Crafting in Aion 2 is a core source of endgame gear, allowing you to create equipment that is stronger and offers greater growth potential than dungeon drops.
The main reasons players struggle to level their crafting profession to the maximum are the enormous time investment and the amount of Aion 2 kinah (kina) required to obtain various materials. IGGM will introduce a nearly free leveling method to help you overcome these obstacles.
Benefits of Reaching The Max Level
For most classes, the best PvE gear does not come from dungeon drops but from crafting. The biggest advantage of crafted equipment is that it has one additional attribute.
Dungeon gear typically comes with one primary attribute and up to three additional attributes, while crafted gear has one primary attribute and four additional attributes. This extra Soul Binding attribute slot can provide a significant boost to either damage or survivability.
In addition, your crafting success rate depends on the difference between your crafting level and the recommended level of the item. Each level you have above the recommended level increases your chance of success.
Success Rate
If you are using bound materials, meaning materials that cannot be transferred out of your account, you can craft without worrying too much about failure, since unsuccessful attempts will not affect your ability to trade on the market.
However, when using unbound materials that can be listed on the market, understanding the success rate becomes extremely important.
For example, if an item has a 25% crafting success rate and you attempt to craft it only four times, you might fail all four attempts or succeed every single time.
Each crafting attempt has an independent 25% chance of success. A previous failure does not increase the success rate of your next attempt. Therefore, crafting with a small sample size is essentially a gamble.
Only when the sample size becomes sufficiently large will the actual success rate begin to approach the theoretical probability. For example, after 1,000 crafting attempts, the results will generally be close to 25%, meaning approximately 250 successful crafts.
Therefore, if you are not planning to craft in large quantities, using unbound materials to attempt high-value items may not be worthwhile.
If you still want to try crafting valuable items in small quantities, it is best to aim for a success rate of around 90%. Otherwise, the cost of failure can be substantial.
How to Level Up during the Early Stages?
The Novice stage, from Level 1 to Level 50, is very straightforward. All you need to do is craft large quantities of basic materials. There are no complicated mechanics at this stage. The goal is simply to familiarize yourself with the crafting process and accumulate XP.
The real time investment comes during the higher levels of Professional stage. However, progressing from Professional Level 1 to Level 50 is not the most critical part of the process.
Reaching Professional Level 1 unlocks Enhanced Items, which will later be used to craft higher-tier equipment.
Why Use The Marketplace?
Some players prefer gathering materials themselves to save kinah. While this is certainly possible, it is extremely time-consuming. In addition, bots are a serious problem in Aion 2. Large numbers of automated accounts gather resources in bulk, meaning that when players visit a gathering node, they often find that bots have already cleared it.
If you want to level up quickly, the fastest approach is to craft using materials obtained from the marketplace. You can also buy Aion 2 kinah online or use the marketplace strategies below (if you have enough time).
How to Level Up Almost for Free Through The Marketplace?
Higher-tier crafting during Professional stage consumes large quantities of materials, but each crafting attempt also provides a substantial amount of XP.
Tier 1 crafts provide 195 XP per attempt, Tier 2 provides 260 XP, and the highest tier grants 383 XP per attempt.
The problem is the large amount of materials required. Therefore, you need to take advantage of the marketplace to reduce your costs or even turn a profit.
If you are unsure how much Aion 2 gold to list a crafted item for, simply add up the total cost of all the materials you used and multiply the result by 1.12.
The 1.12 multiplier accounts for the estimated transaction tax. The resulting figure represents the break-even amount for your crafted item. As long as you can sell it for at least this amount, you can recover your costs and potentially make a profit while earning crafting XP at the same time.
The three types of materials sold by NPC shops cost approximately 950 Aion 2 Kina more at each tier. You can also use Bound Kinah, and if you have multiple Alts, you can save even more resources.
Marketplace Selling Tips
Since you will be using the marketplace frequently, it is worth learning a few selling tricks. In this game, buyers generally need to purchase an entire listed stack. Therefore, splitting your materials into smaller stacks makes them more appealing to players who only need a limited quantity.
For example, if someone only needs five units of an essence, they are more likely to choose a small stack of six rather than a much larger stack. Although each transaction involves fewer items, smaller stacks tend to sell faster, potentially increasing your total sales volume.
This method will not help you reach Level 100 in just one hour, and you will still need to keep an eye on marketplace fluctuations. However, at least you will not get stuck because of material shortages. If you are currently leveling your crafting profession, IGGM recommends making full use of the marketplace.