800 mesos	Don't refine −499
Black Crystal Lv. 6 · used in 26 recipes	Black Crystal Ore	4,599 mesos	5,999 mesos	Refine +1,400
Diamond Lv. 6 · used in 9 recipes	Diamond Ore	1,600 mesos	3,999 mesos	Refine +2,399

• Refining still pays when you need the product yourself and the ore came free from monsters: a shop pays little for ores, and the craft adds crafting EXP.
• A loss of a few dozen mesos is market noise. Refine those if you need the EXP.

Ores come from monsters

The monsters below were seen dropping each ore on Classic World streams. These are pickups we saw, not drop rates.

• Bronze Ore Orange Mushroom 150 mesos
• Iron Ore Wraith, Stirge, Cold Eye 450 mesos
• Mithril Ore Bubbling 300 mesos
• Adamantium Ore Iron Hog 180 mesos
• Silver Ore Evil Eye, probably 163 mesos
• Orihalcon Ore Curse Eye 139 mesos
• Gold Ore Cold Eye 200 mesos
• Garnet Ore Wraith, Stirge 800 mesos
• Amethyst Ore Not seen on stream yet 299 mesos
• Aquamarine Ore Jr. Necki, probably 399 mesos
• Emerald Ore Horny Mushroom, probably 220 mesos
• Opal Ore Jr. Wraith, probably 239 mesos
• Sapphire Ore Not seen on stream yet 299 mesos
• Topaz Ore Curse Eye 220 mesos
• Diamond Ore Not seen on stream yet 400 mesos
• Black Crystal Ore Not seen on stream yet 3,399 mesos

Every profession needs the others

No profession is self-sufficient. These materials go into the most recipes:

• Screw by Weaponcrafter156 recipes
• Processed Leather by Leatherworker102 recipes
• Spool of Thread by Tailor82 recipes
• Iron Ingot by Blacksmith76 recipes
• Processed Cloth by Tailor60 recipes
• Processed Wood by Carpenter55 recipes

How many of each profession's recipes need something another profession makes:

Recipes of	Blacksmith	Weaponcrafter	Tailor	Carpenter	Leatherworker	Arcforger
Blacksmith	·	32	1	3	8	14
Weaponcrafter	39	·		12	7	11
Tailor	8	19	·	1		38
Carpenter	20	24	3	·	1	9
Leatherworker	32	41	47	1	·	36
Arcforger	12	11		1		·

Columns are the professions that make the materials, in the same order as the rows. Partners make crafting cheaper: if a friend has the other profession, trade materials instead of buying them.

Stations

Every profession crafts at a station. The towns have them; your own lets you craft at home.

Profession	In town	Your own	Cost to craft
Blacksmith	Anvil: Perion	Anvil crafting Lv. 3	136,345 mesos fee 100k
Weaponcrafter	Weaponcrafting Station: Kerning City, Perion	Weaponcrafting Station crafting Lv. 3	136,345 mesos fee 100k
Tailor	Sewing Machine: Ellinia	Sewing Machine crafting Lv. 3	124,900 mesos fee 100k
Carpenter	Woodcrafting Station: Henesys Market, Ellinia	Woodworking Station crafting Lv. 3	126,395 mesos fee 100k
Leatherworker	Leatherworking Station: Henesys Market, Kerning City	Leatherworking Station crafting Lv. 3	121,950 mesos fee 100k
Arcforger	Arcane Station: Ellinia, Sleepywood	Arcane Station crafting Lv. 3	121,960 mesos fee 100k

The town stations are named after their profession in the game data; that they work like your own is assumed. A home station costs well over 100,000 mesos for the convenience, so it can wait.

Kits

A kit gives +10% crafting EXP for 15 minutes. Each weekly quest gives one; on the market they go for:

• Smithing Kit5,999 mesos
• Weaponcrafting Kit10,999 mesos
• Tailoring Kit4,999 mesos
• Woodcrafting Kit5,500 mesos
• Leatherworking Kit6,833 mesos
• Arcforging Kit14,999 mesos

With a kit you need about 9% fewer crafts for the same EXP. It pays for itself when the 15 minutes of crafting would cost more than about 11 times its price, so save it for a long session of gear crafts.

Catalysts

A catalyst is an optional extra in most gear and scroll recipes. One is used per craft.

• 
  Armor Crafting Catalyst 39,999 mesos

  When used while crafting a armor, there is a chance the item's bonus stats will change.

  From the final test of: Blacksmith, Tailor, Leatherworker · fits 198 recipes
• 
  One-Handed Weapon Crafting Catalyst 41,000 mesos

  When used while crafting a one-handed weapon, there is a chance the item's bonus stats will change.

  From the final test of: Weaponcrafter · fits 23 recipes
• 
  Two-Handed Weapon Crafting Catalyst 44,999 mesos

  When used while crafting a two-handed weapon, there is a chance the item's bonus stats will change.

  From the final test of: Carpenter · fits 54 recipes
• 
  Scroll Crafting Catalyst 44,721 mesos

  When used while crafting scrolls, there is a chance to produce an Intermediate, Greater, or Chaos scroll of the same category.

  From the final test of: Arcforger · fits 24 recipes

The chances aren't in the game client. With catalysts at 40k-45k mesos, use one only on a recipe whose product is worth far more with better stats, or on scrolls you would buy anyway.

• From the game data: every recipe (level, materials, fee, crafting EXP and time), the masters and their quests, the stations, kits and catalysts, and the town stations. They update when the game does.
• From the market: prices are the median HubCW sale of the last 30 days, or the median Free Market ask when nothing sold. A price is solid when 3 or more sales or asks back it; ^? marks the rest.
• From streams: which monsters drop each ore comes from item pickups seen on Classic World streams. They show who drops what, not how often.
• Calculated: mesos per EXP is the materials plus the fee, less the product's solid market price (or what a shop pays for it), divided by the recipe's crafting EXP. The class picks count the gear each profession makes for that class.
• Not in the game client: the EXP each crafting level needs, whether older recipes give less EXP, how many professions one character can learn, and the catalysts' chances. If you know one of these from the game, tell us at [email protected].