Rune Factory 4 Special: Complete Guide To Crafting

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• Shoe Recipes

• Accessory Recipes

With combat being such a large part of Rune Factory 4, keeping your equipment updated is a very important aspect of the game. Upgrading your weapons is important for dealing damage to enemies, but doing the same for your armor is just as vital to staying alive.

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To do this, you'll need a Crafting Table. With one of these, you can craft all manner of shields, armor pieces, and accessories that you can wear, ship for profit, or even gift to residents.

Updated on June 14, 2023: Crafting is an important part of Rune Factory 4, so we've updated this guide that covers everything you need to know. This includes all crafting recipes for armor, shields, headgear, shoes, and accessories.

Crafting Basics

To craft you will need a Crafting Table. You will be able to purchase this from Bado once you have unlocked the path that leads to the boss of the Water Ruins in exchange for some Gold, some lumber, and some material stone.

When you interact with the Crafting Table, you will be prompted to choose a type of equipment that you want to make or whether you want to upgrade some armor that you already have.

When crafting something, you can either use recipes learned by eating Recipe Bread (which is primarily purchased at Porcoline's or attained from festivals) or you can guess at a recipe using your items.

When guessing at a recipe, however, it will cost a lot more Rune Points (RP) to make.

Regardless of your method, if a recipe's level is higher than your crafting skill level, there is a chance that the recipe may fail.

The higher the recipe's level is than your skill level, the higher the chance that it will fail. Higher-level recipes will also cost a lot more RP to attempt.

In our recipe tables below, some of the ingredients are in italics. This means that the recipe calls for any item of a particular classification. Ingredients not in italics, however, are specific to that recipe.

For example:

• Crafting a pair of Leather Boots requires that you use any item of the Furs category. Any of them will do, from a simple Fur to valuable Lightning Mane.
• Crafting a pair of Spectacles requires two Aquamarines. They cannot be substituted for any other gemstones.

Armor Upgrades

It is possible to use your items to make your armor better. You can upgrade anything that you build at the Crafting Table, not just body armor.

Armor can be upgraded a total of ten times, with the effects of the upgrade being dependent on the item you use. For example, a piece of Bronze will add four to the armor's Defense bonus.

You will be penalized if you try to upgrade an item with more of the same material — the effect will be reduced severely.

The best strategy for upgrading is to use a wide range of items to keep all of their bonuses potent.

Upgrading armor follows the same rule as crafting it. All items have a difficulty level, and if this is higher than your crafting skill level the upgrade may fail, wasting the materials. Higher-level recipes will also cost more RP to attempt.

Armor Recipes

Armor

Level

Recipe

Shirt

2

Cloths and Skins

Vest

8

Cloths and Skins, Furs

Cotton Cloth

12

Old Bandage, Old Bandage, Spider's Thread

Mail

16

Bronze, Liquids

Chain Mail

20

Silver, Strings

Scale Vest

25

Silver, Pretty Carapace, Root

Sparkling Shirt

28

Gold, Furs, Cloths and Skins

Wind Cloak

32

Black Bird Feather, Wind Crystal, Emerald, Cloths and Skins, Strings

Protector

38

Shoulder Piece, Diamond

Platinum Mail

44

Platinum, Platinum, Blk. Tortoise Shell, Cloths and Skins

Lamellar Vest

50

Orichalcum, Scales, Strings

Mercenary's Cloak

53

Quality Worn Cloth, Big Bird's Comb, Puppetry Strings

Wooly Shirt

56

Electro Crystal, Wooly Furball, Wooly Furball, Strings

Elvish Cloak

59

Turnip's Miracle, Ambrosia's Thorns, Crystal Skull, Powders and Spores

Dragon Cloak

64

Dragon Scale, Crimson Scale, Grimoire Scale, Earth Dragon Ash, Strings

Power Protector

69

Orichalcum, Orichalcum, Orichalcum, MTGU Plate, Dangerous Scissors

Rune Vest

76

Golem Spirit Stone, Rune Crystal, Rune Crystal, Cloths and Skins, Strings

Royal Garter

90

Dragonic Stone, Ancient Orc Cloth, Love Scale, Small Crystal, White Stone

Four Dragons' Vest

99

Dragon Fin, Earthwyrm Scale, Firewyrm Scale, Wind Dragon Tooth, Rune Crystal

Shield Recipes

Shield

Level

Recipe

Small Shield

2

Minerals

Umbrella

6

Cloths and Skins, Strings, Sticks and Stems

Iron Shield

8

Iron, Iron

Monkey Plush

12

Yellow Down, Cloths and Skins, Cloths and Skins

Round Shield

15

Bronze

Turtle Shield

20

Turtle Shell, Bronze, Liquids

Chaos Shield

25

Silver, Pretty Carapace

Bone Shield

32

Gold, Shells and Bones

Magic Shield

37

Gold, Silver, Mysterious Powder, Crystals

Heavy Shield

41

Diamond, Shoulder Piece

Platinum Shield

43

Platinum, Platinum, Blk. Tortoise Shell

Kite Shield

50

Proof of Rank, Warrior's Proof, Platinum, Dragon Bones

Knight Shield

54

Orichalcum, Grimoire Scale

Element Shield

58

Yellow Feather, Green Core, Red Core, Yellow Core, Blue Core

Magical Shield

65

Crimson Scale, Left Rock Shard, Right Rock Shard, Rune Crystal

Prism Shield

78

Blue Scale, Glitter Scale, Crimson Scale, Light Ore, Small Crystal

Rune Shield

94

Dragonic Stone, Dragon Fin, Earthwyrm Scale, Rune Crystal, Small Crystal

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Headgear Recipes

Headgear

Level

Recipe

Headband

2

Cloths and Skins

Blue Ribbon

4

Blue Grass, Cloths and Skins, Strings

Green Ribbon

5

Green Grass, Cloths and Skins, Strings

Purple Ribbon

6

Purple Grass, Cloths and Skins, Strings

Spectacles

7

Aquamarine, Aquamarine

Straw Hat

8

Strings, Strings

Fancy Hat

9

Cloths and Skins, Strings

Brand Glasses

11

Dark Crystal, Aquamarine, Aquamarine

Cute Knitting

13

Cloths and Skins, Cloths and Skins

Intelligent Glasses

15

Magic Crystal, Aquamarine, Aquamarine

Fireproof Hood

16

Ghost Hood, Cloths and Skins

Silk Hat

17

Black Grass, Cloths and Skins

Black Ribbon

18

Black Grass, Cloths and Skins, Strings

Lolita Headdress

19

Black Grass, Cloths and Skins, Cloths and Skins, Strings

Headdress

20

Cloths and Skins, Cloths and Skins, Cloths and Skins, Strings

Pumpkin Headgear

20

Pumpkin

Yellow Ribbon

22

Yellow Grass, Cloths and Skins, Strings

Cat Ears

24

Furs

Silver Hairpin

26

Silver

Red Ribbon

30

Red Grass, Cloths and Skins, Strings

Turnip Headgear

30

Turnip

Orange Ribbon

35

Orange Grass, Cloths and Skins, Strings

White Ribbon

38

White Grass, Cloths and Skins, Strings

Four Seasons

44

Spring Headdress, Summer Headdress, Autumn Headdress, Winter Headdress

Feathered Hat

51

Quality Worn Cloth, Feathers, Strings

Gold Hairpin

60

Turnip's Miracle, Gold

Indigo Ribbon

77

Blue Scale, Indigo Grass, Cloths and Skins, Strings

Crown

95

Dragonic Stone, Small Crystal, Black Scale, White Stone, Rune Crystal

Shoe Recipes

Shoes

Level

Recipe

Leather Boots

6

Furs

Free Farming Boots

8

Strings, Furs

Piyo Sandals

11

Insect Carapace, Cloths and Skins

Secret Shoes

14

Glue, Minerals

Silver Boots

18

Silver, Shards

Heavy Boots

20

Silver, Iron, Pretty Carapace

Wet Boots

20

Scales, Scales

Sneaking Boots

23

Invisible Stone, Cloths and Skins, Strings

Fast Step Boots

26

Root, Sapphire, Furs

Gold Boots

28

Gold, Gold, Shards

Bone Boots

33

Strong Vine, Big Crystal, Shells and Bones

Snow Boots

37

Shoulder Piece, Lightning Mane, Ambrosia's Thorns

Strider Boots

40

Pretty Thread, Platinum, Gold, Cloths and Skins

Step-In Boots

48

Warrior's Proof, Shiny Screw, Cloths and Skins, Strings

Feather Boots

54

Orichalcum, Big Bird's Comb, Big Crystal, Feathers, Strings

Ghost Boots

65

Quality Worn Cloth, Dragon Scale, Crimson Scale, Crystal Skull, Strings

Iron Geta

70

Dangerous Scissors, MTGU Plate, MTGU Plate, Iron, Iron

Water Shoes

75

Pretty Thread, Sticks and Stems, Cloths and Skins, Furs

Ice Skates

79

Broken Ice Wall, Cloths and Skins, Strings

Knight Boots

86

Dragonic Stone, Black Scale, Ammonite, Strings

Fairy Boots

95

Earthwyrm Scale, Small Crystal, Melody Bottle, Strings, Feathers

Rocket Wing

99

Dragon Fin, Earthwyrm Scale, Firewyrm Scale, Wind Dragon Tooth, Feathers

Accessory Recipes

Accessory

Level

Recipe

Charm

3

Cloths and Skins, Strings

Work Gloves

4

Cloths and Skins

Cheap Bracelet

5

Minerals

Yarn

6

Furs

Badge

6

Shards

Earrings

8

Iron, Powders and Spores

Bronze Bracelet

10

Bronze, Cloths and Skins

Leather Belt

13

Cloths and Skins, Shards

Aquamarine Ring

15

Silver, Aquamarine

Amethyst Ring

15

Silver, Amethyst

Emerald Ring

15

Silver, Emerald

Sapphire Ring

15

Silver, Sapphire

Ruby Ring

15

Silver, Ruby

Cursed Ring

15

Silver, Shells and Bones

Gloves

18

Giant's Gloves

Earth Pendant

19

Silver Pendant, Gold, Earth Crystal

Engagement Ring

20

Minerals, Jewels

Silver Pendant

20

Silver

Silver Ring

24

Silver, Crystals

Silver Bracelet

25

Silver, Cloths and Skins

Poison Ring

27

Silver, Poison Powder

Paralysis Ring

28

Silver, Scorpion Tail

Dew Pendant

28

Silver Pendant, Gold, Water Crystal

Silent Ring

29

Silver, Lamp Squid

Critical Ring

30

Gold, Rigid Horn

Happy Ring

30

Silver, 4-Leaf Clover

Witch Earrings

30

Gold, Emerald, Mysterious Powder

Throwing Ring

33

Puppetry Strings, Minerals

Field Pendant

35

Silver Pendant, Gold, Wind Crystal

Gold Bracelet

39

Gold, Cloths and Skins

Star Pendant

40

Silver Pendant, Gold, Love Crystal

Heart Pendant

40

Silver Pendant, Love Crystal

Power Gloves

42

Giant's Gloves, Blue Giant's Gloves

Hand-Knit Scarf

43

Yarn, Yarn, Yarn, Yarn

Shield Ring

44

Blk. Tortoise Shell, Turtle Shell, Minerals

Sun Pendant

45

Silver Pendant, Gold, Fire Crystal

Magic Earrings

45

Diamond, Ruby, Minerals

Stay-Up Ring

46

Holy Spores, Minerals

Platinum Bracelet

50

Platinum, Cloths and Skins

Magic Ring

51

Platinum, Crystals

Aquamarine Brooch

55

Platinum, Aquamarine

Amethyst Brooch

55

Platinum, Amethyst

Emerald Brooch

55

Platinum, Emerald

Sapphire Brooch

55

Platinum, Sapphire

Ruby Brooch

55

Platinum, Ruby

Holy Amulet

55

Platinum, Diamond

Champ Belt

58

Warrior's Proof, Proof of Rank, Cloths and Skins

Diamond Ring

60

Orichalcum, Diamond

Gold Ring

63

Orichalcum, Gold, Turnip's Miracle

Magic Charm

66

Round Stone, Turnip's Miracle, Powders and Spores, Crystals

Rosary

68

Silver, Puppetry Strings

Talisman

71

Rafflesia Petal, Ambrosia's Thorns, Strings

Hero's Proof

73

Chest Hair, Small Crystal, Rune Crystal

Proof of Wisdom

74

Moving Branch, Small Crystal, Rune Crystal

Platinum Ring

75

Dragonic Stone, Platinum

Diamond Brooch

77

Orichalcum, Light Ore, Rune Crystal, Diamond

Lucky Strike

78

Critical Ring, Tablet of Truth, Dangerous Scissors, Minerals

Anette's Necklace

80

Rune Sphere Shard, Ancient Orc Cloth, Strings

Strange Pendant

85

Amethyst, Ruby, Minerals

Dolphin Brooch

88

White Stone, Orichalcum

Art of Defense

90

Dragonic Stone, Grimoire Scale, Broken Ice Wall

Art of Attack

91

Dragonic Stone, Throne of the Empire, Wind Dragon Tooth

Art of Magic

92

Dragonic Stone, Chimera Tail, Melody Bottle

Wind Ring

93

Orichalcum, Wind Crystal

Earth Ring

94

Orichalcum, Earth Crystal

Fire Ring

95

Orichalcum, Fire Crystal

Water Ring

96

Orichalcum, Water Crystal

Fluffy Scarf

96

Wooly Furball, Fur (S), Fur (M), Fur (L), Yarn

Courage Badge

99

Badge, Rune Sphere Shard, Rune Crystal

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