Precursor Forging Tool
I am not sure of these numbers. I am 100% sure the listed ingredients are the cheapest to make the desired precursor, but I am not 100% on the average number of tries to get the precursor (the current estimate is from other people publishing their results - mostly from reddit's Nugkill).
Spirit Shard and Karma Items excluded (Allow SS and Karma items)
The Bard
Carcharias
Chaos Gun
The Chosen
The Colossus
Dawn + Dusk
The Energizer
Howl
The Hunter
Leaf of Kudzu
The Legend
The Lover
Rage
Rodgort's Flame
Spark
Storm
Tooth of Frostfang
Venom
Zap
Random Precursor from weapons
Random Precursor from any rare item
1 Mystic Forge Stone currently costs 14 45 40 to buy (It's only recommended to use it to take the place of an item worth more than that, or you get them for free)
| Rare Ingredients |
|---|
| Precursor | Price to MF | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Ingredient 4 |
|---|
Leaf of Kudzu
Exotic Weapon LongBow 80
7.73+ / day
2750002
3269999
The cheapest
14 Rares
used in the calculation | 4 bought
Rares
2994472
(-7%) profit
781 attempts = 2,342 initial rares | Shaman's Norn Bow of Water
Rare 60, buy for 1211
1.30-+ / day | Elonian Recurve
Rare 80, buy for 1301
524.37+ / day | Elonian Recurve
Rare 80, buy for 1301
524.37+ / day | Elonian Recurve
Rare 80, buy for 1301
524.37+ / day | 3 bought + 1 crafted
Rares
4985322
(-44%) profit
781 attempts = 2,342 initial rares | Elonian Recurve
Rare 80, buy for 1301
524.37+ / day | Elonian Recurve
Rare 80, buy for 1301
524.37+ / day | Elonian Recurve
Rare 80, buy for 1301
524.37+ / day | Assassin's Godskull Longbow
Rare 65, craft for 4611
Expand Recipe Hard Longbow Stave x 1 for 10 08 each, Craft: Hard Wood Plank x 4 for 2 52 each, Craft: Hard Wood Log x 3 for 84 each, Buy Rugged String x 1 for 28 50 each, Craft: Cured Rugged Leather Square x 3 for 9 50 each, Craft: Rugged Leather Section x 2 for 4 75 each, Buy Large Skull x 3 for 2 51 each, Buy | 2 bought + 2 crafted
Rares
8030737
(-65%) profit
781 attempts = 2,342 initial rares | Elonian Recurve
Rare 80, buy for 1301
524.37+ / day | Elonian Recurve
Rare 80, buy for 1301
524.37+ / day | Assassin's Godskull Longbow
Rare 65, craft for 4611
Expand Recipe Hard Longbow Stave x 1 for 10 08 each, Craft: Hard Wood Plank x 4 for 2 52 each, Craft: Hard Wood Log x 3 for 84 each, Buy Rugged String x 1 for 28 50 each, Craft: Cured Rugged Leather Square x 3 for 9 50 each, Craft: Rugged Leather Section x 2 for 4 75 each, Buy Large Skull x 3 for 2 51 each, Buy | Rampager's Krait Recurve Bow
Rare 80, craft for 6502
Expand Recipe Rampager's Mithril Imbued Inscription x 1 for 39 27 each, Craft: Mithril Plated Dowel x 2 for 16 86 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 5 85 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 95 each, Buy Mithril Ingot x 3 for 1 72 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 86 each, Buy Potent Venom Sac x 15 for 37 each, Buy Elder Longbow Stave x 1 for 20 23 each, Buy Thick String x 1 for 5 52 each, Craft: Cured Thick Leather Square x 3 for 1 84 each, Craft: Thick Leather Section x 4 for 46 each, Buy | 1 bought + 3 crafted
Rares
1,1076152
(-75%) profit
781 attempts = 2,342 initial rares | Elonian Recurve
Rare 80, buy for 1301
524.37+ / day | Assassin's Godskull Longbow
Rare 65, craft for 4611
Expand Recipe Hard Longbow Stave x 1 for 10 08 each, Craft: Hard Wood Plank x 4 for 2 52 each, Craft: Hard Wood Log x 3 for 84 each, Buy Rugged String x 1 for 28 50 each, Craft: Cured Rugged Leather Square x 3 for 9 50 each, Craft: Rugged Leather Section x 2 for 4 75 each, Buy Large Skull x 3 for 2 51 each, Buy | Rampager's Krait Recurve Bow
Rare 80, craft for 6502
Expand Recipe Rampager's Mithril Imbued Inscription x 1 for 39 27 each, Craft: Mithril Plated Dowel x 2 for 16 86 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 5 85 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 95 each, Buy Mithril Ingot x 3 for 1 72 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 86 each, Buy Potent Venom Sac x 15 for 37 each, Buy Elder Longbow Stave x 1 for 20 23 each, Buy Thick String x 1 for 5 52 each, Craft: Cured Thick Leather Square x 3 for 1 84 each, Craft: Thick Leather Section x 4 for 46 each, Buy | Rampager's Krait Recurve Bow
Rare 80, craft for 6502
Expand Recipe Rampager's Mithril Imbued Inscription x 1 for 39 27 each, Craft: Mithril Plated Dowel x 2 for 16 86 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 5 85 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 95 each, Buy Mithril Ingot x 3 for 1 72 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 86 each, Buy Potent Venom Sac x 15 for 37 each, Buy Elder Longbow Stave x 1 for 20 23 each, Buy Thick String x 1 for 5 52 each, Craft: Cured Thick Leather Square x 3 for 1 84 each, Craft: Thick Leather Section x 4 for 46 each, Buy | 4 crafted
Rares
1,4121567
(-80%) profit
781 attempts = 2,342 initial rares | Assassin's Godskull Longbow
Rare 65, craft for 4611
Expand Recipe Hard Longbow Stave x 1 for 10 08 each, Craft: Hard Wood Plank x 4 for 2 52 each, Craft: Hard Wood Log x 3 for 84 each, Buy Rugged String x 1 for 28 50 each, Craft: Cured Rugged Leather Square x 3 for 9 50 each, Craft: Rugged Leather Section x 2 for 4 75 each, Buy Large Skull x 3 for 2 51 each, Buy | Rampager's Krait Recurve Bow
Rare 80, craft for 6502
Expand Recipe Rampager's Mithril Imbued Inscription x 1 for 39 27 each, Craft: Mithril Plated Dowel x 2 for 16 86 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 5 85 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 95 each, Buy Mithril Ingot x 3 for 1 72 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 86 each, Buy Potent Venom Sac x 15 for 37 each, Buy Elder Longbow Stave x 1 for 20 23 each, Buy Thick String x 1 for 5 52 each, Craft: Cured Thick Leather Square x 3 for 1 84 each, Craft: Thick Leather Section x 4 for 46 each, Buy | Rampager's Krait Recurve Bow
Rare 80, craft for 6502
Expand Recipe Rampager's Mithril Imbued Inscription x 1 for 39 27 each, Craft: Mithril Plated Dowel x 2 for 16 86 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 5 85 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 95 each, Buy Mithril Ingot x 3 for 1 72 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 86 each, Buy Potent Venom Sac x 15 for 37 each, Buy Elder Longbow Stave x 1 for 20 23 each, Buy Thick String x 1 for 5 52 each, Craft: Cured Thick Leather Square x 3 for 1 84 each, Craft: Thick Leather Section x 4 for 46 each, Buy | Rampager's Krait Recurve Bow
Rare 80, craft for 6502
Expand Recipe Rampager's Mithril Imbued Inscription x 1 for 39 27 each, Craft: Mithril Plated Dowel x 2 for 16 86 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 5 85 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 95 each, Buy Mithril Ingot x 3 for 1 72 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 86 each, Buy Potent Venom Sac x 15 for 37 each, Buy Elder Longbow Stave x 1 for 20 23 each, Buy Thick String x 1 for 5 52 each, Craft: Cured Thick Leather Square x 3 for 1 84 each, Craft: Thick Leather Section x 4 for 46 each, Buy | | Exotic Ingredients |
|---|
| Precursor | Price to MF | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Ingredient 4 |
|---|
Leaf of Kudzu
Exotic Weapon LongBow 80
7.73+ / day
2750002
3269999
The cheapest
11 Exotics
used in the calculation | 4 bought
Exotics
1906151
(46%) profit
139 attempts = 416 initial exotics | Rampager's Soft Wood Longbow of the Geomancer
Exotic 76, buy for 4580
58.20-+ / day | Rampager's Soft Wood Longbow of the Geomancer
Exotic 76, buy for 4580
58.20-+ / day | Rampager's Soft Wood Longbow of the Geomancer
Exotic 76, buy for 4580
58.20-+ / day | Rampager's Soft Wood Longbow of the Geomancer
Exotic 76, buy for 4580
58.20-+ / day | 3 bought + 1 crafted
Exotics
4448138
(-38%) profit
139 attempts = 416 initial exotics | Rampager's Soft Wood Longbow of the Geomancer
Exotic 76, buy for 4580
58.20-+ / day | Rampager's Soft Wood Longbow of the Geomancer
Exotic 76, buy for 4580
58.20-+ / day | Rampager's Soft Wood Longbow of the Geomancer
Exotic 76, buy for 4580
58.20-+ / day | Giver's Pearl Stinger
Exotic 80, craft for 29011
Expand Recipe Giver's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 72 90 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 12 90 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 58 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 79 each, Buy Snowflake x 100 for 38 each, Double Click: Pristine Snowflake x 1 for 2 70 each, Buy Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 16 28 each, Buy Ancient Longbow Stave x 1 for 16 32 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 4 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Hardened String x 1 for 1 00 89 each, Craft: Cured Hardened Leather Square x 3 for 33 63 each, Craft: Hardened Leather Section x 3 for 11 21 each, Buy | 2 bought + 2 crafted
Exotics
6990124
(-60%) profit
139 attempts = 416 initial exotics | Rampager's Soft Wood Longbow of the Geomancer
Exotic 76, buy for 4580
58.20-+ / day | Rampager's Soft Wood Longbow of the Geomancer
Exotic 76, buy for 4580
58.20-+ / day | Giver's Pearl Stinger
Exotic 80, craft for 29011
Expand Recipe Giver's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 72 90 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 12 90 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 58 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 79 each, Buy Snowflake x 100 for 38 each, Double Click: Pristine Snowflake x 1 for 2 70 each, Buy Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 16 28 each, Buy Ancient Longbow Stave x 1 for 16 32 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 4 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Hardened String x 1 for 1 00 89 each, Craft: Cured Hardened Leather Square x 3 for 33 63 each, Craft: Hardened Leather Section x 3 for 11 21 each, Buy | Giver's Pearl Stinger
Exotic 80, craft for 29011
Expand Recipe Giver's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 72 90 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 12 90 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 58 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 79 each, Buy Snowflake x 100 for 38 each, Double Click: Pristine Snowflake x 1 for 2 70 each, Buy Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 16 28 each, Buy Ancient Longbow Stave x 1 for 16 32 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 4 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Hardened String x 1 for 1 00 89 each, Craft: Cured Hardened Leather Square x 3 for 33 63 each, Craft: Hardened Leather Section x 3 for 11 21 each, Buy | 1 bought + 3 crafted
Exotics
9532110
(-71%) profit
139 attempts = 416 initial exotics | Rampager's Soft Wood Longbow of the Geomancer
Exotic 76, buy for 4580
58.20-+ / day | Giver's Pearl Stinger
Exotic 80, craft for 29011
Expand Recipe Giver's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 72 90 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 12 90 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 58 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 79 each, Buy Snowflake x 100 for 38 each, Double Click: Pristine Snowflake x 1 for 2 70 each, Buy Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 16 28 each, Buy Ancient Longbow Stave x 1 for 16 32 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 4 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Hardened String x 1 for 1 00 89 each, Craft: Cured Hardened Leather Square x 3 for 33 63 each, Craft: Hardened Leather Section x 3 for 11 21 each, Buy | Giver's Pearl Stinger
Exotic 80, craft for 29011
Expand Recipe Giver's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 72 90 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 12 90 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 58 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 79 each, Buy Snowflake x 100 for 38 each, Double Click: Pristine Snowflake x 1 for 2 70 each, Buy Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 16 28 each, Buy Ancient Longbow Stave x 1 for 16 32 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 4 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Hardened String x 1 for 1 00 89 each, Craft: Cured Hardened Leather Square x 3 for 33 63 each, Craft: Hardened Leather Section x 3 for 11 21 each, Buy | Giver's Pearl Stinger
Exotic 80, craft for 29011
Expand Recipe Giver's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 72 90 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 12 90 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 58 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 79 each, Buy Snowflake x 100 for 38 each, Double Click: Pristine Snowflake x 1 for 2 70 each, Buy Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 16 28 each, Buy Ancient Longbow Stave x 1 for 16 32 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 4 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Hardened String x 1 for 1 00 89 each, Craft: Cured Hardened Leather Square x 3 for 33 63 each, Craft: Hardened Leather Section x 3 for 11 21 each, Buy | 4 crafted
Exotics
1,2074097
(-77%) profit
139 attempts = 416 initial exotics | Giver's Pearl Stinger
Exotic 80, craft for 29011
Expand Recipe Giver's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 72 90 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 12 90 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 58 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 79 each, Buy Snowflake x 100 for 38 each, Double Click: Pristine Snowflake x 1 for 2 70 each, Buy Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 16 28 each, Buy Ancient Longbow Stave x 1 for 16 32 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 4 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Hardened String x 1 for 1 00 89 each, Craft: Cured Hardened Leather Square x 3 for 33 63 each, Craft: Hardened Leather Section x 3 for 11 21 each, Buy | Giver's Pearl Stinger
Exotic 80, craft for 29011
Expand Recipe Giver's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 72 90 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 12 90 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 58 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 79 each, Buy Snowflake x 100 for 38 each, Double Click: Pristine Snowflake x 1 for 2 70 each, Buy Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 16 28 each, Buy Ancient Longbow Stave x 1 for 16 32 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 4 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Hardened String x 1 for 1 00 89 each, Craft: Cured Hardened Leather Square x 3 for 33 63 each, Craft: Hardened Leather Section x 3 for 11 21 each, Buy | Giver's Pearl Stinger
Exotic 80, craft for 29011
Expand Recipe Giver's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 72 90 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 12 90 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 58 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 79 each, Buy Snowflake x 100 for 38 each, Double Click: Pristine Snowflake x 1 for 2 70 each, Buy Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 16 28 each, Buy Ancient Longbow Stave x 1 for 16 32 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 4 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Hardened String x 1 for 1 00 89 each, Craft: Cured Hardened Leather Square x 3 for 33 63 each, Craft: Hardened Leather Section x 3 for 11 21 each, Buy | Giver's Pearl Stinger
Exotic 80, craft for 29011
Expand Recipe Giver's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 72 90 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 12 90 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 58 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 79 each, Buy Snowflake x 100 for 38 each, Double Click: Pristine Snowflake x 1 for 2 70 each, Buy Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 16 28 each, Buy Ancient Longbow Stave x 1 for 16 32 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 4 for 4 08 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 1 36 each, Buy Hardened String x 1 for 1 00 89 each, Craft: Cured Hardened Leather Square x 3 for 33 63 each, Craft: Hardened Leather Section x 3 for 11 21 each, Buy |
Help and Info:
● Gives a list of all precursors for you to select, then tells you the cheapest ways to make the precursor you selected by throwing them into the Mystic Forge.
● The top combination will have all purchased ingredients. The second combination will have 1 crafted and 3 purchased ingredients. The third combination will have 2 crafted and 2 purchased ingredients. The fourth combination will have 3 crafted and 1 purchased ingredients. The last combination will have all crafted ingredients. You can pick which you want to use.
● 'Precursor' is which precursor is being made, and the buy order and sell listing prices for that precursor.
● 'Price to MF' is how much it costs to buy all the ingredients that will give you 1 precursor (on average). % profit is if you're selling it. The price and number of items assumes you re-MF any products of failed attempts.
● 'Ingredient 1,2,3,4' is which are the cheapest ingredients to throw into the forge and how much to buy or craft them.
● These are all averages. That means there will be times when no precursor comes out for 1000 attempts, and times when you get 2 in a row, for example. The strategy is that with a statistically significant amount of tries, you will observe the average return.
Precursor Drop Rates:
Drop rates is from research posted on reddit from the production of 289 precursors.
1 in 5 promotes rare to exotic, but appears to have less chance of getting a precursor
Average level of ingredients needs to be at least 75 to guarantee a level 80 (and thus, a precursor)
1 in 139 attempts produces a precursor from exotic (start with 416 exotics, including throwing failures back in)
1 in 781 attempts produces a precursor from rares (start with 2,342 rares, including throwing failures back in) |