Handicraft
formerly known as Crafting
Leather, dragonhide, jewellery and urns. Everything Forging doesn't cover.
Handicraft, renamed from "Crafting", is the artisan catch-all for everything that is not metal: leather and dragonhide armour for ranged builds, rings and necklaces set with gems, pouches and satchels, and the urns Magic enchants for Vigil. It draws on Mining's gems, Forging's silver and gold bars, and leather and dragonhide from the shop.
How Handicraft works
Leather armour comes first, from a Leather Body at level 14 to a Hard Leather Body at 44, with gloves, boots, cowls, vambraces and chaps alongside. Dragonhide follows: Green D-hide Body at 63, Blue at 71, Red at 77 and Black at 84, each set with vambraces, chaps and a shield.
Jewellery sets a gem in a Silver or Gold Bar: Topaz rings at level 10, Sapphire at 20, Ruby at 25, Emerald at 50 and Diamond at 80, with necklaces to match. Bags open in the middle levels, from the Inscription Pouch at 35 to the Apothecary's Satchel at 56. Urns come late: the Small Urn at 50 and the Medium Urn at 85, which Alt. Magic enchants to bury for 150 and 500 Vigil Points.
Handicraft also makes Chart Fragments for Chartwork from Leather, from level 20. It has a Toolbelt slot, with the Leather Awl and the Needle Case as two ways of working the bench.
Inputs
- Leather and dragonhide from the shop
- Gems from Mining, set in Silver or Gold Bars from Forging
- The right tier of material for each piece
Outputs
- Handicraft XP
- Leather and dragonhide armour for ranged builds
- Rings, necklaces, pouches, urns and Chart Fragments
Tips for training Handicraft
- Dragonhide is ranged armour: the bodies ask for Ranged 40, 50, 60 and 70 to wear.
- Small and Medium Urns, enchanted in Alt. Magic, are the richest Vigil Points in the game.
- Handicraft is a second source of Chart Fragments, two Leather a time, when Beachcombing is not keeping up with your Chartwork.
- Equip the Monkey familiar from Binding for a 10% chance to double what you craft.
Skills that pair with Handicraft
The 28 trades aren't isolated. Handicraft works best alongside these:
Frequently asked about Handicraft
Why renamed from Crafting?
"Crafting" was too generic and clashed with RuneScape's skill of the same name in the same App Store category. "Handicraft" retains the meaning while reducing trademark conflict surface.
Can I AFK Handicraft?
Yes. Like every artisan trade it keeps working while the app is closed, for up to 24 hours or until the materials run out.
Where do gems come from?
Mostly from Mining: every ore you mine has a small chance of one. Alt. Magic's Pawnbreak spells also turn Fishing junk and Coal Ore into random gems.
Train Handicraft wherever you play.
Tideward is free in beta, no account needed: on TestFlight for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro, and Apple Watch, and on Google Play for Android phones and tablets. Join before launch and you are a Founding Tester: first crack at every build and a vote on the roadmap, plus the Founder's Mark profile icon on TestFlight.