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MapleStory Classic World crafting: best EXP per meso
Which recipe levels my craft fastest?
iWhat Crafting: best EXP per meso is
A recipe charges a bench fee and pays crafting EXP. Divide one by the other and three hundred and forty-eight rows become one ordered list, with the recipes that make money rather than costing it marked separately - because the fastest way to level a discipline and the cheapest way are not the same recipe.
Recipes
348
across 6 disciplines
Best rate
0.200
Silver Crusader Helm, EXP per meso
Pay for themselves
52
the fee is under what the output sells for
Whole ladder
1,538,820
mesos to craft one of everything
The short answer
Levelling a discipline and making money out of it are two different recipe lists, and the page ranks on both. The rate stays roughly flat as you climb - EXP and fees grow together - so a craft level gets more expensive per craft and no less efficient per meso.
- Smithing
- best EXP per meso
- 0.200
- best single recipe
- 52
- recipes that pay for themselves
The disciplines, against each other
| Discipline | Recipes | EXP on offer | Fees | EXP per meso | Profitable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithing | 68 | 7,557 | 149,600 | 0.051 | 22 |
| Tailoring | 59 | 6,439 | 213,420 | 0.030 | 0 |
| Leatherworking | 89 | 10,798 | 368,900 | 0.029 | 0 |
| Weaponcrafting | 45 | 5,518 | 256,900 | 0.021 | 16 |
| Woodcrafting | 43 | 2,471 | 148,800 | 0.016 | 13 |
| Arcforge | 44 | 2,866 | 401,200 | 0.007 | 1 |
The rate here is the whole discipline’s EXP over its whole fee bill, not an average of its recipes: a discipline with one wildly efficient row and forty poor ones should not read as efficient. Smithing is the best of the six on that measure and Arcforge the worst, by roughly a factor of five.
Smithing, best rate first
Show all disciplines| Makes | Discipline | Craft lv | EXP | Fee | EXP / meso | Sells for | Net | Wants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Crusader Helm | Smithing | 10 | 200 | 1,000 | 0.200 | 6,840 | +5,840 | 1× Bronze Crusader Helm, 12× Silver Ingot |
| Mithril Brist | Smithing | 10 | 200 | 1,000 | 0.200 | 13,200 | +12,200 | 1× Steel Brist, 8× Mithril Ingot |
| Gold Brist | Smithing | 10 | 200 | 1,000 | 0.200 | 13,200 | +12,200 | 1× Steel Brist, 8× Gold Ingot |
| Mithril Nordic Helm | Smithing | 8 | 160 | 1,000 | 0.160 | 4,200 | +3,200 | 1× Steel Nordic Helm, 8× Mithril Ingot |
| Mithril Tower Shield | Smithing | 8 | 160 | 1,000 | 0.160 | 14,000 | +13,000 | 1× Steel Tower Shield, 10× Mithril Ingot |
| Adamantium Tower Shield | Smithing | 8 | 160 | 1,000 | 0.160 | 14,000 | +13,000 | 1× Steel Tower Shield, 10× Adamantium Ingot |
| Adamantium Knuckle | Smithing | 8 | 160 | 1,000 | 0.160 | 8,400 | +7,400 | 1× Iron Knuckle, 6× Adamantium Ingot |
| Dark Knuckle | Smithing | 8 | 160 | 1,000 | 0.160 | 8,400 | +7,400 | 1× Iron Knuckle, 6× Black Crystal |
| Great Red Helmet | Smithing | 7 | 140 | 1,000 | 0.140 | 3,000 | +2,000 | 1× Great Brown Helmet, 7× Garnet |
| Great Blue Helmet | Smithing | 7 | 140 | 1,000 | 0.140 | 3,000 | +2,000 | 1× Great Brown Helmet, 7× Sapphire |
| Yellow Briggon | Smithing | 7 | 140 | 1,000 | 0.140 | 6,000 | +5,000 | 1× Steel Briggon, 5× Topaz |
| Dark Briggon | Smithing | 7 | 140 | 1,000 | 0.140 | 6,000 | +5,000 | 1× Steel Briggon, 5× Black Crystal |
| Steel Pride | Smithing | 6 | 120 | 1,000 | 0.120 | 1,850 | +850 | 1× Bronze Pride, 3× Iron Ingot |
| Steel Missel | Smithing | 6 | 120 | 1,000 | 0.120 | 3,600 | +2,600 | 1× Bronze Missel, 4× Iron Ingot |
| Mithril Sharp Helm | Smithing | 5 | 100 | 1,000 | 0.100 | 1,350 | +350 | 1× Steel Sharp Helm, 5× Mithril Ingot |
| Gold Burgonet Helm | Smithing | 5 | 100 | 1,000 | 0.100 | 1,550 | +550 | 1× Iron Burgonet Helm, 5× Gold Ingot |
| Mithril Crusader Helm | Smithing | 10 | 200 | 2,000 | 0.100 | 7,080 | +5,080 | 1× Bronze Crusader Helm, 12× Mithril Ingot |
| Steel Football Helmet | Smithing | 4 | 80 | 1,000 | 0.080 | 1,250 | +250 | 1× Bronze Football Helmet, 4× Iron Ingot |
| Iron Viking Helm | Smithing | 4 | 80 | 1,000 | 0.080 | 1,250 | +250 | 1× Bronze Viking Helm, 4× Iron Ingot |
| Gold Nordic Helm | Smithing | 8 | 160 | 2,000 | 0.080 | 4,200 | +2,200 | 1× Steel Nordic Helm, 8× Gold Ingot |
| Silver War Boots | Smithing | 5 | 100 | 1,500 | 0.067 | 1,500 | 0 | 3× Iron Ingot, 4× Silver Ingot +1 |
| Gold War Boots | Smithing | 5 | 100 | 1,500 | 0.067 | 1,500 | 0 | 3× Iron Ingot, 4× Gold Ingot +1 |
| Dark War Boots | Smithing | 5 | 100 | 1,500 | 0.067 | 1,500 | 0 | 3× Iron Ingot, 25× Stirge Wing +1 |
| Bronze Pride | Smithing | 6 | 120 | 1,800 | 0.067 | 1,800 | 0 | 6× Bronze Ingot |
| Emerald Battle Grieves | Smithing | 6 | 120 | 1,800 | 0.067 | 1,800 | 0 | 4× Iron Ingot, 4× Emerald +1 |
| Mithril Battle Grieves | Smithing | 6 | 120 | 1,800 | 0.067 | 1,800 | 0 | 4× Iron Ingot, 4× Mithril Ingot +1 |
| Silver Battle Grieves | Smithing | 6 | 120 | 1,800 | 0.067 | 1,800 | 0 | 4× Iron Ingot, 4× Silver Ingot +1 |
| Blood Battle Grieves | Smithing | 6 | 120 | 1,800 | 0.067 | 1,800 | 0 | 4× Iron Ingot, 4× Garnet +1 |
| Yellow Metal Gear | Smithing | 3 | 60 | 1,000 | 0.060 | 950 | -50 | 1× Metal Gear, 3× Topaz |
| Steel Full Helm | Smithing | 3 | 60 | 1,000 | 0.060 | 950 | -50 | 1× Bronze Full Helm, 3× Iron Ingot |
| Golden Pride | Smithing | 6 | 120 | 2,000 | 0.060 | 1,900 | -100 | 1× Bronze Pride, 3× Gold Ingot |
| Orihalcon Missel | Smithing | 6 | 120 | 2,000 | 0.060 | 3,600 | +1,600 | 1× Bronze Missel, 4× Orihalcon Ingot |
| Gold Sharp Helm | Smithing | 5 | 100 | 2,000 | 0.050 | 1,400 | -600 | 1× Steel Sharp Helm, 5× Gold Ingot |
| Orihalcon Burgonet Helm | Smithing | 5 | 100 | 2,000 | 0.050 | 1,600 | -400 | 1× Iron Burgonet Helm, 5× Orihalcon Ingot |
| Steel Trigger | Smithing | 7 | 140 | 3,000 | 0.047 | 3,000 | 0 | 4× Iron Ingot, 5× Opal +1 |
| Mithril Trigger | Smithing | 7 | 140 | 3,000 | 0.047 | 3,000 | 0 | 4× Iron Ingot, 5× Mithril Ingot +1 |
| Dark Trigger | Smithing | 7 | 140 | 3,000 | 0.047 | 3,000 | 0 | 4× Iron Ingot, 5× Black Crystal +1 |
| Steel Helmet | Smithing | 2 | 40 | 1,000 | 0.040 | 750 | -250 | 1× Bronze Helmet, 2× Iron Ingot |
| Mithril Football Helmet | Smithing | 4 | 80 | 2,000 | 0.040 | 1,300 | -700 | 1× Bronze Football Helmet, 4× Mithril Ingot |
| Mithril Viking Helm | Smithing | 4 | 80 | 2,000 | 0.040 | 1,300 | -700 | 1× Bronze Viking Helm, 4× Mithril Ingot |
| Maroon Jangoon Shoes | Smithing | 8 | 160 | 4,200 | 0.038 | 4,200 | 0 | 4× Orihalcon Ingot, 2× Gold Ingot +2 |
| Blue Jangoon Shoes | Smithing | 8 | 160 | 4,200 | 0.038 | 4,200 | 0 | 4× Mithril Ingot, 2× Gold Ingot +2 |
| Brown Jangoon Shoes | Smithing | 8 | 160 | 4,200 | 0.038 | 4,200 | 0 | 4× Adamantium Ingot, 2× Gold Ingot +2 |
| Juno | Smithing | 2 | 40 | 1,200 | 0.033 | 1,200 | 0 | 2× Iron Ingot, 2× Processed Leather +1 |
| Steel Fingerless Gloves | Smithing | 3 | 60 | 1,800 | 0.033 | 1,800 | 0 | 3× Iron Ingot, 2× Processed Leather +1 |
| Black Cat Gloves | Smithing | 4 | 80 | 2,400 | 0.033 | 2,400 | 0 | 4× Bronze Ingot, 2× Processed Leather +1 |
| White Fingerless Gloves | Smithing | 5 | 100 | 3,000 | 0.033 | 3,000 | 0 | 5× Iron Ingot, 2× Processed Leather +1 |
| Mithril War Boots | Smithing | 5 | 100 | 3,000 | 0.033 | 1,500 | -1,500 | 5× Mithril Ingot, 2× Processed Leather +1 |
| Bronze Missel | Smithing | 6 | 120 | 3,600 | 0.033 | 3,600 | 0 | 6× Bronze Ingot, 18× Screw |
| Emerald Hildon Boots | Smithing | 10 | 200 | 6,600 | 0.030 | 6,600 | 0 | 5× Iron Ingot, 2× Black Crystal +3 |
| Mithril Hildon Boots | Smithing | 10 | 200 | 6,600 | 0.030 | 6,600 | 0 | 5× Iron Ingot, 2× Black Crystal +3 |
| Orihalcon Hildon Boots | Smithing | 10 | 200 | 6,600 | 0.030 | 6,600 | 0 | 5× Iron Ingot, 2× Black Crystal +3 |
| Gold Hildon Boots | Smithing | 10 | 200 | 6,600 | 0.030 | 6,600 | 0 | 5× Iron Ingot, 2× Black Crystal +3 |
| Bronze Ingot | Smithing | 1 | 3 | 100 | 0.030 | 100 | 0 | 5× Bronze Ore |
| Iron Ingot | Smithing | 1 | 3 | 100 | 0.030 | 100 | 0 | 5× Iron Ore |
| Mithril Ingot | Smithing | 2 | 6 | 200 | 0.030 | 200 | 0 | 5× Mithril Ore |
| Adamantium Ingot | Smithing | 3 | 9 | 300 | 0.030 | 300 | 0 | 5× Adamantium Ore |
| Gold Ingot | Smithing | 3 | 9 | 300 | 0.030 | 300 | 0 | 5× Gold Ore |
| Silver Ingot | Smithing | 4 | 12 | 400 | 0.030 | 400 | 0 | 5× Silver Ore |
| Orihalcon Ingot | Smithing | 5 | 15 | 500 | 0.030 | 500 | 0 | 5× Orihalcon Ore |
“Net” is what an NPC pays for the output less the bench fee, and it counts the ingredients at nothing. That is deliberate and it flatters every row equally: most ingredients are monster drops with no purchase price at all, so pricing them at zero is the only consistent choice - and it means a positive net is a floor rather than a promise.
Recipes that pay for themselves
| Makes | Discipline | Craft lv | Fee | Sells for | Profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Slain | Weaponcrafting | 10 | 1,000 | 17,000 | +16,000 |
| Sapphire Slain | Weaponcrafting | 10 | 1,000 | 17,000 | +16,000 |
| Dark Slain | Weaponcrafting | 10 | 2,000 | 17,500 | +15,500 |
| Mithril Tower Shield | Smithing | 8 | 1,000 | 14,000 | +13,000 |
| Adamantium Tower Shield | Smithing | 8 | 1,000 | 14,000 | +13,000 |
| Mithril Brist | Smithing | 10 | 1,000 | 13,200 | +12,200 |
| Gold Brist | Smithing | 10 | 1,000 | 13,200 | +12,200 |
| Blood Avarice | Weaponcrafting | 9 | 1,000 | 12,000 | +11,000 |
| Adamantium Avarice | Weaponcrafting | 9 | 1,000 | 12,000 | +11,000 |
| Dark Avarice | Weaponcrafting | 9 | 2,000 | 12,500 | +10,500 |
| Silver Guardian | Weaponcrafting | 7 | 1,000 | 9,500 | +8,500 |
| Dark Guardian | Weaponcrafting | 7 | 2,000 | 10,000 | +8,000 |
| Adamantium Knuckle | Smithing | 8 | 1,000 | 8,400 | +7,400 |
| Dark Knuckle | Smithing | 8 | 1,000 | 8,400 | +7,400 |
| Silver Crusader Helm | Smithing | 10 | 1,000 | 6,840 | +5,840 |
| Mithril Guards | Weaponcrafting | 6 | 1,000 | 6,700 | +5,700 |
| Mithril Crusader Helm | Smithing | 10 | 2,000 | 7,080 | +5,080 |
| Yellow Briggon | Smithing | 7 | 1,000 | 6,000 | +5,000 |
| Dark Briggon | Smithing | 7 | 1,000 | 6,000 | +5,000 |
| Adamantium Guards | Weaponcrafting | 6 | 2,000 | 6,900 | +4,900 |
Where the rest of crafting lives
The crafting page has every recipe in full, by discipline and output; the crafting ladder is what opens at each level; and the keep list says which of the ingredients above you should stop selling.
