Lu Yue
07-25-2012

Would everyone say that this is a useful skill or are storage and cooking better to spend time levelling up?

Dongwoo
07-25-2012

you're comparing apples, oranges, and pears.

Everyone should work up storage. It's one of the more important skills in the game.

Handicraft can eventually make you a ton of money.

Cooking will save you a ton of money.

Shazaam
08-04-2012

Cooking makes you a lot of money early in the game, but later in the game it isn't a very lucrative skill. Handicrafts is ok early, and later in the game helps a lot in making ship parts, furniture, and specialty goods such as Sherry and Sapphires.

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Hawthorne
01-09-2013

Someone has to produce the ship parts, furniture, food, and goods you buy with your dungeon money. Much of that doesn't magically appear from dungeons alone. Some crafters take up their crafts to fill that void. Others, like myself, do it for fun. Dungeons are not the only thing to do in this game!

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Naoyasu
12-25-2013

best aide??

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Snipe
11-12-2014

Deep Rose Blue also gives a +1 to handi, cost 499 astros

Bael
04-11-2015

Aside from the 4 items listed here, what other boosts there are for this skill?

Guilder
04-12-2015

Right now? None. In the future, there'll be two more.

"Fruit Knife" - new memorial album reward, 10k fame to equip, +1 Cooking, +1 Handicraft, trade-job only, weapon slot

As reported by DiNozzo a ways back, there will also be Scarab of Lapidary, AKA "Jeweller's Scarab" (or something close to that), a +1 Handicrafts accessory slot item which will be sold in Giza's lower dungeon Roman Coin shop for 45k Roman Coins, and only needs 1k fame to be equipped by any job.

Sources:

eririndol.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-225.html (Knife & Memorial Album)
eririndol.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-226.html (Scarab)
gvo.gamedb.info/wiki/?BoostItem/mer3 (list of trade skill boost items)

Xiaois
05-13-2016

Just found it, the new TH reward item gives +1astronomy, +1casting, +1handicraft accessory Bronze gear

Donce
05-13-2016

it goes to accessory slot? wow, this makes life so much easier then :)

Miles
05-14-2016

Both of Ancient high technology accessories have + handycrafts, but seal has + 1arche + 1 appraisal

Checker36
12-04-2016

Just starting to level handicraft. What job title should I start with....food merchant?

Checker36
12-04-2016

Just starting to level handicraft. What job title should I start with....food merchant?

Hawthorne
12-04-2016

Medicine Trader is a good early job that favors Handicrafts. In particular, you will find the Food Trading, Wares Trading and Luxuries Trading skills to be useful in grinding Handicrafts.

Guilder
12-05-2016

Here's a skill grinding guide which I've found to be of use:

sorajournal.wordpress.com/uwo-game-guide/handicraft-grinding-guide/

And to expand slightly on the comments of Xiaois and others, two Treasure Hunt relic accessory rewards, Bronze Gear (+1 Handicrafts, Casting, Astronomy) and Seal with Cretan Hieroglyphs (+1 Handicrafts, Archaeology, Appraisal) from the Atlantis theme, "Ancient High Technology", exist in-game now. Not easy to acquire, but very useful things to have.

Guilder
06-09-2017

Rather than equipment, there is an Original Ship Skill, Manufacture Lab (R4 Management to use, R5 Shipbuilding and Infirmary + Workshop + Original Ship Permit x1 to install), which gives +1 to Sewing, Casting, and Handicrafts.

OK-Roland
07-05-2017

Handicrafts can also be learned from John Kay in Manchester

Guilder
04-14-2019

Unlisted +1 weapon: Sapphire Knife

Guilder
05-03-2020

Another +1 weapon: Fruit Knife

And the +1 Accessory mentioned above: Bronze Gear

CA-RvZ
12-31-2021

Another +1 weapon: Khopesh

Guilder
12-31-2021

+2 Accessory: Chares' Architectural Technology Book

Guilder
03-06-2022

+1 unisex outfit: Ancient Greek Clothes

Guilder
08-05-2022

+1 weapon: Pharaoh's Staff

shoelace
08-12-2022

+2 Head
Toque Blanche
Halloween Horn
Mini Silk Hat
Toque Blanche
Maius Hat
Maius Crown
Plum Hair Accessory
Halloween Horn

+2 weapon
Sunflower Staff
Snowman

Guilder
11-11-2022

+1 Weapon: Jewel Rod

CA-RvZ
10-25-2023

+2 Hand-Wep: Panda Doll

CA-RvZ
12-23-2023

+1 Body: Speclator Chokha

CA-RvZ
01-03-2024

+1 Head: Chocolate Cake Hat

CA-RvZ
03-07-2024

+2 Hand-Wep: Stuffed Crocodile

Govinda
05-23-2024

+2 Head: Shaman's Mask

Govinda
10-03-2024

+1 Head Occultism Hat

Govinda
11-16-2024

+3 Body Millionaire Outfit (male-only)

Govinda
11-16-2024

+3 Body Millionaire Dress (female-only)