The Expert's Orichalcum Mace is a powerful mid-tier weapon that serves as either a solid main-hand option or a stepping stone toward even greater crafts. This guide breaks down the required materials and the step-by-step process to craft it. If you don't have the time to farm every component yourself, you can buy Aion 2 items to expedite the process and move straight to the forge.

Required Materials

Before you begin, gather the following items. Double-check quantities, as crafting windows will reject incomplete submissions.

Splendent Orichalcum Mace: 1 unit

Expert's Refining Stone: 5 units

Fine Orichalcum Ore: 6 units

Fine Odyle: 3 units

Material Descriptions

Splendent Orichalcum Mace (1 unit) – This is the base weapon. You likely need to craft this first or purchase it from another player. It serves as the foundation for the Expert's upgrade.

Expert's Refining Stone (5 units) – A mid-tier catalyst used to stabilize and enhance the refinement process. These are typically obtained from daily quests, crafting vendors, or disenchanting higher-tier gear.

Fine Orichalcum Ore (6 units) – A refined ore used in Expert-level crafts. You can mine Orichalcum nodes and process the raw ore, or purchase it from the Auction House.

Fine Odyle (3 units) – A magical essence or processed material. Odyle is often gathered from special nodes or dropped by elemental-type monsters in higher-level zones.

Crafting Requirements

Skill Level

Your crafting discipline should be Weaponsmithing (or the appropriate profession for maces). You need a minimum skill level of Expert tier, which is usually 200 to 299 depending on the game version. If your skill is too low, the recipe will not appear or will show as locked. Grind lower-tier recipes to raise your skill before attempting this craft.

Crafting Station

You need to use an Expert-level Anvil or Weaponsmithing Table. These are found in major city crafting halls, such as Sanctum or Pandaemonium, or in a player-owned guild workshop. Standard basic anvils do not support Expert recipes.

Design Requirement

You may need an actual design item called "Expert's Orichalcum Mace Design" to unlock the recipe. Designs are often obtained from reputation vendors, quest rewards, or the Auction House. If you cannot see the recipe after meeting the skill requirement, check whether you own and have learned the design.

Step-by-Step Crafting Instructions

Step 1: Gather All Materials

Ensure all materials are in your inventory or personal warehouse. The crafting window will not pull from guild storage or your pet's inventory.

Step 2: Locate the Correct Crafting Station

Travel to a major city and find the Expert Weaponsmithing station. Interact with it to open the crafting interface.

Step 3: Find the Recipe

Navigate to the Weapons section, then Maces, then Expert. Alternatively, use the search bar and type "Expert's Orichalcum Mace." If you are using a design item, right-click it first to permanently learn the recipe.

Step 4: Load Materials

Select the recipe and confirm that the required materials match your inventory. The craft window should highlight all materials in green if you have enough.

Step 5: Pay Kinah (if required)

Most Expert-level crafts have a Kinah fee. Check the bottom of the crafting window for an additional gold cost.

Step 6: Execute the Craft

Press the Craft or Forge button and wait for the progress bar to complete.

Success rate: Expert recipes typically have a success rate of 80 to 100 percent, depending on your skill level. If your skill is barely at Expert threshold, consider using crafting scrolls to increase your success chance or an Aether charge if your game version uses that mechanic.

Step 7: Claim Your Item

If the craft succeeds, the Expert's Orichalcum Mace appears in your inventory. If it fails, you may lose some or all of your materials. Check your game's failure penalty system to understand the risk.

Material Farming Tips

Splendent Orichalcum Mace – You can craft it yourself, which likely requires a Basic or Apprentice-level Orichalcum Mace plus low-tier refining stones. Alternatively, check the Auction House, as players often sell base weapons for crafters.

Expert's Refining Stones – These come from daily quests (many factions offer them as repeatable rewards), disenchanting unwanted green or blue Expert-tier gear, or reputation vendors who sell them for faction currency.

Fine Orichalcum Ore – Mine raw Orichalcum from nodes in level 25 to 35 zones, then process it at a Smelter (often a 3:1 ratio of raw ore to fine ore). Humanoid enemies in mining areas sometimes drop these as well.

Fine Odyle – Gather from Odyle nodes near magical ruins or elemental hotspots. Elemental monsters (earth, air, fire, water) in mid-tier zones also drop Odyle. You can also refine raw Odyle at an Alchemy or Essence table.

Common Issues and Troubleshooting

Recipe not visible – You may need to learn the design first or raise your crafting skill to Expert tier.

Materials grayed out – Move the required items from your warehouse to your personal inventory. The crafting window does not access storage.

Craft button disabled – Check your Kinah balance or verify that you have the exact quantities of every material.

Craft fails repeatedly – Use success rate scrolls or grind more low-tier recipes to raise your skill higher before attempting again.

What's Next?

Once you have crafted the Expert's Orichalcum Mace, you can equip it as your main weapon, enchant it with mana stones or enchantment scrolls, or use it as a material for the next tier of crafting, such as the Artisan's Splendent Orichalcum Mace if the recipe chain continues.

Quick Summary of Steps

First, gather one Splendent Orichalcum Mace, five Expert's Refining Stones, six Fine Orichalcum Ore, and three Fine Odyle. Second, raise your Weaponsmithing to Expert tier (200 or higher). Third, learn the design if required. Fourth, go to an Expert crafting station in a major city. Fifth, load your materials and pay the Kinah fee. Sixth, press the Craft button. Seventh, claim your new Expert's Orichalcum Mace from your inventory. If you are missing any of these materials or need extra Kinah for the crafting fee, you can buy Aion 2 items and currency from MMOEXP to complete the recipe without the endless grind.