Crafting Basics: Beastcrafting

Introduction

Beastcrafting refers to the method of crafting which utilizes Beast Recipes. Beast Recipes are various crafts obtained by sacrificing the blood of beasts in the Menagerie. Most recipes require a Red beast and 3 Yellow beasts found through engaging with the Bestiary League mechanic.

The most important types of Beasts for crafting are:

• Craicic Chimeral (Imprint)
• Fenumal Plagued Arachnid (Split Beast)
• Farric Lynx/Wolf Alpha (Prefix/Suffix to Suffix/Prefix)
• Craicic Maw (Influence Slam)
• Wild Bristle Matron (Suffixes cannot be changed)
• Black Morrigan (a variety of uses)
• Spirit Beasts (Aspect Slam)

Imprinting

A Craicic Chimeral offers the powerful option to create an Imprint of an item. When an Imprint of an item is created, it works as a "reset point" for the craft. Even if other currency is used to modify the item, it can always be restored back to the imprint.

• In order for an item to be imprinted, it must be Magic rarity.
• An item cannot be imprinted if it is Fractured.
• After the beast is sacrificed, an Imprint is created. In order to "reset" back to the imprinted copy, the orb must be consumed. Multiple orbs can be created at a time.

Common Uses

Splitting

A Fenumal Plagued Arachnid (FPA) offers the ability to create 2 pseudo-copies of an item. It functions similar to a Fractured Fossil.

There are a number of restrictions on what items can be Split. Influenced items, fractured items, synthesized items, unique items, corrupted items, items with enchantments, and items that already have a "Split" modifier cannot be Split.

When an item is split, 2 pseudo-copies are created and a "Split" tag is added to both. The modifiers of the original item are separated between the new copies.

• The 2 copies have either Magic or Rare depending on the number of modifiers present before using the Altar.
• Both items with be the same item base and item level, have the same number of sockets and links, and have the same colored sockets.
• The most common use for this beast is to duplicate high-tier, high-ilvl, and/or high-quality body armours that are already six-linked. This can be done either for profit or to double your attempts at a craft.
• Black Mórrigan provides an enhanced version of this craft.

Prefix/Suffix to Suffix/Prefix

A Farric Lynx Alpha (FLA) attempts to remove a prefix from an item and adds a Suffix.

• Requires the item to have an open suffix.
• Respects Metamods (e.g. if Prefixes Cannot be Changed is benchcrafted, no prefix is removed but a Suffix is still added).

A Farric Wolf Alpha (FWA) attempts to remove a Suffix from an item and adds a Prefix.

• Requires the item to have an open prefix.
• Respects Metamods (e.g. if Suffixes Cannot be Changed is benchcrafted, no Suffix is removed but a Prefix is still added).

Useful in scenarios where an Exalted Orb is more expensive than the beast combination or if removing a modifier and adding another in exchange is beneficial.

Example 1

Example 2

Influence Slam

An influence slam adds a modifier to an influenced item. It is functionally the same as an Exalted Orb. It does not guarantee an influenced modifier.

Requires a Craicic Maw, 2 Yellow Beasts, and a beast unique to each of the 6 influences (e.g. Craicic Watcher for items with Hunter influence). Usually you should only do this if the beast combination is cheaper than an Exalted Orb.

Metamod

Metamod refers to adding a Meta-Modifier to a Non-Unique item by using a Wild Bristle Matron. The primary use case for this beast is on an item that has 1, 2 or 3 open prefixes. This is because the only prefix Meta-Modifier is Suffixes Cannot be Changed. These beasts are typically much cheaper than the two Divine Orbs required to craft it using the crafting bench, and are a very powerful option for crafting in endgame.

Black Mórrigan

Black Mórrigan is a Special Beast that enhances other crafts by adding itself as an additional crafting requirement. When you acquire a Black Mórrigan, either via slaying or trading, these new crafting options appear in your menagerie related to the beast. Here is a list of the most powerful crafts that Black Mórrigan enables:

• Apply a Hinekora's Lock to a Magic Item (Requires Craicic Chimeral)
• Split an Item into 3 items, with Two Mods on each item (Requires a Fenumal Plagued Arachnid)
• Modify an Item to have Maximum Links (Requires a Craicic Sand Spitter)

Aspect Slam

Aspect Slamming refers to adding an Aspect skill Suffix to an item. These Beastcrafts are obtained by killing a Spirit Beast in its realm or from other players.

The 4 Aspect Suffixes are:

• Aspect of the Avian (from Saqawal)
• Aspect of the Cat (from Farrul)
• Aspect of the Crab (from Craiceann)
• Aspect of the Spider (from Fenemus)

Summary

• While Beastcrafting is somewhat niche, they offer helpful (and in some cases necessary) crafting utilities in many scenarios.
• The Craicic Chimeral offers the option to create an Imprint of an item. This offers a "reset" point for crafts.
• A Fenumal Plagued Arachnid offers the ability to create pseudo-copies of items. This is especially useful for making multiple 6-link bases.
• A Farric Lynx Alpha attempts to remove a prefix from an item and slams a Suffix, while a Farric Wolf Alpha attempts to remove a Suffix from an item and slams a Prefix.
• An influence slam (Craicic Maw) adds a modifier to an influenced item.
• A Wild Bristle Matron allows you to apply Suffixes Cannot be Changed at a cheaper cost than normal.
• Black Mórrigan provides more powerful alternative versions of existing menagerie crafts.
• Aspect Slamming provided from killing the Beastiary bosses adds an Aspect skill Suffix to an item.
• For more information on Crafting as a whole, it's recommended to check out the Resources Guide.

Credits

Written by Void241
Reviewed by Facefoot, Fyregrass, IBoilerUp