Detailed Crafting Guide for Last Epoch

Crafting in Last Epoch is one of the most powerful tools you have for improving your gear. It does not matter if you are just starting out or are already deep into endgame, crafting helps you shape your items exactly the way you want; no RNG-heavy gambling, no complicated recipes - just clean, intuitive systems with a ton of depth.

In this guide, we will walk you through everything you need to know, from basic affix crafting all the way to advanced Legendary item creation in the //www.icy-veins.com/last-epoch/temporal-sanctum-guide.

The Forge is your main crafting interface in Last Epoch, and it is incredibly easy to access. Just press F at any time; no need to go back to town or talk to an NPC. This is where you will modify your items using Shards, Glyphs, and Runes.

Items in Last Epoch have affix slots that hold stat modifiers. These are split into two types: Prefixes (left) and Suffixes (right).

• Prefixes: Offensive stats (e.g., damage, attributes, minion stats)
• Suffixes: Defensive/utility stats (e.g., health, resistances, mana, status effects)

Each item can have up to two Prefixes and two Suffixes, for a total of four affixes. You can use crafting to add missing affixes, upgrade existing ones, or even change them entirely. This does not count Sealed Affixes, which adds an additional Prefix or Suffix to gear that can not be altered.

Every item has a stat called Forging Potential. This is essentially the item's crafting durability. Each time you modify an item through the Forge (by adding or upgrading an affix), it uses up a bit of that potential. Once the FP reaches zero, the item can no longer be crafted on.

Think of it as a built-in limit that prevents infinite crafting on a single item. It adds a layer of strategy, as you will want to get as much value out of each craft as possible before the FP runs out.

• Common → Rare items: Usually have 20–40 FP.
• Exalted items: Often have 40+ FP
•  Glyph of Hope: 25% chance to prevent FP cost entirely
• Each craft consumes a variable amount of FP, with the ranges being shown before you craft.

Even if an item only has 1 FP left, you can still attempt another craft, so it is worth making every point count!

Crafting in Last Epoch is centered around three types of materials: Shards, Glyphs, and Runes. Each one has a specific role, and learning how to use them effectively is the key to good crafting.

These are the core resource used in crafting. Every shard represents a specific stat, like "+Health" or "Fire Resistance," and is used to either add that affix to an item or upgrade an existing one.

• Drop from enemies, chests, and reward events
• Stored automatically in your crafting inventory
• Can be farmed by destroying gear with  Rune of Shattering

Glyphs are support tools used during crafting. They add extra effects or help protect your items during the process. You can insert one glyph per craft.

•  Glyph of Hope – 25% chance to avoid FP cost.
•  Glyph of Order – Preserves affix value when upgrading tiers.
•  Glyph of Chaos – Randomly changes an affix into a different one.
•  Glyph of Despair – Seals an affix, allowing a fifth affix to be added.
•  Glyph of Envy – Changes all properties other than the affix that is being upgraded.

Runes provide more advanced effects that can drastically change items. They are rarer and used more strategically.

•  Rune of Shattering – Destroys an item and gives back shards.
•  Rune of Removal – Removes a random affix from an item.
•  Rune of Discovery – Adds a random Tier 1 affix to an empty slot.
•  Rune of Refinement – Rerolls all affix values.
•  Rune of Shaping – Rerolls implicit stats on a base item.
•  Rune of Ascendance – Converts a normal item into a random Unique/Set item of the same type.
•  Rune of Creation – Duplicates an item, but sets FP to 0 on both copies.
•  Rune of Havoc – Shuffles affix tiers on Exalted items with 4 non-sealed affixes.
•  Rune of Redemption – Changes exalted affixes into different affixes (same tier/rolls).
•  Rune of Weaving – Converts remaining Weaver's Will/Touch into affix progress.

Once you understand the basics, the real power of crafting comes from knowing how to use your materials. Crafting is not just something you should do at endgame, because it is incredibly helpful in early and midgame too. You can take mediocre drops and turn them into strong pieces of gear that carry you through content.

• Plan around FP – Prioritize the most important affixes first.
• Use Glyph of Hope – Stretch your FP without risk.
• Shatter bad gear – Farm shards you actually need.
• Use Glyph of Chaos – Try replacing bad affixes with better ones.
• Watch item requirements – Higher tier affixes can raise level requirements.

As you push into endgame content, crafting evolves into a much deeper system. This is where you start building Legendary items; Powerful gear that combines the unique properties of a Unique item with additional stats from an Exalted item.

Exalted gear has at least one Tier 6 or 7 affix, which cannot be crafted and only appears on drops in high-level content. These are marked with a purple border and are used in Legendary crafting.

Some Uniques and Set items drop with Legendary Potential (LP1–LP4). This determines how many affixes from an Exalted item can be transferred when crafting a Legendary.

• LP1 = 1 affix transferred
• LP4 = 4 affixes transferred

The affixes transferred from the Exalted item are chosen randomly, so try to use Exalted gear with only the affixes you want.

The crafting process takes place in the Eternity Cache at the end of the Temporal Sanctum dungeon. You need:

• LP Unique item
• Matching base-type Exalted item with no sealed affixes

The dungeon tier determines the level cap for the Unique:

• Tier 1: Unique ≤ Level 50
• Tier 2: Unique ≤ Level 65
• Tier 3: Unique ≤ Level 75
• Tier 4: No level restriction

When completing Teir 2 or above, the Eternity Cache allows you to select one affix to slam into your Unique. This ensures you can always get the main Affix you're attempting to imprint and makes Uniques with 1 Legendary Potential far more valuable than they would be otherwise.

With the Tombs of the Erased update (Season 2), Last Epoch introduced a new endgame system called Woven Echoes. These are a key part of the new Woven Faction and unlock powerful new crafting possibilities.

Woven Echoes are unfinished glimpses into the new world created by the Weaver. You can find them inside Cemeteries of the Erased or purchase them from Masque in the Haven of Silk using Memory Amber, the currency used within the Weaver Faction.

To use them, you must weave a Woven Echo into your echo web via the Altar to the Weaver (found in the new Cemetery locations). Once woven in, they function just like regular echoes and can be run for rewards.

• Stored in their own inventory tab (separate from regular echoes).
• Offer new types of encounters with unique mechanics.
• Provide rewards that include powerful crafting opportunities.
• Allow you to attempt increasing the Legendary Potential of a Unique item that already has LP.

Another addition that came with Season 2 is the ability to upgrade your Class Idols at the end of Cemeteries, through a system called Woven Enchanting. This works similarly to a crafting station, allowing you to enhance Class Idols and add additional properties by interacting with the Woven Enchanter altar.

It is a powerful way to improve your build further and ties directly into the Woven Echo system. While idol optimization is a topic of its own, it is worth knowing that this is part of your broader item crafting and upgrading options.

Unlike normal crafting, Idols can be altered an unlimited amount of times. Enchanting an Idol will randomize the affix on an Idol as well as a random amount of Weaver's Touch, allowing you to aim for exactly the affix you need on your Class Idols without requiring you to find multiple of them.

Woven Echoes are also connected to advanced crafting systems involving Set bonuses and new interactions with Runes like  Rune of Havoc and  Rune of Weaving.

•  Rune of Weaving: Converts remaining Weaver's Will or Weaver's Touch on special items into additional affix progress, similar to how the item would evolve through combat. This helps fast-track item upgrades without grinding kills.
•  Rune of Havoc: This rune shuffles the tiers of non-sealed affixes on an Exalted item with four affixes. In Season 2, it can also be used to manipulate tier scaling in a way that allows Set bonus affixes to reach Tier 7. This opens up new possibilities for extremely powerful hybrid-crafted items.
•  Rune of Redemption: This new rune allows you to change the exalted affixes on an item into different affixes entirely. The affix tiers and roll values remain unchanged, only the affix type is replaced. It is a great way to fix or improve a high-tier item without downgrading its power. Sealed affixes are unaffected, and the new affixes must be ones that could normally spawn on that item type.

This system opens up another layer of depth in Last Epoch's crafting, pushing the limits of what you can create with the right materials, echoes, and planning.

Another huge addition that came with Season 2 is the ability to shatter Set items to extract their Set bonus affixes. These affixes can then be crafted onto other items, including Rare or Exalted gear, to create hybrid items that count toward the original Set.

When you apply a Set bonus affix, the item becomes a "[Set Name] Reforged" item. It still counts toward the original Set bonus, even though the rest of the item's stats are fully customizable. This allows you to build much more powerful gear setups while keeping access to specific Set bonuses.

• Only the Set bonus is transferred — not the full original item stats.
• You can use these Set affixes like normal affix shards during crafting.
• You can apply them onto high-tier bases or even Exalted items.
• You can raise their tier with advanced methods like  Rune of Havoc.
• Set affixes can not be slammed onto Unique gear with Legendary Potential.

This system completely redefined how Set items work in Last Epoch. Instead of being stuck with mediocre base stats, you can simply extract the power of Set bonuses and apply it to stronger gear.

Some questions just come up more often than others, especially with a system as deep as crafting in Last Epoch. It is totally normal to get confused about a few things, so we put together this quick FAQ to help clear up anything that might still be unclear.

You cannot use the Forge on Unique or Set items, even if they have Legendary Potential. LP only applies to the Legendary crafting system in the Temporal Sanctum, not the regular Forge. Only Common, Magic, Rare, and Exalted items can be crafted in the Forge.

You can still equip and use it, but it becomes uncraftable forever. You will need a new item if you want to continue crafting.

Not directly. FP does not matter on the Unique, but the Exalted item must be unmodified and sometimes needs FP for other crafting steps like Rune of Creation before using the Cache.

No. Sealed affixes invalidate the Exalted item for use in the Eternity Cache.

No — it is random. If you want better control, use Exalted items with only the affixes you want.

Click the "Crafting Materials" tab (top left) in the Forge to see your collection and their applicable item types.

Sealed affixes (created with Glyph of Despair) take a special slot and allow you to craft a fifth affix. They cannot be modified further.

No — only found on Exalted items as drops. Forge crafting caps at Tier 5.

Use  Rune of Refinement to reroll affix values. Use  Rune of Shaping to reroll implicit base stats (like crit chance or block).

Experimental items have limitations. Weaver gear cannot be crafted at all — it upgrades through kills instead.

 Rune of Redemption replaces Exalted affixes with different affixes while keeping the tier and roll values the same. It is a great way to salvage items with high tiers but bad affix choices. Sealed affixes are unaffected.

Yes! In Season 2, you can shatter Set items into Set affix shards and craft those bonuses onto Rare or Exalted gear. The crafted item will still count as part of the Set. This allows for hybrid gear builds with powerful stats and flexible affix combinations.

Not directly. The old Rune of Research was removed in Season 2. Experimental affixes now drop through specific Woven Echo encounters instead of being crafted via the Forge.

• F to open the Forge
• Shards = Add/upgrade affixes
• Glyphs = Optimize crafting outcomes
• Runes = Advanced item effects (shatter, reroll, remove, ascend, duplicate, shuffle, etc.)
• FP (Forging Potential) = Limits how much you can craft on an item
• Legendary crafting = Combine LP Unique + Exalted in the Eternity Cache
• Woven Echoes = Endgame system for crafting bonuses, increasing LP (Legendary Potential), and unlocking hybrid item setups
• Set affix shards = Shatter Set items → apply Set bonus to Exalted gear → make "Set Reforged" hybrids