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 17 19 90 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 |
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| Precursor | Price to MF | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Ingredient 4 |
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The Colossus
Exotic Weapon Hammer 80
1.64- / day
980002
1199996
The cheapest
13 Rares
used in the calculation | 4 bought
Rares
2727464
(-63%) profit
781 attempts = 2,342 initial rares | Shaman's Norn Warhammer of Energy
Rare 74, buy for 1141
46.12-+ / day | Shaman's Norn Warhammer of Energy
Rare 74, buy for 1141
46.12-+ / day | Shaman's Norn Warhammer of Energy
Rare 74, buy for 1141
46.12-+ / day | Awakened Hammer
Rare 80, buy for 1235
4.42+ / day | 3 bought + 1 crafted
Rares
4229970
(-76%) profit
781 attempts = 2,342 initial rares | Awakened Hammer
Rare 80, buy for 1235
4.42+ / day | Awakened Hammer
Rare 80, buy for 1235
4.42+ / day | Awakened Hammer
Rare 80, buy for 1235
4.42+ / day | Assassin's Godskull Crusher
Rare 65, craft for 3519
Expand Recipe Darksteel Hammer Head x 1 for 9 66 each, Craft: Darksteel Ingot x 3 for 3 22 each, Craft: Lump of Primordium x 1 for 48 each, Merchant: Coin x 4 80 , Buy Platinum Ore x 2 for 1 37 each, Buy Large Hard Haft x 1 for 1 47 each, Buy Large Skull x 3 for 8 02 each, Buy | 2 bought + 2 crafted
Rares
6115422
(-83%) profit
781 attempts = 2,342 initial rares | Awakened Hammer
Rare 80, buy for 1235
4.42+ / day | Awakened Hammer
Rare 80, buy for 1235
4.42+ / day | Assassin's Godskull Crusher
Rare 65, craft for 3519
Expand Recipe Darksteel Hammer Head x 1 for 9 66 each, Craft: Darksteel Ingot x 3 for 3 22 each, Craft: Lump of Primordium x 1 for 48 each, Merchant: Coin x 4 80 , Buy Platinum Ore x 2 for 1 37 each, Buy Large Hard Haft x 1 for 1 47 each, Buy Large Skull x 3 for 8 02 each, Buy | Assassin's Krait Warhammer
Rare 80, craft for 4455
Expand Recipe Assassin's Mithril Imbued Inscription x 1 for 33 75 each, Craft: Mithril Plated Dowel x 2 for 10 80 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 3 99 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 33 each, Buy Mithril Ingot x 3 for 94 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 47 each, Buy Large Claw x 15 for 81 each, Buy Mithril Hammer Head x 1 for 2 82 each, Craft: Mithril Ingot x 3 for 94 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 47 each, Buy Large Elder Haft x 1 for 7 98 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 3 99 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 33 each, Buy | 1 bought + 3 crafted
Rares
8000874
(-87%) profit
781 attempts = 2,342 initial rares | Awakened Hammer
Rare 80, buy for 1235
4.42+ / day | Assassin's Godskull Crusher
Rare 65, craft for 3519
Expand Recipe Darksteel Hammer Head x 1 for 9 66 each, Craft: Darksteel Ingot x 3 for 3 22 each, Craft: Lump of Primordium x 1 for 48 each, Merchant: Coin x 4 80 , Buy Platinum Ore x 2 for 1 37 each, Buy Large Hard Haft x 1 for 1 47 each, Buy Large Skull x 3 for 8 02 each, Buy | Assassin's Krait Warhammer
Rare 80, craft for 4455
Expand Recipe Assassin's Mithril Imbued Inscription x 1 for 33 75 each, Craft: Mithril Plated Dowel x 2 for 10 80 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 3 99 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 33 each, Buy Mithril Ingot x 3 for 94 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 47 each, Buy Large Claw x 15 for 81 each, Buy Mithril Hammer Head x 1 for 2 82 each, Craft: Mithril Ingot x 3 for 94 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 47 each, Buy Large Elder Haft x 1 for 7 98 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 3 99 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 33 each, Buy | Assassin's Krait Warhammer
Rare 80, craft for 4455
Expand Recipe Assassin's Mithril Imbued Inscription x 1 for 33 75 each, Craft: Mithril Plated Dowel x 2 for 10 80 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 3 99 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 33 each, Buy Mithril Ingot x 3 for 94 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 47 each, Buy Large Claw x 15 for 81 each, Buy Mithril Hammer Head x 1 for 2 82 each, Craft: Mithril Ingot x 3 for 94 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 47 each, Buy Large Elder Haft x 1 for 7 98 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 3 99 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 33 each, Buy | 4 crafted
Rares
9886326
(-90%) profit
781 attempts = 2,342 initial rares | Assassin's Godskull Crusher
Rare 65, craft for 3519
Expand Recipe Darksteel Hammer Head x 1 for 9 66 each, Craft: Darksteel Ingot x 3 for 3 22 each, Craft: Lump of Primordium x 1 for 48 each, Merchant: Coin x 4 80 , Buy Platinum Ore x 2 for 1 37 each, Buy Large Hard Haft x 1 for 1 47 each, Buy Large Skull x 3 for 8 02 each, Buy | Assassin's Krait Warhammer
Rare 80, craft for 4455
Expand Recipe Assassin's Mithril Imbued Inscription x 1 for 33 75 each, Craft: Mithril Plated Dowel x 2 for 10 80 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 3 99 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 33 each, Buy Mithril Ingot x 3 for 94 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 47 each, Buy Large Claw x 15 for 81 each, Buy Mithril Hammer Head x 1 for 2 82 each, Craft: Mithril Ingot x 3 for 94 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 47 each, Buy Large Elder Haft x 1 for 7 98 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 3 99 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 33 each, Buy | Assassin's Krait Warhammer
Rare 80, craft for 4455
Expand Recipe Assassin's Mithril Imbued Inscription x 1 for 33 75 each, Craft: Mithril Plated Dowel x 2 for 10 80 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 3 99 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 33 each, Buy Mithril Ingot x 3 for 94 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 47 each, Buy Large Claw x 15 for 81 each, Buy Mithril Hammer Head x 1 for 2 82 each, Craft: Mithril Ingot x 3 for 94 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 47 each, Buy Large Elder Haft x 1 for 7 98 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 3 99 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 33 each, Buy | Assassin's Krait Warhammer
Rare 80, craft for 4455
Expand Recipe Assassin's Mithril Imbued Inscription x 1 for 33 75 each, Craft: Mithril Plated Dowel x 2 for 10 80 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 3 99 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 33 each, Buy Mithril Ingot x 3 for 94 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 47 each, Buy Large Claw x 15 for 81 each, Buy Mithril Hammer Head x 1 for 2 82 each, Craft: Mithril Ingot x 3 for 94 each, Craft: Mithril Ore x 2 for 47 each, Buy Large Elder Haft x 1 for 7 98 each, Craft: Elder Wood Plank x 2 for 3 99 each, Craft: Elder Wood Log x 3 for 1 33 each, Buy | | Exotic Ingredients |
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| Precursor | Price to MF | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Ingredient 4 |
|---|
The Colossus
Exotic Weapon Hammer 80
1.64- / day
980002
1199996
The cheapest
12 Exotics
used in the calculation | 4 bought
Exotics
1693478
(-40%) profit
139 attempts = 416 initial exotics | Dire Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, buy for 4069
2.51+ / day | Dire Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, buy for 4069
2.51+ / day | Dire Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, buy for 4069
2.51+ / day | Dire Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, buy for 4069
2.51+ / day | 3 bought + 1 crafted
Exotics
2796902
(-64%) profit
139 attempts = 416 initial exotics | Dire Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, buy for 4069
2.51+ / day | Dire Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, buy for 4069
2.51+ / day | Dire Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, buy for 4069
2.51+ / day | Diviner's Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, craft for 14674
Expand Recipe Diviner's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 42 05 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 8 94 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 2 88 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 96 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 06 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 53 each, Buy Branded Mass x 50, Collect Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 19 47 each, Buy Exquisite Serpentite Jewel x 3, Collect Orichalcum Hammer Head x 1 for 3 24 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 08 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 54 each, Buy Large Ancient Haft x 1 for 1 45 each, Instant Buy | 2 bought + 2 crafted
Exotics
3900327
(-74%) profit
139 attempts = 416 initial exotics | Dire Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, buy for 4069
2.51+ / day | Dire Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, buy for 4069
2.51+ / day | Diviner's Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, craft for 14674
Expand Recipe Diviner's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 42 05 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 8 94 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 2 88 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 96 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 06 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 53 each, Buy Branded Mass x 50, Collect Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 19 47 each, Buy Exquisite Serpentite Jewel x 3, Collect Orichalcum Hammer Head x 1 for 3 24 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 08 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 54 each, Buy Large Ancient Haft x 1 for 1 45 each, Instant Buy | Diviner's Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, craft for 14674
Expand Recipe Diviner's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 42 05 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 8 94 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 2 88 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 96 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 06 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 53 each, Buy Branded Mass x 50, Collect Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 19 47 each, Buy Exquisite Serpentite Jewel x 3, Collect Orichalcum Hammer Head x 1 for 3 24 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 08 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 54 each, Buy Large Ancient Haft x 1 for 1 45 each, Instant Buy | 1 bought + 3 crafted
Exotics
5003752
(-80%) profit
139 attempts = 416 initial exotics | Dire Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, buy for 4069
2.51+ / day | Diviner's Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, craft for 14674
Expand Recipe Diviner's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 42 05 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 8 94 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 2 88 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 96 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 06 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 53 each, Buy Branded Mass x 50, Collect Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 19 47 each, Buy Exquisite Serpentite Jewel x 3, Collect Orichalcum Hammer Head x 1 for 3 24 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 08 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 54 each, Buy Large Ancient Haft x 1 for 1 45 each, Instant Buy | Diviner's Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, craft for 14674
Expand Recipe Diviner's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 42 05 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 8 94 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 2 88 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 96 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 06 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 53 each, Buy Branded Mass x 50, Collect Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 19 47 each, Buy Exquisite Serpentite Jewel x 3, Collect Orichalcum Hammer Head x 1 for 3 24 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 08 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 54 each, Buy Large Ancient Haft x 1 for 1 45 each, Instant Buy | Diviner's Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, craft for 14674
Expand Recipe Diviner's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 42 05 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 8 94 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 2 88 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 96 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 06 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 53 each, Buy Branded Mass x 50, Collect Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 19 47 each, Buy Exquisite Serpentite Jewel x 3, Collect Orichalcum Hammer Head x 1 for 3 24 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 08 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 54 each, Buy Large Ancient Haft x 1 for 1 45 each, Instant Buy | 4 crafted
Exotics
6107176
(-83%) profit
139 attempts = 416 initial exotics | Diviner's Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, craft for 14674
Expand Recipe Diviner's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 42 05 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 8 94 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 2 88 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 96 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 06 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 53 each, Buy Branded Mass x 50, Collect Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 19 47 each, Buy Exquisite Serpentite Jewel x 3, Collect Orichalcum Hammer Head x 1 for 3 24 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 08 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 54 each, Buy Large Ancient Haft x 1 for 1 45 each, Instant Buy | Diviner's Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, craft for 14674
Expand Recipe Diviner's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 42 05 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 8 94 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 2 88 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 96 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 06 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 53 each, Buy Branded Mass x 50, Collect Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 19 47 each, Buy Exquisite Serpentite Jewel x 3, Collect Orichalcum Hammer Head x 1 for 3 24 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 08 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 54 each, Buy Large Ancient Haft x 1 for 1 45 each, Instant Buy | Diviner's Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, craft for 14674
Expand Recipe Diviner's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 42 05 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 8 94 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 2 88 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 96 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 06 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 53 each, Buy Branded Mass x 50, Collect Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 19 47 each, Buy Exquisite Serpentite Jewel x 3, Collect Orichalcum Hammer Head x 1 for 3 24 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 08 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 54 each, Buy Large Ancient Haft x 1 for 1 45 each, Instant Buy | Diviner's Pearl Crusher
Exotic 80, craft for 14674
Expand Recipe Diviner's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription x 1 for 1 42 05 each, Craft: Orichalcum Plated Dowel x 5 for 8 94 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Plank x 2 for 2 88 each, Craft: Ancient Wood Log x 3 for 96 each, Buy Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 06 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 53 each, Buy Branded Mass x 50, Collect Glob of Ectoplasm x 5 for 19 47 each, Buy Exquisite Serpentite Jewel x 3, Collect Orichalcum Hammer Head x 1 for 3 24 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ingot x 3 for 1 08 each, Craft: Orichalcum Ore x 2 for 54 each, Buy Large Ancient Haft x 1 for 1 45 each, Instant 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) |