[Guide] Helpful crafting recipes in Diablo 2: Resurrected

Sep 29, 2021

Crafting is another way to farm your equipment in Diablo 2. The ingredients you need are magic items, perfect gems, runes, and jewels. The created items will have a fixed option along with some extra ones, which — if crafted well — are a great worth.

Crafting can be categorized into four major options — caster, blood, hit power, and safety. Caster has mana-related options, blood has HP-related options, hit power has thorns effect and casting Frost Nova when hit, and safety has damage reduction options.

To craft your own item, you need to have the proper ingredients. For example, if you want to make a caster belt, you need a Perfect Amethyst, an Ith Rune, a Light/Sharkskin/Vampirefang belt, and a jewel. Once you put them in your Horadric Cube and mash them all up, you’ll gain an orange item with specific options.

Caster

Caster items are good for mages. The default options are mana and mana regen, and on belts or amulets, faster cast rate is also fixed, so it’s extremely useful.

Equipment	Ingredients	Runes	Options
Common options	Perfect Amethyst + Jewel + Magic Item	-	Mana Regeneration 4-10% Mana +10-20
Weapons	Sceptor Wand Staff (Not Orbs)	Tir	Increase Maximum Mana 1-5%
Amulets	Magic Amulet	Ral	Faster Cast Rate 5-10%
Rings	Magic Ring	Amn	Energy 1-5
Helms	Mask Death Mask Demon Head Mask	Nef	Mana Steal 1-4%
Gloves	Leather Gloves Demonhide Gloves Bramble Mitts	Ort	+1-3 Mana after each kill
Armor	Light Plate Mage Plate Archon Plate	Tal	+1-3 Mana after each kill
Belt	Light Belt Sharkskin Belt Vampirefang Belt	Ith	Faster cast rate 5-10%
Boots	Boots Demonhide Boots Wyrmhide Boots	Thul	Increase Maximum Mana 1-5%
Shields	Small Shield Round Shield Luna	Eth	5-10% Increased chance of blocking

Blood

Blood items are great for melee characters. The main options are life steal and HP, so it’s very helpful in battles. Most users create rings and gloves through this craft.

Equipment	Ingredients	Runes	Options
Common options	Perfect Ruby + Jewel + Magic Item	-	Life steal 1-3% HP +10-20
Weapons	Axes	Ort	35-60% Enhanced damage
Amulets	Amulet	Amn	5-10% Faster Run/Walk
Rings	Ring	Sol	+1-5 Strength
Helms	Helm Casque Armet	Ral	+5-10% Deadly Strike
Gloves	Heavy Gloves Sharkskin Gloves Vampirebone Gloves	Nef	+5-10% Chance of Crushing Blow
Armor	Plate Mail Templar Coat Hellforge Plate	Thul	+1-3 Life after each Demon kill
Belt	Belt Mesh Belt Mithril Coil	Tal	+5-10% Chance of Open Wounds
Boots	Light Plated Boots Battle Boots Mirrored Boots	Eth	Replenish Life +5-10
Shields	Spiked Shield Barbed Shield Blade Barrier	Ith	Attacker takes 4-7 damage

Hit Power

The fixed options for Hit Power crafting are casting Frost Nova when struck and thorns effect. The fixed options aren’t as good as other crafted items, but Amazons sometimes use the knockback effect on the gloves.

Equipment	Ingredients	Runes	Options
Common options	Perfect Sapphire + Jewel + Magic Item	-	5% chance to cast Lv.4 Frost Nova when struck Attacker takes 3-7 damage
Weapons	Blunt Weapon	Tir	35-60% Enhanced damage
Amulets	Amulet	Thul	Hit causes monster to flee 3-11%
Rings	Ring	Amn	+1-5 Dexterity
Helms	Full Helm Basinet Giant Conch	Ith	+25-50 Defense vs. Missle
Gloves	Chain Gloves Heavy Bracers Vambraces	Ort	Knockback
Armor	Field Armor Sharktooth Armor Kraken Shell	Nef	+10-20% Faster hit recovery
Belt	Heavy Belt Battle Belt Troll Belt	Tal	5-10% damage taken goes to mana
Boots	Chain Boots Mesh Boots Boneweave Boots	Ral	+25-50 Defense vs. Melee
Shields	Gothic Shield Ancient Shield Ward	Eth	+5-10% Increased Chance of Blocking

Safety

The options for Safety craft items are damage reduction. Additional fixed options per equipment also grant defense, block rates, or resists, so it can make your character safer. However, the Safety-type is less preferred than other Crafting.

Equipment	Ingredients	Runes	Options
Common options	Perfect Emerald + Jewel + Magic Item	-	Magic Damage reduced by 1-2 Damage reduced by 1-4
Weapons	Spears Javelins	Sol	+5-10% Enhanced Defense
Amulets	Amulet	Thul	+1-10% Increased chance of Blocking
Rings	Ring	Amn	+1-5 Vitality
Helms	Crown Grand Crown Corona	Ith	+10-30% Enhanced Defense +5-10% Lightning Resist
Gloves	Gauntlets War Gauntlets Ogre Gauntlets	Ral	+10-30% Enhanced Defense +5-10% Cold Resist
Armor	Breast Plate Cuirass Great Hauberk	Eth	+10-30% Enhanced Defense Half Freeze Duration
Belt	Sash Demonhide Sash Spiderweb Sash	Tal	+10-30% Enhanced Defense +5-10% Poison Resist
Boots	Greaves War Boots Myrmidon Greaves	Ort	+10-30% Enhanced Defense +5-10% Fire Resist
Shields	Kite Shield Dragon Shield Monarch	Nef	+10-30% Enhanced Defense +5-10% Magic Resist