Kingdoms of Amalur how to craft Epic weapons

darktace 2 years ago#1

I'm a level 18 sorcerer and the best I could do when it comes to crafting weapons and armor are levl 8 or 9 and my blacksmithing abilities are at the final tier and sage rafting in second tier. Can people give advice on how I could craft armor and weapons my level? I tried watching some YouTube videos but they're not detailed well enough.

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Sonixs 2 years ago#2

Don't bother right now.

When you get to Rathir, go play the Legend of Dead Kel DLC. Once you built up your Keep, you can you're able to trade with other regions.

Send the max amount of money and you'll get back high end crafting gear.

darktace (Topic Creator)2 years ago#3

Sonixs posted...

Don't bother right now.

When you get to Rathir, go play the Legend of Dead Kel DLC. Once you built up your Keep, you can you're able to trade with other regions.

Send the max amount of money and you'll get back high end crafting gear.

Is there a video that describes all that? I did get to Rathir but I'm new to the game so I'm not sure what you're talking about :/

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Emptysoul 2 years ago#4

I have a crafting question. I have a lot of gems and parts that can add % to elements. How exactly are they calculated?

For example, if I had a long sword that has stats like

Base 109 damage
+15% poison damage
+10 physical damage
+60 health
etc

Does the +15% poison damage actually do anything if there is no concrete poison stat on the weapon, like where it says “30 poison damage over x amount of seconds.” Or, is it just a wasted slot, adding 15% to nothing?

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ChaoticKnuckles 2 years ago#5

darktace posted...

Is there a video that describes all that? I did get to Rathir but I'm new to the game so I'm not sure what you're talking about :/

The Dead Kel content that was DLC in the original is built into the game. I believe from Rathir you can take a ship to the area where that DLC takes place.

You get the quest for it pretty much immediately after leaving Allestar at the beginning of the game, there’s an invite in your inventory from the Rathir navy or something along those lines. You’ve already got the quest in your log I bet, you just have to start it and see it through.

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MagillaGuerilla 2 years ago#6

Emptysoul posted...

I have a crafting question. I have a lot of gems and parts that can add % to elements. How exactly are they calculated?

For example, if I had a long sword that has stats like

Base 109 damage
+15% poison damage
+10 physical damage
+60 health
etc

Does the +15% poison damage actually do anything if there is no concrete poison stat on the weapon, like where it says “30 poison damage over x amount of seconds.” Or, is it just a wasted slot, adding 15% to nothing?

I'm pretty sure it does nothing if you have no poison damage abilities or weapons at all. It does not add poison damage to your sword.

However, if you have say the rogues poison blade passive or whatever it is I think as long as you have that sword equipped, even in your off hand, it still gives you a bonus to those attacks.

Anyone can correct me on this?

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Sonixs 2 years ago#7

darktace posted...

Is there a video that describes all that? I did get to Rathir but I'm new to the game so I'm not sure what you're talking about :/

To elaborate on what the guy above said, once you play through the Dead Kel DLC you'll eventually get your own Keep. Once you upgrade it, an npc will act a trader. You will give them money, they disappear, you go to sleep, and when you wake up they'll give you a ton of good crafting items.

darktace (Topic Creator)2 years ago#8

Sonixs posted...

To elaborate on what the guy above said, once you play through the Dead Kel DLC you'll eventually get your own Keep. Once you upgrade it, an npc will act a trader. You will give them money, they disappear, you go to sleep, and when you wake up they'll give you a ton of good crafting items.

Ah thanks for the clarification, I read there are two missable trophies there? And is lvl 19 high enough to go there?

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LowKeyGiant 2 years ago#9

At your level, you want to make a full set of armor with the highest end Physical Resistance armor gems (Pristine Physical + Pristine Protection) in every slot, except maybe the chest. You can use an Epic Gem in the chest slot for preference (like the the +damage and +damage resistance one you get from two Pristine Physical Shards). Weapons and Shield don't really matter as much. Some of the stronger gems require physical or protection shards, but those are way more valuable for your armor.

The rest of the components should just be whatever you have on hand. There isn't much point to farm components at the point you are at. The shards you need can be bought cheaply from easily accessible early game merchants (assuming you haven't already looted enough after strengthening all the shards you have found as loot already). If you can squeeze in some elemental resistance in, that's a good way to go, but it isn't something you should go out of your way for.

Doing that will make you either invulnerable or nearly invulnerable to physical damage (resistance is the chance to ignore damage from that damage type when an attack lands).

You can make much better equipment with components you can farm in Dead Kel, so that's why you should wait for that before worrying about the other slots. However, you should easily be able to make equipment that outclasses drops you find in your tier even with pretty random parts (assuming you have salvaged most of the drops you have found) and make yourself pretty much invincible to the most common damage type used against you with minimal effort at the point you are at.

drclaeys 2 years ago#10

Friends,

Crafting seems to be hinged on 2 things. Skill and items.

So if you just have a little skill, and crap items. you are going to make crap.

Keep looking around, salvage stuff you do not need to get GOOD parts.

look for trainers on the subject. and by the end, you can make good stuff.

i am like level 30+, and I made my FIRST item.

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