If you want the best equipment in Diablo 3, then you’re going to have to master crafting. Those who want to depend on crafting, will have to gather certain items and salvaging them in order for the blacksmith to craft a new item.
During the first act,when you helped Haedrig find his wife, he’ll open a Blacksmith Shop in the middle of New Tristrum. For him to make a new item, you must spend gold that you get from enemies and keep upgrading his shop until it reaches the max level. Every time you upgrade it, new items appear, though this won’t upgrade your blacksmith. No, in order to craft the items that you unlocked while upgrading his shop, you will need materials.
On you first run through on Diablo 3, it’s nearly impossible for you to obtain the ultimate equipment, as it requires blacksmith level 10, which requires certain materials that can only be salvaged in Inferno mode. For every difficulty that you get to play through, there will be different materials for crafting.
Here are the ways to get materials needed for crafting weapons:
Normal Difficulty
Blacksmith Level 1-4
Subtle Essence
– Salvage a Magic weapons and armors.
Fallen Tooth
– Salvage a Rare weapons and armors.
Hell Difficulty
Blacksmith Level 7-8
Wishful Essence
– Salvage Magic weapons and armors
Encrusted Hoof
– Salvage a Rare weapons and armors.
Nightmare Difficulty
Blacksmith Level 5-6
Shimmering Essence
– Salvage Magic weapons and armors
Lizard Eye
– Salvage a Rare weapons and armors.
Inferno Difficulty
Blacksmith Level 9-10
Exquisite Essence
– Salvage Magic weapons and armors
Iridescent Tear
– Salvage a Rare weapons and armors.
Fiery Brimstone
– Salvage a legendary weapons and armors.