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AION 2 crafting proficiency: ranks, the level 50 wall and how to rank up

Updated 2026-10-09 · checked against Global launch (client 2.0.5.0)

Every crafting profession levels on its own proficiency bar, and the bar has walls in it. You climb Novice 1 to 50, stop, craft a rank-up item, then climb Professional 1 to 50 and stop again. This page covers what stops you, what each rank-up item costs, and the one trap in the second rank-up.

The ladder

The bar needs nothing at Novice 50 and at Professional 50: it simply stops filling there until you rank up. The Professional rank is roughly nine times the Novice one, and the steps get steep near the top — level 49 → 50 alone costs more than levels 1 to 20 together.

Where the proficiency comes from matters less than what you craft with it: a recipe’s success chance climbs the further your proficiency is above the recipe, so the levels you gain also make every older recipe cheaper.

Rank up at Novice 50

At Novice 50 each profession crafts a rank-up item. The item’s own text says it “can be crafted only by those prepared to upgrade” to the next rank. They are cheap and need nothing special:

Profession	Rank-up item	Materials
Blacksmithing	Novice Blacksmith's Hammer	6× Orichalcum Ingot, 3× Odyle
Armorsmithing	Novice Armorsmith's Fabric	6× Orichalcum Ingot, 3× Odyle
Handicrafting	Novice Handicrafter's Magnifying Glass	Elyos: 4× Yggdrasil Wood, 2× Sapphire Decoration, 3× Odyle Asmodian: 4× Asvata Wood, 2× Sapphire Decoration, 3× Odyle
Alchemy	Novice Alchemist's Scale	Elyos: 6× Magic Crystal, 2× Spiritstone Powder, 3× Odyle Asmodian: 4× Magic Crystal, 2× Spiritstone Powder, 3× Odyle
Cooking	Novice Chef's Seasoning	Elyos: 10× Fresh Raw Meat, 6× Fresh Fruit, 4× Inina Asmodian: 10× Fresh Raw Meat, 6× Fresh Fruit, 4× Conide

Rank up at Professional 50

The second rank-up item leads to the Artisan rank:

Profession	Rank-up item	Materials
Blacksmithing	Professional Blacksmith's Hammer	1× Artisan's Splendent Orichalcum Longsword (combo only), 10× Fine Thick Balaur Horn, 10× Fine Hard Balaur Horn, 10× Fine Durable Balaur Horn, 12× Pure Orichalcum Ore, 8× Artisan's Refining Stone
Armorsmithing	Professional Armorsmith's Fabric	1× Artisan's Splendent Orichalcum Breastplate (combo only), 10× Tanned Thick Balaur Leather, 10× Tanned Hard Balaur Leather, 10× Tanned Durable Balaur Leather, 12× Pure Orichalcum Ore, 8× Artisan's Refining Stone
Handicrafting	Professional Handicrafter's Magnifying Glass	Elyos: 1× Artisan's Splendent Yggdrasil Bow (combo only), 10× Enhanced Thick Balaur Scale, 10× Enhanced Hard Balaur Scale, 10× Enhanced Durable Balaur Scale, 12× Pure Yggdrasil Log, 8× Artisan's Refining Stone Asmodian: 1× Artisan's Splendent Asvata Bow (combo only), 10× Enhanced Thick Balaur Scale, 10× Enhanced Hard Balaur Scale, 10× Enhanced Durable Balaur Scale, 12× Pure Asvata Log, 8× Artisan's Refining Stone
Alchemy	Professional Alchemist's Scale	1× Artisan's Splendent Truth Spellbook (combo only), 7× Pure Diamond Gemstone, 7× Pure Ruby Gemstone, 7× Pure Sapphire Gemstone, 15× Artisan's Refining Stone
Cooking	Professional Chef's Seasoning	Elyos: 10× White Dragon's Chopped Steak, 10× White Dragon's Beef Wellington, 10× White Dragon's Seafood Pasta, 20× Odyle Asmodian: 10× Dark Dragon's Chopped Steak, 10× Dark Dragon's Beef Wellington, 10× Dark Dragon's Seafood Pasta, 20× Odyle

The trap is the first material for the three gear crafts and Alchemy: an Artisan’s Splendent piece. No recipe makes it. It only comes out of a combo — a 25% chance when you successfully craft the matching Artisan’s piece at Novice 30. And the Artisan’s piece itself asks for an Expert’s Splendent piece, which is also combo-only, from the Expert’s recipe at Novice 15. So the real chain for, say, Blacksmithing is:

1. Craft Expert’s Orichalcum Longsword until a combo gives an Expert’s Splendent Orichalcum Longsword — about four successes on average at 25%.
2. Use it in Artisan’s Orichalcum Longsword until a combo gives the Artisan’s Splendent Orichalcum Longsword — again about four successes, and each attempt eats an Expert’s Splendent.
3. On average that is around 16 Expert’s crafts for one Artisan’s Splendent piece, before failed attempts. Start the chain long before Professional 50.

Cooking skips the trap: the Professional Chef’s Seasoning takes ten each of three Dragon dishes and 20 Odyle, all made by normal recipes.

Artisan and beyond

The game also carries Adept and Advanced rank-up items for every profession, but no recipe makes them yet, and no recipe goes past Professional 50. At launch the Professional rank-up item is the end of the ladder.

Our read

Rank up at Novice 50 the day you reach it — the item costs a handful of ingots or herbs. Start farming the Splendent combo chain in the middle of Professional, not at the end: it is the slowest part of the climb and the only one that depends on luck rather than proficiency.