Crafted Items: Hit Power, Blood, Caster and Safety Recipes

Crafted items are orange-named items made in the Horadric Cube from a magic (blue) item. Each recipe gives the item a few fixed properties, and on top of those it rolls 1–4 random properties like a rare item. There are four recipe families — Hit Power, Blood, Caster and Safety — and each has a separate recipe for nine item slots: 36 recipes in total. The cube's other recipes are in the Horadric Cube Recipes guide.

1.How to Craft

Four things go into the cube: 1 magic (blue) base item + 1 jewel + 1 rune + 1 perfect gem.

Gem	Family	Made for
Perfect Sapphire	Hit Power	Defensive items that cast Frost Nova when struck and return damage to attackers.
Perfect Ruby	Blood	Items with life and life steal, made for melee.
Perfect Amethyst	Caster	Items with mana, mana regeneration and cast speed, made for casters.
Perfect Emerald	Safety	Defensive items that reduce damage taken and add resistances.

• The gem sets the family, and the rune and base item set which slot you get (tables below).
• The jewel's quality does not matter: in the game data the recipe only asks for "any jewel", so a magic, rare or even unique (Rainbow Facet) jewel is consumed. Use a cheap one so you don't lose a good jewel.
• Armor recipes also accept the exceptional and elite versions of the base (e.g. Basinet or Giant Conch instead of a Full Helm). Weapon recipes accept any weapon of the listed type; amulet and ring recipes accept any magic amulet or ring.
• The base item's magic properties are lost; you get a new item of the same type with freshly rolled properties.

2.Item Level and Random Properties

• Item level = (character level ÷ 2) + (base item level ÷ 2); each half is rounded down separately and the result is capped at 99. Example: a level 99 character + a level 85 amulet → 49 + 42 = 91.
• The number of random properties depends on the item level; higher levels give more properties:

• Which properties can roll depends on the affix level. On amulets and rings the affix level equals the item level; on other bases it is lower by half of the base's quality level (e.g. 3 lower on Heavy Gloves, 6 lower on Chain Gloves).
• Required level = the required level of the highest random property + 10 + 3 × the number of random properties (or the base item's own requirement if that is higher). The recipe's fixed properties do not count. Example: +2 class skills (required level 67) with 4 random properties → 67 + 10 + 12 = 89.

3.Hit Power Recipes

Every recipe takes a Perfect Sapphire and 1 jewel. Defensive items that cast Frost Nova when struck and return damage to attackers.

Result	Magic base item	Rune	Gem	Fixed properties
Hit Power Helm	Full Helm / Basinet / Giant Conch	Ith		5% chance to cast level 4 Frost Nova when struck; Attacker Takes Damage of 3–7; +25–50 Defense vs. Missile
Hit Power Boots	Chain Boots / Mesh Boots / Boneweave Boots	Ral		5% chance to cast level 4 Frost Nova when struck; Attacker Takes Damage of 3–7; +25–60 Defense vs. Melee
Hit Power Gloves	Chain Gloves / Heavy Bracers / Vambraces	Ort		5% chance to cast level 4 Frost Nova when struck; Attacker Takes Damage of 3–7; Knockback
Hit Power Belt	Heavy Belt / Battle Belt / Troll Belt	Tal		5% chance to cast level 4 Frost Nova when struck; Attacker Takes Damage of 3–7; 5–10% Damage Taken Goes To Mana
Hit Power Shield	Gothic Shield / Ancient Shield / Ward	Eth		5% chance to cast level 4 Frost Nova when struck; Attacker Takes Damage of 3–10; 5–10% Increased Chance of Blocking
Hit Power Body	Field Plate / Sharktooth Armor / Kraken Shell	Nef		5% chance to cast level 4 Frost Nova when struck; Attacker Takes Damage of 3–10; +10–20% Faster Hit Recovery
Hit Power Amulet	Amulet	Thul		5% chance to cast level 4 Frost Nova when struck; Attacker Takes Damage of 3–10; Hit Causes Monster to Flee 5–15%
Hit Power Ring	Ring	Amn		5% chance to cast level 4 Frost Nova when struck; Attacker Takes Damage of 3–6; +1–5 to Dexterity
Hit Power Weapon	Any blunt weapon (club, mace, hammer, scepter, wand, staff)	Tir		5% chance to cast level 4 Frost Nova when struck; Attacker Takes Damage of 3–7; +35–60% Enhanced Damage

4.Blood Recipes

Every recipe takes a Perfect Ruby and 1 jewel. Items with life and life steal, made for melee.

Result	Magic base item	Rune	Gem	Fixed properties
Blood Helm	Helm / Casque / Armet	Ral		1–3% Life Stolen per Hit; +10–20 to Life; 5–10% Deadly Strike
Blood Boots	Light Plated Boots / Battle Boots / Mirrored Boots	Eth		1–3% Life Stolen per Hit; +10–20 to Life; Replenish Life +5–10
Blood Gloves	Heavy Gloves / Sharkskin Gloves / Vampirebone Gloves	Nef		1–3% Life Stolen per Hit; +10–20 to Life; 5–10% Chance of Crushing Blow
Blood Belt	Belt / Mesh Belt / Mithril Coil	Tal		1–3% Life Stolen per Hit; +10–20 to Life; 5–10% Chance of Open Wounds
Blood Shield	Spiked Shield / Barbed Shield / Blade Barrier	Ith		1–3% Life Stolen per Hit; +10–20 to Life; Attacker Takes Damage of 4–7
Blood Body	Plate Mail / Templar Coat / Hellforge Plate	Thul		1–3% Life Stolen per Hit; +10–20 to Life; +1–3 Life after each Demon Kill
Blood Amulet	Amulet	Amn		1–4% Life Stolen per Hit; +10–20 to Life; +5–10% Faster Run/Walk
Blood Ring	Ring	Sol		1–3% Life Stolen per Hit; +10–20 to Life; +1–5 to Strength
Blood Weapon	Any axe (throwing axes included)	Ort		1–4% Life Stolen per Hit; +10–20 to Life; +35–60% Enhanced Damage

5.Caster Recipes

Every recipe takes a Perfect Amethyst and 1 jewel. Items with mana, mana regeneration and cast speed, made for casters.

Result	Magic base item	Rune	Gem	Fixed properties
Caster Helm	Mask / Death Mask / Demonhead	Nef		Regenerate Mana 4–10%; +10–20 to Mana; 1–4% Mana Stolen per Hit
Caster Boots	Boots / Demonhide Boots / Wyrmhide Boots	Thul		Regenerate Mana 4–10%; +10–20 to Mana; Increase Maximum Mana 2–5%
Caster Gloves	Leather Gloves / Demonhide Gloves / Bramble Mitts	Ort		Regenerate Mana 4–10%; +10–20 to Mana; +1–3 to Mana after each Kill
Caster Belt	Light Belt / Sharkskin Belt / Vampirefang Belt	Ith		Regenerate Mana 4–10%; +10–20 to Mana; +5–10% Faster Cast Rate
Caster Shield	Small Shield / Round Shield / Luna	Eth		Regenerate Mana 4–10%; +10–20 to Mana; 5–10% Increased Chance of Blocking
Caster Body	Light Plate / Mage Plate / Archon Plate	Tal		Regenerate Mana 4–10%; +10–20 to Mana; +1–3 to Mana after each Kill
Caster Amulet	Amulet	Ral		Regenerate Mana 4–10%; +10–20 to Mana; +5–10% Faster Cast Rate
Caster Ring	Ring	Amn		Regenerate Mana 4–10%; +10–20 to Mana; +1–5 to Energy
Caster Weapon	Any staff, wand or scepter	Tir		Regenerate Mana 4–10%; +10–20 to Mana; Increase Maximum Mana 1–5%

6.Safety Recipes

Every recipe takes a Perfect Emerald and 1 jewel. Defensive items that reduce damage taken and add resistances.

Result	Magic base item	Rune	Gem	Fixed properties
Safety Helm	Crown / Grand Crown / Corona	Ith		Damage Reduced by 1–4; Magic Damage Reduced by 1–2; Lightning Resist +5–10%; +10–30% Enhanced Defense
Safety Boots	Greaves / War Boots / Myrmidon Greaves	Ort		Damage Reduced by 1–4; Magic Damage Reduced by 1–2; Fire Resist +5–10%; +10–30% Enhanced Defense
Safety Gloves	Gauntlets / War Gauntlets / Ogre Gauntlets	Ral		Damage Reduced by 1–4; Magic Damage Reduced by 1–2; Cold Resist +5–10%; +10–30% Enhanced Defense
Safety Belt	Sash / Demonhide Sash / Spiderweb Sash	Tal		Damage Reduced by 1–4; Magic Damage Reduced by 1–2; Poison Resist +5–10%; +10–30% Enhanced Defense
Safety Shield	Kite Shield / Dragon Shield / Monarch	Nef		Damage Reduced by 1–4; Magic Damage Reduced by 1–2; Magic Resist +5–10%; +10–30% Enhanced Defense
Safety Body	Breast Plate / Cuirass / Great Hauberk	Eth		Damage Reduced by 1–4; Magic Damage Reduced by 1–2; Half Freeze Duration; +10–30% Enhanced Defense
Safety Amulet	Amulet	Thul		Damage Reduced by 1–4; Magic Damage Reduced by 1–2; 1–10% Increased Chance of Blocking
Safety Ring	Ring	Amn		Damage Reduced by 1–4; Magic Damage Reduced by 1–2; +1–5 to Vitality
Safety Weapon	Any spear or javelin (Amazon spears and javelins included)	Sol		Damage Reduced by 1–4; Magic Damage Reduced by 1–2; +5–10% Enhanced Defense

7.Most Wanted Crafted Items

The four recipes players spend the most effort on. The "affix level" column is the lowest affix level the target property needs (from the game data).

Item	Why it is wanted	Target random properties	Affix level
Caster Amulet	Fixed 5–10% faster cast rate; one random 10% cast rate brings it up to 20%.	+2 class skills (e.g. Arch-Angel's); of the Apprentice (10% FCR); all resistances; life	+2 skills: 90 · 10% FCR: 5
Blood Gloves	Fixed crushing blow, life steal and life; the glove of melee builds.	20% attack speed (of Alacrity); resistances; strength, dexterity	20% IAS: 43 (item level 46 on a Heavy Gloves base)
Blood Ring	Life steal is fixed; with mana steal it becomes a dual-leech ring.	Mana steal (4–5%: of the Wraith, 6%: of the Vampire); strength, dexterity; 10% FCR; all resistances	4–5% mana steal: 58 · 6%: 86
Hit Power Gloves	Fixed knockback; a glove for Amazons and Assassins.	+2 Amazon skills (Bowyer's bow, Spearmaiden's javelin/spear) or +2 Martial Arts (Sensei's); 20% attack speed	+2 skill tree: 40 · 20% IAS: 43 (item level 49 on a Chain Gloves base)

Level Math for a +2 Skills Caster Amulet

The +2 class skills prefix can only roll when the crafted amulet's item level is 90 or higher. For that, the lowest level the magic amulet you put in the cube needs for each character level:

• At character level 81 or below no amulet is enough.
• Gambling: items bought from gambling vendors have an item level between 5 below and 4 above your character level. At character level 93 or higher, every magic amulet you gamble clears the +2 skills threshold once crafted.
• A higher character level also makes lower level amulets usable; at level 99 an amulet of level 82 is enough.

8.Where to Find the Ingredients

• Base item: drops from monsters; a dropped item's level equals the monster's level. High level bases (e.g. amulets of level 82 or more) come from the level 85 areas and the bosses in Hell; the area list is under "Level 85 Areas (Hell)" in the Charms guide. Gambling is also a good source of amulets and rings (see above).
• Jewel: drops from monsters; its quality does not matter, so use the cheapest one.
• Rune: the recipes only use low runes: Tir, Nef, Eth, Ith, Tal, Ral, Ort, Thul, Amn, Sol. They drop often in Nightmare and Hell; in the cube three runes upgrade to the next one, and Thul → Amn and Amn → Sol also need a chipped gem (Rune List).
• Perfect gem: never drops from monsters (in the game data the Perfect gem drop table is not linked to any monster). In the cube 3 Flawless gems upgrade to 1 Perfect gem (Horadric Cube Recipes); a Gem Shrine also upgrades one gem in your inventory by one grade — keep only the Flawless gem you want upgraded, because if the shrine picks a Perfect gem it turns it into a Chipped one. The Act 4 Hell's Forge quest also gives 1 Perfect gem per difficulty.

9.Data Source

Recipes, fixed properties and affix levels come from the Diablo 2 Resurrected 3.3 (Reign of the Warlock) game data. Reign of the Warlock added no new crafting recipes; the game has 36 of them.