AION 2 Crafting

Best Professions: Crafting Guide

There are five crafting professions and you can level all of them on one character. Start with the one that makes your weapon, then pick up Handicrafting for jewelry.
Professions
5
Opens at
Level 10
Max mastery
Professional 50
Combo chance
About 25%

Checked October 17, 2026

Best Crafting Profession

Best Profession for Your Class

ClassWeaponProfession that makes it
GladiatorGreatswordBlacksmithing
TemplarLongswordBlacksmithing
AssassinDaggerBlacksmithing
ClericMaceBlacksmithing
RangerBowHandicrafting
ChanterStaffHandicrafting
SorcererSpellbookAlchemy
SpiritmasterOrbAlchemy

Blacksmithing also makes the Guard, which every class wears in the off hand.

Which Profession to Pick

Your weapon profession

A crafted Dragon Lord weapon is the long goal for most builds.

Handicrafting

Necklaces, earrings, rings and bracelets fit every class.

Alchemy for Kina

Potions, scrolls and Manastones keep selling on the Market.

Armorsmithing

All seven armor pieces, from Helm to Cloak.

Cooking for buffs

Food and drinks give buffs. Nice to have, not a must.

Crafting Professions Explained

Blacksmithing

  1. MakesGuards for every class, plus Greatswords, Longswords, Daggers, Maces
  2. Base materialsOrichalcum Ore plus Solvent from the merchant
  3. Starter recipeOrichalcum Ingots, the cheap first recipe

Armorsmithing

  1. MakesHelm, Pauldrons, Breastplate, Greaves, Gloves, Boots, Cloak
  2. Best itemDragon Lord armor in three tiers

Handicrafting

  1. MakesRings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets, plus Bows and Staves
  2. Base materialsGems from gathering
  3. Best itemDragon Lord jewelry, any class can wear it

Alchemy

  1. MakesManastones, potions and scrolls, plus Orbs and Spellbooks
  2. Base materialsHerbs from gathering
  3. Best itemDragon Lord Orbs and Spellbooks, plus Manastones to sell

Cooking

  1. MakesFood and drinks that give buffs
  2. Base materialsCooking Ingredients from gathering

How to Craft and Increase Proficiency

  1. 1

    Reach level 10. Crafting and gathering both open there.

  2. 2

    Find a Crafting Table in town, or open Crafting from the Esc menu.

  3. 3

    Grab Ore, Gems or Herbs with Essence Extraction. The Market works too.

  4. 4

    Spam the cheap starter recipe of your profession to build proficiency.

  5. 5

    New recipes open as proficiency climbs, so keep moving up.

Crafting Tables

FactionRegionTowns with tables
ElyosVerteronDawn Legion Base, Zumion Village
AsmodianAltgardSafe Haven, Nornir Assembly

Essence Extraction (Gathering)

OreGemLogHerbCooking IngredientOdyleOdyle

Gather the type your profession eats most, like Ore for Blacksmithing.

What is the Max Crafting Level?

RankLevelsNext step
Novice1 to 50Promotion quest at Novice 50
Professional1 to 50 (51 to 100 overall)Max rank
Level every professionAll five have their own mastery on the same character.
Dragon Lord needs ProfessionalThe Dragon Lord recipes sit in the Professional half.
Skip the promotion questWithout it you are stuck at Novice 50.

Combo Activation Chance

About 1 in 4

Gear recipes have roughly a 25% chance to trigger a combo.

Splendent result

A combo can turn the item into its Splendent version, a step above.

Worth the retries

A Splendent tier 1 piece sits at item level 70 instead of 62.

Best Items to Craft: Dragon Lord Gear

1Orichalcum2Expert's3Artisan's4Dragon Lord tier 15Tier 26Tier 3
TierElyos nameAsmodian nameItem Level
Tier 1True Dragon LordStar Dragon Lord62, Splendent 70
Tier 2White Dragon LordDark Dragon Lord78, Splendent 86
Tier 3Wise Dragon LordEbony Dragon Lord94, Splendent 102

Transfer Crafting

Each higher tier is crafted up from the piece below it.

Wrathful materials

Top tiers need boss materials from the hardest dungeons.

More bonus lines

Crafted gear can roll up to five Soul Binding lines. More

What to Craft?

Your own gear

Dragon Lord pieces for your weapon, armor or jewelry slots.

Consumables

Potions, scrolls and food for your own dungeon runs.

Market stock

Manastones and potions sell steadily. Selling needs Membership and level 45. More

Supply Requests

Spare crafted gear pays Abyss Points and Enhance Stones.

AION 2 dungeons that drop Wrathful crafting materials 1
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List of All WeaponsWhich profession makes each weaponList of All ArmorArmor slots and setsList of All AccessoriesJewelry to craft or farmGear Progression GuideWhere crafted gear fits in

AION 2 Crafting FAQ

What is the best crafting profession in AION 2?

The one that makes your weapon. Then Handicrafting, since jewelry fits every class. Alchemy is the steady Kina maker.

What level do you need to start crafting?

Level 10. Gathering with Essence Extraction opens at the same time.

Can you learn every crafting profession?

Yes. All five level on their own, on the same character.

How high does crafting mastery go?

Professional 50. You go through Novice 1 to 50, clear a promotion quest, then Professional 1 to 50.

Best Gear Progression Guide: What Gear to Get at Each StageSpiritforged, Vakron, Kromede, Nuakum, Dragon Lord. What to get and where.List of All WeaponsWeapon type per class, the Guard off-hand and the best weapons by tier.List of All ArmorEight armor slots, the Vakron and Nuakum sets, and the best line per slot.List of All AccessoriesSlots, the best jewelry by stage, and how to grow the Revelation Amulet.Market Guide: How to Buy and SellList, price, sell and claim Kina. Requirements, fees and what you can sell.How to Farm Kina FastDuty Missions, Expedition cubes, field mobs and Market sales, in the order that pays.