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Which tool to use for making 100% ele damage weapons

Started by Pawain · 2020-05-09 · 58 posts · Skills and Stats
#0
No need to discuss, looking for the best runic tool to reforge each type weapon.

Smith:

Carpentry:

Bowyer:

Stone:

Glass:

Lots of returning players want to make their own. 
I buy what I need to avoid the boredom.

Thanks
#1
This is all I have in my notes, from a thread on Stratics:

100% elemental smithy weapon: Dull Copper or Shadow runic + Powerful + Quality
 (difficulty: easy; you'll get high % elemental, so you should enhance to 100% first before imbuing. Use +60 hammer; success rate approx 70%.)

100% elemental black staff: Oak saw + Powerful + Quality
 (difficulty: moderate)

100% elemental bow: Oak runic + Powerful + Quality
 (difficulty: moderate)
#2
What @Arroth_Thaiel said. Except I use strictly Shadow hammers for the Smith weapons.
#3
Thanks tried the Shadow hammer on 4 weapons.  Got a 100% Poison and 3 duds.

Saved me 5M.
#4
@Pawain Glad to help.
#5
Shadow Hammer works for getting 100% Element with Smithing and Tinkering weps (including Whips). If you're specifically after 100% Fire Weps, then you can use a DC Hammer, reforge a wep to 40% Physical/60% Fire, then use a +60 ASH to enhance it to Bronze to make it 100% Fire.
#6
keep this thread going please! 
#7
Smith and stone need shadow, carp and bow need oak, I don't do glass so no idea.
#8
Smith does NOT need shadow. You can use DC as posted above. Bronze adds brings 60 fire to 100 and agapite brings 70 cold to 100.
#9
bas said:
Smith does NOT need shadow. You can use DC as posted above. Bronze adds brings 60 fire to 100 and agapite brings 70 cold to 100.
OK, Smith me a 100% poison maul with a dull copper hammer and ill agree.
#10
I am fine with the answers. Would benefit everyone if stickied there. We can bookmark it or look there.
Adding to wiki sounds good. Would a search for 100% elemental damage find it.
Thanks to all.
#11
OP's call hah buuut if strictly looking for reforge numbers....

Dull copper 60% (70% powerful)
Shadow iron 80% (100%)

Oak 80% (100%)

Can still use old runic crafting, but you'll burn through more runics to get the desired effects than reforging unless the gods really don't like you.
#12
I have made a page - it won't be live yet, however rather than make it just for 100% elemental, I have titled it Runic Reforging for Specific Properties.  I hope you will help me add other properties to it?
I would love to re-produce Semmerset's charts, but I do not have his permission and have no way to reach him to ask for it.
I will post when the page is available to you, please check that I have properly understood and the information is correct.
One comment you might find strange, a reminder that tinker weapons need to be enhanced by a tinker, even though you used a smith hammer to reforge them. I added it because a highly experienced crafter I know forgot that fact only a few days ago. 😂
#13
So do you need a tinker / smith or just tinker to enhance a tinker item with a smiths hammer

glad this info is being added  
#14
The following are all from the same thread on Stratics as the info I posted above. I had copied all these to my notes, but this is all compiled from other peoples work! Use as you see fit. I actually end up using this .txt file a lot.

100% mana leech smithy weapon (or just %Hit Fatigue/%Hit Mana Drain): Copper + Powerful + Vampire
 (difficulty: easy)

HCI+5, or DCI+5 metal armor: Shadow runic + Powerful + Slaughter
HCI+5, or DCI+5 tailor armor: Spined kit + Powerful + Slaughter
 (difficulty: moderate)

150 Luck leather: Horned kit + NOT powerful + Fortune
-enhance with Spined leather for +40 Luck
 (difficulty: easy)

150 Luck metal armor: Copper/Bronze runic + Powerful + Fortune
- enhance with Gold ingots for +40 Luck
 (difficulty: moderate)

150 Luck wooden shield: Ash runic + Powerful + Fortune
 (difficulty: easy)
 - Bokuto: Enhance Oak wood for +40 Luck + 5DI
 - Wooden shield: Enhance Bloodwood for +40 Luck + 2HPR

Elemental & Hit Fatigue/Drain: Copper/Bronze + Powerful + Quality + Vampire
(difficulty: very hard; do not try unless you have tons of resource)

70% Hit Area: Copper + Powerful + Slaughter
 (difficulty: very hard; do not try unless you have tons of resource) 

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Also from my .txt...
Crafting Process: (This is at the top, I have to reference it every time....)
Create (exceptional - non magical)
Runic Reforge
Powder
Imbue
Enhance (Forged Metal of Artifacts 100% Guarantee)


Enhancing: 100% Elemental
Always takes remaining %damage from physical
Order of %damage addition: Cold, Energy, Fire, Poison
Dull Copper  =  Durability
Shadow   =  20% Cold + Durability
Copper   = 10% Poison +20% Energy
Bronze   =  40% Fire
Golden  =  Luck
Agapite  =  30% Cold + 20% Energy
Verite   =  40% Poison + 20% Energy
Valorite =  10% Fire + 20% Cold + 10% Poison +20% Energy

One can enhance items with 60% to 90% Fire, the rest in Physical, with Bronze for a 100% Fire weapon.

One can enhance items with 70% Cold, the rest in Physical, with Agapite to turn it into a 100% Cold weapon. At 80% & 90%, one can use Shadow Iron instead, for higher  durability.

One can enhance items with 80% or 90% Energy, the rest in Physical, with Copper, for a 100% Energy weapon.

You cannot make a 100% Poison weapon through enhancement - only via runic crafting. All metal types that add poison always add another type of damage first.

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Again, this is all based off what other people have been kind enough to post. None of this is my doing.
#15
Smith and stone need shadow, carp and bow need oak, I don't do glass so no idea.
I like this method. Make a bunch of weapons then reforge over and over till you get what you want.  Answer was short and answered the question.

Other methods are fine too.
#16
Skett said:
So do you need a tinker / smith or just tinker to enhance a tinker item with a smiths hammer

glad this info is being added  

erm, not quite. For a whip, for eg, you would craft with tinker, reforge with a runic smith hammer, but then you need to use tinker skill, and a regular tinker kit, to enhance it.

My friend couldn't understand why he got the message that he couldn't enhance with that material. He was trying to enhance with his smith. 😂
#17
OP's call hah buuut if strictly looking for reforge numbers....

Dull copper 60% (70% powerful)
Shadow iron 80% (100%)

Oak 80% (100%)

Can still use old runic crafting, but you'll burn through more runics to get the desired effects than reforging unless the gods really don't like you.

What does that mean (100% with  Shadow Iron?) ?? 

PlayerSkillFTW said:
Shadow Hammer works for getting 100% Element with Smithing and Tinkering weps (including Whips). If you're specifically after 100% Fire Weps, then you can use a DC Hammer, reforge a wep to 40% Physical/60% Fire, then use a +60 ASH to enhance it to Bronze to make it 100% Fire.


So it's best to reforge for 100% weapons? Ie; Use runic to get 70% cold - than enhance ... 

Is it normal to burn through alot of reforges and get nothing but junk??? and only get a 70% cold every once in a while? 

Does Shadow Iron Runic have a higher chance or lower chance to reforge a weapon to 70-80% cold? 

Is there a faster way to get 100% elemental weapons? 

Do you always choose of quality when reforging to get an elemental thats possible to enhance to 100% or do you just do powerful? 


What do copper, bronze and all the other runics do? or should i say, when would you use them to reforge? Is there ever a time you would just use equip the runic to make weapons or armor directly ?
#18
@Malok, I'll try to answer some of your questions. Keep in mind I am not a big time crafter, others will probably have more accurate answers.

"So it's best to reforge for 100% weapons? Ie; Use runic to get 70% cold - than enhance ..."
I do it this way. I suppose you could just craft with a runic and have the properties randomly applied, but with reforging, you're narrowing what you're having applied. 

"Is it normal to burn through alot of reforges and get nothing but junk??? and only get a 70% cold every once in a while?"
Yes.

"Is there a faster way to get 100% elemental weapons?"
Yes, use Vendor Search. No, I'm not joking. There are almost always 100% Ele weapons in all elements and a varitey of types. It may be expensive. Sometimes I'll use VS because I just don't want to go through the process of crafting. If you're talking about a faster way to craft elemental weapons...someone else will have to answer, I don't know of any.

"Do you always choose of quality when reforging to get an elemental thats possible to enhance to 100% or do you just do powerful?"
If you just do "Powerful", the intensity budget of the weapon will be increased, but you won't be providing any direction as to how you want the intensity budget to be applied. You'll just get random properties. By choosing "Exquisite / of Quality" your telling the system to apply the intensity budget to the properties in that group.

"What do copper, bronze and all the other runics do? or should i say, when would you use them to reforge?
Higher hammers can apply more properites (and have higher chances at higher intensities?). Some properties can only be applied by lower level hammers. Most craft with lower level hammers because they are easier to get and you're trying to reforge for 1 or 2 properites you want, then imbue the others. However, if you have a few thousand charges of Valorite hammers laying around you can make some pretty sweet stuff...

"Is there ever a time you would just use equip the runic to make weapons or armor directly?"
Sure, if you just want the properties randomly applied. Maybe you'd get a lucky roll?
#19
I don't craft and enhance because I want to save enhance for getting 40SSI Bows.
#21
@Malok

The shadow iron 80% (100%) part means if you take a shadow iron runic tool and select of quality it can give an 80% elemental weapon, with of quality and powerful selected it can give a clean 100% elemental (and chaos) weapon. 

I generally will go the route of burning through shadow hammers to stockpile 100% weapons unless in doing silly stuff with bronze to valorite hammers and need to work with what I get.  

Enhancing is okay with cheaper weapons, with some materials its OK to attempt an enhance before the imbue process so you don't risk failure on a finished item or need to waste forged metal on something that isn't really that important.   Doesn't work with anything that will add durability or luck etc of course.

Enhancing is also locked out of certain damage types with how it applies to the weapon as well.  So I just cut all that out and get 100% weps  from shadow hammers.

Also worth noting... if you find old legacy 100% elementals from runic crafting or loot they can be reforged wink wink. ;)




#22
The legacy 100 percenters that don't have a magic intensity rating/tag right ? How much would they be worth ? @WornOutYourTool
#23
I've used 1 valorite + 2 cooper + 4 dull copper runic hammers trying to get a 70% cold elemental double axe, but i couldn't get any elemental damage weapon. 

I reforged normal crafted double axes with Powerful + EoQuality.... 

What is going wrong? 

The only thing I could get was some 70% cold or poison damage wep's (not elemental)...
#24
What? If you are looking for a 100% elemental damage double axe, Use a shadow runic.
Why are you trying to get a 70%?

#25
MoulinR said:
I've used 1 valorite + 2 cooper + 4 dull copper runic hammers trying to get a 70% cold elemental double axe, but i couldn't get any elemental damage weapon. 

I reforged normal crafted double axes with Powerful + EoQuality.... 

What is going wrong? 

The only thing I could get was some 70% cold or poison damage wep's (not elemental)...

If you got a 70% cold damage weapon, haven't you achieved your aim?  I'm not sure what else you're expecting?
#26
Pawain said:
What? If you are looking for a 100% elemental damage double axe, Use a shadow runic.
Why are you trying to get a 70%?

Actually, as far as I undestood, i need to reforge a 70% cold ele then enhance with agapite to reach the 100%. Isnt that right?
#27
Mariah said:
MoulinR said:
I've used 1 valorite + 2 cooper + 4 dull copper runic hammers trying to get a 70% cold elemental double axe, but i couldn't get any elemental damage weapon. 

I reforged normal crafted double axes with Powerful + EoQuality.... 

What is going wrong? 

The only thing I could get was some 70% cold or poison damage wep's (not elemental)...

If you got a 70% cold damage weapon, haven't you achieved your aim?  I'm not sure what else you're expecting?
I'm trying to reach a elemental damage...
#28
but you have! Cold damage IS elemental damage. Anything other than 100% physical is classed as elemental damage. A weapon with 100% cold damage is the aim.
#29
Mariah said:
but you have! Cold damage IS elemental damage. Anything other than 100% physical is classed as elemental damage. A weapon with 100% cold damage is the aim.
Damn
Didnt noticed that!
What a fool lol  :s
#30
Shadow Hammer works for getting 100% Element with Smithing and Tinkering weps (including Whips). If you're specifically after 100% Fire Weps, then you can use a DC Hammer, reforge a wep to 40% Physical/60% Fire, then use a +60 ASH to enhance it to Bronze to make it 100% Fire.
What would it be the "+ 60 ASH to enhance" ?
#31
MoulinR said:
Mariah said:
but you have! Cold damage IS elemental damage. Anything other than 100% physical is classed as elemental damage. A weapon with 100% cold damage is the aim.
Damn
Didnt noticed that!
What a fool lol  :s
Hehe you had me confused. 

Use a Shadow hammer.  You will eventually get 100%s.  You can enhance with another hammer  to get some elements to 100%.  Usually I fail to get the Ele damage or I make a 90% or 100%.

Good Luck!  it takes quite a few hammers to make a set of weapons.
#32
Ancient Smith Hammer, a reward from Bulk order deeds.
#33
I've been trying to follow steps here and I'm only ending in frustration.   
#34
"100% elemental smithy weapon: Dull Copper or Shadow runic + Powerful + Quality"

This statement means that to get a 100 percent elemental smithy weapon do the following steps:
1) Use a Dull Copper or Shadow Runic and I'm using NO color Iron Ingots. 
Ok.  I just used the Dull Copper Runic with no colored Ingots to make an Axe.  It has 40 percent damage increase.

2) Now, I'm going near a soul forge with 120 imbuing and 120 blacksmithing.  Im going to Reforge using the Runic and you select "Powerful' and then "Quality."
   There's already a problem here.... if you select powerful you will not get an option for "quality"      therefore you just got "stuck"  I'm going to make a guess that you have to select other options. You have to select Grand and then Inspired to even see an option for "quality."    Then you get this menu with all sorts of options of of which is "exquisite of quality."  

Ok.  So, I click reforge and what happens?  There's absolutely no change to the color of the item.  But, I did get Self Repair of 5.

And with that I am smelting the item down to ingots. 

#35
Shadow Hammer works for getting 100% Element with Smithing and Tinkering weps (including Whips). If you're specifically after 100% Fire Weps, then you can use a DC Hammer, reforge a wep to 40% Physical/60% Fire, then use a +60 ASH to enhance it to Bronze to make it 100% Fire.

Let me see if I understand this correctly:
1) Use a Dull Copper Runic Hammer to make an weapon.  Normal Ingots.
2) Use the Dull Copper Runic, get near aSoul Forge and somehow reforge it to 40 percent physical and 60 percent fire.
3) Put an ASH hammer +60 in your hand and click on enhance, use bronze ingots and presto you have 100 percent fire.


#37
You need to read the entire thread. Craft a normal GM weapon with a regular hammer, then reforge with a runic hammer, as detailed earlier in the thread, giving it a 60/40 split of damage, fire/physical. Then enhance with bronze, converting the physical to an additional 40% resulting in a 100% fire damage weapon.
#38
It is rng so you are not going to get what you want easily. Also don’t forget to apply powder of fortification when you reforge the weapon you plan to imbue. Also don’t enhance without a forged metal of artifacts. 

Last time I tried to get 100% elemental weapons I think I got like 3 out of 300-400 charges.
#39
Here is a very thorough guide 
#40
Mariah said:
You need to read the entire thread. Craft a normal GM weapon with a regular hammer, then reforge with a runic hammer, as detailed earlier in the thread, giving it a 60/40 split of damage, fire/physical. Then enhance with bronze, converting the physical to an additional 40% resulting in a 100% fire damage weapon.
I read everything at least twice.  Some of the jargon people are using is confusing.  40/60 split?  All these splits are confusing.   

"reforge with a runic hammer"  The directions.... I did not understand.  They were not clear.

"Then enhance with bronze, converting the physical to an additional 40% resulting in a 100% fire damage weapon."

With a bronze runic or with bronze ingots?  Or both?
#41
dvvid said:
It is rng so you are not going to get what you want easily. Also don’t forget to apply powder of fortification when you reforge the weapon you plan to imbue. Also don’t enhance without a forged metal of artifacts. 

Last time I tried to get 100% elemental weapons I think I got like 3 out of 300-400 charges.
dvvid said:
It is rng so you are not going to get what you want easily. Also don’t forget to apply powder of fortification when you reforge the weapon you plan to imbue. Also don’t enhance without a forged metal of artifacts. 

Last time I tried to get 100% elemental weapons I think I got like 3 out of 300-400 charges.
This statement is helpful.  "Last time I tried to get 100 percent elemental weapon I think I got 3 out of 300-400 charges.

That is the most useful statement in this thread.
#42
When people are talking about enchacing, I feel like they are leaving some steps out of the process which people are just "supposed to know.  Then, the articles are all of a sudden "Advanced articles" for those who already know what they are doing.
#43
Pawain said:
Thanks tried the Shadow hammer on 4 weapons.  Got a 100% Poison and 3 duds.

Saved me 5M.
Statements like this... aren't helpful.  To me it sounds like they guy tried 4 times and got a 100 percent poison item.  So, If I'm not doing the same as he is then I'm doing it wrong somehow.  When, I'm trying 10 times I don't even see a change in the color at all... I"m thinking I must be doing it wrong.  And, I'm getting stuff like self repair 4?  Really?  Self repair 4?  or 5?  I'm thinking I messed up the whole process. 
#44
A guy suggested using a forged metal of artifacts... I burned a charge.. I don't think it helped.
#45
Galluccio said:
Pawain said:
Thanks tried the Shadow hammer on 4 weapons.  Got a 100% Poison and 3 duds.

Saved me 5M.
Statements like this... aren't helpful.  To me it sounds like they guy tried 4 times and got a 100 percent poison item.  So, If I'm not doing the same as he is then I'm doing it wrong somehow.  When, I'm trying 10 times I don't even see a change in the color at all... I"m thinking I must be doing it wrong.  And, I'm getting stuff like self repair 4?  Really?  Self repair 4?  or 5?  I'm thinking I messed up the whole process. 
Sorry if you read the whole thread, I and others mention you need a lot of hammers to make anything.  I happened to get something I wanted in 4 tries that time.  10 tries is also not enough.
When reforging you need scores of runics.  We are talking about combining the tools to the max and needing scores of tools to get an item we would keep.
I'll go thru 20 90 charge Barbed kits to make 1 piece of armor that I may use.  It won't have max stats either but its a decent item.

Enhancing is not reforging you enhance after you have the weapon you want and have it powdered.

Yes crafting is complicated. The UWF guild has crafting fairs on Atlantic each weekend, it just began today.  You should go check that out.

But you are the guy that made that spectacular Kama so maybe we thought you knew what you were doing.
#46
Galluccio said:
When people are talking about enchacing, I feel like they are leaving some steps out of the process which people are just "supposed to know.  Then, the articles are all of a sudden "Advanced articles" for those who already know what they are doing.
Yes, this is a thread that started with a question about more advanced crafting.

********

However, you appear new to crafting and looking for 100% Elemental Damage weapons, so here is a basic walkthrough:


1. Creation:
Make a weapon from iron ingots using a Smith's hammer.  Keep making the weapon until you get an exceptional version. The character will need the Blacksmithing skill. Notice the damage type is 100% Physical.



2. Runic Reforge:
Now use a Runic hammer on that exceptional weapon while standing beside a Soulforge. The character will need the Imbuing skill. You can only Reforge a weapon once. It will most likely take many exceptional weapons (10's) and many charges of Runic hammers (100's) to obtain the properties you are looking for. 

2a. If you use a Shadow Runic hammer at this point and select the options from earlier in this thread, you will have a chance to Reforge your exceptional weapon to have one of the other damage types at 100% (100% Fire or 100% Poison instead of 100% Physical). If successful, this is now a 100% Elemental weapon (Fire, Cold, Poison, Energy, or Chaos). You can only Reforge each exceptional weapon once, so it will probably take many exceptional weapons and many charges from the Shadow Runic hammer to obtain a weapon with a damage type at 100%. Using a Shadow Runic hammer is the easiest method to convert your original 100% Physical Damage exceptional weapon into a 100% Elemental Damage (Fire, Cold, Poison, Energy, or Chaos) exceptional weapon. 

2b. You may use a Dull Copper Runic hammer at this point, instead of a Shadow Runic hammer. Select the options discussed earlier in this thread and you will have a chance to Reforge your 100% Physical Damage exceptional weapon to have multiple damage types: i.e. 60% Fire, 40% Physical. If you are looking for a 100% Fire Damage weapon, keep this 60% Fire 40% Physical exceptional weapon. You will Enhance this exceptional weapon at a later point in the crafting process to have 100% Fire Damage. Again, it may take many exceptional weapons and many charges from the Dull Copper Runic hammer to obtain an acceptable weapon.

To determine what %'s of Elemental Damage types are acceptable to keep for later Enhancing, see my notes from earlier in this thread, or the page:
Runic Reforging for Specific Properties – Ultima Online (uo.com)



3. Powder of Fortification:
Once you have completed Runic Reforging (you have the % Damage type you want) and prior to Imbuing, use Powder of Fortification on the weapon if you would like. You must use Powder of Fortification at this step, prior to Imbuing, as once your Runic Reforged exceptional weapon is Imbued it cannot have Powder of Fortification applied. Conversely, if you use Powder of Fortification prior to Runic Reforging, the Durability bonus from using the Powder will be lost when the Reforging takes place, wasting the Powder of Fortification. Powder of Fortification will increase the weapons durability by 10 for each Powder of Fortification used. You may use Powder of Fortification on the weapon until it reaches 255/255 Durability.   



4. Imbue:
Stand beside a Soulforge and Imbue your Powdered - Runic Reforged - Exceptionally Crafted weapon with whatever properties you want. The character must have Imbuing skill.



5. Enhance:
The character will require a plain smith's hammer and the Blacksmithing skill. The more powerful your weapon, the more likely it will be destroyed in the Enhancing attempt. Using a +60 Ancient Smithing Hammer will increase your chances of successfully Enhancing, but you will still have a chance to fail, destroying the now expensive and time consuming weapon you just made.

Therefore, many crafters purchase a Forged Metal of Artifacts from the UO store. Using the Forged Metal of Artifacts to Enhance your weapon will be 100% successful. Your weapon will not be destroyed.

You can use Enhancing to add properties to your weapon beyond the Imbuing limitations. The full properties list can be found here:
Material Bonuses – Ultima Online (uo.com)

This is the step where you will select your colored material.

If you used a Dull Copper Runic hammer during the Runic Reforing step, and Reforged to an exceptional weapon with 60% Fire 40% Physical damage types, you would now double click the tool (smith's hammer or Forged Metal of Artifacts), select Bronze Ingots, and Enhance. If successful (Forged Metal of Artifacts will always be successful), the weapon would be Enhanced with Bronze ingots, transferring the 40% Physical Damage to 40% Fire Damage and resulting in a 100% Fire Damage weapon (Or 100% Elemental Fire weapon, however you want to say it.)

Again, to see what materials you need to Enhance with to obtain different % Elemental Damage results, see my notes earlier in this thread or the page:
Runic Reforging for Specific Properties – Ultima Online (uo.com)



6. Insure:
Remember to Insure your Exceptionally Crafted, Runic Reforged, Powdered, Imbued, Enhanced Weapon.

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Good luck!
#47
Hi folks,.. I'm back....
Now I'm trying to copy a wooden chest of my friend.,,
He got a Woodland Chest of Slaughter with +5 HCI and +10 DI...
I`ve created a excepcional item, then used a oak runic but i`m getting only hci+4 (that would be ok),... but when I enhance with heartwood, I`m not able to get the damage increase prop....
Is that way i`m doing wright?
#48
Heartwood gives a random property from a set group of properties. Are you at least getting some other property? How may tries did you take? It’s rng so it’s hard to get exactly what you want. 
#49
Pawain said:
No need to discuss, looking for the best runic tool to reforge each type weapon.

Smith:

Carpentry:

Bowyer:

Stone:

Glass:

Lots of returning players want to make their own. 
I buy what I need to avoid the boredom.

Thanks
Shadow Runic. Exquisite of Quality. Shadow Runic hammer will produce one additional factor, usually an elemental, but sometines, but rarely, a second. Leaving you enhancements to imbue. All others will add more most of the time, leaving you less room for imbuing. Saves money, material and time.
#50
Galluccio said:
When people are talking about enchacing, I feel like they are leaving some steps out of the process which people are just "supposed to know.  Then, the articles are all of a sudden "Advanced articles" for those who already know what they are doing.
Yes, this is a thread that started with a question about more advanced crafting.

********

However, you appear new to crafting and looking for 100% Elemental Damage weapons, so here is a basic walkthrough:


1. Creation:
Make a weapon from iron ingots using a Smith's hammer.  Keep making the weapon until you get an exceptional version. The character will need the Blacksmithing skill. Notice the damage type is 100% Physical.



2. Runic Reforge:
Now use a Runic hammer on that exceptional weapon while standing beside a Soulforge. The character will need the Imbuing skill. You can only Reforge a weapon once. It will most likely take many exceptional weapons (10's) and many charges of Runic hammers (100's) to obtain the properties you are looking for. 

2a. If you use a Shadow Runic hammer at this point and select the options from earlier in this thread, you will have a chance to Reforge your exceptional weapon to have one of the other damage types at 100% (100% Fire or 100% Poison instead of 100% Physical). If successful, this is now a 100% Elemental weapon (Fire, Cold, Poison, Energy, or Chaos). You can only Reforge each exceptional weapon once, so it will probably take many exceptional weapons and many charges from the Shadow Runic hammer to obtain a weapon with a damage type at 100%. Using a Shadow Runic hammer is the easiest method to convert your original 100% Physical Damage exceptional weapon into a 100% Elemental Damage (Fire, Cold, Poison, Energy, or Chaos) exceptional weapon. 

2b. You may use a Dull Copper Runic hammer at this point, instead of a Shadow Runic hammer. Select the options discussed earlier in this thread and you will have a chance to Reforge your 100% Physical Damage exceptional weapon to have multiple damage types: i.e. 60% Fire, 40% Physical. If you are looking for a 100% Fire Damage weapon, keep this 60% Fire 40% Physical exceptional weapon. You will Enhance this exceptional weapon at a later point in the crafting process to have 100% Fire Damage. Again, it may take many exceptional weapons and many charges from the Dull Copper Runic hammer to obtain an acceptable weapon.

To determine what %'s of Elemental Damage types are acceptable to keep for later Enhancing, see my notes from earlier in this thread, or the page:
Runic Reforging for Specific Properties – Ultima Online (uo.com)



3. Powder of Fortification:
Once you have completed Runic Reforging (you have the % Damage type you want) and prior to Imbuing, use Powder of Fortification on the weapon if you would like. You must use Powder of Fortification at this step, prior to Imbuing, as once your Runic Reforged exceptional weapon is Imbued it cannot have Powder of Fortification applied. Conversely, if you use Powder of Fortification prior to Runic Reforging, the Durability bonus from using the Powder will be lost when the Reforging takes place, wasting the Powder of Fortification. Powder of Fortification will increase the weapons durability by 10 for each Powder of Fortification used. You may use Powder of Fortification on the weapon until it reaches 255/255 Durability.   



4. Imbue:
Stand beside a Soulforge and Imbue your Powdered - Runic Reforged - Exceptionally Crafted weapon with whatever properties you want. The character must have Imbuing skill.



5. Enhance:
The character will require a plain smith's hammer and the Blacksmithing skill. The more powerful your weapon, the more likely it will be destroyed in the Enhancing attempt. Using a +60 Ancient Smithing Hammer will increase your chances of successfully Enhancing, but you will still have a chance to fail, destroying the now expensive and time consuming weapon you just made.

Therefore, many crafters purchase a Forged Metal of Artifacts from the UO store. Using the Forged Metal of Artifacts to Enhance your weapon will be 100% successful. Your weapon will not be destroyed.

You can use Enhancing to add properties to your weapon beyond the Imbuing limitations. The full properties list can be found here:
Material Bonuses – Ultima Online (uo.com)

This is the step where you will select your colored material.

If you used a Dull Copper Runic hammer during the Runic Reforing step, and Reforged to an exceptional weapon with 60% Fire 40% Physical damage types, you would now double click the tool (smith's hammer or Forged Metal of Artifacts), select Bronze Ingots, and Enhance. If successful (Forged Metal of Artifacts will always be successful), the weapon would be Enhanced with Bronze ingots, transferring the 40% Physical Damage to 40% Fire Damage and resulting in a 100% Fire Damage weapon (Or 100% Elemental Fire weapon, however you want to say it.)

Again, to see what materials you need to Enhance with to obtain different % Elemental Damage results, see my notes earlier in this thread or the page:
Runic Reforging for Specific Properties – Ultima Online (uo.com)



6. Insure:
Remember to Insure your Exceptionally Crafted, Runic Reforged, Powdered, Imbued, Enhanced Weapon.

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Good luck!
“You actually should insure the item before you imbue it, this saves on insurance cost :p
#52
Why does crafting have to be so complicated?
especially when it’s not as good as most legendary loot
the recourse need the time it takes ….
Just Why lol  
#53
Skett said:
Why does crafting have to be so complicated?
especially when it’s not as good as most legendary loot
the recourse need the time it takes ….
Just Why lol  
You will accept the randomness and frustration or be ostracized...
#54
 😂 
#55
Something has seriously changed for reforging weapons!! I burned through 15 shadow hammers and never got one 100% elemental of any kind???? Never have I gone through that many hammers without getting at least one 100% weapon. Is anyone else having this problem?
#56
"no, what options did you select?"
#57
Yoshi said:
"no, what options did you select?"
I didn't have powerful selected, think that is what I did wrong. I have now, Powerful Reforging, grand artifice and inspired artifice selcted with quality

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