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Overview
Advanced crafting in Path of Exile 3.27 allows you to create equipment that rivals or even exceeds dropped items. Understanding crafting systems is essential for endgame progression and creating "Mirror-tier" equipment - items so powerful they're worth copying with Mirror of Kalandra.
Currency Usage Strategies
Essential Crafting Currency
Different currency orbs serve specific crafting purposes:
Basic Crafting Currency
- Alchemy Orb: Turns normal items into rare items
- Chaos Orb: Re-rolls all properties on a rare item
- Exalted Orb: Adds a new property to rare items
- Orb of Fusing: Links sockets (aim for 6-link on armor/weapons)
- Chromatic Orb: Changes socket colors
Advanced Currency
- Awakener's Orb: Combines two influenced items
- Maven's Orb: Upgrades item bases
- Mirror of Kalandra: Creates a copy of an item (extremely rare)
Fossil Crafting
How Fossils Work
Fossils modify crafting outcomes by blocking certain mod pools and weighting others:
Example: Pristine Fossil
- Blocks elemental mods
- More likely to roll life and defense mods
- Perfect for crafting life-based armor
Fossil Combinations
Using multiple fossils creates synergistic effects:
- Pristine + Dense: High life and energy shield
- Serrated + Metallic: Physical damage and attack speed
- Shuddering + Bound: Cast speed and spell damage
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Essence Crafting
Essence Basics
Essences guarantee specific mods while randomizing others:
- Guaranteed Mods: Each Essence ensures one specific mod
- Tier Ranges: Higher-tier Essences guarantee better mod tiers
- Deterministic Crafting: More predictable than Chaos Orb spamming
Mirror-Tier Equipment Concepts
What Makes an Item Mirror-Tier?
Mirror-tier items have perfect or near-perfect mod combinations:
- All 6 affixes are T1 (highest tier)
- Perfect base item type and item level
- Optimal mod combinations for specific builds
- High value - often worth hundreds of Exalted Orbs
Crafting Process
Creating Mirror-tier items requires:
- Start with perfect base item (high item level, influenced if needed)
- Use Fossils or Essences to secure key mods
- Use Exalted Orbs and meta-crafting to add remaining mods
- Use bench crafting to finish item (cannot be changed mods)
- Perfect the item with Divine Orbs if needed
Crafting Process Optimization
Cost-Effective Strategies
- Plan your crafting project before spending currency
- Use crafting tools and calculators to estimate costs
- Consider buying pre-crafted bases instead of crafting from scratch
- Farm specific content that drops your target base items
Meta-Crafting Techniques
Advanced techniques for controlling outcomes:
- "Cannot Roll Caster/Attack Mods": Use bench craft to block unwanted mod types
- Awakener's Orb: Combine influenced mods from two items
- Harvest Crafting: Target specific mods (if available in league)
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Market Opportunity Identification
Profitable Crafting Targets
Identify items that are profitable to craft:
- Research current meta builds and their gear requirements
- Identify gaps in the market - what's in demand but undersupplied?
- Calculate crafting costs vs. market prices
- Focus on items with consistent demand (starter gear, mapping items)
Timing Your Crafts
Market timing matters:
- Early League: Craft budget items for quick currency
- Mid League: Focus on mid-tier gear with good margins
- Late League: Craft high-end items for wealthy players
Conclusion
Advanced crafting in PoE 3.27 is both an art and a science. Master these systems to create powerful equipment for yourself or profit from selling crafted items. Start with simpler crafting projects and gradually work your way up to Mirror-tier creations. Remember: crafting is risky, but the rewards can be incredible!