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Crafting is a regular part of my time in Mabinogi Mobile.
I make equipment, prepare combat consumables,
and even craft furniture to decorate My Home.

What I enjoy about crafting is
being able to put what I make to use in the game.
In this post, I'll explore three ways I've found a sense of accomplishment through crafting.

Contents
① Combat: From Equipment to Combat Items
② My Home: Decorating with Furniture I've Made
③ Camp Sharing: Making Food to Share
④ Closing Thoughts: The Fun of Making, Using, and Sharing

🎯From Equipment to Combat Items

The introduction of the Magic Resistance system in Season 2 gave me a clear goal for crafting equipment.

Equipping a full set of Afterimage gear brings Magic Resistance to 4400,
while a full set of Deepsea gear raises it to 7200.
Deepsea gear is a basic requirement for taking on Rundal Abyss on Hell difficulty.

I crafted a full set of Deepsea gear for my main to take on Hell 2 difficulty,
but stopped at Afterimage gear for my alts, since I don't plan to take them into Hell difficulty.

As always, the biggest crafting hurdles are Soul Stones and Mana Stones.
I have to find and run the dungeons that drop the Soul Stones I need,
but it always feels as though they stop dropping when I'm just 1–2 short.
I often end up buying the last few from the marketplace.

Still, meeting the Magic Resistance requirement with equipment I've made myself
and unlocking the chance to tackle a new difficulty gives me plenty of motivation.

I also craft my own combat consumables.
Keeping a supply of Flame Grenades, Advanced Acid Grenades, Critical Hit Elixirs, and more
makes a real difference in the Abyss.

Advanced Acid Grenades in particular apply a debuff that increases damage taken by 15%,
so using them during a break helps boost the entire party's damage.

As I prepare equipment and consumables one by one,
part of the fun is seeing my character take shape, ready for the next dungeon.

🪑Decorating with Furniture I've Made

Crafting is also an essential part of My Home.

I've crafted nearly all the furniture I use in My Home myself.
I focus less on individual pieces and more on how the wallpaper, windows, and doors work together,
so I used matching doors throughout the spaces connected to the hallway and entrance
to give the whole house a cohesive look.

One interesting thing about My Home furniture is how specific the crafting materials are.

For example, making a bathtub requires gathering water from a well,
while a cupboard with plates inside requires digging up clay with a hoe.

The furniture I craft from these hand-gathered materials
becomes a 3D object I can place in My Home.

One recent standout was the Fine 3-Tier Dessert Tray.
I decided to make one just from reading that the update would add interactive furniture,
and when I sat on the sofa, I got to watch my character eat a macaron.

It was satisfying to see something that had been just an icon in my bag
become a piece of furniture my character actually uses.

🍳 Making Food to Share

Mabinogi Mobile also has a feature called Camp Sharing.

Sitting down to eat at a campfire
lets me share food with other players gathered around the same fire.
It's a feature I naturally turn to when taking on the Abyss with friends.

The foods I usually prepare are
Fish Quenelles in Tomato Cream and Flavorful Steak.
Both are useful in combat, making them a good fit for
my efficiency-focused playstyle.

Once, I heard that someone who had helped me improve my Hell 2 clear time
was attempting a new record with another party,
so I shared some of my steak with them at a campfire.

Some crafted foods also have special animations, such as the Grand Feast.
After working hard to gather ingredients and prepare a meal, sharing it with friends
and watching a cute cutscene is another small pleasure of crafting.

🎁 The Fun of Making, Using, and Sharing

Crafting in Mabinogi Mobile gives me
more than just the finished items.

The process can be
a way to prepare for the next battle,
a way to create the space I want,
or an experience to share with other players.

Gathering and processing materials can be a little tedious at times,
but the thought of putting something I've made to use in the game
keeps me looking forward to my next crafting project.

For me, then, crafting is both a way to make items
and a way to shape what I want to do in the game.