🔨 Items & Crafting

Understand item crafting; Infusion, Rarity Tiers, Item Quality and Affixes

📖 Reading time: 8 minutes | Last updated: February 4, 2026

How Crafting Works

Item crafting in Idle Adventure is handled by the Snail NPC. The crafting system lets you create equipment with random Quality, Rarity, and Affixes based on both investment and luck.

Crafting Process

  • Access the Crafting Screen: Visit the Snail NPC and open the craft screen to browse available items
  • Set Voxel Infusion: Optionally use Voxels to improve Rarity odds
  • Craft the Item: Pay the costs and receive your randomized equipment

After crafting, your item will have:

  • Random Rarity Tier (Broken to Artifact) based on Voxel infusion
  • Random Affixes (0-3 bonus stats) based on Rarity Tier
  • Quality roll that affects the item's base stats via the Quality multiplier

Crafting Costs

Item crafting requires two currencies: Pixels and Voxels. The cost is determined by the item's level and type, and the Voxels you use for infusion (more on that in the next section).

Currency Requirements

Final Cost = Pixels (Base cost) + Voxels (Base cost) + Voxels (Infusion amount)
Cost Example: If an item costs 5,000 Pixels + 20 Voxels, using 10 Voxel infusion increases the cost to 5,000 Pixels + 30 Voxels (20 base + 10 infusion).

Voxel Infusion System

Voxel infusion is the most powerful tool for crafting high-quality items. By spending Voxels (maximum 10 per craft), you dramatically increase your chances of crafting Rare, Epic, Legendary, or Artifact Rarity items.

How Voxel Infusion Works

When crafting, you can add 0-10 Voxels to "imbue" the item. Each Voxel significantly improves the odds of obtaining a better Rarity Tier from the craft.

Voxel Impact on Rarity

Voxels Used Cost Impact Effect on Rarity Odds Best Use Case
0 Voxels No extra cost Standard distribution (50% Common) Temporary or low-level gear
5 Voxels +5 Voxels Significantly better Rare/Epic odds Mid-tier equipment
10 Voxels +10 Voxels Maximized Legendary/Artifact odds Endgame gear you'll keep long-term
Strategy Tip: Save your Voxels for important gear pieces you plan to keep and enhance with Item Upgrading, Enchanting, and Alteration Orbs. Skip Voxel infusion when crafting temporary gear or when Voxels are scarce.

Item Rarity Tiers

Item Rarity determines the Quality multiplier applied to base stats and the number of Affixes the item can have. There are 8 Rarity Tiers in Idle Adventure, ranging from Broken (worst) to Artifact (best).

Rarity Tier Breakdown

Rarity Quality Multiplier Range Affixes Base Chance (0 Voxels)
Broken 0.30x - 0.50x 0 1.2%
Poor 0.60x - 0.80x 0 3.0%
Common 0.90x - 1.10x 0 50.0%
Uncommon 1.16x - 1.28x 0-1 31.2%
Rare 1.30x - 1.45x 1-2 12.5%
Epic 1.50x - 1.68x 2-3 1.8%
Legendary 1.79x - 2.07x 3 0.3%
Artifact 2.35x - 2.70x 3 ?? ?%

Understanding Quality Multipliers

The Quality multiplier directly affects your item's Attack and Armor. For example:

  • A weapon with 100 base damage and Common rarity (1.00x) = 100 damage
  • The same weapon with Rare rarity (1.40x) = 140 damage
  • The same weapon with Legendary rarity (2.00x) = 200 damage
  • The same weapon with Artifact rarity (2.60x) = 260 damage
Quality Improvement: Items can have their Quality improved further through Item Upgrading (+5% per level) and Item Alteration using Armor Plates or Sharpening Stones (+0.01 Quality per use, max 15 uses).

Item Affixes

Item Affixes are bonus stats that roll randomly on equipment based on Rarity. Items can have 0-3 Affixes depending on their Rarity Tier. The same Affix cannot appear twice on one item.

Complete Affix List (Combat Items)

Affix Name Effect
Critical Strike Rating Increases critical hit chance
Extra Critical Damage % Multiplies critical hit damage (direct percentage bonus)
Extra HP Adds flat health points to your maximum health
HP Boost % Increases maximum health by a percentage
Evasion Rating Increases dodge chance
Accuracy Rating Increases hit chance
Extra Mana Adds flat mana points to your maximum mana pool
Faster Health Regen % Increases health regeneration speed by a percentage
Speed Rating Increases attack speed
Mining Items: Mining equipment has different Affixes including Critical Strike Chance % and Extra Speed % instead of rating-based stats. These Affixes directly increase mining efficiency.

How Many Affixes Can Items Have?

The number of Affixes rolled depends entirely on item Rarity:

  • Broken/Poor/Common: 0 Affixes (no bonus stats)
  • Uncommon: 10% chance for 1 Affix
  • Rare: 1-2 Affixes (random)
  • Epic: 2-3 Affixes (random)
  • Legendary: Guaranteed 3 Affixes
  • Artifact: Guaranteed 3 Affixes + best Quality rolls

Rating Stats Explained

Items can provide stats as direct bonuses (like "+5% Critical Chance") or as rating values (like "+15 Critical Rating"). Ratings convert to actual stats using your character level.

Converting Rating to Percentages

Rating Multiplier = (1 / 2^(Player Level × 0.0111 + 1)) × (50 / Player Level)

Critical Chance % = Critical Rating × Rating Multiplier

Example: If you have 200 Critical Rating at level 50, your rating multiplier is approximately 0.275, giving you 200 × 0.275 = 55% critical chance from that rating.

How Rating Scales

The rating multiplier decreases as you level up, meaning the same amount of rating provides less benefit at higher levels. However, higher level items roll higher rating values, maintaining progression balance.

Rating Types

  • Critical Rating: Converts to Critical Chance %
  • Speed Rating: Converts to Speed % (faster attacks)
  • Evasion Rating: Converts to Evasion points (dodge chance)
  • Accuracy Rating: Converts to Accuracy points (hit chance)

Mining Stats

Mining equipment works differently from combat gear. Items with mining stats have unique properties that determine how effectively you mine ore veins.

Mining Proficiency

Mining Proficiency determines how well your equipment handles veins of different difficulty. Each vein has a Vein Difficulty value, and your proficiency is compared against it:

  • Green (Proficiency ≥ Difficulty): You deal bonus damage (+4% per point above)
  • Yellow (Within 5 points): You deal slightly reduced damage
  • Red (Proficiency < Difficulty): Damage is heavily reduced (×0.9 per point below)

Mining Proficiency comes from your equipment's base stats. Higher Rarity (Epic and above) grants +1 proficiency per rarity tier above Rare.

Mining Damage

Each swing deals damage based on your mining equipment's Attack stat, modified by proficiency and a random range (80-100% of base power per hit). Attacking a vein without a mining axe means Mining Proficiency is not factored into the damage calculation, resulting in severely reduced damage.

Mining Affixes

Mining equipment has its own set of Affixes, different from combat items:

Affix Name Effect Roll Range
Critical Strike Chance % Directly increases critical hit chance while mining 2.3% - 5.5%
Extra Speed % Directly increases mining speed 2.3% - 5.5%
Note: Unlike combat items which use rating-based stats, mining Affixes are direct percentage bonuses — no conversion formula needed.

Conclusion

The number of Affixes and the items internal Quality are determined by the random Rarity Tier rolled during crafting. The Rarity Tier is primarily determined by luck, but can be somewhat manipulated through Voxel infusion.

Key Takeaways:

  • Use Voxel infusion (5-10 Voxels) when crafting important long-term gear
  • Aim for Rare or better in the beginning of your first playthrough. Later go for Epic or Legendary. This way you will have more Pixels to upgrade other more permanent features, like the Autolooter and Progress Bar etc.
  • Combine crafting with Item Upgrading, Enchanting, and Item Alteration for maximum power
  • Save Voxels for crafting level-appropriate gear you'll keep for extended progression

Frequently Asked Questions

What currencies are needed for crafting items?
Item crafting requires Pixels (standard currency) and Voxels. Higher level items cost more of both currencies. Using Voxel infusion increases Voxels cost (maximum 10 Voxels).
How does Voxel infusion work?
Voxel infusion lets you spend Voxels (0-10) when crafting to dramatically increase odds of higher Rarity items. Using 10 Voxels maximizes your chances of getting Epic, Legendary, or Artifact Rarity items.
What are item affixes and how many can an item have?
Item Affixes are bonus stats like Critical Strike Rating, Evasion Rating, Accuracy Rating, Speed Rating, Extra HP, HP Boost %, Critical Damage %, Mana, and HP Regen %. Items can have 0-3 Affixes depending on Rarity: Common items have 0, Uncommon has 0-1, Rare has 1-2, Epic has 2-3, and Legendary/Artifact have guaranteed 3 Affixes.
What's the difference between Common and Legendary rarity?
Rarity determines item Quality multiplier and Affixes. Common items have 0.90-1.10x base stats with no Affixes. Legendary items have 1.79-2.07x base stats with guaranteed 3 Affixes. Artifact is the highest Rarity with 2.35-2.70x stats and 3 Affixes.
Should I use Voxel infusion when crafting?
Use Voxel infusion when crafting important gear you plan to keep long-term. Skip infusion for temporary gear or when Voxels are scarce. Using 5-10 Voxels significantly improves your odds of getting Rare, Epic, or Legendary items, which have better stats and more Affixes.
Can I improve an item's rarity after crafting?
Yes! You can use Orbs from the Item Alteration system to attempt upgrading an item's Rarity. However, this has a 5-50% chance to break the item, so only use it on items you're willing to risk losing.
What's the difference between affixes and enchantments?
Affixes are random bonus stats that roll during crafting (0-3 per item based on Rarity). Enchantments are separate magical effects you add after crafting via the Enchanting system. Items can have both Affixes AND enchantments for maximum power.
How do rating stats convert to percentages?
Rating stats convert to percentages using a formula based on your character level. The conversion rate decreases as you level up, but higher level items roll more rating to compensate.